China’s Rise to Russia’s Most Important Trade Partner
Neither China nor Russia are going to do anything to jeopardize this arrangement. Today, Chinese President Xi Jinping is visiting Putin in the Kremlin as formal talks take place as part of a three-day visit. With the strength of Sino-Russian under strong focus, this infographic shows how crucial China has become to the Russian economy
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Idaho House Passes Contentious Library Bill
BOISE — After lengthy debate, the Idaho House voted 40-30 Monday to pass HB 314, which requires public and school libraries to restrict minors’ access to materials deemed harmful. The more than two hours of debate revolved around questions about definitions of what’s “harmful to minors,” where the parents’ responsibility lies in knowing what
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Idaho Senate approves firing squad bill on veto-proof vote
Sen. Dan Foreman, R-Moscow, raises objection to bill that passes on 24-11 vote. Dan, here’s the better way: call a vet to have them put to sleep. BOISE — A bill adding the firing squad as a secondary method of execution is headed to the governor’s desk to be signed into law after the Senate
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France Enjoys Comparably Low Retirement Age
Protests and strikes that have disrupted France for weeks have grown more intense after the government yesterday decided to force through a controversial reform raising the minimum standard retirement age from 62 to 64. The change has been in the making for years and has been postponed time and time again following fierce opposition among
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Visualizing The Largest Cities Throughout History
Here is a fascinating look at the rise and fall of cities across time. This should be a stark reminder that the US empire, too, will fall one day. For much of human history, most people did not live in cities. As Visual Capitalist’s Pallavi Rao details below, cities – settlements that are densely populated
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Jefferson Really Said This
Thomas Jefferson said the following in a letter to William Stephens Smith on November 13, 1787. The exact quote is: “And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them
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Jacob Chansley’s Lawyers Confront DOJ’s Claim It Didn’t Suppress Jan. 6 Evidence
I hope Chansley’s lawyers sue the DoJ for a ton of money. The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) latest objection to allegations that it suppressed evidence in its prosecution of Jan. 6 defendant Jacob Chansley flies in the face of the Sixth Amendment, current and former attorneys of Chansley told The Epoch Times in separate interviews
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Where Students Choose STEM Degrees
Notice that Americans are at the bottom of the pack. They’d much rather go $60k in debt for a Women’s Studies degree than work for a degree that puts food on the table. Graduates in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics – STEM for short – are sought after globally, but are often
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39% Of Americans Can’t Sleep
Sleeping has never been a problem for me. I sleep like a baby. Friday, March 17, is World Sleep Day, an annual event that aims to raise awareness of the importance of getting a good night’s sleep. This year’s campaign tagline is “Sleep is essential for health.” According to a study by the American College of Cardiology, up
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