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House Lawmakers Call on South Carolina Governor to Ban ‘Vaccine Passports’

Lawmakers in South Carolina called on Gov. Henry McMaster to ban so-called COVID-19 “vaccine passports,” coming after Florida’s governor signed an executive order barring them. “The use of ‘vaccine passports’ to restrict commerce is a threat to both personal liberty and medical privacy,” the Republican lawmakers wrote in a letter. “We are committed to fighting […]

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Australia-US Preparing ‘Contingencies’ Around Possible Taiwan Conflict

Australia and the United States are working on “contingencies” if there is an outbreak of conflict around Taiwan, according to a senior U.S. diplomat. Michael Goldman, charge d’affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Canberra, told The Australian National University’s (ANU) National Security Podcast last week that Australia and the United States are working closely together

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Taiwan Reports New Incursion by Chinese Jets Into Defense Zone

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan’s Defense Ministry on April 5 reported a new incursion by China’s air force into the island’s air defense identification zone, made up of eight fighter jets and two other aircraft, one of which flew through the strategic Bashi Channel. Chinese-claimed Taiwan has complained over the past few months of repeated missions by China’s

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How One Renegade Province in the Pacific Is Standing Up to Beijing’s Pressure, Bribes, Belt and Road

In September 2019, two Pacific nations—the Solomon Islands and Kiribati—decided to drop diplomatic recognition of Taiwan for the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The move was the latest step in Beijing’s continuing efforts to chip away at Taiwan’s international standing. In the face of the Solomon Islands’ national government’s decision, Daniel Suidani, the premier of

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Film Review: ‘Boss Level’: A “No Pain, no Gain” Time-Looper Movie

TV-MA | 1h 34min | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi | 5 March 2021 (USA) Remember when the 1960’s zombies use to stagger around, real slow-like? 2000’s “28 Days” gave us 100-yard-dash zombies, and that was very scary. When an idea makes money in Hollywood, every last permutation and combination of that new genre gets mined for

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Overview of All Proposed Spending in Biden’s Infrastructure Plan

From traditional projects like roads and bridges to climate initiatives and programs outside the traditional infrastructure scope, President Joe Biden’s plan is an ambitious package he will try to pass through a nearly evenly split Congress in the coming months.   Biden said the plan will invest about $2 trillion this decade. He dubbed his proposal

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