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House Republican Drafting Bill to Yank MLB’s Antitrust Exemption Over Political All-Star Game Move

Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) on April 2 instructed his staff to draft a bill that would remove the federal anti-trust exemption granted to Major League Baseball (MLB) after the professional baseball monopoly moved the All-Star game from Georgia as a political statement against election reforms enacted by the state’s Republican legislature and governor. “In light […]

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William Evans Identified as Police Officer Killed in Vehicle Attack on US Capitol

A U.S. Capitol Police officer who died on Friday after a vehicle attack was identified as William “Billy” Evans. Evans is an 18-year veteran of the force who was a member of the department’s first responders unit. “Please keep Officer Evans and his family in your thoughts and prayers,” Capitol Police acting Chief Yogananda Pittman said

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Trump Calls for Boycott of MLB, Coca-Cola, Delta Over Opposition to Georgia Election Reforms

Former President Donald Trump on April 2 urged people to boycott Major League Baseball (MLB), Coca-Cola, Delta, and other corporations which are openly opposing election reforms enacted by Republicans in Georgia. “Baseball is already losing tremendous numbers of fans, and now they leave Atlanta with their All-Star Game because they are afraid of the Radical

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Video: What Drives the American Spirit of Innovation—Interview With Red Bull Stratos Tech Director Art Thompson

The problem of intellectual property theft by the Chinese government, and even similar intellectual property theft by the Soviet Union during the Cold War, would appear to be unnecessary in the context of STEM education. So what is it that really drives American innovation and the spirit to push the limits of human accomplishment? To

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William Evans Identified as Police Officer Killed in Vehicle Attack on US Capitol

A U.S. Capitol Police officer who died on Friday after a vehicle attack was identified as William “Billy” Evans. Evans is an 18-year veteran of the force who was a member of the department’s first responders unit. “Please keep Officer Evans and his family in your thoughts and prayers,” Capitol Police acting Chief Yogananda Pittman said

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Boycott the All-Star Game!

Commentary In a brazen act of cultural imperialism, Major League Baseball withdrew the 2021 All Star-Game from Atlanta. Why make such a drastic change mere months before the great game? COVID? No. A failure of Atlanta to adequately prepare for the game? No. MLB flexed its financial muscles to punish Georgia for passing a voting

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Deep Dive (April 2): Civil Liberties Group Issues Warning Against Vaccine Passports

Virus-sniffing dogs? Italy and Thailand both have teams working on training dogs to do just that. Questions have arisen over whether the dogs will be able to sniff out new variants. One of the largest and oldest civil liberties groups issued a warning against vaccine passports. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) warned against creating

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China in Focus (April 2): EU, UK Concerned About Press Freedom in China

The European Union and the UK are voicing concerns over freedom of the press in China, coming after two European journalists were forced to leave the country. One of China’s latest efforts to defend its actions in the Xinjiang region may have just backfired. A Xinjiang resident praising the internment camps appears to have been

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