Despite this lack of official ties, the United States is Taiwan’s main ally and armed supplier. The AIT is a non-profit corporation instead of an embassy, but is staffed by employees of the state department. There was no direct official Chinese comment Sunday on U.S. participation in the commemoration. Sunday …
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Acting Chief of Homeland Security says department has no authority to send agents to polling stations
“We have no authority to do that in the department,” Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.” Asked by Tapper if Trump had asked him to send lawmakers to polling stations, Wolf replied, “No, absolutely, he does not. Again, that is not what …
Read More »This COVID-19 summer must-watch show is … an NBA rookie YouTube page?
Philadelphia 76ers watched Matisse Thybulle in his natural habitat: camera in hand. Joe Murphy / NBAE via Getty Images If you’ve heard of Thybulle before, you’re an NBA nerd who loves defense (or maybe a University of Washington alum). Jesse D. Garrabrant / NBAE via Getty Images Thybulle has been …
Read More »What is Microsoft’s MeTAOS? | ZDNet
Credit: ZDNet Some hardworking Microsoft sleuths have discovered some new code names and are leading this weekend. Thanks to @ h0x0d (The Walking Cat) and Tero Alhonen (@terhoalhonen) we have some information about Microsoft’s “MeTAOS” and “Taos.” (Zac Bowden of Windows Central says that these are basically one in the …
Read More »DC aims for Milestone revival in February 2021
Milestone Media’s long-running relaunch has resurfaced on Saturday – with news of it in the ‘DC Comics Surprise’ panel at DC Fandome. The Milestone line at DC will be restored this February 2021, starting with a Static Shock comic book that will be digitally first published. Later that year, the …
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