Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called an Associated Press report that China sterilizes and forcibly aborts Uighur Muslim women “shocking.” Pompeo’s remarks came after the AP said Monday that the Chinese government was taking draconian measures to reduce birth rates among Uighurs and other minorities as part of a campaign …
Read More »Representative Francis Rooney started the Republican Party Steering Committee
Members of the sophomore class were already frustrated that Rooney had not turned up to vote or meet, even before the coronavirus arrived. The Florida Republican last voted on February 13, according to a voting record posted on his website. But Rooney stirred more feathers in the Republican Party when …
Read More »New study warns that China’s new swine flu could transform into a human pandemic
Researchers in China discovered a new type of swine flu that is capable of triggering a pandemic, according to a study published Monday in the American scientific journal PNAS. Called G4, it genetically descends from H1N1 strain that caused a pandemic in 2009. It has “all the essential characteristics of …
Read More »SpaceX is launching an advanced GPS satellite for the US Space Force today, here’s how to look.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida – SpaceX is preparing to launch a Falcon 9 rocket Today, June 30, to deliver an updated Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) to the orbit of the U.S. Space Force and you can view it live online. The flight, the 11th launch from the California-based rocket maker this …
Read More »Ian Desmond, Ryan Zimmerman among the list of MLB players who choose to exit the 2020 season
Phillies players have been coming to town for a few days. Everyone must undergo “admissions tests” and wait for the results before they can participate in training at Citizens Bank Park in preparation for the shorter 2020 season. Players testing positive for COVID-19 must register two negative tests before receiving …
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