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July 29, 2020

Colorado Rep. Buck to introduce Sen. Hawley's corporate 'slave labor' bill in the House

Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., will introduce a companion bill in the House on Wednesday based on Sen. Josh Hawley's "Slave-Free Business Certification Act," which attempts to hold U.S. companies accountable for any use of forced labor throughout the supply chain.

July 29, 2020

Space Force on alert: Behind Russia's mysterious testing of deadly anti-satellite weapons in orbit

Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond, Commander of U.S. Space Command and U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations, further highlighted that the Russian satellite system used to conduct this on-orbit weapons test is the same satellite system that they “raised concerns about earlier this year, when Russia maneuvered near a U.S. government satellite."

July 29, 2020

Harvard professor accused of covering up ties to Chinese school now faces tax charges

The Harvard University professor accused of lying to U.S. officials about his ties to a Chinese-run program aimed at furthering the communist superpower’s scientific and technological development is now facing additional charges over his alleged dealings with the IRS. 

July 29, 2020

Daniel Hoffman: China's spying — US intel community needs to keep up pressure

China portrays any effort to counter their pernicious aggression as “global anti-China sentiment” when in fact the U.S. and like-minded allies are simply defending their national interests.

July 29, 2020

Hong Kong pro-democracy leader fired from tenured university job

A tenured law professor and leading figure in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement was fired from his university position Tuesday, less than a month after Beijing passed a new national security law in the semi-autonomous nation.

July 29, 2020

Germany emerges as key target for Russia, China interference, report warns

Germany is now “on the frontline of a new Cold War” as it has become a key target for Chinese and Russian interference, a U.K.-based thinktank is warning. 

July 29, 2020

Vatican, Hong Kong diocese allegedly hacked by China ahead of landmark talks

The Vatican and the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong have been the targets of alleged Chinese state-backed hackers ahead of talks on renewal of a landmark 2018 deal that helped thaw diplomatic relations between the Vatican and China, according to a monitoring group.

July 29, 2020

Mystery seeds now arriving in Texas mailboxes: report

Packets containing mystery seeds that have been arriving in several states have now been spotted in north Texas, according to a report.

July 28, 2020

Head of Chinese CDC says he's taking experimental coronavirus drug

The director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said that he has been injected with an experimental coronavirus vaccine, in order to encourage members of the public to follow suit once a vaccine has been approved.

July 28, 2020

China plant seeds mystery solved? Police, officials think packages sent to US homes could be tied to scam reviews

The mysterious, unsolicited packages of seeds supposedly being sent from China to homes across America – prompting agriculture departments in at least 31 states to issue warnings against planting them – may be tied to a fake product review scam, police and officials are saying.