Two cases are part of a series of Justice Department prosecutions aimed at disrupting Chinese government efforts to suppress the speech of America pro-democracy activists and others who are openly critical of Beijing’s policies.
Carol Semple
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U.S. ambassador visits reporter accused by Russia of spying
Ambassador Lynne Tracy said Evan Gershkovich ‘is in good health and remains strong.’
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Plans for religious charter school push church-state debate into new territory
The Conversation: Using public funds to support students at private religious schools, such as was litigated in a Maine case, is one thing, but establishing faith-based institutions within public districts is another.
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Battles intensify between army, rivals in Sudan; civilian deaths reach 97
The toll is likely much higher because there are many bodies in the streets around central Khartoum that no one can reach because of the clashes.
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Biden urges Northern Ireland to sustain peace, seize economic gains
The president’s visit was timed to mark the anniversary of the Good Friday accord, which the U.S. was key to striking.
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Judge blocks rules intended to protect nation’s waterways
The injunction applies to 24 states that filed a lawsuit. Maine is not among them, but New Hampshire is.
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NPR quits Twitter after being falsely labeled ‘state-affiliated media’
The privately owned nonprofit says it receives less than 1% of its annual budget from the federally funded Corporation for Public Broadcasting. PBS and the BBC were given the same label.
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Judge admonishes Fox lawyers over evidence gap in libel case
The judge expressed anger and frustration during a pretrial hearing after learning that Fox only recently turned over recordings of Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo talking with 2 lawyers for then-President Donald Trump.
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Ukraine’s outrage grows over video seeming to show beheading
A Russian defense official claimed that fighters from Russia’s paramilitary Wagner group have seized 3 districts of Bakhmut, the embattled city that for months has been the focus of Moscow’s grinding campaign in the east.
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Cheaper gas and food provide some relief from U.S. inflation
Consumer prices were up just 5% in March, down sharply from February’s 6% year-over-year increase and the mildest such rise in nearly 2 years.