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The dangerous delusion of quiet diplomacy with China

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Ohio State to pay $2.1 million settlement for unreported research funding from China

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Mother Moon’s conviction threatens religious liberty worldwide

A quiet but dangerous assault on religious freedom, with deep roots in communism, is sweeping the world. What was once confined to the margins of authoritarian regimes has now breached the gates of ...
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Congress must take sextortion seriously to protect children

One night nearly a year ago, Marilyn Davidson’s worst nightmare as a mother came true at the dinner table. Like most other parents, Marilyn had taught her son about the dangers he might encounter as ...
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Russia, China, India meet at consequential summit in Kyrgyzstan

Leaders of Russia, China, India and Iran will meet this week in Kyrgyzstan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, as the non-Western partners look to strengthen ties amid growing world ...
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U.S. plans to sanction another bank in effort to clamp down on Iran transactions, Bessent tells AP

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The Trump administration plans to impose sanctions on another bank this week in an effort to clamp down on Iran transactions, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday. Bessent ...
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Want lower gas prices? Suspend ethanol mandate, federal gas tax

President Trump is set to host refiners and other various and sundry members of the oil and gas industry at the White House on Tuesday. No doubt the president will ask, cajole and possibly push the ...
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An officer is dead and a second was injured in a shooting at South Carolina park, police chief says

A South Carolina police officer died and a second was injured in a “gunfight” Saturday in a park, following a call about a domestic dispute, Columbia police Chief W.H. “Skip” Holbrook said. The ...
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What we know about Trump’s deal giving U.S. access to vast oil reserves in Venezuela

WASHINGTON — Besides a social media post from President Trump, the White House has said little about what he is calling “THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY” in Venezuela. Trump said the agreement ...
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Niger’s security forces battle mutinous soldiers in the capital

NIAMEY, Niger — A group of soldiers in Niger rebelled against officers at a key military base and fired at sensitive locations in the capital, Niamey, in an apparent mutiny and threat to the country’s ...
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WATCH: Iran citizens must rise up if war is to end

The U.S.-Iran war is entering its 6-month mark, and despite the unleashing of economic sanctions, the regime is still refusing to give up its nuclear ambitions. That’s at least in part because Iran’s ...