Three years in, people in China are finally feeling freedom from the country’s most rigorous COVID-19 protocols. But some worry that freedom is sending COVID-19 cases surging, putting pressure on subpar health care systems with the potential to stall growth. What then happens to the world’s second largest economy? For the first time, people in…

Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock wins his Senate runoff election; Trump organization found guilty; airlines pay for pollution; and San Francisco calls off its killer robots. These stories and more highlight the morning update for Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. Raphael Warnock retains Georgia Senate seat Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in the…

Republicans are criticizing the Biden administration’s lukewarm response to the protests against strict zero-Covid policies in China–though there appear to be signs the country is easing those restrictions. The administration said it backed the right of the people to peacefully protest in China and around the world but stopped short of criticizing Beijing’s leadership. Republicans…

The violent protests that shook the largest iPhone factory in the world have apparently changed Apple’s appetite for China. According to a Wall Street Journal report, the company is speeding up plans to shift some production out of the country that dominates its supply chain. Apple is reportedly telling suppliers to plan for assembly in…

China’s “zero-COVID” policy is one of the most stringent in the world. Things could soon change, however, for China’s 1.4 billion residents. For the last week, unprecedented protests have occurred in at least 23 cities across China, including Shanghai and Beijing. The protests started after a fire on Nov. 24 killed 10 people and injured…

Major protests over China’s strict COVID-19 quarantine policies continue to rock the communist country. One data analyst claims the government is using bot accounts to flood Twitter with porn as a way to distract and contain the spread of information about the protests. Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan says such widespread dissent used to…

After nearly three years of unrelenting COVID-19 measures, a growing number of people in China have had enough. A deadly fire in the Xinjiang region this past week fueled the outrage, where many believe a COVID-19 lockdown delayed emergency response. Ten people died in the apartment blaze, unable to escape. Now protests are sparking up…

Last week, President Joe Biden and China leader Xi Jinping met in Bali for three hours in their first face-to-face talk since Biden became president. According to Biden, the two leaders were “very blunt with one another” and that “there need not be a new Cold War.” Straight Arrow News contributor Larry Lindsey breaks down…

The highly anticipated meeting between President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping took place overnight; a shooting at the campus of the University of Virginia left three dead; and Democrats maintained control of the Senate with a key win over the weekend. These stories highlight the Daily Rundown for Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. Biden,…

Government leaders and climate scientists from around the world are in Egypt for Cop27, the UN’s Climate Implementation Summit. John Kerry is the U.S. climate envoy to the summit. The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, Kerry is expected to propose a plan he hopes will help developing nations stop using fossil fuels. Under Kerry’s plan,…