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South China Sea: a visual guide to the key shoals, reefs and islands | South China Sea

The South China Sea is one of the world’s most economically important waterways and increasingly one of Asia’s biggest flashpoints. Covering 3.5 million square kilometers (1.35 million square miles), the ocean is a busy shipping lane through which trillions of dollars’ worth of trade pass every year, and is also rich in fish and thought […]

Trump and Harris locked in tight races in four key swing states: poll 

A new poll shows Donald Trump and Kamala Harris tied in two battleground states and close behind in two others. A Fox News poll released Friday showed the 78-year-old former president leading the 59-year-old vice president by one percentage point in Wisconsin, with Trump’s approval rating at 50 percent and Harris’s at 49 percent. Meanwhile, […]

Key U.S. Senate Republican Tim Scott Makes Crypto-Fan Debut – CoinDesk

Sen. Tim Scott (R-South Carolina), the top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee and a likely candidate to become its next chairman, said: Friday Bitcoin 2024 appearance The government should “make it easier” for the cryptocurrency industry to innovate in the U.S. This has been a common refrain from Republican lawmakers in recent times, but […]

House voter registration plan offers a key safeguard

On July 10, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would prevent states from granting foreigners the right to vote in federal elections. The bill passed with a vote of 221 to 198, with only five Democrats voting in favor. The vote highlighted the stark difference in the two major parties’ respect for […]

5 key takeaways of Biden’s address to the nation from the Oval Office

President Biden delivered a roughly 11-minute address to the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday. Sitting behind the Resolute Desk surrounded by portraits of US presidents, Biden spoke about his decision to end his reelection campaign and revealed his plans for the rest of his term. The 81-year-old president also spoke repeatedly about “protecting […]

Rick Pitino already sees St. John’s making big gains in two key areas

Two deficiencies from last season — lateral quickness and lack of size — shouldn’t be an issue for St. John’s this year. A month into summer training, when asked about his first impressions of his new recruits, coach Rick Pitino was quick to point to those two qualities. And highly-rated Portuguese forward Ruben Prai and […]