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Qin Gang - A + A WASHINGTON/HONG KONG (Aug 17): China called on the US to refrain from sailing naval vessels through the Taiwan Strait, saying Beijing would take further action in the wake of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei. China’s ambassador to Washington, Qin Gang, said on Tuesday that China viewed such Taiwan transits as an escalation by the US and an effort to support the “separatist” government in Taipei. He delivered the warning after Senator Edward Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, wrapped up the second trip to the island in less than two weeks by a US congressional delegation. “The US side has done too much and going too far in this region,” Qin said in response to a question about potential naval patrols. “I do call on our American colleagues to refrain, to exercise restraint, not to do anything to escalate the tension. So if there’s any moves damaging China’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, so China will respond. China will … [Read more...] about China warns US against sailing warships through Taiwan strait

(CNN) Proving "Moon Knight" wasn't a fluke as Marvel-sized disappointments go, "She-Hulk: Attorney at Law" is big, bright, colorful, and also too goofy for its own good. Trying to bend the mold is fine in theory, but the mix of sitcom-style tropes and gamma-irradiated powers yields a series that's too weak to smash much of anything. Ironically, the most buzzed-about element in advance of the premiere -- how the computer-generated title character looks -- is the least of the show's worries. For the most part those scenes are just fine, if perhaps a little reminiscent of "Avatar" in the way the Hulks tower over ordinary folk. Instead, the show bogs down in the it's-not-easy-being-green comedy and emphasis on quirkiness, feeling episodic in the extreme, after the obligatory origin story is out of the way. While there's nothing wrong with screwball office comedy, based on the four episodes previewed, that genre hardly plays to Marvel's strengths. For those … [Read more...] about ‘She-Hulk’ is big and colorful, but the Marvel comedy is too weak to be a smash

Bella Poarch says her debut EP reveals her “true self.” INSTAGRAM Filipino American Bella Poarch, TikTok’s third most-followed influencer with 90 million fans, rose to the top with her lip-synching videos, released her debut EP, Dolls. Poarch told Grammy.com that her six-song project reveals raw emotions and presents her “true self.” She also shared her goals of creating an outlet for young women like her and providing much-need representation for her fellow Filipino Americans. With songs like “Build a B—-” and “Living Hell” she reveals her ups and downs while growing up as well as her strength and creativity. Subscribe to our newsletters! Get updates right into your inbox Draymond Green’s Star-Studded Wedding: Steph Curry and LeBron James spotted PH-educated nurse wins appeal to work in Manitoba Thousands swarm to Filipino fest in Saskatoon, Canada … [Read more...] about TikTok star Bella Poarch drops debut EP, ‘Dolls’

You’ve undoubtedly seen advertisements for a pheromone perfume or a pheromone fragrance. Many claims that using their product would make the user more sexually desirable, boost their libido, or serve as a catalyst for other benefits that are almost too wonderful to be true. Despite this, the possibility of a spritz that turns you into a sexy person is tough to resist. There are a lot of fragrances and perfumes on the market that claims to include components that might make you more appealing to other people, but scientists are still debating whether or not humans can detect pheromones. You might be asking if the claims made about pheromones are simply a lot of hype or whether they really function. Let’s find out more about how this stuff works, but before we do that, we must have a firm grasp of what pheromones are. What are pheromones? Pheromones are the fragrances that animals emit to communicate with one another and other species. These odors denote territory, … [Read more...] about Pheromone Perfume: Does it Really Work?

An Irrawaddy dolphin was found dead after being entangled in a crab net in waters off Calabanga town in Camarines Sur province on Tuesday. Photo by Nonie Enolva LEGAZPI CITY — An endangered dolphin was found dead after being entangled in a crab net on Tuesday morning (August 16) in the waters off Calabanga town in Camarines Sur province. Nonie Enolva, spokesperson of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Bicol, said the female Irrawaddy dolphin was found by a fisher in Barangay (village) Bonot at around 3 a.m. Enolva said it was the first Irrawaddy dolphin found in the Bicol region and the third in the Philippines. “Dolphins need to surface for air, but when the Irrawaddy was entangled at the bottom, there was no chance to breathe because the body was already covered by the net,” she said. She said the sub-adult dolphin weighed at least 100 kilograms and was 1.8 meters long. The stranding site is located within the San Miguel Bay, facing the Pacific side and … [Read more...] about Irrawaddy dolphin found dead in Camarines Sur village

AHEL is well-positioned to leverage its unmatched brand value and strong healthcare pedigree in contributing to the rapid demand growth PRO Only Highlights - Quarterly performance largely backed by improved realisations - Medium-term triggers China plus and protectionist measures for tyre industry - Valuations not inexpensive; but improved medium-term outlook As the largest and integrated private healthcare service provider, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd (AHEL; CMP: Rs 4,313; M Cap: Rs 62,111 crore) has been the leading player in the healthcare business in the private sector. In the short run, what catches our attention is that the pre-COVID healthcare business is back on track, driven by a rebound in patient visits and elective procedures. In the longer run, AHEL requires a close watch as it is progressing well on the entire... … [Read more...] about Apollo Hospitals: What lends a hand to core business margins?

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin With fewer than 100 days until the midterms and President Biden's approval rating underwater, Democrats are desperate for a political win they can trumpet on the campaign trail. They're hoping the deceptively named Inflation Reduction Act is it. At the center of the bill is $64 billion in subsidies for health insurance purchased through Obamacare's exchanges. They're an extension of the subsidies created as part of the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act. They were supposed to expire at the end of this year—temporary measures to help households weather the economic impact of the pandemic. But if that happened, people would've received notices of massive premium hikes just before they headed to the polls. Hence, the Inflation Reduction Act's move to extend them for three more years, through 2025. It's a transparent ploy for votes. And it obscures just how much the Affordable Care Act has failed to live up to its name. … [Read more...] about Dems’ Reconciliation Package Obscures Obamacare’s Failures With Taxpayer Cash

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin It’s a bit of unreported on history that will eventually vanish, but back in 2005 Ben Bernanke went on a “listening” and “courting” tour. This thoroughgoing Keynesian who believed deeply that economic growth caused inflation, that government spending boosted growth, and most laughably, that “tight money” from the Fed brought on the 1930s, tried to refashion himself as a “Republican” economic thinker, whatever that means. Bernanke met with anyone on the Right who would meet with him, and who theoretically had juice. His motives were clear: he was on George W. Bush’s shortlist for Federal Reserve Chairman, at which point he was checking the various Right-wing boxes. He even had lunch with Cato co-founder and President Ed Crane. Crane was clear about his disdain for the Phillips Curve (see above), only for Bernanke to mutter something indecipherable about growth and inflation a la Alan Greenspan’s own inscrutable mutterings as Fed … [Read more...] about Alan Greenspan’s Genius at the Federal Reserve Was In Hiding How Little He Knew

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The federal government can’t use “circumstantial evidence” to permanently confiscate nearly $70,000 in cash, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday. “While it may be dubious to drive around with a large amount of cash in one’s car,” Judge Julius Richardson wrote for the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, “it does not create an inescapable inference of criminal activity. Not using a bank does not necessarily make one a criminal.” After Dereck McClellan passed out in his car at a South Carolina gas station in January 2019, police searched the vehicle. Inside they found a blunt in the ashtray, an empty liquor bottle riding shotgun, and a duffle bag stuffed with cash in the trunk. Their search also revealed a bundle of cash in the console. All told, Dereck was carrying $69,940.50 in cash. That money, Dereck said, came from a retail business he was running with his girlfriend. Although Dereck was arrested for public … [Read more...] about Federal Court Upholds The Right To Carry Cash

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Federal statutes in the U.S. Code and agency rules in the Code of Federal Regulations are easy to locate online. This is not the case , however, for the thousands of sub-regulatory guidance documents and “interpretative rules,” notices, bulletins, circulars, memoranda and so forth . But then again, these were never easy to locate offline either. Guidance documents are ostensibly non-binding, meant to inform or provide clarity, but guidance can be inapprorpriately leveraged to influence policy and public behavior, according to the Administrative Conference of the United States . This is a concern especially in presidential administrations inclined to deploy the “pen and phone,” as Obama did; or to “act without Congress,” as Biden’s spokespeople often declare he can do. So it was a good thing back in 2019 when Donald Trump issued “ Promoting the Rule of Law through Improved Agency Guidance Documents ” … [Read more...] about Good News On Red Tape? Some Trump-Era Federal Agency Guidance Document Portals Remain Intact