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CNN  —  China’s vast security apparatus has moved swiftly to smother mass protests that swept the country, with police patrolling streets, checking cell phones and even calling some demonstrators to warn them against a repeat. In major cities on Monday and Tuesday, police flooded the sites of protests that took …

Rare nationwide protests have broken out in multiple cities in China. Many expressed frustration over stringent Covid lockdowns; others demanded freedom of speech and even the removal of China’s top leader.

Covid anger grows in China As China’s harsh Covid rules extend deep into their third year, there are growing signs of discontent across the country. The defiance is a test of Xi Jinping’s leadership. At the Foxconn iPhone factory in Zhengzhou, thousands of workers clashed with riot police. The workers …

By Adam Andrzejewski for RealClearPolicy Capitalizing on the feel-good nostalgia of the “Field of Dreams” film, and the success of Major League Baseball games played on a temporary field built near the film’s site, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is using $12.5 million from the state’s Covid-19 relief funds to help build …

China reported a third straight day of more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases nationwide on Thursday. Chinese cities from Wuhan in central China to Xining in the northwest are doubling down on COVID-19 curbs, sealing up buildings and locking down districts in a scramble to halt widening outbreaks. China on …

By Casey Harper (The Center Square) Pandemic-era shutdowns caused historic learning loss for grade school students, according to data released Monday by the U.S. Department of Education. The Education Department released its “National Report Card,” which showed the “largest score declines” since the federal government began tracking these metrics in 1990. Math …

As Hurricane Ian rocked the state of Florida, as with most natural disasters that impact our communities, American heroism tends to shine bright. Often that heroism comes from service members, and in the case of hurricane disaster relief and rescues, you can always count on the men and women of …

CNN  —  A bus transferring dozens of people to a Covid-19 quarantine facility in China’s southwestern province of Guizhou overturned in a ravine early Sunday morning, killing 27 and injuring 20, local authorities said in a news briefing. According to Lin Gang, deputy mayor of Guiyang, the bus was taking …

In an unusual attempt at casually changing course, some branches of the military are rolling back some of their previous COVID-19 vaccine restrictions and punishments. Also, there have been some exciting developments in the courts for service members who have fought back against what they believe are unfair practices and …

By Guardian Life 12 September 2022   |   6:01 am By Farida Sanusi As we slowly return to normalcy, it’s a great time to stop and reflect. During the intensity of COVID-19 to the present day, I’ve had the opportunity to really focus on my wellbeing – especially my …