After two years of deliberations, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) this week approved the acquisition of Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS) by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP)—subject to a number of conditions and an extended oversight period. 800 new jobs are set to be created in the Unites States as a result of the […]
The United States shared information with 40 nations about the Chinese spy balloon shot down. The balloon drifted across Canada and the continental U.S. before it was shot down by a U.S. fighter jet. In an unusual move, America’s top diplomat and the head of the world biggest military alliance appeared together at a press […]
The U.S. allocated over $1 billion to increase domestic rare earth mineral production. However, Canadian mines count as domestic according to the White house. Many Chinese companies are reportedly investing in those Canadian mines.
Manufacturers and wholesalers of firearms in the United States can’t be held liable for criminal gun trafficking into Mexico, a federal judge in Massachusetts ruled in a major blow against U.S.-based gun control efforts. Mexico sued Smith & Wesson, Sturm Ruger & Co., Glock, Barrett Firearms, Beretta, Colt, Century Arms, and Interstate Arms a year […]
There were an estimated 100,306 drug overdose deaths in the United States during the 12-month period ending in April 2021—an increase of 28.5 percent from fatalities during the same period the year before. China has been a major source of U.S.-bound fentanyl. How can we end these deaths?
In the Chinese dissidents’ community in New York, Wang Shujun is relatively well known. He’s the founder of a non-profit that’s anti-Chinese Communist Party, and has been actively organizing various pro-democracy events in New York.
The U.S. embassy in Kyiv reopened on Wednesday after a three-month closure due to Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine. “We are officially reopening operations,” spokesperson Daniel Langenkamp told Reuters shortly before the U.S. flag was raised above the embassy. He said a small number of diplomats would return initially to staff the mission. Consular […]
The United States, the European Union, and the Group of Seven (G-7) allies on Sunday agreed to impose fresh sanctions against Russia, including penalizing state-controlled media, barring Western management consulting services in Russia, and tightening export controls. The sanctions came a day before Russia’s Victory Day, which celebrates the defeat of Nazi Germany during World […]
