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China Expands Grad Schools as the Young Seek Jobs
The government is expanding university capacity, but some young people worry that the option will only postpone a crisis stemming from a shortage of well-paying work.Graduation was fast approaching, but Yang Xiaomin, a 21-year-old...
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In Hong Kong, a New Party Calls for Stability (and Raises Suspicions)
Democracy advocates have called the Bauhinia Party a “Trojan horse” for the Chinese government. But Beijing’s local allies are wary of it, too.BEIJING — They are businessmen, born in mainland China, who serve on...
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As Trump Clashes With Big Tech, China’s Censored Internet Takes His Side
Blurring the distinction between companies and government, official propaganda outlets use President Trump’s ouster from Twitter and Facebook to argue that nobody in the world enjoys free speech.After Twitter and Facebook kicked President Trump...
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Biden Inauguration Security: Troops Flood Rattled Washington
The federal government has deemed the inauguration a “National Special Security Event,” as far-right groups threaten more armed demonstrations.WASHINGTON — Law enforcement authorities, responding to threats of violence ahead of the Jan. 20 presidential...
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Troops Flood a Rattled Washington Ahead of the Biden Inauguration
The federal government has deemed the inauguration a “National Special Security Event,” as far-right groups threaten more armed demonstrations.WASHINGTON — Law enforcement authorities, responding to threats of violence ahead of the Jan. 20 presidential...
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How a String of Failures Led to the Capitol Siege
Poor planning among a constellation of government agencies and a restive crowd encouraged by President Trump set the stage for the unthinkable.WASHINGTON — Huddled in a command center on Wednesday afternoon, Mayor Muriel Bowser...
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Our workers need vaccines next, say BT and Royal Mail
BT and Royal Mail ask Government to prioritise engineers and postal workers for Covid vaccinations after the most vulnerable have had their jabsBy Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT,...
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The government is preparing to restart its central small-business relief program.
The federal government released updated rules for lenders just before midnight on Wednesday for the next round of Paycheck Protection Program lending, but it did not set a date for when it expects to...