Health screenings at Hong Kong’s border control points must be maintained to identify early threats of infectious diseases, authorities have said, after lawmakers questioned the need to spend more than HK$200 million (US$25.77 million) on such measures annually when the Covid-19 pandemic was over. Director of Health Dr Ronald Lam Man-kin insisted on Friday that…
Four former Hong Kong lawmakers convicted in a landmark subversion case involving 47 activists will be released as early as April 29, becoming the first batch of defendants to be freed following the city’s largest and longest-running national security trial, the Post has learned. Gary Fan Kwok-wai, Kwok Ka-ki, Jeremy Tam Man-ho and Claudia Mo…
(WBFF) — As school systems across Maryland take action to limit cell phones in classrooms, lawmakers continue to make a push this legislative session for statewide policies. However, its unclear if their efforts will gain traction. Currently in Maryland, there is no statewide ban on cell phone use. Several bills have been proposed, which would…
A bill that would require K-12 school districts to establish policies to restrict or ban students using cell phones in school hours dials up a lot of support during a public hearing Tuesday afternoon.The Legislature’s Education Committee heard testimony on LB 140 introduced by state Sen. Rita Sanders on behalf of Gov. Jim Pillen and…
Ticket touts may well be cheering their improved prospects for cashing in on the “concert economy” that Hong Kong hopes can help boost its post-pandemic recovery. Authorities, meanwhile, have drawn jeers from lawmakers after it emerged there have been no convictions for scalping in years, despite a decades-old law against it. Lawmakers accused the government…
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016 because of the Electoral College. So did George W. Bush in 2000. The Electoral College is the unique American system of electing presidents. It is different from the popular vote, and it has an outsize impact on how candidates…
US lawmakers are pushing President Joe Biden to intercede on behalf of American families whose child-adoption process in China was under way when Beijing closed off the programme to foreigners about two months ago. In an open letter, the 103 lawmakers comprising Democrats and Republicans, appealed for the families who were “left in a state…
In an open letter, the 103 lawmakers comprising Democrats and Republicans, appealed for the families who were “left in a state of uncertainty about the completion of their adoption” from China. They also voiced concern for the Chinese children already matched with the American families. Beijing in late August said foreign adoptions from China would…
A newly released tranche of documents shows senior Biden-Harris administration officials gained pointers from British “disinformation” officials about partnering with social media companies and establishing an all-of-government effort for fighting disfavored content that includes elections and COVID-19. The revelation, which comes as Congress investigates potential censorship efforts by the executive branch in the lead-up to the…
China’s top legislature has reviewed a plan to gradually raise the retirement age, months after the ruling Communist Party’s Central Committee proposed it be lifted in a “voluntary and flexible” way. The retirement age has been in place since 1951 and is among the lowest in the world. It is currently 60 for men, 55…