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What Happened:  The first major wind installation in the U.S. has been completed off the coast of Long Island, New York. The completion of this installation achieves one of the many climate goals set out by the Biden administration. The project faced many setbacks, cancellations, and rising costs, but was eventually completed, drawing celebration from activists and politicians. Gov. Kathy Hochul...

The Two Sessions, the annual, concurrent meeting of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), is underway in Beijing. The event is significant because China uses it to set various objectives for the country as well as to appoint officials to various senior-level roles, such as Foreign Affairs Minister. The Two Sessions officially...

The Two Sessions, the annual, concurrent meeting of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), is underway in Beijing. The event is significant because China uses it to set various objectives for the country as well as to appoint officials to various senior-level roles, such as Foreign Affairs Minister. Note: The CPPCC ends...

An unknown individual reportedly drove onto the sideway near the entrance of Zhongnanhai in an attempt to ram the Xinhua Gate in the early morning hours on March 10th. Zhongnanhai is the residence of not only Chinese leader Xi Jinping but also State Council and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Politburo members and their families. In the footage, several plain-clothed police...

The Two Sessions, the annual, concurrent meeting of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), is underway in Beijing. The event is significant because China uses it to set various objectives for the country as well as to appoint officials to various senior-level roles, such as Foreign Affairs Minister. Below are some of...