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by Vanessa Cai at scmp.com Beijing has fleshed out the Chinese coastguard’s powers to detain foreigners suspected of illegally crossing borders, rolling out regulations on Wednesday that stipulate suspects can be held for up to 60 days without trial, amid rising tensions in the South China Sea.While existing laws and regulations give coastguards the power […]
by Yun Li at cnbc.com Warren Buffett finally revealed his secret stock pick in a new regulatory filing, and it’s insurer Chubb. His conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway has bought nearly 26 million shares of Zurich-based Chubb for a stake worth $6.7 billion. The property and casualty insurer became Berkshire’s ninth biggest holding at the end of March. Shares of […]
by TYLER DURDEN at zerohedge.com Prime Minister Fico is said to be improving, following reports that he was in surgery due to several gunshot wounds from the Wednesday assassination attempt. Deputy Prime Minister Tomas Taraba has told the BBC he “is not in a life-threatening situation at this moment.” “Fortunately, as far as I know, the […]
by ROBERT MCGREEVY at dailycaller.com Republican lawmakers have approached the U.S. Secret Service with concerns about security issues at July’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but Secret Service has so far been unwilling to compromise, sources told the Daily Caller. “We have identified a critical flaw with the Security Perimeter that creates an elevated […]
by Conor Coughlin at substack.com As voters prepare to go to polls this November, they may want to re-consider the spoken words of Yasser Arafat from his famous ‘Olive Branch’ speech before the United Nations fifty years ago. If the average citizen were to simply set aside every “preconceived” argument regarding religion, law and war, and then […]
by William A. Jacobson at legalinsurrection.com I was interviewed recently by the Jerusalem office of Mishpaca Jewish Family Weekly, which is targeted at the Orthodox Jewish community in its various forms, about the situation on U.S. campuses. My interview was one of several interviews as part of an article on Degrees of Hate: At leading universities across […]
by Evan Symon at californiaglobe.com Thousands of California insurance-holders saw a rare moment of relief on Monday when the Mercury General insurance company announced that they would be working with both the Tokio Marine America Insurance Company and the Trans Pacific Insurance Company, who will be pulling out of the state soon, and offering thousands of their […]
via goodreads.com Fish! told the story of a fictional company which transformed itself by applying lessons learned from Seattles famous Pike Place Fish market. Now, with Fish! Tales , readers can learn how real-life businesses and individuals energized their workplaces–and their lives–by implementing the lessons from Fish! Best of all, the book stands on its […]
via myodfw.com The Oregon Health Authority has issued consumption guidelines for various waterbodies in Oregon including the Snake and Columbia Rivers due to high levels of mercury and/or PCBs. Fish with these chemicals look, act, smell and taste like any other fish, so caution is important.
by M Winger at wltreport.com House members aren’t messing around anymore when it comes to accountability. They’re preparing to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for refusing to cooperate with a subpoena. What a surprise. The House Oversight Committee demanded audio files from a special counsel interview with Biden, but Garland said no dice. […]