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German Chancellor Angela Merkel "rejected calls for Europe to pick sides between the U.S. and China, in a nod to the plea made by Chinese President Xi Jinping a day earlier." Politico says the Biden Administration is "looking to group together democracies to contain China," but Merkel was "pointedly wary

Coalition. Under the headline "Merkel Sides With Xi On Avoiding Cold War Blocs," Politico Euron (1/26

and China, in a nod to the plea made by Chinese President Xi Jinping a day earlier." Politico says the Biden

against a proud hatemonger needs to lay low for a while." Appeals Court Considers Constitutionality Of Terrorism Screening Database. The AP (1/26, Barakat) reports that the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday "expressed concerns about ordering wholesale changes to" the Terrorism Screening Databa

of receiving some $277 million in bribes," and "was among the highest-profile figures to fall from grace amid a sweeping crackdown on corruption by Xi Jinping, China's top leader." The limes adds that "the unusually harsh sentence could send a signal that Mr. Xi is not ready to ease his anticorruption cam

sweeping crackdown on corruption by Xi Jinping, China's top leader." The limes adds that "the unusually harsh sentence could send a signal that Mr. Xi is not ready to ease his anticorruption campaign, which he began shortly after he took control of the Communist Party in late 2012." Bloomberg (1/5

ionally, "as gun sales soared in 2020, so did gun violence." OTHER FBI NEWS US Attorney For The Eastern District of Virginia Resigns. The AP (1/5, Barakat) reports G. Zachary Terwilliger, US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, announced he is resigning to join the Vinson and Elkins law firm.

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Times (7/12, Buckley, 18.61M) reports Xu Zhangrun, "an outspoken Chinese law professor who has denounced the Communist Party's harsh policies under Xi Jinping," was released from detention on Sunday after a week in jail. Xu has been "one of the few Chinese academics willing to openly and bluntly criticize

son, a pharmacist, supplied the drugs. The two men, officials said, conspired to blow up Cody's U-Save Pharmacy" in Auburn, Nebraska. The AP (7/10, Barakat) reports, "Burgamy, 32, of Hanover, Maryland, ran a website called NeverPressedRX that sold oxycodone and other drugs over the darknet, a part of th