by Minghe Hu & Jinman Li | Aug 1, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON – As data is transferred around the globe, dozens of countries are creating barriers to cross-border data flow, but a number of U.S. business and technology experts say the result will reduce international commerce and increase costs. Instead, they said,...
by Minghe Hu | Jul 31, 2018 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – A House energy subcommittee is pushing legislation to require the Energy Department to lease some of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve facilities to companies or foreign governments and use the profits to update old equipment and infrastructure. The...
by Jinman Li & Yanchun (Roxanne) Liu | Jul 27, 2018 | Featured, Transportation
WASHINGTON – An industry-backed bill to speed up the rollout of automated vehicles may get a Senate vote after months of delay. The measure, which would allow manufacturers to test self-driving cars before the adoption of comprehensive federal safety rules and prevent...
by Yanchun (Roxanne) Liu | Jul 27, 2018 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Thursday his agency will start taking steps to create a more open market for prescription drugs. The United States lacks “a real market for prescription drugs, ” Azar said in a speech at the...
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by Athena Liu | Jul 27, 2018 | Featured, Sports
WASHINGTON – To prepare for the upcoming hard-court season and the U.S. Open, the first thing Venus Williams may want to work on is her serves based on her performance at Thursday’s Washington Kastles game. When Williams clinched a come from behind victory by...
by Ashley Graham | Jul 27, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — A Texas Republican and California Democrat are pushing a new effort in Congress to reduce sexual assaults on college campuses and improve treatment for assault victims. Rep. Ted Poe, the Republican, said his goal is to pass the bills before the end of...
