![China poses threats to U.S. through technology transfers]()
by Charlene Zhang | Jul 19, 2018 | Business & Tech, National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON – China’s systematic technology transfers through industrial espionage, state-sponsored theft and infiltrating academia are acts of war and should be combated aggressively, experts and members of Congress said Thursday. “We need to quit talking about...
![Elizabeth Warren Condemns Trump’s CFPB Nominee]()
by Brian Baker | Jul 19, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Sen. Elizabeth Warren condemned President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for participating in the administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy that separated families who illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico...
![Kastles bringing in big stars who care about the community]()
by Athena Liu | Jul 19, 2018 | Featured, Sports
WASHINGTON – When the Washington Kastles played their home opener Monday for their 11th World Team Tennis season, the lineup featured rising star Frances Tiafoe and 2013 doubles world No. 3 ranked player Robert Lindstedt — and they are only part of this year’s...
by Jinman Li | Jul 19, 2018 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — When Manu Smadja and his partner founded financial technology startup Mpower Financing in 2014, the online lender was only licensed to operate in Washington, D.C., New York and Massachusetts. Like many other nonbank loan originators that aspire to...
by Yanchun (Roxanne) Liu | Jul 19, 2018 | Business & Tech, Health
WASHINGTON — Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb Wednesday blamed pharmaceutical companies for manipulating rebates to stymie competition, which blocks patients’ access to affordable copycat drugs and costs them billions in higher-cost...
![DHS expected to decide this week on Somalis’ protected status]()
by Loumay Alesali | Jul 18, 2018 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security is expected to decide whether to cancel or extend protected status for hundreds of Somalis living in the U.S. by Thursday, and experts warn that revoking the protection would send the Somalis back to a country...
