A general view of Truist Park as the National Anthem is performed with a flyover prior to an MLB game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Truist Park on April 9, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia. | Todd Kirkland/Getty Images
Major League Baseball has faced harsh criticism from both conservatives and Atlanta business owners after it decided to move its 2021 All-Star Game to Denver to protest a new Georgia voting law.
The MLB’s move comes as part of the backlash against Georgia’s Election Integrity Act of 2021, which Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law late last month. While Democrats argue that the legislation constitutes an example of voter suppression, Republicans paint the measure as necessary to protect against voter fraud. The law strengthens voter identification requirements for mail-in ballots while expanding early voting in most counties.
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Details of sweeping effort to counter China emerge in US Senate Bill
The 280-page Bill addresses economic competition with China, but also humanitarian and democratic values, such as imposing sanctions over the treatment of the minority Muslim Uighurs and supporting democracy in Hong Kong.PHOTO: REUTERS
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Chinese and U.S. flags flutter outside the building of an American company in Beijing, China, January 21. (Reuters/Tingshu Wang/File Photo/File Photo)
Leaders of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee introduced legislation on Thursday to boost the country’s ability to push back against China’s expanding global influence by promoting human rights, providing security aid and investing to combat disinformation.
The draft measure, titled the “Strategic Competition Act of 2021,” mandates diplomatic and strategic initiatives to counteract Beijing, reflecting hard-line sentiment on dealings with China from both Democrats and Republicans in Congress.
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Leaders of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee introduced major legislation to boost the country’s ability to push back against China’s expanding global influence. Reuters pic
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WASHINGTON, April 9 Leaders of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee introduced legislation yesterday to boost the country’s ability to push back against China’s expanding global influence by promoting human rights, providing security aid and investing to combat disinformation.
The draft measure, titled the “Strategic Competition Act of 2021,” mandates diplomatic and strategic initiatives to counteract Beijing, reflecting hard-line sentiment on dealings with China from both Democrats and Republicans in Congress.