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Rights group: China imprisons more than 449,000 Uyghurs in Xinjiang

As Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up his trip to China, a human rights group released a new report calculating that China currently imprisons more than 449,000 Uyghurs in Xinjian.

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Rights group: China imprisons more than 449,000 Uyghurs in Xinjiang

As Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up his trip to China, a human rights group released a new report calculating that China currently imprisons more than 449,000 Uyghurs in Xinjian.

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Biochar Is 'Low-Hanging Fruit' for Sequestering Carbon and Combating Climate Change

Made from heating wood and other biomass at high temperatures with no oxygen, biochar mixed in soils dominated the carbon offset marketplace last year in tons of warming gases absorbed from the atmosphere.

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Taiwan's new legislature, possible Trump win cast shadows over U.S.-Taipei ties

Taiwan's choice of president in the January elections sent a strong message that the island nation wants to maintain its autonomy from China, but voters also denied the president-elect's party a legislative majority.

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Economists call for destigmatizing Fed discount window lending

Economists at a hearing Thursday promoted increased use of the Fed's discount window -- which helps commercial banks manage short-term liquidity needs -- to insulate the economy from risks of financial crisis.

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Economists call for destigmatizing Fed discount window lending

Economists at a hearing Thursday promoted increased use of the Fed's discount window -- which helps commercial banks manage short-term liquidity needs -- to insulate the economy from risks of financial crisis.

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Economists call for destigmatizing Fed discount window lending

Economists at a hearing Thursday promoted increased use of the Fed's discount window -- which helps commercial banks manage short-term liquidity needs -- to insulate the economy from risks of financial crisis.

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Federal employees plan second action over Biden's handling of Israel-Hamas war

A group of government employees from several federal agencies who want the Biden administration to call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war has planned "a Day of Fasting" for Gaza on Thursday.

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Federal employees plan second action over Biden's handling of Israel-Hamas war

A group of government employees from several federal agencies who want the Biden administration to call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war has planned "a Day of Fasting" for Gaza on Thursday.

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AI use by government agencies needs guardrails, Sen. Klobuchar says

Lawmakers on the Senate Rules and Administration Committee urged caution in using artificial intelligence technology in federal agencies.

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