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Veterans Service Commission Director resigns amid controversy Thursday, April 22, 2021 9:28 AM On Thursday of last week, the Putnam County Veterans Service Commission board accepted the resignation of Veteran Service Commission Director Kristi Powell. Powell’s resignation was submitted the day before VSC board members — (from left) Brian Siefker, Mike Morman, Randy Gasser, Dennis Hanneman and Stan Oren — convened a special meeting to address grievances directed at the former director. OTTAWA — Last Thursday, during a special me...

China’s Parting Shot at Trump is Sanctions on Former Officials Jan 20, 2021 14:10 EST As the Biden Administration begins its term in Washington, Beijing has announced that many prominent figures of Trump’s foreign affairs team have been sanctioned.  Blaming them for “severely violating China’s sovereignty” the sanctions ban the listed from entering China, Hong Kong, and Macau as well as doing business with any Chinese firms.  Included on the list are former Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo, former Advisor Peter K. Navarro, former National Security Advisor Robert C. O'Brie...

US calls off UN envoy’s Taiwan visit to focus on Biden transition Erin Hale © US Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft was due to travel to Taiwan from 13-15 January [File... US Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft was due to travel to Taiwan from 13-15 January [File: Patrick Semansky/Pool via Reuters] A trip by Kelly Craft, the US Ambassador to the United Nations to Taiwan this week was cancelled suddenly on Wednesday after the Trump Administration called off all official engagements as part of its transition efforts to help US President-elect Joe Biden. C...

A trip by Kelly Craft, the US Ambassador to the United Nations to Taiwan this week was cancelled suddenly on Wednesday after the Trump Administration called off all official engagements as part of its transition efforts to help US President-elect Joe Biden. Craft was due to begin the three-day trip on January 13 and was scheduled to meet the island’s president Tsai Ing-wen. Announced as part of a wider criticism on the arrest of 53 democracy activists in Hong Kong, the trip had come under scrutiny at home and abroad for its timing so close to Biden’s inauguration next week.

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