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WASHINGTON – The U.S. State Department’s Office of the Coordinator for International Religious Freedom said that a U.S. consulate will no longer use a Confucius Institute in its Beijing-based mission center because it is “fundamentally a Chinese government program masquerading as a private university.” The department said that the Confucius Institute, run by the Chinese government, was designed to better Chinese students’ understanding of western culture. It recently announced that the office is removing Confucius Institutes from its internet database. The guidance on the Paris-based International Religious Freedom List said:…

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The Pentagon is set to close 50 of its primary schools in the United States over the next five years, in part over concerns that they may be exposed to the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus. The news was first reported by Military.com. The Washington Post later reported that 55 campuses around the country were included in the final list of schools to be closed, with the Pentagon further confirming the closures of 50 over the next five years. “Following close consultation with local and state public health officials,…

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An official report on whether Russia meddled in the 2016 US presidential election is expected to be issued by the end of this month, according to three U.S. officials familiar with the probe. There is no firm timeline on when it will be released and a final decision has not been made to make it public, but it is expected in the near future. Officials said preliminary conclusions reached last year will be based on about 2,000 memos and other documents produced in the course of the investigation, including scores…

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The federal election in 2020 promises to be a key moment for health-care stocks and companies linked to health and human services. HealthCare Giant Pfizer Inc. (PFE) Major drug makers need to decide whether to provide patients access to their drugs if Medicare decides to get out of the business of prescription drug purchases through its Open Access program, says healthcare finance expert Christopher Ehring. Drug makers also face the possibility of reimbursement caps that could further hurt their drug revenue stream. Obamacare Regulations Erlich says the healthcare reform program…

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The Walt Disney Company and the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) have reached a tentative new contract agreement to amend existing provisions. The deal is the result of more than two months of negotiations between the performers union and Disney-ABC Television Group. The Walt Disney Company and the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) have reached a tentative new contract agreement to amend existing provisions. The deal is the result of more than two months of negotiations between the performers union…

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