What's News: World-Wide -- WSJ
12 Gennaio 2019 - 09:02AM
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Hundreds of thousands of federal workers missed their first
paychecks because of the partial government shutdown, as Trump
wavered about declaring a national emergency to try to fund a wall
along the Mexican border.
Poland charged a Huawei sales director with espionage on behalf
of China, raising the stakes over Western allegations the firm is a
spying tool for Beijing.
The administration is readying guidance that could let states
remodel their Medicaid programs to more closely resemble block
grant proposals.
The U.S. military has begun moving equipment out of Syria as it
pushes forward on Trump's order to withdraw forces.
The Navy is planning to expand its role in the Arctic as climate
change opens up more ocean waterways.
Sen. Gillibrand, a New York Democrat, is closing in on
announcing a 2020 presidential campaign.
China has escalated efforts to repel foreign criticism of its
measures targeting Muslims in the Xinjiang region.
The current flu season appears less severe than the fierce
season of 2017-18.
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