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A disappointing December for factory activity in China

Tue, Dec 31, 2024 at 9:55 am

( ) -q-28- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “50 in November.”

China has reported its factory activity expanded at a slower pace in December, despite recent stimulus measures and in the face of increasing trade risks.

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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Overall, new orders rose to an eight-month high, while the exports order index rose to the highest level in four months.

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VERBATIM: China’s National Bureau of Statistics says the official Purchasing Managers’ Index, based on a survey of factory managers, slipped to 50.1 from 50.3 in November. It was the third straight monthly reading above 50, a level that indicates an expansion of manufacturing activity. A parallel purchasing managers’ index for the non-manufacturing sector, which covers construction and services, rose to 52.2 up from 50 in November.

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Greg Clugston SRN News White House correspondent

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Some fed workers feel impact of Trump’s executive orders

Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 8:39 pm

Some federal workers are already feeling the impact of President Trump’s executive orders. At the close of business on Wednesday DEI office staffers were placed on paid leave and federal agencies were given 60 days to terminate all DEI offices and positions. The president also ordered an immediate hiring freeze, with exceptions for national security and the military. He also directed federal workers to return full-time to in-person work and he signed an order making it easier to fire federal workers.

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Bob Agnew SRN News U.S. Senate correspondent

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Thursday Vote Will Send Hegseth Toward Final Confirmation

Thu, Jan 23, 2025 at 5:10 am
The House has given final congressional approval to the Laken Riley Act. The House passed an amended version of the bill that made its way through the Senate earlier this week. The 263-156 vote tees up a major immigration victory for President Trump. The bill-named after slain Georgia nursing student Laken Riley- mandates that those in the country illegally be detained if they commit robberies and other crimes. 46 House Democrats broke ranks with their own party to join Republicans and vote in favor of the bill.
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Bernie Bennett SRN News U.S. House correspondent

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Inauguration 2025: Vance Swearing In

Mon, Jan 20, 2025 at 12:04 pm

Sen. JD Vance is sworn in as the nation’s 50th Vice President before President-elect Donald Trump becomes the 47th President. Former Vice President Kamala Harris and the Second Gentlemen welcomed incoming Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha to the Naval Observatory ahead of his swearing in at the U.S. Capitol. They took pictures before heading to the Capitol Rotunda where he was sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. At 40, Vance is the youngest Vice President since Richard Nixon.

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Michael Harrington SRN News religion desk editor

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President Trump pulls out of the Paris Climate Agreement

Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 7:32 am

President Trump pulls out of the Paris Climate Agreement

VERBATIM:  An executive order allows the U.S. to quit, which has made a lot of people happy — especially pro-life advocates.  You might think the PCA has nothing to do with abortion, but in fact the lengthy accord includes much promotion of abortion and contraception as a means of reducing global population — despite growing alarm over the fact that the birthrates of many industrialized countries are plummeting.  President Trump is also withdrawing from the World Health Organization.  MHNSRN NEWS

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Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 6:37 am

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Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 6:37 am

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