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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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Trump wants NATO allies to increase their defense spending

Thu, Jan 23, 2025 at 1:20 pm
President Trump is putting NATO allies on notice again. During his first term, President Trump pressured NATO members to meet the defense spending target of 2 percent of their gross domestic product. Now, he wants them to pay even more — 5 percent. He has argued for years that the United States has unfairly paid more than its share to the alliance.
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Bob Agnew SRN News U.S. Senate correspondent

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Republicans Vow To Preserve Filibuster. Blast Democrats‘ Hypocrisy

Thu, Jan 23, 2025 at 1:35 pm
Republicans are blasting Democrats for making full use of the filibuster even after trying to eliminate the 60-vote threshold when they were in the majority. Senate Majority Leader John Thune [R-SD] says even though they have the power to end the filibuster now, Republicans won’t do so, but rather allow Democrats to exercise the minority power intended by the founders
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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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India has been creeping up the World Watch List

Thu, Jan 23, 2025 at 7:32 am

India has been creeping up the World Watch List

VERBATIM:  Every year Open Doors US puts out a ranking of the countries where it’s most dangerous to be a Christian and every year India comes in higher and higher.  In 2025 the giant nation just missed the top 10 worst, placing 11th on the list.  This is significant because India is a key ally of the United States, which sees India as a critical counter balance to China.  But that makes it harder for Washington to take New Delhi to task for persecuting Christians.  MH SRN 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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