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Around here I don't need to explain the dynamics of a huge confrontation between globalists-Democrats-leftists and the president and his team and support base. It is the extension of the confrontations of the past three elections. I've been uneasy with Trump's performance and behavior, I think some people want a Pinochet type leader which might in itself be incompatible with the fundamentals of a constitutional republic, but in fact, the president seems a little closer to Mussolini in style than to Pinochet. I think some of his moves on the world stage have been clumsy and ill-advised. And this is...

BEIJING - China has registered a total of 690-plus research and development (R&D) institutions invested by transnational companies, of which more than 200 were set up in the past two years. They have maintained a momentum of strong growth, says a research report delivered by the Development Research Center of the State Council. The report shows that about half of the R&D institutions were set up by investment companies of transnationals in China, and the total amount of R&D funds has accumulated to US$4 billion. It also points out six characteristics of R&D institutions invested by transnational companies. The six...

<p>WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's reference to foreign law in a ruling last month that overturned state anti-sodomy statutes stood out as if it were in bold print and capital letters.</p> <p>Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy cited foreign law in the landmark case involving gay civil rights.</p>