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BREAKING: China's Evergrande files for chapter 15 bankruptcy in New York
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JUST IN - Donald Trump: I would not reappoint Powell as Fed Chair
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US begins barring Chinese EV products with forced labor ties
A recently-enacted law to prevent incentivizing forced labor in China is beginning to affect electric car makers.
By Addison Smith
Updated: August 17, 2023 - 5:30pm
''The U.S. government has been recently cracking down on electric vehicle batteries from China that are connected to forced labor in the communist country, according to a new report from Reuters.''
Per the article, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFPLA), enacted roughly a year ago, has been stalling the heavily-Biden-subsidized solar sector, but is now also being used to halt imports of EV products like lithium-ion batteries, as well as other products that could contain aluminum and steel.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has ramped up inspections on these products.
This could spell trouble for the EV industry in America, as manufacturers are having to increasingly show that their supply chains aren’t benefiting from China’s Uyghur labor camps pursuant to UFPLA.
The Chinese government has for years pursed policies amounting to genocide against the Muslim Uyghur population in northwestern China.
The Biden administration has relied on both solar and EVs dramatically for its green energy transition, putting hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars to work funding it. A study published yesterday by Power the Future noted ''Biden’s choices have “enriched” Communist China, since it allegedly controls around 80% of the market share for energy minerals. ''
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https://justthenews.com/nation/culture/international-chess-federation-bars-transgender-women-womens-only-events
International Chess Federation bars transgender women from women's only events
The new guidelines drew flak from transgender advocates, while others questioned the need to divide the tournaments by sex in the first place.
By Ben Whedon
Updated: August 17, 2023 - 5:07pm
The International Chess Federation has barred transgender individuals who are biological men from competing in its women's only events pending "further analysis."
The decision will not affect the open play tournaments, CNN reported. The majority of FIDE's events are open play, while only a handful of events are exclusive to women.
"The absence of such regulations caused ambiguity and therefore an established order was needed to provide the right of the transgender players being properly represented on the official register of FIDE," the group told the outlet.
"FIDE recognizes that this is an evolving issue for chess and that besides technical regulations on transgender regulations further policy may need to be evolved in the future in line with research evidence," its handbook states.
The new guidelines drew flak from transgender advocates, while others questioned the need to divide the tournaments by sex in the first place. Women's sports advocate Riley Gaines, however, celebrated the decision, contending the dispute was more a matter of preserving women only spaces.
"You hear the argument about brain size and brain ability. That's missing the point. ''The women's category is meant for women," ''she said on Fox News.
Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on Twitter.
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TRUMP WONT KEEP FED CHAIR JEROME POWELL IF RE-ELECTED 🤯
Trump on Fox Business right now: I would not reappoint Jerome Powell again as Fed Chair if elected.