A Chinese court gave a suspended death sentence to a China-born Australian democracy blogger on Monday. The Australian government, which has repeatedly raised his case over the years, said it was appalled. CBC | World News
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Amy Yang captures her 1st American LPGA title, cashes in on $2 million US
Amy Yang picked a lucrative time for her first LPGA title on American soil. Yang birdied her last two holes for a 6-under 66 to win the CME Group Tour Championship and claim the $ 2 million US prize, matching the largest in women’s golf. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Andrew Yang Says He Has Been In Touch With Donald Trump’s White House To Discuss UBI
Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang said Tuesday that he has been in touch with Donald Trump‘s White House as it considers sending Americans a cash stimulus amid the coronavirus pandemic. “I’m pleased to see the White House adopt our vision of putting money directly into the hands of hard-working Americans,” Yang wrote in the statement. The Humanity Forward founder ...
Read More »Chinese swim star Sun Yang banned 8 years after he loses doping hearing
Chinese swimmer Sun Yang was banned for eight years on Friday and will miss the 2020 Tokyo Olympics because he broke anti-doping rules in a late-night incident in which a blood sample container was smashed with a hammer. CBC | World News
Read More »John Leguizamo Talks About Support For Andrew Yang On ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’
Actor John Leguizamo recently appeared on The Late Show and spoke to host Stephen Colbert about his support for Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, who he endorsed late last month. According to the 55-year-old actor, his decision came after his son, Ryder Lee “Lucas” Leguizamo, turned him on to the Venture for America founder’s platform, which centers around a universal ...
Read More »Sanders, Biden, Yang Lead New Mexico Democratic Primary In New Emerson Poll
A new Emerson poll of the New Mexico Democratic primary puts Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the lead in New Mexico with 28 percent support, trailed by former Vice President Joe Biden with 27 percent support. In third place is businessman Andrew Yang with 10 percent support. Everyone else is in single digits, with Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren in fourth ...
Read More »Andrew Yang Says He Would Rather A UBI Pass Than Get Elected
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, who runs on a platform that centers around a universal basic income (UBI), recently spoke with Fox News associate producer Alexandra Rego amid his “New Way Forward” bus tour and played a game of “would you rather.” At one point, Yang was asked if he would rather not get elected president but UBI passes or ...
Read More »Andrew Yang Trolls Michael Bloomberg For Decision To Pass On Iowa And New Hampshire
Michael Bloomberg‘s late entry into the 2020 Democratic presidential primary hasn’t sat well with everyone, with Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders suggesting that the former New York City mayor is trying to use his wealth to purchase the election. Bloomberg’s decision to skip the key voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire is also a controversial decision that has been ...
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