The Daily Populous

Saturday January 22nd, 2022 night edition

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A Chinese woman who was trapped on a month-long date due to a COVID-19 lockdown in Shaanxi province announced engagement plans to her quarantine date.

Xiaoqing has been reportedly trapped inside Fei’s home along with his parents since mid-December of last year.

It was reportedly their second time meeting after having previously been set up on a blind date.

“At first, it was embarrassing for me to live in another person’s home,” Xiaoqing said, according to the South China Morning Post.

“It really touched me and we plan to get engaged after the lockdown is lifted, which will probably be by the Chinese New Year on February 1.".

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Trump White House records are now in the hands of Jan 6 committee

Authored by independent.co.uk

The House select committee investigating the 6 January insurrection is now in possession of more than 750 pages of Trump White House records it requested as part of its probe into the worst attack on the Capitol since the 1814 Burning of Washington.

In a statement, a spokesperson for the National Archives and Records Administration (Nara) said the agency “provided the Select Committee with all the records at issue in the litigation” on Thursday evening.

Eight of the nine justices — including all three appointed by Mr Trump — concurred in the ruling. »

Billionaire Mark Cuban Opens Online Pharmacy To Provide Affordable Generic Drugs

Authored by forbes.com

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban launched an online pharmacy Thursday that offers more than 100 generic drugs at an affordable price with a goal of being “radically transparent” in its price negotiations with drug companies.

Mark Cuban attends the 2019 NBA Awards at Barker Hangar on June 24, 2019 in Santa Monica, ... [+] California.

The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs Company (MCCPDC) is a registered pharmaceutical wholesaler and purchases drugs directly from manufacturers, bypassing middlemen to lower the price of more than 100 medications, it said in a statement. »

The Day After Russia Attacks

Authored by foreignaffairs.com
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Although Russia has not completely abandoned diplomatic pretenses, the chasm between Russian and Western expectations has been laid bare.

Russia could move to formally recognize or annex the occupied Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.

Moreover, seizing and holding terrain for a long-term occupation would weaken Ukraine, but would not result in a failed state. »