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October 25, 2023
The US is sending more troops to the Middle East. Where in the world are US military deployed?

The U.S. has since expanded into the Middle East and surrounding area – Turkey, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia each have at least 10 bases. Since 2001, U.S. taxpayers paid $6.4 trillion to the federal government that went to wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Pakistan. In the post-9/11 years, the Department of Defense also received

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October 18, 2023
How Shein and Temu get around US labor laws that ban products made with forced labor

How are their prices so low? Shein and Temu keep their prices low through a U.S. shipping provision called the β€œde minimis exception,” which waives duty fees for any packages with a retail value of less than $800. Shein and Temu packages rarely reach the de minimis maximum – the average Shein shopper spends $100

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