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China Liable? Missouri Judge Awards $24B for COVID Hoarding
A Missouri judge ruled that China must pay $24 billion in damages for hoarding protective equipment during the COVID pandemic, marking a historic legal victory with far‐reaching geopolitical implications.
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Number 151,000 - New jobs added in February
Quote ‘We intend to collect every penny by seizing Chinese-owned assets, including Missouri farmland’ — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey
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