WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12510) on U.S.-China science and technology cooperation agreement on Oct. 16, 2023, by Karen M. Sutter, Asian trade and finance specialist, and John F. Sargent Jr., science and technology policy specialist. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S.-China Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement On January 31, 1979, weeks after the United States and the People's Republic of China (PRC, or China  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL33533) on Oct. 2, 2023, entitled "Saudi Arabia: Background and U.S. Relations" by Middle Eastern affairs specialist Christopher M. Blanchard. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ruled by the Al Saud family since its founding in 1932, wields global influence through its administration of the birthplace of the Islamic faith and by virtue of its large oil reserves (17.  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today joined America's Newsroom on Fox News to discuss the Iran-backed Hamas attack on Israel and the Biden Administration's irresponsible appeasement strategy that has emboldened and empowered Iran and its terrorist proxies. Partial Transcript: Hagerty on Iran's ro  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today joined Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss the Biden Administration's failed appeasement policy that has enriched Iran and emboldened its terrorist proxies like Hamas. Partial Transcript Hagerty on the Biden Administration's appeasement of Iran through compromised Robert   more

NEW YORK, Oct. 19 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release: When Hamas-led Palestinian fighters launched their deadly assault in Israel on October 7, many foreign governments rushed to support Israel. The United States was particularly fervent in declaring that Israel had a right to self-defense, and it expedited military assistance to the country without conditions. Now, Israel appears ready for a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip in an effort, it says, to destroy Hamas. The Is  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 21 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Oct. 20, 2023: * * * Tuskegee University and MIT deepen a connection that's existed from the start. * * * Robert Robinson Taylor's impressive legacy straddles two institutions. There's MIT, where he studied architecture and became the Institute's first African American graduate; and then there is Tuskegee University, originally the Tuskegee Institute, where Taylor spent most o  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Oct. 17 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: "Changing Demographics and the 2024 Election: The Politics of Race and Ethnicity" will be the topic for a Technology & Society Colloquia Series presentation on Oct. 25 at Pennsylvania College of Technology. The presenter for the program is Luis Ricardo Fraga, who is the Rev. Donald P. McNeill, C.S.C., Professor of Transformative Latino Leadership; the Joseph and Elizabeth Robbie Professor o  more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Oct. 20 -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: Inside the Core this week, we are thrilled that long-time faculty member, friend and supporter of the Core, Rev. Forrest Pritchett, is being honored at the Oranges and Maplewood, NAACP Branch group's Freedom Fund Dinner and Awards, on Thursday, October 19, 2023 at the Cedar Hill Country Club in Livingston. Rev. Pritchett is receiving the President's Award. This honor is well-deserved, and several of us who tea  more