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Confucius Institutes are billed by the Chinese Communist Party as benevolent language and culture programs and once numbered more than 100 on U.S. campuses across the country. But intelligence officials, members of Congress, and the Trump administration accused them of being an arm of the Chinese Communist Party, used for propaganda and malign foreign influence purposes. In part one of this series,
looks at how the once-ubiquitous institutions have waned over the past couple of years, shrinking in size and disappearing from dozens of colleges including an Ivy League school once seen as its flagship program.
The Chinese Communist Party-linked Confucius Institutes are collapsing in the United States, falling from over 100 to just over a couple dozen in a few years thanks to pressure from the Trump administration and growing concern within the U.S. government about the challenge posed by Chinese influence at U.S. colleges and universities.
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CONWAY â Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the New Hampshire House of Representatives is set to open its 2021 session in a parking lot at the University of New Hampshire on Wednesday at 10 a.m.
While many of the 400 House members plan to meet in a drive-in sort of format, several have shared concerns about meeting during the coronavirus pandemic and at least one representative from Carroll County will not be in attendance.
Rep. Tom Buco (D-Conway), the countyâs longest-serving Democrat, said Tuesday he wonât be making the trek to Durham to begin his eighth term.
âI will not be attending the opening session due to health concerns,â Buco said by phone. âAttendance is going to require me to drive two hours in each direction, to begin with. That requires me to use high-risk public restrooms on the road. And the same thing when I get to the location. I mean sitting in the car for four hours in the session, thatâs going to require me to use the high-risk por
Sunday’s college roundup: UMaine women bounce back, beat New Hampshire
Kelly Fogarty breaks her own school record with 10 3-pointers and scores 30 points in a 76-56 win.
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DURHAM, N.H. Kelly Fogarty scored 30 points, including a school-record 10 3-pointers, and the University of Maine women’s basketball team bounced back from its first loss of the season with a 76-56 win Sunday over New Hampshire.
Fogarty made 10 of 17 3-pointers for the Black Bears (6-1, 3-1 America East), breaking her record of nine 3-pointers set on Dec. 4, 2019.
Blanca Millan added 14 points.
Amanda Torres had 12 points and Helana Delaruelle scored 10 for New Hampshire (2-7, 2-4).