China’s December imports records a surprise jump, exports beat expectations newsthirst.

An aerial view of a container ship leaving the dockyard in Qingdao in east China’s Shandong province. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images China’s exports and imports in December beat expectations by a large margin, data from the country’s customs authority showed Monday, with exporters continuing to frontload shipments ahead of U.S. President-elect…

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Could Kansas be the next surprise swing state? New poll says… newsthirst.

The Cook Political called Kansas a “Safe Republican” state. History suggests Kansas has been a reliably Republican state for decades, but shifting demographics and recent polling have raised one question. Could it gradually become more competitive? Kansas Statehouse in Topeka, Kan, can be seen in the picture. (Evert Nelson/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP, File)(AP) “Kansas…

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