Virginia’s New Governor Moves Swiftly to Overhaul State University Boards
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Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, appointed new board members at three state
schools, hours after she was sworn in as Virginia’s first female governor.
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Policymakers in China, the world’s third largest economy behind the U.S. and EU, face their own set of tough choices. Rapid growth rate has fueled inflation that is running at a double-digit rate, according to analysts -- much higher than official targets. To contain inflation, Beijing has raised interest rates five times and lifted banks' reserve requirements nine times since October. If it clamps down too hard, though, a deeper economic slowdown could reverse China's efforts to lift hundreds of millions of people out of poverty.
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