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Chinese-run biolab in California that was experimenting on deadly viruses was awarded over $500,000 in US TAXPAYER cash

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A Chinese-backed biolab in California was awarded over half a million dollars in US taxpayer cash, records show.

The black market lab – which was raided earlier this year – was found to be making illegal Covid and pregnancy tests and storing disease-riddled mice and hundreds of samples of pathogens, blood, and other dubious chemicals.

Public records show that the company linked to the lab received nearly $150,000 from the US government under a Covid-era loan program, receiving two separate

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Government steps in with millions of taxpayer cash to prop up Bulb Energy

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What is energy firm special administration and what does it mean? 

Energy supply company administration is essentially a contingency measure to deal with a low probability, but high impact event in the UK’s energy market.

It allows the company to continue trading normally, potentially with financial assistance from the Government, if the company is unable to secure funding from commercial sources. 

This lasts until the firm is either rescued, sold or its customers transferred to other suppliers.

Bulb is the

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