China demands return of arrested Huawei CFO

Meng Wanzhou faces extradition to the U.S. No Images? Click here   By Paul Vale     Thursday, December 6 ARRESTED HUAWEI CFO FACES EXTRADITION The chief financial officer of Chinese tech giant Huawei has been arrested in Canada and now faces extradition to the United States. Beijing demanded Meng Wanzhou’s immediate release. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this year that U.S. authorities are investigating whether the tech giant violated sanctions on Iran. [AP] [Tweet | Share on Facebook] MICHIGAN GOP GUTS MINIMUM WAGE BILL Republican lame-duck state legislators in Michigan voted to gut a bill that would’ve raised the state’s minimum wage and given workers access to paid sick leave. [HuffPost] REPUBLICANS APPROVE 82 WALKER PICKS Republicans in the Wisconsin state Senate rushed to approve 82 of Gov. Scott Walker’s appointees, a month after voters chose not to reelect the Republican. 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