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He added that the decision about whether to proceed with the prosecution was taken by the CPS, "who were hamstrung by antiquated legislation".

For the first time since the 2019 political showdown that hamstrung the National Basketball Association’s aspirations in China, both of the league’s biggest stars returned to the basketball-crazy nation to plug their shoe brands.

That natural attrition is slowing because more workers, hamstrung by declining job openings and spooked by fears of an economic downturn, are staying put.

“For decades, the Department has been hamstrung by entrenched staffing problems and organizational culture resistant to reform and accountability,” she said in a statement.

But leftists coming into office in the hemisphere now are hamstrung by harsh economic conditions.