One expert is calling today’s social media apps legal malware. “Tristan Harris had this to say: the average person checks their smartphone 150 times per day. Why do we do this? It’s the number one ingredient in slot machines: intermittent variable rewards. Addictiveness is maximized when the rewards are variable. Technology hijacks the way we…
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) holds a press conference at 10:45 a.m. ET on Feb. 7. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. [...]
The Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery, may protect abortion as a federal right, a federal judge said on Feb. 6 in an ongoing prosecution of pro-life activists charged with conspiracy… [...]
A study published this week found that regular vitamin D supplementation may lower the risk of Type 2 diabetes among millions of adults who have prediabetes. A team of researchers… [...]
SEATTLE—Boeing plans to make staffing cuts in the aerospace company’s finance and human resources departments in 2023, with a loss of around 2,000 jobs, the company said. “We expect about… [...]
Naval Lieutenant Levi Beaird, a Texan from Fort Worth, was surprised to learn that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) invited him to attend the State of the Union address. Beaird hopes his… [...]
The House Oversight and Accountability Committee holds a hearing at 10:00 a.m. ET on Feb. 7, “On The Front Lines of the Border Crisis,” with testimony from Customs and Border… [...]
Pentagon’s own admission on Feb. 6 of an “awareness gap” regarding previous Chinese balloon incursions in U.S. airspace has drawn concerns from Republican lawmakers. “If the CCP [Chinese Communist Party]… [...]
LIVE NOW: House Armed Services Committee Holds Hearing on Pressing Threat of Chinese Communist Party
U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee holds a hearing at 10 a.m. ET on Feb. 7 on “The Pressing Threat of the Chinese Communist Party to U.S. National Defense.”… [...]
Amid growing bipartisan uproar over Beijing’s violation of U.S. sovereignty, a Chinese spokesperson issued a veiled threat vowing that Beijing would “resolutely safeguard its legitimate rights and interests” over the Pentagon’s… [...]
U.S. House Republican leaders hold a press conference at 10:15 a.m. ET on Feb. 7, before President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. The Epoch Times will livestream the… [...]