Commentary We now know at least one of the priorities of the Biden administration during the remaining weeks Democrats control the House of Representatives. The president says he would try to “get rid of assault weapons.” Speaking to reporters at his Nantucket, Massachusetts, holiday house, Biden said: “The idea [that] we still allow semi-automatic weapons to be…
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Shen Yun Dance and Music Inspires Costa Mesa’s New Year Audience
COSTA MESA, Calif.—It was New Year’s Eve at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, where Shen Yun Performing Arts presented for the last time in 2021. Richard Denzer and his wife finally had their opportunity to see the world’s premier classical Chinese dance and music performance after waiting many years. “The performance was wonderful and…