Category: United States

Charlie Chaplin—His New Profession (1914)

His New Profession is a 1914 U.S. silent comedy film made at Keystone Studios and starring Charlie Chaplin. The film, also known as “The Good for Nothing,” involves Chaplin taking care of a man in a wheelchair. Credit: Public Domain Movie – publicdomainmovie.net/ * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My…


New Orleans Grill Becomes First Business Allowed by Court to Recover Damages for COVID-19 Lockdown Losses

Oceana Grill, a popular seafood restaurant in New Orleans, has achieved a first-of-its-kind victory in its long-running legal battle to receive payouts from insurer Lloyd’s of London for loss of revenues during its COVID-19 shutdown beginning on March 20, 2020. On June 15, a Louisiana state court reversed an earlier decision and ruled in favor…


Canceled Flights Rise Across US as Summer Travel Heats Up

U.S. airlines canceled high numbers of flights as they tried to recover from storms while accommodating growing crowds of summer vacationers. By early afternoon on Saturday in the United States, airlines have scrubbed more than 700 flights after canceling more than 1,400 on Friday, according to tracking service FlightAware. Airports with the most cancellations included…


Democrats Face Turmoil As Concerns Mount About Biden’s Suitability to Run in 2024, Observers Say

The widely-expected losses that the Democratic Party will face in the November midterm elections, as voters register their frustration and anger over record inflation, surging mortgage rates and house prices, a bearish stock market performing markedly worse than during the previous administration, and concern about the course of the Ukraine crisis, leave the party with no…


FIFA Picks 2026 World Cup Cities, Predicts US ‘No 1 Sport’

NEW YORK—The 16 cities of the first World Cup spread across three nations were revealed, and FIFA President Gianni Infantino made a bold statement summing up the goal of the 2026 tournament, to be played largely in the United States. “By 2026, soccer—or futbol—will be the No. 1 sport in this part of the world,”…


Trilateral Relations Between US, Japan, South Korea Improve Amid Growing Beijing Threat in Indo-Pacific

New Analysis The defense chiefs of the United States, Japan, and South reached a consensus in Singapore on June 11 to deepen security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. At the trilateral meeting, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi, and South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup also unanimously opposed any unilateral actions…


American Business Elites Have Become Lobbyists for China, Expert Says

Beijing’s well-documented abusive trade practices, human rights abuses, and territorial aggression have been hard to curb partly because of a lack of alignment between the political and military leadership of democratic nations, on the one hand, and Western business elites engaging in trade with China, on the other, said panelists at a hearing held by…


Shen Yun Gives ‘Insight Into Ancient China’, Says Retired Businessman

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—Retired businessman Michael Parrott had heard a lot about Shen Yun Performing Arts, more than enough to inspire him into travel with a friend from Fort Wayne to Indianapolis to watch the company perform at the Clowes Memorial Hall. “We came a long way to see [Shen Yun],” said Mr. Parrot, who had invited…


Shen Yun Sings ‘Life Is a Beautiful Thing’ to Indianapolis Couple

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—The world’s premier Chinese classical dance and music performance, Shen Yun Performing Arts, touched the hearts of its audience at the Butler Arts Center on June 11. In the audience was Sharon Roloff, a medical assistant, and Dr. Rob Roloff, a minister in the Lutheran Church, both of whom were immediately struck by the…


Surgeon Says Shen Yun Keeps Alive Traditions of the Chinese People

BUFFALO, N.Y.—After many years of wanting to see Shen Yun Performing Arts, Yaron Perry, a lung surgeon at the University of Buffalo, and Anna Blumental-Perry, a biology researcher at the University, were finally able to attend a matinee performance at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre in Buffalo, N.Y. on June 11. “I think they’re amazing,” Dr. Perry…