Month: January 2021

Ohio Republicans Propose Designating June 14 as ‘President Donald J. Trump Day’

Two Ohio state lawmakers suggested designating June 14 as “President Donald J. Trump Day” to honor the former president. “Let’s show the 3,154,834 Ohio voters (a record and historic number of votes received for president in Ohio) who cast their ballot to re-elect Donald J. Trump that we as a legislature recognize the accomplishments of…


Ohio Republicans Propose Designating June 14th as ‘President Donald J. Trump Day’

Two Ohio state lawmakers suggested designating June 14th as “President Donald J. Trump Day” to honor the former president. “Let’s show the 3,154,834 Ohio voters (a record and historic number of votes received for president in Ohio) who cast their ballot to re-elect Donald J. Trump that we as a legislature recognize the accomplishments of…


3 Trump-Era Homeland Security Officials Join Heritage Foundation

Three former homeland security officials from the Trump administration are set to join the Heritage Foundation, where their focus will include countering threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the conservative think tank said in a statement. Chad Wolf, the former acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Ken Cuccinelli, the department’s former deputy secretary, and…


Three Trump-era Homeland Security Officials Join Conservative Think Tank to Help Counter China Threat

Three former homeland security officials who served in the Trump administration are set to join the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, where their focus will include countering the threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Chad Wolf, former acting secretary of homeland security, Ken Cuccinelli, former deputy secretary of homeland security, and Mark…


1776 Commission Director: Abolishing the Commission Won’t ‘Get Rid of These Principles’

Dr. Matthew Spalding, a professor of constitutional government and Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College was interviewed by The Epoch Times’ program American Thought Leaders. He was the executive director of the 1776 Commission, created by executive order by former President Donald Trump. The host of the program, Jan Jekielek, asked…


WHO Team Visits Second Wuhan Hospital in Virus Investigation

WUHAN, China—Members of a World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic visited another Wuhan hospital that had treated early COVID-19 patients on their second full day of work Saturday. Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital was one of the first in the Chinese city to deal with patients in early 2020 suffering from a…


Small Bomb Explodes Near Israeli Embassy in New Delhi, Nobody Hurt

NEW DELHI/JERUSALEM—A small bomb went off near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi, causing no injuries, in an incident that an Israeli official said was being treated as terrorism. Delhi police said the explosion was caused by a “very low intensity improvised device” and damaged the window panes of three nearby parked cars. “Initial impressions…


Once High-Flying HNA Group Enters Bankruptcy Proceedings

News Analysis HNA Group, the acquisitive conglomerate once synonymous with China’s global ambitions, has succumbed to its massive debt load and entered bankruptcy proceedings at the behest of its creditors. The Hainan-based company was served by its creditors on Jan. 29 in the provincial court to begin bankruptcy restructuring, the company announced on its WeChat…


UAE Adopts Amendments to Grant Citizenship to Investors and Other Professionals

DUBAI—The United Arab Emirates has adopted amendments that would allow the Gulf state to grant citizenship to investors and other professionals including scientists, doctors, and their families, the government said on Saturday. “The UAE cabinet, local Emiri courts, and executive councils will nominate those eligible for the citizenship under clear criteria set for each category,”…


Workers Escaped Deadly Leak by Going Through Nitrogen Fog

ATLANTA—Workers at a northeast Georgia poultry plant said they escaped through a fog of vaporizing liquid nitrogen that killed six of their coworkers, as an investigation continued Friday into the cause of the leak at Foundation Foods Group. The Hall County Sheriff’s Office identified the victims on Friday as: 45-year-old Jose DeJesus Elias-Cabrera of Gainesville;…