Month: February 2021

International Outcry After 47 Opposition Figures in Hong Kong Charged Under National Security Law

The United States, United Kingdom, European Union, and Taiwan have voiced concern at the Hong Kong government’s subversion charges directed at 47 pro-democracy activists under the pro-Beijing national security law on Sunday. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken took to Twitter late on Sunday night to condemn the detentions and charges against the activists, saying that “freedom…


New York AG Rejects Cuomo’s Proposal for Independent Probe Into Sexual Harassment Claims

The office of New York Attorney General Letitia James said on Feb. 28 that she rejected a proposal from New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo that she and the chief judge of the state’s Court of Appeals would appoint an independent investigator to review the sexual harassment claims against the governor. “To clarify, I do not accept the…


New York AG Says Won’t Accept Cuomo’s Proposal for Independent Probe Into Sexual Harassment Claims

The office of New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Sunday that she has not accepted a statement from New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo offering that she and the chief judge of New York’s Court of Appeals appoint an attorney to investigate the sexual harassment claims against him from at least two former female members of…


Trump: Big Tech Companies ‘Should Be Punished’ for Censoring Conservative Voices

Big tech companies such as Twitter, Google, and Facebook should face major penalties if they continue to engage in censorship of conservative voices, President Donald Trump told an audience at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). The former president, in his first major appearance since leaving office, took the opportunity to renew calls to sanction Silicon Valley…


Video: Rep. Ralph Norman: Conservatives Must ‘Be Willing to Fight’

At CPAC 2021, we sit down with Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) to discuss Rush Limbaugh’s legacy, and why he believes all conservatives must “be willing to fight” as aggressively as the left. American Thought Leaders is an Epoch Times show available on YouTube, Rumble, Youmaker, and The Epoch Times website. It also airs on cable on…


Video: Rep. Jim Jordan on Potential Trump 2024 Run; The Equality Act; Fighting Cancel Culture

At the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference, we sit down with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) to discuss a potential Trump 2024 run, why he believes the Equality Act threatens religious liberty, and how he thinks people should combat cancel culture. Jan Jekielek: I’m here at CPAC 2021 with Congressman Jim Jordan. Very good to be…


New Zealand Lockdown Costs Millions Each Day to Auckland Businesses

WELLINGTON—The mayor of New Zealand’s biggest city, Auckland, said on Monday that its residents should be prioritised for vaccines, after it was thrown into its fourth lockdown over the weekend costing millions of dollars a day. The seven-day lockdown of the population of nearly 2 million was prompted by the case of a person who…


Russia Launches Satellite to Monitor Climate in Arctic

MOSCOW—Russia launched its space satellite Arktika-M on Sunday on a mission to monitor the climate and environment in the Arctic amid a push by the Kremlin to expand the country’s activities in the region. Moscow is seeking to develop the energy-rich region, investing in the Northern Sea Route for shipping across its long northern flank….


Spacewalking Astronauts Prep Station for New Solar Wings

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.— Spacewalking astronauts ventured out Sunday to install support frames for new, high-efficiency solar panels arriving at the International Space Station later this year. NASA’s Kate Rubins and Victor Glover put the mounting brackets and struts together, then bolted them into place next to the station’s oldest and most degraded solar wings. They…


Monday, March 1, 2021: Epoch Sudoku

Some benefits of playing Sudoku may include reducing anxiety and stress, and improving concentration, problem-solving skills, logical thinking, and memory.