Month: March 2021

Orange County Charter Schools Offer Students, Parents Choice

ORANGE, Calif.—When organizers of the Orange County Classical Academy (OCCA) set out to open the doors of their own charter school in August 2020 in the city of Orange, they had no idea they’d be doing it in the middle of a pandemic. They simply wanted to offer children what they felt was a better…


Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario Unite to Urge Michigan Not to Shut Down Line 5

WASHINGTON—Shutting down the Line 5 pipeline would create a “dangerous precedent” that would forever imperil future cross-border infrastructure projects between Canada and the United States, says Alberta’s energy minister. Sonya Savage joined counterparts from Saskatchewan and Ontario in warning a House of Commons committee Tuesday about the knock-on effects that could result if the cross-border pipeline…


Biden Signs 2-Month Extension to PPP Loan Program

President Joe Biden on March 30 signed a two-month extension to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which was created to help small businesses keep their workers employed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The measure (pdf), called the PPP Extension Act of 2021, extends the deadline to apply for a PPP loan to May 31, and gives the…


Biden Signs Two-Month Extension to PPP Loan Program

President Joe Biden on March 30 signed a two-month extension to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which was created to help small businesses keep their workers employed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The measure (pdf), called the PPP Extension Act of 2021, extends the deadline to apply for a PPP loan to May 31, and gives the Small Business…


Biden Signs Bill to Extend PPP Loan Program for Another Two Months

President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill into law on Tuesday afternoon, extending the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for another two months for small businesses impacted by the pandemic. The PPP is a loan designed to provide economic relief for small businesses to keep their workers employed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The loan is back by the…


Biden Signs Bill to Extend PPP Loan for Another Two Months

President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill into law on Tuesday afternoon, extending the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for another two months for small businesses impacted by the pandemic. The PPP is a loan designed to provide economic relief for small businesses to keep their workers employed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The loan is back by the…


High School Science Teacher Shares How He Paid Off $57,000 in Student Loans in Just One Year

Jonté Lee, a high school teacher from Washington, D.C., went viral in 2020 for turning his kitchen into a chemistry lab to enrich his students’ virtual learning experience. However, he has also made headlines for paying off over $57,000 in private student loan debt in just one year. In an email interview with The Epoch…


Buttigieg, Northam Announce Multibillion-Dollar Deal to Boost Rail Between DC, Richmond

Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to sign a $3.7 billion deal with Amtrak and CSX Transportation.


2 Caged Bears Locked in Dark Basement for 17 Years Rescued From Bile Farm in Vietnam

Two Asiatic black bears have been liberated from a lifetime of suffering after being locked in a dark basement beneath a clothing shop in Vietnam. For years, they had suffered agonizing bile extractions for the illegal bear bile trade. A male bear named Xuan endured these appalling conditions for 17 years, reportedly after being captured as…


Biden’s Dog Involved in Another Biting Incident at White House

One of President Joe Biden’s dogs has been involved in a biting incident, weeks after causing injury to a person on White House grounds. Major, the family’s younger dog, “nipped someone while on a walk” on Monday, Michael LaRosa, press secretary to First Lady Jill Biden told The Associated Press, adding that the dog “is…