Month: March 2021

Queensland Mandates Pubs, Cafes, Restaurants Use Govt’s Check-In App

The Queensland government will mandate its new COVID-Safe check-in app for most pubs, restaurants, and cafes across the state from May 1 to help contact tracing during outbreaks of the CCP virus. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the check-in app would provide “relevant, legible and timely” information to help respond to an outbreak of COVID-19, the disease…


Video: Don’t Fear Persecution, Says Political Prisoner of 17 Years—Interview with Jorge Luis Antonis

Jorge Luis Antonis spent 17 years as a political prisoner of the Castro regime in Cuba simply for criticizing the ruling party. After his release, and finding refuge in the United States, Luis tells us what he faced and reflects on the values he learned through facing hardships bravely and with faith. These stories and…


Stimulus Payments Headed to Social Security Recipients Soon

Social Security recipients and other federal beneficiaries who don’t normally file a tax return should expect their coronavirus relief payments soon. The federal government began distributing the third round of economic impact payments in mid-March to millions of Americans. But a paperwork delay temporarily held up payments to Social Security, Supplemental Security Income and Railroad…


Deep Dive (March 31): $2 Trillion Infrastructure Package Includes Massive Tax Hikes

President Joe Biden unveils his infrastructure package. But the price tag, numbering in the trillions, is sparking controversy on Capitol Hill. Many are voicing concerns about the tax hike, and its potential effects on the economy. While the U.S. Commerce Department has been vocal in their support of the infrastructure plan, they call the proposal…


Delta to Stop Blocking Middle Seats

Delta Air Lines said on Wednesday it will stop blocking middle seats as of May 1, a move that will allow it to start selling more tickets on each flight at a time when travel demand is picking up as more Americans receive COVID-19 vaccines. Atlanta-based Delta is now the only U.S. airline still limiting…


USTR Vows to Keep Battling ‘Significant’ Foreign Trade Barriers, Names China

WASHINGTON—The U.S. government on Wednesday vowed to continue battling what it sees as significant trade barriers that are harming American companies and farmers, and singled out Beijing as the “world’s leading offender” in creating overcapacities in several sectors. The U.S. Trade Representative’s office said its annual report on the issue showed “significant barriers that present…


Build (and Patronize) Alternative Structures While We Can

Commentary Fed up and/or frustrated with mainstream methods and companies, not to mention governmental interference, our fellow and gal Americans have been building alternative structures as long as we have been alive. Some have been useful, some not. Some lasted, most didn’t. But now, in this time of vaccine passports and similar growing intrusions and…


Video: Facts Matter (March 31): Trump Launches New Personal Website; Supreme Court Rules on Hillary Clinton

Former President Donald Trump has launched a new, personal website, dedicated to preserving the legacy of his administration and to advance his agenda. The Supreme Court rejected a request which would’ve required Hillary Clinton to testify under oath regarding her use of a private email server. Facts Matter is an Epoch Times show available on YouTube….


The Privilege of Service: How Vietnam War Veterans Are Still Serving Today Across the Nation

March 29 is National Vietnam War Veterans Day, so we are traveling from Washington, D.C., to South Carolina, to Los Angeles, and to Georgia to meet Vietnam war veterans who, more than 50 years after that war ended, continue to serve today in inspiring ways. Honor, patriotism, and audacity first sent them onto the battlefield…


Russia: Navalny on Hunger Strike to Protest Prison Treatment

MOSCOW—Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Wednesday he has started a hunger strike to protest authorities’ failure to provide proper treatment for his back and leg pains. In a statement posted on Instagram, Navalny complained about prison officials’ refusal to give him the right medicines and to allow his doctor to visit him behind…