Month: March 2021

Thursday, April 1, 2021: Epoch Sudoku

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


Thursday, April 1, 2021: Epoch Crossword

‘Colorful fish’, ‘Lunch hour’, ‘Simians’, ‘Japanese zither’, ‘Swiss peaks’, ‘Musical notes’, ‘Chanel of fashion’, ‘Goings-on’, ‘Uttar Pradesh city’, and ‘Whispers sweet nothings’ are some of the clues in this crossword puzzle from the April 1, 2021 edition of The Epoch Times newspaper.


Australian State Enacts ‘First of Its Kind’ Gender Equality Act

The Victorian government has implemented Australia’s first Gender Equality Act that will require public sector employers to “promote and advance” gender equality in the workplace. The legislation (pdf), which came into effect on March 31, will see the public sector—including local councils and universities—“close the gender pay gap, improve gender equality at all levels of…


‘Easter Is Good to Go’: Premier Lifts Brisbane Lockdown From Noon

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has declared that “Easter is good to go” with the most severe lockdown restrictions due to end at 12 p.m. local time on Thursday, the day before the Easter holidays begin. “After discussions … the lockdown will be lifted from 12 noon today,” Palaszczuk told reporters on Thursday. The premier hopes…


GOP Runs 7 Figure Campaign on Dems’ Partisan Election Reform Push in Congress

The Republican National Committee (RNC) and National Republican Senatorial Committee’s (NRSC) are beginning ad campaigns this week and early next week to have their say on the Democrats’ election reform bill S.1, which they are calling a “power grab.” The RNC has designated a six-figure sum to an ad campaign that will run in states…


Santa Ana Man Arrested for Receiving Kickbacks From Corrupt Sober Living Homes 

The FBI arrested a Santa Ana man March 30 after he was suspected of accepting kickbacks from sober living homes in a process known as “body brokering”. Darius Jarell Moore, 27, was charged with one count of solicitation and receipt of payment, a federal charge, for referring a patient into a recovery home or clinical treatment facility. According to the criminal complaint filed with the…


President Biden’s American Job Killing Tax Plan

Commentary There is a deep irony in President Joe Biden’s decision to start looking for support for his American Job Killing Tax Plan in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. And make no mistake: Biden’s so-called American Jobs Plan is a tax increase bill masquerading as an infrastructure bill—which is in turn masquerading as a jobs bill. It will…


The 10 Radical New Rules That Are Changing America

Commentary There are 10 new ideas that are changing America, maybe permanently. 1) Money is a construct. It can be created from thin air. Annual deficits and aggregate national debt no longer matter much. Prior presidents ran up huge annual deficits, but at least there were some concessions that the money was real and had…


As Baseball Season Begins, Southern California Stadiums Are Rife With Rules

It’s opening day for Major League Baseball (MLB) April 1, but the rules of the game don’t just apply to players this year. Fans, too, must abide by a plethora of regulations in order to catch their favorite team in person during the ongoing pandemic. Stadium capacity in Orange County—currently in the orange tier—will be…


Honduran Migrant Boy, 4, Found Traveling Alone by US-Mexico Border

MEXICO CITY—A 4-year-old Honduran boy was found traveling alone near the Rio Grande River that separates Mexico from the United States with no one to claim him, the Mexican government said on Wednesday. Mexico’s National Migration Institute (INM) said the boy was found unaccompanied among trees and thickets as he walked toward the border. He…