Despite shutdowns that spread across the world last year and caused the performing arts industry to grind to a halt, finding a musician with idle hands remained as difficult a task as ever. “Some of my colleagues said, ‘Oh, I can finally play “Hammerklavier,”’ or, ‘In lockdown, I learned book one or two of “The…
READ: Jury Instructions in Derek Chauvin’s Trial
Jurors in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin were told to follow the law in determining whether he is guilty of any of the three charges against him, even if they do not agree with the law. The jury was also instructed to consider all the evidence they heard and saw during…
Taiwanese President Warns About the Chinese Regime’s Psychological Warfare
The Taiwanese president warned people that the Chinese regime launched psychological warfare campaign against the independent island on the late night of April 15. Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen clarified in a Facebook message that the psychological warfare the Chinese regime launched against Taiwan has more forms that are harder to recognize and which aim at…
Sacha Lodge: Where the Wild Things Still Are
After a breathtaking ride over the snowy peaks of the Andes Mountains, the turboprop plane descended from thin air to the thick, humid atmosphere of the jungle. Below us, a muddy river coiled through vibrant verdant forest—until the thick tangle of trees gave way to the dull brown patchwork quilt of agriculture. Ahead lay the…
Dershowitz: Maxine Waters’ Tactics Similar to Those Used by Ku Klux Klan
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) was clearly trying to influence the jury in the Derek Chauvin trial when she traveled to Minnesota and said Chauvin should be found guilty, Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz charged on Tuesday. “Her message was clearly intended to get to the jury—‘If you will acquit or if you find the charge less…
Uphold Gun Conviction Even Though the Law Changed, Biden Administration Urges Supreme Court
The Biden administration urged the Supreme Court to uphold the felon-in-possession gun conviction of a man even though a high court ruling after the conviction added an additional element to the crime. The case is United States v. Gary, court file 20-444. The government’s petition seeking high court review of the 4th Circuit Court of…
Biden Administration to Add 22,000 Guest Worker Visas, Including 6,000 for Central Americans
The Biden administration has announced it will offer 22,000 extra seasonal guest worker visas to employers “likely to suffer irreparable harm” to their businesses without such employees, with 6,000 visas reserved for people from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, in a bid to “expand lawful pathways for opportunity in the United States.” The Department of Homeland…
Senate Committee Approves Bill Combating Organ Trafficking
The Senate committee on human rights has unanimously endorsed proposed legislation to combat international human organ trafficking. The Senate Bill S-204, sponsored by Sen. Salma Ataullahjan, makes it illegal for Canadians to get organs abroad without the consent of the donor, and makes people involved in forced organ harvesting inadmissible to Canada. Ataullahjan had introduced a similar…
J&J Reports $100 Million in Vaccine Sales as Results Top Forecasts
April 20, 2021
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Johnson & Johnson beat expectations for quarterly earnings and raised its dividend payouts to shareholders on Tuesday, while reporting $100 million in sales of its COVID-19 vaccine, whose use was paused by U.S. regulators last week. The company, which has previously said the vaccine will be available on a not-for-profit basis until the end of…
Alaska to Allow Family Members to Visit Fully Vaccinated Inmates
Alaska is set to allow family members of fully vaccinated inmates to visit them in correctional facilities starting Wednesday, according to a Department of Corrections press release. Public visitations in Alaska’s prisons were halted over a year ago, along with all nonessential access, due to concerns about COVID-19 outbreaks in correctional facilities. “This has been…
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