Month: April 2021

Sunday, April 18, 2021: Epoch Crossword

‘Coin collectors?’, ‘Short flight’, ‘Piggery’, ‘Diva’s song’, ‘Proof word’, ‘Caroled’, ‘Furrow maker’, ‘Absentminded’, ‘Garden latticework’, ‘Befuddled’, ‘Certain Mexican American’, ‘Cold War line’, ‘Modest’, and ‘Apple variety’ are some of the clues in this crossword puzzle from the June 24, 2020 edition of The Epoch Times newspaper. Weekends will have past puzzles since the newspaper does not…


Australia Has Capability to Manufacture mRNA Vaccine: Minister

A senior Morrison government minister says Australia has the capability to manufacture a mRNA type COVID-19 vaccine like Pfizer and Moderna, it just doesn’t have the capability to produce at scale at the moment. The Pfizer vaccine is recommended for people under 50 by Australia’s health authorities after the AstraZeneca treatment that is being produced…


Patients Evacuated As Fire Blazes in Johannesburg Hospital

JOHANNESBURG—Nearly 700 patients are being evacuated Saturday from Johannesburg’s Charlotte Maxeke Hospital, where a fire blazed overnight through parts of the facility in South Africa’s largest city. No injuries or casualties have been reported. The fire has been contained but the hospital has been closed for seven days, said David Makhura, premier of Gauteng province…


American Public ‘Deserves to Know’ About Ashli Babbitt’s Death: Police Association Spokesperson

Sgt. Betsy Smith, spokesperson for the National Police Association, says the American public deserves to know more about the fatal shooting of U.S. Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt during the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. Smith believes that the continued politicization of police has to be addressed, adding that while Babbitt did wrong in being part of the…


‘The American Public Deserves to Know’ About Ashli Babbitt’s Death: National Police Association Spokesperson

Sgt. Betsy Smith, spokesperson for the National Police Association, said that the American public deserves to know more about the fatal shooting of U.S. Air Force veteran Ashley Babbitt during the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. Smith believes that the continued politicization of police has to be addressed, adding that Babbitt did wrong in being part of the…


Easter Lilies and Early Tomatoes

Last year at this time, around Easter, most areas had lockdowns. Most churches weren’t able to have in-person services and weren’t buying Easter lilies. I wrote about how many independent garden centers that sold Easter lilies, annual flowers, and vegetable plants were having a hard time financially. But as people stayed home from work and…


Revisiting History at Kings Mountain National Military Park

Up a windy road lined with trees in Blacksburg, South Carolina, stands Kings Mountain National Military Park. My children, ages 2 and 4, had begged us to stay at the nearby (and equally beautiful) Kings Mountain State Park, which had, among other amenities, an impressive playground. Luckily, my husband is as enthusiastic a lover of…


Ron DeSantis Says Biden Administration’s Handling of J&J Vaccine ‘Huge Mistake’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Friday that the federal government’s handling of the J&J vaccine was a “huge mistake,” as it caused confidence in the vaccine to plunge. “We’re not helped in this regard by the behavior of some of these public health people, particularly in the federal government. I mean, how they handled…


Ford Backtracks on New Police COVID-19 Powers Amid Intense Backlash

TORONTO—Furious criticism of new anti-pandemic powers that allow police in Ontario to stop any motorist or pedestrian and ask where they live and why they’re not home prompted the provincial government on Saturday to reconsider the measures. As the number of infected people in hospital reached record levels, Premier Doug Ford tweeted that the measures,…


Arizona Senate to Start Major Audit of 2.1 Million 2020 Presidential Election Ballots

The Arizona Senate, which is controlled by Republicans, is ready to start a major audit of 2.1 million ballots for the 2020 presidential election, with the recount will be done by hand this time. The state Senate said in March they would be conducting a “broad and detailed” audit, adding that they will test voting…