Month: April 2021

An Assessment of the CCP’s Economic Ambitions, Plans, and Metrics of Success


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A $1.2 Billion Loss for Delta, but Recovery Is on the Radar

Delta Air Lines lost $1.2 billion in the first quarter, more than expected, but executives said Thursday that the airline could be profitable by late summer if the budding recovery in air travel continues. CEO Ed Bastian said Thursday that ticket sales have been stronger in the last two weeks than at any time since…


Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade Floats Theme Contest

The Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade returns to Newport Harbor this December, and organizers are asking the public for help creating a theme for the historic holiday tradition. “After this past year, we are ready for some good news,” Steve Rosansky, president of the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce, told The Epoch Times. Each year,…


US Industrial Production Warms With the Weather, Rising 1.4 Percent

WASHINGTON—American industry rebounded last month as the United States recovered from an unusually frigid February. Industrial production—including output at factories, mines and utilities—rose 1.4 percent in March, reversing a 2.6 percent drop in February, the Federal Reserve reported Thursday. The increase was about half the surge economists had expected as federal aid flows into the…


Paying Homage to a San Francisco Cafe’s Roast Chicken

For our own take on Zuni Cafe’s roast chicken with bread salad, we started by butterflying a whole chicken and salting it overnight so it would cook quickly and evenly and be juicy and well-seasoned. Before roasting the chicken in a 475-degree oven, we covered the bottom of a skillet with bread cubes that we…


Lifestyle Intervention Helps Low-Income Moms Reduce Fatty Foods

Overweight low-income mothers of young kids ate fewer fast-food meals and high-fat snacks after participating in a study—not because researchers told them what to eat, but because the program being evaluated helped lower the moms’ stress, research suggests. The 16-week program was a lifestyle intervention aimed to prevent weight gain by promoting stress management, healthy…


BLM’s ‘Marxist’ Co-Founder Raked in $20,000 a Month as Chairwoman of Jail Reform Group

Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation co-founder and executive director Patrisse Cullors, a self-identified “trained Marxist,” raked in upwards of $20,000 a month serving as the chairwoman of a Los Angeles jail reform group in 2019, according to campaign finance records reviewed by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Reform LA Jails disbursed a total of…


COVID-19 and the Autoimmune Connection

As the world faces the long-term impact of COVID-19, many people are grappling with autoimmune issues linked to the disease. So what is autoimmunity? To understand that, we first need a foundational understanding of the immune system. The immune system is a complex network of cells, tissues, organs, and chemical messengers that work together to protect…


Moderna CEO: Booster Shot Against COVID-19 Might Be Available by the Fall

The CEO of U.S.-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Moderna said he hopes for a booster shot for its two-dose COVID-19 vaccine to become available in the fall. Stéphane Bancel made the announcement during an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Wednesday, saying the company is working towards the booster shot in case it will be needed against…