The UK should be able to reopen on dates set out in the government’s roadmap out of the lockdown, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said. Speaking at a televised CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus briefing on Wednesday, the Health Secretary said: “The data show that we are essentially precisely on track for where we expected to…
Caterpillar 1Q Sales Rise as Dealers Boost Inventory Levels
Caterpillar’s sales rose in the first quarter as market conditions for the machinery company begin to improve and dealers increase their inventory levels. Revenue climbed to $11.89 billion from $10.64 billion thanks to increased sales volume driven by higher end-user demand and changes in dealer inventories. Dealers boosted inventories by $700 million during the first…
Hawley Introduces Bill to Reduce Pentagon’s Reliance on Technology from China and Other ‘Adversary Nations’
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has introduced a bill aiming to reduce Chinese control over technology used by the U.S. armed forces. Called the Protecting Critical Boards and Electronics Through Transparency and Enduring Reinvestment (PCBETTER) Act (pdf), the measure intends “to prevent Beijing from inserting and exploiting vulnerabilities in…
Transat AT Reaches $700 Million Aid Deal With Federal Government
MONTREAL—Travel company Transat AT Inc. says it has reached a deal with Ottawa to borrow up to $700 million. The money will come through the federal government’s Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility, the same program used to help Air Canada. “The agreement reached with the government of Canada provides us with an additional $700 million…
German Politicians Call to Stop Funding Confucius Institutes With German Taxpayers’ Money
April 29, 2021
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Recently, top German politicians held an online conference to discuss the global influence of the Chinese communist regime’s Confucius Institutes (CI), calling to stop funding them with German taxpayers’ money. According to German media Donaukurier, the Ingolstadt Action Alliance for Uyghur Human Rights and the World Uyghur Congress co-organized the online conference prior to Ingolstadt…
Safari Goers Stunned When Family of Cheetahs Mount Their Vehicle to Relax and Scout Gazelle
Forget having a tiger in your tank—this group of surprised safari goers were stunned when a group of cheetahs decided to lie across their vehicle’s open sunroof and hood. Wildlife photographer Bhargava Srivari, 29, took these photos whilst visiting Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, east Africa. The pictures show a group of cheetahs climbing…
New York Train Conductor Finds Rings Worth $107,000 Left on His Train, Returns Them to Passenger
An honest act from an assistant conductor at Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) proved some people still have good old-fashioned values. Jonathan Yellowday, a Queens resident working on the 6:11 p.m. train from Penn Station to Port Washington, discovered a tray of engagement rings, valued at $107,000, in a plastic bag that a customer had left…
Maricopa County Election Audit on Pace to be Done by Deadline: Official
The 2020 election audit taking place in the largest county in Arizona is on pace to be done by the deadline next month, an official said on Wednesday. “The count is picking up significantly every day and with the additional shifts that we’re planning to put on, and other improvements in the process, we’re on…
How to Make Basque Cheesecake at Home
My first bite of Basque cheesecake was a revelation. I’ve never been a fan of super-rich New York-style cheesecake, so it was as if Basque cheesecake—which is decidedly less sweet and really lets the flavor of the cheese shine—was made for me. I was initially drawn in by its dark, almost-burnt appearance, but it was…
Cheddar From Cheddar: Meet the Cheesemaking Couple Who Brought a World-Famous Cheese Back to Its Home
In their small riverside dairy, cheerful cheesemakers Katherine and John Spencer are unlikely standard bearers for one of the world’s oldest food processes. The couple are the last cheesemakers in their village—which wouldn’t be very remarkable if that village wasn’t called Cheddar. Among the leafy lanes and rolling farmland of Somerset, in England’s rural West…
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