Month: April 2021

Woman Finds a Message From 21 Years Ago in a Bottle on the Shore of Shetland Islands

While walking on the beach, a woman from the Shetland Islands in Scotland discovered a bottle with a note from 21 years ago. The message was written in the Faroese language. Megan Keppie was on a walk with her friend, Lisa, on Feb. 28, when she stumbled upon the plastic bottle with a green cap….


Senate Democrats Pressure Biden to Raise Refugee Admission Limit

A group of Senate Democrats is again pressuring President Joe Biden to raise the number of refugees being admitted into the United States in hopes that he would eventually increase the cap on refugees to 125,000 for the 2022 fiscal year, which begins in October. Thirty-four Senate Democrats, led by Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), made…


Woman Posts Diary Entries of 1957 Stay-at-Home Mom on TikTok–and They’re Hilariously Relatable

A housewife’s old diary from 1957 was dredged up at a thrift store in west Tennessee, and the contents are a goldmine of vintage nostalgia and delight. A local woman named Kaitlyn Sawyer discovered the diary, and decided to share excerpts from it on TikTok. Within weeks, her videos were going viral. Her followers simply couldn’t get…


Pointing Us in the Right Direction: Good Books About Great Books

Whenever I write for The Epoch Times or other outlets about books, which is frequently, a reader or two will email me asking if I might send them a list of authors and titles worth their while. Most of them are looking for suggestions for their children and grandchildren, seeking to supplement their education with…


China Suspends Cargo Flights to COVID-19 Stricken India, Disrupting Shipment of Medical Supplies, While Promising to ‘Help’

India is experiencing a massive COVID-19 surge with more than 300,000 confirmed cases daily in the past week. Following democratic countries, the Chinese communist regime promised to help India, however, Indian media reported that a major Chinese state-run airline has suspended all cargo flights to India that are needed to bring in medical supplies, and…


Dad and Daughter, 20, Become Derbyshire’s First-Ever Firefighting Duo for the Same Service

A father and daughter will be saving lives as a firefighting duo for the same service after the girl became one of the youngest fire engine drivers in Britain. Zoe Mears, 20, completed her firefighting training in February this year to work alongside her father Rob, who has worked for Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service…


Hiker Lost in Mountains Texts Single Photo of His Legs–and Man Online Uses It to Locate Him, Saving His Life

Resident of Palmdale, California, Rene Compean went missing in the mountains on Monday, April 12. He was found the next day thanks to an internet user, Benjamin Kuo, who helped locate him using a very particular skill set. Compean had gone hiking alone near Mount Waterman, a famous ski destination in southern California. He had sent…


California Officials, Biden-Linked Firm Coordinated With Big Tech to Censor Election Posts: Judicial Watch

California officials colluded with Big Tech to censor social media posts in the United States during the 2020 presidential election, government watchdog group Judicial Watch announced Tuesday. The findings come after Judicial Watch received 540 pages and a further four pages of documents from the office of the Secretary of State of California in response to an open records request,…


California Officials, Biden-Linked Firm Colluded With Big Tech to Censor Election Posts: Judicial Watch

California officials colluded with Big Tech to censor social media posts in the United States during the 2020 presidential election, government watchdog group Judicial Watch announced Tuesday. The findings come after Judicial Watch received 540 pages and a further four pages of documents from the office of the Secretary of State of California in response to an open records request,…


European Parliament Approves Post-Brexit Trade Deal With Britain

The European Parliament announced on Wednesday that EU lawmakers had voted overwhelmingly in favor of the agreement with Britain on post-Brexit trade arrangements. EU lawmakers approved the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement by 660 votes to five, with 32 abstentions. The vote cleared the last hurdle towards the full ratification of the agreement, and marks…