Month: September 2021

Buscaino to Step Down as Council President Pro Tem Due to Candidacy for Mayor

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino said Tuesday he will step down as president pro tem of the City Council because he is running for mayor. “As is the long-held tradition of giving up council leadership when running for another office, today I will be stepping down from my ceremonial position of Council President…


City Council Seeks $5 Million to Help South LA Recover from Bomb Squad Blast

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday passed a motion introduced by Councilman Curren Price to identify $5 million in funding—some of which would come from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) budget—to help a South Los Angeles neighborhood recover from a massive explosion set off by an LAPD bomb squad error that injured 17…


CDC Says Its Investigating Mysterious Salmonella Outbreak in 25 States

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating a salmonella outbreak in about 25 states that hasn’t yet been linked to any food source or product. So far, 127 people have become sickened and 18 hospitalized in the outbreak of the Salmonella oranienburg strain. The agency, however, warned that the actual number could…


Second Woman Accuses Leon Black of Rape; Black’s Rep Calls Claim ‘Complete Fiction’

NEW YORK—A second woman has accused former Apollo Global Management Inc Chief Executive Leon Black of rape, saying he attacked her in the late financier Jeffrey Epstein’s mansion in Manhattan in 2002. The claim, by a woman identified as “Jane Doe,” was included in a proposed amended civil lawsuit filed on Monday night by Guzel…


French Senate Delegation to Visit Taiwan, Despite Chinese Regime’s Opposition

A French Senate delegation led by the chairman of the Senate’s Taiwan Friendship Group has scheduled to visit Taiwan in early October, despite pressure from the Chinese communist regime. According to French media La Lettre A, the French Senate’s Taiwan Friendship Group has scheduled its visit to Taiwan from Oct. 4 to 11. The delegation will…


Germans Shocked by Killing of Cashier After COVID Mask Row

BERLIN—German politicians expressed shock on Tuesday over the killing of a 20-year old petrol station worker after an argument about a face mask and said that coronavirus deniers who are willing to use violence will not be tolerated. The killing on Saturday evening in the western town of Idar-Oberstein has hit the national headlines as…


Biden’s Vaccine Mandate is a Very Bad Idea

President Joe Biden recently ordered that all large employers force their workers to be vaccinated or else be tested once a week. The new emergency rule, to be promulgated by the Department of Labor, is well meaning. But that doesn’t mean it is wise. Resistance to this government coercion is already mounting. Twenty-five state Republican…


Jo Lasorda, Widow of Los Angeles Dodgers Manager, Dies at 91

FULLERTON, Calif.—Jo Lasorda, the widow of Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, has died. She was 91. She died Monday night at her home in Fullerton, the team said Tuesday. No cause of death was given. The former Joan Miller met Tommy Lasorda at a minor league baseball game in her hometown of Greenville, South…


Chinese Authorities Conceal Reports of Deaths Following Homegrown COVID-19 Vaccines

Several families in China’s southwest Chongqing city are being silenced by local authorities after speaking out about the recent deaths of their loved ones, which they claim were linked to adverse reactions caused by homegrown COVID-19 vaccines, sources told The Epoch Times. The data on the efficacy and safety of Chinese-made vaccines are heavily censored…


Chinese Authorities Conceal Reports of Deaths Linked to Homegrown COVID-19 Vaccines

Several families in China’s southwest Chongqing city are being silenced by local authorities after speaking out about the recent deaths of their loved ones, which they claim were linked to adverse reactions caused by homegrown COVID-19 vaccines, sources told The Epoch Times. The data on the efficacy and safety of Chinese-made vaccines are heavily censored…