HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla.—A shooter opened fire in the drive-thru area of a Wendy’s restaurant early Tuesday in suburban Fort Lauderdale, killing three people before fleeing, police said. Hallandale Beach police have released few details but said the victims were not restaurant employees. No names were immediately released. Witnesses said they heard about 10 shots shortly…
France Angry Over Exclusion From US-China Containment Policies
September 21, 2021
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Analysis France has recalled its ambassadors from the United States and Australia in protest over America’s new national security partnership with the United Kingdom and Australia, as well as a U.S. nuclear-propulsion submarine deal with Australia. France was angered because Australia had abandoned their $65 billion dollar defense deal, which provided the latter with diesel powered…
Retired State Senator in New Battle Against Domestic Communism
A Vietnam War veteran and former Virginia state senator is at the center of a new battle: pushing back on domestic communism in the United States. After 16 years in the Virginia House of Delegates and Virginia Senate, Sen. Richard Hayden Black withdrew from the office in 2020, but not the community. On June 22, he spoke…
With Fresh Purges in China’s Security Agencies, Xi Takes on Rival Factions
News analysis On Sept. 10, Chinese former police official Deng Huilin stood trial in the northern city of Baoding. Accused of accepting bribes, the forme head of public security in Chongqing, a southwestern megalopolis of 23 million people, pleaded guilty and expressed remorse for his actions. Deng was one among thousands of other security officials…
Federal Judge May Rule Soon on Maine Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers
The legal team seeking an emergency injunction to prevent Maine from enforcing a new CCP virus vaccine mandate that requires healthcare workers to get the jab or lose their jobs is optimistic that a federal judge will rule against the state because the mandate does not allow religious exemptions. The case comes after a federal…
The Evergrande Tangle: Danger in Every Direction and a Harbinger of More to Come
Commentary Evergrande’s troubles cannot help but bring up memories of the global financial crises of 2008-09. Thirteen years ago, first in the United States and then in the western world generally, company failures led to fears of more failures, fears that eventually interrupted normal financial dealing, threatened economies, and forced governments and central banks to…
Banks Oppose Biden’s New Proposal on IRS Reporting
WASHINGTON—Opposition is growing to a new proposal aimed at curbing tax evasion that would be part of the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package under consideration by Congress. The proposal, which is being pushed by the Biden administration, would require banks and other financial institutions to report to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) any deposits or withdrawals…
Homeschools Defy ‘Socialization’ Critique
Brian Newell has 10 students in his high school-age class seated around a U-shaped table arrangement in front of him. He has one student on Zoom. He’s making a point, says something funny, and the class erupts. Within a minute, everyone is jumping in, gesturing, laughing. Brian’s wearing a T-shirt, shorts, and popular sneakers with…
Biden Gives First Address to UN General Assembly as Some US Alliances Face Tensions
President Joe Biden delivered his first address at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday morning, declaring that the United States is “back at the table.” “We’re back at the table in international forums, especially the United Nations, to focus attention and to spur global action on shared challenges,” he told the…
Beijing Manipulates Hong Kong’s ‘Democracy’
September 21, 2021
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Analysis News of a sham election in Hong Kong indicates the deterioration of democracy in the world’s fragrant harbor, and China’s dumping of pro-tycoon candidates that it no longer needs. Beijing used to use the tycoons as a counterbalance against pro-democracy candidates, but now that it rejiggered “elections” in its favor, all but one of…
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