Month: September 2021

Nearly 200 Minnesota Healthcare Workers Sue Employers Over Vaccine Mandates

Almost 200 Minnesota healthcare workers sued their employers in a bid to block COVID-19 vaccine mandates at their facilities. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of unnamed workers in various hospital systems across the state, identifies about two dozen healthcare institutions, hospitals, and federal officials as defendants. That includes the Mayo Clinic, Fairview Health Services, University of…


Democrats Are Criticizing the Supreme Court Emergency Procedures to Warrant Adding Justices: Sen. Grassley

Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said calling a normal Supreme Court procedure like the emergency docket (when the Court hears last-minute cases in a shortened time frame) a “shadow docket” is the latest attempt by Democrats to change public opinion about the Court, so they can add more justices….


In Defense of Ending Extradition Treaties With China

Commentary Recently, a minor row erupted on Twitter over some comments made about Spain’s shameless extradition of 94 Taiwanese citizens to China in June 2019. Those in favor came up with the usual questions: What are the options? Why should they not be sent back? Their basic assumption, taking Beijing’s word for it, is that those…


Beijing Pushes Citizens to Download Police-Developed ‘Anti-Fraud App,’ Stirring Privacy Concerns

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been widely promoting a police-developed anti-fraud app that functions as spyware since March, residents described as they explained the degree of invasion the app allows on their phones. The app, known as the National Anti-Fraud Center, masquerades as a protective system for Chinese citizens, but instead provides direct access…


California’s Eviction Protections Leave Landlords in Limbo: Eviction Attorney

With California’s new eviction protections for tenants with unpaid rent valid through March 2022, landlords struggle to stay financially afloat as they wait for rent relief funds. Jonathan Madison, an eviction attorney, told The Epoch Times his clients have turned to taking out loans and filing for bankruptcy waiting to receive funds as their tenants…


A British Prime Minister’s Failed Policies Are a Gold Mine for his Son

When the son of a prominent politician makes a fortune, our thoughts naturally turn to influence-peddling. But Euan Blair, the son of the former British Prime Minister of the same surname, has done very well out of a start-up called Multiverse that directly opposes the educational policy promoted by his father when he was in…


2 Steps to Perfect Roasted Carrots

Cooking whole carrots requires only a tiny bit of prep (just peel and go!), but they take longer to cook through than smaller chopped carrots, especially on their thicker ends. If you roast whole carrots uncovered, the dry heat inside your oven will turn the carrots’ outsides dry and leathery before the insides are tender…


NTD Business Full Broadcast (Sept. 29)

Natural gas prices surging. It keeps around half of American households warm. We could be in for sticker shock on heating bills this winter. We look at why prices are rising. United Airlines planning to fire hundreds of workers, for not complying with the company’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Macy’s might have to give up its…


Passion For Scent

Did Patrick Süskind have a true story in mind when working on his bestseller ‘Perfume: The Story of a Murderer’? If so, was the creator of the famous ‘Eau de Cologne’ Giovanni Maria Farina his protagonist? Farina was the most famous perfume designer of the 18th century. His client list was virtually the Who’s Who…


Japan’s Princess Mako to Give Up One-Off Payment in Marriage: NHK

TOKYO—Japan’s Princess Mako is set to forego a one-off million-dollar payment for giving up her royal status to wed a college classmate, media said on Saturday. The 29-year-old daughter of Prince Akishino and her former college classmate, Kei Komuro, announced their engagement in 2017. But the marriage was put off after reports of a financial…