Month: September 2021

EXCLUSIVE: Google Funded Research of Wuhan-Linked Group, Then Suppressed Critics

We sat down with Natalie Winters, investigative reporter with the National Pulse, and discussed the potential conflict of interest behind Google’s funding EcoHealth Alliance’s research. Stay tuned for our newsletter so you won’t miss out on our exclusive videos and private events. Facts Matter is an Epoch Times show available on YouTube. Follow Roman on Instagram: @epoch.times.roman Follow…


Disney Sues in Los Angeles to Protect Marvel Superhero Franchises

LOS ANGELES—The Walt Disney Company Sept. 24 filed lawsuits in Los Angeles and New York seeking to stop the heirs to Marvel Comics artists and writers from reclaiming rights to characters such as Iron Man, Thor, and Spider-Man, which their relatives helped create. Disney-owned Marvel is aiming to invalidate copyright termination notices served against the…


Bulk of S&P 500 Embraces Sustainable Accounting Standard, Foundation Says

More than half of companies in the S&P 500 now use a common standard from the Value Reporting Foundation to report on topics like carbon emissions and energy management, indicating executives are paying more attention to an area likely to face new regulations soon, a foundation official said. “The market has already got a lot…


US Reopens Border Crossing in Texas After Clearing Immigrant Camp

The United States on Saturday reopened a border crossing in Texas after shutting it down because thousands of illegal immigrants streamed into the area. The immigrants crossed the Rio Grande River and entered Del Rio, a small Texas border city. Some 30,000 were encountered between Sept. 9 and Sept. 24, according to the Department of…


Anticipation: The Slow-Pour Pilsner

Thirsty drinkers expect quick service, and a fast and efficient bartender keeps customers happy. But if you’ve ever watched a Guinness pour, you know that some beers cannot, and should not, be rushed into the glass. Germans think so, too, and it may come as a surprise to some that they’ve long applied this approach…


Pandemic Slowdown Spurs the Biggest Hiring Push for Airline Pilots in Decades

By Kyle Arnold From The Dallas Morning News U.S. airlines will need to hire at least 7,000 new pilots next year to fill the gaps created by retiring baby boomers and pandemic buyouts. The airline industry is in its biggest hiring push in decades, not only for front-line employees such as gate and ramp agents…


Stabbing Sparked by Dispute Over Amount of Sugar in McDonald’s Coffee, NYPD Says

By Thomas Tracy From New York Daily News NEW YORK—An irate McDonald’s customer stabbed another customer in Midtown Manhattan following a dispute over the amount of sweetener in his morning coffee, police said Wednesday. The 57-year-old victim was eating inside the McDonald’s on Eighth Avenue near W. 35th Street about 8:20 a.m. Tuesday when the…


‘Hawaii Five-0’ Actor Al Harrington Dead at 85 After Stroke

By Kate Feldman From New York Daily News Al Harrington, the Hawaiian actor known best for playing Detective Ben Kokua on the original “Hawaii Five-0,” died Tuesday. He was 85. Harrington suffered a stroke last week and had been hospitalized, according to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. A high school and college football player, Harrington joined the…


One Man Arrested in Shooting at Miami-Area Rap Show in May That Left 3 Dead and 20 Wounded

By David Ovalle From Miami Herald MIAMI—Police have arrested one man for his alleged role in the mass shooting that killed three people and wounded 20 others outside a Northwest Miami-Dade banquet hall in May. Davonta Barnes, 22, of Miami Gardens, was booked into a Miami-Dade jail Thursday night on three counts of first-degree murder…


Seed Oils: Toxic Versus Healthy

When it comes to using seed oils, the United States is the world leader: Americans consume about 20 percent of the world’s oils at a rate of approximately 19.7 million barrels daily. Canada comes in at nearly 2.7 million barrels daily or 2.6 percent, a comparable per capita rate. Some of those seed oils are…