Month: February 2022

US Sanctions Putin, Lavrov, Other Russian Officials

The United States on late Feb. 25 imposed sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov, and other members of Russia’s Security Council, marking the latest U.S. actions against Russia following previous rounds of sanctions announced earlier this week since Russia invaded Ukraine. The European Union, the United Kingdom, and…


Russia, China ‘Plotting Behind the Scenes’ Ahead of Ukraine Invasion: Congressman

Moscow and Beijing have been keeping each other abreast of their plans in the leadup to the Ukraine attack, according to two lawmakers. “I think they have coordinated and I think that China is in a better position letting Russia go first, to evaluate,” Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) told EpochTV’s “China Insider” program at the…


Answering Greece’s Siren Call

There was a gap. After months that seemed to stretch into an eternity of being locked down, bolted in, and burnt out by COVID-19 restrictions, a gap appeared. It was only small and narrowing even as I looked through it, yet I saw enough of the cyan sky and sea that glimmered beyond to know…


Parents Sue City, LAPD for Son’s Fatal Stabbing by Homeless Man

LOS ANGELES—The parents of a man stabbed to death in 2021 by a homeless man in Beverly Grove sued the city and the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) on Feb. 24, alleging the city and the department were already aware of a growing homeless problem in the area and downplayed the concerns of multiple neighbors…


Russia Pursued Deeper Military Relations in Latin America Days Before Ukraine Invasion

SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia—During official visits to Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba last week, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov spoke of deepening economic and military ties with the respective socialist and communist governments of its allies in the Americas. Russia’s chairman of the State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin, also visited Cuba on Feb. 23—and Nicaragua on Feb….


SWIFT Invades Your Privacy but Lets Putin Invade

Citing European opposition, President Joe Biden has balked at isolating Russia from the Belgium-based Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), used by thousands of banks around the globe, as part of the response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. SWIFT was established out of resentment toward American international financial dominance; before the…


How California’s Single-Payer Model Won’t Fix the Hidden Cost of Health Care | Rupali Chadha

In a previous episode of California Insider, we covered the impacts of a single-payer health care solution for Californians. But why does health care cost so much? My guest is Dr. Rupali Chadha, a physician with Free2Care. She discusses why we have the highest cost of health care in the world and what it will…


New Hampshire Family Courts Likened to the Mafia

New Hampshire, the Live Free or Die state where residents from surrounding states flock to take advantage of tax-free shopping, has long lived in the national spotlight as the first state in the presidential primaries. But court reform advocates here say the New England state is deserving of another spotlight, one that casts a negative…


Astronomers Down Under Spot ‘Spooky’ Ultra-Slow Flashing Light 4,000 Light-Years Away Unlike Anything in Space

Scanning the skies from Down Under, a team of astronomers detected an enigmatic burst of radio energy unlike anything that has been seen before. Thousands of light-years away, a distant object smaller than our sun was observed emitting pulsating radio light, which was not strange itself; what was unique about these intermittent flashes was the…


High School Student Stabbed, Another Detained in Mission Viejo

MISSION VIEJO, Calif.—High School students were ordered to shelter in place in Mission Viejo on Feb. 25 following a stabbing that left one student hospitalized and another student in custody, authorities said. Deputies responded to Trabuco Hills High School at 1:00 p.m. where they located the unidentified male victim involved in the stabbing, Orange County…