Month: March 2022

Zelenskyy Speaks With Biden, Says Two Discussed ‘Specific Defensive Support’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on March 30 that he spoke with President Joe Biden regarding the weeks-long Ukraine–Russia conflict. The two “talked about specific defensive support, a new package of enhanced sanctions, macro-financial and humanitarian aid,” Zelenskyy wrote on social media. He said he also provided an “assessment of the situation on the battlefield…


Zelenskyy Speaks With Biden, Say Two Discussed ‘Specific Defensive Support’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday that he spoke with President Joe Biden regarding the weeks-long Ukraine–Russia conflict. The two “talked about specific defensive support, a new package of enhanced sanctions, macro-financial and humanitarian aid,” Zelenskyy wrote on social media. He said he also provided an “assessment of the situation on the battlefield and at…


‘Door Shut With Superglue’: Russians in America Say They Face Harassment Following Ukraine Invasion

GOODYEAR, Ariz.—There was a time not long ago when Valentina Cerkas could tell the world she was from Russia. Now, she feels uncomfortable saying it out loud following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. “It’s embarrassing to me—I hate to say that,” Cerkas told The Epoch Times. “I just say I’m me. I’m a nice person.”…


‘Not a Good Time’ to Be Russian in America After Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine

GOODYEAR, Ariz.—There was a time not long ago when Valentina Cerkas could tell the world she was from Russia. Now, she feels uncomfortable saying it out loud following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. “It’s embarrassing to me—I hate to say that,” Cerkas told The Epoch Times. “I just say I’m me. I’m a nice person.”…


Small Businesses Worried About Inflation, Forced to Raise Prices Even as Performance Improves

Small businesses are “feeling good” about the health of their ventures and optimistic regarding the future, but they’re also worried about the effects of inflation, according to a poll taken Jan. 14–26 by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and MetLife. A third of small-business owners ranked inflation as their biggest challenge, the Chamber said in…


America’s Cheating Epidemic: Did Your Doctor Actually Pass College?

If he can successfully cheat his way through college, Jim plans to become a doctor. Jim, who chose to be anonymous to avoid academic consequences, attends a major university in Canada with about 26,000 undergraduate students. He says that he’s always cheated in school, but that when he went to university, his cheating rose to…


CHP Arrest Suspect Linked to 35 Stolen Luxury Cars Worth $2.3 Million

A special unit with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) seized about three dozen luxury cars with an estimated value of $2.3 million after a two-month-long investigation, the state law enforcement agency said. The vehicles have reportedly been fraudulently bought from unsuspecting area dealerships and included Aston Martin, Bentley, BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lexus, Mercedes Benz, and Porsche….


US Sending Marines to Lithuania, Deploying Aircraft in Germany, and ‘Liaising’ With Ukrainian Military

The United States is repositioning 200 Marines to Lithuania from Norway as part of Washington’s response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters on March 29 that the Marines were in Norway for military exercises and are part of Marine Air Control Group 28, based in Cherry Hill, North Carolina. An unspecified…


Washington Sending Marines to Lithuania, Deploying Aircraft in Germany, and ‘Liaising’ With Ukrainian Military

The United States is repositioning 200 marines to Lithuania from Norway as part of Washington’s response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. Pentagon press secretary John Kirby told reporters on March 29 that the Marines were in Norway for military exercises and are part of Marine Air Control Group 28 based in Cherry Hill, North Carolina. An…


German Inflation Rises More Than Expected in March

BERLIN—German annual inflation rose more than expected in March as prices of natural gas and mineral oil products soared after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, preliminary data showed on Wednesday. Consumer prices, harmonized to make them comparable with inflation data from other European Union countries (HICP), rose 7.6 percent on the year after 5.5 percent in…