Month: April 2022

Chicago Lawyer Says Shen Yun Is ‘Worth Seeing Over and Over’

UNIVERSITY PARK, Ill.—John Huston, trial lawyer in Chicago, was delighted by Shen Yun at the Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University in Illinois on April 26. “Precision, grace, humanity, beauty—it’s all there,” said Huston. Based in New York, Shen Yun Performing Arts is the world’s premier classical Chinese dance company. Along with folk…


ACTU’s Campaign for ‘Secure’ Work Is Misguided

The Australian Council of Trade Unions’ (ACTU) drive against flexible working arrangements is set to continue throughout the election campaign, with the release of its latest report: “Missing in Action on Secure Jobs.” Central to the report is the estimate that up to 4.15 million workers all around the country are currently in insecure work,…


US Trade Goods Deficit Hits Record High in the First Quarter of 2022

The U.S. trade goods deficit rose to a record high in March, according to a Commerce Department report on April 27, as the value of imports dwarfed that of exports, reflecting skyrocketing inflation. Last month showed solid increases in retail and wholesale inventories, which may somewhat ease the effect of the trade deficit on domestic GDP…


Blinken to Detail US National Strategy for China in Coming Weeks

WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday he will address in the coming weeks a long-awaited national security strategy to deal with the threats posed by the Chinese communist regime. “I will have an opportunity I think, very soon in the coming weeks to speak publicly and in some detail about the strategy,”…


Five Eyes’ Reveal Most Exploited Cyber Vulnerabilities for 2021

Cybersecurity agencies from the Five Eyes nations have outlined the 15 most exploited vulnerabilities of 2021. Agencies from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada said hackers were targeting public and private sectors and warned organisations to implement mitigation strategies. The most commonly exploited vulnerability was Log4Shell, which affects Apache’s Log4j library,…


LA Unified Temporarily Fills Most Teacher Vacancies With Credentialed, Non-Teaching Staff

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Unified School District has filled nearly all its vacant teaching positions by reassigning qualified staff in non-teaching positions to classroom vacancies, district officials announced on April 26. Earlier this month, LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho—who took office in February—announced plans to fill 426 vacant teaching positions with administrators and other staff as…


Capitol Report (April 27): Russia Cuts Off Natural Gas to Two NATO Countries

Hours before testifying before Congress, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas released his latest plan for handling the border crisis. We’ll take a look at the details, along with how he responded to pressing questions from Congress. On Wednesday, Russia released a former U.S. Marine as part of a prisoner exchange. His family said their prayers…


22 Countries Drop Mask Mandates as Experts Debate Consequences

A total of 22 countries around the world have dropped mask mandates since January this year, according to The Epoch Times. As debates over masks have returned to the United States after a judge struck down a federal mask mandate for interstate travel, the nation joined nearly to dozen countries which have ended broad mask…


Federal Authorities Indict 31 Members of Orange County Mexican Mafia

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Federal and local authorities announced on April 27 that three leaders of the Orange County Mexican Mafia—as well as 28 of their associates—have been charged with racketeering, murder, and trafficking drugs and guns. “The indictment reflects a sustained team effort to bring people who terrorize our communities to justice for their years of…


Huntington Beach Elected City Attorney Be Appointed: Committee

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—A Huntington Beach committee that was formed to review the city’s charter, or constitution, recommend that the city council change multiple elected positions in city government to appointed. In its April 26 meeting, the city’s Charter Revision Committee voted 5–2 in separate votes to recommend Huntington Beach’s city attorney, city clerk, and city…