Month: May 2022

GOP Must Hold ‘Radical’ Health Officials Like Fauci ‘Accountable’: Republican Study Committee

In a May 24 policy memo, the Republican Study Committee (RSC) argued that if Republicans take back Congress in November 2022, holding “radical” public health officials like Dr. Anthony Fauci accountable must be a “major oversight priority” for the party. Once a figure trusted by Republicans and Democrats alike, Republicans have increasingly balked at Fauci’s handling…


Film Review: ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’: Satanic Worship or Bad CGI?

PG-13 | 2h 6m | Action, Fantasy | May 6, 2022 Out with the time-loop movies—in with the multiverse movies. The movie term “multiverse” is based on the theory that a network of interconnected dimensions exist in the cosmos, where numerous versions of yourself live alternative lives. As in, when you’re born in this dimension, in a myriad…


Tax Accounts for Nearly 40 Percent of Gas Prices Canadians Pay: Taxpayer Rights Group

With soaring energy prices weighing down on Canadian motorists, the governments’ hidden gas taxes are making their struggles even harder, a taxpayers rights group says. The Canadian Taxpayer Federation (CFT) said in its recently released 2022 Gas Tax Honesty Report that taxes cost 55.1 cents per litre of gasoline across the country, making up to 38 percent…


Snap Shares Plummet 43%; New Home Sales Hit 2-Year Low in April | NTD Business

Social media stocks lose billions of dollars, after a profit warning from Snapchat’s parent company. Some clothing companies are way down too. New home sales tumble to a two-year low. What’s behind it? Is the housing market cooling down? President Joe Biden is looking at releasing diesel fuel reserves, as diesel prices hit all-time highs. Will it…


Kazakhstan Is a Prize Coveted by China

Commentary The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan opened the door for increased Chinese pressure on Kazakhstan. Communist China continues to make news in its outreach and attempts to corrupt various countries around the world. The purpose of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI, also known as “One Belt, One Road”) is to change the dynamics of…


Low Voter Turnout Expected in Texas Primary Runoff Election

DEL RIO, Texas—Voters trickled into polling stations on election day for the Texas primary runoff in the south Texas border town of Del Rio on Tuesday. Del Rio, which sits in Val Verde County has close to 29,000 registered voters, but turnout for the runoff is expected to be low, according to County Clerk Janie…


Samsung Electronics Co. Investing $360 Billion to Build Chips, Boost Biotech Business

Samsung Electronics Co. will spend 450 trillion won (about $360 billion) over the next several years until 2026 to boost its businesses, from semiconductor chips to pharmaceutical drugs. The investment is expected to drive long-term growth in strategic sectors like the chip industry. Samsung expects investments in the biopharmaceutical sector will help make it as…


University of California Settles Gynecologist Sexual Abuse Cases for $374 Million

LOS ANGELES—Legal damages from accusations of sexual misconduct by an ex-UCLA gynecologist climbed higher on May 24, with attorneys for 312 former patients announcing a $374 million settlement of abuse lawsuits against the University of California (UC). The settlement of cases involving former campus gynecologist James Heaps comes on top of a $243.6 million resolution…


COVID-19 Is Treatable and Preventable With Vitamin D: Dr. Robert Malone

COVID-19 can be treated and prevented with vitamin D, according to the pioneer of mRNA vaccine technology and president of the Global COVID Summit, Dr. Robert Malone. “There are virtually no deaths from this disease in people who have vitamin D levels in their blood above 50 ng/mL [nanograms per milliliter],” Malone said on EpochTV’s…


18 Students, 1 Teacher Killed in Shooting at Texas Elementary School

Eighteen children and a teacher were fatally shot by an 18-year-old male at an elementary school in Texas on May 24. The male, who was identified as Salvador Ramos, drove to Robb Elementary School in Uvalde and opened fire, the governor said at a press conference in Abilene. Uvalde is about 80 miles west of San Antonio….