Month: May 2022

Eyes on China as Quad Leaders Vow to Stand Together for Free and Open Indo-Pacific

TOKYO—With eyes on an increasingly assertive China, “Quad” leaders from the Indo-Pacific nations of the United States, Japan, India, and Australia met on Tuesday morning to discuss cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region. The four Indo-Pacific leaders vowed to stand together for a free and open region at the start of talks, vowing also to work…


Wall Street Ends Higher Following 7 Straight Weeks of Losses

NEW YORK—Stocks closed broadly higher Monday, an upbeat start to the week on Wall Street after seven weeks of declines that nearly ended the bull market that began in March 2020. The S&P 500 rose 1.9 percent, with technology and financial sector stocks doing much of the heavy lifting for the benchmark index. The Dow…


Djokovic Eases Past Nishioka Into Round Two of French Open

PARIS—World number one Novak Djokovic cruised past Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka 6–3 6–1 6–0 on Monday to advance to the French Open second round in a comfortable start to his quest for a record-equalling 21st Grand Slam. The Serb, who turned 35 on Sunday, needed less than two hours to beat the Japanese world number 99…


Our Vote, Their Values

Commentary Australians can breathe a sigh of relief now that the federal election is behind us for another three years. Choosing who is going to be the next prime minister is one of the most important decisions a citizen of our country can make. And like any other decision, choosing one option invariably excludes choosing…


OC Transit Authority Helps Promote Businesses Hurt by Streetcar Construction

ORANGE, Calif.—The Orange County Transportation Authority announced May 23 that it has been working to help attract customers to downtown Santa Ana businesses impacted by the OC Streetcar project. The streetcar, a $509 million project, is set to become Orange County’s first modern electric streetcar, providing residents a 4-mile route from Santa Ana’s downtown to…


Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified Reassures Parents Its ‘Social-Emotional Learning’ Is Free of CRT

Some parents in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District have been concerned about the Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum in schools, which prompted the district’s Board of Education to reassure them that the district is using SEL in its “purest form,” free from the influence of Critical Race Theory (CRT). Social-Emotional Learning has become more controversial…


SpaceX President Defends Elon Musk Over Sexual Misconduct Claims

The president and COO of SpaceX has defended the aerospace company’s CEO Elon Musk against allegations of sexual misconduct in an email to employees, according to CNBC. According to an email allegedly obtained by CNBC, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell addressed the allegations that first emerged in a Business Insiders report denounced by Musk as “utterly untrue”…


Tuesday, May 24, 2022: Epoch Sudoku Hard


Quiz: Memorial Day 2022

Quiz: Memorial Day 2022 What is the original name of this holiday? Which conflict is related to Memorial Day? Which city is the official birthplace of Memorial Day? Memorial Day was born thanks to which general? Which flower is associated with Memorial Day? In which year was the National Moment of Remembrance (one minute of silence)…


Tuesday, May 24, 2022: Epoch Sudoku Medium