Month: May 2022

It’s a Divine Pleasure to Sit and Witness Shen Yun, Says Stuntman

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.— “It was absolutely wonderful,” Tom Crisp, a stuntman who has acted on TV and in many films including “Top Gun Maverick,” said of Shen Yun Performing Arts. “Great dancing, wonderful in motion, in expression.” Mr. Crisp and his wife, Emilie, were attending Shen Yun at The Granada Theatre in Santa Barbara, on May 28….


FDA, CDC Investigating 17 Cases of Hepatitis A Potentially Linked to Organic Strawberries

An outbreak of hepatitis A across the United States and Canada that is potentially linked to two brands of organic strawberries is being investigated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The strawberries were branded as FreshKampo and HEB, and purchased between March 5 and April 25 at retailers, including Aldi,…


Germany Rejects Volkswagen Bid for Investment Guarantees in China, Citing Human Rights Concerns

Germany has rejected carmaker Volkswagen’s bids for investment guarantees in China over human rights concerns linked to the Chinese Communist Party, a German publication reported on Friday. The German Economy Ministry has denied “four applications from a company for the extension of investment guarantees,” Der Spiegel reported, citing a spokesperson for economy minister Robert Habeck….


CDC Publishes Guidelines on Monkeypox Vaccine

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday published recommendations by its group of independent experts on a smallpox vaccine that limit its use to only people who work closely with viruses such as monkeypox. The Jynneos vaccine, made by Bavarian Nordic, will be available for certain healthcare workers and laboratory personnel at…


Archaeologists Discover Ancient Mayan City on Construction Site

KANASIN, Mexico—Archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of an ancient Mayan city filled with palaces, pyramids, and plazas on a construction site of what will become an industrial park near Merida, on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. The site, called Xiol, has features of the Mayan Puuc style of architecture, archaeologists said, which is common in the southern…


Workers Vote to Become First Unionized Starbucks in Alabama

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Starbucks has until later this week to file any objections with the National Labor Relations Board after workers at a shop in Birmingham became the first of the company’s locations in Alabama to vote to organize. Baristas and other employees at a downtown store voted 27–1 to organize in a tally announced Thursday, news…


Elon Musk Gives This Piece of Advice to Ex-girlfriend Amber Heard and Johnny Depp

Actor Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s defamation trial came to a close on Friday as both parties rested their case. The judge then handed the case over to the jury. Jurors are expected to evaluate the case and deliver the verdict this week. During the trial, Depp alleged that Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk and…


LIVE UPDATES: Germany’s Scholz: EU Oil Agreement ‘Sooner or Later’

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 30. Click here for updates from May 29. Germany’s Scholz: EU Oil Agreement ‘Sooner or Later’ German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he’s confident that a “good solution” to a standoff over a proposed European Union embargo on Russian oil will be found “sooner or later.” Scholz said as…


LIVE UPDATES: Heavy Fighting as Russian Troops Enter Outskirts of Sievierodonetsk

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 30. Click here for updates from May 29. Heavy Fighting as Russian Troops Enter Outskirts of Sievierodonetsk Russian troops have entered the outskirts of the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk, the regional governor said on Monday, describing “very fierce” fighting in the ruins of a city that has become…


LIVE UPDATES: Ukrainian Defenders Hold out in Donbas City Under Heavy Fire

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 30. Click here for updates from May 29. Ukrainian Defenders Hold out in Donbas City Under Heavy Fire Russian forces intensified their attacks with barrages of heavy artillery to capture a key Ukrainian city in the southeastern region of Donbas, whose full takeover Moscow’s top diplomat said was…