Month: May 2022

Book Review: ‘Trace & Aura: The Recurring Lives of St. Ambrose of Milan’

Patrick Boucheron, the French historian, has written a very insightful work on the life of St. Ambrose entitled “Trace & Aura.” But the subtitle, “The Recurring Lives of St. Ambrose of Milan,” clarifies that the book is not so much about St. Ambrose’s life while he was alive, although those days are discussed, but rather…


Over 10,000 COVID-19 Claims Removed From VAERS, 500 Death Reports Deleted, Claims Data Analyst

More than 10,000 COVID-19-related reports have been deleted from the U.S. Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), according to Albert Benavides, a data analyst who has been analyzing VAERS data since the COVID-19 vaccines were released for public usage. The VAERS database is an early warning system maintained by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC)…


LIVE NOW: Trump’s ‘Save America’ Rally

The Epoch Times will livestream former President Donals Trump’s “Save America” rally in Casper, Wyoming, on May 28. Access the livestream on this page, and also at EpochTV. Trump is expected to take the stage at 6 p.m. ET. We are proud to present our new Trump Rally sponsor, American Hartford Gold! To learn more about…


LIVE at 6 PM ET: Trump Speaks at Rally in Casper, Wyoming

The Epoch Times will livestream former President Donals Trump’s “Save America” rally in Casper, Wyoming, on May 28. Access the livestream on this page, and also at EpochTV. Trump is expected to take the stage at 6 p.m. ET. We are proud to present our new Trump Rally sponsor, American Hartford Gold! To learn more about…


Eco-Anxiety and Medically Assisted Suicide: Man Seeks Death Due to Anxiety Over Climate Change

A climate change activist diagnosed with eco-anxiety has requested a medically assisted death, a sign that some observers say indicates restrictions on the practice have quickly become flimsy since legalization in 2016. Howard Breen, a 68-year-old eco-activist from Ladysmith, B.C., is a member of the group Extinction Rebellion, which describes itself as an international movement…


State Department Okays Over $3 Billion In Arms Sales to Australia, Egypt, Netherlands

The State Department has announced plans for three major weapons sales to Australia, Egypt, and the Netherlands. The deals are estimated to be jointly worth some $3.1 billion, with officials saying the sales will not alter the basic military balance in the respective regions nor will they have any adverse impact on America’s defense readiness….


Moral Tales for Children From McGuffey’s Readers: Poor Davy

This is the fourth instalment in our McGuffey Readers series, in which we reproduce some of the best moral tales from the classic 1800s schoolbooks that sold an estimated 122 million copies by 1960, the largest circulation of any book in the world next to the Bible and Webster’s Dictionary. McGuffey’s Readers played an important…


How to Handle Awkward Situations

We encounter a dizzying number of people over the course of our lives. In some cases, hopefully a small number, certain types of conflict or tragedy can make the experience uncomfortable. If that occurs, here are suggestions to manage it. The Ex-Files “Love Seminar” author Helen Chen says that 85 percent of relationships end badly,…


US Sanctions 2 Russian Banks Accused of Supporting North Korea Missile Launches

The United States on Friday sanctioned two Russian banks, a North Korean trading company, and one individual for allegedly aiding North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, following Pyongyang’s 17th round of missile launches this year on May 25. This comes after China and Russia vetoed the U.S. draft resolution on North Korea sanctions on Thursday. Russia called…


Indonesia Rescuers Search for 26 After Boat Capsizes

MAKASSAR, Indonesia—Indonesian rescue teams were looking for 26 people missing on Saturday after a boat with 43 people on board capsized on off Sulawesi island, the search and rescue agency said. The motorboat that had left Paotere port in Makassar, capital of South Sulawesi Province, on Thursday midnight was reported missing the next day when…