Month: July 2022

Trump Speaks at America First Agenda Summit

The Epoch Times will livestream the America First Agenda Summit, starting at 8 a.m. ET on July 26. Access the livestream on this page. Program Overview 8:00 AM–8:45 AM Make it Easy to Vote and Hard to Cheat The Honorable Claudia Tenney, United States Congresswoman (N.Y.–22) The Honorable Jeff Landry, Attorney General of Louisiana The Honorable…


LIVE NOW: Trump Speaks at America First Agenda Summit

The Epoch Times will livestream the America First Agenda Summit, starting at 8 a.m. ET on July 26. Access the livestream on this page. Program Overview 8:00 AM–8:45 AM Make it Easy to Vote and Hard to Cheat The Honorable Claudia Tenney, United States Congresswoman (N.Y.–22) The Honorable Jeff Landry, Attorney General of Louisiana The Honorable…


LIVE NOW: America First Agenda Summit—Trump to Speak

The Epoch Times will livestream the America First Agenda Summit, starting at 8 a.m. ET on July 26. Access the livestream on this page. Program Overview 8:00 AM–8:45 AM Make it Easy to Vote and Hard to Cheat The Honorable Claudia Tenney, United States Congresswoman (N.Y.–22) The Honorable Jeff Landry, Attorney General of Louisiana The Honorable…


Japan Outlines Taiwan’s Security Importance in Latest Defense Report

Japan’s Ministry of Defense appears to be increasing its focus on Taiwan and the threat from China, which views Taiwan—a self-ruled island—as a renegade province to be reunited with the mainland. Japan devoted 10 pages of its annual defense report (pdf) to Taiwan, double the pages of the previous year’s edition, giving an extensive overview of…


FBI Wrongly Labeled ‘Derogatory Information’ on Hunter Biden as Disinformation: Whistleblowers

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) revealed on July 25 that there were “systemic and existential problems” within the Justice Department and the FBI, after “highly credible” whistleblowers informed his office that officials from the bureau labeled evidence against Hunter Biden as disinformation. “The allegations provided to my office appear to indicate that there was a scheme…


Scientists are Destroying Our Trust in Science

Commentary A just-published exposé in the journal Science claims that a seminal study on the causes of Alzheimer’s disease may contain falsified data. The 2006 report concluded that Alzheimer’s is caused by a buildup of a certain type of plaque in the brain—a finding that has guided research into cures for Alzheimer’s ever since. But…


Mom Homeschools Son After Public School Brands Him ‘Handicapped,’ Now She Runs Her Own School

A mother whose son was deemed “mentally handicapped” for not thriving under a rigid public school curriculum took matters into her own hands. She decided to homeschool him, and after finding a method that helped her son become his best self, she opened her own school to help others. Ohio-born Barbara Rivera, 58, has lived…


‘Goodfellas’ and ‘Law & Order’ Actor Paul Sorvino Dies at 83

LOS ANGELES—Paul Sorvino, who played the role of gangster Paulie Cicero in mob movie “Goodfellas,” has died at the age of 83, a spokesperson for the actor said on Monday. Sorvino, also known for portraying police sergeant Phil Cerreta on TV series “Law & Order” in the 1990s, worked in film and television and on…


Gas Crunch Fears Hammer Euro, Lift Dollar and Swiss Franc

LONDON—The prospect of another Russian gas supply cut knocked the euro lower on Tuesday, while dollar gains were tempered by mounting uncertainty over the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy-tightening path after this week’s expected interest rate rise. European Union countries were preparing to approve an emergency proposal to curb gas demand, the prospect of which sent…


Oil Rises for a Second Day on Supply Tightness Concerns

LONDON—Oil prices rose on Tuesday for a second day on increasing concerns about tightening European supply after Russia, a key energy supplier to the region, cut gas supply through a major pipeline. Brent crude futures rose $1.14, or 1.1 percent, to $106.29 a barrel by 1029 GMT, extending a 1.9 percent gain the previous day….