Month: July 2022

Raphael: Architect, Archaeologist, and Protector of Ancient Rome

LONDON—Renaissance architects once used ancient Roman art as building materials. You read that right. In Rome, workmen quarried ancient sites and turned ancient sculptures and decorative arts into mortar. In a 1519 letter to Pope Leo X, Raphael and his friend the courtier and diplomat Baldassare Castiglione appealed to the pope to protect the city’s…


This SC City Gets More Accolades From a National Magazine. Is It Still a Best-Kept Secret?

By Lyn Riddle From The State Greenville earned another shout out from Travel + Leisure Magazine, and once again the Upstate city is considered one of the South’s best-kept secrets. Longtime Greenville Mayor Knox White said it reminds him of a consultant the city worked with long ago who said at some point you don’t…


Senate to Vote on Semiconductor Bill Aimed at China Competition

News Analysis The U.S. Senate aims to pass legislation this week to boost the United States’ domestic semiconductor industry and improve competitiveness with China amid a global supply chain crisis. “We need to move quickly,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on July 18. “Without these incentives from Congress, the capital investment required for…


2022 End the Persecution of Falun Gong Rally and Parade in Washington

The persecution of Falun Gong or Falun Dafa, a spiritual meditation practice, is ongoing in China. This July 20 marks the 23rd year of the persecution by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Falun Gong adherents from around the United States will gather on July 21 at the nation’s capital to commemorate and raise awareness. Beginning…


LIVE NOW: 2022 End the Persecution of Falun Gong Rally and Parade in Washington

The persecution of Falun Gong or Falun Dafa, a spiritual meditation practice, is ongoing in China. This July 20 marks the 23rd year of the persecution by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Falun Gong adherents from around the United States will gather on July 21 at the nation’s capital to commemorate and raise awareness. Beginning…


LIVE 12 PM ET: 2022 End the Persecution of Falun Gong Rally and Parade in Washington

The persecution of Falun Gong or Falun Dafa, a spiritual meditation practice, is ongoing in China. This July 20 marks the 23rd year of the persecution by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Falun Gong adherents from around the United States will gather on July 21 at the nation’s capital to commemorate and raise awareness. Beginning…


LIVE July 21, 12 PM ET: 2022 End the Persecution of Falun Gong Rally and Parade in Washington

The persecution of Falun Gong or Falun Dafa, a spiritual meditation practice, is ongoing in China. This July 20 marks the 23rd year of the persecution by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Falun Gong adherents from around the United States will gather on July 21 at the nation’s capital to commemorate and raise awareness. Beginning…


Louisiana Coroner Warns Counterfeit Pills Are Making US Dangerous for Teens, Plaguing His Community

South Louisiana’s coroner has warned that deadly counterfeit pills are making America dangerous for teenagers and that fake medications are plaguing his community. “This is probably the most dangerous time to be a teenager here in America,” Dr. Charles Preston, the coroner in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, told Fox News. “Teenagers think they’re getting one drug for…


Nasdaq Opens Higher on Upbeat Tesla Results

The Nasdaq opened higher on Thursday as electric-car maker Tesla topped Wall Street’s profit target, while the S&P 500 and the Dow edged lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 48.35 points, or 0.15 percent, at the open to 31,826.49. The S&P 500 opened lower by 4.43 points, or 0.11 percent, at 3,955.47, while the…


House of Representatives Panel Advances Bill That Would Ban ‘Assault Weapons’

A House of Representatives panel on July 20 advanced a bill that would ban the sale of a number of semi-automatic rifles, referred to by Democrats as “assault weapons.” H.R. 1808, or the Assault Weapons Ban of 2021, was advanced in a 25–18 vote by the House Judiciary Committee. “As we have painfully learned in recent…