Month: July 2022

Republican Lawmakers Criticize ‘Inflation Reduction’ Spending Package From Democrats

Hours after Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced late on July 27 that a deal has been reached over a spending package they say would help reduce inflation, some Republican lawmakers heavily criticized the measure, saying the bill would accomplish the opposite and make matters even worse. Senate Minority Leader Mitch…


Wall Street Opens Flat After GDP Data, Meta Forecast

Wall Street’s main indexes opened flat on Thursday after gloomy forecasts from Meta and Qualcomm and an early reading that showed the U.S. economy contracted again in the second quarter. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.03 points, or 0.00 percent, at the open to 32,197.62. The S&P 500 opened higher by 2.52 points, or…


Food Wars — Starvation Creates Cheaper Labor

The UN pulled down this article, but is this what they’re really up to – and does it expose their motivation to keep tens of millions as slaves? Make no mistake, for the elite class (not for the average person), ending world hunger would be a disaster, and this is why. What could be good…


Alternative Medicine Popular Among Seniors, But Most Don’t Tell Their Doctors About It

Lots of older folks are turning to alternative medicine to help them with the pains of aging – but they don’t necessarily think that’s any of their doctor’s business. About 40% of older adults use at least one alternative medicine practice to help with body aches or mental strains, be it chiropractic care, massage therapy,…


Popeye: The Paneless Window Washer (1937)

On the outside of an office building, Popeye and Bluto duke it out as rival window washers. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: http://epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: http://epochoriginal.com Feature Films: https://www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on social media: Twitter:…


‘Don’t Trust the CCP:’ Taiwanese Scholar Recounts His Experience in China

A Taiwanese scholar has shared his experience being monitored by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) when he was a university professor in China and why he chose to flee China in his unpublished anthology “Twenty Years of Sleep—Awakening from the Chinese Dream.” Wu Mingneng studied and worked in China for 20 years, through which he…


A ‘Climate Emergency’ Declaration Would Set Alarming Precedent, and Must Be Avoided

Commentary In a speech given to his most ardent allies and climate activists in Somerset, Massachusetts, last week, President Joe Biden asserted: “Climate change is literally an existential threat to our nation and to the world. … This is an emergency, an emergency, and I will look at it that way. … As President, I’ll…


Dollar Hits Three-Week Low to Yen as Fed’s Powell Less Hawkish Than Feared

TOKYO—The dollar dropped to a three-week low versus the yen on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell assuaged investors’ worries about continued aggressive monetary tightening. The U.S. currency sank as low as 135.105 yen, its weakest since July 6 after the Fed raised the benchmark rate by an as-expected 75 basis points to bring…


Judge Orders Air Force Not to Punish Members Seeking Religious Exemptions to COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

Air Force officials were ordered on July 27 not to discipline airmen who are seeking religious exemptions to the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. U.S. District Judge Matthew McFarland, a Trump appointee, entered a preliminary injunction against the force. McFarland two weeks earlier issued a temporary restraining order. He asked the military to make its case…


This Dessert Is Part Pancake, Part Custard, and All Delicious!

This custardy dessert comes from France, where the verb clafir means “to fill.” In other words, clafouti is a dessert filled with fruit. Because a clafouti is basically a combination of a custard and a pancake, it’s important for it not to have too much flour (it would be too pancake-y) or too many eggs…