Month: July 2022

AP Forbids Quoting People Who Say ‘Grooming’ About Teaching Children Transgenderism

One of the world’s most influential newspaper writing stylebooks on July 22 advised against quoting people who use the word “groomer” to describe those who teach children about transgenderism, homosexuality, and other mature sexual issues. The guidance is part of a lengthy transgenderism update by the Associated Press to its voluminous stylebook. Similar to other sensitive…


One China Policy Has ‘Outlived Its Usefulness’: Former Defense Secretary

The United States’s so-called “One China Policy” is no longer realistic or tenable, according to former U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper. “It may have been the case in 1972 that the people of Taiwan saw themselves as Chinese, but they don’t today,” Esper said during a July 26 talk at the Atlantic Council, a…


Tequilas to Savor: Carefully Crafted Spirits Meant to be Sipped Straight

Pop culture has done a disservice to tequila, from the idea that one lines up shots with lime wedges and salt to the myth of worms in the bottle (that was mezcal, not tequila, and a marketing gag at best). But tequila-making is an art, and its production has strict guidelines both in ingredients and…


Wall Street Opens Higher on Microsoft, Alphabet Earnings Ahead of Fed

Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday as upbeat quarterly reports from Microsoft and Alphabet lifted sentiment ahead of a key U.S. interest rate decision later in the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 103.51 points, or 0.33 percent, at the open to 31,865.05. The S&P 500 opened higher by 30.38 points, or…


EXCLUSIVE: Video Used to Charge Jan. 6 Defendant Exonerates Him on Charge of Assaulting Police, Attorney Says

Maybe it was the death threat delivered by a fellow law-enforcement officer while he stood shackled in belly chains. Perhaps it was being described as a “terrorist” by a federal judge who will preside over his trial. It could have been being released on bail by a U.S. magistrate judge in Tennessee, only to be…


The Virtues of Upcycling: Upgrade Your Home, Cut Down on Waste, Let Your Creativity Run Wild

These days, upcycling seems to be on trend. On TV, particularly natty-looking hipsters demonstrate how to re-purpose ordinary household objects into beautiful, inventive items, often made for little money—and sometimes sold to “boutique shops” for a handsome sum. In countless cafés, you’ll find up-cycled tin cans as cutlery holders and canning jars as drinking glasses….


Liberal Media Sunday Shows Paid No Heed to Attack on Rep. Zeldin

The July 21 attack against Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) failed to catch the attention of liberal Sunday morning shows, Fox News reported. The suspect, David Jakubonis, 43, reportedly swung the object described as “a keychain with two sharp points,” at the neck of the Republican nominee for governor when he was giving a speech during…


Self-Described R. Kelly Manager Pleads Guilty to Stalking

NEW YORK—A self-described manager and adviser to R. Kelly pleaded guilty Tuesday to an interstate stalking charge, less than a week after he was convicted of making a phone threat that gunfire was about to occur in a Manhattan theater where a documentary about the singer was about to be shown. Donnell Russell, 47, of…


Former CNN Anchor Chris Cuomo Announces New Job at Rival Network

Former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo is joining a rival network called NewsNation, he and the company announced on July 26. Cuomo, who was fired by CNN in December 2021, will get his own prime-time show. “NewsNation has earned high-praise from multiple media watchdog groups by remaining true to its mission to bring viewers the fact-based…


Sales of New US Homes Drop to Lowest Level in Two Years as Consumer Demand Subsides

Sales of new single-family homes in the United States dropped by more than eight percentage points in the last month, their lowest levels in just over two years, signaling that increased mortgage rates and soaring prices are decreasing consumer demand for housing. New home sales declined 8.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 590,000…