Month: August 2022

Virginia, Washington, Massachusetts Could Follow California’s Gas Car Sales Ban

Following the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopting rules seeking to restrict the sale of new gas cars in the state, Washington, Massachusetts, and Virginia could implement similar measures. According to CARB’s new rules, zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) should make up 35 percent of new cars sold in California beginning 2026. This…


2022 NTD International Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Competition

NTD’s 7th International Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Competition is set to take place in Middletown, New York, from Aug. 25 to Aug. 28. The competition aims to revive traditional Chinese martial arts and display its true values to the world, as part of a series of international culture and arts events organized by NTD Television…


LIVE NOW: 2022 NTD International Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Competition

NTD’s 7th International Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Competition is set to take place in Middletown, New York, from Aug. 25 to Aug. 28. The competition aims to revive traditional Chinese martial arts and display its true values to the world, as part of a series of international culture and arts events organized by NTD Television…


LIVE 10 AM ET: 2022 NTD International Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Competition

NTD’s 7th International Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Competition is set to take place in Middletown, New York, from Aug. 25 to Aug. 28. The competition aims to revive traditional Chinese martial arts and display its true values to the world, as part of a series of international culture and arts events organized by NTD Television…


Facebook Agrees to Settle Cambridge Analytica Data Privacy Suit

Meta’s Facebook has agreed in principle to settle a four-year-old lawsuit that alleges the platform inappropriately shared user data with third parties including Cambridge Analytica. A joint stipulation (pdf) filed in San Francisco District Court Friday disclosed the preliminary settlement while giving no financial terms or details of the agreement. Lawyers for the plaintiffs and…


Driver Suffered Medical Emergency Gets Reunited With the Strangers Who Saved Her Life

There are still good people out there who are ready to sacrifice for the sake of helping those who needed it most! (Video courtesy of Boynton Beach Police) …


$75 Million in Rebuilding Funds On the Way NSW Flood-Impacted Communities

Australians in the flood-ravaged communities of New South Wales (NSW) will receive A$75 million (US$51.66 million) in mitigation and infrastructure resilience program funds to get back on their feet, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced. Speaking at the Daily Telegraph’s Bush Summit on Friday, Albanese revealed the plan will benefit 62 local government areas (LGA)…


Powell Warns Wall Street That the Punch Bowl Is Empty

Commentary Markets trimmed over 3 percent by Friday’s close after Federal Reserve Chairman Powell offered up a stark eight-minute soliloquy telling Wall Street’s “Masters of the Universe” to straighten up, fast, because the Fed was not going to refill the punch bowl. I said in my July jobs report that the prognostications of the stock peddlers-cum-“analysts”…


Banning Phones in School Helps Classroom Become ‘Focused, Positive’: Psychologist

One of Australia’s highest profile psychologists has backed the move to restrict the use of mobile phones in school, saying it can restore students’ focus and foster a better classroom environment.  Michael Carr-Gregg, who is an adolescent and children psychologist and author of 14 books, said in an email sent to The Epoch Times that…


Mississippi Governor Declares State of Emergency Due to Predicted River Flooding

Mississippi’s governor on Saturday declared a state of emergency in response to flooding or predicted flooding in the state. “Today I declared a State of Emergency for areas that have been or may be affected by the recent flooding,” Gov. Tate Reeves announced on Twitter. “This will allow our state agencies to better assist in…