Month: January 2023

LIVE NOW: New York Student Group Holds Movie Screening and Panel Discussion on Chinese Human Rights Lawyers

Yaxue, the founder of China Change, and Chen Guangcheng, the “Barefoot lawyer” to mark the 20 years of fight the Chinese human rights lawyer experienced. Students also call on Chinese authorities to free all the lawyers detained in the 709 Crackdown on Chinese human rights lawyers. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


NTD Business (Jan. 26): Snapchat Under Fire Over Teen Fentanyl Deaths; Americans Rely More on Credit for Emergencies

Snapchat is under fire. It’s a popular place for drug dealers to sell to children, who sometimes overdose and die. Lawmakers are discussing how to solve the problem. The U.S. economy posts strong growth in the fourth quarter, but signs point to a weak handover to 2023. Domestic demand rose at its slowest pace in 2.5 years….


LIVE NOW: NTD Business (Jan. 26): Snapchat Under Fire Over Teen Fentanyl Deaths; Americans Rely More on Credit for Emergencies

The U.S. economy posts strong growth in the fourth quarter, but signs point to a weak handover to 2023. Domestic demand rose at its slowest pace in 2-1/2 years. California voters are getting a chance to overturn a fast-food law. Opponents argue the law will drive up food prices. Snapchat is under fire. It’s a popular…


US Infiltrates Big Ransomware Gang: ‘We Hacked the Hackers’

WASHINGTON—The FBI and international partners have at least temporarily disrupted the network of a prolific ransomware gang they infiltrated last year, saving victims including hospitals and school districts a potential $130 million in ransom payments, Attorney General Merrick Garland and other U.S. officials announced Thursday. “Simply put, using lawful means we hacked the hackers,” Deputy…


Biden Hosts a Lunar New Year Reception at White House

President Joe Biden hosts a Lunar New Year reception at the White House at 5:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 26. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


LIVE 5:30 PM ET: Biden Hosts a Lunar New Year Reception at White House

U.S. President Joe Biden hosts a Lunar New Year reception at the White House at 5:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 26. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


Reaching the US Debt Ceiling Could Affect Social Security Benefits

On Jan. 19, 2023, the U.S. government again reached its debt ceiling. Congress sets the limit, and once reached, no more debt can be incurred without paying on the national debt. Disagreements have left Congress trying to figure out how to proceed. Many are afraid that it will affect Social Security and Medicare payments. In…


New GOP Bill to Block Sales of SPR Oil to China

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Jan. 25 proposed legislation that seeks to block the United States from selling oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to China and Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-owned companies. The bill “Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act” (pdf) was co-sponsored by 15 other Republican senators. “The Strategic Petroleum Reserve…


Alberta Library’s Drag Queen Storytime for Children Meets With Protest

A drag storytime at the Grand Prairie Public Library on Tuesday drew a dozen or more protesters, one of whom held a sign calling it “child abuse.” Protesters clashed verbally at times with attendees outside the library, as seen in a recording an observer posted on Facebook. One protester called the drag performance “sexual activity.” “We don’t…


Sam Bankman-Fried Highly Likely to Escape Conviction on Most Serious Charges, Former Banker Says

News Analysis Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who recently pled not guilty to a slew of charges related to FTX’s implosion, is unlikely to be convicted of the most serious charges when the case goes to trial in October or to serve a lengthy prison term, a former investment banker has told The Epoch Times….