Month: January 2023

Florida Supreme Court Refuses to Stay Abortion Law

The Florida Supreme Court on Jan. 23 agreed to hear Planned Parenthood’s lawsuit attempting to overturn the state’s 15-week abortion limit but declined to stay the law while the case is pending. Four justices voted against the stay; one, dissenting, voted for it. The Reducing Fetal and Infant Mortality Law, which Gov. Ron DeSantis signed…


IRS Alerts Taxpayers They Must Answer a New Question on Tax Forms or Face Consequences

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued an alert to taxpayers on Tuesday, reminding them that they must report all digital asset-related income and answer a new digital asset question on their 2022 federal income tax return or face consequences such as delayed refunds or even penalties. The IRS said in a Jan. 24 release that a…


Trudeau Says Not Slowing Down on Supports Amid Economic Warnings

Flanked by all his ministers on the last day of the cabinet retreat in Hamilton on Jan. 25, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau enumerated the supports his government provided to Canadians amidst the cost-of-living crisis and said more would be coming amidst rising interest rates and economic uncertainty. “We’ve done a lot to deliver for Canadians…


Taiwan President Tells Pope Francis War With China Not an Option

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen told Pope Francis in a Jan. 23 letter that constructive interaction with China can only be guaranteed if the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) respects Taiwan’s democracy and freedom. Tsai cited a speech she gave in October last year in which she emphasized that war with China is “absolutely not an option”…


Astronauts Briefing Before the Launch of Crew Dragon to the ISS

NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg hold a briefing at 1:45 p.m. ET on Jan. 25, joined by UAE astronaut Sultan Alneyadi and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev before the next Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


LIVE 1:45 PM ET: Astronauts Briefing Before the Launch of Crew Dragon to the ISS

NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg hold a briefing at 1:45 p.m. ET on Jan. 25, joined by UAE astronaut Sultan Alneyadi and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev before the next Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


Insurance Industry Has a ‘Moral Duty’ to Help Prevent COVID Vaccine Injury: Josh Stirling

Two years on from the rollout of the first COVID-19 vaccines, public health data have begun to show a disturbing trend in excess deaths that has insurance research analyst Josh Stirling sounding the alarm. “The more [vaccine] doses on average you have in a region within the United States, the bigger increase in mortality that…


Book Review: ‘Defeating Big Government Socialism: Saving America’s Future’

Some of my previous book reviews have included Peter Schweizer’s “Red-Handed: How American Elites Get Rich Helping China Win,” Alex Joske’s “Spies and Lies: How China’s Greatest Covert Operations Fooled the World,” Peter Hegseth’s “Battle for the American Mind: Uprooting a Century of Miseducation,” and Dr. Ben Carson’s “Created Equal: The Painful Past, Confusing Present,…


Kevin McCarthy Fires Back Amid Controversy Over Intel Committee Removals

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Tuesday explained why he doesn’t want Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) on the House Intelligence Committee, pushing back against claims of a double standard. “I will be very clear with you. The Intel Committee is different, you know why? Because what happens in the Intel Committee,…


Oregon Publishes Sweeping Guidelines for Transgender Student Support

The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) published comprehensive guidelines earlier this month to help school districts better support transgender students, even while endorsing the idea of keeping parents in the dark. According to the guidelines, support can include allowing students to change their preferred name and gender, as well as choose the pronouns their peers…