Month: January 2023

High-Profile Deaths in China Spike in December 2022

The COVID pandemic once again swept across China in late 2022. Since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been covering up the true extent of the outbreak, there is no way to know the true number of deaths in China. However, based on statistics made public by some academic institutions and obituaries of some Chinese…


House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Holds a Media Availability

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) holds a media availability at 6:00 p.m. ET on Jan. 24. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


LIVE NOW: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Holds a Media Availability

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) holds a media availability at 6:00 p.m. ET on Jan. 24. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


University of Wisconsin System Bans TikTok Use on System Devices

MADISON, Wis.—University of Wisconsin System officials said Tuesday that they will ban the use of TikTok on system devices. System spokesman Mark Pitsch told The Associated Press about the move in email statements. Nearly half of the states nationwide have blocked the popular social media app owned by a Chinese company. Earlier this month, Democratic…


WHO Investigates Contaminated Cough Syrups After Deaths of 300 Children

The World Health Organization (WHO) said it is investigating contaminated cough syrups that were blamed for causing the deaths of over 300 children. Over the past four months, more than 300 children have died after taking over-the-counter cough syrups, the WHO said in a statement on Monday. Most of the victims were under the age…


Zelenskyy Fires Slew of Top Officials, Cites Need to Clean up Ukraine

KYIV—President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired a slew of senior officials on Tuesday in Ukraine’s biggest political shake-up of the war, saying he needed to clean up internal problems that were hurting the country. A long-running battle against corruption in Ukraine is taking on vital significance as Russia’s invasion has made Kyiv heavily reliant on Western support…


Alec Baldwin to Keep Lead Role in ‘Rust’: Lawyer

Actor Alec Baldwin will take part in the continuation of the movie “Rust,” keeping the lead role, a lawyer for the production said on Monday, even though prosecutors announced he will be charged in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Baldwin will keep his role as grandfather Harland Rust, and Joel Souza will return as…


US Would Run Out of Munitions in War With China: Report

The United States would likely run out of critical munitions during a major conflict with China’s communist regime due to its inability to adequately mobilize the defense industrial base, according to a new report. The report, titled “Empty Bins in a Wartime Environment,” examines how the United States has depleted key arms reserves by supplying…


HHS Report Outlines ‘Major Savings’ of Affordable Insulin Now Act

The Affordable Insulin Now Act, which took effect on Jan. 1, caps insulin costs at $35 for seniors on Medicare. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a report on Jan. 24 outlining “the major savings.” If the provision, which is part of the Inflation Reduction Act signed into law by President…


Queensland Tops Australia for Highest Rate of Youth Re-Offending

Queensland has topped the country as the state with the highest rate of repeat offenders within 12 months, according to new data released on Jan. 24. The report, from the Productivity Commission, comes as authorities grapple with a youth crime wave that has swept up Queensland and the central Australian town of Alice Springs. According to…