Month: January 2023

Hundreds Mourn Orange County Public Defender’s Mysterious Death

Hundreds gathered around Plaza Square Park in Orange, California, on Jan. 26, to mourn friend, husband, and Deputy Public Defender Elliot Blair, who was found dead in Mexico while celebrating his first wedding anniversary Jan. 14. The glowing sticks in their hands gently illuminated the darkness in blue—one of Blair’s favorite colors—as if reminiscing about…


Soldier Who Says He Was Injured by COVID Vaccine Alleges Lack of Support From Army

An Army member who says he was injured by the COVID vaccine said he faced repeated pressure to take the second dose of the vaccine, despite receiving a temporary exemption from the vaccine mandate last year.  But Army Warrant Officer Douglas Rubin (a pseudonym) was ultimately assisted by the Pentagon’s recission of the vaccine mandate…


Bus Crash in Southern Pakistan Kills at Least 41

More than 40 people were killed after a bus fell into a ravine and caught fire in the southern Pakistani province of Balochistan on Sunday, officials said. Forty-one bodies had been recovered from the wreckage, some burned beyond recognition, district police officer Israr Umrani told Reuters. The bus carrying around 48 people crashed on the…


Undoing Zero-COVID Reveals the CCP’s Greatest Fear

Commentary The great fear of the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that it will suffer the fate of the Soviet Union was on full display with the abrupt decision to abandon the country’s COVID-zero policy. The unrelenting policy, which had been strictly applied month after month for almost three years, was the personal…


Professor and Adopted Daughter Say Shen Yun Stories Connected With the Audience

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—College professor Barbara Craig and her adopted daughter Elizabeth felt a connection with the dancers during the Shen Yun Performing Arts presentation at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, Jan. 29. A professor of communications, Ms. Craig said, “I will say the nonverbal [communication], it was just beautiful, taking in…


Family Finances: Job Hunters Have a New Negotiating Tool

By Sandra Block From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Mariann Madden, the North America Fair Pay co-lead at WTW, a global human resources consulting firm, has some advice for job seekers. Question: Under a new New York City law, companies that post a job that may be performed in that city are required to include a salary…


‘I Was Mesmerized,’ Japanese Company Executive Says After Shen Yun

NAGOYA, Japan—An executive of a renowned Nagoya construction company said he was deeply moved after attending Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Aichi Prefectural Art Theater on Jan. 29. “The show is amazingly beautiful. I was mesmerized by it,” said Mr. Matsuyama Hidekazu, the construction company’s executive. Mr. Matsuyama was in awe of the dancers‘…


100 Social Media Influencers Face Australian Probe Over Hidden Endorsements

YouTubers, Instagrammers, Facebookers, or TikTokers have been put on notice by Australia’s competition regulator over misleading or undeclared product endorsements. The move comes after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission fined celebrity Kim Kardashian $1 million (AU$1.45 million) in October 2022 for promoting a cryptocurrency brand without declaring she was being paid $250,000 for the…


Super Bowl-Bound Eagles Crush QB-challenged 49Ers

Miles Sanders rushed for two touchdowns, Haason Reddick delivered a huge performance and the Philadelphia Eagles are headed to the Super Bowl after posting a 31–7 victory over the visiting San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday, Jan. 29. Jalen Hurts passed for 121 yards and rushed for a touchdown as the…


Liberal ‘Green Energy’ Plan Adding to Inflation: Bank of Canada Paper

The most persistent trend adding to inflation is the transition to “green energy,” which “raises costs,” according to a new Bank of Canada staff discussion paper. “The 2021–22 Surge in Inflation” says that Canada has undergone the most pronounced surge in inflation in the 2021–2022 fiscal year since the 1970s. A dollar in 1970 was equivalent…