Month: February 2023

Who Do We Target in the Inflation Blame Game?

Commentary Inflation is rising everywhere, which does not mean it’s not a problem for politicians in Australia, just that they are a subset of politicians everywhere. So we are seeing a global hunt for alibis and scapegoats. In Australia,  the federal government and the union movement have chosen business—in particular mining and food—as their fall…


Who Can We Dump the Blame for Inflation On?

Commentary Inflation is rising everywhere, which does not mean it’s not a problem for politicians in Australia, just that they are a subset of politicians everywhere. So we are seeing a global hunt for alibis and scapegoats. In Australia,  the federal government and the union movement have chosen business—in particular mining and food—as their fall…


Turkey Quake Survivors Struggle to Find Shelter Nearly Three Weeks On

ANTAKYA, Turkey—Omran Alswed and his family are still living in makeshift shelters almost three weeks after the massive earthquake in southern Turkey, having been unable to find a place in an official camp. Nearly two million people left homeless by the quake are being housed in tents, container homes, and other facilities in and beyond…


Shen Yun’s Beauty ‘Comes From an Inner Form of Divinity,’ Says Vegas Business Owner

LAS VEGAS—“It is the most visually intriguing and beautiful thing that I have ever seen,” said Debbie Walsh at the Shen Yun Performing Arts performance on Feb. 26. “The strength, the history, the longevity, and of course the beauty … is phenomenal,” she said. The third time seeing Shen Yun, Mrs. Walsh and her daughter…


Viruses in Cambodian Bird Flu Cases Identified as Endemic Clade

The viruses that infected two people in Cambodia with H5N1 avian influenza have been identified as an endemic clade of bird flu circulating in the country, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. The cases reported last week had raised concerns they were caused by a new strain of H5N1, clade 2.3.4.4b,…


2 Arrested in Georgia Gas Station Shooting That Injured 9 Children

COLUMBUS, Ga.—Police have arrested two people—one just 15 years old—in connection with a shooting in a Georgia city near the Alabama state line that left nine children injured. Both were arrested Friday in the Feb. 17 shooting at a gas station in Columbus in which seven teenagers and two younger children suffered gunshot wounds that…


2 Arrested in Ga. Gas Station Shooting That Injured 9 Kids

COLUMBUS, Ga.—Police have arrested two people—one just 15 years old—in connection with a shooting in a Georgia city last week near the Alabama state line that left nine children injured. Both were arrested Friday in the Feb. 17 shooting at a gas station in Columbus in which seven teenagers and two younger children suffered gunshot…


Official: Heavy Ice a Possible Factor in Alaska Gym Collapse

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—An Anchorage official says thick, heavy ice had accumulated on the roof of a gym that collapsed earlier this month, killing one person and trapping two others. Ross Noffsinger, acting building official for the city, said “tremendous” ice buildup on the roof of the Turnagain CrossFit gym far exceeded the weight listed by the…


Russian Soyuz Spacecraft Docks at ISS to Bring Back Stranded Crew

A Russian spacecraft on a mission to bring back to Earth a crew stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) has docked at the station, Russian space agency Roscosmos said early on Sunday. The Soyuz MS-23, which lifted off from Baikonour space centre in Kazakhstan on Friday, is to bring back Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev…


Judge Orders Ex-Jail Union Boss to Be Freed in Bribery Case

NEW YORK—A powerful New York jail union boss-turned-prison inmate is poised to go free less than halfway through his sentence in a corruption case, after a judge decided this week that the nearly five-year term should be reduced. Norman Seabrook originally was sentenced to 58 months in prison on his federal conviction for taking bribes…