Month: February 2023

LIVE NOW: NTD Business (Feb. 24): WH Announces New Sanctions Against Russia; Feds Say Inflation Surprisingly Rose In Jan.

The United States slaps a new round of sanctions on Russia and its partners today, on the one-year anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war. We speak with two nonprofit organizations that are helping Ukrainians in need. They give us an on-the-ground update of the situation. New inflation data out today, coming in hotter than expected, complicating…


LIVE 5 PM ET: NTD Business (Feb. 24): WH Announces New Sanctions Against Russia; Feds Say Inflation Surprisingly Rose In Jan.

The United States slaps a new round of sanctions on Russia and its partners today, on the one-year anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war. We speak with two nonprofit organizations that are helping Ukrainians in need. They give us an on-the-ground update of the situation. New inflation data out today, coming in hotter than expected, complicating…


Online Series Review: ‘Liaison’: Flawed, but Fast-Paced Thriller Pulls You In

TV-MA | 6 episodes | Drama, Thriller | Feb. 24, 2023 It turns out even the French think the French are villainous. There are certainly plenty of secret enemies and hidden turncoats in this French-and-British co-produced series, but the bad guys viewers meet right from the start are all French—and highly placed in the French…


East Palestine Residents Could See Long-Term Health Concerns From Toxic Chemicals: Researchers

Weeks after the train derailment carrying hazardous chemicals in Ohio, an analysis shows that residents could be subject to a range of long-term health complications after finding nine air pollutants at higher-than-normal levels. Researchers at Texas A&M and Carnegie Mellon wrote on Friday that nine out of about 50 chemicals that the Environmental Protection Agency said…


Feeling at Home, Rookie Natthakritta Vongtaveelap Grabs Lead in Thailand

Rookie Natthakritta Vongtaveelap made herself at home in her native Thailand on Friday, surging to the front of a packed leaderboard to claim sole possession of the lead of the Honda LPGA Thailand at Siam Country Club’s Pattaya Old Course in Chonburi. A 20-year-old who began the second round in ninth place, Vongtaveelap tied the…


Book Review: ‘Hollywood’s Censor: Joseph I. Breen & The Production Code Administration’

Commentary If you’ve read my articles for The Epoch Times, you probably have seen me make reference to the Motion Picture Production Code, the Production Code Administration (PCA), and Joseph I. Breen. Very rarely do I fail to mention that the Production Code, commonly called the Hays Code, was the set of moral guidelines which…


Two More White House Press Office Staffers Are Departing: Karine Jean-Pierre

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced that two more White House staffers will leave their positions. Press assistant Megha Bhattacharya and her assistant and Chief of Staff Robbie Dornbush both have made their resignations official. The press secretary made the announcement during a Feb. 23 press briefing, calling both departing staffers “valued members” of…


Intellectual Property Theft Enables China to Dominate EV Industry: Former US Intelligence Official

Intellectual property theft allows China to dominate the world of electric vehicles (EV), according to former senior intelligence official and author Nicholas Eftimiades. From 2021 to 2022, the number of EVs sold annually in China grew from 1.3 million to 6.8 million, making 2022 the eighth consecutive year in which China was the world’s largest…


On Anniversary of Russian Invasion, Trudeau Says 4 More Tanks Will Be Sent to Ukraine

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Feb. 24, exactly a year after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, that Canada will be sending an additional four tanks and one armored recovery vehicle to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The four Leopard 2 main battle tanks that will be sent are in addition to another four that were…


Even Hungry Babies Are Willing to Share

Altruism may begin in infancy, according to a new study. In a study of nearly 100 19-month-olds, the researchers found that children, even when hungry, gave a tasty snack to a stranger in need. The findings in Scientific Reports not only show that infants engage in altruistic behavior, but also suggest that early social experiences can shape altruism….