Month: February 2023

LIVE NOW: Pentagon Holds Briefing (Feb. 24)

Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder holds a media briefing at the Pentagon at 2:30 p.m. ET on Feb. 24. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


Academics Argue for World War II-Style Rationing of Food and Fuel to Fight ‘Climate Change’

Academics are arguing that World War II-style rationing could help fight climate change by slashing greenhouse gas emissions more rapidly and fairly. In a paper (pdf) published on Feb. 20 in the journal “Ethics, Policy & Environment,” researchers from the University of Leeds in England argue that carbon rationing has been “neglected as a policy option for mitigating…


Mike Lindell Says He Will Sue Speaker McCarthy for Sharing Jan. 6 Footage With Tucker Carlson

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell said he plans on suing House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) after providing Fox News’ Tucker Carlson with tens of thousands of hours of footage of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. During a Thursday interview with Steve Bannon on his “War Room” podcast, Lindell said he is planning to file a…


Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

View the print-ready version of this recipe. My kids literally jump up and down with excitement whenever homemade Chicken Noodle Soup is on the menu, and rightfully so, because it is AMAZING! This is one of my go-to recipes to bring to friends or neighbors (along with a loaf of Artisan Bread) during the cooler seasons and…


Car Carrying 2 North Carolina Lawmakers Rammed ‘Several Times’ on Interstate

A vehicle transporting North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) and state Rep. David Willis (R-Union) was repeatedly hit from behind Thursday evening, according to Moore’s office. “Security was driving the Speaker and Rep. Willis back to Raleigh after a visit for a series of events today,” Demi Dowdy, a spokeswoman for the Speaker’s office,…


ULEZ Advert Probed After Hundreds Complained Over ‘Misleading’ Claims

A TV advert about the upcoming expansion of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is under investigation following hundreds of complaints that the ad was “misleading,” the advertisement watchdog has confirmed. A spokesman for the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the regulator had received 370 complaints about the ad. “Complainants argue that the ad is…


Mozambicans Seek Shelter as Storm Freddy Makes Landfall

MAPUTO—Mozambicans took shelter on Friday as tropical storm Freddy made landfall in a small coastal town, with heavy rain expected to batter the country’s southern provinces for several days. French weather forecaster Meteo France, which has a cyclone-monitoring station on the Indian Ocean island of La Reunion, said Freddy hit the coast near the tourist…


School Districts Can’t Require COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates: California Supreme Court

The California Supreme Court rejected an appeal Feb. 21 to a prior ruling that said school districts cannot require students to get a COVID-19 vaccine. In October 2021, Let Them Choose—an initiative of education advocacy group Let Them Breathe—sued the San Diego Unified School District over its proposed COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students over 16….


A Look at China’s ‘Bicameral’ Annual Legislative Sessions

News Analysis In the eyes of foreigners, it appears that China has a bicameral political system similar to the West. Beijing’s authorities always claim that China has its own form of democracy. Unless deeply looking into how politics works in China, it is hard for Westerners to understand how China’s legislature works. Usually in March…


Northern Ireland Politicians and Police Unite ‘As One Voice’ Over Detective Shooting

Northern Ireland’s five main political party leaders stood alongside the region’s police chief on Friday in a rare “act of unity” over the attempted murder of a senior detective. The leaders of Sinn Fein, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), the Alliance Party, the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), and the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)…