Month: April 2023

Researchers Call for Probiotics Long-Term Safety to Be Revised

New scientific evidence shows probiotics’ long-term safety needs to be looked at more closely after the good bacteria were newly assessed by a group of experts in food science, microbiology and other related medical fields. Their goal was to find out discover how safe probiotics are given that they are increasingly being used not only…


Shen Yun an ‘Experience of God’: Independent Artistic Director, Singer, Dancer

AUCKLAND, New Zealand—Rana Hamida described Shen Yun Performing Arts as an “experience of God.” Ms. Hamida is an independent artistic director who works with events and festivals, coordinating artists from different mediums of expressions. She is also a singer and dancer. She and Mr. Glenn Hart, a freelance photographer, attended the last of Shen Yun’s five sold-out shows…


US, South Korea Made Progress in Securing Critical Technologies: White House

The United States and South Korea have made “historical progress” in deepening cooperation to secure critical technologies and address economic coercion, the White House said on Sunday. This came as South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol prepared for his first state visit to the United States on Monday for talks with President Joe Biden, which Washington…


Stage 3 Tax Cuts To Fail Rural and Regional Australia, Only Benefit East Coast Inner City Residents: Greens Senator

The Greens are again pressuring the federal government over the stage three tax cuts, with South Australian (SA) Greens Senator Barbara Pocock arguing it will only benefit the rich inner city areas and leave behind rural and regional Australians. This comes as The Australia Institute’s report ‘Divided Nation’ (pdf) found that the tax cuts would primarily…


Economist Appreciative of Shen Yun’s Revival of Traditional Values

ROSEMONT, Illinois—David Amato, a federal trade commission economist, watched Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Rosemont Theatre on April 23. “From an American point of view, we only see China today,” said Mr. Amato. “It’s great to know that there’s thousands of years of history that we don’t really ever see. We only see the…


Nationwide Behavioral Health Crisis Line Sees Post-Pandemic Rise in Calls

PHOENIX, Ariz.—For those feeling trapped and alone in the middle of a behavioral health crisis, suicide can seem like a solution. There are times when call takers at Solari Crisis and Human Services in Phoenix, Arizona, will have people on the phone literally on the precipice. “We do get callers with guns to their heads,”…


LIVE 10:30 AM ET: Biden Accused of Colluding With Intel Officials to Spread Disinfo on Hunter Biden’s Laptop

President Joe Biden is being accused of colluding with intelligence officials to spread disinformation about Hunter Biden’s laptop ahead of the 2020 elections. By doing so, Biden may have misled the media and helped to suppress sensitive information that could have changed the outcome of the election. The alleged scandal could also involve tax crimes…


LIVE 4/24, at 10:30 AM ET: Biden Accused of Colluding With Intel Officials to Spread Disinfo on Hunter Biden’s Laptop

President Joe Biden is being accused of colluding with intelligence officials to spread disinformation about Hunter Biden’s laptop ahead of the 2020 elections. By doing so, Biden may have misled the media and helped to suppress sensitive information that could have changed the outcome of the election. The alleged scandal could also involve tax crimes…


Study of 70 Household Spices Found Lead in Every Sample

An Australian study of 12 different brands of popular dried herbs and spices stocked on supermarket shelves revealed that all samples had traces of heavy metals, including lead, arsenic, antimony, cadmium, and mercury. A 2021 U.S. consumer data advocate’s analysis of 126 herbs and spices discovered that roughly one-third of the tested products had significant…


Study of 70 Australian Household Spices Found Lead in Every Sample

An Australian study of 70 popular dried herbs and spices stocked on supermarket shelves revealed that all samples had traces of heavy metals, including lead, arsenic, antimony, cadmium, and mercury. A 2021 U.S. consumer data advocate’s analysis of 126 herbs and spices discovered that roughly one-third of the tested products had significant levels of toxic…