BALTIMORE—On April 28, Senator Mike McKay of the Maryland General Assembly attended Shen Yun’s opening performance at The Hippodrome Theatre. After traveling nearly three hours just to see the show, Sen. McKay’s expectations were high. Thankfully, Shen Yun did not disappoint. It was “absolutely wonderful” and “more than what we had expected,” he said. The…
IN-DEPTH: States Fight ESG Industry, Despite Costs and Long Odds
April 29, 2023
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As conservative states push back against the progressive agenda of Wall Street banks and asset managers, some analysts are warning that “anti-ESG” states will pay a price for taking on Wall Street and the ESG industry. North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell has enacted several measures, including calling on Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, the…
FDA Reports Shortage of Version of Penicillin Used as Standard Syphilis Treatment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reported a shortage of the injectable version of penicillin, citing increased demand for the antibiotic. In a notice on April 26, the agency said there are shortages of Pfizer’s Bicillin L-A in both regular and pediatric versions. It said the shortage may persist until around the last…
Federal Court Rejects Google’s Motion to Dismiss Antitrust Lawsuit
A Virginia district court on April 28 rejected Google’s request to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) about the company’s advertising business. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, accuses Google of monopolizing key digital advertising technologies, known as the “ad tech stack,”…
Australian Housing Stamp Duty ‘Discourages People From Relocating’
Victoria’s largest source of tax revenue is inefficient, constrains property investment and will need replacing with support from the federal government, an inquiry has been told. The Legislative Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee is examining land transfer duty fees, known as stamp duty, which is tax paid by a purchaser on a property. Victorian Treasury…
Film Screening of ‘Medical Genocide’ Shocks Audience at University of Delaware
April 28, 2023
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NEWARK, Del.—The public film screening of a documentary in this city has raised awareness about forced organ harvesting in China, with audience members saying they were shocked to learn about such abuses. The University of Delaware’s Rotaract Club hosted the screening of “Medical Genocide” at Trabant Theater on campus on April 26. The documentary exposes…
Mastercard’s Probe Disclosure Clouds Profit Beat
Mastercard Inc. beat estimates for quarterly profit as consumer spending surged against a turbulent economy, but the card company’s disclosure of a probe by the U.S. Justice Department unnerved investors. The regulator has demanded that Mastercard provide documents tied to its U.S. debit program and competition with other payments networks, the card company said. Visa…
Toyota Edges Past 9.1 Million Vehicle Output Goal, Warns Chip Shortage Lingering
TOKYO—Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp. set a global annual output record in the business year ended in March, just edging past its target of 9.1 million vehicles as factory disruption from global chip supply woes and pandemic lockdowns eased. But the world’s biggest automaker by sales warned it continued to see impacts from the long-running global…
Nate Diaz Surrenders After Brawl; Lawyer Says Self-Defense
NEW ORLEANS—Mixed martial arts fighter Nate Diaz turned himself in to police in New Orleans on Thursday to face a battery charge arising from a weekend street brawl. Police said the fight happened early Saturday outside a pizza restaurant and left a man unconscious. Diaz went to police with his attorney Thursday and turned himself…
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Shen Yun is ‘One of the Most Spectacular Performances I’ve Ever Seen,’ Says Theatregoer
STAMFORD, Conn.—George Adonis, a real estate broker and investor, had seen many performances throughout America, but nothing prepared him for Shen Yun Performing Arts, which he watched at The Palace Theatre on April 28. “It’s one of the most spectacular performances I have ever seen,” said Mr. Adonis. “This really blew my mind. It was…