Month: April 2023

Oil Heads for Another Monthly Decline as Weak US Data Weighs

LONDON—Oil prices were heading for another monthly decline on Friday after disappointing U.S. economic data and uncertainty over further interest rate hikes weighed on the demand outlook. Brent crude futures for June were up 42 cents, or 0.5 percent, at $78.79 a barrel by 0946 GMT while the more actively traded July contract was down…


AOC is Wrong—Deplatforming Never Works

Commentary Soon after Tucker Carlson left Fox News, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, more commonly known by her initials AOC, celebrated on social media, telling her followers that “deplatforming works.” Deplatforming, the practice of preventing an individual with specific views from voicing those views, might work for her, but it’s a disaster for broader society, according to a…


German Gloom Dampens Stocks as Fed, ECB Meetings Beckon

LONDON—A stagnant German economy and sliding yen overshadowed buoyant tech earnings to send shares lower on Friday, with investors betting that next week’s batch of central bank meetings will point towards a levelling off in interest rates. Oil headed for a second week of declines after data on Thursday showing the U.S. economy slowing more…


Jobs Denied, Personal Property Seized: Chinese Regime’s Way of Eradicating Faith

The world is condemning the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of Christians, Falun Gong practitioners, Uyghur Muslims, and Buddhists. The coercive means used to transform these people of faith are gross and inhumane such as unlawful imprisonment, extreme torture methods, sexual abuse, psychiatric abuse, and forced organ harvesting. However, the persecution is not just confined to the CCP’s labor…


3 Soldiers Die After 2 Army Apache Helicopters Crash in Alaska

Three soldiers were killed and one was injured when two AH-64 Apache helicopters crashed near Healy, Alaska, on Thursday, according to Army officials. The soldiers were from the 1st Attack Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment at Fort Wainwright, and they were returning from a training mission when the collision occurred. “The helicopters were returning from a…


The Carcinogen That May Be Lurking in Your Tap Water

From tap water to toothpaste, fluoride is found everywhere. It is a mineral that is naturally present in some foods, and can be found in tap water due to its ability to prevent tooth decay through a process called remineralization. Adding fluoride into community water systems is regarded as one of the top 10 public health achievements in…


The Carcinogen That May Be Lurking in Your Tab Water

From tap water to toothpaste, fluoride is found everywhere. It is a mineral that is naturally present in some foods, and can be found in tap water due to its ability to prevent tooth decay through a process called remineralization. Adding fluoride into community water systems is regarded as one of the top ten public health achievements…


Former Hong Kong Trade Union Chairman Withdrew Application for May 1 Parade After Police Questioning

Former chairman Wong Lai-yuen and former secretary To Chen-ho of the now-dissolved Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions recently applied to the police for May 1 parade permits as private citizens. Wong was taken for questioning by the police in the early morning on April 26 and was out of contact for a few hours….


People Are Coming out of Shen Yun More Informed and Better Educated, Says Company President

STAMFORD, Conn.—Kiran Shankar, the president of RD Go Creative, attended Shen Yun’s evening performance at The Palace Theatre on April 27. He felt a deep connection with the experience. “The show was entertaining and engaging! It was spectacular in terms of the costumes, the pictures—the whole thing. It’s just very well put together,” he said….


Progressives to Americans: Don’t Be Happy

Commentary In recent weeks, there have been news reports about surveys showing record low levels of happiness and high levels of depression and pessimism among Americans. Those reports indicate that progressives’ plan for America is working well. They don’t want us to be happy. Woke progressives remind me of hyperconscious moms constantly hovering over their…