Month: June 2023

Kash’s Corner: Durham’s Single Biggest Miss; Hunter Biden’s Pretrial Diversion Explained

In this Season 7 finale of Kash’s Corner, we take a look at John Durham’s recent testimony in Congress and Hunter Biden reaching a deal to plead guilty to tax charges—exactly as Kash Patel predicted on the show in early May. What have we learned from this six-year investigation into the Russiagate saga? What key…


[PREMIERING NOW] Kash’s Corner: Durham’s Single Biggest Miss; Hunter Biden’s Pretrial Diversion Explained

In this Season 7 finale of Kash’s Corner, we take a look at John Durham’s recent testimony in Congress and Hunter Biden reaching a deal to plead guilty to tax charges—exactly as Kash Patel predicted on the show in early May. What have we learned from this six-year investigation into the Russiagate saga? What key…


Trump, DeSantis, Pence, Haley, Scott, and Other 2024 Republicans Seek Support at Key Conference

The biggest Republican names in the 2024 presidential race are sharing the stage for the first time. What do candidates tell a conservative crowd, as former President Donald Trump is also set to speak? A Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas governor shares with us his campaign priorities. What are some of the challenges he thinks…


Sluggish Recovery Post COVID for Chinese Film Industry

June was a big month for the Chinese movie industry, with the glitzy Shanghai International Film Festival proclaiming a rebound for the industry post-COVID. Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s Fresh Wave International Film Festival sounded a more sobering note as organizers not-so-subtly highlighted Chinese Communist Party (CCP) censorship. The two festivals provided a perspective on a movie…


Unexpected Lessons in a Combat Zone

Commentary “Don’t worry. You’ll be safe. Women don’t go into combat.” My husband reassured me as I lay with my head on his chest while discussing my fears about my upcoming deployment. His dismissive response annoyed me, but, in the end, he was right. In 2004, it was against the law for women to serve…


Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold, and Other Commodities (June 23)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery fell 35 cents to $69.16 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for August delivery fell 29 cents to $73.85 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for July delivery fell 3 cents $2.52 a gallon. July heating oil fell 6 cents to $2.41 a gallon. July natural gas rose 12 cents to…


Use of Artificial Intelligence in Film and Music Sparks Controversy

The more human beings learn about the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in creative endeavors like film and music, the more it seems to gain resistance. That is the conclusion of a week of Hollywood headlines that had entertainment consumers and insiders alike rattled about how the field of AI will work to replace the…


How Major US Stock Indexes Fared June 23

Another drop for stocks helped drag Wall Street to its first losing week in the last six. The S&P 500 closed 0.8 percent lower Friday, pulling back further from last week when it reached its highest level in more than a year. The Dow and the Nasdaq composite also fell. Stock markets abroad also fell…


Queensland National Park Returned to Traditional Owners

Tucked away in the most northwestern part of Queensland, 79,000 hectares of land, gorges and sandstone ranges have been returned to the traditional owners. The Boodjamulla National Park was handed back to the Waanyi people in a ceremony at Parliament House in Brisbane on June 23. A prescribed body corporate of Waanyi representatives will lease the national…


DOJ Files First-Ever Criminal Charges Against Chinese Fentanyl Makers

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday filed charges against four Chinese chemical manufacturers and eight Chinese nationals, accusing them of crimes related to the production, distribution, and sales of the deadly drug fentanyl. The Justice Department said in a release that it had arrested two individuals and unsealed three indictments in the Southern and…