Month: June 2023

Specialist School Among 60 Facing ‘Unfair’ Tax in Australian State

One of the Victorian private schools facing a new $322 million (US$214 million) state tax caters to children with language and learning difficulties. Andale School in Kew has been named on a list of 60 independent and religious schools in the state to be stripped of their longstanding payroll tax exemption from July 2024. Education Minister Natalie…


Book Review: ‘Knowing What We Know’

Author Simon Winchester is a prolific writer with more than 30 books to his credit. He has a distinctive knack for storytelling that readers will appreciate. He can take a subject, which on the surface could be perceived as weighty, and bring it to life with personal anecdotes and fascinating historical tidbits woven into the…


US Needs Plan to Coordinate Research Before Next Pandemic, Officials Say

Public health officials say the United States needs a plan and infrastructure to avoid the fragmented response to a new disease that marked its response to the COVID pandemic. “We don’t have a systemic approach to medical product testing,” said Dr. Janet Woodcock, principal deputy commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Dr….


How Major US Stock Indexes Fared June 30

Wall Street rallied to cap a winning week, month and first half of the year after reports suggested pressure on inflation may be easing. The S&P 500 jumped 1.2 percent Friday to reach its highest level since April 2022. It surged 15.9 percent in the first half of the year. The Dow rose 0.8 percent…


SCOTUS Rules for Free Speech in Discrimination Case

Pride Month hasn’t gone too well for the radical left. It began in the shadows of anti-woke boycotts. It was criticized for parades where homosexuals said they are coming for your children. And it has now ended with a Supreme Court decision that says you can’t be forced to support the movement. The justices were…


SCOTUS Rules That Anti-Discrimination Laws on Speech Are Unconstitutional

Pride Month hasn’t gone too well for the radical left. It began in the shadows of anti-woke boycotts. It was criticized for parades where homosexuals said they are coming for your children. And it has now ended with a Supreme Court decision that says you can’t be forced to support the movement. The justices were…


Saturday, July 01, 2023: Epoch Crossword


Construction Worker Severely Beaten by Crowd in Garden Grove, Suspects Wanted

Authorities are asking anyone with information related to the June 20 assault of a construction worker to come forward, after the man was attacked in Garden Grove by a group of men, resulting in skull fractures and severe brain injuries. Carlos Ayala, 54, was beaten while working a job with co-workers paving the parking lot…


These Are the States Affected by Malaria-Carrying Mosquitoes

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed cases of malaria in Florida and Texas for the first time in 20 years. The agency advised residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites by using repellent, wearing long sleeves, and wearing long pants. On another front, thousands of Americans remain without a sense of taste…


DeSantis Praises ‘Mama Bears’ At Moms For Liberty Summit, Says They Are a Powerful Force

Speaking on June 30 to a hall full of Moms For Liberty at their convention in Philadelphia, Ron DeSantis leaned into the parts of his platform and his record that appeal to so-called “Mama Bears.” He talked about the work he’s done as Florida’s governor on education, and parental rights, and to reverse the woke…