The Biden administration is slow-walking approvals for $19 billion in Taiwan weapons purchases and not aggressively imposing congressionally-mandated sanctions on Chinese companies because it fears angering the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), several Republicans claimed during a July 18 House hearing on the State Department’s proposed Fiscal Year 2024 Eastern Asia and Pacific budget. That fear…
Biden Administration Is Slow-Walking Taiwan Arms Sales, Holding Back on China Sanctions, House GOP Says
July 18, 2023
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White House Announces ‘Cyber Trust Mark’ Labeling Initiative for Smart Devices
The Biden administration is planning to launch a new cybersecurity certification and labeling program aimed at helping Americans make more informed decisions when it comes to purchasing smart devices that are less vulnerable to cyberattacks. Known as the “U.S. Cyber Trust Mark” program, the initiative will be overseen by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), according…
[PREMIERING NOW] ‘A Fool’s Bargain’—Robert Lighthizer on the US-China Trade Relationship and How to Strategically Decouple
July 18, 2023
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“The economic growth of China is largely a wealth transfer from the United States,” says Robert Lighthizer. “You’re transferring the wealth of our children and grandchildren and their children overseas.” Mr. Lighthizer served as the U.S. Trade Representative in the Trump administration and also served as deputy trade representative in the Reagan administration. In this…
Gas Leaked From Bad Fitting at Pennsylvania Chocolate Factory Where 7 Died in Blast, Report Says
July 18, 2023
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Natural gas leaked from a defective fitting at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory where a powerful explosion leveled one building, heavily damaged another and killed seven people, federal safety investigators said Tuesday as they continued to investigate the cause of the blast. One of two leaks at the R.M. Palmer Co. plant in West Reading was…
Death of BC Boy Linked to Wildfire Smoke, Health Officials Warn
The B.C. Coroners Service issued a public safety alert on July 17 about wildfire smoke after confirming a nine-year-old boy died after his medical condition was exacerbated by the deterioration in air quality caused by the smoke. The boy, Carter Vigh, died last week in hospital. He’d suffered from asthma his whole life and always…
Ben Wallace Defends Plan to Cut Army Size
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace defended plans to cut the number of troops as he announced an updated plan for the military on Tuesday. The Defence White Paper (pdf) confirmed that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) will press ahead with a previously announced plan to reduce the size of the regular army to around 73,000 troops…
Long COVID? Acupressure and Dietary Therapy to Boost Immunity, Alleviate Brain Fog and Headaches
Coughing, brain fog, chest tightness, fatigue, and abnormal sense of smell or taste—do these symptoms of long COVID trouble you or your family? While currently, Western medicine lacks widely effective treatments for the ailment, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) offers some effective remedies. In the program “Traditional Chinese Medicine: Past and Present” on channel NTD Chinese,…
‘Real War is Brutal’: US Leaders Address Stalled Ukrainian Counteroffensive, Pledge More Weapons
The United States will continue to supply Ukraine with billions of dollars in munitions and equipment as the eastern European nation’s counteroffensive against Russia stalls. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that Ukraine was making progress in its operations against Russia in eastern Ukraine. Still, he acknowledged that Ukraine’s advances were slow going during…
Transgender Training Is Coming to Your Schools
July 18, 2023
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Commentary More than four years into a controversial tenure, California’s Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, and a number of Democratic legislators, have endorsed a number of bizarre ideas to force-feed into our taxpayer-funded public schools. Mr. Thurmond has promoted “Pride” month and permitted school libraries to stock LGBT books that commonsense folks would deem…
ANALYSIS: Is a Real Estate Crash on the Horizon for Canada?
For decades, some economists and commentators have been predicting that the real estate “bubble” will cause house prices to crash in Canada. With the Bank of Canada now continually hiking interest rates, could the decline some have been predicting be on the horizon? While some say the various factors putting upward pressure on prices—such as…
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