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Debating the Wood-Fired Pizza Oven ‘Ban’: A Misleading Proposal?

Commentary A few weeks ago, there was a good deal of Internet debate about a proposal affecting coal- and wood-fired pizza ovens under consideration by the city of New York. Opponents of the measure described it as a ban. Supporters said it was nothing of the kind. Both were, either by intention or by error,…


SEC Requests Bigger Budget to Tackle ‘Wild West of the Crypto Markets’

Securities and Exchange Commissioner (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler supported the White House’s budget boost request for the stock market watchdog. But Mr. Gensler warned that the funds appropriated were tens of millions of dollars less than what his federal agency originally requested for the upcoming fiscal year. The Senate Appropriations Committee appropriated $2.4 billion to…


EDITORIAL: Why Falun Gong Matters

Today marks the 24th anniversary of the persecution of the spiritual discipline Falun Gong. It was on July 20, 1999, that then-Chinese Communist Party leader Jiang Zemin launched a vicious persecution of this group of peaceful meditators. If you’re a regular reader of The Epoch Times, you’ll have noticed that we regularly cover this story,…


GOP Report Accuses DHS Secretary of ‘Actively’ Encouraging ‘Mass Illegal Immigration’

Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee released a scathing report on Wednesday evening accusing DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of intentional “dereliction of duty” in securing the nation’s borders. The GOP interim report claims Mr. Mayorkas has “actively encouraged and facilitated mass illegal immigration,” neglecting his sworn oath to “control and guard” the borders. The…


LIVE 7 AM ET: NTD Good Morning (July 20): IRS Whistleblowers Testify on Hunter Biden Investigation; Are U.S. VC Firms Funding CCP’s Military?

Hunter Biden was in the spotlight on July 19 as IRS whistleblowers testified before lawmakers. Meanwhile, Representative James Comer accused the Bidens of running an influence peddling scheme. The Senate took a step toward making a NATO withdrawal more difficult on July 19. It’s a response to comments made by former President Trump while he was…


NTD Good Morning (July 20): IRS Whistleblowers Testify on Hunter Biden Investigation; Are US VC Firms Funding CCP’s Military?

Hunter Biden was in the spotlight on July 19 as IRS whistleblowers testified before lawmakers. Meanwhile, Rep. James Comer accused the Bidens of running an influence peddling scheme. The Senate took a step toward making a NATO withdrawal more difficult on July 19. The move is a response to comments made by former President Trump…


NTD Good Morning (July 20): IRS Whistleblowers Testify on Hunter Biden Investigation; Are U.S. VC Firms Funding CCP’s Military?

Hunter Biden was in the spotlight on July 19 as IRS whistleblowers testified before lawmakers. Meanwhile, Representative James Comer accused the Bidens of running an influence peddling scheme. The Senate took a step toward making a NATO withdrawal more difficult on July 19. It’s a response to comments made by former President Trump while he was…


James Cleverly Says UK ‘Keen to Work Internationally’ on AI Safety, Including China

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said the UK is “keen” to work with other countries including China on Artificial Intelligence (AI) as he chaired the first U.N. Security Council meeting on AI on Tuesday. It also comes as the UK government is reportedly considering whether to invite Chinese leader Xi Jinping to the first major…


Twin Sisters Receive Heartwarming Birthday Cards From Their Late Father Who Lost His Battle With a Brain Tumor

A dying father who was losing his battle with a brain tumor wrote birthday cards for his twin daughters for the next 30 years. Nick Keenan from Lindfield, West Sussex, southeast England, penned the cards for his now-4-year-old daughters, Rose and Sophia, when they were just 17 months old as he knew he didn’t have much time…


The Wait Is Over as Powerball Finally Has a Winner for Its Jackpot Worth Over $1 Billion

LOS ANGELES—A winning ticket has been sold in California for the Powerball jackpot worth an estimated $1.08 billion, the sixth largest in U.S. history and the third largest in the history of the game. The winning numbers for Wednesday night’s drawing were: white balls 7, 10, 11, 13, 24 and red Powerball 24. The California…