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‘Step Down CCP’: Protest in DC, Against China’s COVID Lockdowns; Urumqi Fire Victims Mourned

November 30, 2022
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Following days of ongoing protests in China and across the globe, students in Washington D.C. are gathering outside the Chinese embassy to support people in China who are protesting Beijing’s draconian “zero-COVID” policy. China’s strategy of controlling the coronavirus with lockdowns, mass testing, and quarantines has provoked the greatest show of public dissent against the…

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Trump Calls for Kari Lake to Be Declared Winner, Alleges ‘Criminal Voting Operation’ in Arizona

November 30, 2022
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Former President Donald Trump has rejected the result of Arizona’s gubernatorial election and has called for his endorsed candidate, Republican Kari Lake, to be declared the winner and installed as governor. “This is yet another criminal voting operation,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social, adding that it was “almost as bad” as the…

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New York Attorney General Advises Caution in Annual Charity Report

November 30, 2022
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In preparation for this year’s Giving Tuesday and the holiday season, New York Attorney General Letitia James released her annual “Pennies for Charity” report (pdf) to provide guidance for donors and charities. Created in 2012, Giving Tuesday takes place on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States. Its website describes the day as “a…

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Texas Grid Expected to Meet Winter Demands This Year, Officials Say

November 30, 2022
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The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) said it expects the state’s power grid will meet demands assuming typical winter conditions. ERCOT’s forecast peak demand is 67,398 megawatts (MW) during the winter season of December 2022 through February 2023, according to its Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy report released on Tuesday (pdf). The estimate is based…

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Author Unearths the Forgotten History of Port Jervis Lynching

November 30, 2022
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It is the only lynching in New York state since the Civil War, a story that Michael Worden grew up hearing about from his grandma. It happened 130 years ago on the streets of his hometown, Port Jervis, a then-bustling industrial city in the North. An African American man named Robert Lewis was accused of…

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Disney CEO Bob Iger ‘Sorry’ for Battle Against Florida, Calls on Employees to ‘Respect’ Audience

November 30, 2022
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Bob Iger, who recently returned to Walt Disney Co. as chief executive, said he feels “sorry” to see the entertainment giant getting dragged into a battle with Florida lawmakers over a ban on sex and gender discussions in early elementary classrooms. The Florida law, in response to parents’ complaints that children as young as five…

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LIVE NOW: 2022 States & Nation Policy Summit

November 30, 2022
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American Legislative Exchange Council will host its 49th Annual Meeting from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 at The Grand Hyatt in Washington, DC. The three-day meeting will discuss critical issues facing the nation. Senator Mike Braun (R-Ind.) will address members at the opening session. The Epoch Times will livestream the event starting at 1 p.m….

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2022 States & Nation Policy Summit

November 30, 2022
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American Legislative Exchange Council will host its 49th Annual Meeting from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 at The Grand Hyatt in Washington, DC. The three-day meeting will discuss critical issues facing the nation. Senator Mike Braun (R-Ind.) will address members at the opening session. The Epoch Times will livestream the event starting at 1 p.m….

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Overseas Chinese Students Rally to Support COVID Protests in China, Chanting ‘Down With the CCP’

November 30, 2022
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MANHATTAN, N.Y.–Mass protests have been triggered across China after the Xinjiang apartment fire deaths caused by the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) restrictive “zero-COVID” control measures. Protesters are chanting slogans of “Down with the Communist Party,” “Xi Jinping Step Down,” and “We want freedom and democracy.” It’s the largest protest movement since Tiananmen Square in 1989….

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Tornado Threat Continues as Southern Towns Assess Damage

November 30, 2022
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JACKSON, Miss.—Tornadoes damaged numerous homes, destroyed a fire station, briefly trapped people in a grocery store, and ripped the roof off an apartment complex in Mississippi and Alabama. Two deaths were reported as the storm front continued to threaten parts of the Deep South on Wednesday. The National Weather Service had warned that strong twisters…

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