Over 20 years ago, Robert Putnam’s “Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community” posited that Americans had become increasingly disconnected from families and friends, and were joining fewer organizations than they once did. Social media increased contact between people, but these digital interactions proved an inadequate substitute for flesh-and-blood encounters. With its lockdowns…
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) holds a press conference at 10:45 a.m. ET on Feb. 7. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. [...]
The Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery, may protect abortion as a federal right, a federal judge said on Feb. 6 in an ongoing prosecution of pro-life activists charged with conspiracy… [...]
A study published this week found that regular vitamin D supplementation may lower the risk of Type 2 diabetes among millions of adults who have prediabetes. A team of researchers… [...]
SEATTLE—Boeing plans to make staffing cuts in the aerospace company’s finance and human resources departments in 2023, with a loss of around 2,000 jobs, the company said. “We expect about… [...]
Naval Lieutenant Levi Beaird, a Texan from Fort Worth, was surprised to learn that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) invited him to attend the State of the Union address. Beaird hopes his… [...]
The House Oversight and Accountability Committee holds a hearing at 10:00 a.m. ET on Feb. 7, “On The Front Lines of the Border Crisis,” with testimony from Customs and Border… [...]
Pentagon’s own admission on Feb. 6 of an “awareness gap” regarding previous Chinese balloon incursions in U.S. airspace has drawn concerns from Republican lawmakers. “If the CCP [Chinese Communist Party]… [...]
LIVE NOW: House Armed Services Committee Holds Hearing on Pressing Threat of Chinese Communist Party
U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee holds a hearing at 10 a.m. ET on Feb. 7 on “The Pressing Threat of the Chinese Communist Party to U.S. National Defense.”… [...]
Amid growing bipartisan uproar over Beijing’s violation of U.S. sovereignty, a Chinese spokesperson issued a veiled threat vowing that Beijing would “resolutely safeguard its legitimate rights and interests” over the Pentagon’s… [...]
U.S. House Republican leaders hold a press conference at 10:15 a.m. ET on Feb. 7, before President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. The Epoch Times will livestream the… [...]