TAIPEI, Taiwan—Police in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou have detained at least four people for more than a week after they attended protests against COVID-19 restrictions in late November, according to activists, family members, and friends of the detained. While many who attended protests in cities across China last month were released after being…
Police Detain 4 in Guangzhou After COVID Protests
December 16, 2022
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China Won’t Report Asymptomatic COVID-19 Cases in Further Shift
BEIJING—China said Wednesday that it would stop reporting asymptomatic COVID-19 cases since they’ve become impossible to track with mass testing no longer required, another step in the country’s departure from some of the world’s strictest antivirus policies. The change in reporting practices comes the week after the country announced its most significant easing yet of…
Witnesses Blame ‘Hate Speech’ Against LGBT Community for Colorado Massacre
Three survivors of a Nov. 19 massacre in Colorado and the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform told a hearing Wednesday that hateful anti-LGBT speech by Republicans and far-right groups caused the tragedy. Neither the survivors nor Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) explained how or why comments by Republicans and far-right groups caused Anderson…
Impact of Grocery Price Hikes Uneven Among Holiday Season Shoppers
November’s 10.6 percent jump in food prices is having a mixed effect on people shopping for Christmas dinner and other holiday treats. Betty, a shopper at Jeff’s Marketplace in Lexington, Michigan, told The Epoch Times, “I’m cutting back this year. I’ll go without certain things which I can’t afford. “Eggs are up the most. A…
More Than 80 Cities, Counties Using Federal Pandemic Aid to Fund Guaranteed Income Pilot Programs
December 16, 2022
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There are at least 82 municipalities across 29 states now engaged in guaranteed income experiments, including more than 70 with pilot programs created within the past year, according to a coalition of more than 100 American mayors promoting the concept. Mayors for Guaranteed Income, and proponents among municipal officials nationwide, are encouraging local governments to…
Respect for Marriage Act Is a Reaction to a Fabricated Problem: Christian Broadcasting Group
December 16, 2022
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The president and CEO of the National Religious Broadcasters said he is concerned about how the new Respect for Marriage Act will impact people and organizations that don’t affirm same-sex unions. On Dec. 13, President Joe Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act (RMA), H.R.8404, into law. Troy A. Miller, president and CEO of National Religious…
Speaker Pelosi Undecided on Whether the House Will Ban TikTok on Government Devices
December 16, 2022
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has not yet committed to bringing a Senate-passed bill to the House which seeks to prohibit Chinese-owned video app TikTok on government devices. “We’re checking with the administration—just in terms of language—not in terms of being opposed to the idea,” Pelosi told reporters on Thursday, according to Reuters. “I don’t…
Tennessee Children’s Services Struggling to Support Children: Audit
December 16, 2022
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Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services (DCS) put hundreds of children sleeping in state office buildings amid a staffing shortage of nearly 500 case managers and persistent turnover, according to a recently released audit (pdf) from the Tennessee Comptroller’s office. “The Department of Children’s Services is struggling to provide support services to Tennessee’s most vulnerable children…
Gun Owners ‘Bracing’ for New Pistol Stabilizer Rule From ATF
December 16, 2022
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Millions of Americans face the prospect of becoming lawbreakers overnight, pending a decision by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) on the status of pistols equipped with stabilizing braces. “It’s not an exaggeration; it’s not hyperbole,” said William Kirk, an attorney from the state of Washington. “Everyone is deeply concerned about this…
College Student Suffers Psychological Damage While in Custody of Chinese Police: Mother
On Dec. 8, a young Chinese woman steps out of a black car in China’s central Henan province. Her glassy eyes and the blank, childlike expression on her face tell her mother that something is terribly wrong. This is not the same girl who was taken away in police custody just a few days before….
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