LOS ANGELES—A new tax proposal will be on the Nov. 8 ballot for Angelenos to vote on, which if passed, would create additional homeless housing from a new tax. According to early polls, homelessness is the top issue of concern for Angelenos heading into the election. Initiative Ordinance “ULA” proposed enacting a 4 percent property…
Los Angeles to Vote Nov. 8 on New Tax Initiative to Fund More Homeless Housing
Beijing Marathon Returns but China Sticks to ‘Zero-COVID’
BEIJING—Thousands of runners took to the streets of China’s capital on Sunday for the return of the Beijing marathon after a two-year COVID-19 hiatus, even as another death blamed on China’s strict pandemic controls generated more public anger. Authorities are sticking to a “zero-COVID” strategy that locks down neighborhoods when any virus cases are found…
Seniors Feel Cheated as Inflation Dims Their Golden Years
For close to 47 million Americans, it was the best of times, and it was the worst of times. Indeed, the current cost-of-living crisis devastating millions of seniors nationwide has forced many to look back at the choices they made throughout their prime working years. Did they save and invest enough? Did they clock in…
Watchdog Report Spotlights Rise of Discriminatory Social Justice Ideologies in NC Medical School
Despite Martin Luther King’s dream that people be treated based on the content of their character rather than the color of their skin, a group of health care professionals have experienced discriminatory indoctrination sessions at a North Carolina medical school that they say violate the Civil Rights Act. Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, board chair of the…
‘Massive Harms’ From Lockdowns Should Not Be Forgiven: Dr. Scott Atlas
Restrictive pandemic policies shouldn’t be forgiven after the “massive harms and destruction” the lockdowns caused to the American public, according to Dr. Scott Atlas. Atlas, a COVID-19 adviser under the Trump administration and contributor to The Epoch Times, was responding to a recent Atlantic article calling for a “pandemic amnesty.” The argument goes that the…
‘Massive Harms’ From Lockdowns Shouldn’t Be Forgiven: Dr. Scott Atlas
Restrictive pandemic policies shouldn’t be forgiven after the “massive harms and destruction” the lockdowns caused to the American public, according to Dr. Scott Atlas. Atlas, a COVID-19 adviser during the Trump administration and a contributor to The Epoch Times, was responding to a recent Atlantic article calling for a “pandemic amnesty.” The argument goes that…
TSA to Continue Requiring COVID-19 Vaccine Proof for Non-US Citizens to Enter Country
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has extended its COVID-19 vaccine proof requirement for non-U.S., nonimmigrant citizens flying to enter the United States, making the United States the only western country and among the few remaining countries in the world still to require such proof for entry. The latest TSA security directive (pdf) states that effective to…
Lake Calls Hobbs a ‘Monster’ for Promoting Gender Transition Surgery in Heated Race for Arizona Governor
PHOENIX, Ariz.—Calling her Democratic opponent Katie Hobbs a “monster,” Arizona Republican candidate for governor Kari Lake accused Hobbs of promoting gender transition surgery because her husband is a child therapist at Phoenix Children’s Hospital (PCH). “We just found out her husband [Patrick Goodman] is a child psychologist specializing in transitioning children. It makes sense now….
North Carolina Authorities Seize Counterfeit Candy Laced With THC, Marketed to Children
Thousands of dollars’ worth of counterfeit candy and snack foods laced with THC—including imitations of brands such as Skittles and Cheetos—have been confiscated from gas stations, convenience stores, and vape shops in North Carolina. THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, is the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. Authorities confiscated nearly $224,000 worth of THC-infused snacks concealed by popular brand…
McCloskeys Facing a Catch-22 in Regaining Their Law Licenses Due to Probation Issues
Attorneys Mark and Patricia McCloskey—arrested and charged after they pointed weapons toward Black Lives Matter demonstrators near their home in St. Louis in June 2020—are struggling to fulfill their probation requirements. They have to work 200 hours of service probation and wanted to do so by representing Project Veritas, a conservative activist group. But the…
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