Tag: Social Issues

China Reports World’s First Human Death From H3N8 Bird Flu

A Chinese woman has died from H3N8 bird flu—the world’s first case of human death from a type of bird flu that to date has been exceedingly rare in humans. The World Health Organization (WHO) announced the development in a statement on April 11. On March 27, the National Health Commission of China’s communist regime…


Amid National Focus on Tennessee, Gay Pride Festival Causes Tension in Local Town

A gay pride festival in Franklin, Tennessee, dominated hours of conversation at a Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting this week, with the city’s mayor casting a tie-breaking vote to allow the festival to be held at a public park for its third year. The meeting on April 11 had over 100 members of the…


Chinese Seek Thai Residency Through Illegal Surrogacy With Thai Women

Thai immigration officials recently revealed that some Chinese males illegally obtain residency in Thailand by finding a local Thai woman to be a surrogate, then entering the country to raise the child and bypass local restrictions on foreign asset ownership. These activities have raised concerns among the Thai public. On April 4, a commercial surrogacy…


INVESTIGATIVE: Alvin Bragg and His Team: A Background Check

On April 4, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. filed a 16-page indictment of 34 felony charges and a 13-page Statement of Facts against former President Donald Trump for allegedly falsifying New York business records to conceal damaging information regarding an alleged affair with adult film actress Stormy Daniels before and after the 2016…


Alvin Bragg and His Team: A Background Check

On April 4, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. filed a 16-page indictment of 34 felony charges and a 13-page Statement of Facts against former President Donald Trump for allegedly falsifying New York business records to conceal damaging information regarding an alleged affair with adult film actress Stormy Daniels before and after the 2016…


Elon Musk Speaks Out Against Child Sex Changes

Tesla founder and Twitter CEO Elon Musk doubled down on his previous criticism of adults who allow minors to undergo gender transition procedures on April 14, stating that the sterilization of children through such procedures should be punishable with life imprisonment. “Any parent or doctor who sterilizes a child before they are a consenting adult…


Texas County Votes Not to Close Libraries After Banned Books Return to Shelves

Officials in Llano County, Texas, have voted not to close the county’s library system after a federal judge last month ruled that dozens of books containing sexual and racial content be returned to shelves after they were banned. The Llano County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to remove an item from their agenda during an April 13 meeting considering…


Florida Legislature Passes 6-Week Abortion Ban

The Republican-led Florida House approved a bill to ban most abortions after six weeks’ gestation on April 13, sending the bill to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk. HB 7, which passed the Senate on April 4, would reduce the state’s current gestational limit on abortion—15 weeks—by more than half. However, the bill does allow for certain…


Wisconsin Man Pleads Not Guilty to Firebombing Pro-Life Group’s Office

The Wisconsin man charged with firebombing the office of a Madison-based pro-life advocacy group pleaded not guilty on April 13. Hridindu Sankar Roychowdhury, 29, was arrested on March 28 in Boston on suspicion of hurling two Molotov cocktails into the Wisconsin Family Action office with the intent to “cause damage by means of fire or…


Women’s Tennis Tour Ends Peng Shuai-Inspired China Boycott

The women’s professional tennis tour will bring its events back to China later this year, announcing on Thursday, April 13, the end of a boycott instituted in late 2021 over concerns about the safety of former player Peng Shuai after she accused a high-ranking government official there of sexual assault. WTA Chairman and CEO Steve…