Tag: US Features

2.4 Million US College Students Face Vaccine Mandate, Immune or Not

More than 180 college and university campuses across the United States are requiring more than 2.4 million students to produce proof of vaccination against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus to attend in-person classes this fall, regardless of whether the students have acquired immunity to the virus. The number of schools with a mandate is…


2.4 Million US College Students Face COVID Vaccine Requirement

More than 180 college and university campuses across the United States are requiring more than 2.4 million students to produce proof of vaccination against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus to attend in-person classes this fall, regardless of whether the students have acquired immunity to the virus. The number of schools with a mandate is…


Federal Prosecutors Drop Bulk of Cases Against Portland Riot Suspects

Over half of the people charged by federal prosecutors for allegedly committing crimes during the rioting in Portland over the summer of 2020 have seen their charges dropped, according to court records analyzed by The Epoch Times. Of the 90 people who prosecutors said were charged between July and October of last year, 48 saw…


US Prosecutors Drop Bulk of Cases Against Riot Suspects in Portland, Oregon

More than half of the people charged by federal prosecutors for allegedly committing crimes during the rioting in Portland, Oregon, during the summer of 2020 have seen their charges dropped, according to court records analyzed by The Epoch Times. Of the 90 people who prosecutors said were charged between July and October of last year,…


Small Businesses in Georgia Facing ‘Old-Fashioned Mafia Shakedown’

In April, Major League Baseball (MLB) announced it was pulling the 2021 All-Star Game and MLB Draft out of Atlanta, Georgia, in retaliation for the passage of S.B. 202 (pdf), an election integrity law that critics say will suppress the votes of minority electors in the state. In the wake of the financial burdens imposed…


NJ Lawmaker Proposes Using CARES Funds for Property Tax Relief Instead of Stimulus Payments for Illegal Immigrants

New Jersey Assemblyman Gerry Scharfenberger, a Republican, proposed in April a bill urging the governor to reconsider diverting $40 million in federal economic relief funds to illegal immigrants and instead use the funds for property tax relief to New Jersey’s struggling homeowners. Homeowners in New Jersey have been struggling for years to pay their property…


Standing up to Communist China: A Peaceful Appeal That Made History

NEW YORK—Beijing’s days were always a bit dusty and gray in Zhang Yijie’s memory. That day was no different. A division-head at the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, she had just gotten back home from a month-long business trip in Germany. It was afternoon and there was no time to lose. As she…


How Fiscal Policies Are Used to the Advantage of Politicians and Big Businesses: Convention of States Activist

Tax policies and government spending are used to encourage or discourage certain behaviors within society and can be considered instruments of social policy, said Wendy Damron, external relations manager at Citizens for Self Governance Charleston and the district captain for the South Carolina Convention of States Project. There are some favors and loopholes in the…


Lt. Sedgeley and the Sunken B-17 Bomber

Commentary My friend struggled into his wetsuit. It was a warm, sunny Mediterranean day. I was driving a small motorboat across the bay from the biology research station to Calvi. “I cannot believe people do this for pleasure,” Daniel grumbled. Sweat was dripping down his forehead. His beard was wet and he wore a grumpy…


Achieving Success in Music Industry While Resisting Its Negative Influence: Mason Musso

Despite starting his career in the music industry as a teenager and achieving stunning success after three years, Mason Musso was able to avoid the negative impact of his professional environment. Musso’s career began at the age of 17 years when he co-founded the band Metro Station and became its lead vocalist and songwriter. When…