By Cathy He Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Maggie Hassan (N.H.) are set to lead the first congressional hearing on gain-of-function research as part of his ongoing efforts to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. The hearing, scheduled for Aug. 3, comes amid intensifying Republican scrutiny on whether a leak from the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) […]
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North America Container Ship Traffic Jam Tightens, Threatening to Push Inflation Higher
By Naveen Athrappully Port congestion in North America worsened in late July compared with a month ago, with traffic having shifted from the West Coast to the East Coast. On July 28, there were 153 ships waiting offshore at various ports across North America, a significant jump from 92 vessels on June 10, according to data by American […]
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US Economy Slips Into Technical Recession as Inflation Weighs on Growth
By Andrew Moran The U.S. economy is in a technical recession as the GDP growth rate fell 0.9 percent in the second quarter, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The market had penciled in a gain of 0.5 percent during the April-to-June span. With the GDP falling 1.6 percent in the first quarter, this represents two consecutive […]
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UN and World Economic Forum Behind Global ‘War on Farmers’
By Alex Newman The escalating regulatory attack on agricultural producers from Holland and the United States to Sri Lanka and beyond is closely tied to the United Nations “Agenda 2030” Sustainable Development Goals and the U.N.’s partners at the World Economic Forum (WEF), numerous experts told The Epoch Times. Indeed, several of the U.N.’s 17 “Sustainable Development […]
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Suspected Attacker of Rep. Zeldin Arrested on Federal Assault Charge
By Hannah Ng The suspected attacker of Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) has been arrested on a federal assault charge, the Justice Department announced. David Jakubonis, 43, was arrested on July 23 and charged with assaulting a member of Congress with a dangerous weapon, following an investigation by federal authorities, U.S. Capitol Police, and state and local law enforcement. […]
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WHO Admits Everyone Who Gets Monkeypox Vaccine Part of ‘Clinical Trial’ to Collect Data
By Jack Phillips A top World Health Organization (WHO) official conceded that everyone who gets a monkeypox vaccine is essentially part of a “clinical trial” to collect information on whether the shot is effective. The comments came as the agency’s Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, overruled a WHO advisory panel and declared monkeypox a global health emergency, which is […]
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Here Are the Senior Biden Officials Entangled in Durham’s Criminal Russiagate Probe
By Paul Sperry and RealClearInvestigations Several individuals connected to a 2016 Hillary Clinton campaign plot to cast Donald Trump as a covert Kremlin collaborator are working in high-level jobs within the Biden administration—including at least two senior Biden appointees cited by Special Counsel John Durham in his “active and ongoing” criminal investigation of the scheme, according to recently filed court documents. Jake Sullivan, […]
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Tech CEO Takes Stand for Truckers and Farmers in the US and Holland
By Nathan Worcester Jeff Brain, CEO of the CloutHub social networking application, told The Epoch Times that freedom and liberty are being crushed in the United States, the Netherlands, Australia, and other countries across the planet. “There are those that want to push for socialism and tyranny against those that believe in individual freedom and liberty. And […]
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Nearly 30 Percent of Gen Z Living Permanently With Parents Amid Inflation Squeeze
By Katabella Roberts Amid surging rental prices, nearly 30 percent of Americans born in the late 1990s and early 2000s still live at home with their parents or relatives, according to a new survey. The survey was conducted by Qualtrics on behalf of Credit Karma, from June 10 to June 15, among 1,022 U.S. adults between the ages […]
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Inflation Hitting Minorities, Rural Families the Hardest, Research Shows
By Andrew Moran Many U.S. households are struggling to keep up with the growing cost of living as food and energy costs skyrocket. In June, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) revealed that food prices advanced 10.4 percent, with many staples rising double digits from a year ago. Bread prices rose 10.8 percent, chicken climbed 18.6 […]
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Red States Top CNBC Ranking for ‘Business-Friendliness’
By Nicholas Dolinger A recent ranking of states according to “business friendliness” has deemed Republican-leaning “red states” as the highest in terms of favorability to free enterprise. On July 13, CNBC released its 2022 ranking of “America’s Top States to Do Business,” with an overall ranking based on 88 metrics in 10 broad categories. Among these […]
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The Democratic Party Civil War Is Just Getting Started
By Thomas Del Beccaro Commentary Who will be the Democratic nominee in 2024? More importantly, why is that question even being asked before the 2022 Midterms? The answer to that latter question is simple, the Democratic Party is descending into a civil war that’s just beginning and will continue as far as the eye can […]
