By Jack Phillips and Jan Jekielek After he was suspended from Twitter this week, journalist Paul Sperry said the White House is silent over Big Tech censorship because it benefits certain politicians. Sperry told The Epoch Times that President Joe Biden has been “silent” about companies like Facebook, Twitter, and Google taking action against certain accounts—namely conservatives—because […]
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Trump Reacts to Rush Limbaugh’s Death: ‘Very Brave Guy’
By Jack Phillips Following conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh’s death on Wednesday, tributes poured in, including one from former President Donald Trump. “He would just talk for two hours and three hours. Just talk,” Trump told Fox News of Limbaugh on Wednesday in his first remarks to the media since he left office last month. “And that’s not an […]
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Bartiromo, Pirro, Dobbs File Motions to Dismiss Smartmatic Lawsuits
By Jack Phillips Fox News personalities Maria Bartiromo and Jeannine Pirro, as well as former Fox News host Lou Dobbs, filed separate motions on Friday to dismiss defamation lawsuits from election technology firm Smartmatic. Fox News previously moved to dismiss the $2.7 billion Smarmatic lawsuit that alleged the three hosts caused it financial harm following the Nov. 3 […]
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Deaths of Elderly Who Recovered From COVID-19, but Died After Vaccine, Raise Questions
By Sharyl Attkisson Two small clusters of deaths after COVID-19 vaccination have been reported among nursing homes in Kentucky and Arkansas. In Kentucky, four seniors died the same day of their vaccination on Dec. 30, 2020. Three of the four who passed away reportedly already had had coronavirus prior to getting vaccinated. In Arkansas, four seniors died at […]
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Claudia Tenney Will Be Certified Winner of Last Open US House Race: Judge
By Zachary Stieber Republican Claudia Tenney will be declared the winner of the last undecided House of Representatives race this election cycle, a judge ruled Friday. Tenney ran against incumbent Democrat Anthony Brindisi to represent New York’s 22nd Congressional District. New York Supreme Court Justice Scott DelConte said that all local boards of elections have certified their results, […]
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Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos to Step Down as CEO
The Associated Press NEW YORK—Amazon said Tuesday that Jeff Bezos is stepping down as CEO later this year, a role he’s had since he founded the company nearly 30 years ago. Amazon said he’ll be replaced in the fall by Andy Jassy, who runs Amazon’s cloud business. Bezos will then become the company’s executive chairman. Bezos founded Amazon […]
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Beijing Tells Biden Administration to Play by the CCP’s Rules
By Frank Fang China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi warned the Biden administration not to cross Beijing’s “red line” in a half-hour speech on the evening of Feb. 1. “The United States should stop interference in the affairs of Hong Kong, Tibet, and Xinjiang,” Yang said, calling the issues regarding the three regions China’s “internal affairs.” He made the […]
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Venezuela Hired Democratic Party Donor for $6 Million
By The Associated Press MIAMI—Newly filed lobbying records (pdf) show Venezuela’s socialist government previously hired a longtime Democratic Party donor for $6 million at the same time it was lobbying to discourage the U.S. from imposing sanctions on the oil-rich nation. The documents, which were disclosed Thursday, show a U.S. subsidiary of Venezuela’s state oil giant […]
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Small Investors Push Against Platforms’ Ban on GameStop Stock Buys
By Petr Svab Small stock investors are fighting against broker platforms that have banned retail investors from buying certain stocks, including those of Gamestop (ticker: GME), which has been used by many small investors as a vehicle to force a short squeeze on hedge funds that aggressively shorted the video game retailer’s stock. The investors are accusing […]
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Regeneron: Antibody Cocktail 100 Percent Effective Against Symptomatic COVID-19 Infections
By Zachary Stieber Eli Lilly also reported positive results for neutralizing antibody treatment. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals on Tuesday announced that a phase 3 trial still in progress of an antibody cocktail has shown a 100 percent prevention of symptomatic COVID-19 infections. Interim results also show approximately 50 percent lower overall rates of infection across all patients. For […]
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DOJ Watchdog to Probe If Department Officials Sought to Alter Election Results
By Tom Ozimek The Justice Department’s watchdog will investigate whether any department officials tried to improperly influence the results of the 2020 presidential election. Inspector General Michael Horowitz said in a statement on Jan. 25 that the investigation will look into allegations concerning the conduct of current and former Justice Department (DOJ) officials but won’t extend to other government […]
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First Amendment Rights Being Eroded by Technocrats: Director of Citizens for Free Speech
By Ella Kietlinska and Joshua Phillipp The increased censorship of people’s views expressed on social media by Big Tech companies has been part of an orchestrated attack on the First Amendment, Patrick Wood, director and founder of Citizens for Free Speech, told The Epoch Times. Wood believes that there is an agenda behind the censorship. It would […]
