By Bill Pan A coalition of 16 states and the District of Columbia is suing the Trump administration to keep materials they say “recognize and affirm gender identity” in their federally funded K-12 sex education programs. The lawsuit, filed Friday in the U.S. District Court in Oregon, is co-led by the attorneys general of Minnesota, […]
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$400 Inflation Refund Checks Now Being Mailed Out to 8.2 Million NY Households
By Jack Phillips The state of New York will be mailing “inflation refund checks” to 8.2 million households, the governor’s office announced Friday. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office said that up to $400 checks “will be mailed directly to eligible New Yorkers, with deliveries to continue throughout October and November” and that households do not need […]
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Giants Head Coach Hands Starting QB Job to Rookie Jaxson Dart
By John Rigolizzo The New York Giants named Jaxson Dart their starting quarterback for the Week 4 matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers. The 25th overall pick in this year’s Draft showed promise in the preseason while learning behind veterans Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston. After the Giants began the season 0-3, head coach Brian […]
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7 Takeaways From Trump’s UN Speech, Meetings With World Leaders
By Ryan Morgan and Travis Gillmore President Donald Trump, in a Sept. 23 address to the United Nations General Assembly, denounced mass migration and climate-related agendas, which he described as globalist policies that are “destroying a large part of the free world.” In a nearly hourlong speech, Trump said illegal immigration, particularly in Europe, was […]
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2025 Ryder Cup Preview: Teams, Format, History, Course, What to Know for Team USA vs. Team Europe
By Ross Kelly The four golf majors in 2025 had a combined prize pool of $78.5 million, which makes quite the incentive for golfers to enter their names into the respective tournament fields. The Ryder Cup, however, has no prize pool, but it still is one of the most sought-after golf competitions for players, as […]
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US Breaks With Majority at UN Security Council Over Two-State Solution
By Evgenia Filimianova A U.N. Security Council meeting in New York on Sept. 23 to discuss how to end the war in Gaza and resolve the Mideast conflict revealed a divide between most council members calling for a two-state solution and the United States, which rejects the proposals. The session followed the U.N. General Assembly […]
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Secret Service Dismantles Electronic Network Posing Threat to Officials at UN Gathering
By Naveen Athrappully The U.S. Secret Service dismantled a network of electronic devices located throughout the New York tristate area that were used to conduct anonymous threats against senior U.S. government officials, the agency said in a Sept. 23 statement. The devices—an assortment of more than 300 co-located SIM servers and 100,000 SIM cards spread […]
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Copenhagen, Oslo Airports Reopen After Drone Sightings
By Owen Evans Drone sightings on Sept. 22 forced authorities in Denmark and Norway to close their main airports in Copenhagen and Oslo for several hours overnight. Both airports have since reopened. Copenhagen Police told The Epoch Times by email that since Monday evening, it has “been conducting an intensive investigation regarding the presence of […]
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Trump’s Fed Appointee Seeks Sharper Rate Cuts
By Andrew Moran Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran said the U.S. central bank should be more aggressive in cutting interest rates. Last week, the Fed lowered a key policy rate by a quarter point for the first time this year to a new target range of 4 to 4.25 percent. While investors anticipated substantial rate-cutting […]
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Trump Urges Bondi to Take Action Against Comey, Schiff, James
By T.J. Muscaro President Donald Trump on Sept. 20 urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to take action against political adversaries, including former FBI director James Comey, Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and New York Attorney General Leticia James. “I have reviewed over 30 statements and posts saying that, essentially, ’same old story as last time, all […]
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Raising Retirement Age to Shore Up Social Security May Be on the Table
By Tom Ozimek A range of options to shore up finances for Social Security are being considered, including the possibility of raising the retirement age, as the program edges closer to insolvency. “I think everything’s being considered, will be considered,” Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Frank Bisignano said on Sept. 18 on Fox Business’s “Mornings […]
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Manufacturing Activity Surges to 2025 High: Philadelphia Fed
By Tom Ozimek Manufacturing activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region jumped sharply in September, beating expectations and reaching its strongest level this year, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia reported on Sept. 18. The bank’s monthly Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey showed its current general activity index rising by a whopping 24 points to 23.2 in […]
