By Kevin Revolinski As we enter fall, fresh apples flood the market. Gone are the days of a handful of options at the grocery store; American orchards grow more than 2,500 varieties. More than 100 of those are commercially available. Forgotten varieties of the past are enjoying a renaissance, while new creations continue to arrive […]
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Port Strike Ends as Union Reaches Tentative Agreement
By Andrew Moran Tens of thousands of dock and port workers are heading back to work after their union and the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) reached a tentative agreement to end the labor dispute on Oct. 3. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), North America’s largest union of maritime workers, established a provisional wage deal with […]
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5 Takeaways From the Vance-Walz Vice Presidential Debate
By Nathan Worcester, Joseph Lord, Jacob Burg, Andrew Moran Cordiality amidst clashes marked the first and only vice-presidential debate of 2024. The Oct. 1 CBS News event hosted by Norah O’Donnell, of CBS Evening News, and Margaret Brennan, of Face the Nation, pitted Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) against Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. While both were plainspoken […]
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Verizon Restores Service After Outage for Millions Across the US
By Wim De Gent Verizon has fully restored a network disruption that impacted thousands of customers in the United States. The Federal Communications Commission said on Monday it was investigating the company’s network outage across the United States after thousands of users reported outages. Verizon said in a statement later on Monday that the service […]
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Tens of Thousands of Port Workers Strike; Billions in Trade Expected to Be Impacted
By Andrew Moran Thousands of union dock and maritime workers are officially on strike—a work stoppage that could significantly disrupt the U.S. economy. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), the largest North American union representing 85,000 maritime employees, rejected a counteroffer from the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX). According to USMX officials, the organization representing East and […]
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US Announces $567 Million for Taiwan’s Defense
By Aldgra Fredly The United States announced on Sept. 29 a drawdown of up to $567 million in defense support for Taiwan. In a statement, the White House said President Joe Biden has authorized the drawdown to provide Taiwan with “defense articles and services of the Department of Defense, and military education and training.” The […]
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Who Are Margaret Brennan and Norah O’Donnell, the VP Debate Moderators?
By Jackson Richman Vice presidential nominees Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will take the stage in New York City on Oct. 1 for the only vice presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle, moderated by CBS News’s Margaret Brennan and Norah O’Donnell. Brennan, the anchor of “Face the Nation,” and O’Donnell, […]
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Trump Meets With Zelenskyy, Says He ‘Learned a Lot’ but His Viewpoint Is Unchanged
By Jackson Richman Former President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sept. 27 as the GOP presidential nominee reiterated his call for a peace settlement between Ukraine and Russia. The Eastern European nation has been fighting off Russia’s invasion since February 2022. Trump said after the meeting that he “learned a lot” […]
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Key State Ballot Measures to Follow This Election
By Samantha Flom Abortion, drug use, and election laws are three of the top issues voters across the nation will decide upon on Nov. 5. Voters in 41 states are slated to decide on more than 140 ballot measures on Election Day, with Arizona, Colorado, and California putting forth the greatest number of initiatives. More […]
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Hezbollah Confirms Leader Nasrallah Killed in Israeli Airstrike
By Katabella Roberts and Simon Veazey Hezbollah confirmed on Saturday that Hassan Nasrallah—who has led the Iran-backed terrorist group for over three decades—was killed in an airstrike carried out by Israel. The Israeli military had said Nasrallah was killed on Friday in what they describe as targeted airstrikes on Hezbollah’s headquarters, which were embedded under […]
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Weekly Jobless Claims Drop to 4-Month Low as Hiring, Firing Stalls
By Andrew Moran The number of people filing for unemployment benefits last week fell to the lowest level in nearly four months as the labor market softens. New data from the Department of Labor show that initial jobless claims declined by 4,000, to 218,000 for the week ended Sept. 21. This was below the consensus […]
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The ‘Chemical War’ Killing 70,000 Americans Each Year
By Petr Svab The United States needs to ramp up enforcement against every step of the manufacturing and trafficking of fentanyl and other deadly synthetic drugs if it hopes to stem the crisis, several experts told The Epoch Times. With every passing day, however, the path to success gets narrower as the criminal organizations involved […]
