US envoy lashes out at China in rare move, says Beijing not a ‘confident government’
U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns told The Wall Street Journal that China has actively undermined ties with the United States by harassing and questioning its citizens who attend U.S.-sponsored events in China. Burns said China was open to strengthening ties with the U.S. after Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in November. But […]
Body found near San Diego trail where missing hiker separated from group during heat wave
The body of a woman believed to be a 50-year-old hiker who became separated from her group and went missing on a San Diego trail during a heatwave on Sunday has been found just outside a populated area, authorities said. San Diego Police Lt. Daniel Meyer told reporters at a news conference near the search […]
Man Dies After Being Hit by Roller Coaster in Ohio
A man visiting an amusement park in Mason, Ohio, was recently struck by a roller coaster and later died at the hospital. The Hamilton County Coroner’s Office announced the death Monday, WBNS report The victim, Nelson Arntanaro, 38, died Friday at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. He was in one of the restricted areas […]
Trump’s new tech support shows Bitcoin needs America
About three years ago, I I have written The New York Times reported that Bitcoin could save America from going off the rails. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently caused a stir through legal threats against Coinbase’s new interest-bearing cryptocurrency account program. … Deviation or shutdown: this is the un-American logic of the social […]
Trump flunks the Ten Commandments test
Political pundits are abuzz over the first presidential debate this week, with everyone guessing which issue CNN debate hosts Jake Tapper and Dana Bash will start with. For President Biden, there are plenty of possibilities: inflation, immigration, crime, Gaza, even his own age. But for Donald Trump, there’s really only one possibility: the Ten Commandments. […]
Who suffers from defunding the police? This blue city has over 1,000 unsolved murders
Police in St. Louis, Missouri, are battling severe budget cuts and severe staffing shortages in the wake of a campaign to defund the police, but the city has more than 1,000 unsolved murders and is consistently ranked as one of the most dangerous in America. In 2019 and 2020, St. Louis had one of the […]
Business fumes as Democrats blast GOP for blocking corporate tax credits
Senate Democrats say Senate Republicans are blocking an expansion of the child tax credit and a package of corporate tax credits, despite business groups’ urging to pass the bills, because they want to thwart President Biden’s legislative victories five months before Election Day. It is the second time this year that a rift has emerged […]
Americans are saving more for retirement, but they’re nowhere near the ‘magic number’
Barron’s Roundtable discusses reports that Gen Z is actively seeking retirement. Americans are saving more money for retirement than ever before, but they’re still nowhere near the “magic number” needed to retire comfortably. The average balance is Employer contributions to retirement benefits Plans for 2023 rose to $134,128, a 19% increase from last year. data […]
Martina Navratilova Holds Nothing Back After NYTs Writer Calls Her ‘Transphobic’
Tennis great Martina Navratilova criticizes left-wing tennis journalists The New York Times They accused her of “cyberbullying” and “transphobia” for speaking out against the male takeover of women’s sports. Little known Times Tennis writer Ben Rosenberg posted on his X account on Friday: attack Fox News reported that Navratilova had “turned anti-trans activism into a […]
‘Terrorists’ Kidnap Third Priest This Month in Nigeria
Father Micah Suleiman was kidnapped by armed gunmen in northwestern Nigeria this weekend, the third kidnapping of a Christian pastor in the past month. As Breitbart News has reported, Nigeria has seen a “surge” in anti-Christian violence in recent weeks, including numerous kidnappings and execution-style killings, primarily perpetrated by Islamic extremists. On June 2, Muslim […]