Tag: US Features

United Nations Funds Illegal Immigration at Southern Border With US Tax Dollars: Expert

Illegal mass migration from Latin America funneled through the southern border is aided by United Nations programs and organizations and funded by U.S. taxpayers, said Todd Bensman, a senior national security fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS). Bensman made the claim in a recent interview for EpochTV’s “Crossroads” program. He’s also the author of…


Iranian Warships Arriving in the Americas is Bigger than Boats, Analysts Say

Iran appears to be making good on its claim to put warships in the Panama Canal before the end of 2023, but analysts say that’s just the beginning. Last week, Brazil permitted two Iranian warships to moor off Rio de Janeiro’s famous beaches. The event occurred between Feb. 26 and March 4, causing a stir…


Iranian Warships Docking in Latin America Reflects New Axis of Power, Analysts Say

Iran appears to be making good on its claim to put warships in the Panama Canal before the end of 2023, but analysts say that’s just the beginning. Last week, Brazil permitted two Iranian warships to moor off Rio de Janeiro’s famous beaches. The event occurred between Feb. 26 and March 4, causing a stir…


Senators Mull Past Failures, Possible Solutions on Big Tech

Members of a Senate antitrust subcommittee on March 7 voiced frustration over the failed attempts by Democrats and Republicans alike to regulate tech giants like Google and Apple, as expert witnesses and lawmakers debated legislation that didn’t get a full vote last Congress. “Neither the judiciary nor the executive branch can solve these problems alone—Congress…


Maine Lobstermen Face Extinction Threat From Big Wind Corporations, Environmentalists

SWAN’S ISLAND, Maine—For more than 200 years, the Joyce family has weathered storms, the troughs and crests of the economy, and the inherent danger of working on the ocean to draw its living from the sea. They wouldn’t have it any other way. “I’ve always been immersed in this,” eighth-generation lobsterman Jason Joyce told The…


Retirees Returning to the Workforce—Can Older Americans Resolve the Labor Shortage?

The U.S. labor shortage will not be easing up any time soon, warned Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in November. One of the reasons for the immense gap in the national job market has been the surge in retirements since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. A Nov. 2022 report by the central bank revealed…


Lightfoot Goes Down, and a Moderate Liberal Faces a Leftist in Chicago

News Analysis The verdict was in: Lori Lightfoot was out. The Feb. 28 election marked a decisive failure for Chicago’s controversial incumbent and the first loss for a one-term mayor in the city in four decades. She finished third in a crowded field, earning just over 17 percent of the vote. Lightfoot edged out Jesus…


EXCLUSIVE: Bolsonaro Will Return to Lead Opposition in Brazil During ‘Uncertain Times’

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro shared his thoughts on leadership, the current political agenda in his country, and the future, in an interview with The Epoch Times at the U.S. Conservative Political Action Conference on March 4. Discussing plans to return to his native Brazil later this month, Bolsonaro said: “I will once again be…


5 Months After Ian, Battered Florida Beach Town is Abuzz by Day, Empty by Night

SAN CARLOS ISLAND, Fla.—The sun is sinking into a bruised plum horizon and eastbound traffic is thickening on the Matanzas Pass Bridge as beachgoers head home from Fort Myers Beach on Estero Island before nightfall. “When the sun goes down, the beach shuts down,” said Tina Tomasino, who owns Hurricane Tina’s 5-Star Dive Bar on…


‘MAGA, MAGA, MAGA!’: Steve Bannon at CPAC

Steve Bannon fired up conservatives at the Conservative Political Action Conference on March 3, voicing strong support for former President Donald J. Trump while criticizing powerful figures in the conservative world. “MAGA, MAGA, MAGA!” the “War Room” host and former Trump adviser chanted after a speech excoriating Fox News for its past coverage of Trump….