Tag: coronavirus pandemic

China Planning the Ultimate Genocide; Biden Responding With Empty Words

Commentary President Joe Biden on Dec. 15 “smirked and walked away” when a reporter wanted to know why he has not asked Beijing “to do more to be transparent on the origins” of COVID-19. China’s coronavirus has now killed more than 806,400 Americans, according to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. China lied about the…


School Enrolment Across US Dropped by Almost 3 Million From 2019 to 2020: Report

School enrolment across the United States dropped by 2.9 million from 2019 to 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to new data released on Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. This marks the lowest level—52.4 percent of the learning-aged population—of school enrollment for those under 35 years of age in over 20 years, as per the…


School Enrollment Across US Dropped by Almost 3 Million From 2019 to 2020: Report

School enrollment across the United States dropped by 2.9 million from 2019 to 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to new data released on Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. This marks the lowest level—52.4 percent of the learning-aged population—of school enrollment for those under 35 years of age in over 20 years, as per the…


Actress Scarlett Johansson Settles Lawsuit With Disney After Claiming Breach of Contract

Actress Scarlett Johansson, star of the Marvel superhero movie “Black Widow,” has settled her lawsuit against Walt Disney after alleging that the company breached her contract when it released the movie in theatres while simultaneously streaming it on Disney+. As of yet, details regarding the final outcome of the lawsuit—including whether there was any financial compensation—have not been provided…


US Beats Japan in Women’s Basketball, Wins 7th Straight Olympic Gold

TOKYO—Team USA extended a historic run of championships in Olympic women’s basketball on Sunday, winning the gold against home team Japan in their first-ever medal match. The United States’ women earned their seventh-straight gold in the 90–75 victory at the Saitama Super Arena, north of Tokyo. Brittney Griner, who plays for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury,…


US Women’s Volleyball Avenges Loss to Serbia, Reaches Final

TOKYO—U.S. volleyball star Foluke Akinradewo Gunderson woke up with a vision that her team was poised to make it back to the gold medal game. Five years after Akinradewo Gunderson could only watch the end of a crushing five-set loss to Serbia in the Olympic semifinals because of an injured knee, she helped lead her…


Sue the Chinese Communist Party for Coronavirus Destruction

Commentary Given the world’s bitter experience with COVID-19, sane human beings know epidemics are major national and international security threats. Historians can cite the facts. Plagues harmed ancient Rome and China. The Black Death ravaged medieval Europe. A scar on an Egyptian mummy indicates smallpox haunted planet Earth for at least 3,000 years. However, the…


World Pledges $4 Billion in Push to Repair COVID’s Education Damage

LONDON—International governments and companies have pledged more than $4 billion to educate 175 million children around the world and prevent a generation’s chances being blighted by the coronavirus pandemic. The commitments came Thursday at a conference in London hosted by Britain, Kenya, and funding organization the Global Partnership for Education. Former Australian Prime Minister Julia…


Biden Should Make China Pay

Commentary President Joe Biden heads to Europe Wednesday to meet with European leaders. He says the goal is to work together to “deliver real results” on critical issues, like climate change and cybersecurity. Biden is ducking the most important issue—the cause of the pandemic. He should be marshaling allies to act in unison by squeezing…


Biden Dropping the Ball on Preparedness

Commentary Life is getting back to normal, and not a day too soon. But scientists warn that another pandemic could smack us. While we’re letting down our guard, the federal government should be preparing for that possibility. The 581,000 deaths and economic destruction our nation suffered were caused more by unpreparedness and poor decision-making than…