Tag: US News

IN-DEPTH: Pressure From Climate Change Advocates Driving Big Changes in Travel Industry

Climate change supporters have the travel industry in its crosshairs, pressuring businesses like airlines, cruise operators, and other tourism sectors to adopt more eco-friendly practices. The heat is on—quite literally—at every level. Sources for this coercion range from global agencies like the United Nations and World Economic Forum to scientific researchers. From this, a civilian-led…


25 Types of Harmful Flame Retardants Found in US Breast Milk: Study

More than 20 types of unregulated toxic flame retardants have been discovered in human breast milk in the United States for the first time, according to the findings of a new study. The peer-reviewed research was authored by Toxic-Free Future, a non-profit organization conducting environmental health research, and is published in Environmental Pollution. Researchers from Emory University, the University…


REPLAY: Lessons from Taiwan: Enduring PRC Media Infiltration—A Global Taiwan Institute Event

In a seminar held by Global Taiwan Institute (GTI) on July 20, Shu-ling Ko (National Endowment for Democracy), Amber Lin (Georgetown), Rita Cheng (Radio Free Asia), and Kevin Sheives (National Endowment for Democracy) discussed “the situation, vulnerabilities, and strengths of a Taiwanese media sector facing comprehensive infiltration attempts by the People’s Republic of China(PRC),” as…


Lessons from Taiwan: Enduring PRC Media Infiltration—A Global Taiwan Institute Event

In a seminar held by Global Taiwan Institute (GTI) on July 20, Shu-ling Ko (National Endowment for Democracy), Amber Lin (Georgetown), Rita Cheng (Radio Free Asia), and Kevin Sheives (National Endowment for Democracy) discussed “the situation, vulnerabilities, and strengths of a Taiwanese media sector facing comprehensive infiltration attempts by the People’s Republic of China(PRC),” as…


Hospitals Made More Money During COVID Pandemic: Study

Many hospitals in the United States raked in more money during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, partially due to an infusion of funds from the federal government, according to a new study. About three-quarters of the hospitals analyzed by researchers had a positive net operating income in 2020 and 2021. That was…


$2 Billion ‘American Heartland’ Theme Park Set to Rival World’s Top Resort Destinations

A $2 billion theme park and resort complex is being built in northeast Oklahoma and is set to rival the world’s top resort destinations, officials announced on July 19. Known as the “American Heartland Theme Park and Resort,” the 1,000-acre development with a 125-acre theme park will be located just west of Grand Lake on Route 66 and will…


FedNow Launches in US, Fed Insists Payment System ‘Not Related to a Digital Currency’

The FedNow instant payment system from the U.S. Federal Reserve is now live, with the central bank claiming that the service will enable individuals and businesses to make quick payments and receive funds within seconds. The Federal Reserve announced the launch of its interbank payment service on Thursday, which it claims will help banks and…


LIVE 10 AM ET: House Natural Resources Committee Oversight Field Hearing on ‘Critical Minerals in the American Southwest’

The House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, holds an oversight field hearing on “Securing Supply Chains: Access to Critical Minerals in the American Southwest” at 10 a.m. ET on July 21 to examine the vast mineral potential of the American Southwest. …


House Natural Resources Committee Oversight Field Hearing on ‘Critical Minerals in the American Southwest’

The House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, holds an oversight field hearing on “Securing Supply Chains: Access to Critical Minerals in the American Southwest” at 1 p.m. ET on July 21 to examine the vast mineral potential of the American Southwest. …


LIVE 1 PM ET: House Natural Resources Committee Oversight Field Hearing on ‘Critical Minerals in the American Southwest’

The House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, holds an oversight field hearing on “Securing Supply Chains: Access to Critical Minerals in the American Southwest” at 1 p.m. ET on July 21 to examine the vast mineral potential of the American Southwest. …