Surge in Procurement of PCR Tests Months Before Official Declaration of COVID-19 Suggests Early Outbreak
According to Beijing, the first symptomatic case of COVID-19 was recorded on Dec. 8, 2019. Some experts...
Noble Metals and Bonding of the Virtuous
Usually, precious metals are only known to the public in highly refined and polished form, such as jewelry...
Johnson & Johnson’s Vaccine Linked to Blood Clotting Condition
The European Union’s (EU) drug regulator, the European Medicines Agency (EMA), has discovered a potential...
Unclear US-China Trade Plans: Katherine Tai Wants to ‘Have a Conversation’ with China
Katherine Tai, the United States Trade Representative (USTR), recently unveiled the Biden administration...
A Black-Market Tutoring Industry Has Sprung up in China Following Education Reforms by Beijing
In China, finding some extra math help for your grade-schooler has never been more difficult than it...
AG Garland Directs FBI to Protect Teachers, Schools After School Board Assoc. Calls Anti-CRT Protests ‘Domestic Terrorism’
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has directed the Federal Bureau of Investigation to offer protection to school personnel, executives, and teachers just days after a school board association wrote to President Biden asking for the...
Fumio Kishida Elected Japanese PM, Pushes for More Cooperation Between Taiwan and Japan
The election for the president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the ruling party of Japan, was held on Sept. 29. The winner, Fumio Kishida, became Japan’s 100th prime minister, following the resignation of predecessor...
NIH Director Francis Collins Resigns After FOIA Disclosure Showed Wuhan Lab Gain of Function Funding
Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Francis Collins, resigned suddenly on Oct. 5, less than a month after The Intercept obtained 900 pages of documents in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request...
Access to Online Museum Commemorating Tiananmen Square Massacre Blocked in Hong Kong
On Sept. 30, in a continuation of its draconian censorship and internet control policies, authorities in Beijing blocked access to a website constructed to commemorate the Tiananmen Square massacre. No one from Hong Kong or...
Beijing Sends Record Number of Fighter Jets Into Taiwan’s ADIZ
In yet another display of aggression, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) sent a record number of warplanes into Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) during the first three days of October. The incursions coincided...
Recall Election of Socialist Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant Set for December
On Sep. 30, King County Elections formally certified a petition seeking to recall Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant. The recall election has been scheduled for Dec. 7 and will decide whether Sawant remains in office....
Afghan Debacle: Marine Jailed for Questioning Authorities, People Donate Over $2.5 Million
A U.S. marine who criticized his superiors for mishandling the Afghan withdrawal was detained and placed in solitary confinement. Thousands of Americans have raised millions of dollars as he faces the possibility of a prison...