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Across the Nation: July 24

By Epoch Times Staff

July 24, 2014 Updated: July 18, 2015

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Canada

April 24, 2019

Beijing-Linked Student Group Called Out for Skirting Democratic Process on Canadian Campus

By Omid Ghoreishi, Epoch Times

The University of Alberta Students’ Union had to step in to stop inappropriate practices in the presidential election of a controversial Beijing-linked Chinese students’ group on campus, ...

Politics

April 24, 2019

Georgian Businessman Releases Texts With Cohen That Were Left out of Mueller Report

By The Daily Caller

A Georgian-American businessman is calling for a retraction of a footnote in the special counsel’s report that refers to a text message exchange with Michael Cohen about ...

US News

April 24, 2019

Texas Executes Racist Who Dragged Black Man Behind Truck to His Death

By The Associated Press

HUNTSVILLE, Texas—An avowed racist who orchestrated one of the most gruesome hate crimes in U.S. history was executed on April 24, in Texas for the dragging death ...

Canada

April 24, 2019

Filipino President Duterte Threatens ‘War’ if Canada Does Not Take Trash Back

By Margaret Wollensak, The Epoch Times

Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte threatened Tuesday to set sail to Canada next week to return garbage dumped in the Philippines several years ago. "I want a boat ...

China Human Rights

April 24, 2019

Former Chinese Prisoners of Conscience Find Hope After 20 Years of Repression

By Eva Fu

NEW YORK—When 22-year-old Pan Jun hopped on the bus from university in Beijing on the morning of April 25, 1999, he had three requests to make to ...

Trump Presidency

April 24, 2019

Trump Emphasizes Faith-Based Initiatives in Fighting Opioid Crisis

By Petr Svab

President Donald Trump highlighted faith-based initiatives as a major part in the administration’s efforts to resolve the epidemic of opioid abuse in the country, which Trump declared ...

Canada

April 24, 2019

Letter From Trudeau Supporting Pro-China Tibet Group is Fake, PM’s Office Says

By Margaret Wollensak, The Epoch Times

The Prime Minister’s Office has confirmed that a letter supposedly from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau supporting a new group that promotes Tibet's reunification with China is fake. ...

US News

April 24, 2019

Former US State Department Employee Pleads Guilty to Conspiring with Chinese Spies

By Cathy He, Epoch Times

A former U.S. State Department employee pleaded guilty on April 24 to conspiring with Chinese agents, after she admitted to receiving tens of thousands of dollars in ...

US News

April 24, 2019

House Oversight Committee Subpoena Concerning 2020 Census Citizenship Question Rejected by Justice Department

By Kristian Kafozoff

As the debate on whether to include a question on U.S. citizenship status in the upcoming 2020 census developed with a Supreme Court case this week. The ...

Politics

April 24, 2019

Florida Senate Passes Bill to Expand Armed Teachers Program

By Bowen Xiao

Florida is one step closer to expanding a law that would allow some teachers to carry firearms in the classroom after the state Senate passed a wide-ranging ...

Trump Presidency

April 24, 2019

Trump: Additional Border Troops Will Be Armed After Incident With Mexican Soldiers

By Petr Svab

Additional troops sent to the U.S.–Mexico border will be armed, President Donald Trump said after two U.S. soldiers were held at gunpoint and questioned by Mexican troops ...

Trump Presidency

April 24, 2019

Trump Says He Plans to Fight ‘All the Subpoenas’

By Janita Kan

President Donald Trump told reporters on April 24 that he intends to fight "all the subpoenas" when asked about the recent subpoena for testimony from ex-White House ...

Entertainment News

April 24, 2019

Cher Blasts Bernie Sanders For Saying Felons Deserve the Right to Vote

By Tom Ozimek

Celebrity performer Cher had strong words of rebuke for 2020 presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) after he said felons should have the right to vote—including terrorists ...

Entertainment News

April 24, 2019

‘Real Housewives’ Star Joe Giudice’s Daughters Ask Trump to Stop Their Father’s Deportation

By Janita Kan

“The Real Housewives of New Jersey” stars Teresa Giudice and Joe Giudice's daughters are appealing to President Donald Trump for help to stop their father from being deported to Italy after ...

Trump Presidency

April 24, 2019

White House Adviser Kellyanne Conway Mocks Russian Collusion Narrative at White House Easter Egg Roll

By Kristian Kafozoff

The 22-month long investigation into Russian interference during the 2016 election essentially cleared President Donald Trump of both charges of collusion and obstruction. On Thursday, April 18, ...

Asia & Pacific

April 24, 2019

Death Toll Rises to 359 in Sri Lanka Bombings, More Arrested

By The Associated Press

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka—The death toll from the Easter suicide bombings in Sri Lanka rose to 359, police said Wednesday, as the country’s leaders vowed to overhaul the ...

2020 Election

April 24, 2019

Joe Biden’s 2020 Presidential Campaign Launch Delayed: Reports

By Zachary Stieber

Former Vice President Joe Biden, widely reported to be planning an April 24 event to launch his presidential campaign, has pushed back the event, according to reports. ...

Trump Presidency

April 24, 2019

White House Finds New Way to Deal With Biggest Source of Illegal Aliens in US

By Colin Fredericson

The White House issued an April 22 presidential memorandum instructing the Department of Homeland Security and the secretary of state to find solutions to the problem of ...

US News

April 23, 2019

Mexican Police Detain Hundreds of Central American Migrants

By The Associated Press

PIJIJIAPAN, Mexico—Mexican police and immigration agents detained hundreds of Central American migrants on April 22 in the largest single raid on a migrant caravan since the groups ...

Politics

April 23, 2019

Ethical Storm Brewing for Congressional Progressive Caucus

By Mark Tapscott

WASHINGTON—Serious questions are being raised about the staffing arrangements and organizational structure of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), the largest ideological affinity group in the U.S. House ...

Better Life

April 24, 2019

How Our Sense of Taste Changes as We Age

By Anita Setarehnejad and Ruth Fairchild

Taste is a complex phenomenon. We do not experience the sensation through a single sense (as we would when we see something using our sense of sight, ...

Better Life

April 23, 2019

10 Things Your Feet Reveal About Your Health–Are Your Feet Cold All The Time?

By Ruby Mey

The features of our feet aren't things we think about that often, that is, unless finding comfortable shoes is always a problem for you. Indeed, it was ...

Shen Yun Shop

April 24, 2019

The Manchurian Princess

By Sponsored Content

The princesses of the Manchurian court and maidens of noble families were a signature sight of China’s last dynasty, the Qing (1644-1911 C.E.). These ladies wore elaborate ...

Chinese Culture

April 24, 2019

An Ancient Chinese Story: A Treasure Created From Painful Carving

By Anonymous

Long ago, in a city in China, the residents built a large, traditional-style temple. The temple was solemn and tranquil, but it lacked a Buddha statue for ...

Entertainment

April 24, 2019

Cashier Shames Woman for Not Having Enough Food Stamps Until Angry Shoppers Step In

By Daniel Cameron, Epoch Times

You may or may not agree with people relying on food stamps to buy their groceries, but there is a fact we can all agree on—these people ...

Entertainment News

April 24, 2019

Man or Cyborg? ‘Jeopardy!’ Champ Passes $1 Million Mark

By The Associated Press

NEW YORK—There’s no truth to the rumor that James Holzhauer is a cyborg created to be the perfect “Jeopardy!” contestant. But given how he’s made a level ...

Food & Dining

April 24, 2019

The Simple Joy of Homemade Cake

By Crystal Shi

“Cake just makes people’s days,” Odette Williams says. The Brooklyn-based baker, writer, and apron and bakeware designer’s new cookbook, “Simple Cake,” is a collection of happy moments ...

Recipes

April 24, 2019

Simple Cake: Big Daddy’s Pavlova

By Crystal Shi

Here’s my dirty secret: I’m writing a cake book, and my husband is the one family member who isn’t a big fan of cake. That should be ...

Destinations

April 24, 2019

Talkeetna, Alaska: A Most Charming Gateway to Denali National Park

By Amanda Burrill

TALKEETNA, Alaska—I dreamed of Alaska long before setting foot there. After my first trip to Denali National Park, I spent months marching around Manhattan in my weighted ...

Travel

April 19, 2019

Dining in King Henry IV’s Castle: Chateau Royal de Cazeneuve

By John M. Smith

While on our Uniworld luxury river cruise in France, the “Bordeaux Vineyards & Chateaux” tour, we enjoyed an incredible day trip excursion to the Royal Castle of ...

Life

April 24, 2019

‘Everyone Is Different’: Mom Gains New Perspective After Birth of Baby With Albinism

By Li Yen, Epoch Times

One mother from Missouri learned an important lesson about acceptance and embracing differences with the arrival of her second child. The newborn looked remarkably distinct with a ...

Life

April 24, 2019

2-Year-Old Warrior Beats Stage 4 Cancer After 130 Days of Chemo in the Hospital

By Catherine Bolton

There's nothing more terrifying for a toddler parent than waiting to hear if their young child is going to live or not. That's exactly what the parents ...