Washington Will Not Nominate Another US Candidate for IDB, Treasury Says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The Biden administration will not nominate a candidate from the United States...
US Department of Justice Asks Court to Halt Sugar Deal Closing Pending Appeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. Justice Department asked an appeals court on Thursday, Sept. 29 to prevent...
U.S. SEC Fines Deloitte’s China Affiliate $20 Million Fine for Auditing Violations
NEW YORK (Reuters) — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, Sept. 29 fined the Chinese...
Alongside Push for Digital Currency, Gold Keeps Its Long-term Value
Commentary In recent years, governments and global organizations have been pushing for digital currencies...
Twitter Under Fire for Placing Ads Next to Child Pornography Accounts
By Sheila Dang and Katie Paul, Reuters. Some major advertisers including Dyson, Mazda and chemicals company Ecolab have suspended their marketing campaigns or removed their ads from parts of Twitter because their promotions appeared alongside tweets...
‘People are afraid’: Alison Esposito Says New Yorkers ‘Deserve Better’
On Sept. 23 Alison Esposito, a Republican who is vying to become New York State’s next Lt. Governor paid a visit to two local daycare centers in Brooklyn, New York to speak to the local...
Chinese Regime Doubles Down on Arrests and Censorship Ahead of 20th Party Congress
The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) 20th Party Congress, slated to begin on Oct. 16, will take place over the course of a month, and is widely expected to see current leader Xi Jinping secure a...
Opioid Crisis Cost US Nearly $1.5 Trillion in 2020: Congressional Report
WASHINGTON — Fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic toll of the opioid addiction and overdose crisis on the United States reached nearly $1.5 trillion in 2020 alone and is likely to grow, a congressional...
‘Where’s Jackie?’ Biden Seeks Congresswoman Walorski Who Died in August Car Crash
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden publicly sought out Jackie Walorski, an Indiana congresswoman who died in a car accident in August, during a conference on hunger on Wednesday, seeming to forget that she had...
Orange County’s James Skoufis Hopes to Continue His Success as Senator for NY District 42
On Sept. 24, at a community barbecue held at the Erie Way Park in Middletown, New York, Vision Times had a chance to speak with James Skoufis, who is running for re-election to the newly...
Japan Bids Farewell to Former Prime Minister Abe at State Funeral
With flowers, prayers and a 19-gun salute, Japan honoured slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at the first state funeral for a former premier in 55 years — a ceremony that...
How the Biden Admin Could Restrict Independent Contractors: Explainer
The U.S. Department of Labor is expected to unveil a proposed rule in coming weeks that would make it harder for companies to treat workers as independent contractors, potentially upending the gig economy and other...