NY: Proposed E-bike Rebate Could See E-Bike and Scooter Prices Plummet by 50%
New Yorkers pondering whether or not to purchase an electric bike (e-bike) or scooter may finally make...
The Failed Mississippi Water Plant at the Heart of Jackson’s Water Crisis
The state of Mississippi was scrambling to bring a long-neglected water treatment plant in its capital...
‘Gun-free zone’: NYC Officials Designate Times Square a Sensitive Location
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and law enforcement officials addressed...
US Regulators to Vet Chinese Firms’ Audits
U.S. regulators have selected major U.S.-listed Chinese companies for audit inspection, with e-commerce...
Fist-sized Hailstones Batter Spain: Eyewitness Reports
Videos posted on Spanish social media on Tuesday, Aug. 30 showed an outstretched hand holding giant hailstones that rained down around the village of La Bisbal d'Emporda. Footage also showed people on a street running...
NY: Alleged Human Sex Trafficker Lured Migrant Victims With Fake Employment Ads
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) suspects that Ysenni Gomez, the purported female ringleader of a New York sex trafficking ring, may have victimized hundreds of illegal immigrant women by luring them into prostitution with...
Is Good Posture a Thing of the Past? 10 Reasons It’s Worth Pursuing and How to Achieve It
Good posture used to be a serious issue, stressed both at school and in the home. Although those rigid standards have largely disappeared, we have again come to recognize the importance of good posture for...
World Remembers Gorbachev, the Late Soviet Leader Who Ended the Cold War
Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday, Aug. 30 in Moscow's Central Clinical Hospital following a prolonged illness. Governments and leaders expressed condolences. Aged 91 at the time of...
PA Gov Renews Campaign to Solve Inflation Woes With Another $2,000 Stimmie
As the American middle class has been rocked by 2022’s record inflation, the Governor of Pennsylvania wants to deploy the same solution that many argue got the country into its current mess: another round of...
Serbia Cancels Large Scale ‘Pride’ Event After Massive Protests
The people of Serbia have proven that the active or passive support of large swaths of the population are able to influence state policy and the shape of society after the government was forced to...
Chinese Research Group Calls On Beijing to Ease ‘Zero-COVID’ Policies, Citing Worsening Economic Outlook
In a notable move by a Chinese think tank, Anbound Research Center called on the country’s central government to loosen “zero-COVID” restrictions — citing an imminent “economic stall,” should the heavy-handed measures continue. The since-deleted...
Thousands of ‘Rainbow Fentanyl’ Pills Seized by US Customs
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, operating out of Arizona, seized thousands of rainbow-colored fentanyl pills over the weekend that smugglers attempted to sneak into the United States over the border with Mexico. Officers in...