Aborted Release of Epstein Files Remains White House Albatross
Donald Trump and circle have been unable to quell uproar over refusal to release Jeffrey Epstein files.
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Animal Activists Riled by Shanxi Restaurant's Lion Cub Tea
Wanhui restaurant in Tayuan City offers a four-course tea that includes a hug with a lion cub, provoking heated criticism from animal lovers.
Green Energy Firms Seek California Backing As Feds Exit Field
Passage of Trump's big bill eliminating funding for green-energy initiatives has made California the primary alternative backer.
Exports of Nvidia H20 GPUs to China Tied to Rare-Earth Shipments
Jensen Huang's visit to the White House before his current China trip appears to have been a factor in the surprise resumption of H20 sales ...
The Good and Bad News from This Year’s Emmy Nominations
Bowen Yang is the sole Asian American actor to receive a nomination this year.
Andrew Yang Performs Surprise Stand-up Set At Inaugural Asian Comedy And Food Fest
Yang's appearance was just one surprise from this weekend's Belly Laughs Festival
Worn-Out Chip Seen as Cause of Air India Crash
An accident investigator and former pilot suggests the most likely cause of the crash was failure to replace a chip that had become worn out.
California Strawberry Fields Ripen with Fear
The migrant workers that make it possible California to grow strawberries are now living in fear that their families will be torn apart by Trump's ...
Trump Gives Ukraine Only US Weapons Paid for by Europe
Under Trump the US is unwilling to supply Ukraine with weapons unless they're paid for by Europe.
EU's Countermeasures to Tariff Letter Held in Abeyance until August
The EU continues to hope for a rational outcome despite Trump's self-destructive fixation on actually trying to derive significant revenues through tariffs.
Threat to Revoke O'Donnell Citizenship Reveals Cognitive Decline
The current US president appears to believe he has the unfettered power to revoke the citizenship of anyone, including natural-born citizens like Rosie O'Donnell.
Air India Pilot May Have Turned Off Fuel Switches Say Investigators
The 1-second delay between the cutoff of the first and second fuel switches suggest they were manually and intentionally turned off by one of the ...
Reactions to 30% Tariffs on EU, Mexico Include Dire Predictions
The latest new tariffs suggest that Trump has fixated on tariffs as a destructive revenue source and not merely as a bargaining chip.
Timeline of Air India's Final 29 Seconds Begins with Fuel Cutoff
A second-by-second timeline before the crash reveals fuel cutoff to both engines followed by an efforts to restart flow within a fatal 12 seconds.
Rubio Sets Up Trump-Xi Meeting Amid Tariff Tensions
The odds of a meeting between Presidents Trump and Xi are high, said Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the East Asia Summit in Malaysia.
US Looks to S. Korea to Help Counter Chinese Sea Power
China's unmatched shipbuilding capacity is one of the big threats the US seeks to counter with help from the world's second largest shipbuilding nation.
Asian Cinema Disrupts the Big Screens at NYAFF 2025
New York Asian Film Festival returns to Manhattan to feature this year’s most daring and diverse stories straight from Asia.
FCC Anti-DEI Bias Glaring in 2 T-Mobile Merger Approvals
Only after agreeing to end its diversity, equity and inclusion programs was T-Mobile able to get Trump administration approval of two merger deals.
Jensen Huang Pressured by Senators Not to Meet Chinese AI Firms
Fearing a meeting with Nvidia's CEO might help Chinese firms working with the military evade export controls on Nvidia GPUs, senators from both parties have ...
ICE Raid of California Cannabis Farm Leaves 1 Worker Dead
While detaining about 200 migrant workers on a cannabis farm ICE agents caused injuries to a worker leading to his death a day later.
62% of Americans Disapprove of Trump Immigration Policies
Ugly Trump administration deportation policies have caused the percentage of Americans who view immigration favorably to grow to 79%, according to the latest Gallup poll.
Texas Proves Trump Clueless About Renewable Energy and Power Grid
The assertion that renewable energy sources like solar and wind are bad for power grids has been behind the Trump administration's hostility to incentives for ...
Ukraine Arrests Chinese Father, Son for Spying on Anti-Ship Program
Chinese soldiers, weapons and gunpowder have also been found entering Ukrainian battlefields, according to Ukrainian military intelligence.
Japan Joins Other Nations in Seeking to Cut Dependence on US
Japanese Prime Minister Shiegru Ishiba expresses the growing sentiment around the world that it would be foolhardly to continue to see the US as a ...
Judge Imposes Nationwide Block on Order Limiting Birthright Citizenship
All babies whose citizenship status would be threatened by Trump's executive order have been certified as a class on whose behalf an injunction can issue ...
Trump Presses African Nations to Take Deported Migrants
Hoping to ratchet up deportations of migrants, Trump asks African nations to provide convenient holding cells in exchange for more favorable trade terms.
Jensen Huang Drops in at White House Before China Trip
Stringent US restrictions on Nvidia's AI GPU exports to China is likely the topic of discussion as Huang seeks to rekindle sales to that key ...
Zany Anti-Harvard Witchhunt Adds Threats of De-Accreditation
A bizarre crusade to destroy Harvard drives the Trump administration to demand more records of international students as part of its efforts at showing that ...
Antisemitic Posts on X by Grok Chatbot Raise Questions about Musk's xAI
X was forced to take down posts by xAI's Grok chatbot after complaints about antisemitic tropes and praise for Adolf Hitler.
Putin Eager to Show Disrespect for US Big Talker
The day after Donald Trump expressed his intention to send more weapons to Ukraine, Russia launched an attack against Ukraine using 700 drones and 6 ...
Judges Use Class Actions to Circumvent Ruling Against Nationwide Injunctions
The June 27 US Supreme Court ruling limiting federal judges' authority to issue nationwide injunctions blocking Trump's executive orders prompts use of class actions.
Satellite Collision Avoidance System May Be Cut
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Trading Partners Push to Temper Threatened Trade-Killing Tariffs
The latest round of new Trump tariffs combined with an extension create more time to seek concessions and threaten retaliation.
Farm Labor Will Be 100% American, No Migrants, Says Brooke Rollins
The Agriculture Secretary insists there are plenty of American workers who can replace migrants on Americans farms.
Musk's America Party Given Poor Odds for Success
Political observers see little upside to Elon Musk's bid to field third party candidates to offer an alternative for disenchanted Republicans and Democrats.
Daily Fresh Tariffs Add to Global Economic Chaos
With high new tariffs threatened on everything from pharmaceuticals to copper, and on everyone from allies to enemies, Trump multiplies the uncertainty that has begun ...
TSA to Stop Requiring Shoe Removal for Non-PreCheck Passengers
A 19-year TSA policy requiring passengers to take off their shoes for security checks to enter airport departure areas has ended.
Pam Bondi Dismisses Own Reference to 'Lot of Names' in Epstein Files
Attorney General Pam Bondi tries to explain away the decision not to release the files of sex offender Jeffrey Expstein as Musk insinuates that it ...
Tariff Letters to Japan, S. Korea Suggest Paucity of Deals
Letters threatening 25% tariffs by the extended deadline of August 1 suggest few nations are kissing a** to make deals.
Musk Returns Below the Belt in Renewed Feud
Elon Musk appears to suggest, once again, that Trump had a hand in suppressing the list of powerful clients of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Sacked Minister's Death Adds to Suspicions about Putin Regime
The gunshot death of a former Russian transport minister reinforces longstanding suspicion that the Putin regime enforces discipline like a criminal gang.
BRICS Statement Provokes Yet Another Trump Tariff Threat
BRIC developing nations position themselves as alternative to America-First trade doctrine, inspiring another 10% tariff threat from Trump.
Several Trade Deals Imminent Says Bessent Ahead of Deadline
Only two partial tariff deals have been announced since Trump proclaimed "Liberation Day Tariffs" in early April, making the investment community skeptical of tariff deals ...
Japan to Export Used Destroyers to Philippines to Deter China
Beijing's aggressive South China Sea policy of bullying Filipino and Vietnamese fishermen and building artificial islands to lay claim to vital shipping lanes has provoked ...
Musk Announces Formation of America Party
The big federal budget deficit increase under Trump's tax and spending bill is cited by Elon Musk as the reason for his radical turnaround from ...
July 5 Japan Quakes Appear to Validate Manga Prophecy
Saturday's Japan quakes appear to validate a prophecy contained in the manga The Future I Saw especially in light of its uncanny prediction of the ...
Ukraine Drones Strike Military Airfield Deep Inside Russia
The strike appears to have destroyed a glide-bomb storage facility as well as some aircraft in the Voronezh region, according to early information.
Dalai Lama Hopes to Live 130 Years on Eve of 90th Birthday
The Tibetan Buddhist leader sees his mission to spread Buddhist teachings as having benefited people around the world.
High-Level Talk with Ukraine Focused on Need for More Patriot Missiles
A 40-minute "very good" conversation with Zelensky appears likely to lead to resumption of Patriot missile deliveries to a Ukraine suffering from massive Russian missile ...
Shylock Reference Embarrasses Anti-Antisemitic President
Ignorance about the antisemitic connotation of the unscrupulous Jewish banker in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice was behind Trump use of the term.
Aborted Release of Epstein Files Remains White House Albatross
Donald Trump and circle have been unable to quell uproar over refusal to release Jeffrey Epstein files.
Animal Activists Riled by Shanxi Restaurant's Lion Cub Tea
Wanhui restaurant in Tayuan City offers a four-course tea that includes a hug with a lion cub, provoking heated criticism from animal lovers.
Green Energy Firms Seek California Backing As Feds Exit Field
Passage of Trump's big bill eliminating funding for green-energy initiatives has made California the primary alternative backer.
Exports of Nvidia H20 GPUs to China Tied to Rare-Earth Shipments
Jensen Huang's visit to the White House before his current China trip appears to have been a factor in the surprise resumption of H20 sales ...
The Good and Bad News from This Year’s Emmy Nominations
Bowen Yang is the sole Asian American actor to receive a nomination this year.
Andrew Yang Performs Surprise Stand-up Set At Inaugural Asian Comedy And Food Fest
Yang's appearance was just one surprise from this weekend's Belly Laughs Festival
Worn-Out Chip Seen as Cause of Air India Crash
An accident investigator and former pilot suggests the most likely cause of the crash was failure to replace a chip that had become worn out.
California Strawberry Fields Ripen with Fear
The migrant workers that make it possible California to grow strawberries are now living in fear that their families will be torn apart by Trump's ...
Trump Gives Ukraine Only US Weapons Paid for by Europe
Under Trump the US is unwilling to supply Ukraine with weapons unless they're paid for by Europe.
EU's Countermeasures to Tariff Letter Held in Abeyance until August
The EU continues to hope for a rational outcome despite Trump's self-destructive fixation on actually trying to derive significant revenues through tariffs.
Threat to Revoke O'Donnell Citizenship Reveals Cognitive Decline
The current US president appears to believe he has the unfettered power to revoke the citizenship of anyone, including natural-born citizens like Rosie O'Donnell.
Air India Pilot May Have Turned Off Fuel Switches Say Investigators
The 1-second delay between the cutoff of the first and second fuel switches suggest they were manually and intentionally turned off by one of the ...
Reactions to 30% Tariffs on EU, Mexico Include Dire Predictions
The latest new tariffs suggest that Trump has fixated on tariffs as a destructive revenue source and not merely as a bargaining chip.
Timeline of Air India's Final 29 Seconds Begins with Fuel Cutoff
A second-by-second timeline before the crash reveals fuel cutoff to both engines followed by an efforts to restart flow within a fatal 12 seconds.
Rubio Sets Up Trump-Xi Meeting Amid Tariff Tensions
The odds of a meeting between Presidents Trump and Xi are high, said Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the East Asia Summit in Malaysia.
US Looks to S. Korea to Help Counter Chinese Sea Power
China's unmatched shipbuilding capacity is one of the big threats the US seeks to counter with help from the world's second largest shipbuilding nation.
Asian Cinema Disrupts the Big Screens at NYAFF 2025
New York Asian Film Festival returns to Manhattan to feature this year’s most daring and diverse stories straight from Asia.
FCC Anti-DEI Bias Glaring in 2 T-Mobile Merger Approvals
Only after agreeing to end its diversity, equity and inclusion programs was T-Mobile able to get Trump administration approval of two merger deals.
Jensen Huang Pressured by Senators Not to Meet Chinese AI Firms
Fearing a meeting with Nvidia's CEO might help Chinese firms working with the military evade export controls on Nvidia GPUs, senators from both parties have ...
ICE Raid of California Cannabis Farm Leaves 1 Worker Dead
While detaining about 200 migrant workers on a cannabis farm ICE agents caused injuries to a worker leading to his death a day later.
62% of Americans Disapprove of Trump Immigration Policies
Ugly Trump administration deportation policies have caused the percentage of Americans who view immigration favorably to grow to 79%, according to the latest Gallup poll.
Texas Proves Trump Clueless About Renewable Energy and Power Grid
The assertion that renewable energy sources like solar and wind are bad for power grids has been behind the Trump administration's hostility to incentives for ...
Ukraine Arrests Chinese Father, Son for Spying on Anti-Ship Program
Chinese soldiers, weapons and gunpowder have also been found entering Ukrainian battlefields, according to Ukrainian military intelligence.
Japan Joins Other Nations in Seeking to Cut Dependence on US
Japanese Prime Minister Shiegru Ishiba expresses the growing sentiment around the world that it would be foolhardly to continue to see the US as a ...
Judge Imposes Nationwide Block on Order Limiting Birthright Citizenship
All babies whose citizenship status would be threatened by Trump's executive order have been certified as a class on whose behalf an injunction can issue ...
Trump Presses African Nations to Take Deported Migrants
Hoping to ratchet up deportations of migrants, Trump asks African nations to provide convenient holding cells in exchange for more favorable trade terms.
Jensen Huang Drops in at White House Before China Trip
Stringent US restrictions on Nvidia's AI GPU exports to China is likely the topic of discussion as Huang seeks to rekindle sales to that key ...
Zany Anti-Harvard Witchhunt Adds Threats of De-Accreditation
A bizarre crusade to destroy Harvard drives the Trump administration to demand more records of international students as part of its efforts at showing that ...
Antisemitic Posts on X by Grok Chatbot Raise Questions about Musk's xAI
X was forced to take down posts by xAI's Grok chatbot after complaints about antisemitic tropes and praise for Adolf Hitler.
Putin Eager to Show Disrespect for US Big Talker
The day after Donald Trump expressed his intention to send more weapons to Ukraine, Russia launched an attack against Ukraine using 700 drones and 6 ...
Judges Use Class Actions to Circumvent Ruling Against Nationwide Injunctions
The June 27 US Supreme Court ruling limiting federal judges' authority to issue nationwide injunctions blocking Trump's executive orders prompts use of class actions.
Satellite Collision Avoidance System May Be Cut
The space industry got together to urge Congress not to kill a small program that manages satellite traffic in space after the Trump 2026 budget ...
Trading Partners Push to Temper Threatened Trade-Killing Tariffs
The latest round of new Trump tariffs combined with an extension create more time to seek concessions and threaten retaliation.
Farm Labor Will Be 100% American, No Migrants, Says Brooke Rollins
The Agriculture Secretary insists there are plenty of American workers who can replace migrants on Americans farms.
Musk's America Party Given Poor Odds for Success
Political observers see little upside to Elon Musk's bid to field third party candidates to offer an alternative for disenchanted Republicans and Democrats.
Daily Fresh Tariffs Add to Global Economic Chaos
With high new tariffs threatened on everything from pharmaceuticals to copper, and on everyone from allies to enemies, Trump multiplies the uncertainty that has begun ...
TSA to Stop Requiring Shoe Removal for Non-PreCheck Passengers
A 19-year TSA policy requiring passengers to take off their shoes for security checks to enter airport departure areas has ended.
Pam Bondi Dismisses Own Reference to 'Lot of Names' in Epstein Files
Attorney General Pam Bondi tries to explain away the decision not to release the files of sex offender Jeffrey Expstein as Musk insinuates that it ...
Tariff Letters to Japan, S. Korea Suggest Paucity of Deals
Letters threatening 25% tariffs by the extended deadline of August 1 suggest few nations are kissing a** to make deals.
Musk Returns Below the Belt in Renewed Feud
Elon Musk appears to suggest, once again, that Trump had a hand in suppressing the list of powerful clients of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Sacked Minister's Death Adds to Suspicions about Putin Regime
The gunshot death of a former Russian transport minister reinforces longstanding suspicion that the Putin regime enforces discipline like a criminal gang.
BRICS Statement Provokes Yet Another Trump Tariff Threat
BRIC developing nations position themselves as alternative to America-First trade doctrine, inspiring another 10% tariff threat from Trump.
Several Trade Deals Imminent Says Bessent Ahead of Deadline
Only two partial tariff deals have been announced since Trump proclaimed "Liberation Day Tariffs" in early April, making the investment community skeptical of tariff deals ...
Japan to Export Used Destroyers to Philippines to Deter China
Beijing's aggressive South China Sea policy of bullying Filipino and Vietnamese fishermen and building artificial islands to lay claim to vital shipping lanes has provoked ...
Musk Announces Formation of America Party
The big federal budget deficit increase under Trump's tax and spending bill is cited by Elon Musk as the reason for his radical turnaround from ...
July 5 Japan Quakes Appear to Validate Manga Prophecy
Saturday's Japan quakes appear to validate a prophecy contained in the manga The Future I Saw especially in light of its uncanny prediction of the ...
Ukraine Drones Strike Military Airfield Deep Inside Russia
The strike appears to have destroyed a glide-bomb storage facility as well as some aircraft in the Voronezh region, according to early information.
Dalai Lama Hopes to Live 130 Years on Eve of 90th Birthday
The Tibetan Buddhist leader sees his mission to spread Buddhist teachings as having benefited people around the world.
High-Level Talk with Ukraine Focused on Need for More Patriot Missiles
A 40-minute "very good" conversation with Zelensky appears likely to lead to resumption of Patriot missile deliveries to a Ukraine suffering from massive Russian missile ...
Shylock Reference Embarrasses Anti-Antisemitic President
Ignorance about the antisemitic connotation of the unscrupulous Jewish banker in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice was behind Trump use of the term.
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