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A lab leak in China was the most likely origin of COVID-19, according to a new analysis from the U.S. Department of Energy. The assessment comes to a similar conclusion as the FBI, and would put the Chinese regime in the spotlight yet again for its efforts to block investigations into where the virus originated. […]

Cross-partisan calls are growing for the Liberal government to call a public inquiry to investigate allegations of election interference in Canada’s 2019 and 2021 federal elections by the Chinese regime, despite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau having already ruled it out. “When Canadians learn about possible foreign interference through leaked documents, confidence in our democracy is put at risk,”

William Burns, director of the CIA, claimed that Beijing is doubtful whether its potential invasion of Taiwan would be successful, with the ongoing Russia–Ukraine conflict strengthening such concerns. In an interview with CBS on Sunday, Burns was asked whether China would commit to an outright invasion or seek to slowly strangle Taiwan’s democracy. “I think our

News Analysis China has reportedly added trillions of yuan to the money supply in 2022, the most in its history and equivalent to the combined amount from the United States, Japan, and the European Union. However, the move may have no way to boost the Chinese economy, given a sluggish trend in GDP and a

Commentary Anyone who watched television during 2022 saw the ubiquitous TV commercials for Grayscale, which manages the world biggest Bitcoin investment fund. Those ads touted Bitcoin as “the future” and should be part of a retiree’s portfolio. But investors in Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) are facing both a problem and an opportunity. The problem? GBTC

Spring is the unlocking time, the greening of fields, forests, and lawns, the season of mud puddles, sunshine, and gentle rains when the last hard edges of winter melt away and the days are soft again. Spring figures in several Western religions. To the ancient Greeks, the season meant the release of Persephone, goddess of

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—A Florida judge has issued an arrest warrant for rapper Kodak Black for failing a drug test while on bail for a drug charge, court records show. The warrant was issued Thursday after Black, whose legal name is Bill Kapri, did not appear for a scheduled drug test in early February and then

The U.S. maritime industry is too small to contribute enough to American military and economic security due to its shrinking size, while communist China’s maritime industry has been growing. America faces challenges. Rear Admiral Mark Buzby (U.S. Navy, ret.), former commander of the Navy’s Military Sealift Command and head of the Maritime Administration in the

Dilbert comic strip distributor Andrews McMeel Universal (AMU) has announced it will no longer work with the creator of the cartoons, Scott Adams, following allegedly racist comments he made. In a statement, Andrews McMeel chairman Hugh Andrews and CEO and president Andy Sareyan said Universal is” severing our relationship” with Adams, adding that the “process of this termination will extend to all

Virginia state lawmakers on Feb. 23 approved legislation that will make organized retail theft a Class 3 felony and could leave those convicted of the crime eligible for prison sentences of up to 20 years. The bill, HB 1885, was introduced by Republican delegate Kathy Byron, and will make it a Class 3 felony for anyone to conspire or act in