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Concerns of “universal income” grow as President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief package gets rid of work requirements for the Child Tax Credit. Experts raise concerns that this could actually hurt, not help, society. Under current law, families with no earnings can’t get the benefits, but as their work earnings increase, so too does the family’s […]

Former state senator John Moorlach says he’s taking a break from politics after his Orange County Board of Supervisors election loss. “I have been blessed with a 27-year career,” Moorlach told The Epoch Times March 10, a day after the special election to fill a vacant District 2 seat. “I was not supposed to be in public

The Biden administration’s southwestern border coordinator, Roberta Jacobson, told reporters during a White House briefing Wednesday that the administration’s “more humane” immigration policies may be driving the migrant surge at the southern border and encouraging smugglers. “Surges tend to respond to hope, and there was a significant hope for a more humane policy after four

A jury in Iowa has acquitted a reporter of all charges she incurred while covering a Black Lives Matter protest last year. The jury on Tuesday found Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri, 25, and her then-boyfriend Spenser Robnett, 24, not guilty of two misdemeanour charges—failure to disperse and interference with official acts. Robnett had

The ageing offshore oil and gas monuments stood proud over the vast Australian coast, where they played their part in powering the nation—now, they face a destiny of destruction. The Centre of Decommissioning Australia (CODA) announced on March 10 that it had set a target that will see the expensive oil and gas infrastructure removed

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Wednesday that his office will take Austin officials to court if they continue to refuse to comply with an order lifting mask mandates across the state. The state’s governor, Greg Abbott, lifted its statewide mask mandate that was enforced in mid-2020 and is working toward loosening other restrictions on

Newport Beach police have identified three teenage boys who allegedly beat an elderly man in an attack that was filmed and shared on social media, they said March 10. The assault happened March 6, about 10:10 p.m. near Balboa Boulevard East and Main Street. A widely-circulated social media video showed teenagers standing next to an older

A lot more people are growing houseplants because they are staying home and want a prettier house. Unfortunately, many homes don’t have enough good-quality light for plants that need bright light. Obviously, lights can be added to those dark corners, but what kind of light should you get? Not every lightbulb, or the quantity and

To say that I had a love/hate relationship with handheld vacuums for many years would be putting it mildly. I love the idea of a cordless handheld vacuum that is charged up and always ready to make a quick pickup; in fact, it is on my list of household must-haves. But I hate when the

Vanita Gupta, President Joe Biden’s nominee for associate attorney general, refused to say at her Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday whether she believes it’s fair for male-born transgender athletes to compete against biological girls. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), highlighting Gupta’s record of leading the Justice Department’s civil rights unit under the Obama administration, noted that