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Romania Ships First Batch of AstraZeneca Vaccine to Moldova

BUCHAREST—Romania shipped its first donation of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to neighbouring Moldova on Saturday to allow Moldova to start vaccinating frontline medical workers next week. Moldova and neighbouring Ukraine, two of Europe’s poorest countries, have lagged behind the rest of the continent in the scramble for vaccines and welcomed donations from friendly governments. In December, […]

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Boston Halts Advanced Learning Program Because Too Many Asian, White Students

Boston Public Schools (BPS) are halting a selective program for high-performing kids in grades four through six because of a lack of racial equality in the makeup of the student population, local media have reported. The program, known as Advanced Work Classes (AWC), will be paused for a year, reported PBS-affiliate WGBH. “There’s been a

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Justice Department to Appeal Judge’s Order on Federal Eviction Ban

The Justice Department (DOJ) on Saturday gave notice to a federal judge that it intends to appeal his ruling that found the federal government does not have the authority to issue a nationwide eviction moratorium. “The Department of Justice respectfully disagrees with the February 25 decision of the district court in Terkel v. CDC that the CDC’s

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New Zealand’s Auckland Starts Second Lockdown in Month

MELBOURNE—Auckland, New Zealand’s biggest city, woke up on Sunday morning to a second lockdown in a month as health authorities try to rein in a coronavirus cluster of the more contagious UK variant. The seven-day lockdown, announced late Saturday by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, follows a three-day stay-at-home order in mid-February after a local emergence

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FDA Authorizes Johnson & Johnson’s Single Dose COVID-19 Vaccine

The U.S. government on Saturday authorized Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, enabling millions more Americans to be vaccinated in the coming weeks and setting it up for additional approvals around the world. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the emergency use authorization for adults aged 18 and older following Friday’s unanimous endorsement by

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Video: Mike Pompeo: Trump Admin Exposed ‘Irrefutable’ Facts on China

At the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference, we sit down with former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to discuss the communist China threat, conservative values, and why he believes all conservatives should be “pipehitters.” Jan Jekielek: Secretary Pompeo, great to have you back on American Thought Leaders here at CPAC 2021. Sec. Mike Pompeo:

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2nd Former Aide Accuses Cuomo of Sexual Harassment

NEW YORK—A second former aide has come forward with sexual harassment allegations against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who responded with a statement Saturday saying he never made advances toward her and never intended to be inappropriate. Charlotte Bennett, a health policy adviser in the Democratic governor’s administration until November, told The New York Times that Cuomo

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Saudi Arabia Continues ‘Neutrality’ Over Kashmir in Favor of India, While Pakistan Tries to Overturn It

News Analysis NEW DELHI—While Saudi Arabia maintains its neutrality over the Kashmir issue in India’s favor, India’s archrival Pakistan is making all efforts to mend its relations with the Gulf country and is wooing it to change its stance on Kashmir. These diplomatic moves are occurring in the context of India opposing terrorism in Kashmir,

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Video: Rep. Greg Steube Calls Out Double Standards on Political Violence; Biden China Policy

At the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference, we sit down with Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) to discuss reshoring manufacturing from China and double standards when it comes to political violence and “domestic terrorism.” American Thought Leaders is an Epoch Times show available on YouTube, Rumble, Youmaker, and The Epoch Times website. It also airs on cable

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