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by Melanie Sun on September 26, 2021 at 4:32 am

At least three people have been declared dead and multiple injured after an Amtrak train derailed on Saturday afternoon in North-Central Montana, an official at a local sheriff’s office said. The Empire Builder train, which departed from Chicago for Seattle, derailed around 3:55 p.m. local time near the small town of Joplin, Amtrak spokesman Jason

by Carley Joanou on September 26, 2021 at 2:54 am

President Donald Trump took the stage as his latest “Save America” rally kicked off in Perry, Georgia. Standing up to the podium on Saturday, President Trump told Americans they needed to fight to rescue the nations and claimed it was being destroyed by Democrats.

by Carley Joanou on September 26, 2021 at 2:54 am

President Donald Trump took the stage as his latest “Save America” rally kicked off in Perry, Georgia. Standing up to the podium on Saturday, President Trump told Americans they needed to fight to rescue the nations and claimed it was being destroyed by Democrats.

by The Associated Press on September 26, 2021 at 1:33 am

OMAHA, Neb.—Billionaire Walter Scott, the past top executive of Peter Kiewit Sons Inc. construction firm who helped oversee Warren Buffett’s conglomerate and donated to various causes, particularly construction projects around Omaha, has died. He was 90. The Suzanne and Walter Scott Foundation that Scott founded said Scott died Saturday. The foundation did not mention a cause

by Carley Joanou on September 26, 2021 at 12:43 am

Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) of New Mexico delivered the Republican address on the crisis at the southern border. During Saturday’s weekly address, Herrell said herself along with several families in Southern New Mexico have seen Biden’s border crisis first hand. 

by Carley Joanou on September 26, 2021 at 12:43 am

Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) of New Mexico delivered the Republican address on the crisis at the southern border. During Saturday’s weekly address, Herrell said herself along with several families in Southern New Mexico have seen Biden’s border crisis first hand. 

by Carley Joanou on September 26, 2021 at 12:06 am

Four teenagers in Pennsylvania have been charged with a plot to attack Dunmore High School in 2024 on the 25th anniversary of the 1999 Columbine High School massacre in Colorado. On Friday, district attorney’s said a 15-year-old girl and 15-year-old boy were charged as adults due to the serious nature of the threats.

by Carley Joanou on September 26, 2021 at 12:06 am

Four teenagers in Pennsylvania have been charged with a plot to attack Dunmore High School in 2024 on the 25th anniversary of the 1999 Columbine High School massacre in Colorado. On Friday, district attorney’s said a 15-year-old girl and 15-year-old boy were charged as adults due to the serious nature of the threats.

by Carley Joanou on September 26, 2021 at 12:02 am

Joe Biden welcomed the other members of the so-called Quad nations to the White House. On Friday, Biden met with the heads of India, Japan and Australia who are all members of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue. 

by Carley Joanou on September 26, 2021 at 12:02 am

Joe Biden welcomed the other members of the so-called Quad nations to the White House. On Friday, Biden met with the heads of India, Japan and Australia who are all members of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue. 

by Carley Joanou on September 25, 2021 at 11:11 pm

Pennsylvania’s attorney general has sued to stop a subpoena from being enforced in the Republican-backed probe of the state’s 2020 presidential election results. In the suit filed on Thursday, Attorney General Josh Shapiro asked a court to block a subpoena to election officials, which requested voter information as part of an investigation.

by Carley Joanou on September 25, 2021 at 11:11 pm

Pennsylvania’s attorney general has sued to stop a subpoena from being enforced in the Republican-backed probe of the state’s 2020 presidential election results. In the suit filed on Thursday, Attorney General Josh Shapiro asked a court to block a subpoena to election officials, which requested voter information as part of an investigation.

by Reuters on September 25, 2021 at 10:36 pm

CHICAGO—Delta Air Lines sees a place for Boeing’s 737 MAX airplane at the carrier as it looks to reshape its fleet over the next decade, Airline Weekly reported on Thursday, citing comments by Delta’s chief executive. “No news to report [but] we’re constantly talking to [Boeing],” Airline Weekly quoted Delta Chief Executive Ed Bastian as

by Reuters on September 25, 2021 at 10:23 pm

NEW DELHI—Google accused India’s antitrust regulator in court on Friday of being a “habitual offender” by leaking confidential information of cases it was examining, an accusation the watchdog rejected. The Times of India and Reuters reported on Saturday that an investigation by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) had found that Alphabet Inc.’s Google abused

by Reuters on September 25, 2021 at 10:10 pm

NEW DELHI—Amazon.com Inc. launched in India on Friday eight global and local streaming services on its video platform, in a move aimed at boosting subscriptions. The move comes at a time of increasing competition from global and domestic rivals in an important market for the U.S. tech company. The Amazon Channels service will help customers

by Roman Balmakov on September 25, 2021 at 9:49 pm

We sat down with Natalie Winters, investigative reporter with the National Pulse, and discussed the potential conflict of interest behind Google’s funding EcoHealth Alliance’s research. Stay tuned for our newsletter so you won’t miss out on our exclusive videos and private events. Facts Matter is an Epoch Times show available on YouTube. Follow Roman on Instagram: @epoch.times.roman Follow

by Reuters on September 25, 2021 at 9:32 pm

More than half of companies in the S&P 500 now use a common standard from the Value Reporting Foundation to report on topics like carbon emissions and energy management, indicating executives are paying more attention to an area likely to face new regulations soon, a foundation official said. “The market has already got a lot

by Tribune News Service on September 25, 2021 at 8:39 pm

By Thomas Tracy From New York Daily News NEW YORK—An irate McDonald’s customer stabbed another customer in Midtown Manhattan following a dispute over the amount of sweetener in his morning coffee, police said Wednesday. The 57-year-old victim was eating inside the McDonald’s on Eighth Avenue near W. 35th Street about 8:20 a.m. Tuesday when the

by Tribune News Service on September 25, 2021 at 8:33 pm

By Kate Feldman From New York Daily News Al Harrington, the Hawaiian actor known best for playing Detective Ben Kokua on the original “Hawaii Five-0,” died Tuesday. He was 85. Harrington suffered a stroke last week and had been hospitalized, according to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. A high school and college football player, Harrington joined the

by Tribune News Service on September 25, 2021 at 8:24 pm

By David Ovalle From Miami Herald MIAMI—Police have arrested one man for his alleged role in the mass shooting that killed three people and wounded 20 others outside a Northwest Miami-Dade banquet hall in May. Davonta Barnes, 22, of Miami Gardens, was booked into a Miami-Dade jail Thursday night on three counts of first-degree murder

by Carley Joanou on September 25, 2021 at 7:49 pm

Cyber security contractors said an administrator account deleted the entire Maricopa County general election results the day before the audit began. Digital forensic auditors Ben Cotton and Doug Logan presented their findings to Arizona Senate President Karen Fann in Phoenix on Friday. 

by Carley Joanou on September 25, 2021 at 7:49 pm

Cyber security contractors said an administrator account deleted the entire Maricopa County general election results the day before the audit began. Digital forensic auditors Ben Cotton and Doug Logan presented their findings to Arizona Senate President Karen Fann in Phoenix on Friday. 

by Zachary Stieber on September 25, 2021 at 7:38 pm

New York City’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for teachers and other Department of Education staffers is on pause after a federal judge late Friday granted a request to temporarily block it. Plaintiffs, a group of teachers, asked for a temporary injunction pending review by a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second

by The Associated Press on September 25, 2021 at 7:16 pm

DEL RIO, Texas—The Texas border crossing where thousands of Haitian migrants converged in recent weeks will be partially reopened late Saturday afternoon, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. Federal and local officials said no migrants remained at the makeshift encampment as of Friday, after some of the nearly 15,000 people were expelled from the country and many

by carleyshaffer1 on September 25, 2021 at 7:06 pm

Chris Cuomo of CNN is being accused of harassing a former co-worker. Cuomo’s supervisor at ABC, Shelley Ross, had alleged the incident took place at a party in 2005.

by carleyshaffer1 on September 25, 2021 at 7:06 pm

Chris Cuomo of CNN is being accused of harassing a former co-worker. Cuomo’s supervisor at ABC, Shelley Ross, had alleged the incident took place at a party in 2005.

by Carley Joanou on September 25, 2021 at 7:03 pm

Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R) spoke out against the Biden administration’s efforts to blame Border Patrol agents for the crisis in Del Rio, Texas. During an interview on Friday, Crenshaw accused Biden of choosing to blame the only people keeping the situation somewhat in check. 

by Carley Joanou on September 25, 2021 at 7:03 pm

Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R) spoke out against the Biden administration’s efforts to blame Border Patrol agents for the crisis in Del Rio, Texas. During an interview on Friday, Crenshaw accused Biden of choosing to blame the only people keeping the situation somewhat in check. 

by Carley Joanou on September 25, 2021 at 7:01 pm

From the MLB to the NFL to the NBA, all players have assumed they were given the choice to get vaccinated. On Friday however, a conflict came to light when the NBA’s Golden State Warriors Player Andrew Wiggins request for religious exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine was denied as he was forbidden to play in the team’s home arena. 

by Carley Joanou on September 25, 2021 at 7:01 pm

From the MLB to the NFL to the NBA, all players have assumed they were given the choice to get vaccinated. On Friday however, a conflict came to light when the NBA’s Golden State Warriors Player Andrew Wiggins request for religious exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine was denied as he was forbidden to play in the team’s home arena. 

by Carley Joanou on September 25, 2021 at 7:00 pm

U.S. and Ukrainian drills continue as nearly 15 countries gathered for joint military exercises. More than 6,000 servicemen, including 150 representatives from the U.S. Armed Forces, have been set to take part in these drills on Friday in Western Ukraine. 

by Carley Joanou on September 25, 2021 at 7:00 pm

U.S. and Ukrainian drills continue as nearly 15 countries gathered for joint military exercises. More than 6,000 servicemen, including 150 representatives from the U.S. Armed Forces, have been set to take part in these drills on Friday in Western Ukraine. 

by Tom Ozimek on September 25, 2021 at 6:19 pm

The FBI has confirmed it is investigating an alleged assault on a female U.S. military service member at a facility in New Mexico that houses Afghan refugees. In an emailed statement to The Epoch Times, the agency said its El Paso office is investigating the incident after receiving a referral from officials at Fort Bliss,

by The Associated Press on September 25, 2021 at 5:50 pm

LAKELAND, Fla.—Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a 33-year-old former Marine accused of massacring a Florida family under the delusion that they were child sex traffickers. In a news release sent Friday, the state attorney’s office said the killings of a Lakeland man, his girlfriend, their baby, and the child’s grandmother were “committed on

by The Associated Press on September 25, 2021 at 5:38 pm

SAN FRANCISCO—Pacific Gas & Electric was charged Friday with involuntary manslaughter and other crimes after its equipment sparked a Northern California wildfire that killed four people and destroyed hundreds of homes last year, prosecutors said. It is the latest legal action against the nation’s largest utility, which pleaded guilty last year to 84 counts of

by Tom Ozimek on September 25, 2021 at 4:19 pm

President Joe Biden said Friday that talks on his $3.5 trillion spending proposal were at a standstill as Congressional Democrats struggle to bridge differences between the party’s factions. Biden made the remarks at a Sept. 24 White House briefing, during which he addressed a range of issues, including the still-evolving $3.5 trillion package of social

by USA TODAY on September 25, 2021 at 4:08 pm

A volcano on Spain’s Atlantic Ocean island of La Palma erupted Sunday after a weeklong buildup of seismic activity forcing evacuations.       

by USA TODAY on September 25, 2021 at 3:37 pm

Seven days after a volcano on La Palma erupted, it remains explosive. The local airport shut down and hundreds are without a home.       

by Reuters on September 25, 2021 at 3:25 pm

Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai in 2019 was warned that describing the company’s Incognito browsing mode as “private” was problematic, yet it stayed the course because he did not want the feature “under the spotlight,” according to a new court filing. Google spokesman José Castañeda told Reuters that the filing “mischaracterizes emails referencing unrelated second

by Naveen Athrappully on September 25, 2021 at 3:22 pm

New home sales in the United States rose for the second month in a row in August, though increasing demand is showing signs of slowing down because of high prices. A Sept. 24 report from the Census Bureau (pdf) showed that sales of new residential houses increased 1.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate

by The Associated Press on September 25, 2021 at 3:15 pm

LAS VEGAS—Former UFC champion Jon Jones was jailed in Las Vegas early Friday after an incident at Caesars Palace that police said led to his arrest on charges of domestic battery and damaging a vehicle. Details of the incident that led to Jones’ 5:45 a.m. arrest at the Las Vegas Strip resort were not immediately

by Lorenz Duchamps on September 25, 2021 at 2:43 pm

A man accused of fatally shooting one person and wounding 14 others at a Kroger grocery store in Tennessee on Thursday was identified by police and reportedly had no history of violence, authorities said on Friday. Police identified the alleged shooter as UK Thang, a 29-year-old man who was a third-party vendor for the supermarket

by USA TODAY on September 25, 2021 at 1:56 pm

Thousands of Haitians are seeking asylum at the Texas border after political and natural disasters. Here’s how to help them get shelter, food and more.       

by Tom Ozimek on September 25, 2021 at 1:41 pm

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Friday challenged the notion that a visit to the southern border by President Joe Biden would be productive or have a meaningful impact on policy. Psaki made the remarks at a Sept. 24 White House press briefing, where she was asked by a reporter why Biden hadn’t visited

by Dorothy Li on September 25, 2021 at 1:13 pm

The U.S. Department of State said China is attempting to “divert attention from its own bad conduct” in Hong Kong by accusing the United States of interfering in city affairs. The statement comes after China published a list of people responsible for the alleged interference. “U.S. policy toward Hong Kong has been consistent and will