Patriotism

Judge Orders New York City To Scrap Notices For Mamdani's Tax On Second Homes Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, A Staten Island judge ruled Sept. 29 that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration mishandled the rollout of a pied-à-terre tax on second homes in July, ordering the city to scrap the notices and start over. Supreme Court Justice Wayne Ozzi sided with homeowners who claimed the program that in July added a special tax on second homes worth more than $5 million penalized them needlessly. Ozzi found "the mailed...

NORAD Jets Intercept 2 Planes Over Restricted Airspace Near Trump's Golf Club Authored by Chase Smith via The Epoch Times, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) F-16 fighter jets intercepted two general aviation aircraft that flew into restricted airspace over Bedminster, New Jersey, on Aug. 9, the command said. President Donald Trump was at his golf club in Bedminster for the weekend, arriving the evening of Aug. 7 and departing for Washington on Aug. 9, according to his public schedule. The club hosted the LIV Golf New York tournament from Aug. 6...

US Embassy Issues Health Alert For Cuba After 'Significant Increase In Diarrheal Illness' Authored by Jacki Thrapp via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Embassy in Cuba has issued a health alert, warning Americans about a rise in gastrointestinal illnesses caused by the island nation's water and energy grid collapses. "The U.S. Embassy has noted a significant increase in diarrheal illness across Cuba, associated with the continuing degradation of the water and energy infrastructure," the Sept. 4 alert reads. The embassy stated that the degradation affected the country's water supply, food storage, and temperature...