Second Youth-Center Gang-Rape Case Emerges As Cover-Up Fears Grow In Germany

9 Tips To Cut Your 2025 Tax Bill And File Smoothly Under New Rules Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), With tax season underway and the April 15 filing deadline approaching, taxpayers are being encouraged to review new changes introduced by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to help minimize their tax bills and avoid filing delays. The IRS in Washington. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The law, signed in July 2025, made several permanent revisions to the tax code. It also created a series of temporary deductions and expanded...

Singapore Remains The World's Most Powerful Passport In 2026 Your passport shapes how much of the world you can access. In 2026, the gap between the strongest and weakest passports spans nearly 170 destinations. This graphic, via Visual Capitalists' Gabriel Cohen, ranks global passport strength using data from the Henley Passport Index, based on how many destinations citizens can enter without a visa. Singapore leads with access to 192 destinations. That’s nearly five times the access available to citizens of the lowest-ranked countries. Meanwhile, the weakest passports allow entry to fewer than 50 destinations....

California Enacts New Child Safety Laws On Social Media And AI Chatbots Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed bills that restrict how social media companies may design products for children and that tighten rules for AI companion chatbots. California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to reporters in Stockton, Calif., on Oct. 22, 2025. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images He announced the package on X. "I just signed the strongest kid safety laws for AI chatbots and social media in America," Newsom wrote. "California is banning addictive social media features...