Fearing Iranian Escalation In Red Sea, Saudis Push Trump To Call Off Hormuz Blockade

Majority Of Americans Say It Would Be Good For Society If More People Were Religious: Poll Authored by Victoria Friedman via The Epoch Times, A majority of U.S. adults (65 percent) say they believe that it would be good for society if more Americans were religious, according to a poll by Gallup. A man prays following an Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, on Feb. 22, 2023. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Gallup's Values and Beliefs survey, released on June 16, found a substantial gap between the sexes,...

California Bans Government Officials From Using Insider Knowledge To Bet On Prediction Markets Authored by Dylan Morgan via The Epoch Times, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday issued an executive order banning state officials from using insider knowledge to profit, or assist another person in profiting, on prediction markets, effective immediately. The governor’s office said there have been mounting reports of individuals in the federal government with access to sensitive government information placing well-timed bets ahead of major Trump administration actions. These reports are currently allegations and have yet to be verified. “Public...

Before the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in March, they were still attacking Lebanon on an almost daily basis at any rate. Starting in late January, some of those attacks involved the spraying of concentrated herbicide on Lebanese farmland and other agricultural lands. Those operations continued to be reported intermittently after, but were mostly overshadowed by […]