Author: Manuel Osborn

An estimated crowd of more than 1,000 pro-Palestinian protesters gathered on New York’s 6th Avenue on the evening of Nov. 29, outside the headquarters of the Fox News organization in the Midtown district. Security in the area was tight, with hundreds of police officers manning barricades around the nearby Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree that was due to be illuminated at 10 p.m. Authorities prepared for the possibility that the crowd would attempt to disrupt the lighting of the famous tree and used metal barriers keep protesters away from the televised event. The protesters chanted various slogans such as, “One, Two,…

Sen. James Skoufis (D-N.Y.) lauded the ongoing redevelopments in Middletown during a tour of a new downtown department store on Nov. 29. Called “New Middletown,” the store opened two weeks ago at the old Tompkins Department Store building on North Street, which was once a busy regional shopping corridor before the downturn of the former railroad city in the second half of the 20th century. “I wasn’t old enough at the time, but my parents and my grandparents yearn for the days of having department stores like this,” Mr. Skoufis said on the store tour. “To see this in Middletown…

After being injured in the line of duty during the George Floyd riots three years ago, Lt. Richard Mack retired from the New York Police Department (NYPD) in 2021. “I got attacked on the Brooklyn Bridge by several assailants and had to get eye surgery,” Mr. Mack told The Epoch Times. Mr. Mack is among the 14,908 police officers who either retired or quit between 2018 and 2023, leaving just 29,000 on the job, according to NYPD pension data obtained by The Epoch Times. Although he’s no longer working in law enforcement, Mr. Mack is concerned officers who remain on…

The New York Foundling is proud to partner with the New York State Office of Mental Health in this new initiative, and to have received funding to establish a school-based mental health clinic at the Leadership and Public Service High School in Manhattan. Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that more than $5.1 million was awarded to support 137 school-based mental health clinic satellites throughout New York State, including 82 at high-needs schools. Administered by the New York State Office of Mental Health, the funding is part of the governor’s $1 billion landmark plan to transform New York’s mental health care system, which includes…

When the supply of drugs used for lethal injections began to run out, a couple of prison guards in the US had to go out and find another source. For over 20 years, Randy Workman was the man who walked people to their death. As a senior corrections officer in the state of Oklahoma, he personally participated in 32 executions in various roles, including escorting prisoners, selecting executioners and sourcing lethal injection drugs. “You could tell the moment they expired. You watch enough of them, you can just tell immediately they were gone,” he told the BBC. But his job took…

Berlin (22/10 – 75) UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, Fernand de Varennes, reported during his trip to the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region in Tajikistan, he met with representatives of civil society and residents of the region. Varennes arrived in Tajikistan for a working visit on October 9 till October 20. The UN Special Rapporteur told journalists that the residents of Gorno-Badakhshan informed him about violations of their rights in 2021-2022, particularly concerning the rights of detainees and cases of harsh treatment by law enforcement agencies. He stated, “People are complaining about religious restrictions as well as limitations on the use…

Paris, Brussels (20/10 – 87) In an atmosphere of justifiably feverish global anger, following the murderous attacks by Hamas troopers on a “peace concert” held near the border with Gaza and the massive retaliation by Israel, several nations have declined to jump on the bandwagon: notably, Malaysia is one. Anwar Ibrahim, its Prime Minister, has issued a statement refusing to make a reflexive condemnation of Hamas. History and alliances will tell us why. When attempting to figure out the way Malaysia is distancing itself from “world opinion” (actually the “management of consent” by administrative state-directed corporate media) it is important…

Conservative firebrand Jim Jordan has been chosen as Republican nominee to become Speaker of the House. The Ohio congressman won 124 votes from party members in the secret ballot held on Friday afternoon, with 81 against. But Mr Jordan, who has the backing of former president Donald Trump, is already facing mounting opposition from the ranks of his own party. The week ends with Republicans no closer to successfully installing a Speaker amid continued infighting. The House has now gone 10 days without a Speaker. Until a new candidate is chosen it will be unable to pass any bills, approve…

HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — This remote seaside enclave known as “Florida’s Last Frontier” took much of the pounding from Hurricane Idalia when it struck the state’s west coast as a Category 3 storm last week. The damage left behind in the fishing village of Horseshoe Beach is exposing a gulf between haves and have-nots as cash-strapped residents could be forced to leave the quaint, remote community rivaled by few others along the Florida shoreline. With emergency crews still working to restore electricity and provide temporary housing, locals worry that those unable to afford insurance will struggle to reconstruct homes that must comply with modern, more…

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Tens of thousands of people gathered for the Burning Man festival remained stranded in the Nevada desert on Sunday after storms that swept through the area, as authorities investigated a possible death and worked to open exit paths by the end of the Labor Day weekend. Organizers closed vehicular access to the counterculture festival and attendees trudged through mud, many barefoot or wearing plastic bags on their feet. The revelers were urged to shelter in place and conserve food, water and other supplies. The Pershing County Sheriff’s Office said a death happened during the event but…