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EDITOR'S PICK German Expert Explains What’s Stopping Green Energy From Becoming Sustainable and Cost-Effective Various attempts at demonstrating reliable and feasible green energy fail to overcome a long-standing challenge, physics engineer Peter Würdig says Senior Democrat Senator Pressured Twitter to Push Russia Collusion Narrative, Newest ‘Files’ Show Second ABC Producer Dies Suddenly Latest Why Beijing Covered Up China’s New Outbreak and Won’t Accept Foreign Aid At New Year’s Eve Celebration in Times Square, Chinese Official Says the Chinese Communist Regime Is a ‘Great Party’ Japanese Jets Deployed to Survey Chinese Naval Operations; Chinese Drone Detected Near Japanese Island Virgin Islands AG Who Filed Lawsuit Against JPMorgan Over Epstein Crimes Fired During Human Trafficking Prevention Month Russian Propaganda Video Casts Putin as Santa Defending Traditional Families FEATURED 2023: Europe Faces an Eventful Election Year Canada Contracts AI-Powered Firm to Surveil Vaccine Skeptics on Twitter Rasmussen Survey Finds Nearly Half of Americans Think COVID Vaccines Cause of Unexplained Deaths Were Chinese Nationals Behind the Mid-2022 Cold Medication and Pain Killer Shortages? Chinese Reject the Party Line as Pandemic Resurges Nationwide China Tastes the Bitter Fruits of Its Pandemic Measures as COVID Cases and Deaths Spike As China’s Population Growth Stalls, So Will the Global Economy Lifestyle Healing Herbs of India Part VII – Saffron The Surprising Reason You Can’t Become Tranquil in Meditation The Fabled Chronicles of Christmas Botanicals POLICY & POLITICS Elon Musk Is Exceptionally Polarizing, Surveys Reveal Canada’s Antitrust Tribunal Greenlights $20-Billion Rogers-Shaw Merger, Angering Many Nearly 90% of Canadians Want Ottawa to Set Up a Foreign-Influence Registry US ‘It’s time for a positive change’: Paul Arteta Sworn in as New Sheriff of Orange County, NY At a ceremony on New Year’s day, attended by numerous prominent Orange County residents, Paul Arteta was officially sworn in as the upstate New York county’s new police sheriff. Arteta succeeded in his campaign to become Sheriff following November’s midterm elections, beating out Democrat Bernie Rivers for the role after Theatergoers at Boston’s Boch Center Praise Shen Yun’s 2023 Performance Audience members queued up outside the Boch Center of Boston’s historic Wang US Virgin Islands Sues JP Morgan for Allegedly Facilitating Jeffrey Epstein’s Sex-Trafficking Ring On Dec. 27, the attorney general of the U.S. Virgin Islands filed Attacks on American Energy Infrastructure Peaked in 2022; Over 100 Incidents Reported Attacks on American energy infrastructure have surged to a decade-high as suspected Thousands of Flights Across the US Cancelled Due to Inclement Weather — Stranding Travelers and Disrupting Holiday Rush ‘Good Vibes’: Middletown’s Quinnz Pinz Offers Hours of Fun With Friends and Family Pentagon to Rescind COVID Vaccine Mandate, But Won’t Bring Back Discharged Soldiers Biden Admin ‘Very Angry’ Twitter Wasn’t Doing Enough to Push COVID Narratives Western New York Blizzard Death Toll Rises; National Guard to Enforce Driving Ban NY: Senator James Skoufis Champions Law Expanding Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims ABC Producer, Fit, 37, Dies Suddenly From Heart Attack NY: Established in 2009, Assurance Abstract & Title Services Ready to Serve Middletown and Beyond NY’s Orange County Chamber of Commerce Names ‘Best Places to Work’ and Business Community ‘Champion’ CHINA Countries Tense as Communist China Unleashes COVID-positive Travelers to Airports Worldwide As the rest of the world has mostly moved on from the COVID-19 pandemic, global tensions are heating up as the Chinese Communist Party’s total abolishment of its disastrous and draconian Zero COVID mandate regimen has led to reports of a flood of COVID-positive travelers setting foot in international airports. 77th-Generation Descendant of Confucius Dies in Beijing One of the modern descendants of China's greatest teacher, Confucius, has died amidst the massive resurgence of COVID-19 Zhao Leji, One of the CCP’s Top 7 Leaders, Conspicuously Absent From Major Work Meeting The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) third-ranked senior official, Zhao Leji, was a no-show at an important central leadership CHINA INSIGHTS In Covid crisis, PLA prepares for war over Taiwan. East Asia is to become a military hotspot in 2023 U.S is to rectify 20 years of CCP's distortion of world economy/Apple's new hubs: India and Vietnam The world is scared by China's reopening: Half of its travelers are infected/The virus is horrifying China lies completely flat: OPEN UP travel, Tesla suspends production at Shanghai plant and more 260 Million Infected in 20 Days: why is the CCP government suddenly lying flat? Who will be gone? WORLD Taliban Ban on Female Staff Forces International Aid Groups to Cease Operations in Afghanistan On Dec. 25 last year, five major foreign aid organizations stopped working in Afghanistan after the Taliban placed a ban on women, excluding them from working at non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Following the Taliban’s takeover of the country in Aug. 2021, many civilians have continued to face mounting scrutiny from the Nearly Half of Canadians Want a 2023 Federal Election: Poll Nearly half of Canadians say they desire a federal election next year, 2022: EU Sees Over 50 Percent Rise in Asylum Applications Excluding Ukraine The European Union has recorded an increase of 54 percent in this Family of Iranian Football Star Blocked From Leaving Iran Amidst Heavy Protests On Dec. 26, the family of Iranian football superstar Ali Daei were World Economic Forum 2023 Davos Summit Cancels Elon Musk’s Twitter Canadian ‘Freedom Convoy’ Protesters Chosen as 2022 Newsmaker of the Year Most Canadians Prefer ‘Merry Christmas’ to ‘Happy Holidays’: Poll China Removes 6 Officials After Manchester Consulate Incident, Will the UK Apply Sanctions? Tower Hamlets Rejection of Chinese ‘Super Embassy’ Creates Watershed Moment Peru’s Former President’s Family Flees to Mexico; Mexican Ambassador Expelled Canadian Official Responsible for COVID Response Dies at 35 Scotland Purges China’s CCTV Surveillance System From Its Infrastructure Canadian Study Gave Homeless People $7,500, Found Spending on Drugs Dropped, Maintained Savings LIFE Deindividuation: Understanding the Creepy Clown Phenomenon While a clown is the classic character meant to bring joy and fun to a children’s event, more often than not he generates feelings of fear in young people — and mistrust among adults. What makes these outrageously goofy characters so creepy? Social psychologists call it deindividuation. With all their The Poinsettia, Mexico’s Traditional Christmas Plant The poinsettia has become a traditional Christmas plant with its connections to Christmas originating in Mexico. The plant is native to Southern Mexico and is called Flor de la Noche Buena, which means Flower of the Holy Night. This is because of the shape of its leaves and their resemblance New York City Holds Event Aimed at Helping Children With Developmental and Learning Disabilities Thrive On Dec. 21, New York City’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) held a press event in Dongzhi: The Chinese Winter Solstice By Natalie Nesbitt, Vision Times UK Staff Thursday, Dec. 22, is the Chinese winter solstice known as Dongzhi WELLNESS Common Products With Toxins and Their Healthy Alternatives, Part III – Hand Sanitizer and Mouthwash In the final part of our series on toxins in the home, we will discuss how some common hygiene items contain harmful chemicals — often revealed by their intense smell, color and/or taste — and how simple recipes with natural ingredients can be just as effective in helping us maintain Handwriting – A Dying Skill Well Worth Reviving Since recorded history began, good handwriting has been a valued and highly-esteemed skill. Often considered an art, handwriting Northern Medical Center Embarks on New Integrative Medicine Program With Local Police Department in Upstate NY This article was published on behalf of Northern Medical Center in Middletown, NY. Despite the cold, grey skies CULTURE The Origins of the Christmas Tree By Sellainne Cathry, Vision Times UK Staff Since ancient times, many cultures have seen trees as sacred and revered them as symbolic representations of life, the universe, our place within, and our connection to the heavens. Stories of cultures gathered throughout the centuries, both Christian and non Christian, show that Shen Yun Arts Proficiency Assessment Center Holds Their End-of-Semester Performance On Dec. 17 at the Northern Academy of the Arts nestled away in New York State’s beautiful Hudson Home Cooking: 20 Tricks for Tastier Meals Cooking, in scientific terms, is the transfer of heat energy which changes the condition of the food or, EDITIONS Chinese Spanish French Italian Japanese COMPANY About Contact Advertise Submissions INFO Privacy Policy Terms of Service Copyright Policy and Infringement Notification POPULAR CATEGORY US China World Politics Human Rights About Us Vision Times tells the world everything about China in today's context. We keep a close eye on China because of its influence now and the lessons we can learn from its ancient past to better our lives today. Follow Us