Author: Cynthia J. Beck

A representative for China’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that the United States ban on the Chinese video-sharing app TikTok is a misuse of state authority and a reflection of Washington’s fears. U.S. officials “have been overstretching the concept of national security and abusing state power to suppress other countries’ companies,” Mao Ning said in a daily briefing. “How unsure of itself can the U.S., the world’s top superpower, be to fear a young person’s favorite app to such a degree?” Under instructions released on Monday, the White House ordered all federal agencies to remove TikTok from all government devices…

In Washington state, the woman whose trial testimony helped put Charles Manson and some of his murderous cult members in prison for life has died. A death certificate that TMZ got shows that Linda Kasabian died on January 21 at a hospital in Tacoma and that her body was cremated. No one knew what caused her death. Kasabian was 73. On the certificate, it said that she had changed her last name to “Chiochios” after getting away from the Manson Family to protect her identity. Kasabian was given immunity in exchange for being a key witness for the prosecution in…

The Nigerian Young Professionals Forum (NYPF) has voiced concerns about how the Independent National Electoral Commission will handle the upcoming 2023 elections (INEC). It questioned the commission about what it claimed were widespread instances of result manipulation around the country, an effort to undermine the will of the Nigerian people who turned out in large numbers to vote in Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections. According to the NYPF, INEC has done a terrible job so far. People’s hopes and trust in the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) have gone for naught because the technology is not yet reliable and…

 A shooting killed one person, hurt a police officer, and shut down a neighborhood near Dupo, Illinois, several hours ago. On Sunday night, a friend of the suspect’s family asked the public to pray. Angela Cates said – “I’ve only spoken to her via text.” Cates is talking about her best friend, whose son, according to the police, locked himself in a house on McBride Avenue near Interstate 255, killed one person, shot and hurt a Dupo police officer, and caused chaos for almost a mile of the neighborhood. You may also be interested in reading our other reports on…

In a violent dog attack in a residential area of San Antonio on Friday afternoon, an elderly man was killed and three other people were hurt. Responding firefighters had to fight off the dogs to get to the victims. At about 1:45 p.m. local time, when firefighters were called to a report of a dog bite, they found an elderly man “being dragged by a dog,” San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood told reporters. Hood said – “They could see him completely bloodied before they got off the fire truck.” Hood called the scene “horrific” and said the firefighters had to…

Companies are cutting dividend payments to shareholders to improve the health of their balance sheets. This is because their earnings are going down and they have a lot of debt. Intel Corp., which makes more computer processors than any other company in the world, cut its dividend payment this week to the lowest level in 16 years. It did this to save money and help turn its business around. The clothing company Hanesbrands Inc., which has been in business for a century, stopped paying its quarterly dividends at the beginning of this month. VF Corp., which owns Vans, The North…

The extreme elation that Nicole Kidman felt after the conclusion of her divorce proceedings with Tom Cruise was captured on tape as she was seen flinging her arms in the air just after leaving the office of her attorney. After 12 years of marriage, the Hollywood actress, now 53, and Tom separated in 2001 and filed for divorce the same year, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for their split. Nevertheless, the divorce was finalized after a grueling period of seven long months, and Nicole’s images of the celebration struck a chord with many people who had been through the…

On Monday, an explosion tore through a metals company in Ohio, spilling molten metal and debris that poured down on surrounding buildings. At least 14 people were injured, most of them with burns, according to officials and witnesses. The explosion propelled a plume of smoke into the air, which could be seen for miles around the destroyed facility, which was located around 15 miles (24 kilometers) southeast of Cleveland. Fire agencies from all around northeast Ohio were called to the I. Schumann & Co. metals plant in Bedford after an explosion at the plant of unknown origin occurred there. Captain…

It is fascinating to watch 1923 Season 1 Episode 7 since the script is building up to the most interesting storyline of the series, which involves Teonna (Aminah Nieves) and her attempt to flee the Indian boarding school. Aminah Nieves continues to offer the most powerful performance of any of the show’s cast members in this episode, which was directed by Taylor Sheridan and which brings the year 1923 to a violent head. 1923 Season 1 Episode 7 Recap Was Banner Arrested for Murder? Banner was arrested for murder when Jacob Dutton came to his house for a party. Without…

Tim McCarver, who worked for Major League Baseball for 21 years and was a Hall of Fame broadcaster, died Thursday at the age of 81, the National Baseball Hall of Fame said. McCarver played in Major League Baseball for 21 years. With the St. Louis Cardinals in 1964 and 1967, he won two World Series rings. McCarver was a catcher for most of his career, which lasted from 1959 to 1980. After he stopped playing, though, he didn’t give up on baseball. He then went into broadcasting and won three Emmy Awards as a color commentator, mostly for Fox Sports.…