Billionaire Ross: Exodus From NYC to Florida Amid High Taxes, Crime

Billionaire real estate developer Stephen Ross, whose Related Companies built the Hudson Yards project on Manhattan’s west side, said New York City’s high taxes and crime rate will lead to more people and businesses heading to Florida.Ross, whose company is looking to …

Top Democrat on House Weaponization Subcommittee blasts GOP-created panel: ‘Weaponization of Congress’

The top Democrat on the House Weaponization Subcommittee said there is a “difference” between “legitimate oversight and weaponization of Congress,” slamming the GOP-created committee as one that will be used to “showcase conspiracy theories and advance an extreme agenda.” The subcommittee’s first hearing featured two panels of witnesses to present testimony and illustrate how the […]

4 Dead in 5.2-Magnitude Quake in Indonesia’s Papua

Read More A map showing the location of a magnitude 5.2 earthquake in Papua Province, Indonesia, on Feb. 9, 2023. (USGS/Screenshot via The Epoch Times) JAKARTA—At least four people were killed and several buildings damaged after a shallow, 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s easternmost region of Papua on Thursday, the country’s disaster agency said. The epicentre […]