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NEW YORK—About 1,000 employees of First Republic Bank are being let go about a month after it was seized by regulators and acquired by JP Morgan Chase. The vast majority of First Republic employees, roughly 7,200 before it ran into trouble, were offered jobs by JPMorgan, meaning that about 15 percent of the bank’s employees laid off. When First Republic failed and was bought by JPMorgan on May 1, JPMorgan executives said they planned to take 30 days to figure out new roles for the First Republic employees and that not every employee would be guaranteed a job. “We recognize…
China’s communist regime is refusing communications with the U.S. military at every level, according to a Pentagon official. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which rules China as a single-party state, has refused numerous requests for meetings with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, several regional commanders, and civilian Department of Defense employees, according to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Ely Ratner. “We’ve had a lot of difficulty,” Ratner said during a May 25 talk with the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank. “We have repeatedly had those requests rejected or not answered.” The CCP has…
TOKYO—A strong earthquake shook Tokyo and other areas of eastern Japan on Friday, but no tsunami warning was issued. The magnitude 6.1 quake was centered off the east coast of Chiba Peninsula at a depth of 44.5 kilometers (28 miles), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. Strong shaking was reported in Chiba and Ibaraki prefectures, but the USGS said there was little chance of serious damage or fatalities. Kyodo News service said no problems were reported at the Tokai No. 2 nuclear power plant in Ibaraki. A strong earthquake hit central Japan on May 5, killing at least one person…
LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles jury on Friday found a man guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of a father who was camping with his daughters and of the attempted murders of the two young girls, all at a popular park in Southern California. Anthony Rauda fatally shot Tristan Beaudette in the head while the 35-year-old father camped in a tent with his daughters on June 18, 2018. The jury exonerated Rauda on a first-degree murder charge but convicted him on a second-degree offense. He faces 40 years to life in prison and will be sentenced next month. A…
[PureInsight.org] As one of the four ancient civilizations in the world, China has all history of building structures similar in form and nature to the pyramids of Egypt and the Maya. According to archaeological and documentary records, China also has “pyramid” architecture. The timeless classic “Shan Hai Jing” is not a mythical work of fiction, but a true record of ancient civilizations, cultures, and natural environments. Many of its accounts are reliable and trustworthy. In the sections such as “Wu Zang Shan Jing,” “Hai Wai Si Jing,” “Da Huang Si Jing,” and “Hai Nei Wu Jing,” it describes how Yu…
Fourteen protesters were arrested on Wednesday after staging a sit-in outside Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s office to protest legislation recently passed in the state. Dream Defenders, an activist group established after the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla., ten years ago, staged the sit-in with the intention of staying put—if necessary for days— until the governor would meet them in person. The Dream Defenders website describes the association as a socialist, internationalist group that campaigns for black feminism and the abolition of prisons, among other things. DeSantis did not meet the protesters. The building closed at 7 p.m.,…
[PureInsight.org] “Han-Tibetan Civilization Pyramid” on the Snowy Plateau The Dulan Ancient Tomb is located in Reshui Township, Dulan County, Haixi Mongolian-Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, at the southeastern end of the Qaidam Basin. In history, it was the political, economic, and cultural center of the TuYuHun ancient kingdom, and also an important relay station on the ancient Silk Road. The Tuyuhun people were a branch of the Liao Dong Xianbei tribe. In the 4th century AD, they migrated to the southern grasslands of Qinghai. In 329 AD, the Tuyuhun people established their own kingdom with Qinghai as the center, and…
Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday responded to claims that he came to a deal with Tucker Carlson as the former Fox News host released a viral video saying he will be bringing his top-rated show to Twitter. Like any other user on the platform, according to Musk, Carlson will be subject to the same rules as other users. And “anything misleading” will be targeted with the platform’s Community Notes feature, he said. Responding to Carlson’s video, Musk wrote he “want[s] to be clear that we have not signed a deal of any kind whatsoever. Tucker is subject to the same…
MARQUETTE, Mich.—A record May snowfall buried parts of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula under more than 2 feet of snow this week, with one spot getting twice that amount over several days starting in late April, the National Weather Service said. About 28.7 inches of snow fell between Sunday morning and Tuesday afternoon at the weather service’s Marquette office, where records date back to 1959, the office said. A record-setting 26.2 inches of that fell between Monday and Tuesday in Marquette, making it the snowiest May on record in the city overlooking Lake Superior, said meteorologist Don Rolfson. About 19.8 inches of…
The cause of death for Ray Liotta—the tough-guy actor who starred in “Goodfellas” and “Field of Dreams”—has been revealed one year after he died in the Dominican Republic, according to a report. He was 67 at the time of his death. According to documents from the country obtained by TMZ, Liotta’s death was due to acute heart failure and respiratory issues. The documents categorized the actor’s death as “natural and non-violent,” and the result of heart failure, respiratory insufficiency, and fluid in the lungs—officially known as pulmonary edema. The report also noted that Liotta suffered from atherosclerosis, a serious cardiovascular…