How the Kroger and Albertsons Deal Affects You

In a deal worth $24.6 billion at $34.10 a share, Albertsons Cos. agreed to a deal with Kroger Co. back in October of 2022. The buyout would mean the two largest grocers in the United States would become an emporium capable of offering much more than groceries. The companies expect the merger to be completed […]

Silicon Valley Bank Crisis: America’s Biggest Bank Failure Since 2008 Financial Crisis

In the largest bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation shut down the Silicon Valley Bank and took control of its customer deposits of roughly $175 billion on Saturday, March 11. Following the collapse, the bank was put under the control of the US Federal Deposit Insurance […]

The Three Musketeers Setting Live Audiences on Fire with Their Dance Moves

Sam, Jisung, and William, the latest trio of Shen Yun dancers dubbed The Three Musketeers, have taken their unique blend of traditional Chinese culture to the world stage. The Three Musketeers transport audiences to ancient China with captivating performances that blend music, dance, and acrobatics. Shen Yun is a classical Chinese dance genre that has […]

Financial Crisis Knocks Banking Giants Out Cold

Two of the United States’ biggest banks, each propping up a critical part of the economy, have fallen to the decline of the financial system. Silvergate, the cryptocurrency capital of the nation and The Silicon Valley Bank (SIVB), the bank for tech startups and investors are the victims of the most recent crisis. This has […]

How Shen Yun Artists Prepare For the Performance

In the previous videos of the 3 Musketeers (three dancers of the Sen Yun Peroming Arts Company), clips of the dancers warming up before their performance can often be seen. However, Shen Yun’s performing arts include not only the dancers’ performance on stage and the live accompaniment of the symphony orchestra, but also the perfect […]

Neuschwanstein Castel Casts Modern Fair Tales

Neuschwanstein Castle is frequently regarded as one of the most recognizable and photogenic landmarks in the world. This magnificent structure may be located in the German state of Bavaria, in the town of Hohenschwangau, which is situated on a hill with expansive views of the surrounding area. It is routinely listed as one of the […]

China’s Daring Espionage Activities In The United States Exposed

A high-ranking spy official spills China’s infiltration ploy over the past years within the United States. In a shocking series of events, the U.S. government has uncovered China’s plot employed to penetrate their society. In February, a Chinese spy balloon was found drifting through Southern California airspace before being shot down by a fighter jet. […]

Beijing Hits Out At U.S., Warns Of “Catastrophic Consequences”

In yet another flashpoint between China and the United States, China’s new Foreign Minister, Qin Gang, reprimanded the superpower on March 7 for stoking tensions between the two nations and warned of conflict and confrontation. Speaking during the sidelines of an ongoing National People’s Congress, he said, “If the United States does not hit the […]

Webb Portrays the Pillars of Creation, Full of Stars

Video on how NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, ESA and CSA have captured a lush and highly detailed landscape: the iconic Pillars of Creation; in this episode of Space Sparks.

Donatello: Sculpting the Renaissance

Florence, during the first decades of the fifteenth century, was the axis around which the world turned. In among its twenty neighbourhoods with their gonfaloniers, their streets and palaces, their churches and houses, Alberti was writing his treatise “On Painting”, Masaccio had painted the Brancacci Chapel frescoes and his Holy Trinity adorned Santa Maria Novella […]