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I’m not sure how criticizing China’s ongoing war on America causes black people to attack Asians in San Francisco and New York City, but perhaps Rep. Judy Chu and Fang Fang can explain better. Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., spoke about the connection between anti-China rhetoric and anti-Asian violence at a launch event Wednesday for a new institute dedicated to the late Vincent Chin. “Already, Asian Americans have been suffering three years of anti-Asian hate due to Trump calling Covid-19 ‘China virus’ and ‘kung flu,’” she said. “But now, the rhetoric and tension about the U.S.-China relationship comes on top of...

Limbaugh has made a career out of offending as many people as he possibly can – but 1.35 billion people in one day could be a record............ American right-wing shock jock Rush Limbaugh is in trouble again – this time for outraging the Chinese community by mocking the speech of Hu Jintao on his talk radio show. The presenter was complaining about how Fox News had not provided an on-screen translation when the Chinese president was speaking during TV coverage of his visit to Washington. He then launched into a 16-second long impression of Hu, which consisted almost entirely of...

The plane that crashed in Butte Montana had Dr.Ching and his family on board. They were headed to Bozeman Montana to ski with friends when they experienced plane trouble and diverted to Butte Airport but never made it. Dr. Ching was my family's Dentist here in Chico California. Prayers please for those in his extended family who are still with us.

Notorious Taxis Take Mayor for a Ride Fri Jan 14, 8:36 AM ET Oddly Enough - Reuters PRAGUE (Reuters) - Prague Mayor Pavel Bem got a close-up look at how the city's notorious taxi drivers operate this week when he went undercover for a ride and was overcharged by some 500 percent. Bem, at the request of the daily Mlada Fronta Dnes, wore a disguise and pretended to be a foreigner when he hailed a taxi from Old Town Square to take him to Prague Castle, a route commonly traveled by the city's tourist masses. Upon arrival Bem could not...

New York hotel offers 10,000-dollar martini Wed Dec 1,12:22 PM ET Offbeat - AFP NEW YORK (AFP) - New York's Algonquin Hotel, once the haunt of 1920s literarti like Dorothy Parker, is making a fresh bid for notoriety by offering a 10,000-dollar martini cocktail. The vodka, vermouth and olives are much the same as in any martini, but the twist lies in the "ice" -- in this case a diamond from the hotel's in-house jeweler, the Daily News reported Wednesday. So far, no guest has had the stomach or the chequebook required to order a "Martini on the Rock," but...