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Bay Area Falun Gong Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day SAN FRANCISCO—A truck rolls by, distinguishing itself from the rest of the traffic in San Francisco because of its LED electronic billboards. The colorful screens, which are mounted on three sides of the vehicle, continuously play videos of people doing slow-moving exercises. At the front, a flower-bordered sign reads: “Falun Dafa is Good.” Dan Ngo, a local Falun Gong practitioner who owns the truck, put a lot of effort into getting the vehicle ready in time for the parade to celebrate World Falun Dafa Day, which falls on...

In 2011, when the global population hit 7 billion, economist David Lam and demographer Stan Becker made a bet. Lam predicted food would get cheaper over the next decade, despite continuing population growth. Becker predicted that food prices would go up, because of the damage humans were doing to the planet, which meant that population growth would outstrip food supply. Becker won and, following his wishes, Lam has just written out a cheque for...

SAN FRANCISCO—Bay Area Falun Gong practitioners held a rally in front of the Ferry Building on April 24 to commemorate an anniversary and to raise awareness that the meditation discipline Falun Gong is still being persecuted in China today. On April 25, 1999, around 10,000 people gathered peacefully at the Chinese communist headquarters at Zhongnanhai to appeal for their right to freely practice Falun Gong. The appeal took place after the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began to treat Falun Gong’s enormous popularity as a threat. The Tian Guo Marching Band, consisting of Falun Dafa practit...

Philip had a niece who married a Port Alberni guy in 1979 and, according to the Vancouver Sun, settled into an ordinary job and quiet life in the Lower Mainland, where she was determined to downplay her royal connection. His nephew Maximilian, Margrave of Baden, Duke of Zähringen, once owned a private island, complete with eight-bedroom lodge, at the north end of the Strait of Georgia. Philip and the Queen popped up there during the 1994 Commonwealth Games. It was during the 1994 Victoria stay that Lt.-Gov. David Lam joked about a 1989 incident in which Philip, travelling solo, accidental...

San Francisco Ferris Wheel Will Stay for 4 More Years SANTA CLARA, Calif.—San Francisco’s Historic Preservation Committee has decided to keep the “SkyStar Wheel” in the music concourse in Golden Gate Park for four more years. The original agreement for the 150-foot-tall Ferris wheel was one year, as part of the park’s 150th anniversary. Those in favor of the wheel staying have said that it brings a quality of life to the city’s residents, more people to the city to promote local businesses, and money for the park. While the ride had been closed due to a surge in COVID-19 cases, op...