NEW YORK, NY, Aug 30 – Today, Tom Suozzi, a well-known member of the Democratic Party of the United States, the vice chairman of the US Congress’s Economic, Tax and Trade Committee, and the advocate and creator of the “Wealth Tax” plan, invited the World Harmony Foundation (WHF) President Frank Liu, winner of the 2015 President Obama White House Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award, and many members of the board attended his 59th birthday fundraising banquet. During the banquet, they discussed how to promote the United States and other countries, Frank Liu was put on the Gold Medals by Congressmam Suozzi who in his birthday party.
In view of the fact that the WHF has been committed to promoting world peace and social harmony over the past 20 years since its establishment, and has been actively contributing to the charities of the United Nations and many countries in disaster relief, social welfare, and global environmental protection, the World Peace Prize Award Committee (WPPAC) was awarded the “2021 Outstanding Peace Ambassador Award” to the WHF after selection. Dr Suzi Legget, founding chairman of the WPPAC and former senior adviser to the Speaker of the U.S. Congress, made a special trip to New York to present the award to WHF on behalf of WPPAC. President Frank Liu put on the Peace Medal.
Frank Liu also said, The WPPAC is a historic award, established in 1989 by the famous Congressman Robert Legget, Dr Suzi Legget and Dr. Han Min Su on Capitol Hill in Washington. As a non-profit organization, the WPPAC has been established for more than 30 years. As an internationally recognized award, it has been awarded to world leaders who have contributed to the construction of peace and harmony for mankind regardless of personal interests and sacrifices, and for peace and harmony.
Individuals who provide outstanding foresight and leadership: such as contributing to the cause of world peace by preventing regional conflicts or world wars; solving disputes over political, diplomatic, and economic issues; and developing new inventions to minimize internal threats and chaos and other individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the cause of peace and harmony. Aimed at promoting the development of a better world, most of its winners are heads of state.
The past winners include the following:
Mahatma Gandhi, Practitioners of the doctrine of truth and non-violence have devoted their life to achieving national independence and improving the lives of ordinary people.
Yitzhak Rabin, During his political career, he devoted himself to promoting the Middle East peace process. He used his actions to embody the ancient motto of “forging a sword into a plough” and actively sought reconciliation with enemies who had fought face to face for many years.
Ronald Wilson Reagan, President Reagan has made improvements in reducing government spending, health, finance, education, and diplomacy. This has had a positive impact on the United States’ economy, diplomacy, and education.
Benjamin A. Gilman, Recognized by the World Peace Prize as a lifelong defender of human rights: fighting world hunger, drug abuse and trafficking.
Dorje Chang Buddha III, Venerable Dorje Chang Buddha III, for his selfless dedication, dedicated to a wide range of treatment and relief activities for people from different communities around the world, and was recognized by the World Peace Prize Award Committee.
Fidel Ramos, President of the Philippines, achieved a National Liberation Front with the separated Moro tribe during his tenure
Li Chengwan, A politician, diplomat, thinker, and independence activist in South Korea’s modern history, South Korea’s first president.
Yakubu Gowan, President Palau, during his tenure, began to reform the historically sacred and inviolable “humanism” and formally introduced the “regional limited staff” system to improve people’s lives.
Mohamed Husni Mubarak, The former president of Egypt introduced many new measures in finance, currency and finance, exchange rates, commodity prices, investment, reform of state-owned enterprises, and promotion of privatization during his administration. The economic situation has improved and certain achievements have been made.
Abdulrahman Wahid, Former President of Indonesia, he was committed to the friendly development of foreign relations. After taking office, he cancelled all anti-Chinese policies, restored the rights of the Chinese, and opened the Chinese language to allow the Chinese to celebrate traditional Chinese festivals and set the Spring Festival as a legal holiday.
Annette Lu, The founder of “New Feminism” in Taiwan, China, is committed to fighting for women’s human rights, independence, growth and development.
Pensalma Ochirbat, The former president of Mongolia pursued the policy of opening to the outside world during his tenure. Advocate deepening political and economic reforms. Support the implementation of a multi-party system and a free election system. Economically, it advocates the combination of planned economy and market economy and encourages foreign investment.
Kuniwa Nakamura, He was the first president of Palau, a Pacific island nation after independence from the United States. He served as the country’s president and foreign minister from 1993 to 2001. He is committed to developing friendly relations with all countries, especially strengthening cooperative relations with neighboring countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
Meles Zenawi, Former Ethiopian President, during his tenure, Meles became a powerful ally of the United States in combating terrorism in Somalia. He sent troops to Somalia twice. In addition, he also sent peacekeeping troops to other troubled areas in Africa to maintain peace in Africa to a certain extent.
This award is the first time the WPPAC has been awarded to a United Nations non-governmental organization. All WHF members are proud of this honor and are determined to make persistent efforts to make greater contributions to human harmony, peace and environmental protection.
6月3日华盛顿讯,美国总统特朗普计划亲临纽约麦迪逊广场花园球馆,现场观看时隔27年重返纽约的首场美国职业篮球联赛(NBA)总决赛第三场比赛。 据报道,消息人士透露特朗普总统计划于6月8日前往纽约麦迪逊广场花园,现场观看尼克斯队对阵马刺队的系列赛第三场比赛;不过,相关计划仍存在变数的可能。 据报道,麦迪逊广场花园方面已进行了安保演练,以筹备应对总统可能到访的相关事宜。 消息人士还透露,纽约市市长兼尼克斯队的铁杆球迷佐兰·马姆达尼(Zohran Mamdani)也计划出席第三场比赛,尽管预计他不会与总统同席就座。 特朗普总统此前曾表示,他计划前往纽约观看其中一场NBA总决赛。按照赛程安排,第三场比赛定于6月8日举行,第四场在6月10日,而潜在的第六场比赛则安排在6月16日。 据报道,特朗普总统原本还计划观看东部决赛的第五场比赛,但尼克斯队最终以4比0横扫骑士队,从而自1999年以来首次锁定了总决赛的席位。 特朗普总统5月27日曾对媒体说:“我确实收到了邀请。我原本打算周三去现场的 [即东部决赛第5场],但他们非常迅速地就结束了系列赛。他们表现得很棒,吉姆·多兰(Jim Dolan)也是个很棒的人——如你所知,他是麦迪逊广场花园的所有者兼负责人。今年对他来说是个丰收年。” 特朗普总统还说:“天哪,这支队伍真是太棒了!他们赢下了所有的比赛。队里确实汇聚了一些非常优秀的球员。我想我应该会去现场看一场比赛——没错,我肯定会去的。有好几个人都邀请了我,Jim 也邀请了我;我觉得这真是太好了。能看到这样的景象,感觉真棒。尼克斯队这些年确实吃了不少苦头,但眼下他们的表现真的非常出色。” 特朗普总统在其两届任期内出席了各类备受瞩目的体育赛事,其中包括2025年在新奥尔良举行的超级碗比赛,费城老鹰队在该场比赛中击败了堪萨斯城酋长队,以及2025年在皇后区举行的美国网球公开赛男子单打决赛。
6月3日罗斯兰讯,据美国薪资处理服务公司ADP今天报告,美国5月份私营部门招聘步伐强劲,进一步印证了劳动力市场的稳健态势。美国当月企业新增员工12.2万人,优于道琼斯预估的11万人共识值。 总部位于美国新泽西州罗斯兰的ADP公司表示,美国当月企业新增员工12.2万人,高于4月份的10.5万人,且优于道琼斯预估的11万人共识值。5月份的增幅创下自2025年1月以来的最高水平。此外,4月份的招聘总数被向下修正了4000人。 与美国前几个月就业增长主要集中在医疗保健及少数其他行业的情况不同,本月就业增长呈现出更为广泛的态势。在ADP追踪的美国10个行业中,有8个行业实现了增长;且无论从企业规模还是地理区域来看,招聘活动的分布都十分均衡。 5月份教育和卫生服务业再次领跑,新增招聘人数达5.7万;紧随其后的是贸易、运输和公用事业,新增3.6万;专业和商业服务业贡献了1.1万个岗位;建筑业以及休闲和酒店业均新增了8000个岗位。 5月份信息服务业则流失了9000个岗位,这可能受到了人工智能技术发展的影响;自然资源和采矿业也报告了岗位流失,减少了3000个。 ADP首席经济学家内拉·理查森(Nela Richardson)表示:“与过去几年相比,5月份的招聘增长基础更为广泛。随着夏季招聘旺季的到来,劳动力市场继续展现出持续向好的势头。” 在美国各类企业中,员工人数少于50人的小型企业领跑招聘榜单,新增岗位达6.7万个;员工人数在500人及以上的大型企业新增了4万个岗位;中型企业则贡献了1.7万个岗位。 在薪资方面,对于留任原职的员工而言,年薪增长率为4.4%,与4月份持平;而跳槽者的薪资增幅则小幅回落至6.5%。 该报告发布后,美国股市期货走势涨跌互现,而国债收益率则有所上扬。 这份报告发布于美国劳工统计局(BSL)公布5月份非农就业数据的前两天。华尔街的普遍预期则是:继4月份录得11.5万的增幅之后,5月份非农就业人数将增加8万人,失业率则将维持在4.3%的水平。 美联储官员们将在6月16日至17日的政策会议召开之前,密切关注这些就业数据。美国市场目前已基本认定,美联储在此次会议上将毫无悬念地维持基准利率不变,使其继续处于3.5%至3.75%的区间内。
6月2日华盛顿讯,今天晚间,美国最高法院裁定允许阿拉巴马州采用一套新的国会选区划分图;此前,一家联邦下级法院曾裁定该选区图对黑人选民构成歧视。 美国最高法院以6比3的票数作出的这项裁决,预计将导致阿拉巴马州的共和党人在11月的中期选举中于众议院多赢得一个席位,原因在于新选区划分稀释了黑人选民的选票影响力。 这项裁决推翻了阿拉巴马州伯明翰市美国联邦地方法院一个由3名法官组成的合议庭于5月26日作出的裁决;该合议庭此前认定,上述选区划分图“蓄意基于种族实施歧视”。 此前,鉴于美国最高法院近期在“路易斯安那州诉卡莱斯案”(Louisiana v. Callais)中作出的裁决,该合议庭被迫重新审视其此前的一项裁决,即禁止在州级选举中使用这套于2023年绘制的选区划分图。 在上述案件中,美国最高法院裁定路易斯安那州对其国会选区进行的划分构成了“种族杰利蝾螈”,即种族操纵选区。 上周,阿拉巴马州共和党官员向最高法院寻求紧急救济,此前地方法院裁定该州2023年的选区划分图是非法的,理由是其蓄意基于种族进行歧视。这些官员表示,在划定选区界线时,制图者的目的是为了协助共和党,并将墨西哥湾沿岸地区完整地保留在一个国会选区内。 特朗普政府支持阿拉巴马州的立场,力挺该州在即将到来的中期选举中沿用2023年划定的国会选区方案;政府方面辩称,联邦法院不应干预选举事务,也不应僭越各州在划分国会选区方面所享有的职权。 然而,一群选民及多个投票权倡导团体对阿拉巴马州的上述主张提出了反驳。阿拉巴马州曾声称,该州三年前在绘制国会选区图时,其初衷是为了实现特定的党派政治目标。在提交给最高法院的一份文件中,这些选民及团体指出,州议会在当时并未提及任何党派政治目标;他们还特别强调,地方法院此前已裁定,没有任何证据(即“零证据”)表明制图者的动机是为了维护特定党派利益或保护现任议员的席位。 由全国有色人种协进会(NAACP)和美国公民自由联盟(ACLU)代理的选民们表示:“如果批准阿拉巴马州的请求,将意味着法院以一种扰乱既定预期、引发选民困惑的方式介入正在进行的选举,甚至会给最尽职尽责的选举官员制造混乱和难以执行的最后期限。” 全国有色人种协进会总法律顾问克里斯汀·克拉克(Kristen Clarke)批评了最高法院的这项裁决,但同时鼓励黑人选民在即将到来的选举中积极投票,以此表达他们的异议。 克拉克在一份声明中说:“最高法院正持续给我们的民主进程制造混乱;而通过最近的这一举动,它竟然批准阿拉巴马州使用一份此前已被认定为具有蓄意歧视性质的国会选区划分图,这届法院正以一种令‘吉姆·克劳法’(Jim Crow…
6月2日华盛顿讯,白宫记者协会今天宣布,将把其年度新闻晚宴改期至7月24日举行。此前,原定举办的晚宴因一名枪手发动袭击而被迫中断。当时,特朗普总统、多位政府高级官员以及数十名记者正在出席该晚宴。 该协会主席、哥伦比亚广播公司(CBS)新闻部资深白宫记者姜伟嘉(Weijia Jiang)在致该协会成员的一封电子邮件中称,改期后的记者晚宴将是一场“更为私密的聚会”,并会采取“显著强化的安保措施及全新的入场流程”。 特朗普总统表示,他已接受邀请将于下个月的晚宴上发表演讲;他更将这场晚宴形容为一张“‘炙手可热’的入场券!” 姜伟嘉在邮件中写道:“这场晚宴不仅将是我们推行各项计划的一次契机,更将是一份庄严的声明,宣告暴力在美国生活中绝无立足之地,且自由的新闻界绝不会因恐吓而被迫噤声,正如你们所有人所展现的那样,勇气与团结的力量能够、也理应超越一切。” 她还表示,在听取了成员们的意见后,该协会理事会做出了举办第二场晚宴的决定。 姜伟嘉表示:“我们绝不会任由一起暴力事件来主导最终的结局——尤其是在今年,正值我们反思美国建国250周年及其所代表的一切价值观之际。” 这场晚宴原定于4月25日举行,但因一名枪手试图强闯活动场馆外的安检口,导致晚宴被迫中断。当时出席活动的特朗普总统、副总统万斯以及数位内阁官员被紧急撤离,而现场的记者和媒体高管们则纷纷躲藏在桌下避险。 在枪击事件发生后不久举行的新闻发布会上,特朗普总统表示该场晚宴将会择日重新举办。 警方确认此次袭击事件的嫌疑人为科尔·艾伦(Cole Allen),现年31岁。据警方称,艾伦搭乘火车从加利福尼亚州前往华盛顿特区,并下榻于原定举办新闻晚宴的华盛顿希尔顿酒店。他被指控企图刺杀总统、使用致命武器袭击联邦执法人员,以及两项涉枪罪名。艾伦对所有指控均表示不认罪。在庭审开始前,他将继续被羁押。 据检方透露,当艾伦试图强行闯过举办晚宴的酒店宴会厅上一层的安检关卡时,他随身携带着一把霰弹枪、一把手枪以及数把刀具。执法官员表示,艾伦曾向一名特勤局特工开枪;该特工虽被击中,但因当时他身穿防弹背心,并未受重伤。
6月2日洛杉矶讯,全美今天共有六个州举行初选,其中包括加利福尼亚州;在该州,选民将投票决定哪两位候选人能够入围11月州长竞选的最终选票。 洛杉矶市竞选 洛杉矶居民也将参与该市市长竞选的投票,共和党籍真人秀明星斯潘塞·普拉特(Spencer Pratt)正试图挑战并击败现任市长凯伦·巴斯(Karen Bass)。如果今天的投票中没有任何一位候选人获得绝对多数票,得票数最高的两位候选人将在11月进行最终对决。 加利福尼亚州竞选 今天最值得关注的主要竞选包括加利福尼亚州州长竞选。现任民主党州长加文·纽森(Gavin Newsom)作为2028年总统大选的热门人选之一,同时也是民主党内最具影响力的成员之一,因受任期限制所限,无法再次参选。加利福尼亚州通过“前两名初选”(top-two primary)机制选拔候选人,这意味着得票数最高的2名参选人将晋级,将进入今年11月举行的正式大选投票环节。 此次加州州长竞选的局势一直处于群雄逐鹿的开放状态,尤其是在民主党前副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯(Kamala Harris)和联邦参议员亚历克斯·帕迪利亚(Alex Padilla)相继决定不参选之后。前联邦众议员埃里克·斯瓦尔韦尔(Eric Swalwell)虽是较晚加入战局的参选人,但此前一度在民调中领跑;然而,在今年4月份面临性侵指控后,他无奈宣布退出竞选,并辞去了联邦众议员席位。 斯瓦尔韦尔退出后,民主党总统拜登时期的卫生部长泽维尔·贝塞拉(Xavier Becerra)的支持率飙升,此前他在民调和筹款方面一直落后。而亿万富翁民主党人汤姆·斯泰尔(Tom…