Good morning. It’s Monday. Here’s what’s shaping the day:
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- ‘Dream Big Again’: President Donald Trump took the stage at Madison Square Garden late Sunday with an estimated crowd of 25,000 at the venue. The former president covered a range of issues, but several topics stood out. Here are the highlights.
- Government Payments: Monetary assistance from the government have become the fastest-growing source of income for Americans, with 56 percent going to the elderly in 2022.
- Illegal Meat: The U.S. government has issued a multi-state warning for meat products imported from Burma that are being sold without an official USDA inspection mark.
- Compensated: A federal jury has sided with six former San Francisco Bay Area transit workers who had refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine for religious purposes. The rail transit has been ordered to pay the group more than $7.8 million.
- Ideal Orator: What are the most important traits of a good speaker? Our culture writer Leo Salvatore breaks down a popular ancient text on the art of rhetoric. Story below.
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Written by Ivan Pentchoukov,
U.S. National Editor
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Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
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NEW YORK—Former President Donald Trump delivered a campaign speech at New York City’s Madison Square Garden for the first time in his political career on Sunday.
The rally attracted tens of thousands of supporters to Manhattan. Trump covered a range of topics, promising to end inflation, secure the southern border, and end the wars in Ukraine and in the Middle East, among other issues.
While most of the speech traversed themes Trump has invoked dozens of times, several highlights stood out.
Tax Credit: Trump proposed a tax credit for family members who take care of their loved ones at home.
‘Little Secret’: In an aside comment which Trump appeared to make to Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Trump referred to a “little secret” which will help Republicans win continued control of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Fair Play: Trump earlier this month said that he called the head of Google to complain about the search engine’s treatment of stories about his campaign.
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- “I got a call from Sundar, very smart guy at Google,” Trump said. “He called and he said, we’ve had more hits on McDonalds and… I think he said anything we’ve ever had, but let’s say it’s close.”
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Elon Musk: The former president spent roughly five minutes praising SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who has campaigned for Trump in Pennsylvania.
Eric Adams: Trump suggested that New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted as punishment for speaking out against the Biden administration’s border policies.
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Of all government assistance payments in 2022, 56 percent went to the elderly, mostly for Medicare, the report stated.
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At issue is a vaccine mandate for BART workers in San Francisco that was imposed in 2021.
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The food products are being sold without official USDA inspection marks and are subject to recall, regardless of the product date.
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The Social Security Administration just released a statement announcing five key changes that will be made to the Social Security program starting in 2025 regarding benefits, limits, and taxes. —Roman
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Many citizens want more government control of the economy to curb rising prices. It is the worst strategy imaginable. —Daniel Lacalle, Ph.D., is chief economist at hedge fund Tressis and author of the bestselling books “Freedom or Equality” (2020).
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The arms sale includes two radar upgrade packages and, for the first time ever, an advanced surface-to-air missile system that has been battle-tested in Ukraine.
Record-Setting: The Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced the deal on Oct. 25, marking the largest single military sale to Taiwan during President Joe Biden’s administration and the 17th overall since 2021.
Beijing Responds: “China strongly condemns and firmly opposes this and has lodged serious protests with the U.S.,” said the Chinese Foreign Ministry in a statement.
Background: The announcement of the proposed sale follows China’s war games last week that encircled Taiwan and practiced sealing off key ports and areas. Taiwanese officials said they counted a record one-day total of 153 Chinese aircraft, 14 navy vessels, and 12 other ships.
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The retrospective cohort study followed nearly 2 million people over 50. It found that people who took curcumin supplements reduced their risk of developing age-related macular degeneration and blindness by more than 50 percent.
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“Cicero Denounces Catiline,” 1880, by Cesare Maccari. Fresco. Palazzo Madama, Rome.
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In one of the most popular ancient texts on the art of rhetoric—“De Oratore”—the Roman statesman Cicero paints a picture of the “ideal orator.” What are the most important traits of a good speaker? How can the powerful tool of oratory be used for good? Cicero’s answers are as timely as ever.
Five Traits: Through a series of edifying disagreements between his spokesmen, Cicero offers five essential qualities that every great orator must possess.
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- Facts: Cicero’s first requirement for an ideal orator is straightforward: know the facts. Can an advocate “either assail or defend a commander-in-chief without experience of the art of war”? A speaker must know what he’s talking about.
- Broad Education: An orator should be apt at speaking about many subjects, not to arrogantly flaunt his superior intellect, but rather to show the depth that befits a person of high status: “No one should be numbered with the orators who [are] not accomplished” in as many arts as possible.
- Psychology: The ideal orator must also possess a deep knowledge of “all the mental emotions.” A thorough understanding of fears, desires, and motivations provides a useful roadmap for approaching a speech in a specific circumstance.
- Vast Memory: Cicero wrote that without committing to memory “the complete history of the past and a store of precedents,” an orator would fall short of his ideal.
- Moral Integrity: To avoid aiding ill-intentioned actors with his specific instructions, Cicero stressed the need to study moral philosophy.
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Courtesy of Eleanor Rodio Furlong
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Our home was a loving place—full of fun, laughter, and an abundance of food. Rosedale, a suburb of Hammonton, New Jersey, was where it all began. I would like to say that Rosedale is where I grew up, but Rosedale was just the beginning. I am 84 years old now and still growing up.
I watched my parents create meals from almost nothing, utilizing whatever was available or what the land had produced. I can still see Mom going outdoors at dawn to bid good morning to her garden and herbs. She always carried a paring knife, ready to loosen the dandelion greens from their roots. That inspired me to recreate these cherished seasonal recipes. To this day, I cook what’s in season and shop at local farmers markets.
Family recipes covered:
– Fresh Tomato Sauce (Salsa di Pomodori Freschi)
– Grilled Chicken (Pollo Grigliato)
Get them here ➞
—Submitted by Eleanor Rodio Furlong, Naples, Florida
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