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2 months ago | flipboard.com | Michael Rothfeld |Nicole Hong

1 day agoKanye West Breaks Silence on Grammys Appearance With Wife Bianca CensoriKanye West is addressing his shocking 2025 Grammys red carpet appearance with wife Bianca Censori. “Ask me how it was to beat the Grammys,” West, 47, told photographers before heading into a recording studio on Tuesday, February 4, alongside Censori, 30, per TMZ.

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Michael Rothfeld |Nicole Hong

Federal authorities are conducting a criminal investigation into Shen Yun Performing Arts, the touring dance group run by the Falun Gong religious movement, according to nine people with knowledge of the matter. The investigation is being overseen by the United States Department of Homeland Security and the State Department, as well as federal prosecutors in Manhattan. It has focused at least in part on possible visa fraud, some of the people said.

Jan 5, 2025 | nzherald.co.nz | Michael Rothfeld |Nicole Hong

Operated by Falun Gong, the persecuted Chinese religious movement, Shen Yun’s success flows in part from its ability to pack venues worldwide – while exploiting young, low-paid performers with little regard for their health or well-being. But it also is a token of the power that Falun Gong’s founder, Li Hongzhi, has wielded over his followers. In the name of fighting communism, and obeying Li’s mystical teachings, they have created a global network to glorify him and enrich his movement.

Dec 31, 2024 | smh.com.au | Michael Rothfeld |Nicole Hong

By Michael Rothfeld and Nicole Hong January 1, 2025 — 2.00pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Over the past decade, the dance group Shen Yun Performing Arts has made money at a staggering rate. The group had $US60 million ($93 million) in 2015. It had $US144 million by 2019.