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Jasper Fakkert Editor-in-chief
2 E P O C H M A G A Z I N E August 27, 2021
STEPHEN GREGORY PUBLISHER JASPER FAKKERT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF CHANNALY PHILIPP LIFE & TRADITION, TRAVEL EDITOR
M AG A ZI NE
Blood Diplomacy By Venus Upadhayaya
TEXAS’ NEW WILD WEST A border county finds new ways to tackle illegal immigration p.10
How U.S. Funded Wuhan Lab
Timeline reveals how U.S. assisted and funded controversial Wuhan lab...p.35
CHRISY TRUDEAU MIND & BODY EDITOR CRYSTAL SHI HOME, FOOD EDITOR
DESPERATE LANDLORDS
Small landlords are at a loss after the CDC issued a new eviction moratorium p.11
Inflation Stickier Than Anticipated Companies raise prices in response to higher labor costs, fanning inflation further. p.40
AUGUST 27 – 2021
ON THE COVER The Taliban surprised the world by taking control over Afghanistan in a matter of days. But behind the terror group is a long-lasting and deep support from China's communist party.
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