Broadband usage in 2020 has more than doubled compared to the previous year, according to the UK’s largest broadband network. Data released on Dec. 29 by the network Openreach, whose customers include BT, Plusnet, Sky, TalkTalk, Vodafone, and Zen, shows that 50,000 petabytes (PB) of data has been consumed in the UK this year, more…
NTD Business Full Broadcast (Dec. 30)
Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell proposes a new bill to give $2,000 stimulus checks to Americans. But even if that doesn’t pass, the treasury says they are already sending the smaller $600 checks to Americans. The IRS is ramping up small business audits by 50%. We take a look at how this may affect business…
McConnell Suggests House $2,000 Stimulus Checks Bill Will Fail in the Senate
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Wednesday said the House-passed bill to increase the stimulus check payment to $2,000 isn’t going to pass in the upper chamber. It came after President Donald Trump slammed the CCP virus stimulus package last week, calling on Congress to pass $2,000 payments and get rid of measures not…
Quiet Effort Underway to Forge Coalition to Defeat Pelosi
Closely guarded talks are taking place seeking a coalition in the 117th Congress to oust Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as speaker of the House. Meetings are being held among House Republicans and 10 Democrats who voted against Pelosi becoming speaker in 2019. “A serious effort is underway to prevent Pelosi from becoming Speaker, backed by the GOP and…
Medical and Public Health Experts Join Order of Canada
OTTAWA—It was near the end of June that Dr. Vivek Goel decided to give up his job as vice-president research at the University of Toronto to make whatever contribution he could as a public health physician. The founding president and CEO of Public Health Ontario, created after the SARS outbreak in 2003, has since advised…
Biden Team: Congress’s Counting of Electoral Votes ‘Merely a Formality’
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said the counting of electoral votes in the upcoming joint session of Congress is a mere “formality,” alleging he is already the president-elect. “This is merely a formality,” Biden’s pick for White House press secretary, Jen Psaki, told reporters during a virtual press conference on Wednesday. “It certainly should be…
‘Over a Million People’ Will Rally in Washington to Pressure Congress: ‘Stop the Steal’ Organizer
Ali Alexander, a national organizer of the “Stop the Steal” movement, spoke to NTD’s “Focus Talk” about the upcoming rally in Washington D.C. on Jan. 6, where he says over a million people will show up to protest alleged election fraud. “We’re going to have over a million people in Washington, D.C., because we have…
Made-in-China Ceiling Fans Sold at Home Depot Recalled After Blades Detach While Spinning
Health Canada has recalled more than 5,000 made-in-China ceiling fans sold at Home Depot after reports of the blades falling off while spinning. The Hampton Bay Mara 54-inch indoor/outdoor ceiling fans were sold at Home Depot stores and on its website from May to October 2020. According to the recall notice posted by the Government…
Orange County Cities, Water Districts File Lawsuit Against 3M, DuPont Over Contaminated Water
The Orange County Water District and cities throughout the county have filed a joint lawsuit against 3M, DuPont, and other companies, claiming the defendants deliberately contaminated groundwater and water systems throughout the Southern California region. The plaintiffs—including the cities of Orange, Anaheim, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, and Tustin, along with the water districts of…
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