Month: January 2021

Manchin Rejects Harris’ TV Interview in West Virginia: ‘We Need to Work Together’

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), a key swing vote in the Senate, said he was frustrated by Vice President Kamala Harris giving an interview in his home state of West Virginia, saying he was not notified by the Biden administration beforehand. “I saw [the interview], I couldn’t believe it. No one called me [about it],” Manchin,…


Chicago Mayor Insists on Reopening Classrooms as Potential Teachers Union Strike Looms

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is insisting that public school teachers resume in-person learning, as the city makes little progress in an effort to reach a deal with the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) to reopen schools that have been closed since last spring. The CPS, which serves over 355,000 students, is aiming to reopen K-8 schools…


Chicago Mayor Insists on Reopening Classrooms Monday as Potential Teachers Union Strike Looms

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is insisting that students of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) resume in-person learning, as the city makes little progress in an effort to reach a deal with Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) to reopen schools that have been closed since last spring. The CPS, which serves over 355,000 students, is aiming to reopen…


Immigration: Is It Wrong to Think About What’s Best for the United States of America?

Commentary In the movie “Field of Dreams,” the lead character hears a voice while standing in his cornfield. “If you build it, he will come.” So, the man builds a baseball field. The ghost of his ballplaying father appears, and so does a whole group of famous dead baseball players. It’s antithetical to former President…


Bomb and Gunfire Rock Somali Hotel, Terrorists Claim Responsibility

MOGADISHU—A suspected suicide car bomb exploded on Sunday in Somalia’s capital and was followed by a shootout between terrorists and security forces at a hotel, causing an unknown number of casualties, witnesses and authorities said. The terror group al Shabaab, which is linked to al-Qaeda and often carries out bombings in its war on Somalia’s…


US Can Draw Lessons From Taiwan on Fighting China’s Disinformation: Report

TAIPEI, Taiwan—The United States can learn from Taiwan how to confront the Chinese regime’s disinformation, according to a recent report by the Washington-based think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). The report, titled “Protecting Democracy in an Age of Disinformation: Lessons from Taiwan,” analyzed campaigns from China that spread misleading information about Taiwan’s…


American Elites Seek to Rig the Game

Commentary In the aftermath of the disgraceful Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, the American ruling class has flexed its muscles like never before. Big Tech oligarchs moved in unison to kneecap upstart Parler, a would-be Twitter competitor, and ban former President Donald Trump and scores of other conservatives. Simon & Schuster, one of…


Captain Tom Hospitalized After Testing Positive for COVID-19

LONDON—Tom Moore, the 100-year-old World War II veteran who captivated the British public in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic with his fundraising efforts, has been hospitalized with COVID-19, his daughter said Sunday. Hannah Ingram-Moore revealed in a statement posted on Twitter that her father, widely known as Captain Tom, has been admitted to…


Pure Beauty: ‘Child Fighter’

Click here for more inspiring videos. We are delighted to present a selection of oil paintings by talented artists from NTD’s International Figure Painting Competition. The competition’s mission, “Pure Truth, Kindness and Beauty,” has inspired many artists to recognize their responsibility in creating art with traditional values. Award-winning Paintings Original artworks, canvas wraps and prints are now available for purchase. All net…


About $66 Million in Federal Relief Money Coming for Orange County Renters

Orange County will begin distributing nearly $66 million in federal funding to help renters who suffered financial setbacks from the COVID-19 pandemic. The emergency rental assistance (ERA) program, which begins locally Feb. 1, is part of a $25 billion federal rescue package to help those who’ve fallen behind on rent and utility payments. “The ERA…