Month: July 2021

NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (July 30)

The same Chinese military branch that suppressed the Hong Kong protests is training Cuba’s special forces to crush the protests there, a leaked document says the delta variant is as contagious as chicken pox, and a bipartisan plea asks the Biden administration to get illegal immigration under control as the U.S. battles rising virus cases.


Stephen Harper: Western Democracies Need to Fight Far-Left ‘Wokeism’ Amid Economic Recovery

As vaccination rates in Canada and the United States increase, governments should focus on economic recovery but at the same time be wary of the far-left elements in society that seek to tear down Western democracies, says former prime minster Stephen Harper. “This crisis really has been unique and very different and more complicated than…


Always in Vogue: Summer Fashion Inspiration From the 1930s

When summer sends temperatures soaring, our first instinct is to doff layers of clothing. Aside from showing more skin than you may want to, you might think casualness is the only way to stay cool. However, it’s possible to feel refreshed while looking lovelier than ever in warmer weather. By drawing fashion inspiration from times…


Arkansas Governor Seeks to Lift Ban on School Mask Mandate

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has announced that he will be calling the state legislature into a special session to consider allowing school boards to require students and staff to wear masks in schools. Hutchinson in April signed into law legislation that prohibits state and local government entities, including public school districts, from requiring or mandating…


Inflation Rising as Government Raises Debt by ‘Enormous Amount’—Interview With Barbara Kolm

With multi-trillion dollars in spending at the federal level for COVID-19 bailout packages, and with additional spending planned for policies including the infrastructure bill, there’s now talk of potential inflation. As China pushes its new digital currency and is trying to reform the global financial model, the stability of the U.S.-led financial system is being…


Speaker Pelosi Supports Democrats Passing Immigration Reform Without GOP Votes

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Friday that she supports Democrats passing immigrations reform in Democrats’ multitrillion-dollar spending package without GOP support. “I do believe that immigration should be in the reconciliation, some piece of that, in the reconciliation,” Pelosi told reporters on Friday during a press conference with House Democratic leadership. “But to qualify for being…


Arizona Woman Indicted for Smuggling Aliens in Fatal Crash

A Tucson woman has been indicted for allegedly smuggling two illegal aliens from Mexico while driving a car that crashed into a tow truck in southern Arizona, killing one of her illegal alien passengers. Michelle Sunshine Betters, 44, appeared telephonically in federal court on Tuesday on charges relating to the transportation of illegal aliens while…


Second LA Attorney Alleges Retaliation for Protesting Gascon Directive

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—A second veteran prosecutor in as many days is suing Los Angeles County, alleging she has suffered a backlash by being transferred to a less prestigious job for complaining about directives set forth after the November election of District Attorney George Gascon. Deputy district attorney Lesley Klein Sonnenberg’s lawsuit was brought July 28,…


Biden Admin: National COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate ‘Not Under Consideration at This Time’

The White House on Friday said President Joe Biden and other top administration officials aren’t considering a national COVID-19 vaccine mandate “at this time.” “A national vaccine requirement is not under consideration at this time. That’s where we are with that,” deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said at a press briefing at the White House…


Initiative To Clear Venice Encampment Brings 191 People Indoors

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—On the last official day of the Encampment to Home initiative to offer a pathway to permanent housing to people living along the Venice Boardwalk, Councilman Mike Bonin and Mayor Eric Garcetti said July 30 that 191 people have been brought indoors. “A metric that people are judging this by is how the…