LOS ANGELES—Santa Claus is coming to Hollywood, bringing holiday cheer to town with him. The Hollywood Christmas Parade is slated to return to the streets of Hollywood on Nov. 28, at 6 p.m. It will be the 89th edition of the traditional Christmas parade through the streets of Hollywood. The parade was canceled last year…
California’s Ill-Conceived New Housing Laws
Commentary On Sept. 16, two days after he handily survived a recall attempt, California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into a law a bill that obliterates zoning for detached single-family housing in the state. The bill, SB 9, enjoyed the support of nearly everyone whose interests seemed to count: affordable-housing advocates, environmentalists concerned about “suburban…
German Solarwatt Opens New Production Line in Dresden
FRANKFURT—Germany’s Solarwatt opened a new production line for photovoltaic modules on Thursday as part of a 100 million euro ($117 million) investment, as it promotes the convergence of the renewable power, smart home, heating, and e-mobility. The line will produce one million modules per year, enough to allow 80,000 households to meet their power needs…
Crews Begin Project To Improve Water Quality In LA River, Arroyo Seco
LOS ANGELES—Crews will break ground today on a $13 million project aimed at improving water quality in the Los Angeles River and Arroyo Seco. “The city of Los Angeles wants to use Arroyo Seco and the L.A. River for more recreational purposes,” said Venu Kolli, Stantec senior principal and project manager. “It’s critical that the…
China, Russia, Pakistan Special Envoys Meet Taliban in Kabul, Call for Inclusivity
Special envoys of China, Russia, and Pakistan have met and held talks with representatives of the Taliban terrorist group’s self-appointed government, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. The three special envoys during their visit to Kabul on Tuesday and Wednesday held talks with the Taliban-appointed acting prime minister Mohammad Hasan Akhund, foreign minister Amir Khan…
Sabina Nessa May Have Been Killed in Attack by Stranger, Police Say
Detectives are investigating whether primary school teacher Sabina Nessa was killed by a stranger who is still at large, a senior officer has said. The 28-year-old had been walking to meet a friend at a pub in Kidbrooke, south east London, on a journey that should have taken just five minutes when she was fatally…
Equipping Australia With Nuclear-Powered Submarines A Smart Move, Experts Say
Through a new security partnership called AUKUS, the United States and the United Kingdom will help equip Australia with a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines. Former Chinese navy colonel and military experts from Taiwan say that AUKUS is a “smart move,” and it will be effective in countering Beijing’s maritime aggression. Forming a Military Stronghold Cheng…
NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Sept. 23)
Pressure is mounting on the White House over the border crisis. Press secretary Jen Psaki said President Joe Biden supports a new immigration system, but he can’t do it alone. And the White House said Biden had a friendly call with the French president. It seemed to calm down tensions over the AUKUS submarine deal….
US Senate Confirms Batchelder for Treasury Tax Post
September 23, 2021
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Lily Batchelder to serve as assistant secretary for tax policy at the Treasury Department, where she will play a big role in implementing tax changes sought by President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats. Batchelder won confirmation in a 64–34 vote, with 15 Republicans voting in support of the New…
Climate Activism No Pretext for Assault on Capitalism: UK’s Johnson
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the United Nations on Wednesday that he did not agree with environmental activists who use climate change as a pretext to attack capitalism. Addressing the U.N. General Assembly, Johnson said: “I don’t see the green movement as a pretext for a wholesale assault on capitalism. Far from it.” Extinction…
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