Month: September 2021

Orange County Election Observer Raises Questions Over ‘Undeliverable’ Ballots

A citizen election observer has raised concerns over what she estimates could be as many as 100,000 “undeliverable ballots” returned to Orange County’s main vote center during the gubernatorial recall election. The observer, who asked to go by the pseudonym Tracy Verdi, told the Epoch Times she estimates that “tens of thousands” and “maybe 100,000”…


After Ombudsman’s Review, CBC ‘Regrets’ Article Blasting Alberta MP

The CBC says it “regrets” an article blasting Conservative MP Rachael Harder for sharing “misinformation” after she posted a Toronto Sun column about COVID-19 deaths in Alberta on social media. Harder shared the Toronto Sun commentary on her public Facebook page in November 2020. The article discussed the number of COVID-19 deaths in Alberta relative to…


Deep Dive (Sept. 22): Sen. Hawley: ‘Humanitarian Crisis’ at the Southern Border

Confusion emerges at the border as many illegal Haitians are reportedly being released into the United States, according to an Associated Press report citing unnamed U.S. officials. One unnamed official said large numbers of Haitians are being processed under immigration laws and not being placed on expulsion flights to Haiti. He estimates the number to…


Los Angeles Teachers Union Reaches Deal With School District on COVID-19 Safety, Wage Hike

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and its teachers union announced a tentative agreement Wednesday on extended safety protocols and learning support for students who must quarantine because of COVID-19—as well as a 5 percent pay raise and other financial boosts for educators. The agreement must be approved by a vote of the…


Biden Administration ‘Strongly Opposes’ Honorable Discharge for Troops Who Refuse COVID-19 Vaccine

President Joe Biden’s administration on Wednesday came out against efforts to prevent dishonorable discharges for U.S. troops who refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The Office of Management and Budget said in a policy statement it “strongly opposes” an amendment to the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that bars any discharge but honorable for service members….


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Sept. 22)

The U.S. will donate an additional 500 million vaccine doses to other countries, video shot by a federal worker is raising questions about whether doctors are reporting adverse vaccine reactions like they’re required to, and Brazil’s President attends the United Nations assembly in New York City unvaccinated despite the city’s mayor saying said he couldn’t come.


Leaked Documents Reveal Proposal by Daszak’s Organization for Developing COVID-Like Viruses

Commentary New documents detail how Peter Daszak’s EcoHealth Alliance and China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology were planning to use gain-of-function experiments to artificially insert “human-specific cleavage sites” into coronaviruses in order to increase their ability to infect human cells. The newly released documents, which are part of a funding proposal submitted to the Pentagon’s Defense…


Leaked Documents Reveal Funding Proposal by Daszak’s Organization for Developing COVID-Like Virus

Commentary New documents detail how Peter Daszak’s EcoHealth Alliance and China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology were planning to use gain-of-function experiments to artificially insert “human-specific cleavage sites” into coronaviruses in order to increase their ability to infect human cells. The newly released documents, which are part of a funding proposal submitted to the Pentagon’s Defense…


Ex-Highway Patrol Officer Charged With Getting Overtime for Time Not Worked

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A former California Highway Patrol officer was charged Wednesday with getting $4,000 in overtime pay for hours he never worked. Scott Helberg, 47, of Corona, was charged with 27 felony counts of presenting a false claim and a felony count of grand theft by an employee. He is scheduled to be arraigned Oct….


Ex-Highway Patrol Officer Charged With Getting Over Time for Time Not Worked

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A former California Highway Patrol officer was charged Wednesday with getting $4,000 in overtime pay for hours he never worked. Scott Helberg, 47, of Corona, was charged with 27 felony counts of presenting a false claim and a felony count of grand theft by an employee. He is scheduled to be arraigned Oct….