Month: September 2021

CDC: Afghans Arriving in US Infected With Measles, Tuberculosis, and Malaria

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that Afghans being brought into the United States are carrying viruses including malaria, measles, and tuberculosis, as well as COVID-19. The health agency said that the Afghans will have to receive vaccines for measles and undergo quarantining. Since last month, the Biden administration has brought in…


UK Police Arrest Man Over Theft of Mary Queen of Scots’s Rosary Beads

LONDON—British police arrested a man on Tuesday in connection with the theft of gold rosary beads carried by Mary Queen of Scots to her execution in 1587, among items worth more than £1 million ($1.37 million) stolen from a castle in the south of England. Mary, a Roman Catholic, was ousted from the Scottish throne…


UK Factories Struggle to Meet Demand Amid Supply Chain Crisis: Survey

UK factories have seen order books swell to a record high this month but output growth slowed sharply as they struggled to meet demand amid the supply chain crisis, according to a survey. The latest industrial trends survey by the CBI business body revealed manufacturers reported order books at their strongest level since records began…


National Express in Talks for All-Share Takeover of Stagecoach

LONDON—British transport company National Express is in talks to acquire rival operator Stagecoach Group in an all-share deal, offering scope for cost savings and underpinning their recovery from COVID-19. The tie-up, which would value Stagecoach at about 445 million pounds ($609 million), comes as government support to help the companies get through the pandemic is…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Sept. 21)

Homeland Security is asking the U.S. military for help at the border. They’re trying to remove thousands of illegal immigrants from under a bridge near the Texas border. France is demanding an explanation after the U.S. made a nuclear-submarine deal with Australia. This, while President Joe Biden is expected to meet with the French president…


GM Says Production Starts on Replacement Batteries for Bolts

General Motors said Monday that production has resumed for battery modules used in recalled Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles, and customers could start getting replacement parts by mid-October. GM said supplier LG has restarted production at plants in Holland and Hazel Park, Michigan, and is adding capacity to make more battery cells. The recall follows reports…


Lawmakers Aim to Stiffen Penalty for Pennsylvania Turnpike Toll Violators

More than $104 million in Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls went uncollected last year. Now Pennsylvania House Transportation Committee members are proposing a move to more quickly bring toll violators into compliance to help the debt-ridden turnpike. Currently, toll violators are subject to a suspended vehicle registration if they have at least six unpaid tolls, or total…


DHS Investigating After Images Show Agents on Horseback Apprehending Illegal Immigrants

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed it is investigating a video that appeared to show Border Patrol agents corralling illegal immigrants who crossed into the United States near the Mexican border. “DHS does not tolerate the abuse of migrants in our custody and we take these allegations very seriously,” the department said in a…


Magnitude 6.4 Quake Sways Buildings in Coastal Chile

SANTIAGO, Chile—A strong earthquake shook buildings in the Chilean city of Concepcion on Tuesday, though there were no immediate reports of damage. The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake’s magnitude at 6.4 and said it was centered offshore, 50 miles northwest of the city of Arauco. Witnesses said tall buildings swayed strongly after the quake…


Film Crew Prepares to Make Movie in Space

They look like any crew getting ready to travel into space. But only Anton Shkapleov is actually a real astronaut. By his sides are actress Yulia Peresild and film director Klim Shipenko. They will soon be undertaking the job of a lifetime—filming a movie in space. They will spend 12 days flying above Earth to…