Month: September 2021

California’s Scams Doubled During Pandemic; Top 5 Scams and Guarding Against Them | Steve McFarland

Scammers have been preying on people for years. But since the beginning of the pandemic, the amount has nearly doubled. And they’re finding new ways to fool us. My guest is Steve McFarland, president and CEO at Better Business Bureau, a non-profit organization that’s dedicated to preventing scam and fraud. He describes the most common…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Sept. 30)

Lawmakers pass a bill to stave off a government shutdown until December 3rd, a bill in Arkansas could allow natural immunity to exempt people from the vaccine, and the Department of Homeland Security plans to end the ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy.


Many Canadians Not Aware of True Cost of Health Care System: Report

Many Canadians do not know the true cost of the country’s public health system, a new report says, noting health care in Canada is not “free” but paid for through the tax system. This knowledge gap is partly because Canadians don’t see the bills for the medical services they use, and partly because there is no…


Many Canadians Not Aware of True Cost of Health Care: Report

Many Canadians do not know the true cost of the country’s public health system, a new report says, noting health care in Canada is not “free” but paid for through the tax system. This knowledge gap is partly because Canadians don’t see the bills for the medical services they use, and partly because there is no…


Senate Confirms Accused Eco-Terrorist to Lead Bureau of Land Management

The U.S. Senate approved the nomination of accused eco-terrorist Tracy Stone-Manning to lead the Bureau of Land Management, overcoming Republican opposition by invoking cloture to end debate. The Senate voted for cloture 50-48 along party lines. Senators Rand Paul (R.-Ky.) and Jon Cornyn (R.-Texas) did not vote. Her nomination was approved by a 50-45 vote….


Hiring Difficulties Hamper Growth for Canadian Businesses: Study

Employers are having a hard time hiring workers, are pushing them to work longer hours, and are rejecting new orders, which is hampering growth for the majority of Canadian businesses, a new study says. Published by the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), the study (pdf) found 55 percent of small and medium-sized businesses in…


Newsom Signs Controversial Police Reform Bills

During an appearance at Rowley Gym in Gardena, California, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a package of police reform bills into law Sept. 30 intending to hold officers accountable for misconduct and setting restrictions on certain uses of force, despite police unions’ disapproval of the legislation. One of the bills approved, Senate Bill 2, decertifies law…


China to US Freight Cost Soared Tenfold Due to Container Shortage

Since August, the price of container freight from China to the United States has soared ten times, setting a record high. Due to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic, containers shipped from China cannot return immediately after unloading at their destinations, causing congestion due to empty cargo rotation and limited shipping capacity. Global shipping…


New DHS Guidelines: Being in US Illegally Not Reason Enough to Arrest Someone

New guidelines promulgated by a top Biden administration official on Thursday advise immigration enforcement agents that being in the country illegally is not by itself enough reason to arrest somebody. More than 11 million illegal immigrants are estimated to be in the United States, but Department of Homeland Security (DHS) does not have the resources…


Flight Carrying Americans From Kabul Departs UAE Bound for US

DUBAI—A group of American citizens and lawful permanent residents evacuated to the United Arab Emirates from Afghanistan flew out of the Gulf state bound for the United States on Thursday, the country’s foreign ministry said, after being temporarily held up for vetting. The Department of Homeland Security had denied U.S. landing rights for a charter…