Month: February 2022

‘Truth Finds a Way to Be Told’

“You can get information online,” investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson says, “but trust your cognitive dissonance and talk to the people around you. You’ll get a whole different picture of what’s really happening.” In this episode of “American Thought Leaders,” host Jan Jekielek talks about censorship and finding truth with Sharyl Attkisson, host of “Full Measure”…


NYC Macy’s Thief Arrested With Loaded Gun; Amazon Sues Companies for Fake Reviews | NTD Business

Amazon brings two companies to the court over fake reviews. it claims the companies connected sellers with consumers who would write positive reviews in exchange for free products. Trouble at America’s largest department store. Shoplifting and a loaded weapon. What can be done to prevent such incidents? A major aircraft manufacturer is investing big in…


Orange County Sets Record for Marriages on 2-22-22

SANTA ANA, Calif.—The Orange County Clerk-Recorder’s office set a record for marriages on Feb. 22, owing to the popularity of the palindrome date of 2-22-22. Clerk-Recorder Hugh Nguyen extended his office hours to meet the demand for marriages on the date, which many considered lucky. His office issued 335 marriage licenses and performed 327 civil…


Video: BC Police Ask Public to Help Identify Attackers at Coastal GasLink Site

British Columbia RCMP is asking the public for assistance in identifying individuals responsible for a violent attack at a Coastal GasLink (CGL) worksite that happened shortly after midnight on Feb. 17.  Police have released three videos of the attack that show several people, some wielding axes, storming the CGL drill pad site and descending on security vehicles near…


Making Friends as an Adult

“One is the loneliest number that you’ll ever do.” So sang Three Dog Night in 1969 in their hit song “One.” Six years later, a best-selling item for a while was the “pet rock,” a stone taken home and treated like a pet. Yes, that’s right, people actually bought rocks and either kept them for…


Caruso a No-Show in First Mayoral Debate, but Protesters Show Up

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles’ top mayoral candidates shared the stage on Feb. 22 in the first debate of the 2022 election at Loyola Marymount University with U.S. Rep. Karen Bass, LA City Attorney Mike Feuer, former Metro Transportation Authority board member Mel Wilson, and LA City Councilmembers Kevin de León and Joe Buscaino going head-to-head on…


As Sanctions on Russia Grow, So Too Does China’s Power

News Analysis President Joe Biden announced new sanctions on Russia after Vladimir Putin recognized two breakaway provinces in Donbas as independent states, and maneuvered Russian forces into the territory. What has flown under the radar, according to some experts, is how the Chinese regime is learning and gaining from the unfolding crisis in Ukraine, and…


Leaders of Two Ukrainian Breakaway Regions Ask Putin for Help: Kremlin

The leaders of two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine have asked Russian President Vladimir Putin for military assistance, said a Kremlin spokesperson on Wednesday, as Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said U.S. intelligence has determined that more military forces have entered the two regions. Russian President Vladimir Putin “received letters of appeal from the head of…


Sinclair’s Q4 Revenue Misses Consensus Due to Cyber Incident, Absence of Political Revenue; Hikes Dividend

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. reported a fourth-quarter FY21 revenue decline of 2 percent year-on-year to $1.48 billion, missing the consensus of $1.56 billion. Lost revenues due to the cyber incident and the absence of political revenues in a non-political year affected the revenue growth. Total advertising revenues of $383 million decreased 31 percent Y/Y. Distribution revenues…


Americans Want Minor Role in Russia–Ukraine Crisis, Concerned More About China’s Influence

The majority of Americans from all political groups think the United States should play a minor role in a Russia–Ukraine conflict, a new poll shows. Over seven out of ten Americans think the United States should play a minor role or no role in the conflict, the latest AP-NORC poll shows. Republicans and Democrats hold…