Month: January 2023

Frigid Weather Expected to Hit Eastern Canada This Week: Environment Canada

Frigid air from the polar vortex is making its way into eastern Canada, likely bringing with it the coldest winter temperatures yet seen in Ontario, Quebec, and the Atlantic provinces. According to Environment Canada on Jan. 31, the cold snap will bring the temperature down to frigid levels in these provinces, even in the daytime….


These Benefits Will Disappear When US Ends COVID Public Health Emergency in 3 Months

A number of Americans will soon have to pay for COVID-19 testing and treatment after the Biden administration signaled the end of the pandemic public health emergency. The White House issued a statement Monday announcing it will oppose House GOP-backed bills to end the pandemic-related emergencies, but it stated that the emergency and public health emergency…


Biden: US Will Not Supply F-16 Fighter Jets to Ukraine

President Joe Biden has seemingly ruled out that the United States will be providing Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets. In a short exchange with reporters on Jan. 30, Biden was asked if the United States would be providing F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, to which he simply replied, “No.” Biden’s comments follow a similar announcement…


Central Banks Bought the Most Gold Since 1967 Last Year, WGC Says

LONDON—Central banks added a whopping 1,136 tonnes of gold worth some $70 billion to their stockpiles in 2022, by far the most of any year since 1967, the World Gold Council (WGC) said on Tuesday. The data underline a shift in attitudes to gold since the 1990s and 2000s, when central banks, particularly those in…


Border Patrol Agents Told to Not Chase All Vehicles That Flee

KINNEY COUNTY, Texas—Border Patrol agents will soon be limited in chasing vehicles that flee from them, under new rules unveiled in January and set to take effect in May. Agents must determine that vehicular pursuits are “necessary and objectively reasonable” under the rules, and can terminate a pursuit at any time without fear of questioning…


LIVE NOW: NTD News Today (Jan. 31): Gov. Abbott Announces Texas’ First Border Czar; Growing Number of Doctors Refusing Covid Boosters

Texas names its first ever border czar. The Lone Star state now has someone supporting the governor in handling the situation at the southern border. A growing number of doctors say that they will not get Covid-19 vaccine boosters. They say there’s a lack of clinical trial evidence. And a United Nations affiliated group allegedly targets non-compliant…


Crazy Optimism About China’s Economy

Originally published by Gatestone Institute Commentary China’s propagandists tell us the Chinese economy this year will “accelerate to 4.8 percent.” Foreign analysts are even more bullish. Goldman Sachs estimates growth of gross domestic product (GDP) of 5.5 percent. China’s National Health Commission announced the end of the Communist Party’s “dynamic zero-COVID” policy on Dec. 7. It did not take…


Cannova’s, You Had Me at Farro, Gruyere, and Toasted Pistachio

Ever the salad sleuth, I bravely order them even in the most unlikely spots. Like an old-world Italian restaurant in a small town in Wisconsin. In the dead of winter. They had me at farro, gruyere and toasted pistachio at Cannova’s in Neenah, Wisconsin. Originally from Freeport, Illinois, some variation of this beloved classic restaurant has been around…


Elon Musk Testified It’s ‘Easy’ for Him to Get Investment Support

During the ongoing class-action lawsuit against Elon Musk over accusations that he committed securities fraud, he said: “It is relatively easy for me to get investment support because my track record is extremely good,” according to the Associated Press. Musk’s confidence to raise money for investment plans is the reason why he landed in court…


UK Conservative MP Calls Belgian Offer to Swap Iranian Terrorist ‘Shocking Development’

LONDON—A British MP who escaped death when an Iranian diplomat, Assadollah Assadi, was intercepted before he could bomb a rally of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) in Paris in 2018 has described it as “worrying” that Belgium was considering swapping Assadi for a Belgian citizen in an Iranian jail. Earlier this month…