Month: January 2023

NTD News Today (Jan. 23): Report: 10.9M California Midterm Ballots Gone; Domestic Water Resources as a National Security Issue

A new report says in California, over 10-million ballots went unaccounted for during the midterms. Election officials also rejected almost another quarter million ballots. The report’s authors blame the state’s mail-in ballot practice. Is America’s water security under threat? A growing number of foreign investors are now becoming owners of U.S. farmland and water resources….


LIVE NOW: NTD News Today (Jan. 23): Report: 10.9M California Midterm Ballots Gone; Domestic Water Resources as a National Security Issue

A new report says in California, over 10-million ballots went unaccounted for during the midterms. Election officials also rejected almost another quarter million ballots. The report’s authors blame the state’s mail-in ballot practice. Is America’s water security under threat? A growing number of foreign investors are now becoming owners of U.S. farmland and water resources….


‘Their Darkest Hours’: Families Share the Burden With PTSD-Diagnosed Veterans

WILLIAMS, Arizona—U.S. Army veteran Rick Northrop and Juanita Hendrix had been dating for only a few weeks when they decided to go on a day trip together in northern Arizona. Like all new couples, they were still getting to know each other. A leisurely drive among the ponderosa pine forests seemed perfect for doing just…


Businesses See Lower Odds US in or Entering Recession, NABE Says

The likelihood that the United States is already in recession or will fall into one this year has dropped over the past three months to 56 percent from a nearly two-thirds possibility, according to a survey on business conditions released on Monday. Approximately 53 percent of those polled by the National Association of Business Economics…


A Soft Landing Scenario—Another Fed Myth?

Commentary Optimism is increasing on Wall Street, with investors hoping for a “soft landing” in the economy. “David Kelly, the chief global strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management, is betting that inflation will continue to ease in 2023, helping the U.S. economy to narrowly escape a recession. Ed Yardeni, the longtime stock strategist and founder of…


Social Security Will Be Bankrupt by 2033 on Current Trajectory: CBO Report

A recent report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that two major Social Security funds in the United States will dry out in the coming decades, with one of them running out within the next 10 years as younger members in the programs are set to lose more than older members. “If the gap…


Procrastination Is Linked to Poor Health – New Study

University students have a lot of freedom but not much structure. This can be bad for habitual procrastinators. Studies have shown that at least half of university students procrastinate to a level that is potentially harmful to their education. But this may not be the only negative result of putting things off until a later…


Shepherd’s Pie

View the print-ready version of this recipe on Once Upon a Chef. Shepherd’s pie is a comforting dish consisting of creamy mashed potatoes on top of a rich and bubbly stew. It originated in the UK and Ireland and is traditionally made with lamb, but in the U.S. it is more commonly made with beef…


Global Oil Markets Facing Uncertainties With EU Moving Away From Crucial Russian Diesel Supplies

Oil markets are bracing for a new period of supply tensions as the European Union is set to cut off ties with its largest external diesel supplier when sanctions against Russian-refined fuel imports come into effect in February. Diesel supplies are already running tight, leading to pump prices being higher than gasoline in many regions….


Alex Murdaugh Goes on Trial in 2021 Killings of Wife, Son

As his life unraveled over the past two years, disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh didn’t fight giving up his law license and said he made plenty of mistakes tied to missing client money and a financial mess that led to 100 criminal charges. But he has adamantly insisted, from the moment he found the…