Month: June 2023

Rare Photo: Killer Whale and Deer Pictured Swimming Together Near the US-Canada Border

A black-tailed deer and a killer whale might not appear to be likely buddies, but a pair was spotted up close and personal recently near the United States-Canada border. The rare encounter took place at the San Juan Islands in Washington State; whale and deer swimming past one another as if it were the most…


Texas DPS to Resume Partnership With Austin Police Next Month

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) will resume its partnership with the City of Austin Police Department on July 2, after temporarily halting the collaboration. The joint operation—which officials said helped improve safety, decrease traffic fatalities, and enable faster responses to calls for help in the capital city—began in March but ended in mid-May. During that…


NTD Good Morning (June 23): Experts React to ‘Catastrophic Implosion’ of Titan Submersible; IRS Whistleblowers on Hunter Biden

The saga of the missing Titanic submersible comes to an end. But could the tragedy have been avoided? Hear how experts responded after officials confirmed the sub’s fate. Some serious allegations of abuse of power and preferential treatment regarding the Justice Department’s handling of Hunter Biden. And alleged evidence of President Biden’s involvement in his son’s business…


The Jungle Holds a New Election: The True Leader Proves Himself by His Qualities

At a great meeting of the Animals, who had gathered to elect a new ruler, the Monkey was asked to dance. This he did so well, with a thousand funny capers and grimaces, that the Animals were carried entirely off their feet with enthusiasm, and then and there, elected him their king. The Fox did…


​​DEI Comes to the State Department

Commentary DEI (which stands for diversity, equity, and inclusion to its proponents and discrimination, exclusion, and intolerance to some of its critics) is now spreading to the U.S. State Department. Actually, it’s something of a surprise, given how obsessively identity conscious the Biden administration is, that this initiative didn’t occur earlier. Was that an oversight?…


Italian Angler Feels ‘Tremendous’ Tug on Line, Reels In Record Catfish Over 9 Feet Long From River Po

An experienced Italian angler who recently reeled in a mammoth catfish is awaiting confirmation whether it is a world record after his hefty catch measured over 9 feet long (approx. 2.7 meters). Building contractor and pro-staffer at Madcat Fishing Alessandro Biancardi, 43, from Ostiglia in Mantua province, Italy, caught a monster catfish on May 25….


Rural Australians Shortchanged $6.5 Billion in Health Funding, Report Finds

Australian medical groups are calling for state and federal governments to boost funding in rural areas after a report found that rural Australians were shortchanged to the tune of $6.5 billion (US$4.3 billion) in health funding. According to a Nous Group report that was commissioned by the National Rural Health Alliance, each person in rural…


US Sanctions Burma Defense Ministry, Banks Over Russian Arms Imports

The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday sanctioned Burma’s Defense Ministry and two regime-controlled banks for their alleged roles in the junta’s weapon purchases from sanctioned entities in Russia. The sanctions targeted the Myanmar Foreign Trade Bank and Myanmar Investment and Commercial Bank, which were used by the junta for foreign currency exchanges and buying arms…


North Carolina Passes Bill Banning Biological Male Athletes From Competing on Girls’ Sports Teams

Biological males who identify as female would be banned from competing in girls’ middle school, high school, and college sports under a new bill approved by the North Carolina state House on June 22. The Republican-controlled House voted 62–43 to approve an amended version of the bill passed in the state Senate just days earlier by a vote of…


1 in 400 Couldn’t Vote in Local Elections Due to New Photo ID Rules

About 0.25 percent of voters who went to a polling station in the May local elections were not able to vote as a result of the new photo ID requirement, the Electoral Commission has said. Under the Elections Bill passed in April 2022, those turning up at polling stations must show a valid photo ID…