Month: June 2023

National Citizen’s Inquiry Report to Soon Be Released

More than a month after the end of the National Citizen’s Inquiry (NCI), which examined the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the lead legal counsel says a report on the findings will soon be released and the group is considering other ways to continue spreading the word. “The intention really was just to hold…


Christian Website Designer Responds to Free Speech Win at Supreme Court

On June 30, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Colorado Christian website designer who refused to create a website promoting same-sex weddings. As The Epoch Times reported on Sept. 27, 2021, Lori Smith—the owner of a Colorado-based web design company called 303 Creative—had asked the justices to overturn a decision of the 10th…


Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Free Speech, Website Designer and Attorney Respond

On June 30, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Colorado Christian website designer who refused to create a website promoting same-sex weddings. As The Epoch Times reported on Sept. 27, 2021, Lori Smith—the owner of a Colorado-based web design company called 303 Creative—had asked the justices to overturn a decision of the 10th…


[PREMIERING 8PM ET] Why SCOTUS Ruling on Affirmative Action Is a Victory for Both Black and Asian Students—Kenny Xu, Plaintiff in the Case [ATL:NOW]

“I oppose affirmative action. But I also oppose legacy admissions, I oppose any kind of process or system that tries to degrade us from the principle of merit that our country was built upon. We’re founded upon excellence. That’s what the American dream is….That is a universal Maxim with which we should be striving to.”…


Aspartame: Popular Sweetener Is a Possible Carcinogen, Exists in Thousands of Products

The world’s most widely used and controversial artificial sweetener is slated to be labeled “possibly carcinogenic to humans” next month by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) cancer research arm—decades after scientists first sounded the alarm about the sugar substitute’s cancer-causing properties. The International Agency for Research (IARC)’s external experts conducted a safety review of aspartame…


Tesla Pushes Forward on Self-Driving Vehicle Software

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the end of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta software earlier this week. “Version 12 won’t be beta,” Musk wrote on Twitter on June 27 in response to an FSD beta user who asked, “FSD Beta 12 ‘maybe later this year.’” While Musk provided no further detail or possible timeline, his…


NTD Evening News (June 30): Supreme Court Blocks Biden From Cancelling Student Loans, Rules in Favor of Christian Web Designer

The Supreme Court issued two major rulings Friday morning, blocking President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program, and determining that a Christian web designer can refuse to create a product for a same-sex wedding. France was rocked by another night of rioting and unrest. Violence has extended to even more cities, with looting and attacks on public buildings. Former…


LIVE 5:59 PM ET: NTD Evening News (June 30): Supreme Court Blocks Biden From Cancelling Student Loans, Rules in Favor of Christian Web Designer

The Supreme Court issued two major rulings Friday morning, blocking President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program, and determining that a Christian web designer can refuse to create a product for a same-sex wedding. France was rocked by another night of rioting and unrest. Violence has extended to even more cities, with looting and attacks on public buildings. Former…


First Super Moon of 2023 Will Be Full ‘Buck’ Moon Around Summer Solstice—What You Need to Know

The upcoming July full moon, traditionally called the full “buck” moon, comes almost off the heels of the summer solstice. It will be the first of four super moons this year, thus it will appear bigger and brighter than most full moons. But as it falls so close to the solstice, it will hang very…


Biden Announces New Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Hours After SCOTUS Ruling

President Joe Biden reacted swiftly to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to invalidate his plan to forgive many student loans by announcing new measures to provide relief to borrowers. Biden made a televised statement on June 30, within hours of the court decision, promising to provide debt relief for some borrowers and a temporary measure…