The Biden administration is exposing so-called junk fees in the housing rental industry in an effort to make the actual cost of housing more transparent to consumers. President Joe Biden announced the initiative on July 19 at a meeting of the White House Competition Council, an inter-agency task force formed in 2021 to combat unfair…
Toronto Council Approves Pilot Project to Allow Alcohol Consumption in 27 Parks
Toronto residents will be allowed to consume alcohol in a select number of parks in the coming months after city council approved a time-limited pilot program. The pilot project will run from Aug. 2 to Oct. 9, and allow those 19 and older to drink alcohol at 27 selected parks across the city. They include…
LIVE NOW: NTD Evening News (July 19): IRS ‘Whistleblower X’ Reveals Identity During Hunter Biden Probe Hearing; Stanford President Resigns
A previously anonymous IRS whistleblower alleging political interference in the Hunter Biden probe revealed his identity as special agent Joseph Ziegler at a House Oversight Committee hearing on July 19. A federal judge in New York dealt former President Donald Trump’s legal effort a blow by rejecting his request for a new trial and upholding…
NTD Evening News (July 19): IRS ‘Whistleblower X’ Reveals Identity During Hunter Biden Probe Hearing; Stanford President Resigns
A previously anonymous IRS whistleblower alleging political interference in the Hunter Biden probe revealed his identity as special agent Joseph Ziegler at a House Oversight Committee hearing on July 19. A federal judge in New York dealt former President Donald Trump’s legal effort a blow by rejecting his request for a new trial and upholding…
GOP Doctors Slam CDC Guidance on Transgenders ‘Chestfeeding’ Infants, Request Scientific Basis for Claim
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is being questioned by GOP doctors in the Senate about its controversial guidance saying that transgender people can breastfeed children and suggesting that such individuals take drugs for lactation. According to the CDC, transgender and non-binary individuals “may give birth and breastfeed or feed at the chest (chestfeed).”…
Touching Photo of Father and Son Wins Father’s Day Photo Awards
Gan Jing World’s 2023 #GJWBestDad Hashtag Photo Awards recently announced the results of the Father’s Day “Best Dad” photo contest. Suzi Anna’s winning submission of a father and son playing outdoors will receive a cash prize of $1,000. Judges praised the photograph’s quality and depth of interpretation in its meaning and message. “The photo depicts…
Canadian Federation of Independent Business Report Finds Economy Due for Slow Recovery in 3rd Quarter
After a lackluster performance in the second quarter of 2023, Canada’s economic growth is predicted to make a gradual recovery and reach 1.4 percent in the third quarter, according to the latest Main Street Quarterly report released by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). “Key macroeconomic indicators, such as GDP, retail sales and inflation,…
Memphis, St. Louis Top Cities Facing Homicide Rate Problems
The homicide rates of the 40 largest cities in the United States have decreased between the second quarters of 2021 and 2023, according to a new study of local crime statistics by WalletHub. Their analysis shows homicide rates have fallen “by an average of roughly 5 percent” in these large cities from the second quarters…
Activists Vow to Continue Protests After Police Dismantle Winnipeg Landfill Blockade
Activists blockading a Winnipeg landfill site have promised to continue their protests after police carried out a court order to dismantle the blockade on July 18 without incident. “This is nothing. There’ll be another blockade. We’ll blockade railways. We’ll blockade highways. We’ll do whatever we have to do to keep this in the news, to…
Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘The Cop and the Anthem’
NR | 16 min 55 sec | Drama, Comedy | 1952 In a rare on-camera appearance as narrator, John Steinbeck introduces the film, “The Cop and the Anthem,” one part of the five-part anthology film, “O. Henry’s Full House.” This adaptation of O. Henry’s light-hearted short story, directed by Henry Koster, comically ponders the double-edged nature…
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