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12 Mar 2025 12:35

Sarah Wynn-Williams, Meta’s former global policy director for China, wrote a book about the inner workings at Facebook, going into detail on how the compnay tried to gain access to China by censoring users. But Meta is defending its actions from a decade ago. https://www.ntd.com/book-by-former-meta-executive-details-alleged-china-censorship-efforts_1053133.html

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12 Mar 2025 08:37

President Donald Trump announced that many more arrests and deportations of those who might be considered “terrorist sympathizers” will be forthcoming.

To find out more, NTD spoke with William Jacobson, a political analyst and Cornell Law School professor. https://www.ntd.com/arrest-of-pro-palestinian-columbia-protester-not-a-free-speech-issue-legal-expert_1053304.html

NTD

12 Mar 2025 08:32

“I’ve been a part of many productions and seen many productions but [Shen Yun is] absolutely amazing.”

Shen Yun Performing Arts concluded its Sydney leg of its global tour with a full house performance at the Capitol Theatre. https://www.ntd.com/shenyun/absolutely-incredible-dance-school-director-says-of-shen-yun_1052933.html

NTD

12 Mar 2025 08:27

A school bus overturned on the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey and has left 15 people injured but fortunately no fatalities have been reported. https://www.ntd.com/15-injured-as-school-bus-overturns-on-highway-in-new-jersey_1053462.html

NTD

12 Mar 2025 00:33

Details about the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) were revealed by its advisor Elon Musk during an interview March 10, following scrutiny from critics questioning the tech entrepreneur’s role in a DOGE-led federal government overhaul. https://www.ntd.com/elon-musk-sheds-light-on-doge-work-in-media-interview_1053428.html

NTD

11 Mar 2025 23:25

The House of Representatives passed a bill to fund the government through Sept. 30.

The measure, known as a continuing resolution, passed in a near party-line vote of 217-213. https://www.ntd.com/house-passes-6-month-government-funding-bill_1053256.html

NTD

11 Mar 2025 22:56

Rep. James Comer shares with NTD, “When I lead an investigation on the Oversight Committee, we try to have a lot of press conferences. … I believe it's important to stand up and answer questions.”

NTD

11 Mar 2025 22:30

As Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company faced one of its worst single-day sell-offs, President Donald Trump said he would support his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) leader by purchasing a brand-new Tesla. https://www.ntd.com/trump-to-buy-red-tesla-in-show-of-support-for-musk_1053398.html

NTD

11 Mar 2025 21:51

Egg prices in the U.S. have dipped after the Trump administration unveiled a plan to combat bird flu and reduce costs, according to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins. https://www.ntd.com/egg-prices-down-1-85-since-trump-administration-announced-plan-to-tackle-costs-rollins-says_1053364.html

NTD

11 Mar 2025 21:32

Ontario has agreed to suspend its 25 percent surcharge on exports of electricity to Michigan, New York and Minnesota after receiving “an olive branch” from United States Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Premier Doug Ford says. https://www.ntd.com/ontario-to-suspend-electricity-export-tariff-after-premier-us-commerce-secretary-speak_1053388.html

NTD

11 Mar 2025 19:59

President Donald Trump announced that he is planning to declare a national emergency after Canada’s Ontario province placed a 25 percent tariff on electricity delivered to the United States. https://www.ntd.com/trump-to-declare-emergency-after-ontario-imposes-tariffs-on-electricity-sold-to-us_1053347.html

NTD

11 Mar 2025 18:31

A jury quickly and completely rejected a man’s claim that Disney’s “Moana” was stolen from his story of a young surfer in Hawaii. https://www.ntd.com/disney-didnt-copy-moana-from-a-mans-story-of-a-surfer-boy-a-jury-says_1053204.html

NTD

11 Mar 2025 18:28

In the race to save the endangered ocelot, scientists are trekking the United States, pursuing fertility treatments, and striving to kickstart a new generation of the wild cat. https://www.ntd.com/there-are-fewer-than-100-ocelots-in-us-these-scientists-are-trying-to-save-them_1053290.html

NTD

11 Mar 2025 17:51

“Please be advised that these recordings are fake and not approved.”

Canadian singer Céline Dion has warned fans of AI-generated music claiming to feature her. https://www.ntd.com/celine-dion-warns-fans-of-unsanctioned-ai-generated-music_1053169.html

NTD

11 Mar 2025 17:49

The State Department has canceled some 83 percent of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contracts, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. https://www.ntd.com/state-department-cancels-most-usaid-contracts_1053234.html

NTD

12 Mar 2025 08:39

Chinese Wi-Fi router brand called TP-Link makes some of the best-selling Wi-Fi routers at Best Buy. Now, experts and lawmakers are calling on Americans to ditch these routers, saying they could give China backdoor access to data and even allow it to cripple U.S. communications. https://www.ntd.com/lawmakers-want-americans-to-ditch-a-chinese-wifi-router-heres-why_1053431.html

NTD

12 Mar 2025 08:34

Responding to media speculation, the White House issued a statement affirming that President Donald Trump will not cut Social Security or Medicare, following a recent interview with Elon Musk on Fox Business that resulted in widespread speculation such programs would be cut. https://www.ntd.com/white-house-assures-no-cuts-to-social-security-amid-misreported-musk-comments_1053213.html

NTD

12 Mar 2025 08:29

The Girl Scouts allegedly violated laws when selling cookies containing heavy metals and pesticides.

The cookies “are contaminated with dangerous heavy metals, including aluminum, arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury … and pesticides, including glyphosate.” https://www.ntd.com/lawsuit-alleges-girl-scouts-sold-cookies-containing-heavy-metals-pesticides_1053469.html

NTD

12 Mar 2025 00:35

The U.S. Department of Education announced that 1,315 employees will be laid off within 90 days as part of its ongoing cost-saving measures. https://www.ntd.com/department-of-education-to-cut-staff-in-half_1053442.html

NTD

12 Mar 2025 00:31

“We’ve determined that the existing separation distances between helicopter traffic operating on Route 4 and aircraft landing on Runway 33 are insufficient.”

Helicopter operations should be banned near certain runways at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport. https://www.ntd.com/ntsb-calls-for-immediate-changes-at-reagan-national-airport-in-wake-of-deadly-collision_1053414.html

NTD

11 Mar 2025 23:23

“Due to the highly contagious nature of this disease, additional cases are likely to occur in the outbreak area and the surrounding communities.”

The Texas Department of State Health Services said that 25 new measles cases have been identified since last week, bringing the state’s total to 223.
https://www.ntd.com/25-new-cases-identified-as-measles-outbreak-in-texas-grows_1053420.html

NTD

11 Mar 2025 22:38

“The entire Medical Center family is heartbroken over this.”

Three people on board a medical transport helicopter lost their lives when the aircraft crashed in Mississippi. https://www.ntd.com/3-dead-in-mississippi-medical-helicopter-crash_1053383.html

NTD

11 Mar 2025 22:00

A 24-year-old man is being questioned by police in the disappearance of a University of Pittsburgh student who was vacationing in the Dominican Republic during spring break. https://www.ntd.com/male-friend-of-missing-american-college-student-is-a-person-of-interest-authorities-say_1053350.html

NTD

11 Mar 2025 21:40

The Kurdish-dominated and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) signed a deal with the new government in Damascus, reintegrating the northeast with the rest of the country. https://www.ntd.com/us-backed-kurdish-dominated-sdf-signs-deal-to-reintegrate-with-syria_1053394.html

NTD

11 Mar 2025 21:27

As Patrick Phillips, a Phoenix-based aerospace engineer, watched nimble dancers in ancient Chinese costumes appear to launch themselves into the heavens during a dance segment portraying a myth on stage today, he pondered the driving force behind their novel form of space travel—love. https://www.ntd.com/shenyun/aerospace-engineer-sees-shen-yun-dancers-sail-to-heaven-depict-persecution-overcome-with-love_1052904.html

NTD

11 Mar 2025 19:53

Kyiv has agreed to enter into a 30-day cease-fire with Moscow as a means of kickstarting further talks to end the ongoing Russia–Ukraine war. https://www.ntd.com/ukraine-accepts-us-led-30-day-cease-fire-plan_1053368.html

NTD

11 Mar 2025 18:30

Eleven people died and at least 12 were injured in southern Mexico after the bus transporting them flipped over, authorities in the state of Oaxaca said. https://www.ntd.com/eleven-people-die-in-southern-mexico-after-bus-flips-over_1053206.html

NTD

11 Mar 2025 18:27

Four people have been charged in the death of a 5-year-old boy who was “incinerated” inside a pressurized oxygen chamber that exploded at a suburban Detroit medical facility. https://www.ntd.com/4-charged-in-death-of-5-year-old-boy-incinerated-in-hyperbaric-chamber-explosion_1053344.html

NTD

11 Mar 2025 17:50

Iran indicated it is now open to talks with the United States if the talks were confined to concerns about the militarization of its nuclear program, after its supreme leader rebuffed negotiations a day before. https://www.ntd.com/analyst-pressure-mounts-in-the-middle-east_1053021.html

NTD

11 Mar 2025 17:46

New York fired more than 2,000 prison guards for failing to return to work after a weekslong wildcat strike that crippled the state’s correctional system, but said enough officers had come back on the job to declare the illegal work stoppage over. https://www.ntd.com/new-york-fires-2000-prison-guards-who-refuse-to-return-to-work-after-wildcat-strike_1053276.html