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Biden Admin Now Targeting Fans and Blowers in Latest Climate Crackdown
The Biden administration is now setting its sights on commercial fans and blowers in its latest crackdown on appliances in the name of fighting climate change while also finalizing tough new efficiency standards for residential fridges and freezers. The Department of Energy (DOE) on Dec. 29 released finalized energy efficiency standards for residential refrigerators, freezers, […]
NTD UK News Full Broadcast (Dec. 6)
We talk to a journalist who was imprisoned in China about how forced labour secretly enters Western supply chains. Female football fans visiting Qatar say they feel surprisingly safe in the zero-alcohol, family-friendly atmosphere. Greece quashes reports about a deal with the UK over the 2,500-year-old Parthenon Marbles.
Congress to Hold Hearing on Ticketmaster Problems After Taylor Swift Debacle
WASHINGTON—A Senate antitrust panel will hold a hearing on the lack of competition in the ticketing industry after Ticketmaster’s problems last week managing the sale of Taylor Swift tickets, Senator Amy Klobuchar, chair of the panel, said on Tuesday. Senators Klobuchar and Mike Lee, the top Republican on the committee, did not provide a date […]
Justin Bieber Tests Positive for COVID-19, Reschedules Las Vegas Show
Justin Bieber has a mild case of COVID-19, a representative for Bieber tells CNN. Bieber was scheduled to perform as part of his “Justice World Tour” in Las Vegas on Sunday, but the show has been postponed due to COVID-19. “Due to positive COVID results within the Justice Tour family, we will unfortunately have to […]
Buffalo to Require Full Vaccination for Fans Beginning Oct. 31
Fans will have to be fully vaccinated in order to attend games in Buffalo beginning Oct. 31. The Bills made the announcement Tuesday, in compliance with a directive given by the Erie County Department of Health. The directive applies to Buffalo Sabres games, too. Further, fans are required to have a minimum of one vaccination […]
China Suspends Weibo Accounts in Clampdown on Celebrities and Fans
Weibo, China’s Twitter, just suspended 21 fan accounts for K-pop bands. The platform says it wants to curb “irrational star-chasing behavior.” NTD spoke to an expert who says that the current clampdowns have one thing in common.
Tokyo Olympics to Allow Local Fans—but With Strict Limits
TOKYO—A sharply limited number of fans will be allowed to attend the Tokyo Olympics, organizers announced Monday as they tried to save some of the spirits of the Games where even cheering has been banned. Organizers set a limit of 50 percent capacity—up to a maximum of 10,000 fans, all of whom must be Japanese […]
70,000 Lowe’s Ceiling Fans Recalled Over Defective Blades
More than 70,000 ceiling fans sold at Lowe’s have been recalled because faulty blades can break and fly off, potentially injuring consumers. Manufacturers received 210 reports of the fan blade ejecting from the fan ahead of the recall. In 10 of those complaints, customers were injured by the flying blades, according to the Consumer Product […]
Post-match panic at Champions League final leaves 1500 injured
MILAN (AP)—More than 1,500 people were injured when panic swept through a crowd of Juventus fans watching the Champions League final in a piazza in the northern Italian city of Turin, authorities said Sunday. The Turin prefect said in a statement that the crowd “was taken by panic and by the psychosis of a terror […]
Panic among fans in Turin after Champions League match
ROME (AP) — Juventus fans watching the Champions League final rushed out of a Turin piazza in panic Saturday after witnesses reported hearing a loud sound. At least one person was carried away on a stretcher and medics treated fans in the square for cuts and other injuries sustained in the near-stampede. Thousands of people […]
Juventus and Real Madrid fans commute together to Champions League final
Juventus and Real Madrid fans dozed amiably together on June 3 as they made the commute on a morning train from London to Cardiff, where the Champions League final will take place. Those lucky enough to get a seat slept, others stood and a few tucked themselves into the luggage rack for a nap. All […]
Normal walk-out changed for Swedish soccer match, these “kids” are the reason
Before a soccer match starts, players and referees walk onto the pitch — usually hand in hand with a child. But for this match in Sweden, things were changed a little bit. The kids were replaced by the oldest members of the clubs, that’s why it was a little slower. The Swedes should be renowned for more than selling […]
“The Rock” meets his amazing super fan: a young amputee cancer patient
Celebrities are, most times, aware that their claim to fame is due to their fans. Love for the fans often urges them to reach out to their them in their own unique way! Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is one such hero whose genuine affection towards his fans truly shows through, and confirms that he greatly deserves all […]