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124 Candles? Peru Stakes Claim to World’s Oldest Human, Born in 1900
LIMA—Peru’s Andean mountains may hold the secret to longevity and the world’s oldest-ever person, if a new claim by state officials of a 124-year-old man born in 1900 are proven to be true. The country’s government has claimed that local resident Marcelino Abad from the central Peruvian region of Huanuco is 124, which would make […]
December Border Surge Sets Alarming Record: 371,000 Illegal Crossings
A record-breaking number of illegal immigrants crossed the U.S.-Mexico border last month, according to data released Friday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), as the border crisis continues to rage with no end in sight. A stunning 371,036 encounters were caught entering the United States illegally in December, the data show, breaking the previous […]
New Record for Highest Number of Illegal Entries: Sen. James Lankford
Two alarming milestones on immigration. 12,381 is the new record for the highest number of illegal entries into the United States in a single day as the backlog of pending immigration cases is surging to an unprecedented 3 million. NTD’s Arian Pasdar has more.
Single-Day Border Crossings Hits New Record at 12,000
The United States reportedly set a new record for most single-day crossings at the southern border, with 12,000 encounters of illegal immigrants. American cities are paying the price of the influx. NTD’s Arian Pasdar has a border update.
Thanksgiving Weekend Sales Hit Record on Big Discounts, Online Boost
Deep discounts on everything from beauty products and toys to electronics during the Thanksgiving weekend enticed U.S. shoppers to splurge about $38 billion online, signaling a strong holiday shopping season even as economic uncertainty swirled. Online consumer spending jumped 7.8 percent during Cyber Week, or the five days from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, according to […]
UK’s Net Migration Hits Record 745,000
New figures show net migration into the U.K. hit a record 745,000 in 2022. Rishi Sunak is facing calls from tory MP’s to “act now” to bring numbers down. The home secretary says the government needs to eliminate exploitation of the visa system. NTD’s Malcolm Hudson has more.
104-Year-Old Chicago Woman Dies Days After Making a Skydive That Could Put Her in the Record Books
Dorothy Hoffner, a 104-year-old Chicago woman whose recent skydive could see her certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to ever jump from a plane, has died. Ms. Hoffner’s close friend, Joe Conant, said she was found dead Monday morning by staff at the Brookdale Lake View senior living community. Mr. Conant said […]
5th Avenue Records, Open in Brooklyn Since 1968, Resurges Amidst Record Sales Industry Revival
5th Avenue Records has been open in Brooklyn since 1968 and has survived long enough to see a small comeback in the record sales industry. The current owner Ryan Romanski, said COVID lockdowns added greatly to the record industry’s resurgence.
NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio Breaks US Record for Longest Spaceflight
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio now holds the record for the longest U.S. spaceflight. Mr. Rubio surpassed the U.S. space endurance record of 355 days on Monday at the International Space Station. He arrived at the outpost last September with two Russians for a routine six months. But their stay was doubled after their Soyuz capsule […]
Sibling Around-the-World Aviators Set Another Youth Record
LONDON—Siblings and solo around-the-world aviators Mack and Zara Rutherford set more records on Tuesday as they collected a trophy whose previous winners include Lewis Hamilton and Richard Branson. The British-Belgian duo are the youngest winners of the Royal Automobile Club’s Segrave Trophy, first awarded in 1930 and featuring a roll call of aviation pioneers and […]
Iowa Man’s Collection of 70,000 Pencils Being Evaluated as Possible World Record
COLFAX, Iowa—An Iowa man may be well on his way to an official world record—for pencils. Aaron Bartholmey of Colfax has been collecting wooden advertising pencils since he was a child. Now, he claims to own more than 70,000. That’s substantially more than the Guinness World Record for the largest pencil collection—24,000, held by Emilio […]
War in Ukraine Pushes for Higher Global Military Spending: Swedish Think Tank
Military spending worldwide has increased for an eighth consecutive year in 2022 to reach $2.2 trillion, levels never seen since the end of the Cold War, a Stockholm think tank said on April 24. The military spending values were adjusted for inflation, and an increase of 3.7 percent compared to 2021 was observed, according to […]
Polish 88-Year-Old Chases Windsurfing Record
An 88-year-old is hoping to become the world’s oldest windsurfer. The Polish retiree still relishes in the battle with the elements, and he’s passing on his skills to the next generation. NTD has more on the wind in his sails.
Credit Suisse Shares Crash to Record Low After Emergency Takeover
Credit Suisse shares dove 63 percent in early trading Monday to a new low after it was announced that UBS would buy the troubled bank in a multi-billion-dollar deal backstopped by a Swiss central bank $100 billion emergency credit line. Shares of Credit Suisse clawed back some of the initial losses Monday morning and at […]
Canadian Siblings Born 4 Months Early Set Record as the World’s Most Premature Twins
For expectant parents Shakina Rajendram and Kevin Nadarajah, the doctor’s words were both definitive and devastating: Their twins were not “viable.” “Even in that moment, as I was hearing those words come out of the doctor’s mouth, I could still feel the babies very much alive within me. And so for me, I just wasn’t […]
Take a Bow-Wow! Meet Bobi, the World’s Oldest Dog on Record
CONQUEIROS, Portugal—When his dog was born three decades ago in a tiny village in central Portugal, Leonel Costa was only eight years old. Little did he know that his beloved Bobi would one day be recorded as the world’s oldest dog. When Bobi, a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, celebrated its 30th birthday last year, Costa […]
Tesla Says It Sold a Record 1.3 Million Vehicles Last Year
AUSTIN, Texas—Tesla said Monday that sold a record 1.3 million vehicles last year, but the number fell short of CEO Elon Musk’s pledge to grow the company’s sales by 50 percent nearly every year. The 2022 figure topped the prior record of 936,000 vehicles delivered in 2021, but it was shy of the 1.4 million […]
Mat Ishbia Agrees to Buy Suns, Mercury for $4 Billion
Mortgage executive Mat Ishbia has agreed in principle to buy a majority stake of the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury from the embattled owner Robert Sarver for $4 billion, the sides announced Tuesday. The sale is expected to take several weeks to complete. Ishbia—who is chairman, president and chief executive of United Wholesale Mortgage, which […]