A federal court has ruled it is constitutional to block a defendant’s Second Amendment rights while they are awaiting trial. On March 18, the three-judge panel in the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that the restriction on the rights of Jesus Perez-Garcia and John Thomas Fencl to bear firearms is constitutional because […]
The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in an appeal by President Joe Biden’s administration of restrictions imposed by lower courts on its ability to encourage social media companies to remove content deemed misinformation, including about elections and COVID-19. 9 a.m. ET: outside of Supreme Court 10: a.m. ET: Oral Arguments, Audio Only The court hearing […]
Meta, formerly known as Facebook, is suing the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in a bid to block the agency from expanding a 2020 privacy order. In May this year, the FTC alleged that Meta failed to comply with a 2020 privacy order and proposed expanding its scope to prohibit the company from monetizing the […]
The Biden administration is expanding its restrictions on semiconductor exports to China, seeking to slow the communist regime’s development of advanced military technologies. The new rules will place additional limits on the types of advanced semiconductors that U.S. firms can sell to communist China, which the documents refer to as an “adversary” of the United […]
In another round of restrictions on American household appliances, the Biden administration on Friday announced new energy efficiency standards for residential gas furnaces. The move is estimated to cut household utility bills for Americans by some $1.5 billion annually, the Department of Energy (DOE) said in a release, adding that over three decades, consumers would […]
The Supreme Court on Jan. 18 turned away an emergency request from firearms dealers to halt a months-old New York law that imposed new restrictions on gun purchases and dealers that the dealers say adversely affected sales and violated their rights. The ruling comes as challenges to gun laws across the nation have escalated since the […]
Nations around the world are implementing or considering entry restrictions for travelers coming from China as the country grapples with a surge in COVID-19 infections, with neighbors Japan and India imposing strict screening measures. In the first 20 days of December, 248 million people in China are estimated to have contracted COVID-19, officials said during […]
Despite a list of pro-gun rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court over the past 13 years, Rev. Mark Knutson of Portland, Oregon, who has been advocating against gun access, gives one reason for his support of stricter firearms laws. “This will save lives,” says Knutson, a pastor at Augustana Lutheran Church and chairman of the […]
Chinese authorities are easing some public health restrictions this week following protests across the country. The demonstrations marked a rare show of dissent against authorities. But where is China really going? NTD spoke with Gregory Copley, president of the International Strategic Studies Association, to get his take.
Nearly a dozen Chinese provinces have ordered highway closures as a means to combat rising virus spread. But those orders have left truck drivers in a tough situation. Some say they made long-distance drives en route to their destinations, but once they got there, they weren’t allowed to get off the highway. Others were even […]
The New Zealand government announced Thursday it will end its quarantine requirements for incoming travelers and carry out a phased reopening of its borders. The country has been imposing strict border controls for much of the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most incoming travelers have been required to quarantine for 10 days […]
Finland Prime Minister Sanna Marin announced the country will be lifting all COVID-19 restrictions by mid-February, coming as several European countries have moved to ease pandemic rules in recent days. Marin told reporters Monday that some COVID-19 controls would start to ease this week, starting on Feb. 1, including restrictions on restaurants and sports facilities, […]
Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner and current Pfizer board member Scott Gottlieb said he believes COVID-19 infections are going to continue to fall as spring approaches and that the United States should be “as aggressive” about relaxing restrictions as it was about imposing them. Gottlieb made the remarks in a Jan. 28 interview […]
Major economies in Europe have started to roll back COVID-19 restrictions that were implemented in recent weeks in response to a spike in cases and hospitalizations. In the United Kingdom, people won’t have to wear masks in public or show proof they’ve been vaccinated to enter some venues like restaurants or pubs starting next Thursday. […]
The White House said Friday that the Biden administration will lift travel restrictions on eight southern African countries imposed last month in a bid to curb of the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. Kevin Munoz, spokesperson for the White House, said in a tweet that President […]
Germany announced new restrictions Tuesday that will begin after Christmas to slow the spread of the new omicron variant, rules that will fall short of a full lockdown but will include contact restrictions even for vaccinated people. “I can understand anyone who doesn’t want to hear about the coronavirus, mutations and new virus variants,” Chancellor […]
Tensions boiled over in the streets of Belgium’s capital Brussels on Dec. 5 as a minority of protesters clashed with riot police following an otherwise peaceful larger protest joined by thousands of people. Protesters marched to Place Schuman, where major European Union buildings are located, to voice their concerns over the government’s COVID-19 policies. Leading the […]
