Tag: New Year

The 4th Quarter: Finish the Year Strong

And just like that, 2022 is headed toward the finish line. As we navigate the fourth quarter of the year, there are a few things that we can do to finish strong, enjoy the holiday season, and set ourselves up for a great 2023. Prep Early The key to giving yourself space to enjoy the…


Chinese Family Watches Home Demolished Prior to New Year’s Eve

Chinese resident Yan Xinsheng found himself amid the rubble that was once his family home for generations upon the arrival of 2022. At least two hundred enforcers broke into or surrounded his family home in Xiayang village, Fujian Province, at 11 p.m. on Dec. 30—the night prior to New Year’s Eve—before forcibly tearing down the three-story house…


CCP Leader Xi Jinping’s New Year Speech Signals Backtracking to Mao’s Dictatorship

Commentary On Dec. 31, 2021, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping delivered a New Year speech through state-run media, boasting of 2021 as a “landmark” year of “exceptional significance” and “great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.” The Chinese nation, however, has something different to say amid the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, the CCP’s purging of…


New Year in Pictures: World Ushers in 2022 With Scaled Down Celebrations

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the world welcomed 2022 with largely reduced crowds and fireworks amid the spread of the more contagious, albeit less severe, Omicron variant. In some regions, events were scaled back or cancelled outright. The CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes the disease COVID-19, has claimed upward of five million lives…


Global Stocks Close Near Record Highs Ahead of New Year, Dollar, and Oil Dip

WASHINGTON/LONDON—Equities around the globe traded little changed on Thursday as oil prices fell and the U.S. dollar dipped against most major currencies although it has had its best year since 2015 with a 6.7 percent rise. With several markets in Asia and Europe closed on Friday, trading volumes were thin and most markets directionless. The…


Limited Number of Revelers Return to Times Square to Usher in 2022

NEW YORK—New York City readied to embrace the new year—and bid good riddance to another pandemic-marred 12 months—as it prepared to revive its annual New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square. The city said it would limit the number of people it lets into Times Square to witness a 6-ton ball, encrusted with nearly 2,700…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (December 31)

President Biden urges the Supreme Court not to block his vaccine mandate for private employers, Australians celebrate the New Year with spectacular fireworks over the Sydney’s famous Harbor Bridge and Opera House, and we take a look at some of the most heartwarming things that happened in 2021.


Wearied by COVID, Georgia Residents Just Want a Normal 2022

BLUE RIDGE, Ga.—On a gray yet sunbeam-pierced afternoon in Blue Ridge, Georgia, many Americans said they feel weary of COVID-19 concerns. For many visitors and residents of the small tourist town, 2021 was a year spent overshadowed. Their individual hopes and dreams for next year hid behind COVID-19 worries like faces behind masks. “With COVID…


The (Lousy) Year We Just Lived Through

Commentary As this is my last column of 2021, I thought it would be worthwhile to review some of the most important observations I made over the course of an awful year. I hope you agree, and wish you—and our country—a happier New Year. JAN. 5: These past few years have taught me not to…


Year-End Reflections: 6 Questions to Ponder Before the New Year Begins

The dawn of a new year beckons us to reflect on our life—how it’s going, what’s great, what could be better, and whether we’re the person we believe we could and should be. The slower pace of life at the end of the year along with the collective momentum of the looming fresh start provides…