* US military contractors sued for funding terrorism in Afghanistan with ‘protection’ payments to Taliban! - RT.com.

* The second of January is officially National Baby-Making Day.

* 65,000 college students ring in New Year worshiping Jesus 'The One whose name is above every name' - FoxNews.

* Young figure skater honors veterans with Christmas routine: 'God bless the USA'.

* Little girl gets her Christmas wish of 'giant' President Trump.

* Rand Paul: All I want for Christmas is $23tn in debt.

* economic theory known as the Pizza Principle. Forget dollar slices — New York pizza prices are soaring.

* "Big Mac Index," developed by The Economist in 1986.

* Trump hikes federal workers' pay all the way up to $170,000 per year.

* The number of federal employees -- 2.1 million -- hasn’t changed significantly since Trump took office. In fact, it’s grown slightly, according to the Congressional Research Service.

* Peter Navarro: ‘I’m Seeing at Least 32,000 on the Dow’ in 2020.

* China Injects $115B To Stabilize Its Economy.