* 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.