Amid the already devastating wildfires raging in Maui, Hawaii, breakdowns in the warning system appear to have exacerbated the catastrophe. Hawaii Democratic Rep. Jill Tokuda said in a Sunday interview on CBS News that the sirens used to alert local occupants of impending danger “likely did not go off” during...

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CNN is shuffling personalities with a new lineup of hosts. Abby Phillip will be hosting “CNN NewsNight" at 10 p.m., while Laura Coates will host “Laura Coates Live” at 11 p.m.,” the network announced in a release. Phil Mattingly will join Poppy Harlow on “CNN This Morning,” while Kasie Hunt...

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Civil liberties advocates are accusing a police department in Kansas of violating the First Amendment after the agency conducted a raid on a local newspaper. The Marion Police Department seized numerous electronic devices and press materials during a raid on the office of the Marion County Record on Friday, according...

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Former President Donald Trump shattered any illusions that he would go gently after being indicted for the second time over his efforts to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential election. “So, the Witch Hunt continues!” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform hours after an indictment was handed up...

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How many Trump indictments have we had so far? Four? Sixteen? Thirty-seven? Sorry -- the never-ending coverage makes it feel like there's a new Jan. 6 jaywalking charge added every day. In fact, the only novel part of the former president's indictment on charges in Georgia is watching how the...

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Georgia law makes it likely that former President Donald Trump’s arraignment on the indictment handed up Monday in Fulton County will be televised. Cameras were barred from courtrooms at Trump’s previous three arraignments this year -- one in New York City on charges of falsifying business records, one in Miami...

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President Joe Biden is facing volcanic backlash for his tone-deaf reaction to the devastating wildfires in Maui that resulted in the deaths of at least 99 people. Even some Democrats -- such as former Hawaii state Rep. Mark Kaniela Ing -- were appalled by Biden's casual response to the horrific...

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A conservative does not wish to speak ill regarding either St. William F. Buckley of Sharon, Connecticut, or the monastery of right-wing thought he left behind, National Review. After all, without Buckley and the publication he founded as a channel for his ideas, it's entirely possible that the conservative movement...

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Context is everything. And the Democrats know it. Just ask Bill Clinton what the meaning of "is" is. But in the case of former President Donald Trump, the entire party appears to have adopted a level of literalness that makes Mr. Spock look like Cliff Clavin. On Monday, former President...

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Two of Hollywood's wealthiest celebrities are battling with an ailing California veteran over his family home. Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are preparing for a civil trial later this month over ownership of an eight-bedroom mansion in Montecito, California. The Hollywood power couple signed a July 2020 contract to purchase...

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Country music star Coffey Anderson has known the good and bad of what life can bring. Through it all, “God has been there,” he said on a recent episode of the “Higher Ground with Billy Hallowell” podcast. “Sometimes we forget about the goodness of God, so my music is a...

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Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott told a whiny Australian woman to go back to her own country on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, on Monday after he came across a video of her railing against the prevalence of American flags in the U.S. The woman, who Yahoo News...

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Hunter Biden’s lead defense attorney requested to be removed from the tax and gun case against him on Tuesday. CNN reported Christopher Clark, Biden’s longtime personal attorney, requested to "withdraw as counsel" in a motion filed with the Delaware court that denied his plea deal. “Mr. Biden will continue to...

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Disney's decision to raise the price of its streaming service isn't without consequences for the media behemoth. Google searches for "Cancel Disney Plus" exploded by a whopping 510 percent from Wednesday, the day of the price hike announcement, through Monday, according to The Messenger. The inquiries followed Disney's decision to...

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Sean Tuohy, whose family took in Michael Oher before his successful careers at both the University of Mississippi and in the NFL, called allegations the offensive tackle was taken advantage of “insulting” in a new interview. Oher’s rags-to-riches story was brought to people nationwide through the successful 2009 film “The...

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Fox News host Will Cain questioned whether officials in Hawaii had suspended the Constitution Monday as he reported on deadly wildfires burning in in Hawaii. The death toll from the fires reached 99 early Tuesday morning with more people missing as fires burned for a second straight week. At least...

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After yet another Democratic DA brought an indictment against former President Donald Trump late Monday, Republicans came roaring back. In the House and the Senate, Republican lawmakers went public with fury at the "weaponization" of the supposedly neutral criminal justice system and attacked Democrats and the Biden administration for blatant...

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Who would think that out of all the congressmen, senators, and other leaders in the Republican party, the person giving former President Trump some out-of-the-box yet plausible advice is his opponent in the race for president, Vivek Ramaswamy? On Monday, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, formerly charged former President...

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Sage Steele is moving on from ESPN following a 16-year stint with the network after the two parties settled a lawsuit, she announced on social media Tuesday. Steele made comments in 2021 that roiled network executives. According to the now-former ESPN mainstay, she is moving on and seeking an opportunity...

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Like Bud Light, Budweiser beer has been suffering from the massive boycott over the disastrous partnership with transgender TikTok influencer Dylan Mulvaney, and it is clear the company can still do no right with the backlash it is facing since the release of its new camo can in honor of...

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