As the father of a large family, I often get remarks made to me at the grocery store, usually they go something like this: "Are they all yours?" or "Don't you know what causes that?" However, my favorite by far is, "Don't you own a TV?" That one always baffles...

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The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has plenty of explaining to do. According to the New York Post, a "senior-level CIA" whistleblower has testified to Congress that Agency leaders tried to bribe their own analysts into abandoning their conclusion that the COVID-19 pandemic originated with a lab leak in Wuhan, China....

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What a joke. Former FBI official Charles McGonigal found himself begging for more time from a federal judge in Washington over the weekend, The Washington Times reported Monday. He needs that extra time to help orchestrate the best of all positions for himself in a plea deal that should infuriate...

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Chicago, how far you’ve fallen. Chicago, no longer 20th century poet Carl Sandburg’s metropolis that was “bareheaded, shoveling, wrecking, planning, building, breaking, rebuilding …" No more. Now Chicago is a place where the best that politicians can do is quote the old “Scarface” movie in their proposals: “First We Get...

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A former NFL Network reporter is suing his former employer alleging his contract was not renewed because he challenged commissioner Roger Goodell about what he viewed as a lack of diversity in the league. Reporter Jim Trotter, who is black, is also accusing two white team owners of using racially...

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On Monday, attorneys for former President Donald Trump filed a number of motions to dismiss charges he faces in Georgia over his decision to challenge the state’s 2020 election results. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has accused Trump and 18 codefendants of election interference. Trump himself faces 13 counts,...

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An intriguing undercurrent of trolling became the focal point at the Iowa vs. Iowa State football game on Saturday, as flyers and banners seemed to imply that Melania Trump had disappeared from the political scene. However, upon closer examination, a different narrative emerges: The former first lady opted for a...

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Elon Musk -- the owner of X, formerly Twitter -- appears to be giving The New York Times a taste of what conservative news outlets have experienced on social media platforms for years: a throttling of traffic to the site. "Since late July, engagement on X posts linking to the...

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Love him or hate him, GOP Congressman Matt Gaetz from Florida plays hardball, and he plays for keeps. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, on the other hand, plays the part of the consummate politician, a House version of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a calculating Republican from Kentucky who...

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On Tuesday, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy finally launched a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Judging by their initial response, Democrats appear determined to exploit what they perceive as wavering in Republican ranks. In fact, White House spokesman Ian Sams noted that thus far the waverers have included none...

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In a world where the eyes of security cameras see more than any human, some schools are turning to artificial intelligence to head off potential school shootings. In Ocean City, New Jersey, the city’s boardwalk and the Ocean City School District are working with ZeroEyes to get the earliest possible...

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Late Monday morning, the offices of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in Washington, D.C., were stormed by liberal protesters, who demanded that government funding for AIDS research and medication be extended. This program -- the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, known as PEPFAR -- has recently been opposed by some...

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President Joe Biden and his administration are spending a lot of time touting the supposed "success" of Joe's “Bidenomics" economy ahead of the 2024 campaign season, meanwhile, the actual economic numbers seem to show that the exact opposite is true. Bidenomics is putting a serious hurt on Americans. The latest...

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A lawsuit has been filed in Minnesota to keep former President Donald Trump off the 2024 ballot on the grounds that Trump is responsible for the protest of Jan. 6, 2021 and the ensuing Capitol incursion. Section 3 of the Reconstruction-era 14th Amendment is being used as a legal prop...

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Today’s nature quiz: When does a skunk dance stink? The answer: When you stay too long to watch it, according to the National Park Service. The NPS, feeling more than a bit of whimsy, highlighted the dancing abilities of the spotted skunk in an Instagram post that, as of Tuesday...

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It's indeed sad that Sen. John Fetterman is the gift that keeps on giving. Fetterman, of course, suffered a stroke the day before Pennsylvania's Democratic senatorial primary in 2022; it only became apparent much later on the campaign trail how seriously the stroke affected him. That part, of course, is...

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Oliver Anthony — the singer and songwriter of the hit “Rich Men North of Richmond”-- apologized to fans for a show being canceled after he was booked to appear in Knoxville, Tennesseem, at the end of the month. Anthony was angry that the venue, the nightclub Cotton Eyed Joe, was...

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An Oregon man who reportedly spent 30 years in prison for a California homicide has confessed to killing a woman in Boston more than 40 years ago. John Michael Irmer, 68, is set to face criminal charges for the murder and rape of Susan Marcia Rose in Oct. 1979, according...

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Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado admits to having a great time watching the performance of “Beetlejuice” Sunday at a Denver theater, at least until she was forced to leave. Boebert’s behavior at the performance came into question after The Denver Post reported that she and a male companion, apparently...

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The White House is calling for media organizations to do its work by attacking Republicans now that a formal impeachment inquiry has been launched, according to a new report. On Tuesday, Speaker Kevin McCarthy authorized a formal impeachment inquiry based on preliminary findings of House committees that have been investigating...

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It's back. Or at least that's what they're telling us. According to CBS News, three new COVID-19 variants are spreading across the country, and while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have not announced new mask mandates, some schools and businesses are already reinstating them. But while the rest of the...

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