Here’s a stupid question: What do we do if we’re highly dependent upon solar energy and there is a solar eclipse? Fact is, it’s not a stupid question. Increased use of solar power causes utility companies to scramble when the sun goes dim. More than half of California’s energy production...

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As the porous border near Eagle Pass, Texas, continues to see huge numbers of illegal immigrants pass over it, one group decided to claim part of Texas in the name of the nation they had presumably escaped from. Lt. Chris Olivarez, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety's...

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Alabama GOP Gov. Kay Ivey was not having it when the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation chastised Auburn University sports coaches for helping with a spontaneous mass baptism event that happened on campus earlier this month. The governor's response was on solid constitutional grounds, strengthened by the U.S. Supreme Court's ...

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Normally, there simply isn't much to say or write about a September NFL game between the Kansas City Chiefs, perennially one of the NFL's premiere franchises the last decade, and the Chicago Bears, perennially one of the NFL's worst-run teams in that same time frame. The Chiefs scored the first...

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A campaign opportunity to showcase former President Donald Trump’s support for the Second Amendment misfired on Monday. Trump popped into Palmetto State Armory, a gun shop in Summerville, South Carolina, on Monday while he was campaigning in South Carolina, according to CNBC. While he was there, he was fascinated with...

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A mountain lion killed an elk in rural southern Missouri earlier this month in what state officials are calling a “rare” event for the state. Where the animal might have come from is a mystery, as big cats in the region are not known to breed. In fact, Missouri has...

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There's no real way to sugarcoat this, so here we go: Is New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez willfully and maliciously duplicitous? Or is she just plain dumb and forgetful? Because one of those two reasons would explain why the rabidly pro-union Ocasio-Cortez was spotted driving around in a Tesla electric...

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The day many of us were eagerly awaiting has finally arrived, as Megan Rapinoe bid the United States Women's National Team "Adieu" with her final international fixture. To be fair, from a sports perspective, Rapinoe is a pretty decent player. After all, she captained the USWNT to victory at the...

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Ford is halting work on a $3.5 billion plant in Marshall, Michigan, that would make batteries for electric vehicles. The announcement came after the automaker in July projected its EV unit would lose $4.5 billion this year, about 50 percent more than planned, and that it was slowing its plans...

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Three witnesses are scheduled to appear Thursday as the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability chairman holds the opening hearing of the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. An impeachment inquiry is a formal fact-gathering process that takes place prior to the introduction of articles of impeachment. “Today, we are...

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Executives of Smartmatic, one of the voting technology companies at the center of the controversy surrounding the 2020 presidential election, have been implicated in a bribery scheme involving a former top election official in the Philippines. Court filings obtained by CNN reveal that the Department of Justice has filed money...

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Three equals potential disaster, according to Democrats doing the math of what happens if a third-party candidate emerges in the 2024 presidential election. Fears of what could happen with a third party were illustrated in a recent NBC poll, in which former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden each...

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Several House Republicans are reaching out to Democrats to support proposals that would avert a Saturday night shutdown of the federal government. Republican Reps. Mike Lawler of New York, Don Bacon of Nebraska and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania say they will support a stopgap funding bill opposed by House Speaker Keven...

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Reader warning: This story is graphic and may cause your blood to boil. On Sunday, former U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores of Texas, whose husband is a Border Patrol agent, posted an image to social media of a Border Patrol agent brutalized and humiliated by an attacker near McAllen, Texas. The...

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The invasion at the border is placing everyone in danger. With each new migrant crossing, the safe country we once thought we lived in is inching away. The migrant invasion is also helping to collapse our economy, another aspect of safety Americans once enjoyed. The nation we loved is under...

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At the core of critical race theory lay the toxic assertion that skin color dictates identity and largely determines destiny. Thus, one always feels heartened when misfortune strikes the CRT enterprise. Professor Ibram X. Kendi, founder of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research, has addressed several recent news items...

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When steadfast Christians find themselves with their backs against the wall, they can seek comfort and inspiration in Psalm 143, "Rescue me, Lord, from my foes, for I seek refuge in you." When disgraced sinners who refuse to repent find themselves in big trouble, instead of turning to God, they...

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To make a point about the fuss the left is putting up over the book "Gender Queer" being pulled from school libraries, including middle school libraries, GOP Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana went viral from reading a pornographic passage from the graphic (in both senses) novel it during a Senate...

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For Los Angeles Chargers fans, few things have been more disappointing than the lack of production from former All-Pro cornerback J.C. Jackson after signing a mammoth free agent contract. Jackson, who was a premiere corner for the New England Patriots for years, signed a five-year, $82.5 million free-agent deal with...

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Lego is one of my child's favorite toys. And also my wife's. And I also may or may not have a Lego Porsche 911 somewhere in my office. I won't tell if you don't. The habit is a bit of a guilty pleasure for conservatives, however, since Lego tends to...

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The Las Vegas teen who is accused of stealing a car and then using it to intentionally run down a man on a bicycle said he thought all he would get for his crimes is a "slap on the wrist." Jesus Ayala, who was 17 when he was allegedly driving...

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