The first plea deal to resolve charges against a co-defendant in former President Donald Trump’s racketeering trial in Georgia has been reached. Scott Hall pleaded guilty Friday, according to NBC. He was also the first defendant to surrender to authorities last month. The deal reached with Fulton County District Attorney...

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As the sports world becomes increasingly entangled with the gambling world, the NFL is taking some new steps to ensure it doesn't become a major problem. On Friday, the league announced that it was increasing penalties for players who bet on NFL games. "The NFL and NFL Players Association share...

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Former NFL player Michael Oher, the subject of the hit 2009 film "The Blind Side," has received an outcome he was looking for in his court case against his foster family. On Friday, Shelby County, Tennessee, Probate Court Judge Kathleen Gomes terminated the conservatorship agreement Oher signed in 2004 with...

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Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein's death on Thursday evening at the age of 90 has led to speculation about political consequences. The late California senator occupied a crucial seat on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Thus, with her passing, some commentators have wondered about President Joe Biden's ability to get judges confirmed....

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President Joe Biden is beating a hasty retreat from his administration’s policy of taking shooting and archery courses away from high school students. The White House said Thursday that Biden will sign a bill that reversed a Department of Education decision, according to Fox News. The bill cleared the Senate...

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There is something about children that brings out an innate, protective instinct. It's natural, occurring in all species. Most animals will fight to the death to protect their offspring. And many animals bind together to protect the youngest in the group. But the madness of wokeness is eroding our basic...

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The best word I can think of to describe the second GOP presidential primary debate on Wednesday is "underwhelming." There were no standout candidates, and the atmosphere felt more like a competition on who had the best think tank-researched attack line, rather than who had the best policy solutions. Most...

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As illegal immigrants flood New York City, Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul is calling out the National Guard to help them. Hochul said 150 additional National Guard members will be deployed for what she called "case management," bringing to 250 the number of Guard members assisting migrants, according to a news...

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A U.S. soldier who infamously dashed across the border into North Korea is now in American custody after being deported by the North Korean government. According to the Wall Street Journal, Pyongyang announced on Wednesday that Private 2nd Class Travis King had been removed from the country after admitting to...

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Former President Donald Trump was already facing a hearing on a gag order, and now special counsel Jack Smith has piled on to his arguments, using some of Trump's posts on social media and other statements against him. Smith's "Opposed Motion to Ensure that Extrajudicial Statements Do Not Prejudice These...

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Call it poetic justice -- sooner or later you have to answer for your actions. What happens in this life may be a clue for what's coming next. When General Mark Milley, who served as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Trump and Biden, retired on Friday,...

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More often than not, when retired MLB legend Curt Schilling is being pilloried by the media, it's just a matter of whiny leftists crying over things they should just have thicker skin about. The latest Schilling controversy? It's a bit more complicated than that and it's worth delving into. On...

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One day before the United States conducts a major test of its emergency alert communications network, Russia will hold drills in the event of a major nuclear attack. On Wednesday, the United States' Federal Emergency Management Agency will test its Integrated Public Alert and Warning System. According to The Hill,...

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A mom in Columbus, Ohio, is frustrated with how the criminal justice system is treating her teenage son -- because it's not being harsh enough with him. Tiffany Hammons said her 17-year-old son has stolen multiple cars and crashed some of them, and that even when police catch him, they...

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A Texas group that identifies itself as a church is actively working to transport children out of state to give them access to puberty blockers and "sex-change" mutilations. Texas Scorecard reported that the Galileo Church in Fort Worth has set up an initiative known as the North Texas TRANSsportation Network...

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Former White House Director of Strategic Communications Alyssa Farah Griffin, now a co-host on "The View," appeared obviously perturbed when positive comments she was making about a Republican presidential candidate were cut short by the show's production crew. The hosts were critiquing Wednesday night's second Republican presidential primary debate as...

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An arrest for a weapons charge almost two years ago in Queens has led to an FBI warning about a global Satanic pedophile ring in which the suspect was allegedly involved. Angel Almeida, 23, was arrested for being a felon in possession of a firearm in November 2021, according to...

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The Full Employment for Robots Act has been signed into law by California Gov. Gavin Newsom. That’s not really its name. But it may as well be the case, as California’s new fast-food minimum wage will be $20 per hour, $4.50 more than the state’s minimum wage for everyone else....

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Tucker Carlson predicted Thursday that the general election will not be between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, and he's probably right. Biden is "senile," Carlson said during a speech at an Intercollegiate Studies Institute event in Wilmington, Delaware. He added that he's not trying to be mean, but...

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Showing just how dangerous it is to be a teacher at an inner-city school, a teacher in Michigan was knocked out cold when a rebellious student threw a metal chair at her head in a sneak attack from behind. The horrendous attack occurred Thursday in a classroom at the Southwestern...

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