A woman who scammed donors out of thousands by falsely claiming to suffer from terminal cancer has learned her punishment. Madison Russo, 20, was ordered to pay $39,000 in restitution and $1,370 in fines in a Davenport County, Iowa, trial on Friday, according to the Associated Press. Russo plead guilty...

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Attorneys general from 33 different states announced on Tuesday that they are suing Facebook’s parent company Meta, claiming the company’s behavior is targeting children. The lawsuit was filed in California and has been endorsed by a bipartisan group of AGs who say they are concerned Mark Zuckerberg’s media empire has...

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House Majority Whip Tom Emmer dropped out of the race to be the next speaker of the House Tuesday shortly after narrowly winning the Republican Party's nomination for the post. The final tally was 117 votes for Emmer, followed by 97 votes for Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana with five...

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Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York wants Palestinian refugees to be accepted into America. “I think there’s something to be said about the region’s partners being able to support and step up [for] Palestinians,” Ocasio-Cortez said in a video clip posted to X. “However, that does not abdicate the...

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With the attacks on Israel again emerging as a worldwide threat to all Jews in all nations, a former Customs and Border Protection chief has delivered an ominous warning that Hamas and other Islamic jihadists are already here in the U.S.A. waiting to strike thanks to President Joe Biden's wide-open...

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A new campaign ad from former President Donald Trump depicts Hillary Clinton as an arch manipulator trying to fool Americans into supporting President Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential election. "With Trump taking a commanding lead and Bidenomics hurting American families, genius Hillary Clinton has come up with a way...

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Someone needs to schedule everyone in the White House for hearing exams because there seems to be a collective bout of hearing loss in that building. On Friday, President Joe Biden was allegedly unable to hear a reporter who asked if Israel should delay a potential ground invasion of Gaza...

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Never underestimate the stupidity of criminals. On the other hand, also do not underestimate what a good guy with a gun can do when confronted by the stupidity of criminals. In California, a man allegedly attempted to rob a gun store on Sunday afternoon -- with a hammer, according to...

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Republican Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana was nominated to become speaker of the House on Tuesday night, with no apparent opposition. On Wednesday, former President Donald Trump gave House Republicans a nudge to back Johnson, which would end the three weeks in which the House has been without a speaker....

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Under Joe Biden's failed presidency, the United States has devolved into a dumping ground for unvetted armies of illegal aliens, including suspected terrorists and convicted felons. So it's no surprise the administration is trying to keep the unprecedented scope of the harrowing border disaster under wraps. Accordingly, U.S. Customs and...

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Even before Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Brandon Pfaadt caught the attention of the sports world by continuing to pitch like a champion, he was going viral for what he did in the dugout. Pfaadt started for Arizona as the underdog Diamondbacks defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 in Game 7 of...

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Arizona’s Grand Canyon University is locked in battle with the federal government, and the college says it is being “unjustly” targeted. In a statement on its website, the college, which says it has 25,800 students on its main campus in Phoenix and another 92,000 online, said the Department of Education,...

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Automobile manufacturers are slowing down production of electric vehicles in response to waning American demand -- just as one industry CEO had predicted they might. Toyota Motor Chairman and former CEO Akio Toyoda "may be enjoying an 'I told you so' moment," according to a report from The Wall Street...

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Body camera footage of New Orleans Saints wide receiver Chris Olave’s Monday arrest appears to show the star wideout attempted to use his occupation to get in good with the local police. There was one problem for the officer who took the former Ohio State football star into custody: He...

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The U.S. has instituted a military draft five times in its history -- during the Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. While the Selective Service System is still in effect, reinstated by President Jimmy Carter in 1980, it has been a...

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Former President Donald Trump said on social media Wednesday that he would not endorse anyone in the race for the speaker of the House, but that his "strong SUGGESTION is to go with the leading candidate, Mike Johnson, & GET IT DONE, FAST!" (emphasis his) Trump made the comments on...

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It must be nice to be Bud Light and its parent company, Anheuser-Busch InBev. Well, it's probably not very nice to be the face of transgenderism run amok, to see sales crater because of it, and to lose even more in terms of goodwill with your core customer base. But...

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A rebel House Republican who voted to oust former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy isn't backing down from his defiance to the party establishment. Arizona freshman Rep. Eli Crane rebuked the notion that he owed any loyalty to McCarthy because of previous campaign expenditures to secure his election. Journalist...

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The Biden administration's August 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan rates as one of the most catastrophic failures in U.S. history. No one has suffered more from that failure than the families of 13 service members killed during the calamitous withdrawal. With this in mind, five Republicans in the U.S. House of...

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Republicans elected Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana to be the 56th speaker of the House of Representatives on Wednesday. The final vote was 220 for Johnson and 209 for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Johnson was the fourth candidate the GOP had picked to be speaker after ousting Rep. Kevin...

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