Never bring a knife to a gunfight, the saying goes. Apparently, bringing a knife to a mixed martial arts fight doesn't work out all that well, either. Javier Baez, who told WPLG that he'd been "training my whole life," demonstrated that point when he was approached in the wee hours...

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A massive explosion at a chemical plant just north of Houston had local authorities scrambling to evacuate people away from the area on Wednesday morning. Others in the general area of the facility in the city of Shepherd, Texas, were told to shelter in place or leave the area. Those...

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On Tuesday, the people of Ohio -- hardly a deep blue state -- voted overwhelmingly in favor of constitutional protection for abortion. Then, upon learning the result of the vote, a group of abortion advocates erupted in wild celebration. The Associated Press posted a short video of the celebration late...

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Electric vehicles sure do seem safe and effective. Or am I mixing my propaganda? According to social media user Xian Ke, a Google-operated electric bus suffered a power loss on Monday morning while attempting to scale one of San Francisco's many hills. The out-of-control bus then rolled down the hill...

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A controversial statewide legislative race in Virginia appears to be over -- and it looks like a rare win for Republicans. Tuesday's round of elections saw a number of competitive races for seats in the state's House of Delegates, but few have been as polarizing as the contest in suburban...

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Selena Gomez said this week that she was "done" with Instagram after backlash against what in less rancorous times might have been considered a rather benign post. The former Disney Channel actress and current star of Hulu's "Only Murders in the Building" posted on October 30 that she was planning...

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Plans announced by the Biden administration to import grizzly bears to an area in northern Washington state have alarmed residents who worry that Biden is putting them all in danger. The administration initially announced the plan in September with an eye toward reintroducing the apex predator into the federally-managed North...

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It was not all bad news for the GOP coming out of Tuesday's off-year elections. Republicans continued their winning ways on Long Island, New York, with a landslide victory for Suffolk County executive. The New York Post reported that Ed Romaine's win over Democrat David Calone means the GOP now...

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In a previous role as an editor, I used to give my writers and other editors one primary piece of advice: Don't be wrong. There were a lot of things I encouraged to avoid undermining our credibility with inaccuracy, but one of the most important was never to predict anything....

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Tucker Carlson gets it. In recent years, he always has gotten it, which explains why he no longer has a job at Fox News. Carlson recently interviewed independent journalist Glenn Greenwald. Near the end of the interview, the popular conservative host declared that if Donald Trump's enemies succeed in convicting...

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Former Indianapolis Colts offensive lineman Matt Ulrich has died at the age of 41, team owner Jim Irsay announced on social media on Wednesday. Irsay posted on his X account on Wednesday morning that Ulrich had passed away. “I am heartbroken to hear of the passing of Matt Ulrich,” Irsay wrote....

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The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday issued subpoenas for multiple members of the Biden family to testify as part of its impeachment investigation that has delved into the Biden family’s finances. The subpoenas were announced in a pair of posts on X. In one post, subpoenas were announced for Hunter...

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It was former first daughter Ivanka Trump's turn on the witnesses stand Wednesday in her father's trial for fraud in New York City. But according to a list of "highlights" of her testimony collected by CNN, most of what she had to say consisted of "I don't remember." In fairness,...

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Hillary Clinton may need to up the prenoscription on her contact lenses. During a Wednesday appearance on "The View," the former Secretary of State must have had some trouble reading her notes because she used what was clearly a denoscription of President Joe Biden to incorrectly describe former President Donald...

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A 14-year-old Florida student has died after going into cardiac arrest during a Junior ROTC athletic event on Saturday. Knox MacEwen collapsed at a 5K run during the program's fitness challenge, which was attended by hundreds of military cadets at Everglades High School in Miramar,  according to WPLG-TV in Miami....

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"I just think a lot of people, especially in the Christian community, call everything demonic," tattoo artist Kat Von D told Christian podcast host Allie Beth Stuckey this week, "and I don't think everything is demonic." What she does think is demonic, however, is a guy who showed up at her...

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Jewish comedian Amy Schumer is weathering the antisemitism directly tied to the increasing worldwide calls to support Palestinians. It’s especially vivid for Schumer, the descendant of an Auschwitz survivor, according to The Blaze. Yet, despite the pressures, 42-year-old Schumer stands strong. "I’m sad to have lost so many friends these...

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It should have been nothing but champagne and roses at CNN Tuesday night. Democrats had a successful off-year election by any measure, scoring a win in Ohio's referendum on abortion and a governor's re-election in Kentucky, among other victories. But the liberal network's political director was looking ahead to the...

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One former and three current employees of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department died of suspected suicides just hours apart this week. According to NBC News, the deaths occurred on Monday and Tuesday. Sources told the outlet that while the cause of the deaths has not been determined by the...

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Five Republican candidates will take the stage in Miami, Florida, Wednesday night for the third presidential primary debate of the 2024 election cycle. They include Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, The...

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Two American citizens driving an SUV in Batesville, Texas, just lost their lives simply because they were driving in the wrong place at the wrong time. A human smuggler driving a vehicle full of illegal immigrants killed them, according to Bill Melugin, national correspondent for Fox News. It was a...

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