An Oregon judge has put on hold a gun control law Oregon voters barely approved in a 2022 referendum. The law, known as Measure 114, passed with 50.65 percent of the vote and only won majorities in six of Oregon’s 36 counties. The law mandates a permit to buy any...

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The Republican-led House Ethics Committee is giving Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman a pass. The committee indicated this week it lacked the votes to appoint a group to look into the Sept. 30 incident in which the New York Democrat -- a member of the progressive "squad" -- set off a...

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One of the NBA's premier, do-it-all young stars has been accused of doing far too much with a minor -- and the league is investigating. According to both the Associated Press and ESPN, the league is looking into allegations that Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey had an improper relationship...

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Italy is embarking upon a campaign of limiting what kinds of websites can be accessed on cell phones belonging to minors. The Italian Communications Regulatory Authority, known as Agcom, is now requiring that cell phone providers install filtering software on devices that have SIM cards registered to minors, according to...

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In Israel, every citizen is required to serve in the Israel Defense Forces for at least a year. Over the past month, we have been inundated with pictures and videos of 18- and 19-year-old service members, away from their families and in harm's way to protect their country. As we...

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Argentine President-elect Javier Milei says one piece of his dramatic campaign will take place, even as he names moderates to key posts in his administration. On Friday, the Libertarian populist issued a statement saying that closing the central bank of Argentina was a  "non-negotiable matter" and that citizens should ignore...

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reportedly inspected photos of "target regions" from the country's new spy satellite launched earlier this week that included Seoul, South Korea, and U.S. military bases. North Korea has nuclear weapons, which makes the development something that must be carefully analyzed by U.S. and South...

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Alleged victims of the man dubbed "Canada's Jeffrey Epstein" are speaking out. In an interview with The Sun published Friday, two anonymous women said Canadian business magnate Robert Miller manipulated and sexually abused them when they were young. Forty-one of Miller's alleged victims recently launched a class-action lawsuit against the...

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Hamas released a group of 17 hostages on Saturday, the second day of a cease-fire with Israel, following the release of 24 hostages on Friday. NBC News reported that 13 Israelis and four people from Thailand were set free on Saturday, nearly two months after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack....

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When Michigan plays Ohio State in one of college football’s greatest rivalries, every moment of every play is debated, discussed and viewed over and over. For devoted fans of both schools, the annual contest is known simply as "The Game," and this year, with both teams undefeated going into the...

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Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce slid in another jab at NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers in their ongoing rivalry of repartee. Kelce, when not making headlines for his relationship with superstar singer Taylor Swift, and Rodgers, who tore his Achilles tendon in his first game with the New York...

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Now that Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah is not running for re-election, he doesn't need to keep the mask on. And now that it's off, we can see whose side he has been on all along -- his own. In an interview with CBS' Norah O'Donnell on "Person To Person,"...

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A convicted criminal who served nearly a decade in California prisons has risen to the house of the progressive state's government. The strange tale of former Los Angeles gangster and California inmate Jarad Nava was profiled in a Los Angeles Times puff piece earlier this month. The onetime mass shooter...

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Apple's "Napoleon" is already looking like a box office bomb. The historical drama film, directed by Ridley Scott and based on the life of French revolutionary Napoleon Bonaparte, drastically underperformed in its opening weekend. According to ScreenRant, the film will need to make $400 million in order to break even....

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Police in India arrested a man on Thursday, accusing him of murdering his wife and young daughter by releasing a snake into the bedroom while they slept. Investigators believe K Ganesh Patra, 25, committed the murders in early October in Adheigaon village, in Odisha's Ganjam district, according to reporting from...

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A Michigan Catholic school is fighting back against a state law it says would require the school to violate its beliefs to appease state authorities. Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish of Grand  Rapids is being supported by groups representing Jews and Muslims in its effort to avoid being forced to...

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Humans are being bypassed on the modern battlefield as artificial intelligence-enabled drones are taking out targets without operators giving the word to kill. As the United States pulls together policies to decide how AI-enabled weapons will be used, Ukraine has already put them in play, according to Forbes. Ukraine has...

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A farmer chooses his crops based on the soil, climate and culture where he farms. Different soils and climates are better suited for different kinds of crops. You don't grow bananas in Wyoming like you wouldn't grow a crop of cranberries in South Africa. The same can be said of...

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Eighty-one-year-old President Joe Biden is the oldest man to hold his office in American history -- and not only that, he looks like a high-mileage 81. Biden's physical condition and numerous gaffes have promoted a quiet, polite discussion in the media about whether or not he's "lost a step" (a...

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A tight Louisiana election has now become an even more complex issue now that two people have been found to have voted twice in an election decided by one vote. A runoff election for Caddo Parish sheriff was held on Saturday. After the polls closed, Republican John Nickerson was defeated...

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Police in Oklahoma arrested the owners of an abandoned El Paso County, Colorado, funeral home, where 190 decomposing human remains were discovered on Nov. 8. The couple, Jon and Carie Hallford, were arrested while on the run from law enforcement on charges of abuse of a corpse, theft, money laundering,...

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