By an overwhelming margin, the House on Wednesday passed legislation that would require TikTok to separate from its China-based ownership or face a potential ban in the U.S. The vote was 352-65, with one member voting present and 14 members not voting. Fifteen Republicans and 50 Democrats opposed the measure....

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Leave it to Batman to save the Oscars from becoming a snooze-fest of speeches. Batman, in the form of star actor Michael Keaton, returned briefly at the Oscars for one of the more viral moments at the Oscars. In a clip from the Academy Awards posted to X, presenters Arnold...

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Four people have been sentenced after authorities dismantled a fake marriage operation that fraudulently sought green cards for at least 600 immigrants. The mastermind of the scheme, Marcialito Biol Benitez, was sentenced Thursday to 22 months in prison and three years of supervised release, according to a news release from...

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One poor, young British woman moved to St. Louis, Missouri, and became the victim of big city American crime. As reported in the New York Post, a British woman, 22-year-old Ellie Bentley, moved to St. Louis in 2023 to be with her then-boyfriend, soccer player Indiana Vassilev. She was exiting...

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For American citizens trapped in the increasingly anarchistic situation nation of Haiti, the Biden administration is continuing a deplorable pattern begun during the withdrawal from Afghanistan back in 2021. Namely, in the words of the Republican Rep. Cory Mills of Florida, that pattern is a "pattern of abandonment." Thankfully for...

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Few things are sadder to witness than the spectacle of an aging hippie making a fool of himself. The aging hippie in question this time is acclaimed singer-songwriter Neil Young, who, back in 2022, threw a tantrum when Spotify wouldn't censor Joe Rogan for "COVID misinformation," taking his ball to...

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Democratic Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez is facing a primary challenge from a New York City businessman who said he has had enough of her brand of far-left “radicalism.” He has announced he is running to unseat the three-term congresswoman and he did not mince words regarding how he feels about the...

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A number of influential conservatives warned a bill that could ultimately ban the social media app TikTok in the U.S. could have unintended consequences after it was passed in the House of Representatives on Wednesday. One went as far as to describe the bill as a “Trojan horse” for other...

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New York Jets star cornerback Sauce Gardner reacted to the news that his teammate Aaron Rodgers is on Robert Kennedy Jr.’s running mate shortlist with a hilarious take. Rodgers, a former NFL MVP, was floated as a potential vice president for the political scion’s independent presidential bid on Tuesday. The...

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At a time when headlines from the world of sports have more to do with woke politics than athletic excellence, the sight of a sports star proclaiming the Christian faith feels like its own form of redemption. That was on display in the NFL playoffs, when stars like the San...

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For the second time in two days, Swedish law enforcement intervened Wednesday, forcibly removing Greta Thunberg and nearly 40 other environmental activists who were blocking the entrance to the Riksdag Swedish parliament building in Stockholm. Thunberg and the other activists accused leaders of political inaction regarding perceived climate issues. After...

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Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro is suffering a backlash for saying that Americans should continue working past the official retirement age and possibly until death. During Tuesday's episode of his podcast, Shapiro said it is "totally crazy" and "insane" that the retirement age is still set at 65 in the U.S....

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New details have emerged about the condition of manga artist Akira Toriyama, who created the wildly popular “Dragon Ball” series, and died March 1. The official X account for “Dragon Ball” said merely that Toriyama died at the age of 68 “due to acute subdural hematoma.” However, further details were...

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“We cannot have illegal aliens coming to Florida,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis posted on X in the face of a threat of a massive influx of refugees from violence-torn Haiti. In anticipation of the rush, DeSantis has beefed up security by the Florida National Guard and state agencies, including law...

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A woman was killed in Dallas over the weekend after the car she was in was stolen at a gas station, then crashed while speeding about a mile away. The incident happened at about 12:50 a.m. Sunday, according to KXAS-TV in Fort Worth. Darion Thomas, 26, who has been charged with...

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If you were a video gamer in the mid-2010s, there's a genuine chance that you've already heard the term "GamerGate." But just in case you haven't, here's a quick synopsis of the controversy via Wikipedia (and gee, do you notice a clear slant to this?): "Gamergate or GamerGate (GG) was...

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A teenage girl in Missouri is fighting for her life after she was beaten mercilessly and had her head repeatedly slammed against concrete near her school in St. Louis County last Friday. The vicious beating occurred near Hazelwood East High School during a broader melee as a large group of...

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If Boeing was seeking to mend its reputation among the general public after numerous public safety incidents, the company sure has a strange way of going about it. While investigating the in-flight structural failure of the Alaska Airlines flight back in January -- the one where the door blew off...

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In the tortured minds of America's most wayward souls, only one so-called "freedom" truly matters. According to National Review, pop star Olivia Rodrigo has partnered with pro-abortion groups to ensure that fans who attend her concerts have access to abortion-related information and services, including abortion pills. On Tuesday, for instance,...

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There’s nothing like something appearing in the middle of nowhere to cause a fuss. Hay Bluff, a spot in the middle of Wales near the town of Hay-on-Wye, is now host to the latest curiosity to grace the planet -- a 10-foot-tall metal monolith that appeared over the weekend, according...

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Four years ago this week, the U.S. was descending into madness, starting with COVID lockdowns and round-the-clock fear-mongering. In those days, no one besides his relatives, acquaintances, victims and some law enforcement officials had yet heard of George Floyd. On Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, former President Donald Trump...

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