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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On Wednesday, X chief Elon Musk told his users that he was pulling out of his business deal with fired CNN commentator Don Lemon. The cancellation announcement comes two months after Lemon announced that he was working with Musk to have X sponsor a new daily show. "His approach was...

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NBC News is apparently getting concerned about recent polling showing former President Donald Trump beating President Joe Biden among Latinos and sees Christianity as a big reason why. The news outlet brought out the Christian nationalist boogeyman in hopes of persuading some to change their mind. "Latino evangelical support for...

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What do worm eggs in a man’s brain have to do with President Joe Biden? No, this isn’t a joke about special counsel Robert Hur’s testimony about the president’s mental readiness before Congress this week, except it’s timely. Instead, it’s based on standards of living and the state of the...

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It turns out that Dylan Mulvaney isn't just terrible at being a woman. He's terrible at being a singer, too. Mulvaney -- who, at this point, is probably better described as infamous more than famous -- hit the headlines yet again for a video that's a lot easier to boycott...

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More than a dozen FBI SWAT team members were hospitalized on Wednesday after an explosion at a bureau training center in Southern California. What exactly happened at the Orange County shooting range was unknown early Thursday, but numerous local media outlets reported a blast occurred around 1 p.m. KTLA-TV reported...

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Robyn Bernard, who starred in the long-running soap opera “General Hospital” in the late 1980s, has died. A news release from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office in California said the body of the actress was found Tuesday in an “Open field behind business 1800 block of S. San Jacinto Ave.,...

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Fired CNN host Don Lemon went running back to the left-wing network to whine that Elon Musk had canceled Lemon's partnership with the social media platform X following a takedown interview in which Lemon suggested the billionaire was a drug addict and an anti-Semitic white supremacist. Generally speaking, no sane...

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Another month, another missed inflation goal, it would seem. As is quite common under the Biden administration, consumer prices once again rose during the last month, seeing a 0.4 percent uptick, CNBC reported. With February included, inflation is now up an outrageous 3.8 percent for the year -- over 90...

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A Boeing aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in Los Angeles on Wednesday night in the latest bit of negative publicity for the company. No injuries were reported when the Boeing 777 operated by American Airlines touched down safely at Los Angeles International Airport just before 9 p.m.,...

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The fast food chain Wendy’s has announced a new Frosty for its overseas stores that will be available beginning next week as the company deals with the fallout of its decision to test the waters on a new pricing model. According to People magazine, the company will introduce a seasonal...

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