At the Oscars this past Sunday, one winner likely embarrassed many of Hollywood's largest motion picture studios. That winner, the Japanese-produced "Godzilla: Minus One," went home with the award for "Best Visual Effects," despite boasting a much, much, much smaller budget than its more well-known competition. Toho Studios made the...

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One of the most-visited pornographic websites on the internet has restricted its content in the state of Texas following a new age verification law, a lawsuit from an ally of former President Donald Trump, and a ruling by a state court. Pornhub was no longer accessible in the country’s second...

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Lawmakers in Florida are finally addressing the problem of squatting, one of the most egregious property rights violations going on in America today. This month, both chambers of the state Legislature unanimously passed a bill allowing law enforcement to immediately remove squatters without waiting weeks or months for a case...

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Former Trump administration Transportation Secretary Steven Mnuchin is reportedly pooling together an investment group that intends to purchase TikTok if the app is ultimately sold by its Chinese Communist Party-affiliated owner. The news follows the Wednesday passage of a bipartisan bill in the House of Representatives that seeks to force...

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A recently resurfaced, now-viral clip is causing headaches for the woman working on a video game adaptation of Marvel's incredibly popular African superhero Black Panther. In the clip, Dani Lalonders, an associate narrative designer at Cliffhanger Games, makes it clear that, in the past, she has intentionally avoided hiring any...

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Just a decade after the BCS system was thrown out for the current four-team College Football Playoff system, a deal is being cut to expand the playoffs from 12 to 14 teams, according to a report. The 2024 college football season will wrap up next January with 12 teams in...

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Militant transgenderism and its deluded-yet-self-righteous enablers have met bold resistance from the courageous defenders of women's sports. According to Fox News, a group of current and former collegiate athletes led by former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District...

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Amid a welter of conflicting claims, Dallas police are investigating allegations of a 2017 sexual assault involving Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott. “Dallas Police Department received a report of a sexual assault the complainant said occurred on February 2, 2017, in the 8500 block of Stemmons Freeway,” a Dallas police...

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The reviews for Disney-owned FX's new hit miniseries "Shōgun" have been absolutely glowing. That is, apart from one notable exception. The series, based on a 1975 novel by James Clavell, follows the story of an English explorer in the 1500s who finds himself smack-dab in the middle of an intense...

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Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont erupted at a Fox Business correspondent Thursday, telling her during an exchange inside the Capitol, “I can yell as loud as you!” On Thursday, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, which Sanders chairs, held a hearing on his proposal to have the...

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Joe Rogan cornered a Big Tech big shot into admitting that privacy is virtually non-existent on their devices. On The Joe Rogan Experience podcast released Tuesday, the host spoke with Ray Kurzweil, a "scientist, futurist, and Principal Researcher and AI Visionary at Google," according to the episode's denoscription. During their...

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We've all edited a photo at some point. Maybe we've tried cleaning up the background a little or changing the lighting. Those of us with a little more skill -- and perhaps vanity -- may have tried erasing a few pesky wrinkles from our clothes or even from our brows....

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Members of the so-called squad of far-left House Democrats went ballistic on social media on Wednesday after a Republican CNN contributor referred to Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota as a mouthpiece for terrorism. Among those who lost their cool was Democratic Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, who called...

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New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers very well could become independent presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate. The son of late Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy did nothing to dispel speculation the veteran NFL passer is high on his list of preferred running mates during an interview with...

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The world does not need more creeps. And it definitely does not need "humanoid" ones. The debut of Saudi Arabia's first "male" humanoid robot did not go as planned when the robot, named "Muhammad," appeared to inappropriately touch a female reporter during a demonstration at the DeepFest tech event in...

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When Javier Milei was elected president of Argentina last year, the libertarian was both mocked and vilified by the media for his promises to slash runaway spending in Buenos Aires as well as other measures introduced to curb hyperinflation in the South American country. Lo and behold, even the media...

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A bevy of bobbles have been burgled. But these were not just any old collectibles. The Pittsburgh Penguins were planning to hand out special bobblehead dolls of NHL legend Jaromir Jagr to everyone attending Thursday’s game against the San Jose Sharks at PPG Paints Arena. Unfortunately, somebody got to the...

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Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you. They'll get you by submitting you to the process. In an X post on Monday, Sen. Mike Lee called for the Transportation Security Administration to be eliminated. "It’s time to abolish the TSA," the Utah Republican said. "Airlines...

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The ongoing saga of mechanical issues with Boeing aircraft has taken so many bizarre twists and turns, you'd be forgiven for thinking it sounds more like the plot of an Alfred Hitchcock film than reality. But truth is stranger than fiction, as they say, and new revelations regarding the fate...

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At last, it seems the sordid saga of Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis and her underqualified special prosecutor/boyfriend, Nathan Wade, is finally coming to a close. Although the options given to Willis on Friday by the presiding judge might not be what she hoped for. Superior Court Judge...

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