Ah, Bobby Jr., we hardly knew ye, to paraphrase the noscript of an old book about President John F. Kennedy, uncle of independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Some had hopes that RFK Jr. would provide a fresh alternative to the presumptive Republican and Democratic nominees, the boisterous MAGA...

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A renowned British structural engineer specializing in bridge design says he was "not surprised" at the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge after a container ship named Dali heading to Sri Lanka, crashed into it and caused it to fall into the Patapsco River early Tuesday morning. There should...

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Rapper Sean “Diddy" Combs’ private jet has disappeared from a popular flight tracking website a day after two of his homes were raided by federal agents as part of a reported human trafficking investigation. It is not clear if the rapper was aboard the jet when it was last tracked...

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A Republican candidate for governor of Utah has linked diversity, equity, and inclusion to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The bridge collapsed early Tuesday after the cargo ship Dali drifted into a bridge support. Among the reactions that looked past the immediate cause, state Rep....

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Missouri beating victim Kaylee Gain was suspended from school the day before a fight in which her attacker repeatedly pounded her head into the pavement, according to a new report. Gain, 16, suffered a skull fracture and a brain bleed that put her in a coma for two weeks after...

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Whoopi Goldberg, one of the co-hosts of "The View," interrupted the "Hot Topics" segment of the show to address an audience member who was apparently recording it. "Sir, I have to, I have to stop you with the camera," she said as she left her seat and walked across the...

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After nine long years of prosecution against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the staunch Republican managed to avoid any jail time for securities fraud charges. Instead, he will have to perform 100 hours of community service, among other requirements laid out in a pretrial agreement, The Texas Tribune reported. This...

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After Jesus was baptized, He was led by the Spirit into the wilderness. He stayed there for 40 days, eating nothing and facing temptation from the Devil himself. What did the Devil spout at Jesus to tempt him? Among other things, noscripture! The Devil took Jesus to Jerusalem, placed Him...

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The companies that own and operate the container ship that brought down the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore have been in trouble before, and so has the ship. According to WDCW, the MS Dali damaged a quay wall in a collision on July 11, 2016, at the Port of...

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OK, look: I get that we, as a global culture, defined down what it means to be an expert in global warming when the preeminent face of environmentalism became a preternaturally angry teenaged real-life version of Pippi Longstocking. We may have dodged a bullet when Miss Thunberg didn't win a...

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Between animated box-office flops, superhero duds and a streaming service that's hemorrhaging members, Disney is losing money like a drunken poker player -- except, instead of alcohol, the House of Mouse seems to be gulping down wokeness. If Nelson Peltz has anything to say about it, that could change in...

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England's Prince Harry and former C-list actress Meghan Markle -- otherwise known as the carpetbagging Duchess of Sussex -- are reportedly hoping to become temporary working royals again, but this pipedream is unlikely to happen, according a royal expert. "Both Meghan and Harry still hope that at some point they...

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The collision that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, may have been caused by contaminated fuel that ultimately led to the ship's power loss. The ship reported "power issues and a loss of propulsion," according to a U.S. Coast Guard report cited by Fox News early Wednesday....

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A major Midwest oil refinery will be shutting down temporarily, according to a new report, even as gas prices are already rising. "A source tells me a full turnaround (shutdown) at ExconMobil’s Joliet, IL refinery will begin imminently and is planned to last ~50 days,” Gas Buddy’s Patrick De Haan...

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A large American city is reeling from a tragedy, so of course President Joe Biden found an opportunity within hours of it to make the situation at least partially about himself. The Francis Key Scott Bridge in Baltimore collapsed in the early morning hours on Tuesday -- leaving rescuers searching...

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"X-Men '97" is a series that comes trailing plenty of criticism, some of it regarding woke content. Surprisingly, it manages to stay faithful to the original 1990s Fox animated adaptation of the comics -- but that doesn't mean that there aren't those willing to force their own narrative upon the...

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In the summer of 1937, Adolf Hitler opened the "House of German Art," a ghastly exhibition of Nazi-themed artwork. The Fuhrer personally selected each piece, not for its artistic quality but for its usefulness in advancing Nazi ideology. Thus, the selection made a mockery of merit. Today, White House press...

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Investigators arrested a LGBT activist and Princeton University alumnus last week on a charge of possession of child pornography, according to a local outlet. Writing for NJ.com, Kevin Shea reported Tuesday that Roy ‘Trey’ Farmer was charged with one third-degree felony count of possession of child sexual abuse material. The...

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Four men suspected by Russian authorities of having taken part in a terrorist attack last week appeared in court Sunday, looking significantly worse for wear. The men have been charged with executing the terror attack on the Crocus City concert hall Friday that killed at least 137 people and were...

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How partisan and savage was the House's kangaroo committee on the Capitol incursion? Run by a cadre of far-left Democrats and NeverTrumper Republican Liz Cheney, it was bad enough that Chris Miller, acting defense secretary at the end of former President Donald Trump's administration, said he was threatened into remaining...

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