It's no secret that Hollywood has fallen on hard times, financially speaking. The film industry's leaders suffered catastrophic losses at the box office in 2023, while various independent, small and foreign studios began to edge in on the market. You know times have gotten especially rough when even a renowned...

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Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs of Arizona vetoed a bill this week that would have forced pornographic websites to require their users to verify their age. Hobbs said doing so violated the First Amendment rights of companies that make or distribute images of explicit sex online. As a result, minors in...

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We all know about the downside of political polarization, but what about the upside? For instance, if “go woke” means “go broke,” who gets the money instead? For those paying attention, there’s a silver lining in the red-blue rumble. Conservative boycotts against brands such as Bud Light, Disney and Target...

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An Arizona woman who was arrested and charged for attempting to kill her husband agreed to a plea deal on Monday. Melody Felicano Johnson, who was arrested in July, pleaded guilty to two charges of poisoning food or drink and admitted to putting trace amounts of bleach into her husband's...

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Senate Republicans plan to grind business in the chamber to a halt if Majority Leader Chuck Schumer declines to allow a trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Mayorkas was impeached by the House of Representatives in February over his and the Biden administration’s failure to do anything about the...

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A Florida Republican is proposing legislation that would require convicted child sex abusers to face either the death penalty or life in prison. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said the “No Repeat Child Sex Offenders Act” will be introduced in the House on Thursday, according to Fox News. She outlined her...

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Louisiana GOP Sen. John Kennedy ripped a top Biden official during a hearing on Monday over the administration's decision to roll back sanctions against Venezuela's authoritarian regime. In a video posted to his X account, Kennedy pressed Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo to explain the administration's reason for lifting sanctions...

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Do you think Hollywood will get the message? You would think that after a disastrous 2023 filled with films more focused on social justice messaging than plot, Hollywood would start to put entertainment first. "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire," which debuted March 29, could give Hollywood yet another nudge...

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Democrats might want to watch out -- based on the evidence contained in a recent series of videos, their party might not be able to claim they are the advocates of the marginalized much longer. Videos shared by Donald Trump's deputy director of communications Margo Martin on the social media...

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Actor Kevin Costner commented Tuesday about his career and more specifically about the mystery surrounding what the second half of the final season of “Yellowstone” might look like. Amid reported tensions between the actor and the show’s creator Taylor Sheridan, it has been unclear if Costner will return as John...

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One of the federal government's more controversial investigative tools seems to be on its last legs and may be phased out of legality. Since the country sustained its worst terror attack on that terrible day of Sept. 11, 2001, the government instituted a suite of new powers to investigate possible...

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The competitive spirit affords Satan a powerful tool with which to tempt us to sinful pride. Thus, when successful and hyper-competitive athletes give evidence of their faith in Jesus, it lands differently. At a news conference on Tuesday in advance of the 2024 Masters in Augusta, Georgia, world No. 1...

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Missouri high school student Kaylee Gain and the fellow student involved in the attack that put Gain into a coma exchanged insulting text messages in the weeks before their March 8 fight, her father has revealed. During the fight, Maurnice DeClue was shown on video pounding Gain’s head into the...

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During an exchange with reporters at the White House on Wednesday, President Joe Biden claimed he was living in the 20th century as he made a pitch to voters to elect him to a second term. In the Rose Garden, a reporter asked Biden about a Tuesday Arizona Supreme Court...

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William, Prince of Wales, has made his first social media comment since the announcement last month that his wife has cancer. William responded to the announcement that women’s soccer star Rachel Daly, 32, was retiring from international competition. Daly played for England’s national team, known as the Lionesses. “Thank you...

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No woman will wear number 22 for Iowa basketball again after Caitlin Clark played her final game with the school on Sunday -- ending a historic career that changed the perception of her sport. The team announced on social media Wednesday that the number will forever belong to its most...

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You can try to fight it all you want, the president of In-N-Out Burger is telling America. At the end of the day, minimum wage hikes for fast food workers end up meaning higher prices for customers. Period. You'd think this wouldn't be rocket science. However, Californians seem to be...

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Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani may be breathing a sigh of relief this morning, assuming he's seen the reports about his former interpreter's negotiations with prosecutors. According to The New York Times, Ippei Mizuhara, whom the Dodgers fired last month, is prepared to plead guilty to at least some...

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An embattled Biden administration vehicle emissions rule that has already drawn the ire of the courts has received a thumbs down from the Senate, too. On Wednesday, the Senate voted 53-47 to strike down a rule that forces states to track vehicle emissions on parts of the federal highway system...

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The runaway inflation raging under Joe Biden’s failed presidency has gotten so bad that some Americans are being priced out of eating at McDonald's. Exacerbating the situation in California is the new $20-an-hour minimum wage, which has forced many fast food chains -- once considered an affordable meal option --...

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