Embattled Illinois elected official Tiffany Henyard got an earful from her constituents at a public meeting Tuesday, but had little to say in return. A number of local residents WGN-TV described as "frustrated" shared their thoughts at the Thorton Township meeting about Henyard's various local scandals. Henyard currently serves as both...
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Watch: Black Residents Furious with Dem Mayor After She Pulls Race Card Amid Corruption Investigation
"And it’s a shame that us -- us, I’m talking to my Black and Brown communities -- would sit here and fight."
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Three Memphis police officers were shot, one fatally, in an early Friday shooting that also killed an 18-year-old suspect. Interim Memphis Police Chief C.J. Davis said Joseph McKinney, who joined the force in 2020, was killed. One wounded officer was in non-critical condition at Regional One Health. The other wounded...
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3 Police Officers Shot in Fatal Ambush - One Teen Suspect Was Released Without Bond last Month
A Memphis police officer was killed Friday in an incident that involved an 18-year-old who was arrested last month but set free without bond.
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If the Biden administration is trying to restore American parents' confidence in the public school system, they sure have a funny way of showing it. Nowadays, one of the most significant causes of concern -- and perhaps the deciding factor for most parents pulling their children out of public schools...
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Biden Administration Celebrates Latest LGBT 'Holiday' by Unintentionally Posting the Most Convincing 'Homeschool Ad' Ever
Biden's woke Department of Education has done nothing to assuage parent concerns with its ill-advised video on social media.
The venerable spelling game "Scrabble" is making a big change to appeal to the snowflakes in Generation Z who just can't seem to stomach a game that has a scoring system that allows someone to win. For the first time in 75 years, Mattel, the company that manufactures the famed...
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Major Change Coming to Scrabble to Appeal to 'Participation Trophy' Generation
Woke critics seem to have gained the upper hand to make changes to the venerable spelling game Scrabble with these new changes.
2020 was a rough year for Hollywood. Like most industries, the COVID pandemic took its toll. Unfortunately for the entertainment industry, things still haven't quite recovered as many had hoped. 2023's box office was riddled with massive financial failures. The streaming model for television is collapsing in real time. Union...
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Rock Bottom Is Here: Hollywood Enters 'Full-Scale Depression,' Even Top Execs Are Losing Jobs
Hollywood layoffs are hitting new extremes. Now, even top-level executives in the entertainment industry are losing their jobs.
When President Joe Biden pleaded for Congress to increase the budget of the Internal Revenue Service by more than $80 billion he claimed that he would use that money to go after "the rich." Well, he got his money. So did he fulfill his promise? It turns out, "no" is...
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Bombshell Report: Which Americans Are 5 Times More Likely to be Audited?
A new report finds that President Joe Biden sold us a bill of goods about his plans for that $83 billion bump in spending for the IRS.
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Matt Walsh's sardonic wit sets the conservative commentator apart from the rest in his field. It's exactly that dry humor that helped make "What Is a Woman" not just the best conservative documentary ever made, but also one of the best films made in recent years, period. The Daily Wire...
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Step Aside Judge Judy: The Daily Wire's Matt Walsh Just Got His Own Reality Court Show
Daily Wire firebrand and "What Is a Woman" star Matt Walsh just launched his very own reality court show and it's hilarious.
Stories are conflicted, but news reports say Iran is about to attack Israel. Other reports say they were hinting at it, but have stood down. What’s going on? Friday morning, CBS said an attack against Israeli military installations was imminent and was in retaliation for Israel’s destruction earlier this month...
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Imminent Iranian Attack on Israel Reportedly Postponed After Islamic Republic Realizes What the US Was Going to Do
Another week in the Middle East: Iran hints threats to Israel. U.S. pledges support for Israel. Iran threats go away. Maybe.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is facing significant backlash for her anti-cryptocurrency, big government stance over the last few years as more than a dozen crypto executives and tycoons are donating to her opponent, Republican candidate John Deaton, in anticipation of unseating her in the upcoming election. To say the least,...
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Elizabeth Warren's Attacks on Cryptocurrency Are Coming Back to Haunt Her as Tycoons Work to Remove Her from Office
Crypto figures are coalescing against Warren, using the power of their pockets to push for the change they wish to see.
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If you've been keeping up at all with the cultural clash over the concept of transgenderism, you'd know that Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has been one of the most vocal voices arguing against men who claim to be women. To be clear, Rowling is not a conservative by any...
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JK Rowling Tells Harry Potter Stars to 'Save Their Apologies' After New Report on Transgenderism in Youths
"There is not a reliable evidence base upon which to make clinical decisions, or for children and their families to make informed choices."
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Not unlike the First Battle of Geonosis, this fight could turn ugly quickly. About two months after actress Gina Carano filed a biting lawsuit against Disney and Lucasfilm, the House of Mouse's army of lawyers has responded, demanding that the suit be thrown out. The lawsuit -- financially backed by...
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Disney Claims to Have 'Had Enough,' Demands Gina Carano-Elon Musk Lawsuit Get Thrown Out
Disney went on the offensive against Gina Carano and her Elon Musk-backed lawsuit. Not everyone agrees with their characterization of events.
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Imagine working full-time Monday through Friday and then picking up a catering gig on weekends to make ends meet. If that describes you, then the federal government has something to say to you. Congratulations. President Joe Biden created your second job. This scenario effectively summarizes the reality of the U.S....
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Biden Claims 303K New Jobs in March, Shocking Real Numbers Embarrass Admin
Federal officials lie with regularity, so it comes as no surprise that the touted March jobs report actually revealed economic hardships.
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Who could have imagined it: Eating a concoction of chemicals made to imitate real meat appears to be actually quite bad for you. A new study postulates that eating vegan meats can have major negative effects on an individual's health, such as increasing the risk of diabetes. As the Daily...
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New Study Shows How Unhealthy Fake Vegan Meat Truly Is - Stick with the Real Thing
A new study shows potentially damning results for plant-based alternatives can lead to health issues like heart problems and diabetes.
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A gun store owner in Washington state says he sold a boatload of high-capacity magazines earlier this week when a state law that had banned them in 2022 was briefly lifted by the order of a local judge. Wally Wentz owns a store called Gator's Custom Guns in the city...
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Gun Store Sees 90-Minute Sales Bonanza When High-Capacity Magazine Ban Is Temporarily Lifted
During an event that was billed as "magazine day" at a gun shop, a Washington firearms dealer said people flooded his store.
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Irked that the case of an Arizona rancher accused of killing an illegal immigrant is taking longer than he wanted, the judge in the case stalked out of the courtroom Thursday. George Alan Kelly, 75, is on trial for a second-degree murder charge in connection with the shooting death of...
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Trial of Arizona Rancher Accused of Killing Illegal Immigrant Takes Odd Turn When Judge Walks Out of Courtroom
The attorney for an Arizona rancher facing a murder charge says her client's rights have been violated by a judge's edict.
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The death watch for O.J. Simpson was highly controlled to prevent leaks emerging before Simpson’s death Wednesday at the age of 76, according to a new report. As Simpson was losing his final battle with prostate cancer, visitors who came to see him at his home were required to sign...
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NDAs for All Who Saw OJ Simpson and a Phone Ban Were Part of Tight Security Measures in His Final Days: Report
As OJ Simpson lay dying, one major focus was to ensure no information or photos were shared with the world, according to a new report.
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One would hope that elected officials would know more about astronomy than the average middle schooler. Well, despite having served as the U.S. Representative for Texas' 18th Congressional District since 1995, up to and including leading the House Science Committee's space subcommittee, Sheila Jackson Lee apparently did not. Instead she...
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Sheila Jackson Lee Says Moon Is a 'Planet' That's 'Made Up of Mostly Gases,' But Things Only Get Worse When She Tries to Correct…
Sheila Jackson Lee tried to save face on X for her embarrassingly ignorant comments, only to make herself look more ignorant.
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One of the best parts of being in a nerdy fandom when a highly anticipated movie is announced comes from the collective sense of eagerness and anticipation building up. "Joker: Folie à Deux," the 2024 follow-up to the smash-hit 2019 movie "Joker," is one such movie, and it didn't take...
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Fan Theories Run Amok After New Joker Movie Trailer Drops: Unreliable Narrators, Inverse Relationships?
Fans have picked apart the trailer for "Joker: Folie à Deux" like it's the Zapruder film. Here's what they found.
A pro-Palestinian protester was arrested Wednesday and charged with 16 felony counts after threatening to murder members of the Bakersfield, California city council. Riddhi Patel, 28, began her remarks by calling on the city to pass a ceasefire resolution regarding the Israel-Hamas war drafted by the United Liberation Front. "I...
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Pro-Palestinian Activist Hit with 16 Felonies After Going Too Far During City Council Meeting Speech
A pro-Palestinian protester was arrested Wednesday and charged with 16 felony counts after threatening to murder city council members.
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This should've been such an easy slam dunk for Disney and Gameloft. A kart racer in the same vein as Mario Kart, but with iconic Nintendo characters swapped out for Disney characters? That game should've printed money. Alas, "Disney Speedstorm" opted to go the free-to-play route and...
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Fans Openly Discussing Class Action Lawsuit After Disney Racing Game Makes a Change
"Breaking their own terms of service is opening up themselves to a class action lawsuit," an ominous post claimed.
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Remember -- sexism is any time a woman isn't celebrated as much or greater than a man, regardless of the amount of work they did. While promoting her newest film, "Civil War" -- a film that will undoubtedly have major political opinions on display -- actress Kirsten Dunst complained about...
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Actress Who Played Spider-Man's Love Interest Suggests Sexism Is Why She Was Paid Less Than Tobey Maguire
Actress Kristen Dunst laments on how sexism is responsible for her earning less than her co-star in "Spider-Man."
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