With Iran expected to unleash revenge upon Israel for an attack that killed several Revolutionary Guard officers, the United States is bolstering its military force in the region. Two destroyers, including one already in the Middle East, are being repositioned in anticipation of an attack, according to the Wall Street...

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He secretly spied for Cuba for decades while serving as a U.S. ambassador and working for the State Department for two decades with high-level security clearances. On Friday in Miami, he was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for his crime of espionage in what has been described as...

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Four teenagers have been arrested in Germany after police allege they were planning a terrorist attack in the name of the Islamic state. Three suspects -- a 15-year-old girl, a 16-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy -- were arrested in North Rhine-Westphalia state in the western part of Germany, according...

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After drastically depleting the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve to buy votes during the midterm election, President Joe Biden's Department of Energy has announced it will not purchase up to 3 million barrels of oil from a site in Louisiana in August and September, as originally intended. “Keeping the taxpayer’s interest...

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In a sign of the expected storm to come, President Joe Biden was called back to the White House Saturday as the Middle East appeared on the brink of an attack against Israel. Biden returned from his Delaware beach house Saturday afternoon “to consult with his national security team about...

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A knife-wielding man killed at least six people in a Sydney, Australia, shopping mall on Saturday before the attacker was shot dead by a police officer. According to a report in the Independent, one of the victims killed was Ash Good, 39, whose 9-month-old baby was also a victim in...

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A former earth science teacher, who taught in New York's Webster Central School District, hosted over 100 of his former students at his home in suburban Rochester, New York, during Monday's historic solar eclipse, fulfilling a promise he made 46 years ago. Patrick Moriarty, 68, was 22 in 1978 when...

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Iran has launched its promised waves of death against Israel. Officials of both nations confirmed that a wave of drones had been launched, according to the Associated Press. Iran had vowed to retaliate against Israel after an April 1 attack in Syria killed several officers of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. The...

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Dairy herds in eight states have been affected by bird flu as the virus spreads. As of Friday, 26 dairy herds in Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and South Dakota have been affected, according to The Associated Press. Health officials said consumers should not push the...

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The release of more than two dozen barges Friday on the Ohio River has sparked safety concerns on the extensive waterway this weekend. A number of bridges have been closed in response to the riverine event, according to NBC News. As of Saturday, authorities remeained unsure why the 26 barges...

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A former high school wrestler who made the moves of his life in a confrontation last month recently is being hailed as a hero, but he knows who really deserves praise. In March, Gabriel Pitzulo intervened at an Indianapolis Subway when a clerk was being harassed. “All glory to God,...

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As Israel emerged largely unscathed from a blitz of Iranian drones and missiles, President Joe Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the U.S. position on an Israeli response. Biden told Netanyahu in a Saturday phone call that the U.S. would not participate in and does not support an...

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At their respective cores, there's a pretty clear link between professional wrestling and video games. Innately, both are escapist power fantasies. In video games, it's all about rescuing the princess from Bowser or chasing a high score, while pro wrestling is a constant power struggle on both a storytelling and...

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Music icon Madonna unleashed on her staff at the April 6 show for her "Celebration" tour. The singer's Miami show was riddled with technical issues, which triggered a mid-show meltdown directed at her staff. Newsweek reported that videos posted on social media show Madonna experiencing trouble singing due to the...

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Max Holloway won his Ultimate Fighting Champsionship fight Saturday night in inecredible style as, amid a barrage of punches by both fighters and time ticking away, Hollowayt connected to knock out opponent Justin Gaethje. UFC President Dana White called the contest "the fight of the year." The match took place...

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In the aftermath of Iran’s attack on Israel Saturday night, President Joe Biden said he will meet with allies on Sunday to consider what to do. Biden said he will meet with G7 nations to craft a unified response, according to Reuters. Biden said that during a call with Israeli...

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Housing prices may be ridiculous all over America, but in Baltimore, Maryland, they're paying people to take houses -- literally -- and folks still aren't interested. With over 13,000 vacant homes in the city, many abandoned due to high rates of violent crime, Baltimore is now selling some of these...

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This writer would rather not admit how many video game systems he's seen get sunset over the years -- and years -- but it's pretty easy to admit that none of the ones I've seen go have been as weird as the Nintendo Wii U. (Well, maybe the Nintendo Virtual...

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What does economic growth look like? New jobs, businesses expanding, growth of the middle class? For the Democratic Party, economic growth is apparently the mass closure of retail stores throughout the country. Nearly 5,500 stores closed throughout 2023, a massive 30 percent increase from 2022 and the highest levels since...

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It feels Biblical. Iran fired around 300 drones and missiles from inside the Islamic Republic as their proxies launched from Yemen, Iraq and Lebanon, according to the New York Post. These contemporary weapons of war arced over Jerusalem's Temple Mount, the place where past Jewish temples, including the one destroyed...

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It's official: With powerful new tools like the Unreal Engine and other advanced game engines, AAA video-game noscripts have officially crossed the uncanny valley. They look and feel more real than ever. But at what cost? To one of the industry's most respected OG developers, it means less AAA games...

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