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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A 7-year-old Arab girl clung to life Sunday as the most serious casualty of Iran’s barrage of drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles against Israel. The website Haaretz identified the victim as Amina al-Hassouni from the unrecognized Bedouin village of al-Fur'ah, She underwent surgery for a severe head wound at...

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Four people were arrested Saturday in connection with the disappearance of two Kansas women in late March. Tad Bert Cullum, 43, Tifany Machel Adams, 54, Cole Earl Twombly, 50, and Cora Twombly, 44, were arrested Saturday in Oklahoma, according to KVII-TV. All four were locked up in the Texas County...

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California, celebrated in the post-World War II decades for its vibrant economy and as a hub of innovation, is increasingly being perceived as hostile to businesses. A blend of Democratic lawmakers, high taxes, stringent regulations, and a spike in crime rates paints a grim picture of the business landscape in...

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A report from earlier this year gave an interesting glimpse at streaming audiences' viewing habits. According to the report, which came from Nielsen, the vast majority of viewers' streaming time in 2023 was spent watching older shows that debuted, in most cases, years prior. Apparently, audiences prefer the classics to...

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One of the most famous questions in presidential campaigning that is so pertinent today was posed by Ronald Reagan in 1980 when he asked the country "are you better off today than you were four years ago?" That single question helped Reagan soar to win the popular vote and dominate...

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Disney is changing the rules for providing disability services and is threatening that scammers will be barred from the Magic Kingdom for life. Last week, Disney announced some new rules and stressed that efforts to falsely obtain Disability Access Services will be taken seriously. "If it is determined that any...

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A staunch defender of abortion says that it is essentially murder. Host Bill Maher made the comment Friday on his show “Real Time.” “I can respect the absolutist position, I really can,” Maher said speaking of pro-lifers in a video clip posted to X. “I scold the left when they...

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Israel emerged largely unscathed from Iran’s vengeance on Saturday, but the same may not be true for American motorists. Although Israel sustained slight damage from the roughly 300 drones and missiles Iran launched at it, Iran’s activities are likely to add to oil market jitters that would become even worse...

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Sen. John Kennedy has the kind of barbed wit that makes its point -- and sinks deep. He's used it to roast Biden administration flunkies appearing on Capitol Hill, he's used it to skewer "woke" witnesses who want to push the liberal agenda with the power of their own inexhaustible...

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There have been numerous high-profile cases in recent months of squatters taking over vacant homes and land in the U.S., often capitalizing on situations where the original owners have died or fallen into foreclosure. In many cases, authorities are unable to immediately determine if the occupants are legitimate tenants or...

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An aid package that includes support for Israel and Ukraine will move forward in the House perhaps as soon as this week, according to Speaker Mike Johnson. Johnson met Friday with former President Donald Trump and emerged upbeat on the chances of an aid bill supporting Israel, Ukraine and Asian...

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While everyone is aware of the thousands of migrants that trek across Mexico on foot to get to America's southern border, a group far less discussed are illegals who attempt to get into the country by sea. Smaller numbers of people may decide to take this route, but that doesn't...

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