Many working in entertainment were no doubt hoping 2024 would be a comeback year for the industry. After a series of terrible disasters -- a 2023 filled with box office flops, union strikes, skyrocketing production costs, the collapse of the streaming model, etc. -- it appears that 2024 is indeed...

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Women's basketball is having a moment, thanks to this year's NCAA tournament and stars like Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso. Professionally, however, the WNBA is still years -- if not decades -- away from being the blockbuster global success that the NBA is. It's a 12-team league where...

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The majority of Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical during oral arguments Tuesday of the Biden Justice Department's use of a federal obstruction statute in prosecuting over 300 Jan. 6 defendants. The outcome of the case involving defendant Joseph Fischer could have major implications for former President Donald Trump’s election interference...

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George Washington University Law School professor Jonathan Turley described Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's prosecution of former President Donald Trump as a "Frankenstein case" based on resurrected alleged misdemeanor business record violations. Bragg indicted Trump last spring on 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree, taking what...

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At a time when quality wholesome children's entertainment has never been harder to come by, the Australian animated show "Bluey" has stood out from the rest. The show follows a family of anthropomorphic blue heelers as they face various day-to-day adventures together which often teach the family's older daughter Bluey...

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A Boeing employee said on Tuesday night that he would never allow his family to board one of the company’s 787 Dreamliner jets. The man, a 15-year Boeing engineer, said he worked on the Dreamliner until 2022 when he was moved to another project after he raised safety concerns about...

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An Ohio woman who asked for help to identify a man who "literally saved my son's life" at a hockey game last week has found her hero. The woman, identified later by WMMS as Asia Davis, described the man as having been "really nice" to her and her 4-year-old son,...

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A vicious attack against a North Carolina high school teacher on Monday went viral online and resulted in the student being hit with three criminal charges. The assault occurred at Parkland High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. A clip of the charged moment that has been circulating on the social...

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A Disney Cruise Line worker was arrested on child pornography charges in Florida on Monday after federal authorities said they found disturbing images on his phone. The man, a native of the Philippines, is the third company employee to face child porn charges just this calendar year. According to WPLG,...

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The price tag of President Joe Biden's student loan amnesty just keeps growing -- and it's not the neediest who are getting the money, either. According to the New York Post, a new study by the University of Pennsylvania estimates that a new round of student loan cancellation programs raises...

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There is no word that can despoil interest in a movie the way that "representation" does. Whenever the word is used to describe the casting or plot of a movie, you can bet your last dollar that it didn't get that way organically. Instead of existing at the service of...

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Former President Donald Trump may be confined to a courtroom all day while his opponent campaigns for the upcoming presidential election, but he's still holding bigger campaign rallies than President Joe Biden. If Trump can't get to the campaign trail, the campaign trail will come to Trump. Trump faces 34...

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Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee is planning to propose legislation that would pull funding for NPR as the agency grapples with the backlash against its far-left bias. The media organization that relies partially on public funds to operate has faced scrutiny in recent weeks since a veteran editor admitted...

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You would think a man who has made his living performing for 50 years would have a thick skin. Unfortunately, a March 17 show in  Toledo, Ohio, proved that John Mellencamp is unable to handle even the tamest of hecklers. As seen in a video shared to TikTok, the "Jack...

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The senior National Public Radio editor who was suspended without pay after he pointed out the network's extreme, left-wing bias has made a stunning new announcement. On Wednesday Uri Berliner resigned from the network after 25 years at his job. His resignation comes on the tail of being suspended for...

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Even as gas prices were already skyrocketing, putting a bigger burden on Americans, President Joe Biden is now ramping up his war against oil by instituting an increase of 33 percent on gasoline production by raising government fees and other obligations, some for the first time in more than 60...

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All Alaska Airlines planes were grounded for about an hour Wednesday morning. Planes were grounded at about 7:30 a.m. PT by the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA issued a ground stop halting all departures for Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, which is a regional airline owned by Alaska Air Group,...

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An illegal immigrant who entered the country through the open southern border early in President Joe Biden’s term has been charged in connection to the death of a senior adviser to Democratic Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto. The Reno Gazette Journal reported that 38-year-old Kurt Englehart died following a hit-and-run...

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Faculty and administrators have no one but themselves to blame. After all, they have spent decades cultivating their undergraduates' misplaced sense of self-importance. At the same time, they have taught those undergraduates to sort the human race into oppressors and victims, so it should surprise no one when the most...

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The National Basketball Association has taken the rare action of handing a lifetime ban to a player to "protect the integrity" of the league. On Wednesday, the league announced that it was banning Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter after an investigation into allegations of gambling. On its webpage, the league...

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