New reports paint a dire picture of American forces in Niger, a western African nation that this month said it wants all U.S. military personnel to leave the country. A report from the office of Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida said more than 1,000 U.S. troops are essentially trapped...

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On Wednesday, President Joe Biden regaled the nation with another family tale, this time insisting that his uncle Ambrose Finnegan -- whom he called "Uncle Bosie" -- may have been eaten by cannibals. It is a fact that Finnegan disappeared in New Guinea after his plane went down during World...

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Efforts by conservative Republicans to prevent a House vote on foreign aid bills to Ukraine, Israel and Pacific allies failed Thursday after Democrats intervened. The four bills include another $60.84 billion in taxpayer money for Ukraine, $26.38 billion for Israel and $8.12 billion for Pacific allies such as Taiwan. A...

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So, tell me if you've heard this one before. A publisher or developer in the nerdisphere slowly begins inserting woke content into their source material. A little changing of the language here, a little retroactive continuity there -- nothing that's immediately noticeable, say, unless you look really closely. Then, all...

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Flyers reportedly telling illegal immigrants to vote for President Joe Biden have been found in the offices of an activist group on the Mexican side of the southern border. The flyers were first discovered by the news site Muckraker and later shared and verified by the Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project,...

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If President Joe Biden's latest campaign ad is any indication, his team is worried about America's perception of his current mental acuity. And it doesn't look like this video is going to help. The 30-second spot, which was released on social media Thursday, opens with a man identified as Jojo...

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The Biden administration may have just committed another foreign policy blunder. Explosions from an apparent Israeli drone attack were reported Friday in Iran's Isfahan province, which is home to an airbase and nuclear facilities, according to The Associated Press. Fox News and CNN were among the outlets quoting U.S. officials...

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If you were one of pitchfork-wielders in the angry mob breathlessly awaiting a mea culpa from Molly Ringwald for starring in teen movies that were too "white" for modern audiences, well, this was your lucky week. I didn't know that there was such a mob out there, mind you. In...

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Dubai and the United Arab Emirates are working tirelessly to dry out the heaviest rain ever recorded in the region, when a storm unleashed more than a year's worth of rain in a single day, sparking widespread chaos across the desert nation. Dubai, a city famed for its architectural marvels...

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A young man with aspirations to take his football talents to the NFL died this week – just days before the league’s annual draft. Amitral “AJ” Simon, a 25-year-old defensive lineman who finished his college career at the University at Albany in New York, passed away unexpectedly. Simon was a...

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Actor Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial in the fatal shooting on the set of the film "Rust" will begin in July. But if the 18-month manslaughter sentence given to the movie's armorer, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, on Monday is any indication, it's not looking good for the "Beetlejuice" actor. Before her...

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Christian singer Mandisa, who rose to fame after nearly going the distance on “American Idol” almost two decades ago, died on Thursday at the age of 47. Her death was confirmed by the Christian radio network K-Love. Mandisa; 1976-2024. "Mandisa loved Jesus, and she used her unusually extensive platform to...

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In a show of ignorance, willful or otherwise, of the nation's legal heritage, Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill that would have allowed teachers to display and discuss the Ten Commandments in their classrooms. Additionally, the governor vetoed legislation that would have defined "male" and "female" based on...

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Apart from the bickering in Congress, the world’s eyes have largely turned away from war-ravaged Ukraine, where a remnant of desperate pastors and priests plead for help. For two years, the country’s churches have been ravaged, charred beyond recognition or toppled by the steady volley of missiles. Evangelical Christians, Catholics...

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Five brave girls in West Virginia took a stand against the far left’s gender madness when they refused to compete against a boy claiming to be a girl at a track meet this week. It’s tragic that the state of our crumbling society had even put the girls in such...

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On this day, 249 years ago, the Battle of Lexington took place in Massachusetts. It was a pivotal day, to say the least, and it signaled the start of America's long and painful journey toward becoming an experiment in liberty -- and representing a beacon of hope for the world....

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Taylor Swift may be the world's biggest musical artist, but her new song sounds like she wants to be like God. Swift's new song "Guilty as Sin" was leaked on Thursday, according to Parade. The entire 31-song mega double album known as “The Tortured Poets Department” was then released early...

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A man set himself on fire Friday across from the New York courtroom in which former President Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial is taking place. The incident took place in a small barricaded park in Manhattan at about 1:30 p.m. according to the New York Post. In a video posted...

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At CinemaCon, movie studios across the industry pitch their upcoming projects to theater owners. This year's event had a bit more riding on it than usual, considering the disastrous state of the U.S. box office post-COVID and the streaming boom. Those theater owners likely hoped studios had innovative ideas for...

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Former NFL star Antonio Brown spent part of his week posting insults, racial slurs and crude remarks about former Iowa point guard Caitlin Clark – earning him an apparent block from the women’s basketball sensation on social media. The wideout-turned-troll shared a screenshot on the social media platform X that...

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