A freight train derailed around 6:00 Monday morning, resulting in the closure of the Steel Bridge in Portland, Oregon, just in time for rush hour. Six cars from the Union Pacific freight train were involved in the accident, according to KPTV -- two empty lumber cars that were completely derailed,...

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Do establishment operatives think themselves so secure that their persecution of former President Donald Trump will never boomerang on them? During a Supreme Court hearing on Thursday regarding the question of presidential immunity, Justice Brett Kavanaugh warned of a slippery slope in politically motivated prosecutions of presidents. "It’s not going...

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Four Florida teens were killed following a high-speed chase that ended when a police officer stopped their alleged stolen vehicle by using a PIT maneuver. The teens were aged 14 to 16, and all died following a chase that saw a car one of them was driving travel at speeds...

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Former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason and Phil Simms will no longer co-host "The NFL Today" on CBS. James Brown, Nate Burleson and Bill Cowher will remain on the show, and will be joined this season by former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan and former Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt,...

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Despite all the calls from the left to "free Palestine" -- calls that have grown louder amid Israel's war on Hamas following the group's Oct. 7 terrorist attack -- there never has been a country with that name. It appears that the International Olympic Committee never got that memo, however....

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After pro-Palestinian protesters hit the University of Texas on Wednesday, school President Jay Hartzell made an astonishing announcement that threw the whole "protest" into doubt and undermined the claim it was a student-led event. Austin police waded into the unauthorized protest on the campus of the university on April 24...

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As president, Donald Trump brought the Middle East to the brink of peace. Now campaigning for the White House again, he's weighing in on the turmoil plaguing the nation's "elite" campuses over the war that President Joe Biden's weakness has fostered in the region. And the advice is as simple...

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A climate activist who defaced an exhibit last year at the National Gallery of Art in Washington will spend 60 days in prison. Joanna Smith, 54, of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced on Friday, according to a Justice Department news release. On April 27, Smith and a fellow protester smeared...

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While the left-leaning political talk show host Bill Maher has irritated both liberals and conservatives in his many years on television, his recent drift towards the right on many issues has led to many interesting moments. For instance, on Friday's episode of "Real Time with Bill Maher,” Maher began the...

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A new report links India’s government to a failed 2023 assassination attempt against an American citizen who is a critic of India’s government. According to The Washington Post, India’s espionage agency, the Research and Analysis Wing, coordinated a team to assassinate Sikh activist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, an American citizen. The...

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Some Christian leaders are criticizing Taylor Swift's new album, "The Tortured Poets Department," for lyrics they say bash Christians and mock God. Shane Pruitt of the Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board posted on Facebook some of the lyrics he found to be objectionable for believers. "LYRICS MATTER," Pruitt...

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While America is blessed with an abundance of food and many of us are fortunate enough to not worry about finding our next meal, sometimes reality rears its head that our nation is also susceptible to shortages. Earlier this month, Chipotle Chief Restaurant Officer Scott Boatwright sent an email to...

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Some men feel empowered to attack a woman for the immodest outfit she wears. They regard her clothing as an affront not to her dignity but to their idea of how she should behave. Other men, however, know enough to respect and defend her no matter how she decides to...

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Attorneys for Hunter Biden plan to “imminently” sue Fox News for alleged defamation for publishing and airing images of him that he views as defamatory. The reported coming lawsuit surrounds sexually explicit images that have circulated online now for years that presumably originated from the son of President Joe Biden’s...

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The White House has responded to a report that there was an effort last year by top Democrats close to President Joe Biden to oust White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. A spokesman for Biden denied claims by two people who told the New York Post they were briefed on...

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Pro-Palestinian protesters have turned their attention toward a new enemy: bananas. As a result, pro-Israel protesters switched up their tactics in combating pro-Palestinian protesters at UCLA by eating and waving bananas during a counter-protest on Friday, according to UCLA's Daily Bruin. The Daily Bruin reported that hundreds of pro-Palestine students...

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An Arizona rancher who faced charges of murdering an illegal immigrant won't be convicted. Santa Cruz County prosecutors are opting against trying George Alan Kelly a second time after his first murder trial ended in a mistrial, according to KOLD-TV. A jury of eight voted against convicting Kelly last week...

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Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce will play for the franchise through at least the 2027 NFL season after he signed a massive contract extension on Monday. The 34-year-old, who has been dating pop singer Taylor Swift since last fall, is now the league’s highest-paid tight end after he...

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The Subway chain is shrinking in a trend that could grow now that California’s sky-high minimum wage for fast food workers is in effect. Subway closed 733 American stores in 2023, according to the New York Post. Although it added 396 stores and acquired some others, overall the chain’s store...

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A catastrophic tornado outbreak unleashed its fury across several states in the nation's Heartland this past weekend, leveling neighborhoods and businesses and upending countless lives. The multi-day event produced dozens of tornadoes, some rated as strong as EF4 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, with peak winds over 200 mph. CNN...

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Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, who served her country in the National Guard, is ready to serve it again in a deeper war she says is vital to democracy's survival. Gabbard, who ran for president in 2020 as a Democrat and later disavowed the Democratic Party, is among...

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