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Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson is sounding the alarm about the protection of “individual rights” and calling on the regulatory legislation of artificial intelligence personal voice assistants after a leading AI tech company developed one she said sounds like hers. Johansson, 39, played the role of an AI personal chat assistant...

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Fox News contributor and legal scholar Jonathan Turley said testimony from Michael Cohen’s former legal adviser Robert Costello could finish off the prosecution’s case against former President Donald Trump. Trump has been charged with falsifying business records in connection with payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016. Turley,...

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This article is sponsored by His Glory. Annette Kuehne, the wife of Jan. 6 defendant Chris Keuhne, suffered a miscarriage the day after the FBI raided their Kansas home in February 2021. The couple spoke with Nick Searcy, the producer of the documentary film “Capitol Punishment 2: The War on Truth,"...

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Though Donald Trump leads in the polls -- and has generally done so since the beginning of this election cycle -- his campaign has been deficient in at least one area compared to Joe Biden's. One advantage Sleepy Joe has had is greater fundraising opportunities and more money in his...

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Budding WNBA star Caitlin Clark has not been having a great week. After much hype surrounding her getting drafted by the Indiana Fever last month, Clark's team has not been doing so hot since the season began, sitting at 0-4 after another loss Monday night. And the former Iowa star's...

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After Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker committed the unspeakable crime of praising women who choose to be homemakers and receiving severe backlash, he is now getting pilloried online for new alleged statements. The initial controversy began when Butker, a devout Catholic, delivered a commencement address at the Catholic Benedictine...

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An unusual request for assistance made by Iran to the United States government wasn't fulfilled. The request was made after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi went missing in a helicopter crash on Sunday in the country's East Azerbaijan province, according to Reuters. Raisi was found dead on Monday, according to the...

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One person was killed and more than two dozen others were injured during an international flight from London to Singapore when the Boeing aircraft they were aboard experienced "severe turbulence" on Tuesday. Singapore Airlines said Tuesday that a Boeing 777-300ER it operates left London’s Heathrow Airport bound for its country...

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The shocking death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday has elicited mixed reactions internationally. Thanks to his brutal reputation as the "Butcher of Tehran" because of the mass political executions he oversaw in 1988, many in Iran and elsewhere rejoiced upon hearing of his death. Meanwhile, Joe Biden's White...

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A Frontier Airlines passenger forced every traveler onboard a flight departing from a North Carolina airport to deboard because of her disruptive conduct. TikTok user Travel With Tia shared a video of the woman being confronted by law enforcement at Charlotte Douglas International Airport on May 9. A dispute between...

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When it comes to stirring up the racial hatred that's her stock in trade, Rep. Cori Bush won't quit. The "squad" member from Missouri, who made her name on the unfounded protests against the 2014 police shooting of a criminal in Ferguson, Missouri, that galvanized the Black Lives Matter movement,...

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Contention flowed at former President Donald Trump’s trial on allegations he falsified business records, but for once Trump was not the focus of Judge Juan Merchan’s ire. It was the defense team's star witness. Witness Robert Costello was on the stand on Monday when his obvious dissatisfaction with rulings that...

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McDonald's, the world's biggest fast-food chain, has been reeling under the inflation of the Joe Biden economy and has been criticized for raising its prices. But now it is offering free McNuggets as a way to entice customers to return -- and here is how you can claim yours. The...

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A group of 10 Republican congressmen led by Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee introduced a bill on Thursday that would prevent judges from issuing gag orders to defendants in civil and criminal trials. Should the “Let Trump Speak Act” become law, it would be unlawful for judges to issue suppression...

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You’re scheduled to give your high school’s valedictorian speech. But your dad dies the day before. What do you do? Ask to be excused? Everyone would understand if you didn’t give the address. But Alem Hadzic bravely got up before the students, faculty and families of Early College High School...

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A New Zealand man has been hit with a hefty fine after engaging in outrageous conduct toward a killer whale. Instagram video of the act shared by New Zealand's Department of Conservation shows the 50-year-old diving recklessly towards the marine mammal from a boat. "The video left us genuinely stunned,"...

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Former President Donald Trump’s campaign made history on Tuesday when it announced he would become the first major candidate for president to accept donations of cryptocurrency. The announcement was made in a news release from Trump’s camp. “Today, President Trump’s campaign has launched a fundraising page that provides any federally...

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President Joe Biden’s Justice Department was prepared to use “deadly force” during the August 2022 FBI raid of former President Donald Trump’s south Florida club and home, according to a report. New documents obtained and shared on the social media platform X purport to show agents were not only authorized...

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The fast-food chain Wendy’s is offering customers at participating U.S. locations a chance to buy about 50 chicken nuggets for a modest price in a promotion that kicked off May 8. The company, apparently throwing a lifeline to Americans beleaguered by inflation, announced the creation of a “Nuggs Party Pack.”...

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Pop sensation Taylor Swift released three new digital downloads of her "The Tortured Poets Department" on Friday, but the release brought finger pointing and calls of dirty tricks from fans of another popular artist. On the same day that Swift debuted her new digital download, fellow pop star Billie Eilish...

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