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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Disney's flagship animation studio was just hit with another round of layoffs. According to Variety, around 175 employees were let go from Disney's Pixar Animation Studios on Tuesday, amounting to 14 percent of Pixar's workforce. The layoffs had been expected for the last few months. Variety reported in January that...

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An incident at a Sunday concert led to media outlets heaping praise on Taylor Swift for being able to dress herself with only minimal assistance. Billboard gushed that she “expertly handled a wardrobe malfunction.” Newsweek affirmed that she “handled the hiccup gracefully.” While not to be outdone in glorifying the...

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World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab will be stepping down from his role as leader of the global gathering. Schwab announced the change in an email to WEF staff on Tuesday, according to Semafor. Schwab has not named his successor. He has said the WEF’s executive board has been “under...

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Since President Joe Biden's attempt to convince the American people that prices are hunky dory despite what they see on their grocery and gas bills isn't moving the polling needle in his direction, the Biden administration seems to have come up with a new approach. The Biden administration announced Tuesday...

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President Joe Biden advised young men to take wives from families with more than five daughters on Tuesday. The president was in Nashua, New Hampshire, speaking to an audience about the 2022 PACT Act when he made his remarks. "I say to every young man thinking of getting married, marry...

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HBO host Bill Maher mounted a surprise defense of embattled conservative, Christian Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker on his show Friday. Perhaps Maher’s coming to the aid of the 28-year-old wasn’t all that surprising -- given the fact that the longtime talk show host, an unabashed liberal, has increasingly...

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Leaders in Ireland, Norway and Spain each agreed to recognize Palestinian statehood on Wednesday morning, angering the Israeli government and emboldening those who seek to destroy it. The trio of European countries coordinated to show support for people in Gaza as the Israeli Defense Forces spend another month rooting out...

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Disclosure: Some of the links below may contain affiliate links at no additional cost to you and may earn Liftable Media a commission on purchases. By making purchases through these links, you’ll be helping to support The Western Journal. Federal prosecutors sought to put conservative media personality Brent Bozell III's...

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When people can barely afford to eat at home, they can't exactly go out to dinner. That's a lesson in Bidenomics that several chains are finding out the hard way. The latest chain casual restaurant to feel the pinch is TGI Friday's; according to an article in the U.K.'s Daily...

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