Taylor Swift's "Eras" tour -- so named, I can only assume, because it seems to have spanned several epochs of recorded human history -- is still going on. And now, it's getting roundly mocked because TayTay's dancing is wearing a bit thin or getting a bit weird, depending on your...

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After more than two and a half years on the run, federal authorities caught up with one-time fiscal guru James Arthur McDonald Jr. who was wanted on fraud charges. Deadline described McDonald as a “perennial presence as an analyst on CNBC shows over the years.” However, the high-profile commentator had been...

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I get it. Taylor Swift has been good for the NFL. She's turned the Kansas City Chiefs, quite improbably, into a global brand. They'll likely be the first Super Bowl dynasty to be the subject of a cryptic breakup song. She's a large part of the reason that Super Bowl...

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ESPN analyst Doris Burke has joined the legion of clout-chasers frivolously name-dropping Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark to get attention. On Monday, Burke -- commentating during Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Dallas Mavericks and the Boston Celtics -- spouted a tone-deaf "joke" that downplayed the aggressive targeting...

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True Christian charity consists of kindness toward people who cannot be of any use to you. And that holds true especially at times when the world expects you to focus on your own thoughts and objectives. During the final round of the PGA Tour's U.S. Open golf tournament on Sunday...

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Usually, if gunfire erupts at a drive-thru fast-food restaurant, it's a robber trying to take money by force. So, one can at least say this much about what happened at a Lakeland, Florida, McDonald's on Friday: It was the cashier, not the customer, who opened fire, according to police. According...

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The North Korean military has suffered multiple casualties after an ill-fated trip into the Demilitarized Zone in an incident that highlights growing tension between the two nations. According to Reuters, citing South Korea's Yonhap News, the situation unfolded Tuesday morning as dozens of Northern soldiers breached the defensive line. The...

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Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is suing Pfizer for allegedly violating his state’s Consumer Protection Act, arguing the drug maker “misled the public” about the safety of its COVID vaccine. The civil suit was filed on Monday, alleging that Pfizer hid adverse side effects from the shots, which Kobach’s suit...

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A 21-year-old Massachusetts man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a 15-year-old girl on Friday at her home in Lowell. Ahliana Dickey failed to show up at her eighth-grade graduation on Friday morning, sending her family into a panic, MassLive reported. The teen was found shot...

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Sen. Chuck Schumer chose to delete a Father's Day post after the public noticed, with both humor and revulsion, what was on the politician's grill. The original post was made Sunday on X, formerly known as Twitter, before being sent to the memory hole shortly after. "Our family has lived...

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Certain jobs can threaten one's sanity to such a degree that promotions ought to come with hazard pay. In a news release on Monday, Fox News President and Executive Editor Jay Wallace announced that the company has promoted longtime White House correspondent Peter Doocy to the rank of -- drum...

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“In recent months, both floods and tornadoes have ripped through parts of the country’s Midwest and Southeast region, upending people’s lives and shattering their homes and businesses,” Family Research Council President Tony Perkins said on "Washington Watch" last week. “According to the weather experts, we’re on track for a record...

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Pop star Justin Timberlake was arrested early Tuesday on a charge of driving while intoxicated, according to news reports. A Sag Harbor Police Department representative said that "as of the morning of Tuesday, June 18, the singer, 43, was in police custody," People reported. The outlet said the department would...

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Maybe if Mark Cuban had spent more time paying attention to his Dallas Mavericks instead of shilling for an octogenarian politician, it would be Mavs stars Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving hoisting the Larry O'Brien Trophy on Tuesday instead of the Boston Celtics. (Yes, this author is a bitter and...

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If we step back and look at the success of the LGBT lobby over the last nine years since the Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, the picture is astounding. Along with officially turning June into 'Pride Month' each year, they and their influential allies in the media, entertainment industry, schools, and...

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When it comes to matters directly related to football, there's virtually nothing you can criticize the Kansas Chiefs for. (Off-field issues -- both serious and not-so-serious -- are a different matter for the Chiefs.) The Chiefs, spearheaded by the 1-2-2.5 punch of quarterback Patrick Mahomes, head coach Andy Reid and...

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A long-running battle between Pizza Hut and one of its largest franchises has led to the closing of 15 stores, with more closings to come across multiple states. The first shoe dropped on Friday when 15 Pizza Hut outlets in Indiana owned by EYM Group closed, according to the Northwest...

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New video out of the Red Sea appears to show the moment a small boat was apparently able to score a critical hit on a massive cargo ship. The clip posted by worldwide conflict news tracker Clash Report begins with several armed men looking over the side of the Greek-owned...

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If you own a pet, consider yourself in good company. According to the American Veterinary Medical Foundation, 45 percent of U.S. households own dogs, 26 percent own cats, 2.5 percent own birds, and 0.2 percent own horses. This large number of pet owners doesn’t take into account all those who...

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It's a haircut that's probably been around since the invention of barber shears, but it's causing new controversy in the American Southwest. It looks like what you'd get if a large bowl was placed over a customer's head and the rim was used as a cutting guide, leaving the remaining...

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