The 2024 NBA Finals have come and gone with far more of a whimper than a bang, if early indications are anything to go by. The Boston Celtics dispatched the Dallas Mavericks in five noncompetitive games, ending the series with an easy 106-88 home victory at TD Garden on Monday...

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Hell cannot create anything. As much as we may speak of certain things or actions or ideas coming straight from Hell, what Hell actually inflicts upon the world is mere perversion. God alone can create, leaving Satan and his legions only the diabolical art of taking created goods and twisting...

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There are plenty of reasons the presidential debates this year are starting so early and being held via President Joe Biden's rules. Part of it, no doubt, has to do with the fact that presumptive GOP nominee and former President Donald Trump thinks, not wrongly, that he can manhandle the...

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is one of the most vocal opponents of humans adopting a carnivorous -- or even omnivorous -- diet, if not the most vocal opponent. Part of PETA's aggressive campaign is an all-out social media attack that typically follows one of two strategies: 1....

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Oh, Canada! As America's cousins to the north continue to develop into an international basketball powerhouse -- as Forbes notes, Team Canada's Olympic basketball team is chock full of legit NBA talent, including the league MVP runner-up Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and an All-Defense player in Lu Dort -- more and more...

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First of all, God’s mission is to inspire people to work with the materials He provides to bring forth new and good creations and to order the natural world. The world God created is good, and when humans begin to work alongside God in creation, things become "very good" (Genesis...

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The normalization of obesity is grounded in power and corruption rather than anything good or noble, despite what the anti-diet and health-at-any-size crowds try to sell the excessively overweight. The health implications alone of lugging around a body mass index exceeding 30 fly in the face of all contradictory arguments,...

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Just about three years after she came under a storm of criticism and controversy, Olympic gold medal gymnast Simone Biles is attempting quite the spirited comeback. The 27-year-old American superstar is one of the most decorated athletes in this country's history, with an eye-popping 37 Olympic and World Championship medals....

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Taylor Swift is an industry. She's a billionaire whose records dominate the charts, who is marketed as both fearless and family friendly. But, if you're going to drop hundreds so you can see her with your 12-year-old daughter, just be aware Swift will be telling your little girl and tens...

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The Justin Timberlake DWI plot continues to thicken, as a bartender at the hotel where the former boy-bander drank before being arrested on a drunken driving charge backed up the singer's claim that he had only one martini. On Saturday, an unnamed bartender at the American Hotel in Sag Harbor,...

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Conservative economist Thomas Sowell will turn 94 on June 30, but his wit and wisdom remain as timely and necessary as ever. Take the case of a McDonald's restaurant that's been in an iconic San Francisco location for over 30 years. Then take one of Sowell's most famous -- and...

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Sunday’s final round of The Player’s Championship was postponed after climate agitators stormed the 18th green and left powered paint residue on the grass. Their antics suspended play and could have affected the outcome of the tournament, which Scottie Scheffler eventually won after a playoff. Patriotic golf fans also fired...

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Republican Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas, who served as White House physician under former presidents Barak Obama and Donald Trump, said Sunday that President Joe Biden should take a drug test before Thursday’s debate with Trump. “DRUG TEST BIDEN BEFORE THE DEBATE!” Jackson wrote in a social media post that...

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A fire at a lithium battery factory has claimed at least 22 lives. The fire at the South Korean factory owned by battery maker Aricell took place in the city of Hwaseong, near Seoul, on Monday, according to The New York Times. In addition to the 22 people killed, one...

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The more things change, the more they stay the same, at least when it comes to how President Joe Biden has conducted himself in office. His administration has really just been a redux of former President Barack Obama's, during which Biden served as vice president, of course. The results of...

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The establishment and its minions have contempt for you, and they make no effort to hide it. The only question is whether their embarrassing behavior betrays arrogance or fear. On Thursday on the social media platform X, Republican Rep. Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma denounced the House of Representatives' Soviet-style investigation...

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If this is what CNN's pre-debate coverage looks like, the bias on display Thursday should be a blast. Appearing Monday on CNN's "This Morning," a spokeswoman for former President Donald Trump tried to answer a question about the coming contests between Trump and President Joe Biden by pointing out the...

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Musician Dave Grohl, the frontman of the rock band Foo Fighters, appeared to take a shot at pop star Taylor Swift during a concert in London over the weekend. According to BuzzFeed, Grohl and the band were performing at London Stadium on Saturday, across town from where Swift was continuing...

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The House could vote this week on a proposal that could lead to the arrest of Attorney General Merrick Garland by the House sergeant at arms. Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida said she will push for a vote putting Garland in what is called inherent contempt of Congress...

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On rare occasions when liberal Democrats make principled comments, their fellow liberals can do little more than squirm. In an appearance Friday on HBO’s "Real Time with Bill Maher," Andrew Cuomo, the former Democratic governor of New York, warned that an overwhelming majority of New Yorkers rightly regard former President...

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