The innocent died. The guilty will live. It was that simple for families and friends of the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks after the Biden administration announced a plea deal with three top masterminds of the attacks. The Defense Department announced Wednesday that plea agreements were reached with Khalid...

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Many believe that former President Donald Trump's off-the-cuff rhetoric is a disadvantage. They think it makes him appear undisciplined and lacking of leadership qualities. In reality, though, it's exactly this kind of unnoscripted, uncalculated bombast that makes Trump appealing to voters. It makes him appear honest and lets him say...

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Awash in humiliation after Israel killed a Hamas terrorist leader under his nose, Iran’s supreme leader says Israel will pay. Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed Wednesday in Tehran after a precision attack in which a rocket hit the room he was staying in at about 2 a.m. Tehran...

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Here's a pro tip for everyone dating or married to an Olympic athlete: If they win gold and you aren't on a team with them, don't be seen wearing it. Jonathan Owens, a safety for the Chicago Bears, learned this the hard way. Sure, Owens may be famous in his...

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In an episode of his podcast published on Tuesday, podcaster Joe Rogan predicted that Vice President Kamala Harris -- the presumptive Democratic nominee -- is potentially "gonna win" and Donald Trump supporters who don't realize the reality of the situation are "gaslight[ing] themselves." This isn't because he wants that outcome,...

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Everyone loves simple answers. But at this point we have to admit that no single factor could possibly account for Democrats' years-long anti-Trump madness. On July 1, the Supreme Court temporarily halted one manifestation of that madness when it ruled that presidents enjoy immunity from criminal prosecution over acts undertaken...

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British swimmer Luke Greenbank was disqualified after a men's 200-meter backstroke heat for violating an obscure rule, ending his chances for another Olympic medal. Greenbank, 26, previously won a bronze medal in the same event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. After swimming the fastest time in the 200-meter backstroke qualifying...

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Details about the assassination of a high-ranking Hamas member highlights the reach of groups aligned against the terrorist group, reminding bad actors around the world that there are no safe places if you make the wrong enemies. Ismail Haniyeh, considered to be a chief leader within Hamas, was killed Wednesday...

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At this point, we must resolve to end the madness one way or another. Either everyone will agree to retreat from the truth-denying wokeness that puts women and girls in serious danger, or the demon-possessed swine will simply run themselves over a cliff and drown in the water below. (Matthew...

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It appears American leaders may finally be realizing the existential threat posed by Asia's ascendant superpower. The understanding comes after lawmakers on the Commission on the National Defense Strategy worked for over a year studying current U.S. defense spending, implementation and strategy. The findings were released in a 132-page report...

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A new report suggests Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona is out of the running as Vice President Kamala Harris decides who will join her on the Democratic Party’s presidential ticket. A report from Axios indicates that Wall Street donors to the Harris campaign are being urged to make donations...

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Disney wielded the axe on Wednesday, laying off about 140 employees in Disney Entertainment Television. The cuts amount to about 2 percent of the unit’s workers, according to Variety. National Geographic, locally owned television stations, Freeform, and network teams focused on marketing and publicity took the brunt of the cuts....

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One of the many beauties of Christianity is that while hardships exist to strengthen our faith, well-earned blessings remind us of the divine justice that awaits. Last year, for instance, the insufferable woke LGBT activist and longtime U.S. Women's national soccer team member Megan Rapinoe saw her playing career come...

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Each time it happens, the outrage builds. In a case where new alleged victims have continued to emerge, authorities in Shelby Township, Michigan, north of Detroit, have charged 32-year-old Joel Quintana-Dominguez, a once-deported illegal immigrant, with the sexual assault of a "female relative" under the age of 13, according to...

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An Olympic swimmer is speaking out after being banned from this year's games. 22-year-old Ana Carolina Vieira of Brazil was banned by the Brazilian National Swimming Team after she was caught sneaking out of the athletes' village without permission. Further disrespectful conduct also contributed to her ban. Vieira has since...

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The United States' relationship with Russia under President Joe Biden has been incredibly turbulent, given the president's propensity to throw billions of dollars at Russia's enemy, Ukraine, with the support of some members of Congress. Attempting to tout his success in diplomacy, the president addressed the American people from the...

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It seems the sporting conditions at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games are not ideal -- at least not for the swimmers. On Wednesday, an Olympic triathlete representing Belgium revealed that the water in France's iconic Seine River -- featured at the beginning of the women's triathlon -- is not exactly...

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The world's governing body for the sport of boxing just dropped a bombshell on two athletes, just as one of the fighters went viral for brutalizing a woman in an Olympic female boxing event. The International Boxing Association's announcement was released Wednesday, just before one of those boxers violently put...

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It appears that Fox News has rebounded rather nicely after the initial aftershocks of Tucker Carlson's abrupt firing in 2023. When the outspoken conservative host was suddenly removed from his post, it initially appeared as if Carlson was taking swathes of viewers with him. And for a while, that bore...

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The bitter feud between former CNN pundit Don Lemon and tech mogul Elon Musk just got ugly in a litigious way. To wit, Lemon and Musk have been sniping at each other since the two briefly linked up to launch "The Don Lemon Show" on social media platform X, which...

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