God almost certainly uses stories to give us hope amid the world's creeping darkness. In a video posted to YouTube on Sunday, former NBA first-round pick AJ Griffin, who turned 21 last month, explained why he has chosen to walk away from a lucrative career in professional sports and pursue...

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Hurricane Helene was 400 miles wide when it hit Florida. It has since been downgraded to a tropical storm, but that doesn't make the effects of it any less devastating. Could you imagine, however, being at the center of the disaster, only to hear your president basically say, "We've given...

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A controversial Democratic Illinois mayor, whose spending has resulted in outrage, has not been paying the rent, according to court documents. Tiffany Henyard, who is the mayor of Dolton and the supervisor of Thornton Township, is the subject of an eviction notice filed in Cook County Court, according to WFLD....

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Considering all they have done to destroy both freedom and the rule of law, establishment operatives' latest act of jaw-dropping chutzpah might actually rank among their more mundane transgressions. On Monday, Jim Geraghty of National Review reported that one of his readers received an email from the U.S. Department of...

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Dirty Democratic tricks are forcing his campaign to downsize events, former President Donald Trump claimed Monday. Trump’s allegations come in the aftermath of last week’s allegations from Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri that the Secret Service’s lack of cooperation with the Trump campaign was limiting what Trump could do...

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Is this commentary more "American Idiot" or "Basket Case"? Rock band Green Day and its outspoken lead man, Billie Joe Armstrong, caused quite a bit of loathing in Las Vegas -- while jamming out in San Francisco, California, no less. The band -- perhaps best known for its immense disdain...

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump charged that President Joe Biden has been unresponsive to Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp following the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene. Trump also faulted Vice President Kamala Harris for attending fundraisers on the West Coast while Americans out east are suffering from the storm's impact....

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President Joe Biden's obvious physical weakness must never excuse his callousness or his betrayal of Americans. On Monday, Biden hacked and coughed his way through brief remarks on the devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene. Those remarks came after Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris spent the weekend largely ignoring the...

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A Florida man faces charges related to threats against Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida. William Robert Braddock III, 41, of St. Petersburg was indicted last week on one count of interstate transmission of a true threat to injure another person, according to a Department of Justice release. The...

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CNBC "Squawk Box"co-host Joe Kernen was not having it when Biden administration Commerce Secretary and Harris campaign surrogate Gina Raimondo delivered a series of false statements Monday about the economy under former President Donald Trump. Raimondo first zeroed in on Trump's tariff policy, saying he now wants to place them...

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One of the most controversial figures, not just in baseball history but in all of sports history, has passed away at the age of 83. Pete Rose, Major League Baseball's all-time hits leader, passed away in his home on Monday, according to TMZ. Rose's agent confirmed the news with the...

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Vice President Kamala Harris was hilariously dragged on social media for apparently staging a photo op in which she claimed she was working to provide relief to Hurricane Helene victims. Chief among her critics was former President Donald Trump, who posted a scathing smackdown of Harris' contrived X post, which...

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With the clock ticking toward the November election and the December Christmas holidays, the union representing dockworkers launched a strike Tuesday at ports on the East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico. The union is demanding a 77 percent increase in wages over a six-year contract, according to The Wall...

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Former President Donald Trump and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced Monday they are going far beyond the federal government’s efforts to restore communication in states impacted by Tropical Storm Helene. Trump and Musk announced Monday that Starlink, a communications system that relies on satellites, will be rolled out in Georgia...

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Forgiving the powerful people who have harmed American citizens in recent years will require much future reflection and prayer. In the meantime, the moment calls for acts of generosity, which, by God's infinite wisdom, can lead us to forgiveness. On Monday, former President Donald Trump initiated a GoFundMe campaign to...

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The Chinese Communist Party has a “longstanding connection” with Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who is also the running mate of Vice President Kamala Harris, according to allegations from the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. “According to recently received whistleblower disclosures, we’ve learned of a non-classified, Microsoft Teams group...

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Eight migrants have been arrested in Tennessee after allegedly looting homes and property in the wake of a devastating hurricane. The Washington County Sheriff's Office announced the eight arrests Sunday, listing the men's charges and where deputies found them. The suspects were taken into custody Saturday. "According to Sheriff Keith...

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Vice President Kamala Harris and her surrogates must have some special insight into psychological manipulation. Otherwise, one struggles to account for the strange reports and behavior coming out of the Harris campaign in recent days. For instance, on Monday CNN's Edward-Isaac Dovere reported that Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota...

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At Netflix, the numbers tell the story. When the streaming giant's co-founder and company chairman decided to not only endorse Democrat Kamala Harris for president, but also to donate $7 million to a super PAC supporting her, the backlash didn't take long. Within days, the company recorded its worst numbers...

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As disturbing footage makes it out of the flood-ravaged regions in the American southeast, one unsettling clip that shows the state of affairs in the area is going viral. The short video was posted by WCCB meteorologist Kaitlin Wright on Sunday and showed a coffin bobbing in the torrent of...

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