If you're a defense contractor, we have a very merry Christmas present for you: at least 18 years worth of weapons stock you need to rebuild in order to regain the stores the U.S. military had before we started shipping it to Ukraine. For the rest of us who prefer...

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There has been a blitz of media stories in recent weeks about methane from cows and other livestock, hitting the supposed issue from multiple angles. First, there was an unprecedented tax in Denmark levied against agricultural emissions of methane, particularly from cattle. Then, we had the Bovaer controversy, where a methane-inhibiting additive is...

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A California sheriff has defied an administrative board's attempt to turn her county into a "super sanctuary" for people illegally inside the United States. The 3-1 Tuesday vote from the San Diego County Board of Supervisors restricts assistance to federal immigration authorities. "Immigration enforcement is a federal responsibility, and our...

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"The mission of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is to provide daily weather forecasts, severe storm warnings, climate monitoring to fisheries management, coastal restoration, and the supporting of marine commerce." That's a pretty straightforward mission. In fact, it's right there on the homepage of the NOAA on the...

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A key pillar to President-elect Donald Trump’s economic prosperity plan for America involves helping American companies better compete with Chinese competitors in ways that he hopes will ultimately lead to a resurgence in making and manufacturing more in the United States. The plan is supported with tariffs his first administration...

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Perhaps World War II Gen. George S. Patton’s finest hour as an American war leader came during the pivotal Battle of the Bulge in December 1944, when his army relieved the surrounded 101st Airborne Division in Belgium. In the days leading up to this make-or-break moment in the Allied push...

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The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations recently held a hearing on airline fees associated with carry-on-baggage, seat choice, and other amenities. The Capitol Hill showdown followed the release of a new Senate report showing how major U.S. airlines made a combined $12 billion between 2018 and 2023 from this flexible...

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President-elect Donald Trump's imminent return to the White House affords a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to tame or destroy the federal bureaucracy. To that end, last month Trump asked Elon Musk, owner of the social media platform X, and Vivek Ramaswamy, former Republican presidential candidate, to lead the "Department of Government Efficiency,"...

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In 1897, Mark Twain took pen to paper to deny rumors of his death that were circulating in London at that time. In his response, penned to the New York Journal, he stated flatly, "The report of my death was an exaggeration." Right now, Democrats are saying the exact same...

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Talk about a turn of fortune. In less than a week, Daniel Penny -- the Marine veteran who subdued a threatening, mentally ill homeless man on the New York City subway only to be charged with manslaughter after he died -- went from facing decades in prison to facing an...

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Cooking oils that include those most commonly used by Americans have been cited in two separate studies as having links to increased rates of cancer. One study that sought to estimate the health risks from seed oils such as canola oil, corn oil and cottonseed oil, found that men on...

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A bronze cannon abandoned by the Spanish about 480 years ago has been found in Arizona. Researchers believe that what is called a “wall gun” dates from the 1539-1542 expedition of Spanish explorer Vázquez de Coronado, who scoured the southwest seeking gold he never found. The gun is the oldest...

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Just months ago, Joel Enrique Gonzalez Chacin had a detainer placed upon him by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. That detainer was removed, according to KRIV -- and just two-and-a-half months later, the illegal immigrant was involved in an alleged drunk-driving accident that claimed the life of a 7-year-old girl and...

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As concern about drone activity along the East Coast spreads, two men were arrested Saturday in Boston after drones were operated near Logan Airport. Police said that at about 10:22 p.m. Robert Duffy, 42, of Charlestown, Massachusetts, and Jeremy Folcik, 32, of Bridgewater, were arrested on trespassing charges, according to...

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Alex Bruesewitz , a 27-year-old advisor to President-elect Donald Trump, collapsed Sunday while speaking at a New York Young Republican Club event. Bruesewitz was introducing  Trump aide Dan Scavino when he was stricken, according to the New York Post. "Oh no, what I do? I'm forgetting my words," he said...

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Wow. You'd have thought that, between gifting the American people a second presidency for Donald Trump and exposing Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi as marionettists, President Joe Biden was done with his Christmas shopping. Turns out he's not quite done giving gifts -- at least to conservatives and the GOP....

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Referee blunders are nothing new to the wide world of sports. Referees are human, and human error has become a deeply embedded part of sports. But, normally, a referee blunder will typically clearly favor one team, leaving one side feeling the sting of defeat, while the other is celebrating. What...

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Political violence does not achieve its intended effect unless those who sympathize with an alleged murderer's politics take action themselves. In a clip posted Sunday to the social media platform X, Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut generated backlash from outraged X users when he suggested that Americans should take...

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Multiple people are dead after shots rang out Monday morning at a Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin. The shooting took place at the Abundant Life Christian School at about 11 a.m. Monday, according to WMTV-TV. Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes originally reported there were five deaths, including one child. At...

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CNN appears to have been duped by a former notorious member of Bashar al-Assad's fallen regime. CNN chief international journalist Clarissa Ward called it "one of the most extraordinary moments I have witnessed," when she and her film crew "freed" the man from a prison cell. The CNN story showed...

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