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A group of YouTube conspiracy theorists who insisted the Earth was flat now concede that the planet could be a sphere after witnessing the 24-hour Antarctic sun for themselves. The Dec. 14 trip -- which was called the "The Final Experiment" -- was led by Colorado pastor Will Duffy, who...

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Senior leadership at Disney moved to settle the lawsuit President-elect Donald Trump filed against ABC News, provoking an internal controversy at the entertainment conglomerate. Disney CEO Bob Iger greenlit the decision to pay $15 million for Trump’s future presidential library to resolve claims concerning ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos, according...

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President-elect Donald Trump reacted on Wednesday to a new House report issuing criminal recommendations against former Rep. Liz Cheney, a Republican from Wyoming, for her role in the investigation into Jan. 6, 2021. Trump said on Truth Social that the interim report from the House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight, which...

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California police have detained a 20-year-old man amid suspicion that he had communicated with a Wisconsin teen who killed two people at a Christian school this week. FBI agents took Alexander Paffendorf, of Carlsbad, California, into custody on Wednesday, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. An emergency gun violence restraining order,...

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Harpooned by conservatives who harnessed the power of social media, a 1,500-page continuing resolution sank to the bottom of the swamp on Wednesday. Republican House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said the spend-a-rama bill was “dead” and House leaders were “looking at a number of options” according to the Washington Examiner....

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The Golden State has issued a red alert. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in California on Wednesday, citing it as a "proactive" solution. The reason for such a bold move from the embattled governor? Newsom made the drastic call "to streamline and expedite the state’s response...

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The lawfare against President-elect Donald Trump continues to crumble. The latest setback comes in Trump's election interference case in Georgia -- one of the many lawsuits that sought to hamstring the president-elect. And the woman who brought all that forward is at the center of this latest (rather significant) stumble....

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He may not be the biggest name to leave Fox News in recent memory, but Neil Cavuto's forthcoming departure from the network is still sending shockwaves through the industry. (For the curious, Tucker Carlson's abrupt 2023 departure still ranks as the most shocking Fox departure in recent memory.) According to...

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One can scarcely contain the glee one feels at the mere thought of rich, sanctimonious liberals receiving their just deserts. Indeed, imagine justice descending on those who hitherto have enjoyed immunity from the disastrous consequences of their own preferred policies. In an interview posted Wednesday to the social media platform...

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The who's who of the billionaire class want to get close to President-elect Donald Trump -- and he seems to be taking notice. On Thursday morning, Trump posted to Truth Social with one sentence that reads, "EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE MY FRIEND!!!" Despite the lack of immediate context, the timing...

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On Wednesday, those who frequent the social media platform X witnessed one of the most heartening spectacles in American history. Led by X owner Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to co-direct the new waste- and bureaucracy-slashing "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE),...

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Amid reports of drones in the skies spanning multiple states,  the federal government is acting to ban drone flights over much of New Jersey. The Federal Aviation Administration banned drone flights over a number of communities. Jersey City, Bayonne, Elizabeth, Harrison, Kearny, Edison, Bridgewater, Cedar Grove, Hamilton, North and South Brunswick,...

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In the aftermath of the Washington political world being turned upside down by a populist revolt that sank a stopgap budget bill, Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky said there’s no reason the revolution cannot become the new norm. Noting the role played by Elon Musk in arousing Americans to...

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The so-called DOGE brothers of Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy appear to have scored the first victory in their war against wasteful government spending, and President-elect Donald Trump hasn't even taken office yet. Congressional leaders had struck a "bipartisan" deal to fund the government until March 14 through what’s called...

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Nearly 10,000 Amazon workers in multiple states went on strike Thursday morning, less than a week before Christmas. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced in a news release it launched its strike at seven Amazon facilities located in New York, Atlanta, Southern California, San Francisco and Skokie, Illinois. “If your...

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When in doubt, trust President-elect Donald Trump. In modern politics -- as distinct from religion or moral philosophy -- you will find no more reliable guiding principle than this. Of course, fellow conservatives need not take my word for it. But do consider the preponderance of evidence, including the truth...

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Bags of Lay’s Classic Potato Chips are being recalled because the chips may contain milk, which is not listed as an ingredient. Frito-Lay issued the recall of 13-ounce bags Monday after it was alerted by a consumer, according to a notice posted Wednesday on the website of the Food and...

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Multiple House Democrats took shots at DOGE co-chair Elon Musk on Thursday for the role he played in helping tank a massive end-of-the-year "bipartisan" spending bill. Congressional leaders, including GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson, had struck a deal to fund the government until March 14 through what’s called a continuing...

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After years of denial, the establishment media is finally coming clean about President Joe Biden's profound cognitive decline. An exposé published in the Wall Street Journal on Thursday revealed how those around the president colluded to hide the octogenarian's deteriorating condition from the public. The publication outlined how this cover...

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A Louisiana resident has become what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is calling Patient One for a severe case of avian flu in the United States. Reuters reported Wednesday that the person, who is believed to have contracted avian flu (known as the H5N1 virus) from an infected...

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