Airlines musty prove they have shed their DEI policies when it comes to hiring pilots, according to a new Federal Aviation Administration directive. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Friday that every commercial airline must formally commit to merit-based hiring for pilots, according to an FAA news release. “When families board...

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Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spewed a dose of Kamala Harris-worthy word salad Friday as she tried to show her world affairs chops at the Munich Security Conference. During a town hall-style event, Ocasio-Cortez was asked, "Would and should the U.S. actually commit U.S. troops to defend Taiwan if China were...

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Imagine a white lawmaker bragging about blacks leaving his district; that wouldn't go over too well with the public or the mainstream media. Yet, in April 2019, when then-New York Democratic State Rep. Charles Barron said just that about his white constituents, the room received his remarks with laughter and...

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Actor Paul Rudd gave an answer his "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire" co-stars found amusing when asked who he would like to spend a day with from history. In a clip posted to social media platform X, Rudd sat alongside Finn Wolfhard and McKenna Grace, being interviewed for their 2024 installment of...

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Reuters labeled a male self-described transgender suspected mass shooter a female after the individual allegedly killed nine people at a Canadian school. Police reportedly referred to the suspect as “a woman in a dress with brown hair” in a Tuesday alert prior to the individual being identified as a transgender...

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An eight-year-old video about pedophilia has begun recirculating on the social media platform X. Judging by the present mood on that platform, viewers will have little sympathy for the speaker's disposition toward pedophiles. As one would expect, the Justice Department's Jan. 30 release of more than 3 million files pertaining...

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Illegal immigrants are slipping behind the wheels of 80,000-pound killing machines thanks to a glaring loophole -- yet that’s only the latest symptom of a trucking industry gutted by loose training, rock-bottom wages, and federal neglect. While California has larger, regulated driving schools for truck drivers to obtain non-domiciled commercial...

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A new report accuses the social studies curriculum of the School District of Philadelphia as being anti-Semitic and anti-American due to the curriculum’s new focus on looking at history through oppressor and oppressed categories. The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis published a report Wednesday criticizing the...

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A Michigan federal grand jury indicted an individual for her alleged involvement in a “forced labor conspiracy” spanning Michigan, Florida, Texas, and Missouri. Kathleen Klein, also known as “Prophetess,” ran a network of call centers throughout several states and “used forced labor to solicit donations” for Kingdom of God Global...

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A New York man has been sentenced to 87 months in prison in connection with a plot in which he wanted a romantic rival killed and fed to hogs. As noted by the New York Post, Jeal Sutherland, 58, wanted to pay a hog farmer $1,000 and throw in a...

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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is facing backlash after sending a formal message congratulating Iran on the anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution, even as the regime continues to face scrutiny over serious human rights abuses. In a letter to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Guterres offered his “warmest congratulations” on...

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Highlights from a trove of more than 200 love letters that tell the story of a couple's courtship and marriage during World War II are now on display digitally through the Nashville Public Library, offering an intimate picture of love during wartime. The letters by William Raymond Whittaker and Jane...

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Violent crime rates declined rapidly after Swedish police were given greater authority to crack down on criminal organizations that recruit children to become hitmen despite liberal outcries against the measures. Middle Eastern drug syndicates in Sweden recruited children as young as 12 years old through social media to carry out...

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Christians in the Indian village of Midapalli had their homes destroyed by an angry mob after refusing to renounce their faith in Jesus Christ. About 25 believers -- four families and two other individuals -- were confronted by a mob on Jan. 11 and told to renounce their faith, according...

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From the Middle East to Africa to the Caribbean Sea, the Trump administration has delivered the message that it will strike hard at America’s enemies wherever they are found. On Friday, American forces sent a reminder to drug runners that it remains vigilant in its mission of preventing the poison...

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California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Wednesday giving $90 million in tax dollars to Planned Parenthood, marking just the latest infusion of cash from the Golden State to the abortion behemoth. A release from Newsom's office said the $90 million came in the form of "one-time emergency...

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NBC News issued an apology after calling a female Olympic skiing competitor by her actual pronouns. Elis Lundholm, who competed in women's moguls during the Winter Olympics, is indeed a female, but she claims male identity and uses male pronouns. The Swedish athlete also wears baggy clothing and has a...

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Wealthy Californians are moving from the Golden State to Sin City as they seek to avoid yet another tax hike. The real estate market for Las Vegas, Nevada, is seeing an influx of Californians as the state considers a one-time 5 percent fleecing of their assets. The prospect of the...

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Several media outlets are reporting on the detention of Seamus Culleton of Ireland as yet another unjust crackdown from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But they have failed to mention that Culleton, who is married to an American, faces drug charges back home, and would rather stay in ICE custody...

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SpaceX and NASA launched a new crew to the International Space Station on Friday morning after a medical emergency impacted the outgoing mission. NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev were supposed to overlap in space as the previous...

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Salem Radio Network host Scott Jennings triggered “CNN NewsNight” panelists Charles Blow and Alencia Johnson Wednesday by suggesting Democrats thought black voters were "too dumb" to obtain voter IDs. The House of Representatives passed the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship for voter registration and photo ID...

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