Those of us who were young'uns during the 1980s and 1990s remember the existential dread that accompanied someone's 40th birthday party. I remember plenty of them involving my father's work colleagues. Someone would usually give them an uplifting coffee mug that cheerfully stated "Life Begins at 40." And then, just...

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Complications from extreme winter weather conditions are at least partly to blame for a feed crisis confronting California-based poultry producer Foster Farms. The shortage of feed -- which it blamed on Union Pacific rail delivery failures -- imperiled both chickens and cattle, the company said in a Dec. 29 petition...

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Former soccer star Modeste M'Bami died Saturday after a heart attack. According to French news and culture website Melty, M'Bami had tested positive for COVID-19 a few days prior to his death. His agent reportedly said that M'Bami was "very tired and kept coughing," according to the report. Whether or...

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The 2022-2023 NFL regular season has officially wrapped up, but that doesn't mean controversies aren't still stemming from it. Case in point, the Pittsburgh Steelers, a franchise that most NFL fans outside of Maryland and Ohio would consider a classy organization, was blasted for a "distasteful" celebration during the team's...

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Dr. Phil McGraw shut down an anti-police activist who blamed society — not criminals — for skyrocketing lawlessness across the United States. In a nutshell, leftist writer and activist Mychal Denzel Smith played the overused race card and infantilized criminals, suggesting the reason they rob, beat and kill people is...

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A New Jersey teacher who collapsed in front of his class is facing criminal charges after police say they found drugs stashed in a closet in his classroom. On Nov. 29, Roosevelt Intermediate School art teacher Frank Thompson was reported unconscious on the floor of his classroom, according to a...

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Despite roots dating back further than 100 years, the NFL still finds ways to have its fans in 2023 gasp, "I've never seen that before." And while some incidents, such as Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin's harrowing health scare during the final "Monday Night Football" game of the year, have...

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A hot mic moment busted a CNN anchor during remarks by then-House Speaker nominee Kevin McCarthy on Friday. After failing to nail down a win during the first 13 ballots, McCarthy told reporters, "We'll come back tonight. I believe at that time we'll have the votes to finish this once and...

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Farmers won a victory Sunday when John Deere agreed to let the growers fix their own tractors. A memorandum of understanding between the venerable agricultural implement maker and the American Farm Bureau Federation allows farmers access to John Deere software, specialty tools and repair training. The company previously claimed a...

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To say that Kayleigh McEnany has had to navigate some turbulent political times would be an understatement. The former White House press secretary under former President Donald Trump has pretty much gone through everything the wild, dark and stormy world of politics can offer during her career. Truly she needed...

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Who knows more about etiquette than a jet-setting sex trafficker? That's apparently the thinking at the federal prison in north Florida where Ghislaine Maxwell, the former procuress for the late, lamented "suicide" Jeffrey Epstein, is serving her two-decade sentence a year after she was convicted on charges related to grooming young...

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President Joe Biden’s political handlers are touting his projected move to the center away from the leftist policies thus far in his term. But it won’t and can’t happen because the things we perceive as problems, Biden and his supporters see as opportunities to advance their agenda of socialism. Immigration...

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From a comfortable red Senate seat in the great midwestern state of Indiana, Republican Sen. Mike Braun formally announced a new career goal this week. According to Fox News, Braun filed the necessary paperwork last year to mount a bid to be Indiana's chief executive. Braun hopes to replace the...

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It took him nearly two years, but President Joe Biden finally decided to visit the southern U.S. border where illegal immigration, primarily thanks to his lackluster policies, is still spiraling out of control. His visit to the Texas border city of El Paso didn't pass the smell test for many,...

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A former acquaintance of the suspect charged with an Idaho quadruple homicide is speaking out. Pennsylvania man Rich Pasqua spoke about his relationship with Bryan Kohberger in a Sunday segment with Fox News' Lawrence Jones. "I met him through some friends, and they told me that he was a little...

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Over a decade ago, after spending my life as a Roman Catholic, I left over theological issues. While I wouldn't go back, there are moments when I look back longingly at my time with my fellow worshipers. I won't go full smells-and-bells nostalgia on you, because there's only so much...

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A homeowner in New Jersey is making local headlines for teaching an intruder a lesson he won't soon forget. According to the local outlet News 12, police in Roseland, New Jersey, say that a homeowner shot at an intruder who was trying to steal his luxury BMW early Monday morning....

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The case surrounding the mysterious disappearance of Ana Walshe took a nasty turn as law enforcement arrested her husband and arraigned him on Monday. Brian Walshe was charged with misleading a police investigation, and, if true, that still isn't the most concerning thing to come to light surrounding Ana Walshe's...

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With the long list of deals that Kevin McCarthy made so he could advance to become Speaker of the House, a number of House committee chairmanships are going to conservative members, and one important one saw Rep. Dan Crenshaw lose his Homeland Security Committee Chairman bid to conservative Mark Green....

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Nate and Kathleen Ayers and their children, 3-year-old Gideon and 11-week-old Gwen, were headed home from a family Christmas and New Year's party when they faced what could have been an absolute disaster. The family, from Fruitport Township, Michigan, was on the mostly empty road at around 1:30 a.m. when...

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California Democrats have begun jockeying for the Senate seat currently held by 89-year old Sen. Dianne Feinstein. The incumbent, who has federal office for more than thirty years, often struggles to express herself fluidly in Senate proceedings. Feinstein has been closely guarded by her staffers in a manner which has...

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