In a world more given to reciting Rihanna than the rosary, something very unexpected took place last week. On Ash Wednesday, the Catholic app Hallow placed third on the list of top free iPhone applications on the Apple store, surpassing  Google, Netflix, Spotify, Instagram, and TikTok, according to The Daily...

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Forty people living in an apartment building in the German city of Lörrach have been given eviction notices as the government makes room for refugees. As of Jan. 31, the German government has accepted over 1 million Ukrainian refugees, according to data provided by Statista. Lörrach accepted 638 refugees in...

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Gisele Bundchen is back, and her first major modeling gig since her divorce from Tom Brady hit the stands this month. Bundchen is set to be on the cover of Vogue Italia’s March 2023 issue. The website ETOnline put its verdict in its headline, saying she “Looks Unrecognizable on First Magazine...

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The Department of Energy believes that a leak from a laboratory in Wuhan, China, was the most likely origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report. The report in the Wall Street Journal cited a classified intelligence report given to members of Congress and the White House. The...

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The Indianapolis Indians have decided they will not be changing their name and have instead formed a partnership with the Miami Nation Indians of Indiana. There has been an effort in recent years to remove terms like "Indians" from sports team names due to its offensiveness to some. Facing pressure...

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With the Biden administration in charge, the cleanup of contaminated waste from East Palestine, Ohio, is going nowhere fast. Debra Shore, a regional administrator with the Environmental Protection Agency, said that the EPA has ordered Norfolk Southern to "pause" waste shipments out of the community, according to CBS. On Feb....

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As the negative consequences of the COVID lockdowns and speculation on the adverse effects of the vaccines themselves continue to come to light, the wisdom of those who so adamantly forced these evils upon us is coming into question. Actor Woody Harrelson delivered a devastating blow to those folks during...

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This isn't the "change" they had in mind. CNN's embarrassingly embattled Don Lemon was originally scheduled to act as moderator for an "Agents of Change" event to mark Black History Month program in New York last week, but the fallout from his boorish remarks about women earlier this month is...

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The ability to read the room is as important of a societal skill as there is. It is also an ability that appears completely foreign to the vast majority of the University of Alabama basketball program. For those who haven't kept up with this bizarre and tragic story, Alabama freshman...

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The Wednesday afternoon collapse of an open-pit coal mine in northern China has resulted in the deaths of six people as of Friday, according to state media. The mine collapsed because of a landslide that day, burying several workers under a debris pile 550 yards wide and approximately 87 yards...

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There are many, many, many things to despise about the "woke" far left. But most of those faults pale in comparison to one big thing the far left just loves to do: mutilate the English language. Now that mutilation can take on many different forms, from the utterly nonsensical "pronoun"...

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My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell is vowing to wage a fight over the decision by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's exclusive deal to give footage from the Capitol incursion to Tucker Carlson at Fox News. Lindell made his comments during an appearance on the “War Room” podcast hosted by Steve Bannon. Parts...

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Anthony Ciccone, who was the brother of music star Madonna, has died at the age of 66. According to Page Six, Ciccone is believed to have died in Michigan. Madonna’s brother-in-law Joe Henry, the husband of Madonna’s sister Melanie, announced Ciccone’s death Saturday on Instagram. "My brother-in-law, Anthony Gerard Ciccone,...

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In a rare occurrence for 2023, a man may be wholly disinterested in "going viral" -- despite the best efforts of condiment conglomerate Heinz to thrust him into the spotlight. According to CNN, sailor Elvis Francois ended up lost at sea in January, surviving primarily off ketchup. In addition to...

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A Pennsylvania Chick-fil-A has laid down the law after disruptive behavior from young customers reached the breaking point. “[T]o dine in our restaurant, anyone under the age of 16 is required to be accompanied by an adult. If not accompanied by an adult, they may come in to purchase food,...

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You can file this under "billionaires fighting over billionaire things." Disgraced Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder, who has been accused of multiple wrongdoings, including workplace misconduct and sexual harassment, may not sell his team as originally thought. According to the New York Post, offers to buy the Commanders "fell far...

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A school district in Georgia was forced to pay $100,000 in legal fees to a group of mothers who were barred from conducting out loud readings at school board meetings of the porn-infested books the board had approved for kids to see on school library shelves. A federal court ordered...

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A dainty sculpture by artist Jeff Koons meant to look like a blue balloon dog is now a whole lot of pieces after it was knocked off its pedestal and promptly shattered. The incident took place at Art Wynwood in Miami during a VIP reception on Feb. 16. according to...

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Tucker Carlson is asking the questions too many politicians won't. A year into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the mouthpieces of President Joe Biden's administration keep parroting each other that the U.S. will support the Ukraine government's war of self-preservation for "as long as it takes." But what is that...

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Twitter CEO Elon Musk has added his two cents to the ongoing drama surrounding "Dilbert" creator Scott Adams -- and he's not blaming Adams. To backtrack a bit, Adams came under intense scrutiny this week after he gave a racially charged monologue on his YouTube show, "Coffee with Scott Adams."...

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It's not unusual news to hear about "sanctuary" cities or counties, where illegal immigrants who are arrested are not reported to Immigration and Customs Enforcement for potential deportation. It's a much rarer thing, however, for a jurisdiction to shed the "sanctuary" label. If the Biden administration's border crisis keeps up,...

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