George F. Kennan, the brilliant diplomat who invented and piloted the strategy of “containment” that defeated the Soviet Union without a world war, wrote that “war has a momentum of its own and it carries you away from all thoughtful intentions when you get into it.” That’s just what is...

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The riots that rocked American cities in the summer of 2020 have been seared into the country's memory. Now, in New York City, they're going to be taking a big chunk of taxpayer dollars that will go to protesters allegedly abused by the city's police department as it tried to...

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Listen, in the grand scheme of things, there will be much worse, much more damning things to criticize the current President of the United States for. In fact, there already is quite a bit to scorch Joe Biden with/for, from the general state of East Palestine, Ohio, to the ongoing...

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President Joe Biden is being called out after he laughed Wednesday while he dismissed the pain of a mother whose sons died when they overdosed after accidentally ingesting fentanyl. The chuckle came as he defended himself from blame for the deaths, which he noted occurred before he took office. He...

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President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador on Thursday morning tweeted The tweet was written in English, suggesting that its intended audience was unlikely to be his own countrymen; Spanish is the official and most commonly spoken language in El Salvador. Bukele posted undated video of tombstones being broken up with...

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Twitter users have questions on Wednesday after Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania reportedly signed a letter to Norfolk Southern, in spite of the fact he remains hospitalized for clinical depression and other issues. Given Fetterman's physical condition after he suffered a stroke, and his ongoing struggle with his mental...

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Austin Butler, the actor who played Elvis Presley in the biopic "Elvis," recently made headlines after revealing that he had to visit the emergency room following the end of filming. In an interview with People during the People & Entertainment Weekly Red Carpet Live SAG Awards 2023 preshow on Feb....

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The U.S. Senate passed a bill Wednesday night requiring the Biden administration to declassify all intelligence related to the Wuhan Institute of Virology and possible links the origins of the COVID-19 virus. The vote came after the Department of Energy concluded earlier this week with low confidence that the COVID-19...

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One of the greatest lies that atheists have sold to the general public in recent years is the idea that they are fighting for their right to not be forced into prayer. That is, overtly and covertly, simply not true. Or, at the very least, it's not true today. Once...

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The high-profile case of Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced South Carolina attorney charged with murder in the deaths of his wife and son almost two years ago, has been filled with twists that would rival a made-for-television movie. On Thursday, it got one more. On the day the defense was to...

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Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, the oldest member of Congress, has returned to her home state to address a medical issue, according to a report Thursday. A representative of Feinstein said the 89-year-old senator is "dealing with a health matter," The Washington Post reported. Feinstein “hopes to return to Washington...

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A Georgia woman was arrested and charged with a felony after she allegedly became irate when biscuits were left out of her Popeyes order and responded by driving into the building repeatedly. According to The Augusta Chronicle, the 50-year-old woman visited one of the chicken restaurant chain’s locations in the...

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Whoever coined the phrase "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" clearly didn't know too many mothers. Because if there is one hellish wrath on this planet that is unmatched, it's not that of a woman scorned -- it's that of a mother aggrieved. And President Joe Biden is...

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Early Wednesday morning, an unnamed person got a terrifying video call from a child in Canaveral Groves, Florida. Based on the content of the child's message, the person had good reason to believe something tragic was happening or had happened, and they rushed to the child's location. The anonymous person...

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Hershey is taking heat this week for featuring a man posing as a woman in an advertising campaign celebrating International Women's Day. The hashtag #BoycottHersheys began trending on Twitter on Thursday after the chocolate maker introduced transgender activist Fae Johnstone as one of its "Her for She" honorees, The Daily...

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In perhaps the best example yet of how "smart" systems can actually hinder consumers, a new patent application from American motor conglomerate Ford is raising quite a few eyebrows. As first reported by the motorist enthusiast website The Drive, this patent document (which you can view yourself here) is labeled...

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Fox Business host Larry Kudlow’s eponymous show finished its second year on the air as the No. 1 program in cable business news as the network dominated CNBC for the month of February, according to Nielsen data. The show attracted an average of 299,000 total viewers for the month in...

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Michael Skvarla made a ground-breaking discovery during a milk run at a big-box store in Fayetteville, Arkansas. But he didn't realize the importance of his find -- a giant lacewing long thought to have disappeared from the eastern U.S. -- until an unpredictable series of events took place eight years...

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The House Office of Congressional Ethics has found that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez might have violated federal law in relation to her 2021 appearance at the Met Gala. Ocasio-Cortez notably appeared at the star-studded event wearing a dress emblazoned with the words “Tax the Rich.” The House Ethics Committee announced in...

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Ask any New England Patriots fan what they loved most about former standout linebacker Willie McGinest, and you'll often hear some variation of the same thing: The man just exuded "The Patriot Way." Ferocious, smart and effective (the man is still the NFL's all-time career playoff sacks leader), McGinest was...

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Whiskey fungus? Don't worry, you won't find it in your drink. But it is aerial, and a real problem for the residents of Lincoln County, Tennessee. Ethanol vapors from nearby whiskey barrelhouses have spawned the black muck covering everything nearby: Homes, cars, street signs, tree bark and leaves. The fungus,...

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