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DAILY RUSH HOUR: I believe in justice. That doesn’t mean I want to watch someone die.
Hey folks—I know not everyone gets a chance to catch Rush Hour live, so I'm going to start including a link to each episode right here in the blast. That way, if you missed the show or just want to hear it again, it's only a click away - or check out my thoughts...
News networks develop guidelines for covering presidential announcements
TOTAL BS! WASHINGTON — Major television news networks are reportedly reviewing their breaking-news procedures following President Donald Trump's surprise announcement Friday of a diesel agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump announced that Russia would...
Trump cut Putin diesel deal after Zelensky ignored six U.S. requests to stop bombing Russian refineries
BS BULLETIN: Trump reportedly struck his diesel agreement with Putin after Ukraine ignored six U.S. requests to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries. A U.S. official says the attacks were hurting American consumers by driving up fuel prices. Zelensky says he was...
Two angles show migrant gangbanger fleeing armed ICE agents before shots fired in NYC incident
BS BULLETIN: Newly released surveillance footage shows the confrontation preceding Thursday's ICE shooting in New York City — the critical sequence missing from earlier bodycam coverage. The video shows armed plainclothes agents approaching Oscar Belgal's SUV, one...
Anthropic’s AI sent police a false report of a homicide
An artificial intelligence model sent police a fake tip about an unsolved murder. An unidentified Anthropic model filed a fake homicide tip on the Philadelphia Police Department’s public tip website, the department said Friday, Reuters reported. Sent to...
‘This is bulls—!’ DC workers revolt as city moves toward driverless taxis
BS BULLETIN: Washington, D.C., is considering legislation allowing Waymo and other companies to operate commercial driverless taxis. Rideshare drivers, union representatives and religious leaders protested, warning that automation could eliminate jobs. The proposal...
America has little fuel cushion left if a hurricane knocks out Gulf Coast refineries
America’s fuel supply has little room left to absorb a hurricane that knocks Gulf Coast refineries offline, according to federal data and energy analysts. U.S. gasoline inventories were 6 percent below their five-year average for the week ending Oct. 2, and distillate...
Healthcare, energy, tariffs top Kansas U.S. Senate race
(The Center Square) - With three weeks until the midterm elections, unexpected races across the country are tightening as control of Congress hangs in the balance. The race between U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, and Democratic opponent Adam Hamilton...
Ohio House candidates racing for working-class vote
(The Center Square) – A U.S. House of Representatives seat in the Cleveland suburbs is at the center of the fight over labor policy and tariffs. Democrat Brian Poindexter is challenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, in the newly competitive race to...
Coast Guard exceeds recruiting goals, largest enlisted class in nearly 4 decades
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Coast Guard has surpassed its recruiting goals for the third consecutive year. Under the Trump administration, the Coast Guard now has its largest enlisted class in nearly four decades. In fiscal 2026, which ended Sept. 30, the...
Despite Trump’s promises to lower prices, Americans are still asking, ‘where’s the beef?’
President Donald Trump’s moves to allow foreign beef to flood domestic markets in an attempt to lower prices may have been a losing bet. Trump is still facing backlash from U.S. ranchers and some Republicans over his decision to allow the importing of roughly 600...
Bankruptcy comes for American trucking companies as diesel prices skyrocket: ‘They’re killing me’
America’s trucking industry is buckling under mounting financial pressure, with at least 16 transportation companies filing for bankruptcy in less than a month as the Iran war drives diesel prices higher. The companies entered bankruptcy proceedings between late...
