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USA-trashing rock star shocked to discover Americans still like America, concertgoers walk out
The fastest way for a rock band to turn a sold-out concert into a hostage situation is simple: stop playing music and start scolding the audience. That's apparently the lesson The Black Crowes delivered in Tampa over the weekend, where a routine burst of patriotic...
Hunter Biden floats vice-presidential ambitions in Gavin Newsom’s 2028 fantasy rollout
So much for political rehab staying quiet. Hunter Biden is back in the headlines—this time not for courtroom drama or family-name baggage, but for casually floating the idea of a future White House role alongside California Governor Gavin Newsom, one of the Democrats’...
Democrats’ Frankenstein candidate turns on his own creators
The Graham Platner saga has officially graduated from ordinary campaign scandal to full-blown political farce. Just days before Maine Democrats head to the polls, the Senate candidate already dogged by revelations involving explicit messages, inflammatory online...
Shooting outside White House leaves one dead, one injured
(The Center Square) – Two people were shot, including the suspected gunman, in a shooting outside the White House Saturday night. The suspected gunman was shot and killed by the U.S. Secret Service, and a bystander was injured, according to the White House. The...
Europe tried wealth taxes. Most gave up.
(The Center Square) – Democratic senators are advancing a series of proposals to tax America's wealthiest households, with supporters projecting trillions in new federal revenue. Critics, however, argue the plans would generate far less than promised while...
BS political cartoons of the week: Thank goodness he’s not a Trump supporter!
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First hugging face, now Australia: OpenAI agents hack their way into a government
An artificial intelligence giant waited nearly three months to report that its agents broke into a foreign government website. OpenAI’s agent gained unauthorized access to Australia’s Medicare Statistics Reporting Service portal on June 18, but the company did not...
Florida’s Stand Your Ground law saves father legal battle after bullies attacked son
A Florida father who displayed a pistol while confronting bullies who attacked his son over a pizza will not face charges, local media reported. The Sept. 18 incident occurred a day after the father’s son was attacked after refusing to hand over pizza from a “church...
Gates-backed pro-vax outlet appears to say quiet part of the measles outbreak out loud
A pro-vaccine outlet admitted foreign nationals traveling to the U.S. for the FIFA World Cup fueled the transmission of measles as recent outbreaks have rocked parts of the country. VaccinesWork published a story Monday with the headline, “Measles vaccine push urged...
More than 260,000 pounds of cocaine seized by Coast Guard
(The Center Square) - In less than one week, a U.S. Coast Guard crew seized more than 25,000 pounds of cocaine across three interdictions in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Their efforts are part of an international drug trafficking interdiction effort, Operation...
Analyst: Rising energy costs put Michigan rate hikes in election spotlight
(The Center Square) – As Michigan voters head toward the 2026 election, rising energy costs and potential rate hikes from the state’s two largest utilities are drawing increased attention. In an interview on The Center Square’s daily show, The States, Sarah...
Inflation fears surge as economic expectations plunge
Americans grew more pessimistic about the economy in September as inflation expectations surged and consumers braced for higher fuel prices and renewed trade tensions, according to data released Friday. The University of Michigan’s Index of Consumer Sentiment fell to...
