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Trump says ‘gay national anthem’ helped win gay voters — and Melania wishes he’d stop talking about it
President Trump is once again proving that no one can work a rally crowd quite like he can — and this time, the punchline involved disco music, Melania, and what he cheekily dubbed the “gay national anthem.” At a packed campaign-style rally in Suffern, New York, on...
‘No fatties’: Pentagon requires troops attending UFC Freedom 250 bash to meet physical fitness standards
President Trump’s upcoming White House UFC extravaganza is already triggering the usual media meltdown. The Pentagon is reportedly recruiting active-duty troops to attend UFC Freedom 250 on June 14, a historic event being staged on the White House South Lawn as part...
Tucker Carlson says Americans should stiff credit card companies: ‘stop paying’
Tucker Carlson just delivered the kind of financial advice that would make your accountant pass out cold: stop paying your credit card bills. During his Monday show, the former Fox News heavyweight torched the credit card industry as predatory parasites feeding off...
Quaint little town erupts after cops quietly install AI spy cams
A sleepy upstate New York city is discovering what happens when crime fears collide with government secrecy — and the result looks less like “Mayberry” and more like a low-budget remake of 1984. The city of Troy, home to roughly 52,000 residents north of Albany, has...
Woman accused of trying to kill Trump now walks free days after third assassination attempt
A West Virginia prosecutor dismissed charges Thursday against a librarian who allegedly tried to recruit assassins to target President Donald Trump, a local TV station reported. Morgan L. Morrow of Ripley, West Virginia, was charged in January with one count of making...
Banking giant CEO calls AI ‘icing on the cake’ as 5,000 jobs get axed
Barclays CEO C.S. Venkatakrishnan described artificial intelligence as the “icing on the cake” Thursday as the British banking giant announced plans to eliminate roughly 5,000 jobs by year’s end. The reductions represent approximately 5% of Barclays’ global workforce,...
Prosecutors: Lucas’ scheme sought ‘generational wealth’
(The Center Square) – State Sen. Louise Lucas and three relatives are among seven defendants charged in a Virginia operation federal prosecutors say involves marijuana and money laundering in an effort to build family wealth. Attorney General Todd Blanche said...
Mark Zuckerberg cuts deal with Meta board to keep him from fleeing California
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg agreed to remain in California if voters pass an initiative to tax billionaires after striking a deal with the company’s board. Zuckerberg previously told Meta’s board he would consider moving his primary residence out of California if...
Anti-semi-auto jurisdictions cite weapons you never heard of to justify gun bans
Two jurisdictions defending bans on modern semiautomatic firearms cited centuries-old prohibitions on obscure weapons to justify the measures in briefs filed Wednesday with the Supreme Court. The justices agreed on June 30 to hear Viramontes v. Cook County, a Second...
Democrat running surprisingly close race in deep red state says he supports parts of Green New Deal
The Democratic candidate in Kansas’ toss-up Senate race said during a Wednesday debate that he does not support the Green New Deal as a whole — but still backs some of it. Democratic Senate nominee Adam Hamilton, a United Methodist pastor, weighed in on the topic...
Felon accused of shooting National Guardsman slapped with federal charges
A D.C. man was charged with multiple gun-related charges for shooting a National Guardsman trying to break up a street fight. Jerrell Lamont Jackson, 41, was charged in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for unlawful possession of a firearm and...
