Holiday sales surged at the fastest pace in nearly 20 years despite shoppers facing higher prices, supply issues and soaring COVID-19 cases, according to a key spending metric. Holiday sales …
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A 15-year-old boy reportedly died after falling overboard from a cruise ship heading back to Miami on Wednesday. A “Man Overboard” alarm was reportedly sounded at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday evening …
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A woman was charged with killing her boyfriend with a sword on Christmas Eve, the Associated Press reported. Brittany Wilson, 32, was found in her Missouri home she shared with …
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Republican Arizona Senate candidate Blake Masters is selling a line of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to finance his campaign, Axios reported. NFTs are unique packets of data stored on the blockchain, …
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U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is the most popular federal official among a group of 11 that includes congressional leaders, Dr. Anthony Fauci and President Joe Biden, new …
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Over 2,000 international flights on Friday have been canceled due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases, multiple sources reported. The number of canceled international flights on Christmas Eve and …
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A police officer who was ambushed in a Baltimore neighborhood was removed from life support Thursday, the Baltimore Police Department reported. Officer Keona Holley of the Baltimore City Police Department …
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US Navy Seizes 1,400 AK-47s, Over 226K Rounds Of Ammunition From Iranian Ship
The U.S. Navy seized over 1,400 AK-47 rifles and 226,600 rounds of ammunition from an Iranian ship bound for Yemen in the North Arabian Sea, the State Department reported. The …
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‘The Town Remembers’: Firefighters Quit After Convicted Arsonist Named Chief
Ten firefighters resigned from an Illinois fire department after a man once convicted of arson was named the department’s acting chief, The Washington Post reported. Jerame Simmons, the fire department’s …
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West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin told the White House last week that he was willing to endorse some type of billionaire tax in President Joe Biden’s domestic spending package …
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The Biden administration proposed giving bonus payments to physicians who acknowledge systemic racism as the primary cause of health differences between racial groups and incorporate so-called “anti-racism” into their medical …
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As Parents Fight To Take Back Their Children’s Education, They Face ‘Radical And Entrenched’ Pushback
Hollie Plemmons’ eight-year-old son squeaked hello when he got into her car after school one afternoon and immediately she knew something was wrong. “I turned around because I know when …
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Republicans Are Backing A Bill To Democratize Investing, But The SEC Has Other Plans
Republican lawmakers are sponsoring a bill designed to protect financial transactions known as “payment for order flow,” in which brokerages route their clients’ trades to market makers. The practice is …
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While the legal battles surrounding First Amendment claims by a number of creative professionals have garnered attention, similar battles are being waged across the county by Christian teachers who are …
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Inflation, “softness” in the White House, and pandemic uncertainty make up some of the biggest risks to the U.S. economy in 2022, according to a Washington consulting firm. “Every quarter, …
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Electric vehicles (EV) continue to represent a greater share of new car purchases, but their cost, range and charge rate may hinder many consumers from making the transition. While EV’s …
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Teacher’s Union President Randi Weingarten Says Anti-CRT Advocates’ Efforts Spell ‘The Demise Of Public Schools’
A prominent teacher’s union president said “the real agenda of the right” is “the demise of public schools,” according to an email obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. American …
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Parents Who ‘Got Nowhere’ After Speaking Up Sue Virginia School District Over CRT Curriculum
Parents in a Virginia school district have filed suit over materials in the curriculum that they claim are indoctrinating their children with Critical Race Theory (CRT), seeking injunctive relief. In …
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11-Year-Old Saves Classmate From Choking, Then Rescues Woman From Burning House
An 11-year-old boy in Oklahoma was honored for saving a classmate from choking and rescuing a woman from a burning house on the same day. The Muskogee Public Schools Board …
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The Taliban has paused all evacuation flights out of Afghanistan due to a disagreement over who gets seats on the planes, NBC News reported Thursday. The flights stopped two weeks …
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A Michigan middle school teacher is accused of leaving notes threatening acts of terrorism inside classrooms, Fox 2 reported. A 59-year-old art teacher left threatening notes in three rooms at …
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Sixteen House Democrats asked the Biden administration to introduce stricter standards for monitoring fossil fuel emissions to protect Hispanic communities on Wednesday. The Democrats, all members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus …
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‘It Doesn’t Look Like She’s Very Interested’: Democratic Rep Goes After Kamala Harris For Ignoring Him On Border Issues
Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas voiced his disappointment in Vice President Kamala Harris for ignoring his calls regarding migration issues, The New York Times reported. When Cuellar heard Harris …
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Inflation continues to soar throughout the U.S., with the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index increasing to the highest level in almost 42 years while consumer spending cools, the Bureau …
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Thousands Of Accounts Spreading Chinese State Propaganda Are Evading Bans From US Social Media
A network of social media accounts spreading Chinese state propaganda is thriving on tech platforms despite social media companies’ attempts to crack down on foreign influence campaigns. Over 2,000 accounts …