A would-be carjacker had a rude surprise Monday when the intended victim didn’t back down despite being shot. Philadelphia police say the would-be carjacker brandished a handgun and fired at the driver of a blue Volvo, wounding him before the driver drew a handgun of his own and returned fire,...

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Let’s put it this way: I’m not sure if it’s possible to get sick of good barbecue, but one hunter may eventually find out for all of us. The 17-second video posted on Facebook on June 28 by S&R Outfitters showed a fine American engaging in a form of community...

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The Democratic mayor of Lawrence, Mass. has been arrested and faces charges for allegedly fraudulently obtaining more than $1.5 million in pandemic-era small-business loans and misusing the money, the Department of Justice said Friday. Brian DePeña, 61, was charged with one count of wire fraud and one count of money...

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The Lindsay Clancy case is both sad and, factually anyhow, straightforward. On Jan. 24, 2023, Clancy, a woman who had sought treatment for mental health issues related to postpartum depression, strangled her three young children in her home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, with exercise bands. She then attempted to strangle herself...

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A constellation of left-wing environmental groups wants to re-open the climate lawsuit floodgates, throwing their weight behind a high-stakes case in Colorado. At least 20 new “friend of the court” briefs were filed last week in the Suncor Energy Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County case, which will decide...

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For those of you with short memories, please keep this in mind: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was, at one point, potentially a heartbeat away from the presidency. In the summer of 2020, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was effectively told to pick a black woman as his running...

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Any third-party effort in modern American politics is a suicide pact in which only one side agrees to the mutual demise, if it's successful. With the exception of one governorship gleaned from Ross Perot's Reform Party -- Jesse "The Body/The Brain" Ventura's single term as Minnesota's chief executive -- no...

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The midterm elections will be conducted under the intense scrutiny of the Justice Department, according to Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon. In a new interview, she said the Justice Department will have about 1,000 monitors stationed across the country to ensure the election is conducted properly, according to Bloomberg. Dhillon,...

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A major Democratic donor will support Republican Bruce Blakeman in his effort to oust Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. Bonnie Englebardt Lautenberg, the widow of former Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, has crossed party lines, according to the New York Post. “It’s the talk of the Hamptons,”...

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When most of us think about the swamp, we think of Washington parties, congressional office banter, and bureaucrats who think we’re all rubes. But a major defection from Texas Sen. John Cornyn’s staff proves that the swamp isn’t all that far away, especially if you’re a Republican voter. It isn’t...

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I'll concede I don't know as much about the WNBA as the diehards do, but I know two things. First, the league is profoundly eager to sabotage whatever goodwill it might have accumulated over the past few years by maintaining a stridently woke branding while claiming that it doesn't want...

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An illegal immigrant from Mexico who had been deported twice was arrested recently after a major methamphetamine bust in Georgia. Pedro Guadarrama-Loza was arrested on Aug. 13 by Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations. Agents seized 126 kilograms of methamphetamine at the time, according to a Department of Homeland...

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Another day, another PR disaster for the WNBA. Faced with a storm of criticism over a mother-daughter duo who were forced to cover up shirts supporting keeping women's sports reserved for women, the league that can't shoot straight was forced to issue a blunt statement admitting the situation was badly...

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With Alaska voters heading to the polls on Tuesday for a race that could help determine control of the Senate, President Donald Trump issued a stark warning on social media. Republican voters, he wrote, should not be fooled by a candidate on the ballot with the same name as the...

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A South Carolina police officer has been fired for allegedly using a Flock camera system to check on an individual with whom she had had a relationship. Ellie Anna Hammond, 24, was fired on Aug. 3, the Mauldin Police Department said, according to KOCO-TV. A department representative said no comment...

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The death on Sunday of actress Hayden Panettiere came as a shock to the entertainment world and Panettiere's millions of fans, but it hit hardest at home. Her father, Alan "Skip" Panettiere, already knew all too well the grief of losing his offspring. In fact, according to the New York...

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A California Democratic congressman who is the chairman of the Congressional Dads Caucus is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee. On Monday, the Ethics Committee said it is “reviewing allegations that Representative Jimmy Gomez may have engaged in sexual misconduct in violation of the Code of Official Conduct or...

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Boarding a plane and having to fight for space in the overhead compartments is never an enjoyable experience. But a new policy from an Australian budget airline is easily worse. Jetstar will begin to charge customers who want to stash their carry-on bags in the overhead spaces, according to an...

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Instead of the pixie dust that surrounded their every stab in the royal family's back, the latest flop from Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, leaves them covered in kitty-litter dust. Over the weekend, the couple’s Archewell Productions released “Cookie Queens,” a documentary about the trials and tribulations of...

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Few fans of old cinema could fail to remember scenes of an offensively condescending woman dramatically clutching her pearls to feign moral outrage at whatever she viewed as “improper.” Such a virtue-signaling display of movie-trope indignation is now the progressive playbook, in which self-righteous posturing against anything and everything Trump...

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