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Taliban say founder of Haqqani network dies in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The founder of Afghanistan’s much-feared Haqqani network, a former U.S. ally turned fierce enemy, has died after years of ill health, a…
Indian media say section of highway overpass has collapsed in Calcutta; number of injuries unclear
CALCUTTA, India (AP) — Indian media say section of highway overpass has collapsed in Calcutta; number of injuries unclear.
Libya says death toll from Tripoli clashes climbs to 50
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — The death toll from fighting between rival armed groups in Libya’s capital Tripoli has climbed to at least 50 people including…
Many Newspaper Reports Back Up That Blockbuster Study About Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria
The battle to protect the limited credible science behind medical transgenderism is trying to claim another high-profile victim. Lisa Littman, a Brown University researcher, recently…
Papadopoulos Court Docs Provide More Evidence Russiagate Was A Setup To Get Trump
Late Friday, attorneys for former Donald Trump campaign advisor George Papadopoulos filed their client’s sentencing memorandum in preparation for his September 7, 2018 sentencing hearing…
Is A Toxic Public School Environment Behind Increases In Child Suicide?
Many of us have fond memories of school years: good times on the playground, maybe a favorite funny teacher, hanging with friends, passing actual paper…
History Teaches Us That Social Media Bias Can’t Stop Conservatives
In his short story, “The Library of Babel,” Jorge Louis Borges imagined a library in which every possible combination of letters and punctuation existed in…
The Catholic Scandal Is More About Power Than About Sex
A sociopathic cardinal and kingmaker caught retrospectively with his pants down is big news. That the pope knew and covered for him is even bigger….
What Wildfires Can Teach Us About How To Fight Cultural Contagions
So far this year 47,463 wildfires have burned 6,838,826 acres, according to a report released from the National Interagency Coordination Center on August 31. Although…
5 Of The Left’s Stupidest Complaints About Brett Kavanaugh
Ahead of Brett Kavanauh’s nomination hearings for Supreme Court justice, liberals have been fearmongering nonstop to influence the process. For example, Planned Parenthood and others…
Bill Clinton Stood Next To A Rabid Anti-Semite At Aretha Franklin’s Funeral, But Nobody Called Him A White Supremacist
Louis Farrakhan has a gift that no other high-profile bigot has: He is immune from being marginalized by the mainstream left. The Nation of Islam…
Here’s What You Need To Know About Trump’s Decision To Cut Subsidies To Palestine
President Trump announced the United States is cutting $200 million in annual foreign subsidies to Palestine channeled through the United Nations, followed by an announcement…
Why The Catholic Church’s Hypocrisy Is A Terrible Reason To Leave
The Week recently published a column conveying Damon Linker’s disgust over the most recent wave of sex scandals, titled “The Unbearable Ugliness of the Catholic…
UK’s Labour Party meets in bid to calm anti-Semitism crisis
LONDON (AP) — The governing body of Britain’s Labour Party is meeting in an attempt to defuse a crisis over anti-Semitism that has caused a…
Pushing endurance beyond limits at Ultra Trail Mont Blanc
CHAMONIX, France (AP) — Since its maiden edition was held in rain, cold and hail back in 2003, the Ultra Trail Mont Blanc has gained…
Romania set to name new anti-corruption prosecutor
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s justice minister says he has chosen a new chief anti-corruption prosecutor, a prestigious but highly scrutinized job in one of…
South Sudan accused of killings, torture, squalor in jails
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Pushing filthy hands between the bars of his cell, Maluel Chol held up a small black plastic bag.”This is where…
Greek island ferries back to work after crews end strike
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek ferry crews have ended a strike that left tens of thousands of travelers and islanders stranded for more than a…
France ready to deploy navy in scallop dispute with Britain
PARIS (AP) — The French agriculture minister says the country’s navy is ready to intervene to prevent further clashes between French and British fishermen who…
Spain cancels bombs sale to Saudi Arabia amid Yemen concerns
MADRID (AP) — Spain says it has cancelled the sale of 400 laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia amid fears that the weapons could be used…
French sports minister resigns in latest blow to Macron
PARIS (AP) — France’s sports minister has quit in the latest blow to President Emmanuel Macron’s government, just a week after the environment minister unexpectedly…
Donors step up funds to Palestinian aid agency after US cuts
GENEVA (AP) — The top official with the U.N.’s Palestinian aid agency says countries including Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and India have…
Orson Bean: 1950s Hollywood Blacklist was ‘No Comparison to Vitriol of Today’
Legendary actor-comedian Orson Bean — father-in-law of the late Andrew Breitbart — described contemporary leftist-driven boycott and censorship campaigns as more repressive than Hollywood’s 1950s…
After Rio museum fire, questions about cause, what survived
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Forensic investigators and researchers awaited access Tuesday to the National Museum of Rio de Janeiro, gutted in a fire, to…
Taliban: Founder of Haqqani network dies inside Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban say the Afghan Haqqani network founder, Jalaluddin Haqqani, an ex- U.S. ally turned fierce enemy, has died after years of…
Typhoon brings heavy rain, powerful winds to western Japan
TOKYO (AP) — Heavy rain and crashing surf were striking western Japan as a powerful typhoon neared its Pacific coast Tuesday, disrupting train service and…
Duterte calls Hitler ‘insane’ at Israeli Holocaust memorial
JERUSALEM (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who once compared himself favorably to Adolf Hitler, paid a solemn visit to Israel’s national Holocaust memorial on…
Catholic Editor: Sex Abuse Scandal Could ‘Split’ the Church Like Another Reformation
Philip Lawler, editor of Catholic World News, believes the sexual abuse scandal currently engulfing Pope Francis could create divisions “so great that the Church will split”…
Typhoon set to bring rain, powerful winds to much of Japan
TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon is approaching Japan’s Pacific coast and forecast to bring heavy rain and high winds to much of the country.Typhoon…
Myanmar court sentences Reuters reporters to 7 years in jail
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A Myanmar court sentenced two Reuters journalists to seven years in prison Monday on charges of illegal possession of official documents,…
Firefighters going through burned-out National Museum
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the fire at Brazil’s National Museum (all times local):3:13 p.m.Brazil’s National Museum was so strapped for cash…
Burned National Museum in Rio had relics from around world
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s National Museum in Rio de Janeiro, which suffered a massive fire late Sunday, boasted the largest archive of historical…
Group: US, Russia block consensus at ‘killer robots’ meeting
GENEVA (AP) — A key opponent of high-tech, automated weapons known as “killer robots” is blaming countries like the U.S. and Russia for blocking consensus…
German authorities take aim at far-right party’s youth wing
CHEMNITZ, Germany (AP) — German authorities said Monday they’re stepping up surveillance of the far-right Alternative for Germany amid growing concern the third-largest party in…
Suspect in stabbing of Americans believes Dutch insult Islam
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An Afghan asylum-seeker accused of stabbing two Americans in Amsterdam believes that Islam is insulted in the Netherlands, Dutch prosecutors…
3 charged with murder of Missouri woman in Belize
PUNTA GORDA, Belize (AP) — Three people have been arrested and charged with murder in the death of a 68-year-old Missouri woman who retired to…
Israeli troops kill Palestinian assailant in West Bank
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says troops have killed a knife-wielding Palestinian man who approached an army checkpoint in the West Bank.The military said…
German police say American suspected of killing partner
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities in the German city of Darmstadt say a 39-year-old American man is suspected of killing his 37-year-old partner before dying in…
Duterte calls Hitler ‘insane’ at Israeli Holocaust memorial
JERUSALEM (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who once compared himself favorably to Adolf Hitler, paid a solemn visit to Israel’s national Holocaust memorial on…
Nike Ad Featuring Colin Kaepernick Sparks Scorn and Mockery on Twitter
Nike officially announced Colin Kaepernick as the face of their new “Just Do It” campaign, on Monday afternoon.
Nike, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Endorse Colin Kaepernick on Same Day
Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback and famed anthem protester Colin Kaepernick is part of a new Nike campaign to mark the 30th anniversary of the…
Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Tweets Support for Colin Kaepernick
Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took to Twitter on Monday, to lend support to anthem-protesting former quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
Less Than 20,000 Refugees Resettled in U.S. with One Month Left in Fiscal Year
Less than 20,000 refugees have been resettled in the United States so far in FY 2018, with just one month left in the fiscal year.
Labor Day: Evaluating the Benefits of ICE Raids for American Workers
While the big business lobby complains that more imported foreign workers are needed to take U.S. jobs, and the open borders organizations decry all enforcement…
In-N-Out boycott not happening, California Democrat now says after calling for boycott
A call for a boycott of burger joint “In-N-Out” by a prominent California Democrat appears to be all sizzle and no steak.
How the Left Has Turned Doublethink into an Artform
Does anyone else find it confusing when you hear the same people who claim that Christianity is a patriarchal system, simultaneously make the assertion that…
When Ignorance Becomes Evil
How many times have you heard the verifiably false argument that women make less than men for doing exact same job? Since the 1970’s, the…
Why the Left Prefers Intentions Over Outcome
Who has done more for humanity, Mother Theresa or Bill Gates? Most people, conservatives and liberals alike, would say that Mother Theresa has done far…
The Progressive Road to Single Payer
Since the progressive left transformed the Democratic party from the party of John F. Kennedy to the party of marxist, they have always had single…
Why the Left Doesn’t Want You to Ever Grow Up
On the day of Trump’s inauguration, a now famous video emerged of a lady in a green coat falling to her knees and screaming in…