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Artificial Intelligence App Pushed Suicidal Youth to Kill Himself, Lawsuit Claims
Sewell Setzer III was just 14 years old when he died. He was a good kid. He was playing junior varsity basketball, excelling in school, and had a bright future ahead of him. Then, in late February, he committed suicide. In the wake of this heartbreaking tragedy, his parents searched for some closure. They, as…Josh Revior -
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Eco-Activists May Have Inadvertently Gutted One of Their Favorite Regulatory Systems
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Eco-activists sued the federal government to stop activity they didn’t like, but a bombshell Tuesday ruling in that case from a federal appeals court may end up weakening a regulatory system that has served environmentalists well for years. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled in Marin Audubon Society v….Nick Pope -
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HOSTAGE CRISIS: Hamas Is Imprisoning Americans. Why Aren’t We Doing Anything About It?
Do you remember a time when Americans cared that their fellow citizens had been kidnapped and held captive by terrorists? I do. Think back to 1979, when Iranian terrorists stormed the American embassy in Tehran. They held more than 50 Americans hostage for 444 days. And we cared. The Americans held captive were constantly on…Armstrong Williams -
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Heritage Foundation President Proposes ‘Taking Back Washington to Save America’
According to Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts, one question that conservatives often fail to ask is: How do we fix the broken government system in Washington, D.C.? Roberts addressed that and much more in his new book “Dawn’s Early Light: Taking Back Washington to Save America” and on conservative talk radio’s “The Mark Levin Show” on…Christina Lewis -
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Pro-Lifers Share How Trump Can Protect Pregnancy Help Centers Undermined by Biden DOJ
The forthcoming Trump-Vance administration has the opportunity to protect pro-life pregnancy resource centers that have been targeted, ignored, and undermined by the Biden-Harris Justice Department. “President Trump, more than almost anyone, understands what it’s like to have the entire weight of the federal law and investigatory power of the federal law against him,” said Chelsey…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Trump Can Fire 2.9 Million Federal Workers
This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. In a very satisfying headline, CNN is reporting a widespread “Feeling of Dread” among the millions-strong deep state—er, federal bureaucracy—that Donald Trump will fire them. In case you’re curious why they used your tax dollars to try to influence the…Peter St. Onge -
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Why Latinos Deported Harris From the White House
Latinos left the Democratic Party in a mass exodus last week, costing Vice President Kamala Harris the presidency. The 13-point Latino shift toward President-elect Donald Trump noticed along the Rio Grande indicates Harris’ campaign failed to make Latinos forget the peril caused by her and President Joe Biden’s open border. The Latino red wave surfaced in South Texas….Brandy Perez -
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END OF THE ROAD: Blue-State Ballot Measure May Doom Uber, Lyft
The ride-sharing industry works because it provides two crucial things: on-demand rides for customers, and flexible employment for drivers. Unfortunately, a ballot measure just approved by Massachusetts voters may mean the end of the road for this successful operation—at least as we know it—because it will take away drivers’ independence and turn union leaders and…Rachel Greszler -
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Laken Riley’s Roommates Testify at Murder Trial of Illegal Alien Accused of Killing Georgia Nursing Student
Wearing a plaid, button-down shirt and headphones, Jose Ibarra looked ahead and listened to an interpreter translate from English to Spanish as a friend of Laken Riley's took the witness stand at the illegal alien's trial for her murder. “How would you describe your relationship with Laken?” a prosecuting attorney asked Lilly Steiner on Friday morning in…Virginia Allen -
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How Helene Gave Way to ‘Hurricane Snafu’ in the Carolinas
It wasn’t as if the Tar Heel State didn’t see Hurricane Helene coming. On Sept. 25, one day before Helene stormed ashore, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency as the storm’s path showed it churning northward toward Appalachia after making landfall in Florida. Yet that advance declaration was not followed by any…James Varney -
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3 Pro-Life Policies to Watch for in Trump’s Second Term
Donald Trump is the most pro-life president in U.S. history. No other leader of the free world has matched his commitment to defending life, from defunding abortion providers to decisively reshaping the Supreme Court. As we look to a second Trump term, two pro-life policies are likely to take center stage and immediately should be…Shawn Carney -
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Restoring Deterrence Will Prevent Endless Wars
On Jan. 3, 2020, the Trump administration conducted a drone strike near Baghdad International Airport, killing Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani. Soleimani had a long record of waging surrogate wars against Americans, especially during the Iraq conflict and its aftermath. After the Trump cancellation of the Iran Deal, followed by U.S. sanctions, Soleimani reportedly stepped…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Biden Admin Could Put Homeownership Further Out of Reach of Minorities, Middle Class
The results are in, and on Nov. 5, Americans officially rejected the high prices and spiraling costs that defined much of the Biden-Harris administration—including the least affordable housing market in U.S. history. Rather than being chastened by the national shellacking he, his vice president, and his party received, President Joe Biden’s Justice Department is pursuing …Horace Cooper -
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The Army Is Wasting R&D Dollars on Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The United States military, charged with defending the nation, is instead using defense research and development dollars to learn how to compost. According to the latest U.S. Army Budget Proposal, $3 million has been allocated this year for what has euphemistically been labelled “Installation Composting for Land Resilience.” This misguided project is both a waste…Joel Highfill -
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Why Is China’s Atheist Regime Trying to Pick the Next Dalai Lama?
The Chinese Communist Party is preparing to hijack an ancient faith. Freedom-loving people can’t let it succeed. In early September, dozens of high-ranking Tibetan Buddhist monks and religious scholars gathered in the Chinese city of Lanzhou to discuss reincarnation, a major tenet of their faith. Observers would be understandably perplexed by how the participants “emphasized…Bryan Burack -
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The Democratic Gerontocracy Forgets the Lessons of Its Youth and Maturity
Here’s another way to look at why Republicans swept the 2024 elections: It’s the fault, only partly, of course, of the gerontocracy of the Democratic Party. Going back through history, it’s hard to find a time when a party’s leadership was so far along in years. The founder presidents retired in their mid-60s. Andrew Jackson…Michael Barone -
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Sen. Kevin Cramer Demands Answers From Corporate Media Networks Over ‘Biased’ Election Coverage
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., demanded in a letter Thursday that corporate media networks answer for “biased” coverage of the 2024 presidential election. The North Dakota Republican’s letter, obtained exclusively by the Daily Caller News Foundation, is addressed to top network executives at CBS, Disney Entertainment, NBCUniversal, and Fox Television Stations Group. (Disney Entertainment…Ireland Owens -
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Parents in Massachusetts School District Can’t Opt Out of ‘Sexuality,’ ‘Gender Identity’ Lessons
Some Massachusetts elementary schools are observing "Transgender Awareness Week" in a district that bars parents from opting their children out of lessons about gender identity and sexuality. "November 13th through November 19th is Transgender Awareness Week," Angiers Elementary Principal Orla Higgins Averill said in an email obtained by The Daily Signal. "This week helps raise the…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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How Trump’s Youthful Cabinet Is Shaping the Future of America’s Politics
When one considers Donald Trump’s Cabinet selections announced thus far, there are a few themes that emerge. One discernible theme, which has been the subject of constant teeth-gnashing all week, is the unorthodox or perhaps outright surprising nature of some of the picks. Tulsi Gabbard, tapped as our next director of national intelligence, is not…Josh Hammer -
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Democrats, It’s Going to Be OK
Dear Democrats, It is going to be OK. It really will. You’ll have the midterms in two years. There’ll be another presidential election in four years. Those of you reading this insisting there will be no more elections are no better than the idiots on my side who think 2020 was stolen and that if…Erick Erickson