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BREAKING: Felony Arrest Warrant Issued For Biden Official Sam Brinton For Another Alleged Theft, Report Says

Preview: An arrest warrant has been issued for controversial Biden administration official Sam Brinton in connection with a second alleged theft at an airport in Las Vegas. Brinton, who works for the Department of Energy, was already placed on leave after he allegedly stole a woman’s luggage at Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) International Airport late last month. ...

Satanic Temple Display Near Nativity Scene, Jewish Menorah In Illinois State Capitol Building

Preview: Inside the Illinois State Capitol sits a display of several religious exhibits for the holiday season, which includes a Jewish menorah, the Christian nativity scene, and the “Serpent of Genesis” from the Satanic Temple, as reported by local radio media. Consisting of a leather-bound copy of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus’ “De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium” — which ...

Twitter’s Underhanded Actions Targeting ‘Libs Of TikTok’ Revealed In New ‘Twitter Files’ Release

Preview: The latest release of the “Twitter Files” Thursday evening revealed that leftists at the highest level of the company, who have all since been fired or been forced to resign, targeted one of the most popular right-wing accounts on the platform with repeated suspensions despite the fact that they secretly admitted that she did not ...

Twitter Releases Documents Showing It Took Secret Actions Against Conservatives

Preview: The second installment of the so-called “Twitter Files” was released Thursday evening after the company turned over documents to a journalist who then started to publish the findings on the platform. Musk released internal company communications through journalist Matt Taibbi on Friday about the company’s censorship of the New York Post’s Hunter Biden laptop story ...

Famed ‘TikTok Surgeon’ Faces Intense Backlash From Transgender Community After Allegedly Maimed Patient Goes Viral

Preview: The transgender community has turned on a once revered surgeon specializing in sex change surgeries after a patient posted graphic photos of an allegedly botched operation. Dr. Sidhbh Gallagher, a Miami-based surgeon specializing in double mastectomy surgeries for transgender-identifying patients, has been heavily criticized for performing the elective surgery on minors. She has also earned ...

Video Emerges Of Brittney Griner Being Swapped For Russian Terrorist; Critics Instantly Notice Problem

Preview: Video emerged Thursday afternoon of Brittney Griner being swapped on a runway for convicted Russian terrorist Viktor Bout after Democrat President Joe Biden agreed to the trade. The video showed Griner, who is wearing a red jacket, walking across the tarmac with three men while Bout walked toward her with a man standing next to ...

Potential Iowa Serial Killer Still Shrouded In Mystery After Police Excavation Turns Up Empty

Preview: After a woman claimed to be the daughter of a serial killer in a recent interview, a search of the supposed location of buried remains has turned up nothing. Federal, state, and local authorities did not find any evidence or remains after scouring the earth for several days in Thurman, Iowa, a small town just ...

FedEx Driver Admits To Strangling 7-Year-Old Girl After Hitting Her With Van

Preview: A FedEx contract driver strangled a 7-year-old girl after hitting her with his van in Texas late last month, according to arrest warrant documents. Tanner Horner, a 31-year-old from Fort Worth, has been arrested and charged with capital murder of a person under 10 years old and aggravated kidnapping in the death of Athena Strand, ...

Disabled Vet Congressman Torches Colleague For Putting American Flag In Trash Can

Preview: Disabled veteran Congressman Brian Mast (R-FL) took issue with fellow Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) over the way she chose to transport her American flag while she was moving from one office to another. Mast, who lost both legs and his left index finger in 2010 when he stepped on an improvised explosive device (IED) while ...

Top Democrat Senator Blasts Biden Over Releasing Terrorist For Griner: ‘Deeply Disturbing Decision’

Preview: Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, slammed President Joe Biden Thursday for releasing notorious terrorist Viktor Bout in exchange for Brittney Griner. Griner, who has a criminal record in the U.S. stemming from a domestic violence incident several years ago, was arrested in Russia back in February on drug charges, ...

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SOCIAL MEDIA GIANTS TO USE FACIAL CHECKS TO BAR UNDER-AGE USERS...

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REPUBLICANS DEFY MAGA

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MASS DEPORTATION PLANS THROWN INTO DOUBT

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Biden Commutes Sentences Of All Death Row Inmates Except Three...

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Child killers and mass murderers...

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WHITE HOUSE PRIVATE WARNING: 'WEAKENED IRAN COULD USE NUKES'...

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Pakistan Developing Long-Range Missile Capable of Hitting USA...

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Bezos Denies Report Of $600 Million Lavish Aspen Wedding...

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STARBUCKS workers expand strike in cities, including New York...

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Colorado ski resort gondola malfunctions, 174 rescued: 'Once-in-a-lifetime-experience'

Preview: More than 170 people were rescued from gondolas at Winter Park Resort in Colorado following a malfunction that left them trapped for hours.

Biden commutes sentences for nearly all federal death row inmates and more top headlines

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Scott Peterson arrest months after Laci disappeared Christmas Eve may have been strategic: former homicide cop

Preview: Ted Williams explained why law enforcement officers don't always wait to find a body before bringing a murder charge, as in the case of missing Texas realtor Suzanne Simpson.

Violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua terrorizing Americans in at least 19 states

Preview: Tren de Aragua has a presence in at least 19 states as of December, which is up from 16 in November, indicating the gang's expansion within the United States.

Louisiana prisons routinely hold inmates past their release date, Justice Department argues

Preview: Louisiana's prisons often hold inmates long after they were supposed to be released following the completion of their sentences, the DOJ says.

Drone mishap during Orlando holiday aerial show sends child to hospital

Preview: A 7-year-old child was struck by a drone that malfunctioned and crashed with several other drones during an aerial show in Orlando, Florida on Saturday night.

Hochul slammed for saying she's made subways safer on same day woman burned alive on train

Preview: New York Governor Kathy Hochul was called out after she praised how safe the New York City subway system has purportedly become, just hours after a woman was burned alive on a train.

Prankster arrested after reportedly filming himself spraying food at Walmart: 'Reckless'

Preview: The Mesa Police Department says that Charles Smith, 27, was charged with criminal damager, endangerment and theft after spraying bug killer on food at a Walmart.

NYPD arrests migrant who allegedly set woman on fire on subway train, watched her burn to death

Preview: A migrant from Guatemala allegedly lit a woman on fire on a New York City subway train and stuck around to watch her burn to death just three days before Christmas.

Texas Lyft driver says rider slashed his throat, attempted to choke him, stole his car

Preview: A Lyft driver said a rider slashed his throat, attempted to choke him and stole his car while he was giving a ride in Texas, leaving him with significant injuries.

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Here are the year’s losing stocks that could see a big rebound in early 2025

Preview: Tax-loss selling candidates such as Nike, could surprise investors with big gains in 2025, say Evercore strategists.

Fund managers see AI delivering big gains for these 5 stocks — including Duolingo

Preview: These innovative companies are using artificial intelligence in ways that can boost earnings growth.

The coming global interest-rate collapse will force four Fed-rate cuts in 2025

Preview: Economic pain worldwide will trigger capital flight to U.S. Treasurys, driving down those yields, investment manager Louis Navellier says. The Fed will follow.

Oil prices begin week on down note

Preview: Oil futures traded modestly lower early Monday, extending a decline seen the previous week in response to a surging U.S. dollar and worries about the outlook for demand, particularly from China, the world’s largest crude importer.

Hyatt may add hotels in Mexico, Jamaica with potential Playa merger

Preview: Playa Hotels & Resorts NV’s stock was rallying 11% in premarket trading on Monday after the company said it agreed to enter into exclusive strategic talks with Hyatt Hotels Corp. in a move that would boost the larger hotel chain’s presence in Jamaica, Mexico and the Dominican Republic.

Novo Nordisk’s 27% drop on Friday was a market overreaction, analysts say

Preview: Trials of semaglutide in patients with Alzheimer’s and CagriSema in obese patients diabetes could give investors reason to be optimistic, Intron Health’s analysts said

Netflix broadens live-sports footprint with Women’s World Cup. Bigger subscriber base and ad reach foreseen.

Preview: Netflix now has soccer, the NFL, WWE and boxing as part of its live sports portfolio.

Foreign brands are back in China. But the economy has cooled and domestic competition is dug-in.

Preview: Experts told MarketWatch the key to connecting with Chinese customers is being willing to depart from home-market strategies and embracing local tastes.

‘I’ve always been very good with money’: Should I put my wife on the title of our family home, investment property and my late father’s house?

Preview: “If I die and she sells the properties, would she have to pay a lot of capital-gains taxes, especially on the houses we don’t live in?”

The latest victim in a string of break-ins at athletes’ mansions: Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown

Preview: Jaylen Brown has become the latest athlete to be targeted in a string of robberies that have taken place at the homes of high-profile sports stars.

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The Container Store files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

Preview: The Container Store filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection — the latest retail chain to buckle as inflation-weary shoppers pare back discretionary spending on home remodeling. The storage and organizational goods retailer, which has roughly 100 stores around the country, has seen demand plunge in a rough housing market, where soaring prices and elevated mortgage rates have stunted sales....

Fashion titan Julie Wainwright scores $10.7M for Beverly Hills home after mere months for sale

Preview: The founder and former CEO of the popular luxury consignment company The RealReal listed the gated residence for $11.99 million in August.

Blake Lively’s ‘Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants’ co-stars share support amid Justin Baldoni drama

Preview: "We stand with her in solidarity as she fights back against the reported campaign waged to destroy her reputation," the women wrote Instagram Sunday.

How Mark Davis reacted after Raiders lost control of No. 1 NFL Draft pick

Preview: Las Vegas dropped from the No. 1 pick to the No. 6 pick with the win over the Jaguars on Sunday.

Florida driver hits 16-year-old scooter rider with her truck, covers license plate before fleeing: police

Preview: Florida woman Sarah Wright was arrested after she allegedly struck a teenager who was crossing the road with her truck, covered her license plate and sped off.

Jerry Jones lauds Cowboys’ coaching staff after wild win over Buccaneers as major Mike McCarthy decision looms

Preview: Jerry Jones was picking up what coach Mike McCarthy was putting down on "Sunday Night Football."

These two popular drinks can help prevent head and neck cancer — how to select the best one

Preview: Head and neck cancer — which includes cancers of the mouth and throat — is the seventh most common cancer worldwide.

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"Advanced Stalking"

Preview: From Guam Code Ann. § 19.70: (a) A person is guilty of simple stalking if he or she willfully, maliciously,… The post "Advanced Stalking" appeared first on Reason.com.

Today in Supreme Court History: December 23, 1745

Preview: 12/23/1745: Chief Justice John Jay's birthday. The post Today in Supreme Court History: December 23, 1745 appeared first on Reason.com.

A Decaying Joe Biden Underlines the Need for a Less Powerful Presidency

Preview: The power of the office is excessive, and we don’t even know who is wielding it.

Asylum Isn't As Crazy as Trump Claims

Preview: The president-elect can't tell political asylum from an insane asylum. But a little linguistic history reveals a more compelling American tradition.

Brickbat: Going Up…and Up

Preview: In Pennsylvania, the Delaware County Council voted 4–1 to raise property taxes by 23 percent. The council hiked taxes 5… The post Brickbat: Going Up…and Up appeared first on Reason.com.

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Today in Supreme Court History: December 22, 1789

Preview: 12/22/1789: Justice Levi Woodbury born. The post Today in Supreme Court History: December 22, 1789 appeared first on Reason.com.

Joe Biden Once Understood Why Tariffs Are Bad. Then He Got Trade Policy Amnesia.

Preview: Despite campaigning against Donald Trump's tariff hikes, Biden left many of them in place.

Much of Government Response to Parent's Criticism of School Board "Was Beyond the Pale," but Can't Justify an Injunction …

Preview: because there's not enough evidence that the response would recur (which is what is required for an injunction, which is a forward-looking remedy).

Court Upholds Interim Suspension of Students for Justice in Palestine Chapter for Prohibited 10-Day Tent Demonstration

Preview: Yesterday's decision by Judge William K. Sessions III (D. Vt.) in University of Vermont Students for Justice in Palestine v.… The post Court Upholds Interim Suspension of Students for Justice in Palestine Chapter for Prohibited 10-Day Tent Demonstration appeared first on Reason.com.

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Letter to the editor: Democratic Party's decisive shift

Preview: I don't know what is going on in the minds of the members of the Democratic Party, but somewhere along the way, theirs has become the party of the isolationists.

Biden blasted for keeping Title IX redo while axing transgender sports proposal

Preview: President Biden has withdrawn his proposed rule protecting transgender athletes, but that doesn't mean the game is up for biological males in female scholastic sports.

A Holy Year is about to start in Rome. Here's what you need to know

Preview: Pope Francis on Tuesday formally inaugurates the 2025 Holy Year, reviving an ancient church tradition encouraging the faithful to make pilgrimages to Rome, amid new security fears following a Christmas market attack in Germany.

'Squid Game' returns looking for win with season 2

Preview: Stepping onto the set of "Squid Game" season two, Lee Jong-jae felt like he had never left.

Tens of thousands displaced by ethnic violence in northeast India suffer squalid conditions in camps

Preview: Phalneivah Khonsai ran for her life when violence struck her neighborhood in India's restive northeast, carrying just the bare essentials in the hope that she and her family could return soon.

Luigi Mangione to appear in Manhattan court to face state charges in death of UnitedHealthcare CEO

Preview: The man accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare is expected to be arraigned in a Manhattan court Monday on murder and terror charges in a state case that will run parallel to his federal prosecution.

Nissan, Honda announce plans to merge, creating world's No. 3 automaker

Preview: Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan have announced plans to work toward a merger, forming the world's third-largest automaker by sales as the industry undergoes dramatic changes in its transition away from fossil fuels.

Magdeburg mourns Christmas market attack victims as fears swirl of deeper social divisions

Preview: Mourners laid flowers near the scene of the deadly Christmas market attack on Monday as investigators puzzled over the motive of the suspect and fears swirled that the rampage could deepen divisions in German society.

Biden commutes sentences of 37 murderers on death row

Preview: President Biden on Monday will commute the sentences of nearly all of the 40 murderers on the federal government's death row, in another move to thwart President-elect Donald Trump's stated goals.

Nebraska governor hospitalized after being bucked off horse

Preview: Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen was injured Sunday after being bucked off a horse and is expected to be hospitalized for several days.

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Candace Owens Horrified To Learn Christmas Was Started By Birth Of A Jew

Preview: U.S. — Media personality Candace Owens was shocked and appalled today after discovering that Christmas originated because of the birth of a Jew.