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A two-lane bridge has collapsed in Pittsburgh just hours before US President Joe Biden was expected to visit to discuss his infrastructure bill. Rescuers had to rappel nearly 150ft (46 metres) while others formed a human chain to help rescue people from a dangling bus. There were minor injuries but no fatalities reported, although drones
The leaders of media platform Substack responded to leftist censorship pressure with a strong defense of free speech. “I wouldn’t want someone to pick out my clothes for me, much less my ideas,” Substack executive Lulu Cheng Meservey said. The Washington Post wrote an absurd piece attacking Substack for its pro-free speech approach. The Post
Y’all are on my last nerve…or those of you who decided it was a good idea to get on my article about making friends with your Democrat-voting neighbor and tell all my new readers (who vote Democrat) that you wish they would die among other ridiculous insults. Thanks…not. You guys deserve a scolding and I’m
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) just released the first estimate for real GDP growth for the fourth quarter of last year. The economy grew at a 6.9% rate. For the entire year, growth was slightly better than expected, at 5.7%. As was reported earlier this month, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 7%. Last year was
The defenders of “affirmative action” (more accurately, admissions preferences for students from certain groups regarded as deserving because of the way they were treated in the past) say that their practice is laudable, since there are “educational benefits” to everyone if the student body is “diverse.” As Steven Hayward observes in this post on PowerLine,
The director general of the World Health Organization thanked legendary musician Neil Young for taking a stand against Joe Rogan’s podcast and pulling his music from Spotify. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tweeted his message to Young on Thursday. “[Neil Young] thanks for standing up against misinformation and inaccuracies around #COVID19 vaccination. Public and private sector, in
Kid Rock will embark on a tour later this year, but he says that he will not be playing at any venues where there are COVID-19 vaccine mandates. In a video, the musician said that “we’ve done all our research on this,” noting that “the consensus says that all this is gonna be done …
On Friday, MSNBC eagerly touted how one of its own, left-wing legal analyst and NYU Law Professor Melissa Murray, was reportedly on President Biden’s short list for the Supreme Court. Interviewing Murray on his 11:00 a.m. ET hour show, anchor Craig Melvin tried to pump her for any information about being contacted by the White
America’s surge in grotesque, random mayhem has become a coast-to-coast crime epic. Some examples: •Indianapolis, Philadelphia, and 10 other cities set new murder records last year. Democrats control all 12 locales. •Police accuse Shawn Laval Smith, a violent “homeless” man, of fatally stabbing UCLA graduate student Brianna Kupfer on Jan. 13 while she worked in
George Soros is an old man who has had a tremendous influence on the Democrat Party for years. He is now reportedly inserting $125 million into the upcoming 2022 Election. The Democrats’ top donor George Soros is at it again. He’s reportedly donating another $125 million to the 2022 mid-terms. Politico reports on this story
Then-president Donald Trump walks with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at Orlando Sanford International Airport in Sanford, Fla., March 9, 2020. (Tom Brenner/Reuters) Two new polls show Florida governor Ron DeSantis with a realistic shot of defeating Donald Trump in a 2024 primary. The former president remains the strong favorite, but he’s under 50 percent in
MARK RALSTON | AFP | Getty Images Sure, the chance of your ticket hitting the Mega Millions jackpot is tiny — roughly 1 in 302 million. Nevertheless, it’s worth considering what you’d do if you manage to beat the odds. For Friday night’s drawing, matching all six numbers pulled would mean landing $421 million. The
The teenager acquitted after shooting three people during anti-racism riots in Wisconsin has asked for his gun back. Kyle Rittenhouse, 19, killed Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum and wounded Gaige Grosskreutz during the demonstrations in Kenosha in August 2020. He was cleared of all charges including murder after arguing he fired his gun in self-defence,
On Thursday, National Review Executive Editor Mark Antonio Wright reported: “In a ostensibly straight-news write-up on the politics of the coming confirmation of Justice Breyer’s successor, Politico reporters Meridith McGraw and Hailey Fuchs write: ‘The conservative movement has, for decades, prioritized Supreme Court fights over nearly all other forms of political battle….[but] they aren’t planning
It’s time for the latest installment in my ranking of the James Bond theme songs. It’s hard to believe we’re over halfway through! We’ve talked about the two movies that don’t have theme songs — yet have great tunes of their own during the films — then we looked at some of the worst songs
Antitrust laws have fallen out of favor in recent decades, and there hasn’t been a successful monopoly persecution prosecution by the US government since it sued Microsoft in 2001. But some lawmakers seem determined to bring back the glory days of “trust-busting” and there are a number of initiatives to that end currently making the
Mark Joseph Stern (left) and Ilya Shapiro (right) ( Frederick M. Brown/Stringer via Getty Images and Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons) One has to feel sorry for Slate’s Mark Joseph Stern, who is being criticized on Twitter and beyond for what was clearly just a big ol’ misunderstanding. There he was on Twitter, minding his own business,
Goldie Hawn warned that the national trauma inflicted on children by the COVID-19 pandemic is approaching and “could very well surpass” the dread brought on by the 9/11 terror attacks and the Cold War. In an op-ed for USA Today, Hawn described how she saw her “entire world get ripped apart” by the threat of
As global tensions rose and economic uncertainty plagued the American people this week, the Bidens welcomed a new four-legged friend into the White House. The first lady’s office announced that America’s first family welcomed a two-year-old gray-and-white-striped cat named Willow to the White House. Reuters reports that a spokesperson for Jill Biden, Michael LaRosa, confirmed
ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel continued into Thursday’s show with his never-ending obsession with the Trump family as what he seems to believe as the lone source of jokes on planet Earth, quipping that Donald Trump Jr. has been such a failure in life that he’s actually a cocaine addict who “couldn’t run a Dunkin’ Donuts” and,
Larry Fink has emerged as the point man for environmental, social, and corporate governance capitalism, broadly known as ESG. As chief executive officer of BlackRock, which holds a $10 trillion global portfolio, Fink leverages this immense power to compel companies that BlackRock invests in to comply with an aggressive climate change and diversity agenda in
We have Omicron to thank for reminding us that we have to make choices for ourselves, irrespective of health and policy wonks. As we wait for the latest wave of Covid to crest and recede, I am reminded of two comments from liberal-minded acquaintances of mine. The first was something to the tune of “Trump
A statewide court in Pennsylvania ruled on Friday the expansive two-year-old mail-in voting is unconstitutional. According to a Commonwealth Court filing released Friday, Act 77 which allows residents to vote by mail in Pennsylvania, violates Article VII, Section 1 of the Pennsylvania constitution. This is HUGE news. President Trump weighed in. TRENDING: Canadian Freedom Convoy
A police officer from the NYPD stands near a crime scene in Brooklyn, N.Y., July 5, 2020. (Lloyd Mitchell/Reuters) A teen rapper charged with shooting a New York City police officer was released on Thursday after posting his $250,000 bond. Camrin Williams, an up-and-coming rapper who goes by the name “C Blu,” walked free from
The highly transmissible omicron Covid-19 variant has some travelers thinking twice about air travel again. While travel bookings are surging this year, some people are sticking with one of the biggest trends to have emerged from the pandemic: the road trip. “With driving you can significantly lower your risk of exposure when interacting with large
The US has called for the United Nations (UN) Security Council to hold a public meeting to discuss Russia’s “threatening behaviour” against Ukraine. On Thursday, the US ambassador to the UN asked the security council to meet publicly on Monday. Russia has manoeuvred around 100,000 troops near the border with Ukraine, though Moscow has denied
Right now Joe Biden and his administration are deeply unpopular . So how to reverse this situation? Return to enforcing immigration laws at the border? Cut wild spending in order to rein in inflation? Open up the Keystone pipeline and encourage drilling to lower the cost of gasoline? Naw! The secret is… TRASH TALK! And who
I often talk with other Generation Zers about how they’ve taken on too many responsibilities, especially students and young professionals who have an irrational fear of falling behind. College students, in particular, feel the need to balance internships, jobs, clubs, and an excessive amount of course credits — many times without actually needing to do
The largest lobbying group in the U.S. is raising concerns over President Joe Biden’s latest high-profile nominee, Jane Serene Raskin, according to a letter released Thursday. “Some of Ms. Raskin’s past actions and statements have raised concerns among the U.S. business community and merit the Committee’s scrutiny,” wrote the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to Senate