Actor Ashton Kutcher, who co-founded the nonprofit organization Thorn over a decade ago to combat child sexual exploitation, has stepped down on Friday from his role as board chairman. The move comes in the wake of significant backlash following Kutcher and his wife, Mila Kunis, writing character reference letters in...

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They still don't get it. And that's why conservatives still aren't getting any Bud Light. By "they," I'm referring to Anheuser-Busch InBev, the massive Belgian conglomerate that brews Bud Light and still hasn't apologized for a spring ad campaign featuring transgender "influencer" Dylan Mulvaney despite cratering sales of what was...

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Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York wanted to talk, but a crowd of protesters at a Friday event wanted her to listen. Democratic members of Congress held a media event at the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan, which has been made into a shelter for illegal immigrants who have come...

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Disney and the NFL -- two gargantuan entities that seldom make changes for the better -- have a big change planned. According to The Athletic, for the next two weeks, football fans will take part in "an NFL viewership experiment." As the parent company hemorrhages money, Disney-owned ABC and ESPN...

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An armed man was arrested Friday at an event for Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Police said no shots were fired and no one was injured. As noted by KABC-TV, the incident at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre was less than two miles from the site where Kennedy’s father,...

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A report released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday shows that the number of Americans living below poverty level has risen for the first time in years. In 2022, 12.4 percent of the population lived at or below poverty level, according to USA Today. That was a sharp increase...

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Special counsel Jack Smith hasn't been having a particularly fantastic time when it comes to pretrial rulings in his cases against former President Donald Trump. His latest setback comes in his Jan. 6 case, where a three-judge panel in Washington, D.C., ruled that the special counsel could not have access...

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The foreign-born population of the United States is reaching record highs under the Biden administration. Those from outside of the country amounted to 46 million people as of 2022, up nearly one million from the year before, according to Census Bureau data reviewed by NPR. That's an all-time record in...

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You have to pity the White House staffers in charge of making President Joe Biden look capable of doing his job. It must be a full-time job trying to keep him upright and attempting to cover up his gaffes. On Thursday, Biden was giving a speech at a community college...

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Every so often, some of the more vocal and less careful Democrats will make a statement that reveals the true reason behind the hounding of former President Donald Trump. It's not about justice; it's about power. Consider this tweet by Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters of California on Thursday: "Many are...

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The man who famously prosecuted the heads of the "five families" who controlled New York's most powerful organized crime operations now wants to take on a new target -- President Joe Biden. Former New York City mayor, U.S. attorney, and presidential adviser Rudy Giuliani told Steve Bannon on his "War...

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The much-anticipated launch of "Thursday Night Football 2.0" on Amazon Prime Video gave fans a new viewing experience as the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Minnesota Vikings 34-28 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. After a season that marked the start of an 11-year, $13.2 billion exclusive rights deal between Amazon...

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A Louisiana woman is fortunate to be alive after she was nearly crushed to death by a massive sign pole last week at a Taco Bell drive-thru during severe weather. The woman, who was not identified by police, walked away from her car with a minor injury while the back...

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When President Joe Biden was asked a tough question about his son's indictment, his silence spoke volumes. Following a short address at the White House on Friday, the president left the podium and a reporter called out asking him if Hunter Biden should get a pardon if he is convicted....

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Former President Donald Trump has shot back at special counsel Jack Smith after the prosecutor asked for a gag order that would restrict Trump from making certain public statements. With Smith heading the case, the Justice Department has brought four federal indictments against Trump. The former president faces charges that...

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A Pennsylvania school board has voted overwhelmingly to rehire a male-born transgender high school tennis coach despite the multiple complaints filed by administrators, students, and parents alike after the coach was seen undressing in the girls' locker room. Last week, the Gettysburg Area School District Board voted 6-2 to rehire...

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A Girl Scout troop in Texas got the scare of their lives when a huge alligator came swimming up in stealth mode looking to make an afternoon snack out of one of the swimmers. The swimmers fled the designated swimming area in terror at Huntsville State Park Raven Lake in...

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A man in Ireland thought he had discovered evidence of a "cosmic event" at a local beach, but the story soon turned from cosmic to comedic when the truth was revealed. Virgin Media News sent a crew to the Dublin beach on Wednesday after "local astrophysics enthusiast" Dave Kennedy came...

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Country singer Maren Morris appeared to have taken aim at Jason Aldean's "Try That in a Small Town" in two new music videos released earlier in the week. Both "The Tree" and "Get The Hell Out Of Here" videos showed Morris as she walks through a small miniature town. ...

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Dangerous and stupid weirdness, it seems, always finds Florida. This time, however, it's not the proverbial "Florida Man," but a Florida mom -- one who's in very deep trouble after she allegedly left her child alone in a running car so she could go out swimming. Her excuse? She says...

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California legislators, with union bosses dutifully in tow, took aim at the state's fast-food industry by passing a law that restaurateurs say will deal them a "devastating financial blow." The legislature has sent the highly contentious and controversial AB 1228 to the governor's desk, but despite the months of wrangling,...

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