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The nation of Ireland has canceled all St. Patrick’s Day parades, including the massive Dublin festivities, over concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. The decision to nix large gatherings for the March 17 holiday was made Monday by a new government subcommittee on the virus, national broadcaster RTE reported. The celebrations are known for kicking off the country’s tourism season with 500,000 revelers from around the world flooding the country of 4.8 million each year for the various parades in its towns and villages. The popular Dublin parade alone has been responsible for more than 73 million euros ($83.5 million)...

The politics of Utah Sen. Mitt Romney’s 11th-hour mystery on how he will vote on President Trump’s impeachment has become sticky now that a new survey finds that the president is more popular in Utah. The Utah Policy survey showed that for the first time since his election, a majority of Utah voters approve of Trump’s job performance, echoing his surge in national surveys. According to the poll analysis, “The survey, conducted for UtahPolicy.com and 2 News by Y2 Analytics shows 52% of likely voters approve of President Trump, while 45% disapprove, giving the president a net-positive approval rating of...

Democracy dies in darkness. Sometimes it helps to shed a little light on the hateful leftist echo chamber. That's what Malcolm Harris has done... ..."If the shooter has a serious health condition then is taking potshots at the GOP house leadership considered self defense?" Harris, a regular at the New Republic tweeted. Another tweet said, "Steve Scalise is stable, but a lot of Americans die from hospital errors so keep crossing your fingers." Scalise had been shot by a Bernie campaign volunteer and Maddow fan while practicing for a charity baseball game. Harris' work has appeared at the Washington Post,...

The question must be asked: Do many liberals secretly wish that President Trump be assassinated? Sadly, the answer is: yes. There is no other conclusion that can be drawn. Take the latest anti-Trump leftist outrage. In New York City, liberals in the theater have added a perverse twist to their long-running series, “Shakespeare in the Park.” In an adaptation of Julius Caesar, the role of Caesar is played by an actor who strongly resembles Trump—the distinctive blonde hairstyle, the long red tie and power business suit. Caesar’s wife, Calpurnia, is played by someone who is supposed to be Melania Trump,...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A casino in New Mexico has scrapped a scheduled performance by comedian Kathy Griffin after she posted online a bloody image that resembled President Donald Trump. Route 66 Casino, a casino operated by Laguna Pueblo, announced late Tuesday on social media that July 22 performance by Griffin was canceled.

The Nigerian government has rid its civil service of 50,000 ghost workers and saved over 600 million dollars in the fight against corruption, the presidency said on Tuesday. “The Federal government payroll has been rid of 50,000 ghost workers, saving the country a huge amount of N200 billion ($636 million USD),” spokesperson of the presidency, Garba Shehu, said in a statement. “Over N13 billion has been taken off the payroll monthly from February to December this year … The pension bill was N15.5bn monthly as at February. Now it is down to N14.4bn, which means average monthly saving is made...

Don’t tell T.J. Miller that Donald Trump hasn’t done anything to divide the country. The comedian was arrested Friday morning in Hollywood after allegedly slapping an Uber driver over an argument about the president-elect, reports TMZ. The incident occurred after the “Office Christmas Party” star left the GQ Men of the Year party at the storied Chateau Marmont. The actor allegedly slapped the driver’s head when they reached his house, a law enforcement source told the website. The LAPD said Miller was arrested for battery shortly after 1 a.m. Police said the driver made a citizen’s arrest. The “Silicon Valley”...

Hillary Clinton is looking for volunteers to help with the general election recount in two states. New pages have been set up on HillaryClinton.com for those eager to assist the re-tally effort in Michigan and Wisconsin. “Help with the Michigan recount,” one page urges. “Let us know if you want to get involved.” The page features a sign-up form — but offers no other details, other than: “Someone from the team will be in touch.” “Paid for by Hillary for America, a grassroots campaign of 3 million donors committed to electing Hillary Clinton (and keeping Donald Trump out of the...

When Gov. Scott Walker steps onto a "soapbox'" stage Monday morning at the Iowa State Fair, he can count on at least one thing. People will protest. [SNIP] ...there's the unpredictability, disruption and touch of chaos that protests can inject into his campaign events. The day after the Aug. 6 GOP debate, Walker was besieged by 60 sidewalk protesters as he ate corned beef and spoke to patrons and reporters inside a cramped Cleveland deli. "Hey hey, ho ho, union busters got to go," demonstrators chanted, two of them on stilts, one in an oversized "Scott Walker, Koch puppet" costume....

Everyone knew...Donald Trump was going to have a difficult time at Sunday night’s debate, as a video of incredibly lewd comments Trump made in 2005 surfaced over the weekend. But debate moderator Martha Raddatz’s pro-Hillary Clinton bias wasn’t helping the polarizing GOP nominee one bit. Right from the get-go, ABC News’ Raddatz cut Trump off as he was answering a question about the aforementioned video. [SNIP imbedded tweets] But going into the debate, it was pretty clear Martha Raddatz would be the most biased. Recall, this is the woman who described Hillary Clinton’s testimony before the House Benghazi committee as...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A claim from the second presidential debate and how it stacks up with the facts: CLINTON: "We are now, for the first time ever, energy independent." THE FACTS: Clinton overstates the case. For the first time in decades the United States gets more energy domestically than it imports, but it is not yet entirely energy independent. Oil still is imported, from the Mideast and elsewhere. Estimates vary as to when the U.S. might achieve full energy independence.

Professional clowns are getting fed up with the recent reports of frightening incidents across the U.S. that has put many communities on high alert and tarnished the image of the performers. The clown community in Tucson, Arizona organized a “Clown Lives Matter” march Wednesday that’s set to take place Oct. 15 in reaction to the reports of “killer clowns” terrorizing communities and the rumors on social media fanning the fears of clown attacks, according to KGUN9-TV. The station reported that attendees are invited to participate in full clown makeup or masks. “This is a peaceful way to show clowns are...

Farmville, VA - On my way into Longwood University for Tuesday night's one and only vice presidential debate, I spotted a protester wearing an anti-Tim Kaine shirt targeting the Virginia senator's abortion record. A Washington Times reporter also found Catholic protesters who traveled several miles to tell Kaine he's giving their faith a bad name. “He says he’s a devout Catholic, but he’s not. He is 100 percent pro-abortion,” she said. “The lie that he perpetuates that ‘I’m personally against it.’ That is a lie because if you are against it you don’t vote for it 100 percent of the...

FAYETTEVILLE (WTVD) -- Colonial Media and Entertainment, which runs 100.1 FM and ESPNFayetteville.com, announced Tuesday that they will not air the East Carolina football game against South Florida on Saturday after the actions of some of the marching band's members. Almost 20 members of the Marching Pirates took a knee during the national anthem before UCF game as a form of protest. Some played their instruments, some did not. Many in the stands booed the band during the anthem and during their halftime performance. Company chairman/CEO Jeff Andrulonis for 100.1 FM said in a statement that the band members "disgraced...

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SAN DIEGO — A police officer used a bullhorn to urge a man named Marcos to come out of a house on Epsilon Street just west of 41st Street. The officer said, "We're not going anywhere. It has been a really long night. I'm worried about you. I haven't heard from you for a while. "I need to hear from you. You need to talk to me. Your sister ... is really scared. What should I tell her? It's not fair to have your sister so worried about you." Officers fired repeated gas bombs into the home, which had an...

Addressing the Democratic National Convention on its penultimate night to lay out the case for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, President Obama began by recalling his political debut at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. He then described how his family has become so well known to America in the intervening years. He spoke of his time in office, how the presidency has physically aged him, but how his daughters euphemistically note he now looks more "mature." He spoke of everything he is proud to have achieved -- passing ObamaCare, expanding clean energy production, reducing consumption of foreign oil, passing the...

The head of the Planned Parenthood abortion business will be a featured speaker tonight at the Democrat convention. But last night, Cecile Richards, a best friend of abortion activist Hillary Clinton, got a prominent seat in the box seat next to pro-abortion former President Bill Clinton. Lots of pro-life advocates noticed the pro-abortion pairing on Twitter... [SNIP] The pairing tells you all you need to know about the pro-abortion direction of the country under Hillary Clinton. She is literally Planned Parenthood’s BFF.

*PHILADELPHIA – The Democratic National Convention Committee announced additional speakers who will address the Democratic National Convention being held in Philadelphia from July 25 to July 28. Additional speakers will continue to be announced throughout the convention... [SNIP] Tuesday, July 26Democratic National Committee Vice Chair of Voter Registration and Participation Donna Brazile Former State Senator Jason Carter (Georgia) House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (California) and the Democratic Women of the House Planned Parenthood Action Fund President Cecile RichardsWednesday, July 27Congressman GK Butterfield and members of the Congressional Black Caucus Congresswoman Judy Chu (California) and members of the Congressional Asian Pacific...

Interim DNC chair, Donna Brazile: "I want to learn what is behind all of this, because more emails are coming."