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Legendary journalist and political satirist P.J. O’Rourke has died from lung cancer complications at the age of 74.The news was confirmed by his publisher Grove Atlantic in a statement released on Tuesday afternoon.

On Coachella’s website, the health and safety page cautions that “there is no guarantee, express or implied, that those attending the festival will not be exposed to COVID-19.” Though it is “strongly recommended,” California’s rules for outdoor mega events — like music or food festivals — don’t require verification of fully vaccinated status or pre-entry negative COVID-19 test results. In October last year, the festivals had already indicated that they wouldn’t be requiring vaccine proof, saying guests could also enter with a negative coronavirus test result. Now, test results won’t be required for entry either.

LEBRON JAMES THOUGHT HE HAD THE DEAL OF A LIFETIME WITH RECREATING SPACE JAM 2, BUT NOW HE’S BEING NOMINATED FOR “WORST ACTOR” AS A RESULT. LeBron James is up for an award for his “Space Jam” movie. But it’s not a good honor he will want to win. “According to People, the four-time NBA champion has been nominated for a “Worst Actor Razzie” for his performance in ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy.’ If you don’t know, the Razzies are awards given to the worst of Hollywood,” Total Pro Sports reported. “On Monday, the spoof awards show announced the list...

Mayor Eric Adams unloaded Tuesday in an epic rant in which he threatened to stop fielding “off-topic” questions at his press conferences — and blasted the Big Apple’s news organizations over what he said was their lack of racial diversity. The scolding, which came before an unrelated press conference on summer youth employment efforts, appeared to be sparked by coverage of his failed bid to get state lawmakers to budge on his anti-crime agenda — although the mayor failed to convey how race factored into that. *** “If you want to acknowledge or not, I have been doing a darn...

THE SPECTRE OF war looms over Europe. As Russian troops mass around Ukraine’s borders there is a palpable sense of crisis. In Ukraine, however, there is a combination of resignation and grim determination to survive. If Russia invades, Ukrainians will fight. 1 But the real threat to their country is viewed as multifaceted and enduring. Ukrainians must not only deter military aggression, but survive the political, social and economic war that Russia is waging against their country. The multiple strands of Russia’s assault on Ukraine have been widely discussed in terms of the activity that Russia undertakes – cyber attacks...

In the liberal media's Biden-Sycophant Sweepstakes, it would be hard to top CNN's John Harwood. In addition to calling him a shameless "sycophant," we recently described Harwood as a Biden "lackey, lickspittle, and toady." But MSNBC's Jeremy Bash has staked his own claim to the dubious distinction of being the MSM's biggest Biden suck-up, heaping absurd praise on Biden for his handling of Ukraine. Get the rest of the story and view the video here.

The families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have agreed to a $73 million settlement against the maker of the rifle used to kill 20 first-graders and six educators in 2012, according to a court filing. The families and a survivor of the shooting sued Remington in 2015, saying the company should have never sold such a dangerous weapon to the public. They said their focus was on preventing future mass shootings. Although the settlement is unlikely to open the floodgates for some settlements given that the lawsuit focused on how Remington marketed the rifle, it...

Trudeau’s state broadcaster is doxxing Trudeau’s political opponents. They’re teeing them up for financial punishments. This is not journalism, anymore than Der Sturmer or Pravda was journalism.

So Coach K is a racist.

Help me build a list of words redefined by the "woke" crowd and the Left. We have to actively take our language back. The Left, the Woke, the Progressives, the whoever believe they are, apparently have the power and the right(!) to redefine what words mean, who can use them/ who cannot, words that insinuate meaning (aka 'dog whistles') etc. For too long we have gone along with that. Let's first identify the words they are redefining, co-opting and restricting, and restore them to OUR usage, in our culture. So help me capture the words 'they' seek to control and...

Halyna Hutchins' family lawyers released a video showing how they allege Alec Baldwin shot her.

ATLANTA — Federal authorities are investigating after they said a man set a fire outside of the entrance to the Federal Reserve Bank Tuesday morning. Channel 2′s Tyisha Fernandes was at the scene, where police told her a man dressed in a mechanic suit walked up to a door around 9 a.m. with two gas cans and set a fire. Officers were able to use surveillance cameras on one building to see what the man did and track him down. Investigators from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Atlanta Fire Rescue are on the scene.

Senate Bill 83, called the Save Women’s Sports Act and sponsored by Sen. Robby Mills, directs the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Board of Control to pass regulations banning those identified as males on their birth certificates from participating on girls’ sports teams. The measure passed the Senate Education Committee on a party-line 9-3 vote. Current KHSAA policies allow transgender student-athletes to compete on teams based on their gender identities if they have undergone sex reassignment before puberty or undergone such procedures and take hormonal therapies.

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LeBron James made the bold suggestion that the Los Angeles Lakers and Dodgers join the Rams of the NFL in their championship parade that will pop off in a few days.

Explanation: What's different about this Moon? It's the terminators. In the featured image, you can't directly see any terminator -- the line that divides the light of day from the dark of night. That's because the image is a digital composite of 29 near-terminator lunar strips. Terminator regions show the longest and most prominent shadows -- shadows which, by their contrast and length, allow a flat photograph to appear three-dimensional. The original images and data were taken near the Moon by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Many of the Moon's craters stand out because of the shadows they all cast to...

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) and five Senate colleagues distributed a letter to colleagues stating they will not grant consent to expedite passage of a Continuing Resolution without a roll call vote on an amendment that defunds the enforcement of the remaining federal vaccine mandates. The letter reads in part “We have consistently opposed President Biden’s federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates, which would force millions of Americans to choose between an unwanted medical procedure and being able to provide for their families. For legal, constitutional, and policy reasons, we remain not only strongly opposed to the mandates, but also firmly convinced that...

“‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven’” (Matthew 5:3). Continuing from yesterday, a fourth principle for determining our humility, which Thomas Watson recognizes, is that we will see the strengths and virtues of others as well as our own weaknesses and sins. As the apostle instructs, we will “regard one another as more important than” ourselves (Phil. 2:3) and will “give preference to one another in honor” (Rom. 12:10). Fifth, we will spend a lot of time in prayer. As the physical beggar pleads for earthly sustenance, spiritual beggars ask regularly for spiritual food....

We who know Christ’s righteousness are not to live as those who are without hope. We have been blessed with both the love and the fear of God. What does God want his people to know in light of this truth? He says it all in one verse, “So the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with singing, with everlasting joy on their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness; sorrow and sighing shall flee away” (Isaiah 51:11, NKJV). In other words: “I’m going to have a people who return to me with trust, faith and...

A moody bull attacked four off-road cyclists during the Biancho Rock Cobbler gravel ride in Bakersfield, California.