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Rush Limbaugh's death two years ago this week left a void in conservative media that younger, more versatile contenders are still trying to fill. Why it matters: Today, no one radio host commands the same level of power and influence that Limbaugh did, but a number of new voices are emerging — blending the reach of traditional and digital platforms — and collectively proving to be more powerful in shaping conservative opinion for younger audiences. "The world is changing and there are questions as to how Limbaugh, had he lived and remained healthy — based upon his mindset and his...

After the U.S. military shot down a total of three UFOs – the debris may be unable to be recovered The U.S. military shot down a total of three UFOs, one over Alaska on Friday, one over Canada on Saturday, and a third over Lake Huron on Sunday. Currently, information surrounding the UFOs or where these aircrafts came from is currently unknown. Unfortunately for those seeking answers, these answers may not be coming any time soon, as multiple officials have come out and made statements about the difficulty of recovering the debris from the UFOs. White House press secretary Karine...

VIDEOSorry, Nikki, but it is NOT a good look to kick off your 2024 presidential campaign by breaking a major promise. It sort of makes people think you WON'T keep your other promises.

It’s not that an AI should be racist, gratuitously and immaturely offensive, or that it should be spouting out racial slurs at the drop of a hat. Rather, the clearly-manipulated nature of the AI’s thinking on this superficial topic is indicative of a bigger problem — the AI is not designed to think rationally, or to serve the person using it, but instead is shackled to short-term political priorities. All of this is distressingly predictable… so much so that it was predicted almost exactly several years prior…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Support among the American public for providing Ukraine weaponry and direct economic assistance has softened as the Russian invasion nears a grim one-year milestone, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.Forty-eight percent say they favor the U.S. providing weapons to Ukraine, with 29% opposed and 22% saying they’re neither in favor nor opposed. In May 2022, less than three months into the war, 60% of U.S. adults said they were in favor of sending Ukraine weapons.Americans are about evenly divided on sending government funds directly to Ukraine, with 37% in...

A hearing to debate gender-affirming care in Arkansas has sparked outrage after a Republican lawmaker asked a transgender doctor if she has a penis. In a shocking moment caught on video, the audience audibly gasped when Republican Sen. Matt McKee asked Dr. Gwendolyn Herzig, a transgender woman from Little Rock, who testified against the ban, about her genitalia. 'You said that you're a trans woman?' McKee had asked on the Senate judiciary floor Monday. 'Do you have a penis?'

close Arizona tanker truck rolls over, leaks hazardous material Arizona authorities announced Wednesday morning that a Tuesday afternoon shelter-in-place order following a deadly rollover that resulted in a hazmat spill has been reinstated. "Unified Command has reinstated the shelter in place order for a one-mile perimeter around the incident. While crews were attempting to remove the load from the commercial vehicle, gassing occurred. I-10 remains closed in both directions between Kolb & Rita roads in Tucson," the Arizona Department of Public Safety tweeted. Residents were advised to avoid the area and seek alternate routes of travel, and the department said...

Biden never shuts up about trains ,and he told us he was going to cure cancer. And now a train goes off the tracks, they light it on fire, it's probably going to give everybody cancer and the president calls a lid. They have the whole Ohio River contaminated. These chemicals are flowing downstream to West Virginia, and we haven't declared a national emergency.

Built by Switzerland's Bundnerbike, this custom Road Glide comes wrapped in a dazzling tricolor livery Customizing is a key part of the Harley-Davidson culture with thousands of shops worldwide that excel at it. But most of them stick to simpler Harley models - Evo-powered Sportsters, Street Bobs, Fat Boys - and only a few shops are gutsy enough to take on Harley-Davidson’s mammoth Grand American Touring cruisers. A prime example is Switzerland’s Bundnerbike which recently added some sporty flavor to the Harley-Davidson Road Glide Special, creating a staggering custom cruiser. Called the Street Emperor by its makers, the custom motorcycle...

The US economy will likely avoid a recession or even a slowdown as inflation cools, according to Ed Yardeni. "I'm not in the recession camp. I'm in the soft landing camp now and I'm wondering whether it should be in the no landing camp," Yardeni told CNBC.

"It's clear to me this is not a recent phenomenon," he told reporters, saying "this has been going on" since at least 2017. Calling for more transparency, he said: "If you are confused, you understand the situation perfectly." Concluding his comments to the gathered media, Kennedy added: "Lock your doors tonight."

On February 15th, National Wisconsin Day recognizes The Badger State. #NationalWisconsinDay Rich in copper, lead, forest and fertile farmland, Wisconsin became the 30th state on May 29, 1848. In 1634, French explorer Jean Nicolet was the first European to reach Wisconsin while seeking a Northwest passage to China. A mining boom, not fur trading, led to the nickname The Badger State. According to oral history, the miners burrowed into the hillsides much like badgers for shelter instead of setting up more permanent homesteads. The first wave of settlers to the area also began the uprooting of the Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Chippewa...

After obtaining that elusive data, Shendure proceeded to analyze the information using programming languages Python and R, and went on to build the fully interactive website completely from scratch. Within weeks, Shendure said that he discovered that well over 100 people who own private jets are emitting at the very least dozens - and in many cases, hundreds - of times what the average American does in a year, solely through flying. The realization, Shendure said, came as particularly pronounced due to the fact that Americans boast some of the highest carbon emissions per capita in the world. 'It was...

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Sometimes the situation just calls for a cold one. Just before midnight on February 8th, Lee County Sheriff’s deputies drove North on Chiquita Boulevard. As they approached Gleason Parkway, something caught their eye. A black Mercedes-Benz parked in the opposite lane. The vehicle was just sitting there. Lights on. With no traffic causing the stoppage. Deputies crept behind the car, flicked on their flashing lights, and tried to determine if the vehicle might have been abandoned. As they approached the vehicle, they found 40-year-old Michael Sereda sitting alone in the passenger seat. Beer cans littered the...

New York Senator Rand Paul is spearheading the effort to hold publicly funded medical facilities accountable for withholding lifesaving care, including as organ transplants, from people who are not immunized. On Tuesday, Paul (R-Ky.) presented legislation that would prevent government funds from going to hospitals that have turned away patients because of their COVID-19 vaccination status. Additionally, it would safeguard patients’ freedom to choose their own healthcare without suffering consequences. “No American should be denied access to critical care based on a personal medical decision, yet tragically, many hospitals and other medical facilities continue to discriminate against those unvaccinated for...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville City Council approved a bill that they said will help make roadways safer and what some believe will crackdown on panhandling. The ordinance passed 16-3 and makes it illegal for someone to stand in the median of a roadway for an extended period of time and to physically interact with any car on the roadway that isn’t illegally parked. This doesn’t just cover the median either. It is now illegal to solicit from the sidewalk or any place near the road.

This clip is from 1979 Harry Reid vs Frank Rosenthal This clip of Rosenthal’s meltdown at a Gaming Commission meeting, then chaired by future senator Reid – taken from Ned Day and Robert Stoldal’s series “Mob on the Run” for KLAS TV – became the basis for a fictionalized scene in Casino (1996). Both Reid and Rosenthal survived subsequent car-bombing attempts. Rosenthal, who ran the Stardust, Fremont, Marina, and Hacienda casinos in the 70s, was formally banned from Nevada casinos in ‘87.

New Republican polling shows that Gov. Jim Justice (R) stands the best chance to beat Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) in West Virginia’s 2024 Senate race. Polling commissioned by the Senate Leadership Fund (SLF) — a super PAC aligned with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) — and obtained by The Hill showed that in three hypothetical matchups between Manchin and several possible Republican challengers, Justice was the only GOP challenger listed who won more support than Manchin among likely registered voters polled.

Dozens of damaged military vehicles with Russian markings could be seen scattered chaotically across a snow-covered field in footage released last week of a battlefield near the eastern Ukrainian mining town of Vuhledar, southwest of the Russian-held city of Donetsk. The hulls of some of the armored vehicles were covered in black soot from what appeared to be recent fires. Lying nearby were tank turrets and other parts from combat vehicles that had been dismembered by explosions. Next to the burned-out vehicles, the drone footage clearly showed the dead bodies of what appeared to be Russian soldiers. The intense fighting...

The U.S. southern border has been weaponized as millions of unvetted foreigners are distributed throughout the country amid the ongoing Biden Border Rush. But how does the Mexican government fit into the big picture? For years, Mexico's illegal immigration policies have been a mishmash. On the one hand, Mexico has its own immigration law and has detained and deported many illegal aliens. On the other hand, Mexico often just lets illegals pass through, correctly assuming most of them are going to the United States. Sometimes Mexico even helps them get to the U.S. border. American leadership makes a big difference....