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NEW YORK, NY — The reign of cable news giant Fox News may have come to an end after top brass made a possibly-disastrous hiring decision, causing ratings for the nation's most popular news channel to plummet with the hiring of a non-blonde anchor with no cleavage.

WASHINGTON — Federal bank regulators are prepared to do whatever is needed to “ensure that depositors’ savings remain safe” in U.S. banks, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told members of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday. Yellen is likely to face tough questions from senators about the federal response to two bank failures earlier this month: California-based Silicon Valley Bank on March 10 and New York-based Signature bank just two days later. In the hours after the banks collapsed, she and top Treasury officials determined the situation posed a danger to “the broader banking system and the American economy” and required...

Race-hate huckster Robin DiAngelo, the white author of White Fragility, has come out for racial segregation, but don’t expect her to become the object of moral indignation and start getting canceled everywhere. DiAngelo supports the separation of the races in a way that our self-anointed moral superiors on the Left find acceptable: she says it’s necessary to protect poor “people of color” from dangerous white people (which would include DiAngelo herself). DiAngelo was appearing on a webinar entitled “Racial Justice: The Next Frontier” that was hosted by Berrett-Koehler Publishers, which Breitbart described Tuesday as “an independent publisher that markets DEI...

[Catholic Caucus] “Suffocated by Meetings” Bishop Schneider on SynodalityEditor’s note: a few days after the German Schismatic Way voted to cry to heaven for vengeance, I came across this passage from Bishop Schneider in his must-read text with Diane Montagna, Christus Vincit (Angelico Press, 2019). Even though these words are now four years old, they have only become more acute with each passing month of what Cardinal Pell called the Church’s “toxic nightmare.” This is reprinted here with permission from Angelico Press. Diane Montagna: In the spiritual classic, The Dialogue, God the Father says to St. Catherine of Siena, “Do...

Country singer Maren Morris joined a host of Tennessee drag queens Monday night in Nashville to protest recent state legislation aimed at barring children from drag shows. Morris used the occasion to dare local authorities to arrest her, saying she took her toddler to meet some drag queens earlier that day.

Prince Harry: The Heritage Foundation claimed that Prince Harry's visa application should be made public. Here's whyPrince Harry may be struggling to keep his US visa in place following the release of his memoir Spare in which the Duke of Sussex admitted to using recreational drugs before he left the UK after stepping down from the royal duties and shifted to the United States. A report in the Daily Mail revealed that a conservative research institute is in a heated dispute with US officials who are rejecting requests to publish details of Prince Harry's visa application. The Heritage Foundation claimed...

Hunter Biden had an FBI mole named “One-Eye” who tipped off his Chinese business partners that they were under investigation, according to an Israeli energy expert arrested in Cyprus last month on gunrunning charges. The House Oversight Committee is investigating the explosive claims by Dr. Gal Luft, a former Israel Defense Forces lieutenant colonel with deep intelligence ties in Washington and Beijing, who says he was arrested to stop him from revealing what he knows about the Biden family and FBI corruption — details he told the Department of Justice in 2019, which he says it ignored. Luft, 56, first...

Liberal colleges have embraced racially segregated affinity group graduation celebrations in recent years A Michigan college is coming under fire for hosting five graduation celebrations separated by race, sexuality and gender identity, in addition to the university's larger commencement ceremony. Grand Valley State University's Multicultural Affairs Office lists graduation ceremonies or celebrations for Black students, Asian students, "Latinx" students, Native American students, and "LGBTQIA+" students next month. The university will also have a general commencement ceremony for all students.

A person who appears to be a fake Trump supporter was called out at a New York City protest. The crowd was awaiting the potential arrest of Donald Trump...

I just want to thank Jim Robinson and everyone who works at Free Republic for 25 years of this great website. It will be 25 years for me this coming June. I have gained daily laughs, insights, news, and camaraderie - all due to your original idea, Jim, to start this platform so many years ago. Thanks!

Known as one of the cutest animals on earth, the fennec is the smallest fox on earth. This cute but wild canid is native to North Africa and is therefore considered exotic in the United States. Fennec foxes may possess tons of cuteness and charm but they are wild animals and could pose a danger to people. As a result, many states do not allow their residents to keep Fennec foxes as personal exotic pets. However, some states require their residents to obtain a permit or license to keep a Fennec fox as a pet. Only in a few states...

Newsmax is returning to DirecTV, after the satellite giant dropped the conservative news and commentary channel from its lineup in January over an alleged carriage dispute. The two companies announced the new deal Wednesday morning, according to the Hollywood Reporter, saying that the channel would return to DirecTV and its streaming services again beginning Thursday. DirecTV’s CEO Bill Morrow said in a statement: This resolution with Newsmax, resolving an all-too-common carriage dispute, underscores our dedication to delivering a wide array of programming and perspectives to all our customers. Through our persistent negotiations, we reached a resolution under mutually-agreeable business terms...

What CBS is hearing: the appeals court has denied the Trump team's attempt to block Trump's lawyer from sharing his notes/testifying. This means Trump's lawyer in the classified docs case is now expected to share notes, audio, etc., includ. material related to his client, Trump.

The official commencement of the month of Ramadan will take place tonight and the first day of fasting will be observed from sunrise tomorrow. The holy month will see Muslims all over the world fasting during the day, doing charitable deeds and praying each night in mosques, including in Ireland. According to the 2016 Census, there are 63,000 Muslims in Ireland; however, it is believed that the figure has risen to over 90,000. At the Islamic Center of Ireland in Clonskeagh, Dr. Ali Selim said Ramadan works almost in the same way as Lent does for Christians. He said: “During...

A growing number of electric vehicles are reportedly being written off when even the slightest damage is done to their batteries - driving up owner costs and negating any environmental benefit of going “green.” As Reuters reports, insurance companies are writing off more and more low-mileage electric vehicles that have only minor damage, because any harm to the battery packs can’t be accessed or repaired. With some Tesla models, for example, the battery packs are actually glued into the car’s structure, making them difficult to remove, replace or repair. "A Tesla structural battery pack is going straight to the grinder,"...

A recent study compared the gut microbiota and gut-derived metabolites between healthy controls and individuals with fatty liver. The results revealed that certain microbial metabolites are associated with liver fat content. The fact that the gut microbiota associates with many diseases, has raised the hope that they could be used for diagnostic purposes. One of the progressing research fields is the analysis of gut-derived metabolites that are manufactured by the microbes from the food. Fatty liver disease is the most common chronic liver disease world-wide, especially in individuals with obesity, and it predisposes to cardiovascular diseases. The recent study compared...

Former President Trump on Wednesday took a swing at Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) after the Florida governor knocked him in an interview with Fox News’s Piers Morgan, another clash between the two GOP figures as they prepare for what could be a 2024 presidential primary match-up. In an interview set to air on Fox Nation’s “Piers Morgan Uncensored” Thursday and published in part by The New York Post, DeSantis shifted from his previously veiled stance to more directly addressing the former president’s attacks with jabs of his own toward Trump’s character and leadership. Trump, who is facing a looming indictment...

Two members of Israel's Knesset (parliament) recently introdcued legislation that would prohibit members of any religion from evangelizing, specifically trying to persuade or convert a person of a different faith, either through face-to-face conversations or through mail or online videos. The bill specifically cites "missionary groups, mainly Christians," as part of the reason for the new prohibition. According to All Israel News, the bill's primary objective "appears to be making it illegal for followers of Jesus ('Yeshua' in Hebrew) to explain why they believe that Jesus is both Messiah and God with the hope that Israelis might consider following Him."...

The Boston Globe published an uncharacteristically blunt report this week about the Boston public school system and issues involving race. But this tale is very different than other reports where “bad white people” are devaluating the lives of Black and Hispanic attendees. Recent satisfaction surveys conducted among Boston students reveal that Asian American families report some of the least positive interactions between their children and the school staff as well as the other students. Despite almost always being among the top performers in the schools, many of the chil“invisible.” The article features a sophomore at the John D. O’Bryant School...

From groceries to baby formula and microchips to cold medicine for children, the supply chain issues that have arisen and grown into crises on President Biden and his administration's watch are nothing new. But worsening shortages in the supply of drugs used to treat cancers are drawing dire warnings from medical professionals and those who rely on such medical interventions to save lives. According to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, shortages of critical drugs are "the worst they've been in a decade" due to "[quality control issues, selected plant closures and other manufacturing woes" that have seen oncology drugs...