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Lt. Colonel Allen West Speaks at the 45th National Conservative Student Conference

Former Congressman and Taxes GOP Chair, Lt. Colonel Allen West, speaks at the 45th National Conservative Student Conference at 7:45 p.m. ET on July 24. …


‘White Privilege’ Nurses Mandated to Undergo ‘Implicit Bias’ Training in Kentucky

Nurses in Kentucky have been forced to undergo “implicit bias” training to indoctrinate them with concepts such as white people being inherently racist. Those who did not fulfill the course were reportedly being threatened with non-renewal of their licenses. The Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) mandated an “implicit bias” course for nurses in January last…


These Beer Brands Are Eating Up Bud Light’s Business Amid Dylan Mulvaney Backlash

Bud Light’s weekly sales have continued to drop following its marketing connection with a transgender influencer in April, while four of its rivals are seeing increases, according to recent data. For the week ending on July 15, the Anheuser-Busch-produced light beer saw its sales tumble about 26.1 percent year-over-year, according to data provided to news…


Biden Administration Sued Over Alleged Harms of Biofuel Production

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) biofuel program is doing more harm than good by killing endangered species, according to a federal lawsuit against the Biden administration. The lawsuit (pdf), filed in mid-July at the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD), challenges the EPA’s fuel-volume requirements for corn ethanol and other…


LIVE 3:30 PM ET: White House Holds Daily Press Briefing (July 24)

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a daily press briefing at 3:30 p.m. ET on July 24. …


UPS and Teamsters Union Agree to Resume Labor Talks This Week

United Parcel Service agreed to resume labor talks with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters this week to avoid a strike that could disrupt supply chains and harm the economy. The package-delivery service will again start labor talks with the union, which represents 340,000 employees, on July 25, ahead of the looming strike. Labor negotiations broke…


Excavator Seen Digging in Backyard of Man Charged in Gilgo Beach Killings

MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y.—Investigators have been digging in the yard at the Long Island home of Rex Heuermann, who was charged earlier this month with killing at least three women and burying their remains on a remote stretch of beach highway. A yellow excavator that had been seen scooping dirt in the backyard Sunday was still…


House Republicans Could Hold Mark Zuckerberg in Contempt This Week

The GOP-led House Judiciary Committee is considering voting this week to hold Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg in contempt, according to a spokesman. Judiciary Republicans, including the panel’s chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), have accused Meta of being uncooperative in regards to the panel’s efforts to investigate potential censorship and collusion between Big Tech and the…


Judge Orders Montana Health Clinic to Pay Nearly $6 Million Over False Asbestos Claims

BILLINGS, Mont.—A health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination must pay the government almost $6 million in penalties and damages after it submitted hundreds of false asbestos claims, a judge ruled. The 337 false claims made patients eligible for Medicare and other benefits they shouldn’t have received. The federally funded clinic…


Boat Slams Into House at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks, Injuring 8 Who Were on Board

LAKE OZARK, Mo.—Eight people were hospitalized after a boat left the water and slammed into a house at Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. The 47-year-old driver of the boat was arrested on suspicion of boating under the influence but had not been charged as of Monday morning. The accident happened just before midnight Saturday…