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Poll: 75% say ‘Defund the Police’ caused violent crime wave(The Center Square) – Three out of four Americans say defunding police departments has contributed to the rise in violent crime across the country, according to a new poll. A… Read More
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Liberty Counsel: Military continues to deny religious exemptions as Navy SEALs head to courtIn all four branches of military, 4 requests were granted out of nearly 29,000 (The Center Square) – The U.S. military continues to deny religious exemptions to service members, Liberty… Read More
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Super Bowl could generate $1 billion in legal bets(The Center Square) – Gambling observers say this Sunday’s Super Bowl will likely shatter sports betting records in the U.S. The game is the most-wagered-on single sporting event in… Read More
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Reports of Biden’s taxpayer-funded crack pipes draw scrutiny(The Center Square) – Reports of a new Biden administration grant program has drawn widespread criticism for its efforts to reduce the spread of disease by providing crack pipes at… Read More
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Democrats divided, police dissatisfied over Biden’s law enforcement messaging(The Center Square) – Amid rising violent crime levels around the country, President Joe Biden sent a message to defund the police supporters late last week during his visit to… Read More
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Texas and Missouri team up to fight illegal immigration, Biden administration(The Center Square) – The attorneys general of Texas and Missouri have been what some may consider an unlikely pair from non-neighboring states, teaming up on lawsuits against the Biden… Read More
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Crude oil surpasses $90 a barrel for first time since 2014, driving average gas prices up(The Center Square) – Biden administration policies hostile to domestic oil production coupled with the Russia-Ukraine conflict and OPEC+ policies are contributing to crude oil futures surpassing $90 a barrel… Read More
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Trucker ‘Freedom Convoy’ sparks more controversy after GoFundMe refunds $10 million(The Center Square) – A Canadian movement of truckers protesting the country’s vaccine mandate has inspired a similar protest in the U.S., with a convoy expected to arrive at the… Read More
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Scandalous: Senate report says Biden left up to 9,000 Americans in AfghanistanIn what President Biden declared an “extraordinary success,” as many as 9,000 Americans were abandoned during the administration’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan last August, a new Senate report… Read More
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Two Missourians competing for Team USA in 2022 Beijing OlympicsBEIJING – Two athletes from Missouri are headed to Beijing to represent Team USA at the 2022 Olympics for their first time. Ian Quinn and Jincy Dunne will… Read More
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Florida takes additional legal action against Biden administration over illegal immigration(The Center Square) – The state of Florida is taking additional legal action against the Biden administration over its immigration policies after Attorney General Ashley Moody’s recent trip to the… Read More
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Most Americans say their finances are not better off since Biden took office(The Center Square) – A majority of Americans say they are not better off financially than they were a year ago, according to a new poll. Gallup released the polling… Read More
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White House defends spending as federal debt tops $30 trillion(The Center Square) – The national debt hit another milestone this week, and experts are warning that continuing to increase federal spending will have dangerous consequences. The federal national debt… Read More
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KU diversity, equity and inclusion administrator resigns after getting caught plagiarizing in an MLK Jr. Day messageLAWRENCE, Ks. – A University of Kansas diversity leader resigned last month after he was caught plagiarizing in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day message he sent to… Read More
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CNN’s Zucker resigns after relationship with colleague(The Center Square) – Jeff Zucker, president of CNN and the chairman of WarnerMedia’s news and sports division, resigned Wednesday after an affair with a colleague during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
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AG Schmidt: Kansas sees large spikes in fentanyl seizures, drug overdoses(The Center Square) – Record amounts of fentanyl and other drugs are being seized in Kansas after they’ve made their way north from Mexico and the state’s attorney general, Derek… Read More
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Migration from blue states to certain cities spikes cost of living there(The Center Square) – The cost of living is skyrocketing in certain “migration destination” cities where those fleeing mostly blue states are landing, according to a newly released … Read More
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Survey: 5.4 million Americans legally purchased a firearm for the first time in 2021(The Center Square) – At least 5.4 million Americans legally purchased a firearm for the first time last year, according to the findings of an annual National Shooting Sports Foundation… Read More
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Did dismissals of safe outpatient drugs cause needless COVID deaths? Dissenting doctors say yesFor the first nine months of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were no officially approved outpatient treatments for combating the disease. The medical establishment expressed extreme caution regarding such treatments, and… Read More
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Kansas AG: ‘Nothing surprising’ about what’s happening at southern border(The Center Square) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt joined other Republican attorneys general at a two-day border summit in Texas calling on the Biden administration to follow immigration laws… Read More