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Watch Laura Ingraham Smackdown America-Hating Pop Princess 'Ariana Granda Estupida'

A video captured pop singer Ariana Grande in a donut shop licking donuts and yelling some terribly disparaging things about the American people. "What the f*ck is that?" Grande shouted to her backup-dancer boyfriend. "I hate Americans. I hate America," Grande said in the footage captured on July 4th. "Another spoiled, entitled pop princess who's benefited ...More

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South Carolina's Confederate flag will be removed Friday

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - More than 50 years after South Carolina raised a Confederate flag at its Statehouse to protest the civil rights movement, the rebel banner will be removed Friday in a state where such a reversal seemed unthinkable a month ago.

The flag will be pulled down from ...

Greek Voters Got It Right, Here's Why We Should Pay Attention

It may be time for all leaders in the West to think about what a debt reset would look like at home.

Another Gov't Agency Is Buying Massive Amounts of Ammo

South Carolina's Confederate Flag Is Coming Down

Have a Nice Campaign! Chris Christie's Present from Home-State Democrats

Voting rights bill puts Republican presidential contender in an awkward position.

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Donald Trump, Immigration Wimp

(Steven Hayward) Donald Trump is a wimp on immigration. Say what?!?! Yup, he is. If he really wanted to disrupt the immigration debate in the country, he'd go way beyond calling for a fence, and raise the issue of "birthright citizenship." It is a widespread practice these days—growing especially popular with rich Chinese—for expectant mothers to come to the U.S. and give birth here so that their children will be U.S. citizens,

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Oversight Panel Subpoenas Kerry Over Keystone Delay

House investigators subpoenaed Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday requesting documents on the department's review of the Keystone XL pipeline that they say have been withheld from Congress.

O'Malley Cites Satirical Article In Major Campaign Document

Cop's Own Bodycam Shows How He 'Bum-Rushed and Knocked' Down a Texas Homeowner Who Questioned Him

"He was when he was only trying to find out what was happening on his property."

Zealot Networks Buys ViralNova's Clickbait For $100 Million

The clickbait-heavy content shop ViralNova, once the one-man band purview of Ohio media entrepreneur Scott DeLong, has been acquired by Zealot Networks in a deal worth roughly $100 million in cash and stock. It's the latest in a string of acquisitions for Zealot, which has acquired controlling interests or outright bought 11 agencies, media, and marketing studios since it was founded… Read More

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Donald Trump: RNC Chair Reince Priebus Said I Hit A 'Nerve'

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus phoned Donald Trump Wednesday afternoon, urging him to tone down his controversial comments on immigration.

Beyond appeasement

(Scott Johnson) The final capitulation in process with Iran takes place before our eyes. Its consequences will travel far with us along our road, as Churchill said of the Munich Agreement. Like the Munich Agreement, this deal is a disgrace, but it is worse. We don't have the excuse of a lost generation that persuaded the British to avert their eyes from the grim necessity to confront Hitler's evil intentions. We have

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Donald Trump: Putin would return Edward Snowden if I'm president

Businessman and 2016 GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump says if he's elected president, Russian President Vladimir Putin would turn over former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden.

"If I'm president, Putin says 'hey, boom — you're gone' — I guarantee you that," Mr. Trump said in an interview with CNN.

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Watch The Fiery Speech That Effectively Ended The Confederate Flag Debate In SC [VIDEO]

'I can't believe we don't have the heart to take a symbol of hate off these grounds!'

It's Bad Enough a 75-Year-Old Blind Army Vet Got Punched in the Face. Then Authorities Identified His Attacker.

"Why should I have to run back and forth to the doctor because someone decided to hit me?"

Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton Clash on 'Longer Hours' for Workers

The Democrat takes a veiled swipe at the Republican after he says "people need to work longer hours."

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Rob Lowe Slams Ariana Grande's Weak Apology For Saying She 'Hated Americans'

'I actually love America'

His Lifeless Body Lay on the Pavement for More Than an Hour. But It's What He Claims Happened Next That Has Hollywood Taking Notice.

"Heaven's light and texture defy earthly eyes or explanation."

Watch Conservative S.C. Rep. Break Out in Screams and Tears as She Pleads Colleagues Remove Confederate Flag: 'I Have Heard Enough About Heritage'

"I am a descendant of Jefferson Davis. OK?"

Clara Foods Cooks Up $1.7 Million In Funding To Make Egg Whites From Yeast Instead Of Chickens

Biotech startup Clara Foods announced the close of $1.7 million in seed funding from David Friedberg, Gary Hirshberg, Ali and Hadi Partovi, Scott Banister, and SOS Ventures today. The goal is to use the dough to create egg whites without the chickens. While startup Hampton Creek approaches the problem by favoring pea proteins over eggs, Clara Foods concentrates its efforts on liquid… Read More

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The Alinsky factor

(Scott Johnson) The David Horowitz Freedom Center has posted videos of several presentations at its June 17-18 Texas Retreat. Stanley Kurtz spoke on Hillary Clinton. He also takes up Obama's Alinskyite assault on the suburbs via the new HUD rule promulgated this week. Kurtz devoted much of his second book on Obama to the subject and his current NR column here to the new HUD rule. All is proceeding has Kurtz has

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Grayson Staffer Listed as Director of Dem Rep's Cayman Island Hedge Funds

A congressional staffer in Rep. Alan Grayson's (D., Fla.) Washington, D.C., office is also listed as a director of the congressman's controversial Cayman Island hedge funds.

Hillary Clinton hails South Carolina vote to take down Confederate flag

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton released a statement on the South Carolina legislature's vote to remove the Confederate flag from statehouse grounds saying that removing the symbol "of our nation's racist past" is a step forward but that "unfinished business" remains on confronting inequalities in the country.

"Removing ...

Donald Trump As A 'Sister Souljah' Moment

Donald Trump presents a real problem for his GOP opponents. Sure, he's tarnishing the brand. But he's smart, confident, and tough. He throws elbows. And this goes a long way. If you look and act like you know what you're doing — if you show no sign of fear or doubt — people tend to believe what you […]

The Latest Iran Deadline Falls on an Ominous Date

"Death to Israel," "Death to America."

'I Will Not Relent': Christian Bakers Who Refused to Make Lesbian Wedding Cake Double Down as Gov't Sets Deadline to Receive $135,000 Fine

"We're looking at the persecution of Christians in this country."

Top 10 Reasons We Should've Been Nicer To Keith Olbermann

I've taken my share of cheap shots at Keith Olbermann over the years. We all have. Hell, my bosses even bought keitholbermann.com just to troll him. But with the news of his latest firing, it doesn't seem so funny anymore. It leaves me with a hollow feeling of regret. Should I have been nicer to […]

Major Scientific Discovery That Could Reverse Deafness in Children

"It was one of those 'Eureka!' moments. "

Amex Negs Digital Wallets To Build Its Own Checkout, Pairs With Stripe To Spread It Wide

As Apple continues to build out Apple Pay for transactions in retail stores, one of its key partners is making a move to own the payment experience more directly online. American Express today is launching a new feature for cardholders called "Express Checkout", which it says will set them up to pay for goods and services on web, mobile and in apps with a single password that… Read More

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Things That Go Trump in the Night

(Steven Hayward) Karl Rove notes this morning in his weekly Wall Street Journal column that Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump are the "great disrupters" inside their parties, which is rather obvious, but Rove goes on to remind us that it is not wholly clear to which party, or which party's principles, Trump really holds his loyalty or interest: Mr. Trump is hardly a die-hard conservative, having donated $314,300 to Democrats (including Sens.

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Grayson Recommends Democratic Donor 'Lay Off The Scotch, At Least Until Noon'

NLRB Suspends Its Attack On Right-To-Work Laws For Now

'I cannot think of anything more damaging'

Israel Says Two of Its Citizens Are Secretly Being Held Hostage in Gaza

"They wanted to return him back to Israel; he refused to be sent back."

NFL Player Loses TWO Fingers in Fireworks Accident, Just Days After Fellow Player Lost Finger Because of Same Thing

"My son is alive so God took care of him as far as that."

Grayson: My Florida Senate Race Will 'Live To The End of Time'

Woman accused of immigrants legal scam in Texas, Louisiana

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A Texas woman has been accused of scamming immigrants in federal detention centers by pretending to represent attorneys.

Jessica Alva of San Antonio remains in custody facing three counts of wire fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft. A grand jury in San Antonio on ...

South Carolina Legislature Passes Bill To Take Down The Confederate Flag

'The blindness that afflicted us has been lifted'

He Went From a Famed Beatles Music Executive to Broke 'Stoner' Who Lost It All. But Then Something Happened That Changed Everything.

"The first person I see every morning is the person who saved my life."

Convicted Silk Road Owner Ross Ulbricht Sends His First Note From Prison

The alleged mastermind of the Silk Road, Ross Ulbricht, has sent his first note from prison, a handwritten missive posted on FreeRoss.org, a site dedicated to news about the Ulbricht's case and fundraising for his legal costs. The letter was sent to the attendees of PorcFest or Porcupine Fest;a, a "free state" festival focused on cryptocurrencies, alternative viewpoints,… Read More

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South Carolina Legislators Vote to Take Down Confederate Flag

The debate lasted until early Thursday morning.

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Goodnight Vienna (7)

(Scott Johnson) Omri Ceren continues to report from Vienna on the catastrophic deal in process with the Islamic Republic of Iran, the consequences of which will travel far with us along our road. Omni writes (with footnotes providing URLs to his cited sources): The Iranians must have liked what they heard when they woke up this morning. Yesterday President Obama spoke by teleconference to the U.S. negotiating team in Vienna. This morning

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Donald Trump leads GOP field in North Carolina: poll

Real estate mogul Donald Trump leads the 2016 GOP field in a new survey on North Carolina.

Mr. Trump was the choice of 16 percent of Republican primary voters in the state, followed by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker at 12 percent apiece, according to ...