President Donald Trump is in China right now for an important visit that might determine the future of U.S.-China relations, particularly as regards Taiwan. The New York Times described the trip as "meticulously choreographed," with Chinese leader Xi Jinping " taking him to some of the country’s most politically and...

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For a few hours on Wednesday evening, reports suggested that the Central Intelligence Agency had just taken extreme measures. When the dust settled, however, reports were revised to clarify that the troubling incident -- which Utah GOP Sen. Mike Lee called potentially treasonous -- actually took place months ago. Late...

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CNN, the network that helped bring you the fear-mongering which prolonged the worst parts of the last pandemic, would like you to know that they'd like a sequel and would you please stop "calm-mongering" about hantavirus? In a ludicrous story about the Andes strain of the disease -- the first...

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California Democrats have assembled perhaps the least impressive collection of gubernatorial candidates in U.S. history. Now, the party's new front-runner, former Biden administration Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, has taken his turn at humiliating himself. In an interview published and aired this week, reporter Annie Rose Ramos of...

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Fresh off of settling her DUI case, Britney Spears is now accused of causing an uproar at a Los Angeles restaurant. A report from TMZ said the Blue Dog Tavern in Sherman Oaks was the location of the latest incident of bizarre behavior from the pop icon. In the site’s...

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"CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil" ended abruptly Wednesday when a cameraman suffered a medical emergency. The incident occurred while Dokoupil reported from Taiwan ahead of President Donald Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. "Is he OK?" Dokoupil asked in a clip posted to the social media platform X....

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Michael Banks, chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, abruptly resigned Thursday -- effective immediately. Banks informed Border Patrol staff of his decision in a farewell message obtained by CBS News, saying, "It is time for me to retire and return home to Texas to focus on my family and ranch."...

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It's a level of absurdity George Orwell might laugh at. The political prophet who penned the ultimate picture of tyranny with the dystopian novel "1984" envisioned a world where an almighty Party puts its ideology above reality itself in service of maintaining power. And for President Donald Trump's summit in...

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George Orwell's "Big Brother" is alive and well in Communist China, and Fox News host Bret Baier's crew got an up-close experience with it on Wednesday during President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing. "Big Brother is watching. There are literally cameras everywhere … I can count at least 20 on...

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A woman who served as California Gov. Gavin Newsom's chief of staff and as a campaign consultant for gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra pleaded guilty on Thursday to multiple federal crimes. The Department of Justice announced in a news release that Dana Williamson, 53, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank...

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A Marine veteran helped Massachusetts State Police halt a gunman’s brazen shooting rampage Monday, the Cambridge Police Department said in a release. Cambridge Police received word at 1:00 p.m. EDT Monday from the Boston Police Department that a person acting erratically armed with a rifle might be in the area....

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An evangelist who had been preaching at a gospel event was murdered by suspected Islamic extremists in Kampala, Uganda, last month. Alfred Kitenga was reportedly beaten and stabbed around 9:30 p.m. on April 9 as he and his wife, Anna Grace Nabirye, were returning from a preaching event in the...

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For anyone who tuned into President Donald Trump's highly anticipated summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping Thursday, you likely saw, or felt, quite a bit of unease on stage. Given the ongoing global tensions between the two world superpowers, that shouldn't have come as much of a surprise. What may...

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Iran is widely known to have a growing underground church that has long been a target for persecution. But as the Islamic nation's regime struggles to outlast a new war with the United States and Israel, less energy is being devoted to oppressing Christians, opening opportunities for them to advance...

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An elderly man lost his life Thursday when a deranged man with a history of offenses allegedly shoved him down a flight of stairs in Manhattan, New York City. The New York Post identified the deceased as 76-year-old Ross Falzone, a retired teacher. Falzone was about to descend the stairs...

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California has never been shy about spending big on ambitious social experiments. But even by Sacramento standards, the latest controversy surrounding the state prison system is raising eyebrows -- and likely blood pressure among taxpayers footing the bill. A program originally pitched as a modern rehabilitation effort is now under...

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Rising jet fuel prices stemming from the war in Iran contributed to the shutdown of Spirit Airlines earlier this month. Since Spirit had been seeking a $500 million federal bailout, other budget airlines are now looking for similar arrangements as the elevated energy costs eat into their bottom lines. Fox...

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The high school principal who tackled and subdued a gunman last month gave credit where it was due this week, recounting in an interview that "I think God's hand was on all of us." Kirk Moore, 60, told CBS News chief correspondent Matt Gutman that his instinct took over when he...

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The Department of Homeland Security announced Friday that it has now reached 12 consecutive months without anyone who crossed the border illegally being released in the U.S. “Twelve straight months of ZERO releases at the border. Under President Donald Trump’s leadership, we are delivering the most secure border in American...

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Future Americans will not fully grasp the heroic role played by Dr. Jordan Peterson throughout the recent era of woke hysteria. More than nearly any other public figure -- and more effectively than all of them -- the 63-year-old Peterson early on warned the Western world that a Marxist revolution,...

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A handful of federal employees have sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Secretary Brooke Rollins. According to Fox News, the plaintiffs accused Rollins of "Christian proselytizing" after she sent USDA employees an Easter email message filled with Christian language and imagery. "Happy Easter," the email read in part. "He...

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