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Could This Finally End the Robocalls?

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For years now Americans have been plagued with scamming robocalls impersonating tax officials, credit card companies and others in an attempt to trick the recipients of the calls into giving up their personal information, or their money, or both. Now, the FCC is about to alter some rules in a way that could allow telecommunications […]

At 75 and Post-Op He Still Moves Like Jagger

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Despite being 75 and recently having heart surgery, Mick Jagger is working hard to maintain his stamina and fitness. Vogue’s Lauren Valenti reports: Mick Jagger’s vitality knows no bounds. Just last month, the Rolling Stones frontman underwent heart surgery and, per doctor’s orders, had to postpone the band’s ”No Filter” tour. And yet, the 75-year-old superstar is […]

America Evacuating Mega-Embassy in Iraq over Iran Tensions

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After spending $1.9 trillion liberating and rebuilding Iraq, and $750 billion building a Vatican City-sized embassy in the heart of Baghdad, America’s position in the country is so perilous, the fortress-like embassy is being evacuated of all non-emergency personnel. Ghassan Adnan reports in The Wall Street Journal: The U.S. ordered all its nonemergency staff to […]

Persian Gulf Tensions as Saudi Tankers Hit by ‘Sabotage’

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The Saudis have claimed two tankers in the Persian Gulf were hit by sabotage. AFP reports: Saudi Arabia said Monday two of its oil tankers were damaged in “sabotage attacks” in the Gulf as tensions soared in a region already shaken by a standoff between the United States and Iran. It came as US Secretary […]

Joe Biden, Foreign Policy “Expert”?

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At The American Spectator, Jed Babbin reminds readers about the time Joe Biden was brought on to the Obama campaign as a “foreign policy expert.” He writes: Having spent thirty-six years in the Senate, he was brought on Obama’s presidential ticket as a foreign policy expert. Joe, having chaired the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, was […]

Trump Delivers Lowest Unemployment in Almost 50 Years

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According to the Labor Department, the American economy added 263,000 jobs in April, driving the unemployment rate 3.6%, the lowest level since December 1969. The Wall Street Journal reports on this economic progress: The jobs report was largely better than expected. Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal had projected a slower pace of hiring […]

China is Coming for Hong Kong’s Freedom

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Authorities from mainland China have begun to infringe on the liberties enjoyed by the people of Hong Kong. For decades Hong Kong’s protection of freedom has surpassed all of Asia, but that is ending now. At The Wall Street Journal, South Korea’s former ambassador for human rights, Jung-Hoon Lee explains: Last week Hong Kong authorities […]

Joe Biden Isn’t Enough of Anything for Anyone

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Joe Biden isn’t left enough for the progressives, moderate enough for the moderates, or successful enough for Americans. The Obama/Biden economic record left many Americans yearning for better times. Despite eight years to clean up the Great Recession, the big government brand of economics pressed by their administration kept a stranglehold on growth and confidence. […]