By Jack Phillips Tropical Storm Hilary made landfall on Mexico’s Baja California peninsula Sunday as forecasters said “catastrophic and life-threatening” flooding is likely across a broad region of the southwestern United States. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said that as of Sunday afternoon, the storm made landfall over the northern Baja California peninsula. Tropical storm warnings […]
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Hilary Becomes a Major Hurricane, May Bring ‘Significant Impacts’ to US Southwest
By Jack Phillips A tropical storm, Hilary, became a hurricane early on Aug. 17 off Mexico’s Pacific coast, and later rapidly strengthened into a major hurricane, as forecasters warned that it has the potential to bring devastating rainfall and high winds to Southern California and the southwestern United States by the end of the week. “Hilary […]
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One Organization’s Efforts May Have Tipped 2020 Election to Democrats, Report Says
By Nathan Worcester A new report from the Capital Research Center has shed light on the Everybody Votes campaign, also known as the Voter Registration Project, projecting that the endeavor registered enough Democratic swing state voters that it “may have decided the 2020 presidential election and could decide 2024.” “The Everybody Votes campaign used the […]
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How NewsGuard Became the Establishment Guard Against Independent Media
By Petr Svab As difficult as it is to run an independent media outlet, there’s a company making it substantially harder. Its name is NewsGuard. The company claims to rate online content, including from media outlets, for trustworthiness, but a closer look shows it does much more than that—its business model produces censorious pressure on […]
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Seniors Told to Brace for Far Lower Social Security Payment Boost in 2024
By Tom Ozimek The 2024 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase for Social Security recipients is likely to be a fraction of what it was in 2023 and a disappointment to many seniors, according to a nonpartisan seniors group, which found that some eight in 10 retirees report they’re still reeling from inflation. The latest COLA estimate from […]
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States Stop Credit Card Companies From Tracking Gun Purchases, It May Not Last
By Patricia Tolson Credit card companies were preparing to track the purchase of firearms and ammunition of every American citizen. While a flurry of bills lobbed by state legislators caused all of them to reconsider those plans, it may only be a temporary victory. Almost one year ago, an effort was launched to create a […]
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Opposition Grows to Biden Admin’s Climate Crackdown on Dishwashers
By Tom Ozimek A coalition of over a dozen industry and consumer groups has issued a scathing criticism of the Biden administration’s proposed regulatory crackdown on dishwashers as part of a sweeping fight against the perceived dangers of climate change. After first aiming at gas stoves to cut greenhouse gases, the Biden administration has turned […]
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More Than 100 Million Americans Under Heatwave Alerts as Scorching Weather Set to Intensify
By Katabella Roberts More than 100 million Americans are under heatwave alerts across the south and southwest as experts warn temperatures in some areas are set to soar further in the coming days, possibly reaching triple digits. In a July 12 bulletin, the National Weather Service (NWS) issued excessive heat advisories and warnings for areas […]
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IN-DEPTH: The 11 Senate Seats Most Likely to Flip in 2024
By John Haughey There will be 34 U.S. Senate seats on ballots across the nation in November 2024, including 20 held by Democrats, three by independents, and 11 by Republicans. Of the 20 seats now held by incumbent Democrats, at least eight are in states defined as “competitive” in initial assessments by elections ratings services […]
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RFK Jr. Defends New Hampshire ‘First-in-Nation’ Primary Status
By Jeff Louderback Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. chastised the Democratic National Committee’s decision to “evict New Hampshire from the first-in-nation status” and added the importance of having “a real democracy and a democratic election in New Hampshire” during a speech before the New Hampshire State Senate on June 1. In February, at the […]
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‘I Have Only Begun to Fight’: DeSantis Vows to Protect Faith at Religious Broadcasters Event
By John Haughey Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis did not say he was running for president but he sure sounded like a man with plans beyond the Sunshine State during a Monday night address to the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) convention. “Get ready. Put on the full armor of God,” DeSantis said in closing a 30-minute […]
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California Could Lose Most Populous Status in 20 Years, Caltrans Predicts Population Decline Through 2050
By Travis Gillmore Estimates released by the California Department of Transportation show the exodus out of the state continuing, with the population expected to decline from about 39 million today to approximately 35.7 million by 2050. The transportation department began analyzing populations to guide road and highway planning and development in 2000. Orange County’s population is expected […]
