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Biden commutes sentences of 37 federal death row inmates in final month of presidency
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Biden commutes sentences of 37 federal death row inmates in final month of presidency

By Elizabeth Pritchett  | Fox News President Biden is commuting the sentences of nearly all the inmates on federal death row, a move that comes not even two weeks after he went through with the "largest single-day grant of clemency" in American history, the White House announced Monday. Of the 40 inmates on federal death row, according to DeathPenaltyInfo.org, Biden is commuting 37 men sentenced to death, reclassifying their sentences to life without the possibility of parole. The three inmates not included are: Robert Bowers, who is responsible for the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in 2018, which left 11 people dead; Dylann Roof, a White supremacist who killed nine Black parishioners at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, in 2015; and Dzhokhar Tsa...
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Colorado Starbucks baristas protesting, have list of demands for management
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Colorado Starbucks baristas protesting, have list of demands for management

By Austen Erblat | CBS Colorado Starbucks baristas at the company's West Alameda Avenue and South Federal Boulevard location in Denver filed for a union election Friday and on Saturday, baristas from across the Denver metro area are protesting outside another Denver location with a list of demands for the coffee giant. The baristas are organizing after Starbucks unions nationwide have made considerable gains over what workers describe as "unfair labor practices." It also comes at what the union says is Starbucks' busiest season. "I am unionizing for better scheduling practices and to improve work-life balance," Luis Sanchez Hernandez, an 11-year shift supervisor, said in a statement. "We are proud to join the movement alongside our union siblings on strike this week." READ THE ...
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Filmmaker politicizes his upcoming ‘Superman’ movie: ‘That is our country’
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Filmmaker politicizes his upcoming ‘Superman’ movie: ‘That is our country’

By Gabriel Hays  | Fox News Filmmaker James Gunn says the battered-looking version of Superman seen in the trailer for his highly anticipated "Superman" film represents America. During a recent Q&A session at the trailer’s premiere, the director acknowledged the political implications present in the film, saying there is a theme of a bruised and bloodied America running through it. "We do have a battered Superman in the beginning. That is our country," Gunn said at the event. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX NEWS
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Kittle: Check yourself, PolitiFact. Here are the biggest ‘Lies of the Year’
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Kittle: Check yourself, PolitiFact. Here are the biggest ‘Lies of the Year’

By M.D. Kittle | Commentary, The Federalist I can only imagine how much delusion filled the room of the PolitiFact “brainstorming” session to choose the “winning” selection of its latest “Lie of the Year.” Bonchie at RedState nailed it with a post on X musing about what the meeting must have looked like through the eyes of a fresh-faced intern yet to realize that PolitiFact is nothing more than a leftist propaganda operation.  READ THE FULL COMMENTARY AT THE FEDERALIST
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Sheffield: From illegal immigration to ‘no tax on tips,’ Youngkin models states working with Trump
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Sheffield: From illegal immigration to ‘no tax on tips,’ Youngkin models states working with Trump

By Carrie Sheffield  | Commentary, Daily Signal Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin is demonstrating how states should work together with President-elect Donald Trump to enact a smart, conservative agenda. This is key leadership by Youngkin as some blue state governors vow to impede Trump’s agenda at every turn. For example, Youngkin recently announced his budget proposal to crack down on the Old Dominion’s sanctuary cities. Youngkin’s “No Sanctuary Cities” budget proposal would require local law enforcement, sheriffs, and jail directors to fully comply with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainers and provide notification to U.S. Customs 48 hours prior to the release of an illegal immigrant who commits a crime. Youngkin also wants funding withheld f...
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Documentary on John Elway, who led Broncos to five Super Bowls, to air on Netflix
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Documentary on John Elway, who led Broncos to five Super Bowls, to air on Netflix

By Darren Whitehead | Denver Gazette, via 9News  John Elway has accumulated enormous accolades in his lifetime. First-team All-American at Stanford, New York Yankees draftee, three-time Super Bowl winner with the Broncos, NFL Hall of Famer. Now he can add "documentary subject" to his lengthy resume. Streaming giant Netflix announced Thursday it will carry a new documentary simply titled "Elway." The documentary will follow the Broncos Ring of Famer's life on and off the football field, Netflix said. Taking part in the documentary along with Netflix will be Peyton Manning's Omaha Productions, NFL Films and Skydance Sports. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Aurora police seek charges for suspects in Colorado apartment torture case
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Aurora police seek charges for suspects in Colorado apartment torture case

By Tori Mason | CBS Colorado The Aurora Police Department is seeking charges against 11 suspects in its investigation into a violent kidnapping and assault earlier this week at an apartment complex in Aurora.  Two victims were confronted by approximately a dozen armed suspects and taken to a vacant apartment against their will where they were bound, threatened, and tortured. Chief Todd Chamberlain emphasized the critical role the victims played in bringing this case to light. "The courage of our victims to come forward really changed the dynamics of how this incident unfolded," Chamberlain said. "Had it not been for the courage of them to come forward, we never would have known about this, and what else we wouldn't have known is what's unfolding as this investigation conti...
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UnitedHealthcare covers double mastectomies for 17-year-olds with gender dysphoria
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UnitedHealthcare covers double mastectomies for 17-year-olds with gender dysphoria

By Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell  | The Daily Signal America’s largest health insurance company covers double mastectomies for some 17-year-old girls who identify as transgender. UnitedHealthcare’s “Gender Dysphoria Treatment” guide, which took effect Dec. 1, says: “For mastectomy or breast reduction, individuals must be at least 18 years of age; however, individuals within one calendar year of turning 18 can be considered on a case-by-case basis.” UnitedHealthcare didn’t immediately respond to The Daily Signal’s request for comment on the circumstances in which the health insurance company would cover double mastectomies for minors or how often it makes exceptions. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DAILY SIGNAL
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Senate Democrats use ethics investigation to target conservative Supreme Court justices
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Senate Democrats use ethics investigation to target conservative Supreme Court justices

By Gabrielle M. Etzel and Kaelan Deese | Washington Examiner Senate Democrats on Saturday morning concluded a nearly two-year-long investigation into the ethical practices of the Supreme Court, issuing a final report that focused on the court’s conservative members, accusing them of impropriety such as accepting lavish gifts and failing to recuse amidst conflicts of interests.  “Now more than ever before, as a result of information gathered by subpoenas, we know the extent to which the Supreme Court is mired in an ethical crisis of its own making,” Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Dick Durbin (D-IL) said in a statement Saturday morning.  The 97-page staff report accuses Justice Clarence Thomas, who joined the court in 1991, of receiving millions of dollars...
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Christmas market attack suspect was a Saudi Arabian ‘Leftist’ asylum activist promoted by BBC
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Christmas market attack suspect was a Saudi Arabian ‘Leftist’ asylum activist promoted by BBC

By Kurt Zindulka | Breitbart The suspected perpetrator of the Magdeburg Christmas market attack was reportedly an asylum seeker activist who was promoted by legacy media outlets, including the BBC. UPDATE 1700: Prosecutors have announced that the suspect has been charged with five counts of murder and 200 counts of attempted murder with dangerous bodily harm. They revealed that one of the slain victims was a nine year old child and that 41 people were seriously injured and, therefore, the death count may continue to rise, Welt reports. Senior public prosecutor Horst Walter Nopens said that the suspect acted alone and said of his motive: “According to the current situation, the background could have been dissatisfaction with the treatment of Saudi Arabian refugees in Germany.”...
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