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Ex-Mumford & Sons guitarist hopes new festival will be hub for viewpoint diversity 'where real debate happens'

NEW YORK CITY – Cancel culture has taken many victims in recent years, but one former musician is combating the silencing of unpopular opinion with what he hopes to be a new annual conference. Winston Marshall, the British banjoist and guitarist who left the band Mumford & Sons in 2021 after daring to like a book from journalist Andy Ngo, …

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‘OCTOBER 7’ play tells traumatic story of terror attack on Israel through verbatim accounts of survivors

A new play tells the heartbreaking story of the October 7 terror attacks against Israel through verbatim accounts of survivors, with an effort to keep the horrific day at the forefront. Irish journalistsPhelim McAleerandAnn McElhinney traveled to Israel in the immediate aftermath of the attacks to speak with the wounded, heroic rescue workers, mothers wondering if their family had survived, …

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Former Pussycat Dolls singer reacts to backlash over pro-life views: 'I understand the pain'

Kaya Jones, a former singer for The Pussycat Dolls, has faced backlash for sharing her story of abortion regret, but has grace for her critics because she was once in their shoes. “When I speak on this issue, I try to speak as genuinely as possible from my heart, because I understand the pain that some of these women are …

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Pelosi rebuked to her face during Oxford debate after condemning Americans clouded by 'guns, gays, God'

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was rebuked as an “elite” during a recent Oxford Union debate, where she argued that populism in the United States is a threat to democracy. Pelosi — a self-described “devout” Catholic — said during the April 25 debate that certain Americans, whom she considered to be “poor souls who are looking for some answers,” …

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Surgeon who fled communist China, changed lives of blind orphans is the subject of inspiring new film

A new film out Memorial Day weekend tells the inspiring real-life story of how a poor Chinese immigrant escaped communism to become a world-renowned eye surgeon in the United States. “In 1982, with $50 and a Chinese-English dictionary in my pocket, knowing no one in this country, could hardly speak English, I came to America,” Nashville-based Dr. Ming Wang told …

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'Beer Can Island' plundered by party pirates, owners vow to rebuild before sale

TAMPA BAY, Fla. – A party island in Tampa Bay was listed for sale last month at $14.2 million. Now, the owners want to re-open the island with a new concept, but they face the task of cleaning it up from rampant vandalism and trespassing in the six months it has been shut down. Pine Key Island, known by Tampa …

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Former district judge states Stormy Daniels 'has an agenda' to get Trump 'convicted'

Stormy Daniels has made her hopes for a Trump conviction known, according to a former district judge on CNN. The former adult film actress gave her testimony about a sexual encounter with Trump in a hotel room in 2006 over the past week. After she began testifying on Tuesday, several legal experts across the mainstream media have blasted her comments …

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Two universities rescind commencement invitations to UN ambassador over Israel-Hamas war

Two universities have decided to rescind United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s commencement invitations because of student and faculty opposition to the Israel-Hamas war. Xavier University of Louisiana, a Catholic HBCU, said the “regrettable” decision was made in coordination with Thomas-Greenfield’s team to avoid commencement disruptions. “In recent days, we have heard the voices of a number of students and others …

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RFK Jr. says he supports abortion 'even if it's full term'

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he opposes any government restrictions on abortions, “even if it’s full term.” Appearing on Wednesday’s installment of “The Sage Steele Show,” Kennedy was pressed about this abortion stance. “I have been probably one of the leading, arguably one of the leading people in this country for medical freedom and for bodily autonomy,” …

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Georgia squatters unshaken by recent law change, return to Atlanta home: 'They don't respect the law'

Squatters wreaking havoc on Georgia House candidate Mel Keyton’s Atlanta-area community have been persistent, ushering in drugs and prostitution and even breaking in again after being removed by police over the weekend. Under a new bipartisan-backed bill signed by Gov. Brian Kemp last month, squatting has shifted from a civil matter to a criminal offense, but Keyton said the change …

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