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Verge Reporter Asks @ISIS For Interview

Verge Reporter Asks @ISIS For Interview

Adrianne Jeffries, a reporter for The Verge, sent out a tweet to @ISIS Tuesday requesting an interview. “@ISIS Hi, I’m a reporter for @verge. I’d like to interview you. Email me…” Twitchy reports that she deleted the tweet after her

BART Budget Includes Funds for Poop Patrol

BART Budget Includes Funds for Poop Patrol

The new budget for the Bay Area Rapid Transit system (BART) includes funds for a special team of cleaners that will help ensure the Bay Area’s heavily trafficked train stations smell urine and feces-free. Power washing the feces on a BART

Lawmakers Reject Background Checks for Ammunition Purchasers

Lawmakers Reject Background Checks for Ammunition Purchasers

On August 30, the California State Senate rejected SB 53, a bill introduced by incoming Senate president Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles) requiring background checks for ammunition purchases. According to the Los Angeles Times, the measure would have required “that

Watch: ISIS Executioner's Message to Obama

Watch: ISIS Executioner's Message to Obama

Tuesday ISIS released another disturbing video titled “A Second Message to America,” that purports to show the beheading of U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff.  Last month, Sotloff’s life was threatened in the ISIS video that showed the beheading of fellow American journalist

Uploading Nude Photos Is Like Not Wearing a Seatbelt: Stupid

Uploading Nude Photos Is Like Not Wearing a Seatbelt: Stupid

In his outstanding piece about the Left’s hypocrisy on issues of privacy, my colleague Ben Shapiro notes that the likes of Lena Dunham are attacking those questioning the judgment of actresses uploading nude photos of themselves as “blaming the victim.”

Boko Haram Seizes Another Nigerian Town

Boko Haram Seizes Another Nigerian Town

Reports indicate Boko Haram has seized the northeastern Nigerian town of Bama and displaced “thousands of civilians” in the process. Last month Boko Haram tried to duplicate ISIS’s formation of a state in Iraq and Syria by declaring an Islamic

CDC Chief: Ebola Epidemic 'Spiraling Out of Control'

CDC Chief: Ebola Epidemic 'Spiraling Out of Control'

Tuesday on “CBS This Morning,” Centers of Disease Control and Prevention director Dr. Tom Frieden said the Ebola epidemic is “spiraling out of control” and “going to get worse.” Frieden said, “It is the world’s first Ebola epidemic and it

Muslim Cleric Makes 9/11 Joke During CNN Soundcheck

Muslim Cleric Makes 9/11 Joke During CNN Soundcheck

Brian Stelter, host of CNN’s “Reliable Sources,” invited radical Muslim cleric Anjam Choudary on for a chat. After arrogantly puffing himself up as someone who would generate more light than heat than Sean Hannity (who had a heated discussion with

The Left's Privacy Hypocrisy

The Left's Privacy Hypocrisy

Over the weekend, a hacker posted nude photos of actresses including Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, Ariana Grande, Mila Kunis, Scarlett Johansson, Lea Michele, Christina Aguilera, and Kirsten Dunst, among others. This prompted rightful anger on all sides of the aisle,

WWE, Canada Calling: Michael Sam Weighs Opportunities

WWE, Canada Calling: Michael Sam Weighs Opportunities

Michael Sam finds himself on the couch rather than on the defensive line as the NFL regular season gets underway this week. That doesn’t mean athletic opportunities remain closed to the former Missouri Tiger. The Montreal Alouettes have reportedly reached out

Military Abandons Some Combat Dogs Overseas

Military Abandons Some Combat Dogs Overseas

In his USA Today column, Jonah Goldberg exposes a national disgrace I was completely unaware of, one that is almost too heartbreaking to comprehend: the United State military sometimes reclassifies combat dogs as “equipment” and abandons them to languish in

Ebola Turning African Villages into Ghost Towns

Ebola Turning African Villages into Ghost Towns

In Liberia, traditional funerals and ceremonies have almost come to a halt during this most virulent Ebola outbreak in history. Whole villages have turned to ghost towns, as residents are afraid to leave their homes in the most affected areas

CBS's Dickerson: Obama's Sinking Poll Numbers Have Dems 'Depressed'

CBS's Dickerson: Obama's Sinking Poll Numbers Have Dems 'Depressed'

On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CBS This Morning,” CBS News political director John Dickerson broke down how the numerous crises around the world are interfering with Democrats’ campaigns in the upcoming November midterm elections. Dickerson explained that while Republicans are motivated,

Report: Over 6,000 on Student Visas Missing

Report: Over 6,000 on Student Visas Missing

ABC News chief investigative correspondent Brian Ross reported that the U.S. government is investigating the whereabouts of over 6,000 individuals with student visas who have disappeared on Monday’s “ABC World News Tonight.”  “As of today, U.S. authorities are investigating the