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byOn Easter Sunday Eve, the world bid farewell to Pope Francis, a pontiff whose legacy will resonate far beyond the walls of the Vatican….
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byAs of today, six women made history by going into space on the Blue Origin New Shepard Mission, NS-31. Blue Orgin is owned by…
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byWhen President Donald Trump launched a wave of tariffs during his administration—most notably targeting China but also touching allies like the European Union, Canada,…
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byThe President has issued yet another Executive Order. The order is “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.” He targets the National Museum of…
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byThe Chicago Sun-Times canceling its editorials is a wrong move for the city. As the Trump administration influences America’s press, major legacy newspapers like…
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