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Aug. 6 (UPI) — The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted to remove a cap on the number of TV stations that can be owned by a single company nationwide, which critics say could result in more industry consolidation. In a 2-1 party-line vote, the agency that regulates broadcast airwaves repealed the rule that limited ownership of stations that reach more than 39% of the total television audience in the country. The law had been in place since 2004. The FCC said in a press release that acquisitions will be considered through a “case-by-case review.” FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said…
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Democratic U.S. House nominee Chris Rabb backed the elimination of cash bail and responded to a question on whether he wants to abolish the police by saying that “long before there was any notion of policing, we had founders that did not even understand that term. Policing is something that’s evolved over time. Ultimately, what we want is to have communities that are safe. And 99% of what police do [is] not going after the bad guys, all of that can be done in different ways by professionals who are trained…
The outrage comes in response to a story in the paper alleging the US president was frustrated with his Pentagon chief US President Donald Trump has denounced a Washington Post report that he said falsely claimed he was frustrated with US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth over misleading information about the state of American munitions stockpiles. He called the article “treasonous” and rejected the paper’s account of the exchange during the ongoing US-led war against Iran.On Wednesday, the newspaper cited people familiar with the matter as saying that Trump had lashed out at Hegseth, an early proponent of military action…
Chuck Edwards Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) announced early Wednesday that he is abandoning his reelection campaign in North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District following a bombshell House Ethics Committee investigation. “After much prayer and reflection, I’ve decided to withdraw from my re-election campaign,” Edwards wrote in a brief statement. “I will complete my current term.” Edwards offered no further explanation in the announcement. After much prayer and reflection, I’ve decided to withdraw from my re-election campaign. I will complete my current term. Serving Western North Carolina has been the honor of my life. Thank you for your trust, prayers, and support.…
(AP) — Sydney Towle, a social media content creator who projected enduring optimism as she chronicled her life with a rare form of cancer, has died, according to her family. She was 26. Towle was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, an aggressive form of cancer in the bile ducts, in August 2023. Her mother, Elizabeth Morrow, and brother, Austin Towle, posted a video to her TikTok account confirming she died Wednesday. “Syd went peacefully last night after an almost three-year long battle with cholangiocarcinoma,” her brother said. “She fought really hard, and we’re so proud of her, and we thank all of you for your…
Police have made several arrests over three nights of disorder in a small Norfolk town over what locals say is the sudden and unannounced imposition of illegal migrant males on the community by the government. Thetford, a small town of some 25,000 near the Suffolk border in south Norfolk saw its third night of unrest and what some called an overly heavy-handed police response on Thursday over the emergence of so-called ‘HMOs’ — homes of multiple occupancy — regular family houses divided into small sub-units and used by the government to disperse boat migrants around the country. The apparently sudden…
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee meets to debate and vote on holding Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress on Thursday, August 6. Fauci refused to testify before the committee last week about his actions during the COVID-19 pandemic, invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. Several Republicans argued Fauci had no basis to invoke the Fifth Amendment as he had received a blanket pardon from former President Joe Biden, leading Chairman Rand Paul to call for a contempt of Congress resolution. Read the full article here
President Donald Trump said voters may seek to punish Republicans — but not him — in the November midterm elections, as GOP lawmakers sweat that affordability concerns and the war in Iran could mean Democrats flip the House and perhaps even the Senate. “They’re angry at Republicans,” Trump said in an interview with Punchbowl News that aired Friday. “But they’re not angry at me. They’re not angry at me, but they are angry at Republicans.” The GOP faces the prospect of heavy losses this November, as gas and grocery prices remain stubbornly high due in part to the White House’s…
For decades, Americans have accepted an entertainment industry where ideological diversity has been noticeably absent. While Hollywood, the music business, and major media companies often celebrate diversity in many forms, diversity of thought has too often been the exception. That gap has created an opportunity. The demand for conservative-leaning entertainment is not driven by outrage. It is driven by market forces. Millions of Americans want stories, music, comedy, documentaries, and cultural programming that reflect values they recognize: faith, family, personal responsibility, patriotism, entrepreneurship, and a belief that the American experiment is still worth celebrating. This isn’t about creating an echo…
Iran lawmakers are considering enacting sweeping, punitive laws that would block ships from the U.S., Israel and other undefined “hostile” nations from transiting the disputed waters of the Strait of Hormuz, the country’s national news service reports. Penalty fines are also being considered in the act of revenge as Iran sees itself as the sole agent policing shipping traffic in the region – waters which are a passage for roughly a fifth of the world’s oil supply as well as a host of other essential commodities including liquified natural gas (LNG). The plan would impose fees of up to seven percent…