‘Gosnell,’ Like Its Namesake, Faces a Media Blackout

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“"Reviews are withheld and ads rejected for fear of facing up to what ‘abortion rights’ mean in practice."”

“Gosnell” is a difficult film to watch, not because of what appears on the screen—it’s rated PG-13—but because of what is left to the viewer’s imagination. This might explain why the theater where I caught the film Friday was mostly empty. But other explanations are worth considering. Kermit...

HE’S BACK! Obama refers to himself 102 times during 64-minute speech

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Former President Barack Obama visited The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Friday to accept the school’s ethics in government award, and to offer his take on “the state of our democracy.” And while Obama found plenty of time to denigrate Republicans for allegedly stoking fear during...

SARAH HUCKABEE SANDERS ‘SHOULD BE FIRED’ FOR TWEETING THE NEW YORK TIMES’ PHONE NUMBER AFTER OP-ED: BUSH ETHICS CHIEF

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White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s tweet stating that anyone seeking the identity of the senior administration official who penned an op-ed in The New York Times undermining President Donald Trump should contact the newspaper’s opinion desk violates the First Amendment and...

Lexington-area tourism group beefs up marketing in wake of Red Hen controversy

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LEXINGTON — Rockbridge Regional Tourism approved a recovery plan to boost its marketing after The Red Hen restaurant controversy brought a slew of negative national media coverage this summer. The regional tourism board, with members from Lexington, Buena Vista and Rockbridge...

Ryan Gosling defends Neil Armstrong biopic 'First Man' leaving out American flag in moon landing scene

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“First Man,” the Neil Armstrong biopic that tells the tale of the 1969 moon landing, has stolen the show at several international film festivals — but not everyone is happy. The film fails to show one of the most integral moments of American history – when Armstrong plants the American flag...

My Armenia - by Peter Balakian

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Like its cuisine, the country has a long, rich history. Armenia, which became an independent republic in 1991 after the fall of the Soviet Union, is a small, landlocked nation in the southwest Caucasus, at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. The country today is what remains of a once-ancient...

Catholic Church Covered Up Child Sex Abuse in Pennsylvania for Decades, Grand Jury Says

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Bishops and other leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in Pennsylvania covered up child sexual abuse by hundreds of priests over a period of 70 years, persuading victims not to report the abuse and police officers not to investigate it, according to a report issued by a grand jury on...

'A Broken Culture Problem': Charlie Kirk Speaks to Chicago Residents About City's Gun Violence Epidemic

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Turning Point USA's Charlie Kirk spoke to Chicago residents about the city's gun violence epidemic and what can be done to curb it. Approximately 70 people were wounded and 11 were killed in Chicago over the weekend, and more than 1,700 people have been shot in the city this year. Chicago...

OBAMA GETS NEW PEACE PRIZE DESPITE HUNDREDS OF CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN DRONE STRIKES

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Former President Barack Obama has received another peace prize. The former president was named a Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope laureate Monday. The award honors those who “work toward a more just and peaceful world.” The RFK nonprofit tweeted that it is “honored to present...

OCASIO-CORTEZ SAYS UPPER MIDDLE CLASS ‘DOES NOT EXIST ANYMORE’ IN AMERICA

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New York congressional candidate and socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez does not believe there is an “upper middle class” in American any longer, a point even liberal news networks contest. Ocasio-Cortez has made some fairly eyebrow raising statements on the economy in America during her...