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Cash-Starved North Korea Eyed in Brazen Bank Hack

By Shannon Vavra

Hackers who stole tens of millions of dollars to fund North Korea’s nuclear weapons program in 2016 tried hitting another bank last year, The Daily Beast has learned.

She Poses as Teen Girls to Catch Pedophiles Online

By Nick Schager

The new Discovery+ series “Undercover Underage” trails Roo Powell, who regularly poses as young girls—employing a variety of disguises—to catch child sexual predators online.

Trumpkin Youngkin May Explode Dems’ Minds and Biden’s Plans

By Matt Lewis

Lefties are saying both that there’s nothing new happening in the schools and that parents need to get with the new agenda. Voters aren’t buying it.

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Slain Olympian Wanted Divorce, Fearing Hubby ‘Would Kill Her’

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Sources close to the athlete told The Daily Beast that her marriage was plagued by violence—and that they heard screams from the couple’s home two days before she was found dead.

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Michigan Mask & Vax Wars Are Symptom of a Real Sickness

By Michael Daly

One anti-masker is dead of COVID, and another is threatening to call the militia into schools.

Greg Abbott Is a Shameless Immigration Hypocrite

By Ruben Navarrette Jr.

He’s gone from championing state sovereignty against President Obama to submitting to federal authority under President Trump to resisting it again under President Biden.

The New Side Hustle: Getting Anti-Vaxxers Religion Exemption

By Adam Rawnsley

Anti-vaxxers are trying to use religion to poke holes in vaccine mandates with help from form letters and “concierge” services offering advice on accommodation demands for a fee.

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The MAGA congressman said he had absolutely no involvement in the rally until Jan. 5.

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Four days after Alec Baldwin shot the film’s cinematographer, investigators also found boxed and loose ammunition on the set.

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4. Biden Blocks Desperate Trump’s Latest Jan. 6 Privilege Claim

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She turned down a traditional $1.35 million gift that royal women typically receive upon marrying a commoner and leaving the royal family.

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