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Salman Rushdie named 2026 recipient of National Book Foundation medal
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Salman Rushdie will receive the National Book Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters in 2026, to be presented at the 77th National Book Awards in New York on November 18 with Kiran Desai as presenter. As the 39th recipient and only the fourth born outside the United States, the honor underscores his five-decade literary career and his status as a U.S. citizen who identifies as an immigrant writer whose work traverses borders.
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Rushdie deserves this for his fearless writing that has connected so many readers across borders over decades.
Vanity Project reclaims NXT tag titles as Borne faces second title test
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— Aug 30, 2026
The Vanity Project, Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes, defeated Myles Borne and Tavion Heights at NXT Heatwave to reclaim the NXT Tag Team Championships, marking their second reign. Borne entered Heatwave defending both the Tag Team titles and the North American Championship against Jackson Drake, underscoring his doubled-duty schedule.
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American-Born Workers Are Getting Killed In Biden’s Economy. Here’s Why
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— Jun 7, 2024
Native-born American workers are taking a beating in the job market from gains by foreign-born workers, according to the data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Friday. The number of foreign-born…
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Jon on Trump's Meme Assault on Canada & the Alternate Reality He's Constructed | The Daily Show
The Daily Show · 8.4M views · Sep 9, 2026
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Over 800,000 Fewer Native-Born Americans Are Employed Than Last Year
Reporting
— Oct 5, 2024
More than 800,000 fewer native-born Americans are employed than last year as job gains among Americans continue to lag behind those of foreign-born workers, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)…
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White House Weighs Using Defense Production Act To Expand Oil Refining, Report Says
Simon August · 3 min · 12h
American-Born Skier Competing for China Draws Fire After Olympic Comments
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— Feb 11, 2026
A fresh political storm has engulfed Olympic skier Eileen Gu after she weighed in on President Donald Trump’s recent criticism of Team USA athlete Hunter Hess. According to Fox News , Gu, an American-born freestyle…
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Best Pop Albums of All Time
Pop albums have defined generations through catchy hooks, emotional depth, and massive cultural moments. From Thriller's record-breaking sales to modern streaming giants, these records shaped the sound of popular music. Vote for your favorites to rank them.
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It Only Took 12 Months For Roughly 1,000,000 Native-Born Jobs To Vanish Under Biden-Harris
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— Dec 6, 2024
More than 1,000,000 fewer native-born Americans are employed than last year, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The number of foreign-born workers employed increased by roughly 400,000…
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Foreign Graduates Are Crushing Natural-Born Americans In Pay, Analysis Finds
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— Jun 16, 2025
College graduates who immigrated to the U.S. on student visas earn substantially more than their native-born counterparts, according to an analysis by the Economic Innovation Group (EIG). The median salary for…
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US Law Says These Foreign-Born Terrorists Are Just As American As You
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— Mar 27, 2026
Immigration hard-liners are taking aim at rules that protect foreign-born U.S. citizens from deportation even if they become terrorists. Naturalized citizens committed three suspected terrorist attacks in Texas …
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Alan Dershowitz Unloads On Judge For ‘Sneaky’ Move That Tricked Supreme Court Into Letting Him Sentence Trump
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— Jan 10, 2025
Native-born American employment remains 716,000 below pre-pandemic levels as President Joe Biden leaves office, while foreign-born job numbers have soared since December 2019, Federal Reserve data shows. Federal Reserve…
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FC Barcelona Shares Video of Karim Adeyemi’s Backflip Goal Celebration
FC Barcelona’s official account posted a short video clip captioned “Adeyemi’s backflip 🔄,” showing the player performing an acrobatic backflip after scoring. The post is circulating among fans because it captures a high-energy, fun highlight from a recent match (apparently involving a goal against Feyenoord), highlighting the player’s flair and integration at the club.
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New Poll Shows Strong Majority of Americans Oppose Transgender Athletes Infiltrating Female Sports
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— May 26, 2021
A majority of Americans believe that transgender athletes should participate in competitive sports that match the gender they were born as, according to a new poll released Tuesday. In Gallup’s annual Values and Beliefs…
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Rampage Jackson SURPRISED CripMac With a BRAND NEW BOXING KIT #rampagejackson #cripmac
Clips Edge · 4.7M views · Sep 8, 2026
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Commentary: 'Literal Asian-American Born in the Pacific Islands' Blasts Woke AAPI Nonsense
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— Mar 27, 2021
An Asian-American journalist joins a growing chorus of conservatives who are annoyed by the left’s alphabet soup of “woke” labels segregating people by color in the name of militant political correctness. Bryan Chai , a…
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Madonna vs Lady Gaga
The Queen of Pop versus the artist who studied at her throne.
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Meet The Olympian Who Betrayed America For Communist China
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— Feb 11, 2026
Eileen Gu’s rise to global fame has been nothing short of remarkable. Born in the United States to an American father and Chinese mother, raised in San Francisco’s affluent Sea Cliff neighborhood, educated at elite…
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Pope Leo’s Comments On Trump, Vance, and Hegseth Stir Debate
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— Oct 3, 2025
The leader of the Catholic Church stepped into political waters again this week, and the ripples are already being felt in Washington. On Tuesday night, Pope Leo XIV—born in Chicago and the first American to ever hold…
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First US-Born Pope Champions America’s Founding During Award By National Constitution Center
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— Jul 3, 2026
With the United States on the cusp of celebrating 250 years independence, the first American pope was honored Friday by the National Constitution Center as its 2026 Liberty Medal recipient.
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White House Weighs Using Defense Production Act To Expand Oil Refining, Report Says
The White House is weighing how to use the Defense Production Act to expand U.S. oil refining capacity, Reuters reported Friday.
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Survey Shows 15% Of Democrats Believe America’s Birth Rate Is Too Low
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— Nov 14, 2025
Just 15% of Democrats think too few babies are being born in the United States, according to the annual American Family Survey released Friday. The newly released report also found that 41% of Republicans said the…
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Which decade is your soul from?
Some souls shipped late. Twelve questions to find the decade yours was actually manufactured in.
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SCOTT GARRETT: Trump’s 50-Year Mortgage Plan Beats Bernie’s Big-Government Credit Crackdown
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— Dec 4, 2025
For nearly a century, the 30‑year mortgage has been the backbone of American homeownership. Born out of the Great Depression, it became dominant because it offered families flexibility: lower monthly payments, more…
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Elon Musk Reveals Photo of ‘Most Treasured Item’ – Liberals Will Hate It
Opinion
— Dec 27, 2022
Native-born Americans could take a lesson from Elon Musk. One of the wealthiest men in the world, a billionaire many, many times over, leader of the pioneering aerospace firm SpaceX and CEO of Tesla, Musk has been…
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John Leguizamo And Ben DeJesus Unveil PBS Documentary On Untold Latino History
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— Aug 25, 2024
John Leguizamo in a file photo. Leguizamo’s project ‘ American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos’ was inspired by his stage play. LATIN HEAT. “> NEW YORK — John Leguizamo was born in Bogotá, Colombia…
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EXCLUSIVE: A First-Of-Its-Kind Case Could Completely Change The Fight Against Immigration Fraud
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— Sep 18, 2025
An American woman seeking an annulment from her foreign-born husband could end up turbocharging the government’s crackdown on marriage fraud. For the first time in U.S. history, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)…
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Iraqi Militias Join The Iran War As The Fire Rises
Francis Kapper · 5 min · 12h
Op-Ed: As World Frenzies Itself During Holiday Rush, Christians Must Keep One Thing in Mind
Opinion
— Dec 24, 2021
The African-American spiritual is a uniquely soulful genre of music, born from the bondage of tormented slaves in America. As they went about their chores on plantations and elsewhere, they would sing songs to help them…
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Chinese-Born Republican Candidate Takes Another Swing At Winning Key House Seat
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— Apr 10, 2025
American political activist and entrepreneur Lily Tang Williams, who immigrated to the U.S. from China, said Wednesday that she intends to make another bid as a Republican candidate for New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional…
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Muslim Came to US Hoping to Convert Americans to Islam, Now He Teaches Others About Jesus
Reporting
— Sep 10, 2022
Professor Al Fadi’s journey from Muslim to Christ-follower is an amazing testimony of God’s grace and His pursuing love! Al Fadi grew up in Saudi Arabia, and at the time he felt privileged to be born in the center of…
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‘Only A Little Over 100’: Chinese Billionaire Started US-Born Baby Empire Using US Surrogates
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— Dec 15, 2025
A growing number of ultra-wealthy Chinese nationals are turning to U.S. surrogates to have children on American soil, taking advantage of America’s largely unregulated market and birthright citizenship, The Wall Street…
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Black Actor Slams California Commission’s $223K Reparations Recommendation
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— Dec 17, 2022
A black actor has condemned the idea of giving six-figure checks to descendants of slaves and suggested that they be given tax-exempt status instead. Faizon Love, 54, is a Cuban-born American actor most widely known for…
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EVAN Posts TikTok Collab with &TEAM’s Nicholas for “Death of Me” Challenge
The post from artist EVAN (@h_evva_n) shares a TikTok video performing a challenge/dance with Nicholas of &TEAM (@andTEAMofficial), captioned “With @andTEAMofficial #NICHOLAS Now you can't stop me 🐺” and promoting the track/MV “Death of Me.” It is trending in K-pop circles because of the unexpected cross-group collaboration, driving rapid fan engagement (hundreds of reposts/quotes and thousands of views shortly after posting) among ENHYPEN/EVAN and &TEAM fans.
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Papoose "Jezebel" Official Music Video
Papoose · 60.4K views · Sep 11, 2026
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