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Cheryl K. Chumley

Cheryl Chumley is online opinion editor, commentary writer and host of the “Bold and Blunt with Cheryl Chumley” video and audio show for The Washington Times, a Newsmax contributor, and a frequent media guest and public speaker. She is the author of several books, the latest titled “God-Given Or Bust: Defeating Marxism and Saving America With Biblical Truths" and "Lockdown: The Socialist Plan To Take Away Your Freedom.” She's also the co-author with Allen West of the upcoming "America's Second Civil War: Rescuing the Republic From the Unholy Alliance of Marxists, Islamists and Democrats" (April 2027). Email her at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.

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Hamas calls on Hezbollah to join in fight against Israel

Hamas has reached out to Hezbollah, petitioning the Lebanese-based terror group to help fight Israel and win full Palestinian independence in Gaza.

July 30, 2014

Obamacare shoots premiums up by 88 percent in California

Thanks to Obamacare, residents in California will be paying between 22 percent and 88 percent more for their health care premiums, the state insurance commissioner reported.

July 30, 2014

Feds spend $200K to uncover why Wikipedia seems to be sexist

The National Science Foundation is on a mission to find out why posts at Wikipedia seem so sexist in content and tone — and they're willing to spend up to $200,000 in tax dollars to uncover the mystery.

July 30, 2014

Driverless cars to hit the British streets by 2015

British authorities say cars without drivers will be hitting the streets in the next few months, in as many as three cities by January.

July 30, 2014

GOP presses to scrap IRS commissioner position — but put in panel

Republicans in the House say the Internal Revenue Service has overstepped its bounds one too many times — most recently, by putting conservative and tea party nonprofit applications in its crosshairs — and it's high time to get rid of the commissioner's position.

July 30, 2014

Catholic League slams Obama: ‘Do Christian lives mean so little to you?’

The head of the Catholic League issued a scathing criticism at President Obama, posting on his group's website an essay that pointed to all the Christians being beheaded by Muslim terrorists and asking: Doesn't that matter to you?

July 30, 2014

Houston mayor: Sorry that police put man’s blind dog on road to die

Houston Mayor Annise Parker said the city is sorry that a police officer put a family's near-blind dog on the streets to ultimately die after arresting its owner during a traffic stop.

July 30, 2014

Woman vows 10K-mile stationary bike ride for Obama: ‘Just asking for a wave’

An Australian woman with a real fondness for President Obama has vowed to tether herself to her stationary bike and peddle away until she rides the distance from Melbourne to Washington, D.C. — all in an attempt at grabbing his attention and getting a "wave," she said.

July 30, 2014

‘Queen of Mean’ Leona Helmsley’s former home hits market for $65M

A sprawling Connecticut estate owned once owned by real estate baroness Leona Helmsley, dubbed the "Queen of Mean" for her frequent tyrannical outbursts, has hit the market for $65 million.

July 30, 2014

Florida beach-goers told to beware flesh-eating bacteria in water

At least 11 Florida beach-goers were killed in 2013 by a deadly flesh-eating bacteria that naturally occurs in warm, salty waters — and authorities say this summer season isn't shaping to be any better for the southern swimmers.

July 30, 2014

Orlando Bloom’s punch at Justin Bieber brings on the crowd cheers

An angry Orlando Bloom threw a quick punch Justin Bieber's way, after the pop star reportedly made an unfavorable remark about the actor's ex-wife — and the reaction from the crowd at Cipriani in Ibiza, Spain, was simply to cheer.

July 30, 2014

Benjamin Netanyahu’s favorability hits 82 percent, Obama’s at 40 percent

Israelites of all political walks have rallied behind Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in recent weeks, boosting the Jewish nation leader to an 82 percent popularity rate -- twice that of what U.S. President Obama touts.

July 30, 2014

Al Qaeda nets $125M from ransom payoffs from Europe since 2008

The terror group al Qaeda has found a cash cow in ransom payoffs from European nations, netting a minimum of $125 million over the past six years from the kidnapping trade, The New York Times reported.

July 30, 2014

Albania bank loses $7M in theft; police arrest 2

Authorities have arrested two suspects in connection to a report from Albania's central bank that nearly $7 million in cash was stolen.

July 30, 2014

Gov. Mike Pence irked as Obama sends illegals to Indiana on sly

Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana is the latest politician to accuse the White House of dumping illegal minor-aged immigrants in his state absent even a courtesy notification — and he's now penned a letter to the president asking him to send them back to their home countries.

July 30, 2014

Israel, White House say Obama phone call to demand cease-fire was fake

Israel and the White House both say that a widely publicized transcript of a telephone call that supposedly took place between President Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — during which the former demanded the latter impose an immediate cease-fire — was fake.

July 30, 2014