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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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Big baby: Massachusetts mom gives birth to 14-pound girl

A Massachusetts mom gave birth to a 14-pound, 5-ounce girl this week, surprising even doctors who thought her last ultrasound put her weight at 11.5 pounds.

April 25, 2014

Iran wins seat on U.N. body that presses for women’s rights

Iran won seats on five subcommittees of the U.N. Economic and Social Council earlier this week, including one to the Commission on the Status of Women — a body tasked with pressing for women's rights around the world.

April 25, 2014

Massachusetts moves to dub fluffernutter the official state sandwich

Move over peanut butter and jelly. In Massachusetts, moves are afoot to give a state stamp of recognition to peanut butter and Marshmallow Fluff, as lawmakers have just pushed forward a bill that declares the fluffernutter as the official state sandwich.

April 25, 2014

Pro-Palestinian ‘eviction’ fliers on NYU campus spark Jewish outrage

New York University administrators kicked off an investigation of over 2,000 fliers surreptitiously slipped under student dormitory doors bearing a pro-Palestinian message that included an "eviction notice," authorities said.

April 25, 2014

Angry birds: Turkeys in Minnesota take to roads to terrify drivers

A couple of turkeys in one Minnesota metro area have taken their mischievous selves to local roadways and started terrorizing motorists, preventing them from passing, police said.

April 25, 2014

Colorado 4th-graders busted selling legal marijuana on school playground

This probably isn't what lawmakers had in mind — but a fourth-grader in Greeley, Colo., was just caught trying to sell a bag of marijuana he took from his grandparents to fellow classmates on their school playground.

April 25, 2014

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov: West wants ‘to seize control of Ukraine’

Sergey Lavrov, the foreign minister of Russia, accused the West on Friday of trying to seize control of Ukraine.

April 25, 2014

Russia poised to ban curse words in movies, concerts

Russian lawmakers have moved a step toward banning curse words in movies — as well as in plays, concerts and most other publicly shown theatrical productions.

April 24, 2014

USF decrees: No onstage selfies during graduation ceremonies

The University of South Florida has sent out a warning to graduating seniors: No selfie shots onstage during commencement ceremonies.

April 24, 2014

List Hillary Clinton’s successes? State Dept. spokeswoman flubs answer

A spokeswoman for the State Department has been subjected to mocking national headlines after she stumbled over a question about former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's accomplishments — and then made matters worse with a second-day do-over that was little more than a bureaucratic jumble.

April 24, 2014

Netanyahu’s driver accused of raping girls under age 12

A driver for Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was arrested and accused of serially raping girls between the ages of 8 and 12 — and he admits some of the allegations are true, his attorney said.

April 24, 2014

Psychologist blasts youth sports league’s ‘everybody wins’ mantra

A youth sports league with an "everybody wins" mentality has rankled a psychology expert who wondered how such competitions prepare kids for real life.

April 24, 2014

Gov. Rick Perry: ‘It’s not a dare, it’s a promise’; Texas will fight BLM

Gov. Rick Perry had a clear message to the Bureau of Land Management: Don't think you can come into Texas and take Red River private properties without a fight.

April 24, 2014

Muslims offended that 9/11 museum movie speaks of jihad

Muslims say that a documentary that's going to be shown at the National September 11 Memorial Museum called "The Rise of al Qaeda" is offensive and shouldn't be shown in its current form.

April 24, 2014

Massachusetts ‘married’ trio of lesbians poised for 1st baby

A so-called "married" trio of lesbians in Massachusetts — the only known "married" lesbian threesome in the world — will now make new history: They're poised to have their first baby.

April 24, 2014

China spends for 17 new warships as U.S. cuts back military

President Obama and Democrats in Congress may be scaling back spending on the U.S. military — but China is not.

April 24, 2014

FDA proposes ban on e-cigarette sales to minors

The Food and Drug Administration is issuing a proposal on Thursday to ban the sales of electronic cigarettes to minors, a move that market watchers say could dramatically impact the industry's pocketbook.

April 24, 2014

Wyoming gas plant explosion sends entire town fleeing

A gas explosion at a processing plant in southwesters Wyoming sent an entire town into evacuation mode and on Thursday, emergency responders were will waiting for the fire to burn itself out.

April 24, 2014

Aborted fetuses from British Columbia incinerated in Oregon plant to make electricity

The British Columbia Health Ministry recently admitted that tissues from aborted fetuses are part of the "biomedical waste" that it regularly sends to an American plant that turns the waste into electricity for Oregon-area residents

April 24, 2014