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Cheryl K. Chumley

Cheryl Chumley is online opinion editor, commentary writer and host of the “Bold and Blunt” podcast for The Washington Times, and a frequent media guest and public speaker. She is the author of several books, the latest titled, “Lockdown: The Socialist Plan To Take Away Your Freedom,” and “Socialists Don’t Sleep: Christians Must Rise or America Will Fall.” Email her at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.

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Hollywood news site: ‘Time to shun Woody Allen’

An influential website that covers Hollywood news and the business of entertainment, TheWrap.com, has called on industry insiders and members of the movie-watching public to turn their backs on movie director Woody Allen.

February 5, 2014

Clay Aiken of ‘American Idol’ fame announces run for Congress

Clay Aiken of "American Idol" fame announced on Wednesday he's making a run for Rep. Renee Ellmers' North Carolina congressional seat.

February 5, 2014

Bored teens charged with gunning down Aussie jogger head to court

One of the three teenagers charged in the fatal shooting of an Australian who was attending an Oklahoma university on a baseball scholarship said in court that he thought the gun contained blanks.

February 5, 2014

Cardinal published notes that dead pope wanted burned

Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz went ahead and published a book of Pope John Paul II's private notes, despite the pontiff's dying wish to throw them in the fire.

February 5, 2014

Kansas to Maine: Snowstorms hits more than 100M

A massive winter storm churned through parts of the United States, leaving thousands without power and thousands more stranded at various airports, on Wednesday.

February 5, 2014

Anti-Putin beer makes debut: ‘Hello My Name is Vladimir’

BrewDog, an independent brewery headquartered in Britain, has come up with a novel approach to protest Russia President Vladimir Putin's views of gays, just in time for the Olympics: The anti-Putin beer.

February 4, 2014

Iran unveils two new satellites, worrying West

Western powers aren't thrilled with Iran's unveiling of what its government claimed were new surveillance powers — two satellites that bolster the country's wireless connections and that take high-resolution photographs.

February 4, 2014

Jerry Seinfeld rants on white comic comment: ‘Who cares’

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld had a blunt reply to a Buzzfeed reporter who questioned why the star's shows seemed low on the diversity scale — that he never used anything or anybody considered non-white.

February 4, 2014

U.S. ambassador to Russia stepping down

The U.S. ambassador to Russia announced in a blog posting Tuesday he's stepping down from his diplomatic role.

February 4, 2014

Afghanistan’s Hamid Karzai in secret talks with Taliban: report

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has been engaged in behind closed door talks with members of the Taliban in an effort to forge a peace deal, The New York Times reported.

February 4, 2014

Arizona woman accused of injecting feces into husband’s IV

Police in Arizona say a woman who visited her 66-year-old husband in the hospital took advantage of his recovery time to inject some feces into his intravenous tube.

February 4, 2014

FDA spends millions to target youth, gay teens: Don’t smoke

The price tag for a new Food and Drug Administration campaign to tell teens — especially targeted groups, like gays and Native Americans — not to smoke stretches into the millions.

February 4, 2014

N.J. Gov. Chris Christie admits: I may have heard of traffic jams

Embattled N.J. Gov. Chris Christie said he didn't know of any plot by his aides to create traffic jams on the George Washington Bridge as political revenge — but he thinks he heard about the lane back-ups while they occurred.

February 4, 2014

‘XStat’ invention seals bullet wounds in 15 seconds

A new creation called XStat — a spongy substance that seals bullets wounds in 15 seconds — is being hailed as the savior of U.S. battlefield soldiers and a new way to treat gun injuries.

February 4, 2014

Susan Rice blasts tweets at Israel for criticizing John Kerry

Susan Rice — the national security adviser who rocked headlines by repeating the White House message that Benghazi's fatal terror attack was started by an anti-Muslim video — has now jumped to the administration's defense once again.

February 4, 2014

Obama gripes: ‘Of course’ Fox News is biased and unfair

President Obama may not be totally sure what happened in Benghazi, or with the IRS targeting of tea party groups. But of Fox News he's certain: The cable media giant is inherently biased and unfair.

February 4, 2014

Volkswagen’s sole U.S. factory to vote on union

An estimated 3,000 workers at America's only Volkswagen auto manufacturer will soon settle the crucial question: To unionize, or not to unionize?

February 4, 2014

Obama’s agenda will tank, say 56 percent of Americans

President Obama's agenda may be headed for trouble, given the results of a new poll that shows 56 percent of Americans believe his policies will fail.

February 4, 2014

Child, 4, drowns in swimming pool on cruise liner near N.C. coast

A 4-year-old child was pulled from a swimming pool on the Norwegian Cruise Line ship and pronounced dead by drowning seconds later, Coast Guard Petty Officer Adam SanSoucie said.

February 4, 2014