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Tuesday, January 12
Wisconsin Students Banned From Anti-team Taunts in Sports
Wisconsin sports’ fans will have to watch what they say, under a new policy prohibiting certain taunts. Wisconsin’s Interscholastic Athletic Association has sent out a memo to schools in the state banning students and attendees of basketball games from chanting certain words and phrases seen as hurtful to the other team. And critics have swarmed. MORE
With The Jackpot At $1.4 Billion, Is It Finally Rational To Purchase A Powerball Ticket?
America has lottery fever, and the only prescription is more Powerball tickets. The jackpot for the nation’s largest lottery grew to $1.4 billion over the weekend after Saturday night’s drawing produced no winners. So with the jackpot now at ten figures, has it finally become mathematically rational to purchase a Powerball lottery ticket? MORE
Rand and Carly Exiled to GOP Debate 'Kiddie Table'
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina have been given the boot from Thursday’s prime-time presidential debate in South Carolina. The seven candidates who will take Fox Business Network’s main stage at 9:00 p.m. EST. include front-runner Donald Trump, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Florida Gov. Marco Rubio, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. MORE
Roll Tide: Alabama Beats Clemson 45-40 to Win National Championship
KNo. 2 Alabama won its fourth national title in the last seven seasons, outlasting the dynamic play of Deshaun Watson and No. 1 Clemson in a 45-40 victory Monday night in the College Football Playoff championship game. MORE
79-Year-Old Calls Police, Says He Hasn’t Eaten in Two Days. The Response From Officers ‘Shocked’ Him
A 79-year-old Tennessee man was stunned by how members of his local police department responded over the weekend when he dialed 911 because he hadn’t eaten in two days. WKRN-TV reported that the man, who asked the station to remain anonymous, hadn’t been able to eat after a caretaker allegedly stole his debit card the weekend before. The 79-year-old called police for help on Saturday night — and their response is now getting national attention. MORE
Sheriff Clarke Just Laid A Must-See Smackdown… ‘President Obama’s JV Team Has…’
Recently named “Man of the Year” by the conservative publication Front Page Magazine, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke — who has actually run for office and been elected multiple times as a Democrat — has served as a clear and resolute voice against the anti-police rhetoric that has poisoned the debate about law enforcement in the United States in the aftermath of the Ferguson and Baltimore riots. MORE