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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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A great white shark. (AP Photo/NOAA, Greg Skomal) ** FILE **

Massachusetts beach cleared over great white shark sighting

More than 1,000 Massachusetts beach-goers were ordered out of the water after a State Police helicopter reported seeing a 14-foot great white shark swimming just 75 yards from shore — just outside the buoys that separate the swimmers' area from the open ocean.

August 26, 2014

Two inmates beheaded in prison riot in southern Brazil

Two inmates were beheaded during a prison riot that erupted at a facility in southern Brazil.

August 25, 2014

President Barack Obama selects a club while golfing at Farm Neck Golf Club, in Oak Bluffs, Mass., on the island of Martha's Vineyard, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014. Obama is vacationing on the island. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Maureen Dowd slams Obama for frequent golf trips

Liberal columnist Maureen Dowd stepped away from her normally supportive stance of the president to question Mr. Obama's recent and frequent golfing trips and paint him as hiding from his responsibilities.

August 25, 2014

**FILE** An unidentified International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspector cuts the connections between the twin cascades for 20 percent uranium enrichment at the Natanz facility, some 200 miles (322 kilometers) south of Tehran, on Jan. 20, 2014. (Associated Press/IRNA, Kazem Ghane)

Iran claims to have downed Israeli drone over Natanz nuke site

Iran claims to have shot down an Israeli stealth drone that was flying the skies above the Natanz uranium enrichment site.

August 25, 2014

Photo illustration with Dr. Ben Carson and Rev. Jesse Jackson.

Ben Carson slams Jesse Jackson for playing race card in Ferguson

Ben Carson slammed the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sunday for his recent characterization of the police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, as a racially-based "state execution."

August 25, 2014

Attorney General Eric Holder during his meeting at the FBI building in St. Louis, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. Holder has told Ferguson community leaders that he has assigned the federal government's &quot;most experienced agents and prosecutors&quot; to the investigation of a white police officer's fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)

Eric Holder runs Justice Dept. ‘like the Black Panthers would’: Fox host

Fox News' Andrea Tantaros didn't pull any punches when assessing Attorney General Eric Holder's response to the chaos in Ferguson, Missouri, saying the nation's highest law enforcer was behaving and leading "like the Black Panthers would."

August 25, 2014

** FILE ** In this photo taken Monday, June 25, 2012, a muslim Emirati woman passes by a dress code sign at a shopping mall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Bistro gives bacon sign the boot after Muslim woman complains it’s insensitive

Vermont bistro owners say they've taken down their sign about bacon after learning a Muslim woman in the community found the advertisement offensive and insensitive to those who don't eat pork.

August 25, 2014

** FILE ** The North Portico of the White House was decorated with a giant AIDS ribbon to commemorate World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, 2007, which is designed to raise global awareness about the pandemic.

Americans furious as Brits party on 200th anniversary of White House burning

British diplomats have raised American hackles with a commemorative party they held at their embassy in Washington to celebrate the burning of the White House on Aug. 24, 1814.

August 25, 2014

In this July 22, 2014, file photo, New York City police officers stand at the base of a white flag flying atop the west tower of the Brooklyn Bridge. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Brooklyn Bridge breached again: Man arrested after climbing to top

A Manhattan man was arrested after he sneaked past security and climbed a cable beam on the Brooklyn Bridge — the second security breach at the bridge in less than a month.

August 25, 2014

This Monday, Aug. 19, 2013, file photo shows a shopping cart outside a Target store in Riverview, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

1,000 firms hit by malware, opening doors to millions of hacks

Millions of credit and debit card users may see their personal information stolen, as the same malware that infected Target's cashiering system late last year has been discovered in 1,000 more major corporations.

August 25, 2014

Bright orange, bright blue and calico lobsters turned up recently at New Meadows Lobster in Portland, Maine, prompting some to ask why more rare-colored lobsters are showing up in fishermen’s traps. (Associated Press)

Rare blue lobster caught off coast of Maine

A daughter-father fishing duo caught the catch of their lifetime off the coast of Maine — a blue lobster that's so rare that the chances of netting one are about 1-in-2 million.

August 25, 2014

Firefighters extinguish a fire burning in a downed tree on the approach to Taylor Mountain a day after the Junction fire swept across Highway 41 in Oakhurst, Calif. on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/The Fresno Bee, Eric Paul Zamora)

500 homes threatened as wildfires surge in Northern California

Wildfires are surging through the Northern California town of Weaverville, forcing about 150 homeowners to evacuate and threatening another 500 or so with destruction.

August 25, 2014

This image provided by People magazine shows the cover of its special "World's Most Beautiful" issue, featuring Lupita Nyong'o. (AP Photo/People)

People celebrity magazine sued for racist work atmosphere

People magazine — the nation's top-selling celebrity magazine — is being sued for racism by an award-winning journalist, Tatsha Robertson.

August 25, 2014

French President Francois Hollande, left, and French prime minister Manuel Valls chat with people as they arrive at the Fort de Bregancon, one of the official presidential residences since 1968, to take part in a working meeting, in Bormes-les-Mimosas, southern France, Friday Aug. 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Bertrand Langlois, Pool)

France’s socialist government folds over economic dispute

The Socialist government in France was dissolved on Monday, the result of a dispute between Cabinet members about the best way to deal with the country's stagnant economy.

August 25, 2014

President Barack Obama sits in a golf cart while golfing at Farm Neck Golf Club, in Oak Bluffs, Mass., on the island of Martha's Vineyard, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014. Obama is vacationing on the island. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Obama slammed as ‘tone-deaf’ for golfing after comforting Foley’s parents

President Obama is facing an onslaught of criticisms — from even those on the left in his camp — for his back-to-back progression of comforting the parents of murdered U.S. journalist James Foley to teeing off at the golf course.

August 22, 2014

Westboro Baptist Church member Gabriel Phelps-Roper, 10, and sister Grace Phelps-Roper, 13, protest at the funeral of Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew A. Snyder in 2006. (Associated Press)

Westboro Baptist Church to picket Michael Brown funeral

Westboro Baptist Church members say they'll picket the funeral of killed Missouri teen Michael Brown because of openly gay NFL player Michael Sam, who plays for the St. Louis Rams.

August 22, 2014

In this photo taken on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2014, Starbucks barista Laura Rodriguez serves up a drink while practicing inside a mobile truck on James Madison University campus in Harrisonburg, Va. The new mobile pilot program is only running in two other universities across the nation. (AP Photo/The Daily News-Record, Nikki Fox)

Starbucks ‘pay it forward’ streak hits nearly 400 customers

Hundreds of customers at the drive-thru of a Tampa-area Starbucks participated in the random act of kindness trend made famous by the movie "Pay it Forward," grabbing the tab for the car behind them — for nearly 400 cars.

August 22, 2014

President Barack Obama shares a laugh as he makes a surprise visit into the Brady Press Briefing Room in Washington, Friday, May 30, 2104, to announce that White House press secretary Jay Carney, right, will be stepping down later next month. The president announced Carney's departure in a surprise appearance at in the White House press briefing room Friday. He said principal deputy press secretary Josh Earnest will take over the job. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

‘Obama Inc.’ catapults ex-advisers into lucrative careers

Numerous members of President Obama's close-knit brain trust have moved from White House to lucrative careers, using their presidential ties to successfully springboard into new job titles.

August 22, 2014

Freedom From Religion Foundation's co-president Annie Laurie Gaylor at the foundation headquarters in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) ** FILE **

Restaurant vows atheist group won’t halt discount for church-goers

A restaurant owner in Arkansas has come under fire from atheists for offering a 10 percent discount to church-goers — but bluntly says: I'm not stopping my policy.

August 22, 2014

Grayson Murphy, 5, of Pink Hill, N.C., left, listens to his father Hal, right, as he settles into kindergarten on the first day of school Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, at Arendell Parrott Academy in Kinston, N.C. (AP Photo/Daily Free Press, Janet S. Carter)

Kindergarten ‘sweat shop’ testing frenzy comes under fire

Kindergarten classes around the nation have been facing fire from parents and teachers who say the mandated test-taking trend is pushing out playtime, leaving behind a "sweat shop" atmosphere that stresses students, one educator said.

August 22, 2014