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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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Thieves in Germany cart off $20,000 worth of Nutella

Thieves stole a truckload of hazelnut-chocolate Nutella spread, taking off with roughly 5 tons valued at thousands of dollars from a parked semitrailer, police in Germany said.

April 8, 2013

Pastor Terry Jones plans mass Koran burnings to mark 9/11

Pastor Terry Jones — who was sentenced to death by an Egyptian court in November for his ties to a film about Muslims that sparked Islamic riots — is planning a mass Koran burning to mark the 12th anniversary of Sept. 11.

April 8, 2013

Mexico City Corona beer factory mishap kills 7

Seven workers were killed at a Mexico City brewery that manufactures beer for the Corona label, a company spokesman said.

April 8, 2013

Burger King diner defeats would-be robber by shooting him

A father who was trying to eat with his family at Burger King was able to defeat an armed robber by pulling his own weapon and shooting at him, Miami police said.

April 8, 2013

Special ops vets call for congressional probe of Benghazi

Hundreds of members of a special operations veterans group are calling for House members to create a committee to investigate the fatal September terrorist attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

April 8, 2013

Hamas to long-haired men: Cut it, or face beatings

Hamas militants in Gaza have set their sights on young men donning inappropriate hair styles and have begun rounding them up, ordering cuts — even beating them for violations of religious codes.

April 8, 2013

50 groups in 37 states vie for federal drone test site tag

The competition for government recognition as a federal-approved test site for drone technology has heated in recent weeks, and now 50 groups from 37 different states are vying for the title.

April 8, 2013

Westboro Baptists target film critic Roger Ebert’s funeral

Westboro Baptist Church members announced Monday their newest target: movie critic Roger Ebert's funeral.

April 8, 2013

Vatican adviser says gay-marriage supporters should skip Communion

Gay-marriage-rights Catholics should not partake of Holy Communion, said one Detroit professor who also serves as a legal adviser to the Vatican.

April 8, 2013

John McCain’s wife, Cindy, to appear in play about Calif.’s Proposition 8 same-sex case

Cindy McCain, the wife of Sen. John McCain, is hitting the stage with a role in next month's Herberger Theater Center production of a play about Proposition 8, the California same-sex-marriage case that's woven its way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

April 8, 2013

NYC bicyclist hit by police car — then charged for dents to vehicle

Talk about adding insult to injury. A New York City bicyclist who was injured by a police officer who nearly ran him over with his car now has been handed a bill — to repair the dents in the cop car.

April 8, 2013

Wall of dirt at construction site fatally collapses on 2 N.C. children

Two young children were killed at a construction site in North Carolina on Sunday evening when a wall of dirt collapsed on top of them.

April 8, 2013

Three priests removed from Catholic ministry in Philadelphia for abuse

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has removed three priests from the ministry who have been charged and convicted of child endangerment and abuse.

April 8, 2013

Leeland Eisenberg caught: Police grab N.H. man who held Hillary Clinton staffers hostage in 2007

Police said they captured Leeland Eisenberg, the man who had held several of Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign workers hostage in 2007 but who had disappeared from his halfway house in New Hampshire on Sunday.

April 8, 2013

Gov. Dannel Malloy on guns: NRA’s Wayne LaPierre like ‘clowns at the circus’

Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy had harsh words of criticism for National Rifle Association head Wayne LaPierre during a Sunday appearance on CNN.

April 8, 2013

Syria takes ‘very significant’ action and pulls troops from Golan

Syria President Bashar Assad has pulled thousands of soldiers from the Golan Heights and relocated them to Damascus, at the forefront of battle lines, leaving Israel's border open to rebel forces. In addition, a Syrian government official says a car bomb in central Damascus has killed 10 people, The Associated Press reported.

April 8, 2013