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TRUMP, COURT, SUPREME, TARIFFS
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing held at the White House February 20, 2026 in Washington, DC.
President Donald Trump on Saturday said he would increase global tariffs to 15% from 10%, one day after the Supreme Court struck down his
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GOLD, MEDAL, OLYMPIC, USA
Let’s hear it for the girls!
Them ladies in the red, white and blue — and their Olympic derring-do.
This week, our American women shone brightly on the global stage, showcasing our nation’s exceptional spirit, grit and perseverance at the Milano Cortina Winter
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SCHOOL, ICE, ANTI, HIGH
Facing a mental health crisis, an NJ school pulled a beloved novel from English class
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Editor's note: This report is about suicide and suicidal ideation.
The South Orange & Maplewood community in New Jersey has been
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ANDREW, PRINCE, ARREST, FORMER
LONDON (AP) – Police searched the former home of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor again on Friday, a day after he was arrested and held in custody for nearly 11 hours on suspicion of misconduct in public office related to his friendship with the late convicted sex
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent weighed in on the controversy over the American-born Olympic skier Eileen Gu's decision to compete for China over the U.S.
During an interview on Fox News' "The Will Cain Show" on Friday, Bessent suggested Gu "sold out" with
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GUTHRIE, NANCY, SHERIFF, SCALED
The Guthrie family is aware the probe might need to be modified, sources said
Nancy Guthrie kidnapping probe may see resources scaled back as leads come up empty: Sources
Ray Valdez ties a yellow ribbon to a lamppost outside of Nancy Guthrie's residence,
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MAMDANI, NYC, ZOHRAN, RENT
There's one utterly reliable thing about socialism: It fails, every time it's tried. It may fail on the national scale, like the Soviet Union, or it may fail on the municipal scale, like New York City is in the throes of doing right now. The "democratic socialist"
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IRAN, TRUMP, REGIME, CHANGE
U.S. military buildup near Iran reaches critical level. And, Trump's plans for Gaza
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In Eric Dane's final interview before his death, the actor looked back at his life and career.
During the interview with Brad Falchuck for "Famous Last Words" on Netflix, which was filmed in November 2025 and released on Friday, Dane spoke about his illness
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SUBSTATION, TERRORISM, FOUND, CAR
We focus a lot on the various forces of Islamic terrorism around the world, and that's justified; there are far too many jihadi goblins out there. But once in a while we are reminded that we have our own, home-grown nutjobs, too. One such is one Dawson Noah
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EASTER, SNOW, WEEKEND, WINTER
The first storm is forecast to arrive Friday morning.
Northeast winter storm set to arrive Friday, just before possible weekend nor’easter
A person and their dog walk near the Brooklyn Bridge as snow falls in New York City, January 25, 2026.
A person and
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OHIO, TEACHER, MURDER, CHARGED
The husband of a Christian teacher who was shot and killed in her home while her children were asleep made the 911 call alerting authorities.
According to police dispatch logs obtained by News Center 7, authorities responded to reports of a burglary at Ashley
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TAHOE, AVALANCHE, EIGHT, SKIERS
Another two skiers have been killed in the Lake Tahoe area as a deadly week for snow sports in the region continues to spiral.
A 58-year-old man and a 33-year-old man died in separate incidents at Heavenly Mountain Resort on the California-Nevada border on
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SLOWED, 2025, ECONOMY, QUARTER
The economy slowed in the last 3 months of the year — but was still solid in 2025
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The U.S. economy slowed in the final months of last year, but it continued to expand, thanks to robust consumer spending
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COLBERT, FCC, STEPHEN, CROCKETT
Brendan Carr, commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee oversight hearing in Washington on Dec. 17, 2025.
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CIA, 19, INTELLIGENCE, REPORTS
When you think of intelligence reports, you might imagine sober-minded analysis provided by intelligent people in dark rooms who examine top-secret information to protect the nation from foreign threats.
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HOUSING, HUD, SEC, PUBLIC
Thursday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” HUD Secretary Scott Turner discussed public housing.
Turner said, “We think that … And so we launched this HUD crime hotline, and you gave the number there 1-800-347-3735, to report any kind of criminal activity, any kind
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LOUISIANA, COURT, COMMANDMENTS, CLEARS
A federal appeals court cleared the way Friday for a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms, lifting a lower court block and reigniting debate over religion in public education.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court
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EPSTEIN, CAUGHT, DEPOSITION, MIC
Ex-Victoria’s Secret mogul Les Wexner’s lawyer was caught on a hot mic jokingly threatening to "kill" him if he continued giving long answers to questions during his deposition on Jeffrey Epstein by the House Oversight Committee.
The moment was caught after
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TRUMP, CENTER, KENNEDY, RINK
Wow, the political violence that the Democrats have consistently called for just won’t stop. Now, in this latest incident, we don’t explicitly know that’s a political act, but the fact that it was the Trump-Kennedy Center that was the subject of a "calculated,
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TRANS, RHODE, WIFE, ISLAND
The deranged transgender father who gunned down his ex-wife and one of their sons at a high school hockey game didn’t appear in the “Senior Night” photo hours before the deadly shooting.
Robert Dorgan’s son, Colin, was one of the Blackstone Valley Schools
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The mayor of Oakland, California’s city-owned SUV was stolen this week when City Hall was closed for Presidents Day.
"We know that someone jimmied open the mayor’s office, they stole the keys to her car, they went to the City Hall parking lot, they stole
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DRUG, MILITARY, PACIFIC, KILLS
The U.S. military says it has carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean
FILE - The Pentagon, the headquarters for the U.S. Department of Defense, is seen from the air, Sept. 20, 2025, in Arlington,
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A former skating coach of Olympic gold medalist Amber Glenn is accused of sex crimes with two of his former students, including a minor.
Benjamin Shroats, 47, was hit with one count of sexual assault and one count of indecency with a child, sexual contact,
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