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TRUMP, UNION, STATE, COURT
What you need to know about tonight's State of the Union address
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President Trump will address a joint session of Congress tonight for his first State of the Union address since returning to the White House just
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HOCKEY, TEAM, USA, GOLD
A sports writer for The Atlantic took to social media to share her frustration over a joke President Donald Trump made when calling the U.S. men’s hockey team to congratulate them on their win against Canada.
During his phone call to the team, Trump said,
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CARTEL, MEXICO, EL, MENCHO
A new player in the U.S. military’s decadeslong war on drugs announced itself to the world on Sunday, providing intelligence that supported a Mexican military operation that killed the head of the infamous Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
Though details continue
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NEWSOM, GAVIN, BLACK, RACIST
Gov. Gavin Newsom is firing back at critics who’ve accused him of racism over comments about his low SAT scores in an onstage chat with Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens — with an expletive filled rant online.
“You didn’t give a s–t about the President of the United
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TRUMP, STATE, UNION, TEAM
Here’s how much things have changed since Donald Trump last addressed Congress: A year ago, he shouted out a beaming Elon Musk, who was watching in the gallery.
At the time, Trump was triumphant. But tomorrow night, when he returns to the Capitol to deliver
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SNOW, STORM, NEW, WINTER
A large section of the northeastern U.S. was pummeled by huge amounts of snowfall combined with strong winds Monday morning forcing residents to remain stuck at home under road travel bans and blizzard warnings.
Tens of millions of Americans from the U.S.
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GUTHRIE, NANCY, REWARD, OFFERS
Savannah Guthrie on NBC's "Today" Citi Concert Series at Rockefeller Plaza on May 30, 2025 in New York City.
Savannah Guthrie, in an emotional Instagram post Tuesday morning, said her family is offering a reward of up to $1 million for "any information" that
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EPSTEIN, AMBASSADOR, UK, FORMER
The late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is still ruining lives over six years after his death. Doubtless, many of these people certainly deserve it, but others are having their reputations destroyed merely for being at a long-forgotten party with the
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TRUMP, ANGEL, FAMILIES, WHITE
President Trump declared February 22 “Angel Family Day” as he honored families on Monday who lost loved ones to illegal alien crime.
The president’s declaration honors two survivors and 62 individuals killed by illegals, among them Laken Riley, the New York
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TOURETTE, SLUR, RACIAL, SHOUTED
BAFTA and the BBC have apologized after a person with Tourette syndrome shouted a racial slur during the British Academy Film Awards
BBC apologizes after racial slur shouted during BAFTA awards by guest with Tourette's
A completed British Academy Film Awards
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RUSSIA, WAR, UKRAINE, YEAR
Four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war is grinding into a fifth year with no clear end in sight, despite renewed diplomatic efforts and a fresh push for a negotiated settlement.
Peace talks have accelerated since President
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EPSTEIN, TRUMP, FILES, DOJ
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Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration isn’t being honest about the
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Monday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Breitbart News’ Randy Clark talked about drug cartels.
Clark said, “I think she was 100% compelled by Donald Trump. … I don’t think she was really too upset about not taking a firm hand with these folks and just allowing them
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SNOW, RECORD, INCHES, 50
Snow shovelers on Long Island made a gruesome discovery Monday — a dead body buried beneath the snow — while clearing a path after the chart-topping blizzard pummeled the area.
Workers shoveling near a housing complex on Parkcenter Drive in Deer Park found
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TONY, GONZALES, REP, AIDE
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) told reporters Tuesday that he was “not going to resign” after the emergence of “sexual” text messages with a congressional aide who fatally lit herself on fire in September 2025.
The Texas Republican’s primary campaign has been
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The armed madman who was shot and killed by Secret Service after he snuck onto President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate Sunday was reportedly obsessed with the Epstein files — and implored others to “raise awareness” just days before the deadly encounter.
Austin
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ICE, ILLEGAL, TRUMP, DEM
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is seeking custody of an illegal alien Tren de Aragua gang associate with an extensive criminal record in several sanctuary states, Breitbart News has learned.
Jesus Ruben Lopez Gonzalez, an illegal alien from Venezuela
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REINER, ROB, NICK, PLEADS
Nick Reiner pleaded not guilty Monday to double murder charges in the December stabbing deaths of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner.
Reiner, 32, appeared in court with a shaved head and wore a brown uniform with a white shirt. He entered the plea with
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NYPD, OFFICERS, MOB, SNOWBALL
Several officers with the New York City Police Department were struck with snowballs on Monday as they were responding to a call about a disorderly group.
The officers were dispatched to Washington Square Park shortly after 4 p.m. to address a large disorderly
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ACCESS, FRANCE, AMBASSADOR, TRUMP
French authorities have banned US Ambassador Charles Kushner — the father of Jared Kushner and father-in-law of Ivanka Trump — from meeting with government officials as tensions rise between Paris and Washington.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barro claimed
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A North Carolina mom who was reported missing more than two decades ago and recently found alive reportedly told authorities she left her family due to "ongoing domestic issues."
The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office said Michelle Hundely Smith, who disappeared
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MAYOR, MAMDANI, ZOHRAN, SCHOOL
The New York City eighth-grader who appeared in the mayor’s cutesy snow day announcement on social media Sunday hopes she’ll get another call soon.
Victoria Mompoint, who appeared in a recording of the call with Mayor Zohran Mamdani for his public snow day
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