SATURDAY, JANUARY 4th 2025 Updated 23:59 ET
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NEW, ORLEANS, ATTACK, TERROR
Vehicular attacks are not new. But preventing them has been a big challenge toggle caption Jack Brook/AP Intentional vehicular attacks on crowds of people, like the one that killed 14 revelers in New Orleans on New Year's Day, are not new. They have been
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FREEDOM, BIDEN, MEDAL, SOROS
President Joe Biden awarded election denier and two-time failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Saturday. The medal is the highest civilian award in the United States. Biden, 82, hung the medal around Clinton’s
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CARTER, JIMMY, FUNERAL, GEORGIA
In a few days, Jimmy Carter will be celebrated in a towering cathedral in Washington by fellow American presidents, noted humanitarians and other world leaders. But before all of that, a hearse carrying the remains of Mr. Carter, the nation’s 39th president,
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JOHNSON, TRUMP, SPEAKER, HOUSE
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told House Republicans in a closed-door meeting on Saturday that President-elect Donald Trump wants a single reconciliation bill to address his priorities upon entry into office, two sources told NBC News. The reconciliation
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47, DIRECTOR, JEFF, BAENA
Director and writer Jeffrey Baena, husband of Hollywood actor Aubrey Plaza, has died. He was 47. Baena died on January 3 at his home, according to the Los Angeles Medical Examiner's Office. A cause of death has not yet been revealed. He was best known for
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POST, QUITS, BEZOS, WASHINGTON
A rough sketch of the cartoon, published on Telnaes' Substack blog, shows several men kneeling before a larger man wearing a suit and a long tie, representing Trump. Telnaes wrote that the likenesses are of Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg , OpenAI CEO Sam
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NEW, WOMAN, YEAR, ATTACK
One has to wonder when the people of New York City are going to say, "Enough, already." After a string of senseless acts of violence on the Big Apple's subways, we learn now of one more, this one on New Year's Day. This time it was four feral teenagers who
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STORM, SNOW, WINTER, ICE
Over three feet of snow has fallen in parts of upstate New York. Over 60 million under heavy snow, ice alerts as winter storm hits several states As a deep winter chill begins to take over the northern half of the country, a new major winter storm will move
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WORLD, OLDEST, PERSON, 116
Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person, according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday. She was 116. Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official in charge of elderly policies, said Itooka died Dec. 29 at
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POLICE, OLYMPIC, MIAMI, SPRINTER
U.S. Olympic track and field star Fred Kerley was arrested in Miami Beach after a confrontation with police on Thursday. The department released police body camera footage showing Kerley approaching police before being struck and wrestled to the ground. The
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STEEL, JAPAN, BIDEN, DEAL
Biden blocks Japan's Nippon Steel from buying US Steel Getty Images US President Joe Biden has blocked the takeover of US Steel by a bigger Japanese firm, delivering on a political promise despite fears the move could hurt Washington's relations with Tokyo
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GAZA, ISRAELI, HAMAS, HELD
Hamas’s military wing released a video on Saturday of Liri Albag, one of some 250 people taken hostage by the group in its attack on Israel, as Israeli and Hamas officials held further rounds of indirect cease-fire talks via mediators in Qatar. Roughly 100
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AI, NEWS, TRUMP, SURVIVE
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is betting heavily on AI to drive user engagement on its social media platforms in the coming years. The company envisions human users engaging and sharing content with AI just like they do with friends and family on Facebook and Instagram. The
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BORDER, MEXICO, DE, KIDNAPPING
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers arrested four confirmed Tren de Aragua gang members after they illegally crossed the border from Mexico. The four Venezuelan gang members crossed in a group of 22 migrants from four countries on New Year’s Eve. Texas
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SPILL, OIL, RUSSIANS, DECLARE
Russia declared a regional state of emergency on Saturday in Crimea, which it seized from Ukraine in 2014, as workers cleared tons of contaminated sand and earth on either side of the Kerch Strait following an oil spill in the Black Sea last month. Mikhail
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NEW, YEAR, RESOLUTIONS, INCLUDE
Top New Year’s resolutions for Americans include eating healthier and spending more time with family, according to survey results from Statista. Most Americans, 57 percent, said they are making resolutions of some kind for 2025, but 43 percent said they are
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CYBERTRUCK, VEGAS, MMA, TV
Tim Kennedy, a Green Beret and former UFC star, revealed in a social media post late Friday that he had once been partnered in a military reality television competition with the suspect involved in the Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion. In a post on Instagram,
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BILLION, PLANS, ISRAEL, CONGRESS
The State Department has told Congress that it intends to approve $8 billion in purchases of U.S.-made arms by Israel, the department’s office in charge of arms transfers said on Friday. It could be the final set of arms transfers to Israel by President Biden,
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TRUMP, ELECTION, 200M, INAUGURATION
Since his election victory, President-elect Donald Trump and his allies have amassed over $200 million to fund his inauguration, political endeavors, and a future presidential library, The New York Times reported. According to individuals familiar with the
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OLIGARCHY, TRUMP, ELON, MUSK
Yes, ridiculous. On multiple levels. The Democrats and their sock puppets in the media called President-elect Donald Trump everything from Hitler to a fascist to a white supremacist, and worse, for months prior to the 2024 presidential election. So how'd that
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ARREST, SOUTH, KOREA, PRESIDENT
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol avoided arrest on Friday when his security detail refused to allow investigators into his residence, where he has been sequestered since December 12. Friday’s hours-long standoff between agents of the Corruption Investigation
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LOVE, INSIGHTS, CONVERSATIONS, LINDA
Jan. 4, 2025, 7:00 a.m. ET Image Linda Lavin on Broadway in 2012, playing Rita in “The Lyons.” Credit... Sara Krulwich/The New York Times “I thought getting attention was the same thing as getting love,” the actress Linda Lavin told me in a hushed whisper
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BUSINESS, TEAM, WH, PRESS
The Biden administration has been on an almost unbelievable tear lately as they prepare to fade off into history, telling us what a fantastic job they’ve done, doing everything in their power to kneecap the incoming Trump team, and taking every opportunity
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CENTER, KILLED, FIRE, ANIMALS
Hundreds of animals were killed Friday when a fire broke out at a Dallas shopping center. The 579 animals, mostly small birds, in a pet shop at Plaza Latina shopping center died from smoke inhalation, Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesperson Jason Evans said in a statement. MISSING
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NEW, ORLEANS, ATTACK, TERROR
Fox News
What we know about New Orleans terror attack survivors
Terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s New Orleans truck-ramming attack earlier this week killed 14 innocent revelers and injured more than 30 others, many whose lives are forever changed. The youngest victim who died was 18, and the oldest was 63. Most of those killed
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ABC
New Orleans Saints, NFL announce $1M donation to Bourbon Street victims
The New Orleans Saints and the NFL announced Saturday that they will donate $1 million to the victims of the New Year's Day truck ramming attack on Bourbon Street that killed 14 people and injured dozens of others. "Our community has experienced an unimaginable
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Breitbart
FBI Declines to Address Agent's False Claim that New Orleans Attack Was Not Terrorism
Will the FBI discipline or fire the assistant special agent in charge who falsely claimed that the horrific New Year’s truck attack in New Orleans was “not a terrorist event?” The agency has yet to respond to repeated inquiries and massive criticism. New Orleans
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NPR
Muslims in Houston are worried about backlash from the New Orleans attack
Muslims in Houston are worried about backlash from the New Orleans attack The suspect in the Jan. 1 attack in New Orleans was reportedly a Muslim from Houston, which has one of the country's largest and most organized Islamic communities. National Muslims
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New York Post
America needs to wake up to the terror at its doorsteps
The New Year should be a moment of joy and peace, but the residents of New Orleans woke up to sounds of horror blanketing Bourbon Street as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, an Islamist terrorist, drove into a crowd, killing 14 and wounding at least 35. Terror has arrived
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LA Times
Column: What I learned from watching Fox News after the New Orleans terrorist attack
New Orleans police and federal agents investigate the scene of a New Year’s Day attack in the historic French Quarter. I usually kick off every Jan. 1 with the Rose Parade broadcast on Channel 5, then college football in the afternoon and evening. It’s one
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Fox News
Prince William ‘shocked and saddened’ by death of former nanny’s stepson in New Orleans terrorist attack
Prince William and the royal family paid tribute to a British man killed in the New Orleans terrorist attack. Edward Pettifer, 31, was identified as one of the victims involved in the attack on Bourbon Street in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day. Pettifer
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NPR
FBI investigates New Orleans attack as terrorism, Las Vegas motive remains unclear
FBI investigates New Orleans attack as terrorism, Las Vegas motive remains unclear The FBI is investigating the Jan. 1 attack in New Orleans as an act of terrorism while the motivation for the Jan 1. truck explosion in Las Vegas is still unclear but appears
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Fox News
New Orleans Saints donate $1 million to relief following terror attack near stadium
The New Orleans Saints have pledged to donate $1 million to relief efforts for the victims of the terror attack in the French Quarter on New Year's Day. Fourteen people were killed, and dozens were left injured, after a man drove along Bourbon Street in a
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NPR
Muslims in Houston are worried about backlash from the New Orleans shooting
Muslims in Houston are worried about backlash from the New Orleans shooting The suspect in the Jan. 1 attack in New Orleans was reportedly a Muslim from Houston, which has one of the country's largest and most organized Islamic communities. National Muslims
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Breitbart
Louisiana A.G.: FBI Agents Have Been Largely Good, But Higher-Ups Played Politics
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill (R) stated that she has faith in many of the FBI agents on the ground and “They have done a really good job. They are smart, hardworking people. But they
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NPR
Vehicular attacks are not new. But preventing them has been a big challenge
Vehicular attacks are not new. But preventing them has been a big challenge toggle caption Jack Brook/AP Intentional vehicular attacks on crowds of people, like the one that killed 14 revelers in New Orleans on New Year's Day, are not new. They have been
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Fox News
New Orleans terror attack victim with broken legs says he feels 'lucky': 'I'm alive'
The horrific New Years' Day terror attack in New Orleans left more than a dozen dead, and even more injured after the now-deceased suspect — identified by authorities as Shamsud-Din Jabbar — plowed a vehicle into people and opened fire. While speaking to NBC
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ABC
New Orleans attack latest: Authorities probe attacker's 'radicalization' process
Fourteen people were killed in the New Year's Day attack on Bourbon Street. Authorities investigating the suspect in the truck attack that killed 14 and injured dozens in New Orleans on New Year's Day are probing when, where and how his alleged "radicalization"
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Fox News
New Orleans officers recovering after 'heroic' response to New Year's terrorist attack: attorney
NEW ORLEANS – The two New Orleans Police Department officers injured in the Jan. 1 terrorist attack on Bourbon Street that left 15 dead, including attacker Shamsud-Din Jabbar, are recovering after they heroically neutralized the ISIS-motivated perpetrator,
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BBC
New Orleans attack: King deeply saddened by Briton Edward Pettifer's death
King deeply saddened over Briton killed in New Orleans attack, palace sources say Met Police Edward Pettifer has been identified by the Metropolitan Police as the British national who was killed in New Orleans on 1 January King Charles is deeply saddened
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BBC
Briton among dead in New Orleans vehicle attack
Briton among dead in New Orleans vehicle attack Metropolitan Police Edward Pettifer A British national was among at least 14 people killed in the vehicle attack in New Orleans on New Year's Day, the Foreign Office has confirmed. He was named by the Metropolitan
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FREEDOM, BIDEN, MEDAL, SOROS
New York Times
Biden to Dole Out 19 Medals of Freedom, and One Unmistakable Message
With 16 days left in a political career that spanned a half-century, President Biden is expected on Saturday to confer one of the nation’s highest honors on core members of the political, financial and celebrity establishment of which he has long been a part. President-elect
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Breitbart
Election Denier Hillary Clinton Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
President Joe Biden awarded election denier and two-time failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Saturday. The medal is the highest civilian award in the United States. Biden, 82, hung the medal around Clinton’s
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NPR
Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Hillary Clinton, Soros, Messi and 16 others
Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Hillary Clinton, Soros, Messi and 16 others toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images President Biden is awarding the Medal of Freedom to 19 people, including civil rights icons such as the late Fannie Lou Hamer and prominent
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Red State
HOT TAKES: Internet Reacts to Biden's Despicable Move to Give Soros, Hillary Presidential Freedom Awards
With each news cycle, it seems that lame-duck President Joe Biden is going out of his way to say, “To hell with you!” to the American people and to the tens of millions of voters who made it clear in November that they want a new way forward. Advertisement As
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ABC
Biden awards Medal of Honor to 7 US Army veterans
They're being recognized for heroism during the Korean War and Vietnam War. President Joe Biden on Friday awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration, to seven U.S. Army veterans for heroism during the Korean War and Vietnam War. "I'm
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Fox News
Lionel Messi skips Biden's Medal of Freedom ceremony as Clinton, Soros awards spark outrage
Soccer legend Lionel Messi was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Saturday, but he did not show up to the White House in person to receive the medal from President Biden. Messi was one of 19 recipients of the award, alongside NBA Hall of Famer Magic
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New York Times
Biden to Dole Out 19 Medals of Freedom, and One Unmistakable Message
With 16 days left in a political career that spanned a half-century, President Biden is expected on Saturday to confer one of the nation’s highest honors on core members of the political, financial and celebrity establishment of which he has long been a part. President-elect
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Newsmax
Hillary Clinton, George Soros to Receive Highest Civilian Honor
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Democratic philanthropist George Soros and actor-director Denzel Washington will be awarded the nation's highest civilian honor on Saturday in a White House ceremony. President Joe Biden will bestow the Presidential
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New York Times
Who Are the 19 Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom?
President Biden is expected to recognize an expansive cast of public figures, celebrities and cultural luminaries on Saturday with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, covering a list of household names in his final ceremony
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Breitbart
Joe Biden to Award Hillary Clinton, George Soros Medal of Freedom
President Joe Biden will bestow the nation’s highest civilian honor on failed 2016 Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, left-wing billionaire George Soros, and others on Saturday. Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Clinton, Democrat
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Red State
‘Worst People on Earth’: Biden Announces Presidential Medals of Freedom for Hillary Clinton, George Soros
President Joe Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, to 19 individuals on Saturday. The recipients include former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and billionaire Democratic megadonor George Soros, as
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Fox News
Outrage as Biden set to award Hillary Clinton, George Soros with Presidential Medal of Freedom
Social media erupted in anger Saturday morning with news that President Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and left-wing billionaire George Soros. The award, the nation’s highest civilian honor,
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BBC
Biden awards Wintour, Soros and Bono with Medal of Freedom
Biden awards Wintour, Bono and Soros with Medal of Freedom Biden will present the medals at the White House in a ceremony on Saturday. The have been chosen because are they are "good people who have made extraordinary contributions to their country and the
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CARTER, JIMMY, FUNERAL, GEORGIA
New York Times
From Georgia to Washington, Memorials Trace Jimmy Carter’s Life
In a few days, Jimmy Carter will be celebrated in a towering cathedral in Washington by fellow American presidents, noted humanitarians and other world leaders. But before all of that, a hearse carrying the remains of Mr. Carter, the nation’s 39th president,
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Fox News
Jimmy Carter's funeral services begin with trek to childhood home, Atlanta
The week-long state funeral services honoring former President Jimmy Carter, who died at 100 last week, began Saturday morning. The ceremonies will honor Carter’s journey from his hometown of Plains, Georgia, to his esteemed role on the global humanitarian
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NPR
Funeral events for President Jimmy Carter begin today in his hometown of Plains, Georgia
Funeral events for President Jimmy Carter begin today in his hometown of Plains, Georgia A motorcade with the body of Pres. Jimmy Carter travels to his hometown of Plains, Ga., and then on to Atlanta Saturday. National Funeral events for President Jimmy Carter
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Newsmax
South Georgia Motorcade Begins Jimmy Carter's 6-Day Funeral
Jimmy Carter's long public goodbye began Saturday in south Georgia where the 39th U.S. president's life began more than 100 years ago. A motorcade with Carter's flag-draped casket is heading to his hometown of Plains and past his boyhood home on the way to
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ABC
Jimmy Carter ceremonies live updates
Schedule of events for this week's services Schedule of events for this week's services Former president Jimmy Carter's body will be transferred Saturday morning from his hometown of Plains, Georgia, to Atlanta. People visit former President Jimmy Carter's
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New York Times
Jimmy Carter’s Funeral: See the Full Schedule of Events
Over the next six days, various dignitaries, supporters and ordinary citizens will celebrate Jimmy Carter at several funeral events across the country that honor his life and career in public service, from his boyhood farm in rural Georgia to Washington and
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NPR
Funeral services for former President Jimmy Carter start today in Georgia
Funeral services for former President Jimmy Carter start today in Georgia toggle caption Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images ATLANTA — Nearly a week of memorial plans for former President Jimmy Carter begins today, as the 39th president's remains will make
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NPR
Seeking to heal the country, Jimmy Carter pardoned men who evaded the Vietnam War draft
Seeking to heal the country, Jimmy Carter pardoned men who evaded the Vietnam War draft Enlarge this image toggle caption Suzanne Vlamis/AP Suzanne Vlamis/AP When President Jimmy Carter was inaugurated in 1977, he wasted little time fulfilling one of his
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BBC
Americans wave goodbye to US president Jimmy Carter
'Powerful yet so humble' - Americans gather to say goodbye to Jimmy Carter Watch: Tributes paid to 'great man' Carter at start of state funeral in Georgia Americans have been gathering to remember Jimmy Carter as a nearly week-long state funeral gets under
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JOHNSON, TRUMP, SPEAKER, HOUSE
Newsmax
Speaker Johnson: Trump Wants Single Reconciliation Bill
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told House Republicans in a closed-door meeting on Saturday that President-elect Donald Trump wants a single reconciliation bill to address his priorities upon entry into office, two sources told NBC News. The reconciliation
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ABC
Johnson tells House Republicans Trump wants 1 reconciliation package: Sources
Newly reelected Speaker Mike Johnson told House Republicans during a closed-door policy retreat on Saturday that President-elect Donald Trump wants Congress to pass one sweeping bill full of his priorities through the budget reconciliation process, multiple
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Fox News
Johnson reveals Trump's wishes on delivering huge policy overhaul in closed-door meeting
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told Republican lawmakers on Saturday that President-elect Trump supports a conservative policy overhaul via a single large bill, three sources told Fox News Digital. Trump wants both the House and Senate to have such a bill on
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Breitbart
House GOP Whip: We Can Get One Big Reconciliation Bill to Trump’s Desk by Memorial Day
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” House Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) stated that if Republicans opt to pass one big reconciliation bill, he believes the House will likely pass it by the end of March and the bill could
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Newsmax
Rep. Norman Receives Primary Threat After Initial Speaker Vote
Even though Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., eventually voted for Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., to stay on as House speaker, his initial vote has spurred talk about the South Carolina congressman being primaried, The Washington Times reported on Saturday. On Friday
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Fox News
Speaker Johnson faces year of tight votes and acrimony: 'A lot of expectations'
While the high-stakes fight to lead the House of Representatives is over, Speaker Mike Johnson’s politically perilous year is just beginning. Winning the speaker’s gavel was no easy feat considering Johnson, R-La., had no Democratic support and could only
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BBC
Johnson elected US House speaker in close vote
Johnson re-elected as House Speaker in razor-tight margin Watch: Mike Johnson is sworn in as US Speaker of the House The House Speaker is one of the most powerful posts in Washington, controlling the lower chamber of the US Congress, and second in line to
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47, DIRECTOR, JEFF, BAENA
Breitbart
Jeff Baena, Writer-Director Married to Actress Aubrey Plaza, Dies at 47
Hollywood writer-director Jeff Baena, who was married to Parks and Recreation, Disney’s Agatha All Along star Aubrey Plaza, has died People says it has confirmed. TMZ reports law enforcement sources told the outlet that the 47-year-old star’s body was found
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NPR
Film director and screenwriter Jeff Baena, husband of Aubrey Plaza, dead at 47
Film director and screenwriter Jeff Baena, husband of Aubrey Plaza, dead at 47 toggle caption Mark Davis/Getty Images for Sundance NEXT Jeff Baena, the 47-year-old film director, screenwriter and husband of actress and producer Aubrey Plaza, was found dead
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Fox News
Aubrey Plaza’s director, writer husband Jeff Baena dead at 47
Director and writer Jeffrey Baena, husband of Hollywood actor Aubrey Plaza, has died. He was 47. Baena died on January 3 at his home, according to the Los Angeles Medical Examiner's Office. A cause of death has not yet been revealed. He was best known for
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New York Times
Jeff Baena, Film Director Who Was Married to Aubrey Plaza, Dies at 47
Jeff Baena, the director and screenwriter who co-wrote the dark comedy “I Heart Huckabees,” and who directed films including “Life After Beth” and “Horse Girl,” died on Friday. He was 47. His death was confirmed by a press representative, who did not cite
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BBC
Aubrey Plaza's husband, director Jeff Baena, found dead at 47
Filmmaker Jeff Baena, husband of Aubrey Plaza, dead at 47 Director Jeff Baena and actress Aubrey Plaza pictured together at The Little Hours premiere in 2017 Filmmaker Jeff Baena, the husband of actress Aubrey Plaza, has died aged 47, according to US media
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POST, QUITS, BEZOS, WASHINGTON
Fox News
Washington Post cartoonist quits after paper pulls her cartoon depicting Post owner Bezos groveling to Trump
A Washington Post cartoonist announced that she had quit the paper this week because it rejected her cartoon of Amazon founder and Post owner Jeff Bezos groveling to President-elect Trump. Post editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes wrote on her Substack page Friday
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CNBC
Washington Post cartoonist quits after drawing of Bezos, other billionaires with Trump rejected
A rough sketch of the cartoon, published on Telnaes' Substack blog, shows several men kneeling before a larger man wearing a suit and a long tie, representing Trump. Telnaes wrote that the likenesses are of Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg , OpenAI CEO Sam
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NPR
A Pulitzer winner quits 'Washington Post' after a cartoon on Bezos is killed
A Pulitzer winner quits 'Washington Post' after a cartoon on Bezos is killed toggle caption Ann Telnaes A Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist for the Washington Post has resigned after its editorial page editor rejected a cartoon she created to mock media and
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New York Times
Washington Post Cartoonist Quits After Jeff Bezos Cartoon Is Killed
Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist for The Washington Post, said on Friday evening that she was resigning after the newspaper’s opinions section rejected a cartoon depicting The Post’s owner, Jeff Bezos, genuflecting toward a statue of President-elect
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BBC
Washington Post cartoonist quits after satire of Jeff Bezos is rejected
Washington Post cartoonist quits after Bezos satire is rejected David Shipley, the editorial page editor at the paper, said he decided not to run the cartoon in order to avoid repetition, not because it mocked the paper's owner. Ms Telnaes announced her resignation
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NEW, WOMAN, YEAR, ATTACK
New York Times
Mayor Adams’s Inner Circle Has Changed. Two New Year’s Photos Show How.
When Eric Adams was sworn in as the 110th mayor of New York City in Times Square three years ago, he brought his closest advisers onstage with him to celebrate after the New Year’s Eve ball drop. Mr. Adams was back in Times Square this week to ring in 2025
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Red State
COURAGE: 71-Year-Old New York Woman Fights Off Subway Attack From Four Teen Assailants
One has to wonder when the people of New York City are going to say, "Enough, already." After a string of senseless acts of violence on the Big Apple's subways, we learn now of one more, this one on New Year's Day. This time it was four feral teenagers who
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Fox News
Gym owner bans new members in January, has reasons for 'unconventional' actions
Made a New Year's resolution to get fit and healthy again? One gym owner says good luck with that — because there's no place for new joiners in the month of January at his venue. Gym owner Clayton Leah, 31, has been turning away potential new members at his
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Fox News
Gutsy woman, 71, fends off violent attack by 4 teen girls on blue city subway
An unflinching 71-year-old woman gave a group of would-be teen muggers a taste of their own medicine when they tried to mug the senior on her way to church on New Year’s Day. The gutsy straphanger fought off the four female teens as they punched and stomped
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STORM, SNOW, WINTER, ICE
Newsmax
Snow, Freezing Rain, Bitter Cold Heads Through Much of US
A major winter storm forecast to produce heavy snow, significant ice and frigid temperatures was set to begin in the central U.S. on Saturday and move east over the next several days, according to the National Weather Service. Here is what to know about the
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ABC
Over 60 million under heavy snow, ice alerts as winter storm hits several states
Over three feet of snow has fallen in parts of upstate New York. Over 60 million under heavy snow, ice alerts as winter storm hits several states As a deep winter chill begins to take over the northern half of the country, a new major winter storm will move
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NPR
A storm will bring heavy snow and dangerous ice from the Plains to the East Coast
A storm will bring heavy snow and dangerous ice from the Plains to the East Coast toggle caption NWS Weather Prediction Center/Screenshot by NPR The first weekend of 2025 will have the coldest air of the season, according to the National Weather Service.
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BBC
Biggest winter storm in over a decade forecast to hit tens of millions of Americans
Biggest winter storm in over a decade forecast to hit US Forecasters say the extreme weather is being caused by the polar vortex, an area of cold air that circulates around the Arctic. Parts of the US not accustomed to severe cold, including Mississippi and
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WORLD, OLDEST, PERSON, 116
Fox News
World’s oldest person dies in Japan at 116
Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person, according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday. She was 116. Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official in charge of elderly policies, said Itooka died Dec. 29 at
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New York Times
Tomiko Itooka of Japan, World’s Oldest Person, Dies at 116
Ms. Itooka was born Tomiko Yano on May 23, 1908, in the city of Osaka, one of three children in a family that ran a clothing store. At that time, her country was a rising imperial power that had just defeated czarist Russia in war and was embarking on expansion
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NPR
Japanese woman who was the world's oldest person at 116 has died
Japanese woman who was the world's oldest person at 116 has died toggle caption AP/Ashiya City TOKYO — Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world's oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday.
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POLICE, OLYMPIC, MIAMI, SPRINTER
Breitbart
VIDEO: Olympic Sprinter Wrestled to the Ground, Tased in Confrontation with Police
U.S. Olympic track and field star Fred Kerley was arrested in Miami Beach after a confrontation with police on Thursday. The department released police body camera footage showing Kerley approaching police before being struck and wrestled to the ground. The
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New York Times
Olympic Sprinter Charged in Confrontation With Miami Beach Police
Fred Kerley, a two-time Olympic medalist sprinter for the United States and one of the fastest runners in the world, was arrested late Thursday night in Miami Beach, Fla., after an altercation with the police in South Beach, a gathering place for tourists that
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Fox News
Ex-Marlins star says Miami Police 'always looking' to 'put their hands on athletes' after Olympian's arrest
Olympic athlete Fred Kerley was arrested Thursday night, and several videos of the encounter went viral. Bodycam footage showed the 2024 bronze medalist getting tased by police, while another angle showed one officer throwing punches while others held Kerley
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STEEL, JAPAN, BIDEN, DEAL
NPR
President Biden blocked the U.S. steel deal. How are people in Pennsylvania reacting?
President Biden blocked the U.S. steel deal. How are people in Pennsylvania reacting? National President Biden blocked the U.S. steel deal. How are people in Pennsylvania reacting? President Biden blocked the US Steel deal. How are people in Pennsylvania reacting?
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New York Times
Why Japan Won’t Stop Trying to Invest in the U.S.
As signs emerged that President Biden was gearing up to stop the Japanese steel maker Nippon Steel from acquiring Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel, top Japanese officials repeatedly warned that quashing the merger would hinder economic ties between the allies. Japan’s
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BBC
Biden blocks Japan's Nippon Steel from buying US Steel
Biden blocks Japan's Nippon Steel from buying US Steel Getty Images US President Joe Biden has blocked the takeover of US Steel by a bigger Japanese firm, delivering on a political promise despite fears the move could hurt Washington's relations with Tokyo
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GAZA, ISRAELI, HAMAS, HELD
New York Times
Hamas Releases Video of Teenage Israeli Soldier Held Hostage in Gaza
Hamas’s military wing released a video on Saturday of Liri Albag, one of some 250 people taken hostage by the group in its attack on Israel, as Israeli and Hamas officials held further rounds of indirect cease-fire talks via mediators in Qatar. Roughly 100
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Newsmax
Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza Kill at Least 21 as Talks Underway
Israeli airstrikes killed at least 21 people, including at least two children, on Saturday in Gaza, hospital staff said, while a new effort at ceasefire talks was underway in Qatar after nearly 15 months of war. Thousands rallied again in Israel to press for
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AI, NEWS, TRUMP, SURVIVE
Breitbart
Mark Zuckerberg Wants to Flood Your Facebook Feed with AI ‘Friends’
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is betting heavily on AI to drive user engagement on its social media platforms in the coming years. The company envisions human users engaging and sharing content with AI just like they do with friends and family on Facebook and Instagram. The
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Fox News
Fox News AI Newsletter: Will your job survive Trump’s Gen AI revolution?
Welcome to Fox News’ Artificial Intelligence newsletter with the latest AI technology advancements. IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER: - Will your job survive Trump’s Gen AI revolution? - 'Shazam!' star Zachary Levi compares AI to biblical disaster - AI-powered robot
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BORDER, MEXICO, DE, KIDNAPPING
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Texas Arrests Four Tren de Aragua Gang Members Crossing U.S. Border from Mexico
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers arrested four confirmed Tren de Aragua gang members after they illegally crossed the border from Mexico. The four Venezuelan gang members crossed in a group of 22 migrants from four countries on New Year’s Eve. Texas
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Breitbart
Venezuelan Migrant Shot During Attempted Kidnapping at Border in Mexico
A group of unidentified gunmen shot and wounded a Venezuelan migrant during a failed kidnapping attempt at the Mexico-Texas border. El Diario de Juarez reported that the incident occurred on Friday shortly after 2 a.m., next to the border fence along Boulevard
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SPILL, OIL, RUSSIANS, DECLARE
Newsmax
Russia Clears Beaches After Black Sea Oil Spill
Russia declared a regional state of emergency on Saturday in Crimea, which it seized from Ukraine in 2014, as workers cleared tons of contaminated sand and earth on either side of the Kerch Strait following an oil spill in the Black Sea last month. Mikhail
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Breitbart
Russians Declare Emergency in Crimea as Oil Spill Reaches Sevastopol
(AP) — Russia-appointed officials in Moscow-occupied Crimea announced a regional emergency on Saturday, as oil was detected on the shores of Sevastopol, the peninsula’s largest city. Fuel oil spilled out of two storm-stricken tankers nearly three weeks ago
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NEW, YEAR, RESOLUTIONS, INCLUDE
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Poll: Top New Year’s Resolutions Include Eating Healthier, Spending More Time with Family
Top New Year’s resolutions for Americans include eating healthier and spending more time with family, according to survey results from Statista. Most Americans, 57 percent, said they are making resolutions of some kind for 2025, but 43 percent said they are
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Fox News
5 New Year’s money resolutions if you want to be a millionaire
2025 is here, and after diet and exercise, money and paying off debt are always at the top of the list for Americans' New Year’s resolutions. How can you make a game plan that’s actionable and tactical on January 1? Here are five great ideas to get the new
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CYBERTRUCK, VEGAS, MMA, TV
Red State
MMA Fighter Who Competed With Vegas Cybertruck Bomber on Reality TV Show Speaks Out
Former Green Beret and retired MMA fighter Tim Kennedy appeared on a military reality TV competition in 2013 with Vegas Cybertruck bomber Matthew Livelsberger and has been speaking out on social media and cable news about his recollections. Advertisement Watching
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Fox News
Ex-UFC star reveals surprising link to the suspect of Vegas Cybertruck explosion
Tim Kennedy, a Green Beret and former UFC star, revealed in a social media post late Friday that he had once been partnered in a military reality television competition with the suspect involved in the Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion. In a post on Instagram,
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BILLION, PLANS, ISRAEL, CONGRESS
ABC
Biden administration plans $8 billion weapons sale to Israel
WASHINGTON -- The State Department has informed Congress of a planned $8 billion weapons sale to Israel, U.S. officials say, as the American ally presses forward with its war against Hamas in Gaza. Some of the arms in the package could be sent through current
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New York Times
State Dept. Tells Congress It Plans to Send $8 Billion in Arms to Israel
The State Department has told Congress that it intends to approve $8 billion in purchases of U.S.-made arms by Israel, the department’s office in charge of arms transfers said on Friday. It could be the final set of arms transfers to Israel by President Biden,
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TRUMP, ELECTION, 200M, INAUGURATION
New York Times
Trump Has Reeled in More Than $200 Million Since Election Day
Since his victory in November, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s allies have raised well over $200 million for a constellation of groups that will fund his inauguration, his political operation and eventually his presidential library, according to four people
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Newsmax
Trump Allies Raise $200M for Inauguration, Library, PACs
Since his election victory, President-elect Donald Trump and his allies have amassed over $200 million to fund his inauguration, political endeavors, and a future presidential library, The New York Times reported. According to individuals familiar with the
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OLIGARCHY, TRUMP, ELON, MUSK
Red State
Ridiculous: Democrat Senator Says Trump's Second Term Will Be an 'Oligarchy' in Service of Elon Musk
Yes, ridiculous. On multiple levels. The Democrats and their sock puppets in the media called President-elect Donald Trump everything from Hitler to a fascist to a white supremacist, and worse, for months prior to the 2024 presidential election. So how'd that
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Breitbart
Murphy: Trump Second Term Will Be ‘Oligarchy’ in Service of Elon Musk, Billionaire Class
Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) claimed Friday on MSNBC’s “All In” that President-elect Donald Trump’s second term will be an “oligarchy” in service of Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the “billionaire class.” Murphy said, “We are in the minority in the House and Senate.
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ARREST, SOUTH, KOREA, PRESIDENT
Newsmax
South Korea Investigators Ask Acting President to Clear Way for Yoon's Arrest
South Korean investigators again asked the country's acting president on Saturday to order the presidential security service to comply with an arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. The security service, along with military troops, on Friday
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Breitbart
South Korea: Police Fail to Arrest Impeached President After Hours-Long Standoff
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol avoided arrest on Friday when his security detail refused to allow investigators into his residence, where he has been sequestered since December 12. Friday’s hours-long standoff between agents of the Corruption Investigation
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LOVE, INSIGHTS, CONVERSATIONS, LINDA
New York Times
What Linda Lavin Whispered to Me About Love and Need
“I thought getting attention was the same thing as getting love,” the actress Linda Lavin told me in a hushed whisper in 2012, recalling performing for her family as a child, during one of our interviews when I was the Times theater reporter. She was radiant
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New York Times
Conversations and insights about the moment.
Jan. 4, 2025, 7:00 a.m. ET Image Linda Lavin on Broadway in 2012, playing Rita in “The Lyons.” Credit... Sara Krulwich/The New York Times “I thought getting attention was the same thing as getting love,” the actress Linda Lavin told me in a hushed whisper
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BUSINESS, TEAM, WH, PRESS
Red State
WH Press Secretary KJP Hails the 'Best Team in the Business,' Promptly Receives Brutal Fact Checks
The Biden administration has been on an almost unbelievable tear lately as they prepare to fade off into history, telling us what a fantastic job they’ve done, doing everything in their power to kneecap the incoming Trump team, and taking every opportunity
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Fox News
Jean-Pierre blasted for calling WH press team the best in the business: Actually 'worst in the business'
Conservative social media users tore into White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre this week for sharing a picture of the White House communications team, calling it the "best team in the business." Biden critics on X hammered the post, disputing the
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CENTER, KILLED, FIRE, ANIMALS
ABC
Hundreds of animals killed in Dallas shopping center fire
Authorities in Dallas say a fire that broke out at a shopping center in Dallas has killed more than 500 animals, most of which were small birds DALLAS -- A fire that broke out at a shopping center in Dallas on Friday morning killed more than 500 animals, most
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Fox News
More than 500 animals killed during fire at Texas shopping center
Hundreds of animals were killed Friday when a fire broke out at a Dallas shopping center. The 579 animals, mostly small birds, in a pet shop at Plaza Latina shopping center died from smoke inhalation, Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesperson Jason Evans said in a statement. MISSING
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TRUMP, WARNS, HONDURAN, PRESIDENT
Red State
Honduran President Warns Trump American Troops Will Be Kicked Out If US Begins Deporting Its Criminals
American troops, when stationed abroad, spend a lot of money. They buy local merchandise, they eat at local dining establishments, and believe you me, in nations where it's a thing, they drink in local watering holes. Locals may approve or disapprove of the
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Breitbart
Honduran President Warns of U.S. Base Closure over Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan
Honduran President Xiomara Castro expressed hope for positive dialogue with incoming President Donald Trump on immigration matters but also warned that if mass deportations materialize, the issue of U.S. military presence in the Central American country would
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TRUMP, STATE, TAMMY, BRUCE
Breitbart
Trump Announces Tammy Bruce Joining State Department as Spokeswoman
President-elect Donald Trump is appointing Tammy Bruce, a political analyst, author, and Fox News contributor, as the U.S. State Department’s spokeswoman. Trump made his announcement in a Truth Social post on Friday evening. “It is my great honor to announce
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Newsmax
Trump Appoints Tammy Bruce as State Dept. Spokesperson
Former Fox News contributor Tammy Bruce has been appointed the spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday, marking another high-profile addition to his incoming administration, The Hill reported. President-elect
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HOCHUL, NEW, VIOLENT, PRIVATE
Newsmax
Pro-Climate Hochul Spent $415K on Private Jets
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has spent $415,000 on at least 30 private jet flights since 2021, according to records obtained from the New York State Board of Elections records by the New York Post. "It's very wasteful, especially for an elected official. There
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Fox News
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul seeks expanded involuntary commitment laws over violent crimes on subway
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, is looking to expand the state’s involuntary commitment laws to allow hospitals to force more people with mental health problems into treatment. This comes in response to a series of violent crimes in the New York City
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JOBS, PROGRAM, 1B, VISA
Breitbart
Teamsters President: H-1B Visa Program 'Displaces' Americans from Their Jobs
Teamsters Union President Sean O’Brien says the H-1B visa program “displaces” Americans from their jobs while allowing billionaires at the top of corporations to exploit foreign workers. Amid debate regarding the H-1B visa program, which allows companies to
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Fox News
Bernie Sanders hits out at H-1B visa program for replacing American jobs with 'indentured servants'
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is taking aim at the controversial H-1B visa program, arguing that it replaces "good-paying American jobs with low-wage indentured servants from abroad" — just as the program is at the center of a debate within the Republican Party. "The
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TRUMP, MERCHAN, JUDGE, DISBARRED
Red State
Trump Speaks Out on Judge Merchan, Sentencing Hearing in NY Case
On Saturday, President-elect Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform (reposted on X) to vent on his sentencing hearing in the Manhattan business records fraud case, which he did in his usual inimitable style. Advertisement I never falsified business
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Newsmax
Trump: Judge Merchan 'Should Be Disbarred'
Donald Trump blasted Judge Juan Merchan Saturday, saying the Manhattan jurist should be disbarred after finding that the president-elect's conviction for the crime of falsifying business records should not be thrown out. Trump posted on his Truth Social platform:
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CEO, BOWL, MESSAGE, ALLSTATE
Fox News
Brett Favre calls out Allstate CEO over Sugar Bowl message: 'Woke is a joke'
NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre, like many others, wasn’t impressed with Allstate CEO Tom Wilson’s message before the Sugar Bowl this week. Wilson faced backlash on social media after saying in a video message before Thursday’s College Football Playoff quarterfinal
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Breitbart
Allstate Deletes Social Media Post of CEO’s Controversial Sugar Bowl Message After Severe Backlash
Allstate, the sponsor of Thursday’s Sugar Bowl contest between Notre Dame and Georgia, appears to have deleted CEO Tom Wilson’s post-terror attack message, which aired before the game and ignited a firestorm of controversy online. Just before the start of
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