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TRUMP, REINER, NICK, ROB
Rob Reiner's son Nick arrested. And, Brown University shooting suspect image released
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BROWN, UNIVERSITY, SHOOTING, FBI
Another grainy image of the pudgy “person of interest” connected to the Brown University mass shooting is out Tuesday, as the gunman who killed two students is still on the run.
Providence Police released a new image of the suspect, wearing a black beanie,
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BONDI, BEACH, AUSTRALIAN, ISIS
ISIS flags were found in a car linked to the suspects, Albanese said.
Mourners embrace near tributes to victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, on Dec. 16, 2025.
Mourners embrace near tributes to victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach, in
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DRUG, BOAT, MILITARY, VIDEO
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said that the Pentagon would not release the "top secret, full, unedited video" of the controversial September strike on a suspected drug boat.
However, Hegseth said that "appropriate" congressional committees would see the
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Donald Trump has railed against the fake news for years, but he hasn’t just been talking about it: he's been taking action, and has forced massive settlements from CBS News for their deceptive Kamala Harris interview, and ABC News along with its truth-challenged
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REVEAL, PROBABLE, FBI, LAGO
As Capitol Hill braces for a tense, off-camera deposition with special counsel Jack Smith, Democrats in the House of Representatives are pushing the DOJ to publish the unreleased half of his report detailing President Donald Trump’s handling of classified
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FRAUD, MINNESOTA, WALZ, INVESTIGATE
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is conducting a review of Minnesota’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) program in the wake of the recently-discovered fraud ring targeting the state’s welfare system, with Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer saying she is “appalled”
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TRUMP, OIL, BLOCKADE, ORDERS
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Dec. 15, 2025.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday stateside ordered a "complete and total" blockade of
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VOTE, SPEAKER, HOUSE, OBAMACARE
No vote coming on extending healthcare subsidies, US House Speaker says
The subsidies were the focal point of the more-than 40-day government shutdown this autumn.
Republicans have said the subsidies were never meant to be a permanent but a temporary solution
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JOBS, NOVEMBER, ADDED, GOVERNMENT
Data will cover two consecutive months due to disruption caused by the shutdown.
A house under construction in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles, December 3, 2025.
A house under construction in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles,
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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., called those concerned about whether she married her brother “sick” after the far-left lawmaker was approached by Fox News Digital about border czar Tom Homan, signaling that federal officials have started digging into records pertaining
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DEATH, MATTHEW, DOCTOR, PERRY
Matthew Perry of the television show 'The Kennedys - After Camelot' speaks onstage during the REELZChannel portion of the 2017 Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour, Jan. 13, 2017, in Pasadena, Calif.
Matthew Perry of the television show 'The Kennedys
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GUN, ATTACK, UNIVERSITY, PUSHES
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made clear he is eyeing more gun controls for Australians after two terrorists attacked at Bondi Beach, killing at least 15.
The restrictions would not impact the two terrorists, one of whom is deceased and the second
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OWENS, CANDACE, KIRK, ERIKA
Erika Kirk announced Monday that she had a productive conversation with Candace Owens, signaling a possible thaw in their rift following weeks of public tension in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
Kirk shared the brief update in a statement on X and
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SCANDAL, MICHIGAN, SHERRONE, MOORE
Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh revealed he reached out to embattled ex-Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore, who was on Harbaugh's staff while leading the Wolverines to a national championship, after Moore's arrest.
Harbaugh made an appearance
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DEAD, SHOT, HOME, PROFESSOR
A prominent nuclear science professor at MIT was shot and killed inside his home in a swanky Massachusetts neighborhood Monday night, with police mum on details of the tragic slaying.
Nuno Loureiro, 47, was found inside the Brookline house by police responding
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DEL, GOLFO, ORGANIZATION, CLAN
The Department of State announced Tuesday that the United States is designating Clan del Golfo, one of Colombia’s largest illegal armed groups, as a terrorist organization.
The move marks the latest step by Washington to bolster counter-narcotics and security
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FORMER, NFL, SENATE, SIDELINE
Former professional football sideline reporter turned political activist and commentator Michele Tafoya is expected to make a final decision early next year on whether she’ll launch a Republican run for the Senate in the 2026 race for a Democrat-held open
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VANCE, JD, QUESTION, GOTCHA
As we've extensively reported, the mainstream media loves to stir the pot when it comes to alleged "tension" among members of the Trump administration, which we've seen play out, for example, in hit pieces about Secretary of State Marco Rubio and various members
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ELECTRIC, FORD, LIGHTNING, 13B
My family has a long history with Ford trucks. Among my earliest memories is riding in the 1950 Ford F-1 my Dad had when he was farming; the Old Man later kept a 4-wheel-drive F-250 on his place for various chores. I've had a bunch, from a 1984 Ford Ranger,
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BLADES, BREAD, RAZOR, ARRESTED
A woman accused of placing razor blades in multiple loaves of bread at two Walmart stores in Mississippi was arrested Tuesday, officials said, according to Fox 26 Houston.
The Biloxi Police Department identified the suspect as 33-year-old Camille Benson,
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OFFICER, JFK, AIRPORT, CBP
A US Customs and Border Protection officer opened fire at another driver during a road rage incident near JFK Airport early Tuesday, authorities and sources said.
The federal officer said the other motorist began assaulting him after the two got into a fender-bender
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