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Today's Top News Compilation - Friday, Jan 17th, 2020

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Barack Obama says Michelle told their daughters to avoid a career in politics

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Former President Barack Obama says his daughters are not likely to follow in his footsteps into a career in politics.
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Biden's Title IX rule blocked by judge in 6 additional states

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A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students in six additional states
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6 people, including 3 children, killed in a Georgia house fire, authorities say

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Authorities say six people — including three children — have been killed in a fire that destroyed a home southwest of Atlanta
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Man on fishing trip drowns trying to retrieve his keys from a lake

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Authorities say a man drowned in a lake in upstate New York after his keys fell into the water and he tried to retrieve them
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House Speaker Mike Johnson and Trump to meet at Mar-a-Lago

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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House Speaker Mike Johnson is visiting former President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida Monday, as the two leaders of the Republican party plot their path to winning in November.

It's been two months since Johnson last traveled to Mar-a-Lago, and he made the trip as was facing a threat to his speakership from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Trump made it clear then and later that he backed Johnson, and Greene's attempt to oust Johnson was ultimately killed. Johnson returned the favor last month, appearing in Manhattan criminal court...
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The IRS is cracking down on a tax loophole for wealthy taxpayers

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The IRS could raise more than $50 billion in revenue over the next decade by ending a major tax loophole for wealthy taxpayers, the U.S. Treasury Department said Monday.

The guidance and ruling being announced Monday includes plans to essentially stop "partnership basis shifting" — a process by which a business or person can move assets among a series of related parties to avoid paying taxes. The Treasury Department described the technique as "abusive," with no other economic benefit than avoiding taxation.

The push to eliminate the loophole comes...
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'No consensus': House backs off of push for large-scale AI regulations

  • News source: FOX News
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The House of Representatives will likely not take up legislation this year to establish a large-scale framework for the artificial intelligence (AI) industry.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., told Fox News Digital that AI development was in a stage where he was concerned that over-burdensome regulations could make the U.S. fall behind competitors like China.

"There’s no consensus right now," Scalise said when asked about the likelihood of AI legislation. "Frankly, we shouldn't be having some new regulatory structure, billions of taxpayer...
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Trump running mate contender makes pitch to top Republican donors

  • News source: FOX News
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Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, a top ally and potential running mate of former President Trump, is making the case for the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.

Scott, who ran unsuccessfully for the 2024 nomination but remains a very popular figure in the GOP, on Wednesday convenes a one-day summit that is drawing top figures in the Republican Party as well as mega-donors who have yet to commit to
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Mbappé urges youth to vote against 'extremists'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The footballer says the upcoming French election is a "crucial moment" for his country.
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What does the world's rarest album sound like?

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Only a lucky few have ever heard the Wu Tang Clan's uber-exclusive Once Upon a Time in Shaolin album.
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What Weapons Has North Korea Already Supplied to Russia?

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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia will travel to North Korea for a two-day visit starting Tuesday to meet with one of the main arms suppliers for his war against Ukraine.

As the war has dragged on, Russia has found itself in dire need of conventional weapons, including artillery shells, that North Korea could supply.

Here’s some background on what has happened so far and why it matters.

The United States first accused North Korea of selling artillery to Russia as far back as September 2022, seven months after the war started. At the time...
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Schumer deletes 'cringe' Father's Day photo after conservatives rip his grilling skills: 'E coli with cheese'

  • News source: FOX News
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer was blasted on social media over the weekend for a Father’s Day post, which the New York Democrat eventually deleted, showing off his backyard grill.

"Our family has lived in an apartment building for all our years, but my daughter and her wife just bought a house with a backyard and for the first time we’re having a barbeque with hot dogs and hamburgers on the grill!" Schumer posted on X on Sunday. "Father’s Day Heaven!"

The post was immediately criticized by conservatives accusing him of placing cheese on one...
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House GOP probes whether special counsel office helped retaliate against Hunter Biden whistleblowers

  • News source: FOX News
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EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans are investigating whether the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has contributed to the alleged retaliation and
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Elizabeth Warren warns Dems to stand firm on tax hikes as fight looms over Trump-era cuts

  • News source: FOX News
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is pressing her fellow Democrats to take tough stances on new tax policy as lawmakers prepare for the expiration of part of the Trump-era tax cuts after 2025.

Speaking at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth during its event titled, "The Promise of Equitable and Pro-Growth Tax Reform," the progressive lawmaker is expected to stress the importance of championing tax reforms to crack down on corporations.

REPUBLICANS BACK STOPGAP SPENDING BILL INTO 2025 IN ANTICIPATION OF GOP WINS

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Fox exclusive: Migrants freed under ICE program exploded to over 7.4M

  • News source: FOX News
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EXCLUSIVE: The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency's non-detained docket has surged to over 7 million cases in fiscal year 2024.

Internal federal data obtained by Fox News shows that the ICE non-detained docket has hit 7.4 million cases and is on track to reach 8 million by the end of the fiscal year, multiple federal sources confirmed to Fox News.

The non-detained docket, which the agency's website explains is part of its Alternatives to Detention program, provided case-management support to released migrants that ICE says has...
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