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Today's Top News Compilation - Thursday, Jan 23th, 2020

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Trump executive order aims to restrict transgender care access for people under 19

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to restrict gender-affirming care for people under the age of 19.
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Trump to sign order prioritizing school choice for military families

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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President Trump is expected to sign an executive order to prioritize and free up federal funding for school choice programs, according to a White House document on an upcoming executive order obtained by CBS News.

The executive order directs the secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, to submit a plan to Mr. Trump for how military families can use Defense Department funds to send their kids to the school of their choosing.

More broadly, it directs the Department of Education to prioritize school choice programs through its discretionary grant programs...
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MAGA candidate wins GOP primary in Florida race to replace Matt Gaetz in Congress

  • News source: FOX News
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The candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump won the Republican primary in a special election Tuesday to replace former GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz in Florida's 1st Congressional District.

The Associated Press projects that Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis will win the GOP nomination in the district, located in the northwest corner of the state in the Panhandle region.

He will face gun safety advocate Gay Valimont, who ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.

IT'S PRIMARY DAY IN PARTS OF THIS CRUCIAL STATE

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West Virginia governor's order leads to nearly 60 suspected illegal immigrant criminals detained

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West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Tuesday that about five dozen people had been detained within a day of ordering cooperation between Charleston and federal immigration authorities.

By midday on Tuesday, 58 people in the Mountain State were detained within the Regional Jail system pending verification of their immigration status.

More detentions are likely imminent, Morrisey said as he repeatedly pledged his full support for President Donald Trump's illegal immigration crackdown.

Morrisey, a Republican, and only two weeks into his...
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'Don't overdo it, Steve': BBC journalist in testy exchange with Belarus president

  • News source: BBC News - World
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After an election win which has been widely criticised as illegitimate, Alexander Lukashenko faced questions from the BBC's Russia editor Steve Rosenberg.
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Judge blocks directive to freeze federal assistance

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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A memo from the White House budget office sent Monday called for a spending freeze on federal assistance beginning Tuesday night, causing chaos and confusion about the scope of the order. But just as the freeze was set to kick in, a federal judge paused the directive. Nancy Cordes has more.
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Immigration raids surprise New York City residents

  • News source: Nicole Acevedo and Gabe Gutierrez | NBC News
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Phone calls from concerned tenants in an apartment complex woke up the Bronx building’s manager at around 6 a.m. Tuesday.

“They were telling me that ICE was there,” the building manager, who declined to be identified, told NBC News.

New York was among the latest cities where Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted raids, grabbing the attention of residents and business owners who were surprised by the early morning activity — which is part of the Trump administration’s heightened push to boost deportations and make them very visible...
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Trump endorsed candidate wins GOP primary in Florida race to replace Mike Waltz in Congress

  • News source: FOX News
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The candidate endorsed by President Trump on Tuesday won the Republican primary in a special election in Florida's 6th Congressional District in the race to replace former GOP Rep. Michael Waltz.

Waltz stepped down from his House seat last week to serve as national security adviser in Trump's second administration.

The Associated Press projects that state Sen. Randy Fine will win the GOP nomination in the Republican-leaning district, which stretches from Daytona Beach to the southern suburbs of Jacksonville along Florida's Atlantic coast.

Fine...
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Trump admin's FDA withdraws proposed federal rule to ban menthol cigarettes

  • News source: FOX News
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The Trump administration's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) formally withdrew a proposed rule seeking to ban menthol cigarettes, after the Biden administration said it intended to make the ban become a reality after years of advocacy from anti-smoking groups.

Efforts to ban menthol cigarettes have been ongoing for multiple administrations, but, in April 2021, the Biden administration's FDA announced plans to finalize the rule. The move was met with praise from anti-smoking advocates, such as the Truth Initiative, which argue that menthol in...
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Trump administration offers buyouts to federal employees, including remote workers: 'Deferred resignation'

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The Trump administration is offering buyouts for nearly all federal employees, including those who work remotely, as part of President
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Federal judge hears request to block an upcoming nitrogen gas execution in Alabama

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A federal judge has heard competing testimony over a request to block the nation's fourth execution using nitrogen gas
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Transgender service members sue to block Trump’s Pentagon transgender order

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Trump immigration raids snag U.S. citizens, including Native Americans, raising racial profiling fears

  • News source: Suzanne Gamboa and Nicole Acevedo | NBC News
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American citizens, including citizens of Native tribal nations, have been pulled into the vast immigration operations ordered by President Donald Trump in accordance with his campaign vow to conduct mass deportations since Day 1.

Those who are getting caught in Immigrations and Customs Enforcement raids are being targeted because of their race or skin color, according to witnesses.

The Navajo Nation Office was flooded with calls from tribal members living off-reservation, with many reporting being questioned about their identity by ICE officers...
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Selena Gomez reacts to politician who said she should be deported after video of her crying amid ICE raids

  • News source: Doha Madani | NBC News
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Selena Gomez responded to a politician who said she should be "deported" after she posted a now-deleted video of herself crying during recent immigration crackdowns.

Gomez, whose paternal grandparents emigrated from Mexico, initially posted a video to her Instagram Stories on Monday, sobbing amid the mass deportations initiated by President Donald Trump over the weekend. Gomez spoke through tears in the video that "my people are getting attacked."

"I'm so sorry, I wish I could do something, but I can't," Gomez said. "I don't know what to do. I'll...
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WATCH: Phoenix man reunited with missing dog after 8 years apart

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An Arizona man’s trip to help wildfire victims took an unexpected turn when he received a text that stopped him in his tracks: “I found your dog.”
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