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Today's Top News Compilation - Tuesday, Jan 21st, 2020

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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.

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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'

  • News source: FOX News
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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

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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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

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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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

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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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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What does Trump's federal funding freeze mean for people who get aid?

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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A White House memo ordering a broad freeze on federal grants and loans by 5 p.m. Tuesday has ordinary Americans who depend on such aid, as well as seasoned budget experts, scratching their heads.

The memo suspending the federal funding was vague in its wording, causing confusion within federal assistance programs, at nonprofits and among Americans receiving government aid. Adding to the whiplash, a federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the freeze as she considers arguments from the U.S. government and the plaintiffs in the case.

"If this was...
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'Full court press': Freshman GOP lawmaker reveals blueprint to flip script on green energy mandates

  • News source: FOX News
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Freshman GOP Rep. Gabe Evans spoke to Fox News Digital about the critical need for new energy policies in the United States and how he plans to push forward to overcome harmful green energy mandates like the ones in his home state of Colorado.

"We know that we need more energy, not less, for our modern lifestyle, and all of the different emerging technologies, for example, United Power, they're actually my local electric co-op that supplies my energy, and United Power is forecasting a double to triple increase in the amount of power that they're...
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Fox News Politics Newsletter: Foreign Aid Freeze

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Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, exclusive interviews and more Fox News politics content.

Here's what's happening…

-FBI director nominee Kash Patel broke hostage rescue protocol: whistleblower

-Freshman GOP lawmaker rallies behind Trump's rapid illegal immigration crackdown: 'No time to waste'

-The JFK files: Here's what's happened since their original planned release

Dozens of senior officials in the U.S. agency that administers foreign aid were reportedly placed on leave Monday...
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New York leaders express guarded support for Trump ICE raids in country’s biggest sanctuary city

  • News source: FOX News
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New York political leaders are split over the recent increase in ICE deportation and removal operations of illegal immigrants under the Trump administration, with Republicans praising the crackdown and Democrats stressing authorities respect local migrant "sanctuary" policies.

ICE agents and federal authorities have been spotted in New York City and throughout the surrounding area, carrying out arrests of illegal immigrants.

Among those arrested on Tuesday was a 25-year-old Venezuelan migrant named Anderson Zambrano-Pacheco, who is a member of the...
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NJ files lawsuit seeking to stymie Hochul’s NYC driving tax after asking Trump for help

  • News source: FOX News
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New Jersey Gov. Philip Murphy announced the Garden State updated its lawsuit against the federal government over the Biden-era approval of New York’s "congestion pricing" that the Democrat claims is burdening working-class residents.

The news comes days after Murphy wrote a letter to President Donald Trump seeking assistance and "common ground" on an issue the Republican also railed against.

Approved in the waning days of the Biden administration, a $9 fee is charged for vehicles traversing below Central Park, or 60th Street, by the state-owned...
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Doomsday Clock moved closest ever to destruction

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The symbolic clock is set at 89 seconds to midnight, with nuclear threats, AI misuses and climate change being the key factors.
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