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Today's Top News Compilation - Thursday, Jan 2nd, 2020

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'Shower of sparks': Witness describes midair collision over Potomac River

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While driving home, Ari Shulman said a "spray of sparks" in the sky caught his attention as he watched in horror the midair collision unfold.
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Kash Patel, Trump's controversial pick for FBI director, set to face Senate grilling

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Trump ally Kash Patel, the president's pick for FBI director, is likely to be questioned about his fitness to lead Thursday during his Senate confirmation hearing.
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Anti-Trump FBI agent responsible for opening Jack Smith elector case against president: whistleblower

  • News source: FOX News
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EXCLUSIVE: WASHINGTON—A previously identified anti-Trump FBI agent allegedly broke protocol and played a critical role in opening and advancing the bureau’s original investigation related to the 2020 election, tying President Donald Trump to the probe without sufficient predication, whistleblower disclosures obtained by Sen. Chuck Grassley revealed.

That investigation into Trump was formally opened at the FBI on April 13, 2022, and was known inside the bureau as "Arctic Frost," Fox News Digital has learned.

EX-FBI OFFICIAL WHO SHUT DOWN HUNTER...
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'Taking it back': Internal House GOP memo outlines case for Trump to buy Panama Canal

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EXCLUSIVE: House Republican leadership is encouraging lawmakers to back up President Donald Trump's desire to return the Panama Canal to U.S. ownership, a new memo suggests.

The House GOP Policy Committee, led by Chairman Kevin Hern, R-Okla., the No. 5 House Republican leader, sent the document to legislative directors across the conference on Wednesday.

The two-page memo, simply titled "Panama Canal," begins by highlighting Trump's past comments about China's influence over the Panama Canal and his goal of "taking it back."

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Merkel criticises her party leader after far-right vote

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The former chancellor's comments come after the CDU put forward a proposal which was supported by the far-right AfD.
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Trump says US will send some migrants to Guantanamo Bay

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The president orders the construction of a detention facility at the US Navy base, prompting an angry backlash from Cuba.
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Day 2 of RFK Jr. confirmation hearings set to kick off in Senate

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is back on Capitol Hill for a hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee.
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Gabbard confirmation hearing for director of national intelligence role begins

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President Trump's pick to lead the intelligence community is one of the most vulnerable nominees.
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Kash Patel confirmation hearing for FBI Director role begins today

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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President Trump has nominated Kash Patel to serve as FBI director. He is appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing.
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Chaos and celebrations as eight more hostages released by Hamas

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Three Israelis and five Thai nationals comprised the latest group of hostages released since the Gaza ceasefire was announced.
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WATCH: No survivors in DC plane crash: Fire chief

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No survivors are expected from the plane crash, D.C. Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly said during a press conference Thursday morning.
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WATCH: Eyewitness describes seeing deadly mid-air plane collision over DC

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Ari Schulman says he was driving down the George Washington National Parkway when he witnessed American Airlines flight 5342 collide mid-air with the Army Black Hawk helicopter.
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‘Devastated’: DC plane crash victims include figure skaters and coaches

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Figure skaters and coaches returning from the U.S. national championships were aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with a Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday.
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Kash Patel hearing live updates: Staunch Trump supporter to face confirmation

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Kash Patel, President Trump's pick for FBI director, faces members of the Senate Judiciary Committee in his confirmation hearing Thursday.
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Trump says Reagan National Airport crash could have been prevented: 'CLEAR NIGHT'

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump suggested the horrific collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet near Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C., late Wednesday could have been prevented.

"The airplane was on a perfect and routine line of approach to the airport. The helicopter was going straight at the airplane for an extended period of time," Trump posted on Truth Social early Thursday morning.

"It is a CLEAR NIGHT, the lights on the plane were blazing, why didn’t the helicopter go up or down, or turn. Why didn’t...
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