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Major winter storm brewing in the Northeast

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Nearly 70 million people are under weather alerts from North Carolina to Maine as a major winter storm is expected to bring snow and ice.
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Burger King unveils 2 for $5 and 3 for $7 combo deals

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Trump to take more than 200 executive actions on day one

  • News source: FOX News
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EXCLUSIVE: President-elect Trump will sign more than 200 executive actions on his first day in office—a massive, record-setting first wave of policy priorities focused on border security, energy, reducing the cost of living for American families, ending DEI programs across the federal government, and more, Fox News Digital has learned.

A senior administration official who is familiar with the executive actions and authorized to brief Fox News Digital said Trump will sign multiple "omnibus" executive orders that each contain dozens of major...
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DOGE bro Ramaswamy likely to announce Ohio governor run by month's end: sources

  • News source: FOX News
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Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is expected to announce a run for governor in his home state of Ohio by the last week of January, a source close to the multimillionaire biotech entrepreneur told Fox News Digital.

The development on his timetable comes two days after multiple sources confirmed to Fox News that Ramaswamy, who along with Elon Musk is co-leader of President-elect Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative, was likely to launch a gubernatorial campaign "shortly."

"Vivek’s base plan remains...
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Inauguration Day Eve: Photos

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See photos of the preparations in ahead of the Inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.
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Hugs and tears: How Israeli hostage return unfolded

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Three freed hostages are returned to Israel after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into force.
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Biden pardons the late Black nationalist Marcus Garvey

  • News source: Colleen Long | The Associated Press
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President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other civil rights leaders and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s. Also receiving pardons were a top Virginia lawmaker and advocates for immigrant rights, criminal justice reform and gun violence prevention.

Congressional leaders had pushed for Biden to pardon Garvey, with supporters arguing that Garvey's conviction was politically motivated and an effort to silence the increasingly popular leader who spoke of racial pride. After...
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Vice President-elect JD Vance meets with Chinese counterpart

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Vice President-elect JD Vance on Sunday met with his Chinese counterpart, Vice President of the People's Republic of China Han Zheng, Trump transition officials confirmed to CBS News.

Han is in Washington, D.C., for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday.

"Vice President-elect Vance and Vice President Han discussed a range of topics including fentanyl, balancing trade, and regional stability," the transition said in a statement.

Han is one of several foreign officials expected to attend Trump's inauguration, along with Argentina...
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Vivek Ramaswamy expected to depart DOGE

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Vivek Ramaswamy, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with entrepreneur Elon Musk, is expected to soon step away from the task force, CBS News has learned. Ramaswamy intends to announce a campaign for Ohio governor as soon as the end of January, multiple sources confirmed to CBS News.

Ramaswamy, 39, had no comment.

People close to Musk have privately undercut Ramaswamy for weeks, frustrated with his lack of participation in the heavy lifting, according to sources familiar with the...
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Man started fire at lawmaker's office was motivated by TikTok ban, police say

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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A man accused of setting a fire at a strip mall in Wisconsin where a congressman's office is located told authorities he was motivated by the federal ban on TikTok.

The office of Republican Rep. Glenn Grothman, who voted last April for a bill that mandated TikTok's China-based parent company sell its U.S. operation by Sunday to avoid being banned in the U.S., was located in the mall in Fond du Lac.

The fire was first reported around 1 a.m. Sunday. The fire rescue said in a Facebook post that police officers used fire extinguishers to hold the blaze...
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Trump gets inaugurated Monday; here's how the Supreme Court swears in new presidents

  • News source: FOX News
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Top members of the three branches of government will come together in a rare display of national unity and tradition when the presidential and vice-presidential oaths of office are delivered at Monday's inauguration. A swear-in rookie, and perhaps funny hats, will be indispensable parts of the ceremonies.

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh will continue a nearly 240-year-old tradition of administering the oaths to President-elect Trump and his No. 2, JD Vance. The other seven members of the high court are expected to attend the...
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Biden pardons Marcus Garvey, Don Scott and 3 others in final full day action

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Washington — President Biden issued a handful of pardons in his final full day in office, granting clemency to individuals who he said have "made significant contributions to improving their communities" as the sun sets on his presidency.

"America is a country built on the promise of second chances," Mr. Biden said in a statement, noting that he has used his clemency power to "make that promise a reality" with more individual pardons and commutations than any other President in history — a record he set after commuting the sentences of almost 2,500...
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Biden makes pledge at South Carolina church on last full day in office: 'I'm not going anywhere'

  • News source: FOX News
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President Biden vowed to stick around in public life following his departure from the White House, telling a South Carolina church congregation on Sunday, "I'm not going anywhere."

On his last full day in office, Biden traveled to Charleston, South Carolina, where he spoke at the Royal Missionary Baptist Church to celebrate Martin Luther King Day early.

On the topic of clemency, Biden commended himself for issuing more commutations and individual pardons than "any other president in American history," adding that he also aspired to "end the...
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Trump lays wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier ahead of inauguration

  • News source: FOX News
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President-elect Donald Trump Vice President-elect JD Vance participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on Sunday, the eve of his return to the White House.

Trump was participating in a series of Washington events prior to his return to office.

The president-elect's wife, Melania Trump, was also there, as were his children: Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Tiffany Trump and Ivanka Trump. Vance’s wife, Usha Vance, was also in attendance.

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Newly built border wall segment further endangers rare desert fish, conservation organization says

  • News source: FOX News
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A newly built segment of border wall in southern Arizona will keep out more than just illegal immigrants, a nonprofit conservation organization says.

The border wall segment and a "paved road across Arizona's California Gulch is blocking streamflow critical to the survival of one of only two U.S. populations of Sonora chub," a press release from the Center for Biological Diversity reads.

The "rare desert fish" is a "small, moderately chubby fish that feasts on a variety of native food sources and has a unique and distinctly red coloration on the...
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