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• Pro-Abortion Group Uses Fruit to Practice Methods of Child Sacrifice

  02-01-2026 22:11 via westernjournal.com
  Pro-abortion medical students decided to reign in the new year in the most disgusting, vile, and satanic way possible — by filming themselves smiling as they practice child sacrifice on […]
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• ICE Agent Targeted by Gunfire in Los Angeles Shoots Suspect Dead

  02-01-2026 22:10 via westernjournal.com
  An off-duty ICE agent who confronted a gunman at an apartment complex on New Year’s Eve ended up being targeted by three shots from the gunman’s rifle, according to news […]
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• Israel Accuses Mamdani of Throwing 'Antisemitic Gasoline on an Open Fire' with Day 1 Executive Orders

  02-01-2026 22:01 via westernjournal.com
  New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has come under attack for nullifying pro-Israel executive orders signed by former Mayor Eric Adams. As noted by the Daily News, one overturned order […]
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• Mamdani's Wife Sends Two Unmistakable Messages with Inauguration Wardrobe Choices

  02-01-2026 21:32 via westernjournal.com
  “There is nothing new under the sun,” a wise king once wrote. And the inauguration of Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City on Thursday is proving […]
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• Ole Miss Quarterback Gives the Glory to God After Leading Team Past Georgia in CFP Quarterfinal

  02-01-2026 20:15 via westernjournal.com
  Trinidad Chambliss, senior quarterback for the Ole Miss Rebels, has both NFL-caliber talent and wisdom beyond his years. In an on-field interview with ESPN’s Laura Rutledge following his team’s thrilling […]
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• Daughter of Hollywood Legend Tommy Lee Jones Found Dead in San Francisco Hotel at Age 34

  02-01-2026 19:48 via westernjournal.com
  Victoria Jones, the daughter of Hollywood icon Tommy Lee Jones, was found dead Thursday in a San Francisco hotel. The San Francisco Fire Department responded at 2:52 a.m. to the […]
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• Two Mountain Lions Euthanized After Rare Fatal Attack on Colorado Woman

  02-01-2026 19:25 via westernjournal.com
  Two mountain lions were euthanized in Colorado after what officials believe was a fatal mountain lion attack on a woman. On Thursday at about 12:15 p.m., hikers spotted a mountain […]
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• Breaking: FBI Reportedly Foils ISIS-Linked New Year's Eve Terror Attack

  02-01-2026 19:13 via westernjournal.com
  A suspected terrorist sympathizer who allegedly planned to ring out the old year in blood is spending the first days of the new year behind bars. The man, identified as […]
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• Mamdani Signs Five Executive Orders on His First Day in Office, Including One Aimed Squarely at Eric Adams

  02-01-2026 19:06 via westernjournal.com
  New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani wiped away executive orders from former Mayor Eric Adams that supported Israel in a flurry of executive orders issued on the first day on […]
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• Small Business Administration Comes Down on 6,900 Minnesota Borrowers Suspected of Fraud

  02-01-2026 18:39 via westernjournal.com
  The Small Business Administration is coming down hard on Minnesota companies suspected of fraud in the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan program, according to SBA Administrator Kelly […]
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• Why Smart People End Up with Credit Card Debt, Even When They're Careful (And the 0% Trick Thousands Are Using to Wipe It Out Guilt-Free)

  02-01-2026 18:16 via westernjournal.com
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• Watch: Mamdani's Opening Salvo as Mayor Slams American 'Individualism,' Praises 'Collectivism'

  02-01-2026 15:45 via westernjournal.com
  With a single sentence at his New Year’s Day inauguration, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani managed to confirm the very fears his defenders spent months dismissing. Mamdani, sworn in […]
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• Will Smith Sued Over Shocking 'Grooming' Allegations

  02-01-2026 15:27 via westernjournal.com
  Actor and musician Will Smith is facing a new legal challenge after a lawsuit was filed alleging misconduct described by the plaintiff as “grooming,” claims that have quickly drawn public […]
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• 'We Are Locked and Loaded': Trump Sends Powerful Message to Iran Over Violent Protest Response

  02-01-2026 15:17 via westernjournal.com
  Tensions between the United States and Iran escalated overnight after President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Tehran over roiling protests in the Islamic Republic. According to the New […]
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• More Minnesota Madness: SBA Now Stepping In to Block Borrowers Over Suspected Fraud

  02-01-2026 15:07 via westernjournal.com
  What in the world is going on in Minnesota? Whatever the truth of the matter is, it’s got the full attention of President Donald Trump’s administration. Late Thursday, the Small […]
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• Dozens Presumed Dead, 100 Injured in New Year's Celebration at Swiss Alps Bar

  02-01-2026 14:50 via westernjournal.com
  CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — About 40 people were killed and another 115 injured, most of them seriously, after a fire ripped through a bar’s New Year celebration in a Swiss […]
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• Texas Appeals Court Overturns Conviction of Police Officer Who Shot Armed Man

  02-01-2026 14:40 via westernjournal.com
  A long-running case of a Texas police officer who fatally shot a man who confronted cops while armed with a knife in 2019 has reached another major milestone — and […]
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• Incoming Dem Virginia Governor Appoints DEI Director Who Cheered on Destroying the Constitution

  02-01-2026 14:30 via westernjournal.com
  Democratic Virginia Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger has appointed a chief diversity officer who previously appeared to agree with comments about parts of the U.S. Constitution needing to be dismantled. Spanberger announced the […]
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• Mamdani Gives His Fans Taste of What They Voted For With Inaugural 'Block Party' That Shows Them What Socialism Really Is

  02-01-2026 14:20 via westernjournal.com
  Attention, Zohran Mamdani voters: Don’t say you weren’t warned. For like, a century and a half. In the latest example of how socialism fails at even the smallest of matters, […]
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• AI disclosure in healthcare: What patients must know

  02-01-2026 13:02 via foxnews.com
  
  Artificial intelligence is quickly reshaping healthcare. It now supports diagnostic imaging, clinical decision tools, patient messages and back office workflows. According to the World Economic Forum, 4.5 billion people still lack access to essential care, and the global health worker shortage could reach 11 million by 2030. AI could help close that gap.However, as AI becomes more embedded in care, regulators are zeroing in on a simple question. Should patients be told when AI plays a role in th
  
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• The economic policies shaping Trump’s return to the White House

  02-01-2026 13:00 via foxnews.com
  
  From sweeping tax cuts and aggressive trade policy to sharp market swings and renewed inflation concerns, President Donald Trump's return to the White House was defined by economic decisions that reshaped the U.S. economy and sent ripple effects through global markets.In his first year back in office, Trump moved quickly to translate that agenda into policy, reviving and expanding key initiatives that affected fiscal policy, trade and household finances.Here’s a look at some of his key eco
  
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• STEPHEN MOORE: Economists keep missing the Trump boom — and they won't admit it

  02-01-2026 13:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Well, Donald Trump has done it again!He stumped the chumps. The "chumps" in this case were the "blue-chip" academic and financial economists whose consensus forecast this time last year predicted high inflation and low economic growth. They were wrong on both counts.As you've probably heard, GDP growth for the third quarter came in at a red-hot 4.3%, following 3.5% for the second quarter. Some 90% of professional economists got it wrong — all underestimating the strength of the Trump econo
  
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• Rockstar fitness routine: Could you survive Mick Jagger’s brutal workout?

  02-01-2026 13:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Mick Jagger still sprints, dances and sings across the stage during Rolling Stones concerts, which can stretch close to two hours. That may not seem unusual for the frontman of a wildly popular rock band — except that Jagger is now 82 years old.In interviews over the years, the octogenarian has credited his onstage endurance to a combination of constant training and good genetics.Jagger has said his regimen includes two dance rehearsals a week, "a few" gym sessions, meditation and yoga, ac
  
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• Minnesota fraud scandal intensifies debate over stripping citizenship

  02-01-2026 13:00 via foxnews.com
  
  A massive fraud scandal tied to taxpayer-funded daycare, Medicaid and social services programs in Minnesota — involving potentially billions of dollars in suspicious billing — is prompting renewed scrutiny of whether some naturalized Americans obtained U.S. citizenship under false pretenses, and whether denaturalization could now be used more aggressively.The fallout already has led the Department of Health and Human Services to freeze certain child-care payments to Minnesota, citing
  
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• 'Unexpected' Roman-era discoveries unearthed in biblical city mentioned in Book of Revelation

  02-01-2026 12:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Extraordinary ancient finds were recently unearthed in Ephesus, the Turkish city where Paul the Apostle once preached.The discovery was announced by Anadolu Agency (AA), a state-run outlet in Ankara, on Dec. 12. Ephesus is also known as being one of the seven churches of Asia mentioned in the Book of Revelation.The star of the excavation was a Roman-era marble bathtub, along with a fragment of a male statue's torso that was later reused as a paving stone.GOLD TREASURE SURVIVES 1,400 YEARS AT ANC
  
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• Professor slams 'sneaky approach' to oppression-based teaching of American history: 'fantastically false'

  02-01-2026 12:00 via foxnews.com
  
  A professor and author who penned a book rebutting much of the modern teaching of American history in classrooms nationwide told Fox News Digital that today's curriculum intentionally presents Western culture in a negative light.Wilfred Reilly is the author of "Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me" and an associate professor of political science at Kentucky State University. He said his book is a response to "Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong," Howard Zinn's
  
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• President Trump is a generational talent just like our most gifted athletes

  02-01-2026 11:00 via foxnews.com
  
  January 2026 marks one year into President Donald Trump's second term, and there can be no honest conversation without acknowledging that he is one of the most consequential presidents in American history. Love him or loathe him, Trump remains the fixed star around which our politics has revolved for the better part of a decade. Every debate, whether on leadership, law, legacy or lack thereof, turns on the outsized presence of one man. His shadow looms across every institutio
  
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• JONATHAN TURLEY: Trump’s Kennedy Center name change will keep lawyers busy for years

  02-01-2026 11:00 via foxnews.com
  
  "What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet." That question, posed by Juliet in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," seems to now occupy much of Washington. At a Christmas party with many media from Washington, the question was put to me more succinctly and repeatedly as "can they do that?" The "that" was the renaming of the Kennedy Center as the Trump-Kennedy Center. Soon, courts may have to face this quintessentially Shakespearean ques
  
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• Here are the key 2026 House and Senate races to watch that could decide control of Congress

  02-01-2026 11:00 via foxnews.com
  
  With margins tight in both chambers, control of Congress in 2026 is expected to hinge on a small group of competitive Senate contests and House districts sensitive to national trends. As America plunges into a new year, here are the races that are most likely to define the midterm races.Senate Republicans are looking to maintain their razor-thin majority after flipping the upper chamber in 2024. There are 33 seats in-cycle in the forthcoming midterms, which often act as a check on an incumbent p
  
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• DAN GAINOR: The 7 craziest stories of 2025. You won't believe what made this list

  02-01-2026 11:00 via foxnews.com
  
  This New Year’s Eve had us singing "Auld Lang Syne" and hoping old acquaintances weren’t forgotten. But 2025 was a tidal wave of good and bad news, and you're bound to either have forgotten some of it … or tried. Lucky for you, I’m on the case. Here are the craziest stories of 2025.This year had lots of insane animal stories – from gators ringing doorbells to pet zebras gone wild. And equally crazy politician stories because it’s the US of A and some folks ar
  
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• Trump says US will intervene if Iran starts killing protesters: ‘Locked and loaded’

  02-01-2026 10:03 via foxnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump warned early Friday that the U.S. would intervene if Iran started killing protesters. Writing on Truth Social, the president said if Iran shoots and "violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue." "We are locked and loaded and ready to go," Trump said. Trump’s warning comes as demonstrations triggered by Iran’s deteriorating economy expand beyond the capital and raise concerns
  
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• Maduro says Venezuela is 'ready' to make deal with US on drugs and oil after military strikes

  02-01-2026 09:08 via foxnews.com
  
  Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Thursday that his government is open to negotiating an agreement with the United States after months of American military pressure targeting drug trafficking networks tied to his government.In a pre-taped interview with Spanish journalist Ignacio Ramonet that aired on state television, Maduro said Venezuela is "ready" to discuss a drug-trafficking deal with the U.S. He called on the countries to "start talking seriously, with data in hand.""The U.S
  
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• Ole Miss-Georgia Sugar Bowl thriller ends with delayed celebrations as officials demand last second be played

  02-01-2026 07:30 via foxnews.com
  
  Ole Miss had to delay the celebration for their 39-34 Sugar Bowl victory over Georgia multiple times on Thursday night. After kicking a go-ahead field goal with six seconds left, Ole Miss was awarded a safety on its final kickoff when Georgia’s return team tried a cross-field lateral that hit the pylon. Players and coaches began to rush the field in celebration, before having to return to the sideline as officials demanded Georgia kick off with one second remaining. Georgia then
  
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• SBA suspends nearly 7,000 Minnesota borrowers over suspected $400M pandemic loan fraud

  02-01-2026 05:54 via foxnews.com
  
  The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced Thursday that it suspended 6,900 Minnesota borrowers after uncovering what it says is widespread suspected fraud.SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler said the agency reviewed thousands of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) loans approved in Minnesota, and identified nearly $400 million in potentially fraudulent loans tied to borrowers in Minnesota."These individuals will be banned from all SBA loan programs, in
  
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• Kim Jong Un appears with daughter at mausoleum, fueling succession speculation

  02-01-2026 03:36 via foxnews.com
  
  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared publicly with his daughter, Ju Ae, during a New Year’s Day visit to the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, a symbolic site honoring the country’s founding leaders.Images from the state news agency KCNA show Ju Ae standing between her parents in the main hall of the mausoleum, a moment that analysts say has fueled speculation about her future role in the regime.Ju Ae has been featured more often in state media over the past three years, fueling specul
  
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• Pope Leo XIV opens 2026 urging world to reject violence in powerful New Year's Day message

  02-01-2026 03:24 via foxnews.com
  
  Pope Leo XIV opened the new year Thursday with an appeal to the world for peace and urging people everywhere to begin 2026 by rejecting violence and committing to reconciliation.Speaking during his first Angelus address of 2026, the pope invited the faithful to "build a year of peace by disarming our hearts and refraining from every form of violence."Around 40,000 gathered in St. Peter’s Square in Rome to hear the pope’s New Year's Day message on the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of
  
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• Women's tennis legend Martina Navratilova defends JK Rowling in debate over males in women's spaces

  02-01-2026 03:01 via foxnews.com
  
  Women's tennis legend Martina Navratilova stepped into a social media debate in defense of famed "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling over biological males in women's spaces on Thursday. Rowling responded to an X thread by English columnist Dan Hodges, who was condemning what he considered "hostile" treatment of biological male transgender people who enter women's spaces. Rowling sarcastically wrote in response to Hodges, "A man explaining to women that they should pretend some of his fe
  
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• Hours after taking office, NYC Mayor Mamdani targets landlords, moves to intervene in private bankruptcy case

  02-01-2026 02:52 via foxnews.com
  
  Sworn in at midnight and again hours later publicly, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani used his first day in office Thursday to hit the ground running with new executive orders targeting city landlords and housing development. And he said the city will take what he called "precedent-setting action" to intervene in a private landlord bankruptcy case he said was tied to 93 buildings."Today is the start of a new era for New York City," Mamdani said. "It is inauguration day. It is also the day that
  
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• Catholic influencer's 5-year-old son dies after 11-day flu battle followed by thousands

  02-01-2026 02:36 via foxnews.com
  
  A Catholic influencer announced Thursday that his 5-year-old son had died after an 11-day battle with a severe case of the flu, a loss that unfolded publicly as he shared updates almost daily online.Paul J. Kim, who shares faith-based content with more than 300,000 followers on Instagram, said his son Micah died on New Year’s Eve. In an emotional video posted Thursday, Kim thanked supporters for their prayers and asked for privacy as his family grieves."We are so proud of him," Kim sa
  
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• Numbers Don't Lie: CNN, MSNBC Ratings Flip Upside Down from Trump's First Term to Trump 2.0

  02-01-2026 01:53 via westernjournal.com
  The country’s top liberal cable news outlets found their ratings going in the opposite direction in 2025 compared to President Donald Trump’s first term in 2017. By contrast, Fox News […]
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• Indiana hands Alabama worst postseason loss in program history in Rose Bowl beatdown

  02-01-2026 01:46 via foxnews.com
  
  Indiana dominated Alabama 38-3 in the Rose Bowl Thursday to send the Hoosiers to the College Football Playoff semifinals.It marked the most lopsided postseason defeat for the Crimson Tide in program history. It was also Alabama's biggest margin of defeat in any game since a 42-6 defeat to Arkansas Sept. 26, 1998.Indiana had not won any bowl game since the Copper Bowl in 1991, but history has been no match for Curt Cignetti and his dominant Hoosiers during the coach’s two transcendent seaso
  
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• Happy New Year: Pentagon Ends 2025 with a Bang, Hits Narco-Terrorists Whose Drugs Will Not Kill Americans This Year

  02-01-2026 01:13 via westernjournal.com
  The old year went out with a bang for American forces waging war on drug shipments that could target Americans. Since early September, the Trump administration has attacked drug-running ships […]
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• Will Smith sued for sexual harassment, accused of 'deliberately grooming' tour violinist

  02-01-2026 00:55 via foxnews.com
  
  Will Smith was accused of sexual harassment by Brian King Joseph in a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles just before the new year, according to documents obtained by Fox News Digital.Joseph, a professional violinist, alleges Smith was "deliberately grooming and priming Mr. Joseph for further sexual exploitation" in the complaint against the Academy Award-winning actor and associates with his Treyball Studios Management, Inc.After his first performance with Smith in December 2024, the "Gettin' Jiggy Wi
  
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• Historic Amsterdam Church Burns as 'Unprecedented' New Year's Eve Violence Grips the City

  02-01-2026 00:46 via westernjournal.com
  A historic church on the edge of Amsterdam’s iconic Vondelpark was engulfed in flames early Thursday morning, leaving its tower in ruins and raising alarms across the neighborhood. Meanwhile, emergency […]
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• Golf legend Phil Mickelson weighs in on alleged fraud in California

  02-01-2026 00:39 via foxnews.com
  
  Golf legend Phil Mickelson shared his thoughts on alleged fraud occurring in his home state of California in a series of social media posts. President Donald Trump said during a New Year's Eve event Wednesday that fraud in California, New York and Illinois is worse than the recently uncovered welfare fraud in Minnesota. Mickelson responded on X to comments made by Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-Calif., during a Fox Business interview and later a CNN interview, condemning a recently proposed billi
  
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• Another Self-Driving Car Goes Rogue in California: Taxi Drives Passenger Into Active L.A. Fire Scene

  02-01-2026 00:14 via westernjournal.com
  A self-driving taxi darted past emergency flares into an active fire scene, KABC-TV reported Tuesday. The incident involving a Waymo robotaxi took place in Hollywood, California, the news outlet reported. […]
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• Bernie Sanders ditches iconic mittens look while swearing in socialist Zohran Mamdani as NYC mayor

  02-01-2026 00:06 via foxnews.com
  
  Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., appeared without the iconic mittens that helped make him a viral sensation during former President Joe Biden’s 2021 inauguration when he administered the oath of office for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at City Hall Thursday.The moment came as Sanders swore in Mamdani, who described himself in his inaugural address as a "democratic socialist," telling supporters, "I was elected as a democratic socialist, and I will govern as a democratic socialist."Sanders&
  
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