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• Crowd caught on camera going wild after Trump stops by Las Vegas casino floor: 'USA! USA!'

  25-01-2025 23:59 via foxnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump shocked gamblers in Las Vegas when he unexpectedly dropped by a casino floor on Saturday.Prior to the surprise visit, Trump had addressed thousands of supporters at the Circa Resort & Casino in Sin City on Saturday afternoon. Photos and video show Trump strolling around the casino floor after the speech, while surrounded by security.The crowd began chanting "USA! USA!" as Trump walked past the slot machines. The president was also seen briefly interacting with ent
  
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• Riley Gaines tears into WNBA star, who gave Caitlin Clark black eye, for wearing anti-Trump shirt

  25-01-2025 23:45 via foxnews.com
  
  WNBA player DiJonai Carrington invited a flurry of backlash for wearing a shirt that said "The F--- Donald Trump Tour," and conservative influencer Riley Gaines was quick to jump in. Carrington showed off the shirt Friday, while walking into Wayfair Arena in Miami, Florida. Carrington is most known for her interactions with women's basketball phenom Caitlin Clark during Clark's rookie WNBA season in 2024. Carrington infamously gave Clark a black eye by poking her with her fingernails d
  
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• Florida man arrested for allegedly calling for Trump assassination on Facebook; Secret Service investigating

  25-01-2025 23:38 via foxnews.com
  
  The Secret Service is investigating after a Florida man was arrested in West Palm Beach and charged with calling for the assassination of President Donald Trump on Facebook.Shannon Depararro Atkins, 46, of West Palm Beach, was arrested after allegedly threatening the life of the president, West Palm Beach Interim Police Chief Tony Araujo confirmed during a press conference Saturday.Atkins is charged with felony intimidation, drug possession and smuggling contraband in a county detention center,
  
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• Speaker Johnson invites Trump to address Congress amid busy first 100-day sprint

  25-01-2025 23:12 via foxnews.com
  
  Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is inviting President Donald Trump to address a joint session of Congress on March 4.SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON: EVERY AMERICAN SHOULD ROOT FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP'S SUCCESSIn a letter first obtained by Fox News Digital, Johnson wrote to the new president, "Thanks to your strong leadership and bold action in the first days of your presidency, the United States is already experiencing a resurgence of patriotism, unity, and hope for the future.""Your administration and the 119th
  
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• Washington State University offers free 'Queer Pole Fit' classes to offer 'inclusive' space, challenge stigmas

  25-01-2025 23:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Washington State University (WSU) is offering free "Queer Pole Fit" classes to help challenge the stigma surrounding pole dancing and offer an inclusive "safe space" for "queer" people.The free classes, hosted each Friday, do not require registration and are "open to all who identify as LGBTQ+ and allies!" according to a description on the university's website. "Queer Pole Fit is meant to create a community and environment that helps folks feel safe and disrupt stereotypical ideas about pol
  
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• Trump DEI crackdowns lauded for bringing merit back to medicine: 'Make healthcare great again'

  25-01-2025 23:00 via foxnews.com
  
  President Trump is waging war on the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) philosophy entrenched in various U.S. entities, signing an executive order scaling back the practice as he encourages companies in the public and private sectors to prioritize merit in the workplace."It's just enormous, and I think the president is really, really going to make healthcare great again," Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, chairman of the "Do No Harm" nonprofit, told Fox News while addressing the potential changes to the
  
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• Trump vows to deliver on 'no tax on tips' campaign promise during Las Vegas speech: '100% yours'

  25-01-2025 22:53 via foxnews.com
  
  President Trump visited Las Vegas on Saturday afternoon to discuss his agenda for American workers, stressing a "no tax on tips" policy as the first week of his second term wraps up.Speaking from the Circa Resort and Casino, Trump appealed to the myriad of hospitality workers in Sin City during his speech."Any worker who relies on tips [as] income, your tips will be 100% yours," Trump said.The Republican, who previously touted the policy as a 2024 campaign promise, also addressed Nevada Gov. Joe
  
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• Freed Palestinians and Israelis reunite with families as prisoners and hostages released – as it happened

  25-01-2025 20:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Four soldiers held by Hamas in Gaza are back in Israel and 200 Palestinian prisoners were released from Israeli jails. This blog is now closed.It is being reported that dozens of Hamas fighters are gathering in Palestine Square in the heart of Gaza City, where the release of Israeli captives may take place.The release of the four female soldiers is expected at some point this morning. They will be received by the Red Cross in Gaza and then handed over to Israeli forces, who will transport them b
  
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• Auschwitz 80 years since liberation: Ryszard Horowitz's story of survival and making the American Dream

  25-01-2025 19:30 via foxnews.com
  
  A film shows a large group of children walking out of Auschwitz concentration camp in the company of nuns. Regina Horowitz recognized her own child and begged the camera operator to give her the frames of the film depicting Ryszard. There are very few survivors left as the world commemorates the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz. The Horowitz family's tale of survival is one such documentation. The Kraków orphanage would send her Regina Horowitz
  
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• The Traitors' best moments: A breakfast bust-up, a steamy shower, a secret priest

  25-01-2025 14:26 via bbc.com
  
  Here's a look back at the 16 most memorable moments of epic treachery in series three.
  
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• Argentina's Milei rails against wokeism, transgenderism in explosive speech at Davos

  25-01-2025 14:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Argentinian President Javier Milei rallied against "the mental virus of woke ideology" during a fiery speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday.  Milei credited the fundamental values of Western civilization, like respect for life and liberty, free speech and freedom of religion, for enabling the Industrial Revolution that lifted "90% of the global population out of poverty." He then slammed wokeism as the disease that will destroy everything dear to the West. "
  
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• Anne Frank exhibit opening in New York amid US debate over antisemitism

  25-01-2025 14:00 via theguardian.com
  
  First full-scale replica of Frank’s attic annexe goes on show next week on International Holocaust Remembrance DayThe first-ever full-scale replica of Anne Frank’s attic annex goes on show in New York next week, part of an ongoing effort to maintain awareness of – and combat – antisemitism in the midst of conflict in the Middle East and political tensions in the US.Eighty years on from Frank’s death, aged 15, in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945, the exhi
  
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• ‘Keep moving forward’: Yunupingu leads Australia Day honours

  25-01-2025 12:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Late Yolŋu Indigenous rights activist appointed companion of the Order of Australia, along with lawyer Megan Davis and refugee advocate Gillian TriggsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe late Yolŋu Indigenous rights activist Dr Galarrwuy Yunupingu has posthumously been appointed a companion of the Order of Australia in this year’s Australia Day honours list, where he is joined by emeritus professor Gi
  
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• Jubilant scenes in Gaza City as four Israeli soldiers are released

  25-01-2025 11:36 via theguardian.com
  
  Civilians and militants gather amid rubble to watch handover of four women held hostage for 15 monthsFor the crowds of militants and civilians gathered in a central Gaza square to witness the handover of four Israeli soldiers held hostage for 15 months, the atmosphere was one of triumph and jubilation.Hundreds of people gathered on the piles of rubble in Palestine Square, Gaza City, among flags of Palestinian militant groups, to watch a painstaking hostage handover, while in Tel Aviv crowds of I
  
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• Hamas releases 4 female hostages as part of Israel ceasefire deal

  25-01-2025 10:31 via foxnews.com
  
  The terrorist group Hamas released four additional hostages from Gaza on Saturday after a ceasefire deal with Israel took effect nearly a week ago.Karina Ariev, 20, Daniella Gilboa, 20, Naama Levy, 20, and Liri Albag, 19 — all of whom are members of the Israeli Defense Forces —were freed on Saturday in the second round of hostage releases after they were abducted in Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack against Israel.In exchange, Israel was expected to free 200 Palestinian prisoners or detain
  
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• Cambodia to punish Khmer Rouge genocide denial with jail under draft law

  25-01-2025 08:47 via theguardian.com
  
  People who ‘deny the truth of the bitter past’ could be jailed for up to five years under the law, which still needs parliament approvalCambodia’s government has approved a draft law that will jail for up to five years anyone denying atrocities, including genocide, committed by the Khmer Rouge.The draft law – which aims to prevent a repeat of the Khmer Rouge’s crimes and provide justice for victims – was approved during a cabinet meeting chaired by the prime m
  
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• BBC reporter spends a year undercover to expose far-right group

  25-01-2025 07:58 via bbc.com
  
  I'm a BBC journalist, but for the past year I've been going undercover in a far-right group.
  
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• Rain causes power outage for tens of thousands of Perth homes as long weekend brings hot weather

  25-01-2025 07:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Heat moving east with temperatures over 40C expected in South Australia and VictoriaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLight drizzle after a long dry spell is to blame for a series of fires that have cut power to tens of thousands of homes in Western Australia, while extreme heat is set to dominate the remainder of the long weekend in Victoria and South Australia.A spokesperson from Western Power said dozens of pole to
  
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• Pete Hegseth: five things to know about the new US secretary of defense

  25-01-2025 03:57 via theguardian.com
  Hegseth has been accused of sexual assault and excessive drinking, and has endorsed extremist Christian doctrineThe Senate has confirmed Fox News host and army veteran Pete Hegseth to be the US secretary of defense, placing him in charge of the federal government’s largest agency after a tie-breaking vote had to be cast by JD Vance.Three Republican senators – Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins – and every Democratic senator voted against his confirmation, leaving
  
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• UN says seven staff detained in Houthi-controlled Yemen

  25-01-2025 03:52 via theguardian.com
  
  UN secretary general Antonio Guterres demands ‘unconditional’ release of all staff held by Iran-backed rebelsThe UN has suspended all staff movement in Houthi-held areas of Yemen after the Iran-backed rebels detained another seven UN employees.The UN secretary general, António Guterres, called for the “immediate and unconditional” release of all aid staff held in Yemen, which is suffering one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Continue reading...
  
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• Trump’s controversial Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth confirmed by Senate

  25-01-2025 03:52 via theguardian.com
  
  Vice-president casts tie-breaking vote for Fox News host despite allegations of sexual assault and alcohol abusePete Hegseth, the former Fox News personality and rightwing commentator who has said women should not serve in combat roles, recommended the military purge generals and faced allegations of sexual assault and alcoholism, has been confirmed as secretary of defense in the Senate by a tie-breaking vote from Vice-president JD Vance.Almost the entire Republican conference supported Hegseth&
  
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• Trump signs executive orders targeting abortion rights – as it happened

  25-01-2025 03:30 via theguardian.com
  
  This blog has now closed. Read our latest story hereIn a series of newly unearthed podcasts, Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, appears to endorse the theocratic and authoritarian doctrine of “sphere sovereignty”, a worldview derived from the extremist beliefs of Christian reconstructionism (CR) and espoused by churches aligned with far-right Idaho pastor Douglas Wilson.In the recordings, Hegeth rails against “cultural Marxism”, feminism, &ldqu
  
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• Grace Tame wears anti-Murdoch shirt to prime minister’s Australian of the Year morning tea

  25-01-2025 02:45 via theguardian.com
  
  2021 winner and advocate previously went viral for interaction with former PM Scott Morrison at 2022 eventGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFormer Australian of the Year Grace Tame has used a morning tea with the prime minister for recipients of the 2025 awards to share strong criticism of billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch.The 2021 winner wore a T-shirt that read “Fuck Murdoch” when she was greeted by Anthony Albanese and his fiancee, Jodie Haydon, at Th
  
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• Trump signs order to reinstate ‘global gag rule’ on abortion aid

  25-01-2025 02:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Federal rule also known as ‘Mexico City policy’ halts US funds to overseas groups that provide abortion servicesDonald Trump on Friday signed an executive order reinstating a federal rule known as the “Mexico City policy” which halts US aid from flowing to groups that provide abortion services, counsel people about the procedure or advocate for abortion rights overseas.The policy, which was first instituted by Ronald Reagan in 1984, is typically implemented whenever a Rep
  
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• Three people in hospital in Sydney after suspected botulism cases linked to anti-wrinkle injections

  25-01-2025 01:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Woman in intensive care as NSW Health urges community to only receive cosmetic injections from authorised practitionersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Sydney woman is in intensive care and a further two people are being treated in hospital with suspected cases of botulism linked to unregulated home anti-wrinkle injections.The case prompted New South Wales Health to issue an alert urging the community to only receive cosmetic anti-wrinkle injections from authorised pr
  
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• Mississippi Capitol Police car chase leaves woman shot in the head

  25-01-2025 01:46 via nbcnews.com
  Sherita Harris’ lawyer shared this video, which he said shows the end of the Mississippi Capitol Police car chase that left Harris critically injured.
  
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• Israel tells UN it's shutting down all UNRWA operations in Jerusalem: 'acute security risks'

  25-01-2025 01:31 via foxnews.com
  
  Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, has formally notified U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of Israel’s demand for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to cease its operations in Jerusalem and evacuate its premises by January 30, 2025. The directive follows recent legislation passed by the Israeli Knesset, terminating Israel’s agreements with UNRWA and citing national security concerns.In a let
  
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• Western Australia bushfires: homes reportedly lost and thousands told it is too late to leave

  25-01-2025 01:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Emergency WA tells Arthur River residents it is too late to evacuate and hundreds of homes and businesses without powerGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHomes are feared lost as large bushfires sweep Australia’s west, with thousands of residents told it is too late to leave their properties.Hot weather and strong winds have fuelled several bushfires in Western Australia, including one in the Wheatbelt region that has burnt about 11,000ha.Sign up for Guardian Austra
  
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• Storm Éowyn: Man dies after tree falls on car in Ireland; more than a million people without power – as it happened

  25-01-2025 00:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Flights cancelled, main roads closed and millions told to stay at home due to rare ‘weather bomb’How have you been affected by Storm Éowyn?Irish meteorological service, Met Éireann, has published a map of wind observations at 7am across Ireland.Additionally, in its post on X, the weather service noted the maximum gusts and highest mean speeds recorded at 7am. You can see those below:This is highly unusual, this means between 7am and 2pm tomorrow there is a likelihood of
  
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• US orders halt to virtually all foreign aid except for Israel and Egypt

  25-01-2025 00:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Internal memo to US state department staff explicitly makes exceptions for military assistance to Israel and EgyptThe secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has ordered a halt to virtually all US foreign aid, but made an exception for funding to Israel and Egypt, according to an internal memo to staff at the US state department.“No new funds shall be obligated for new awards or extensions of existing awards until each proposed new award or extension has been reviewed and approved … as con
  
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• Salacious gossip, a photo scandal and death threats have dogged Victorian MP Georgie Purcell – but she won’t stop fighting

  25-01-2025 00:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Her social media presence resonates with younger voters but it comes with a ‘horrific’ dark side that has made her consider quittingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThere were several points in 2024 when Victorian upper house MP Georgie Purcell thought about quitting politics.There was the moment when the state Labor government, despite launching its own inquiry that recommended outlawing duck hunting, chose to let it continue – undermining
  
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