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• 5 takeaways from the confirmation hearings for RFK Jr., Gabbard and Patel

  30-01-2025 23:32 via nbcnews.com
  
  Learn more about what happened at the latest round of Senate confirmation hearings for Trump Cabinet picks RFK Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel.
  
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• The deadly midair crash over D.C. in charts and maps

  30-01-2025 23:11 via nbcnews.com
  
  What aircraft data shows about the deadly 2025 in-flight crash over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.
  
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• An Iraqi man who carried out Quran burnings in Sweden is killed in a shooting

  30-01-2025 23:04 via foxnews.com
  
  An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has been killed in a shooting near Stockholm, authorities said Thursday.Salwan Momika, 38, staged several burnings and desecrations of Islam's holy book in Sweden in 2023. Videos of the Quran burnings got worldwide publicity and raised anger and criticism in several Muslim nations, leading to riots and unrest in many places.THOUSANDS OF PROTESTERS RALLY ACROSS IRAQ FOR A 2ND DAY TO CONDEMN THE BURNING OF A QURAN IN SWEDENThe Stockholm
  
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• 'Fear' and 'chaos' grip federal workers as Trump rapidly remakes the government

  30-01-2025 22:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  Fear, anger and confusion have swept across federal agencies as workers grapple with executive orders from Trump.
  
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• UPS shares tank 15% after weak guidance, plan to slash Amazon deliveries by more than half

  30-01-2025 22:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  Shares of United Parcel Service plunged more than 15% Thursday after the company issued weak revenue guidance for the year and said it planned to cut deliveries for Amazon, its largest customer, by more than half.
  
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• Pending home sales drop sharply in December as mortgage rates surge back over 7%

  30-01-2025 22:27 via nbcnews.com
  
  Signed contracts on existing homes dropped a sharp 5.5% in December from the previous month and fell 5% from the prior year, according to the National Association of Realtors.
  
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• Fixing a historic Wales rugby shirt after being ruined through a wash

  30-01-2025 22:23 via bbc.com
  
  A worried Karen Richards contacted The Repair Shop to restore the jersey worn by her late father-in-law against France in 1960.
  
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• Listen: The Washington DC Plane Crash

  30-01-2025 22:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  No one is believed to have survived the disaster
  
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• Marianne Faithfull, British singer and actress whose hits included ‘As Tears Go By,’ dies at 78 

  30-01-2025 22:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  Iconic singer and actor Marianne Faithfull, who provided one of the most prominent female voices of the British Invasion, died Thursday in London, her spokesperson said.
  
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• What we know about the victims of the D.C. midair collision

  30-01-2025 21:53 via nbcnews.com
  
  Sixty passengers and four crew members were aboard American Eagle Flight 5342, and the Black Hawk helicopter was carrying three people when they collided over the Potomac River.
  
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• Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier under investigation in federal sports betting probe

  30-01-2025 21:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  Miami Heat point guard Terry Rozier is under investigation in connection with a sports betting scandal, the NBA said Thursday, months after former Toronto Raptors center Jontay Porter was banned for life in a gambling scandal.
  
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• Caribbean nation of St Kitts launches investigation after 19 people found dead in drifting vessel

  30-01-2025 21:34 via foxnews.com
  
  Authorities in the eastern Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis said Thursday they are investigating the circumstances that led to the discovery of at least 19 bodies found drifting at sea.CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS FROM ACROSS US SUE AFTER WORKER SENTENCED FOR PLACING HIDDEN CAMERAS IN GUEST ROOMSAt around 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday the St. Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard responded to a report of a drifting vessel off the coast of Nevis. The partially submerged boat contained decomposed human remains.
  
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• Bishop comes forward as Bishop of Liverpool accuser

  30-01-2025 21:22 via bbc.com
  
  The Bishop of Warrington raised concerns with "due process" and said "a bishop cannot be above the law".
  
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• Immigrants fear required ICE check-ins could lead to deportations

  30-01-2025 21:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  Some immigrants are worried that routine check-ins with immigration authorities are turning into detention hotspots as the Trump administration ramps up deportations.
  
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• Will Labour's Plan To Stop Small Boat Crossings Work?

  30-01-2025 20:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The home secretary announces new laws
  
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• Denver awarded NWSL's 16th franchise at record $110 million expansion fee

  30-01-2025 20:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  Professional women’s soccer is coming to Denver, Colorado, beginning in 2026.
  
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• Schiff to Kash Patel: Tell officers you're 'proud' of promoting song with Jan. 6 rioters

  30-01-2025 20:01 via nbcnews.com
  Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., pressed Kash Patel about his association with a song with January 6 rioters. Schiff then told Patel to address Capitol Police officers with them in the hearing room and say if he was "proud" of what he did.
  
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• Weekly quiz: What is the newest member of the Royal Family called?

  30-01-2025 19:02 via bbc.com
  
  How much attention did you pay to what has been going on in the world over the past seven days?
  
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• Trans service members say they want to fight for their country, not for their jobs

  30-01-2025 18:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  President Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from enlisting and serving in the military could endanger the jobs of thousands of active-duty service members.
  
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• M23 rebels push south from Goma as DRC leader calls for military recruits

  30-01-2025 18:14 via theguardian.com
  
  Rebels ‘here in Goma to stay’ and Rwandan official says advance will continue amid fears of regional warThe Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group has pushed south from Goma, the border city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo that it captured this week, and declared its intention to remain in the city, as fears grow of a major regional war.“We are here in Goma to stay,” Corneille Nangaa, the head of the Congo River Alliance, a coalition of militias that includes M23, said
  
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• Trump rails against DEI after deadly D.C. plane crash

  30-01-2025 17:37 via nbcnews.com
  Following the deadly midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a military helicopter, President Donald Trump put the blame on Federal Aviation Administration's diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
  
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• Netanyahu furious about chaotic handover of Israeli hostages from Hamas

  30-01-2025 16:50 via foxnews.com
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dropped the hammer in response to what he described as "shocking scenes" when terrorists released hostages on Thursday.Terrorists released Israeli and Thai hostages on Thursday, but Israeli President Isaac Herzog noted in a post on X that "the scenes of abuse and terror towards the hostages as they were transferred to the Red Cross were horrifying …"Netanyahu responded by ordering a delay in the planned release of terrorists, demanding assurance r
  
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• Moment IDF soldier is reunited with family seen on video

  30-01-2025 16:48 via foxnews.com
  
  After 482 days in Hamas captivity, Agam Berger, one of the IDF soldiers kidnapped from an observation base during the Oct. 7 attacks, was reunited with her family in Israel. Berger was the last of the soldiers kidnapped from Nahal Oz base to remain in Hamas captivity.In a video released by the IDF, Berger’s parents were seen rejoicing as they watched their daughter being greeted by Israeli forces prior to their own reunion with her.Berger’s emotional reunion with her parents was also
  
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• NBC4 Washington coverage of passenger plane and Army helicopter collision

  30-01-2025 16:13 via nbcnews.com
  Watch live coverage from NBC4 Washington after American Eagle Flight 5342 carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided midair with an Army helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport.
  
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• British-Egyptian dissident mulls giving up citizenship over failure to be released

  30-01-2025 14:31 via theguardian.com
  Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s family reveal letters showing his despair after initial hopes David Lammy could get him freed from Cairo jailAlaa Abd el-Fattah, the British-Egyptian political dissident held in a Cairo jail for more than five years, has reached such a state of despair over the UK’s inability to secure his release that he has contemplated renouncing both his British and Egyptian citizenship, his letters reveal.His family have given permission for some of his private letters to be
  
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• How joy turned to horror as Kumbh Mela festival crowd crush unfolded

  30-01-2025 14:26 via theguardian.com
  This year’s event, heavily promoted by India’s ruling party, continues despite deaths of at least 30 peopleAs the sun set on the sangam, the sacred meeting point of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers on Tuesday, there was a mood of jubilation on the banks. This was the eve of one of the holiest days of the Kumbh Mela festival – the largest religious gathering not only in India but the world – and millions upon millions had made long, often arduous journeys to immerse themselves
  
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• Israel orders UNRWA to cease operations in country over terror ties: 'miserably failed in its mandate'

  30-01-2025 14:11 via foxnews.com
  
  The Israeli government has ordered the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to cease its operations in the country, effective today, Jan. 30, 2025. This decision follows years of mounting accusations against the agency, including claims of involvement with the terrorist group Hamas. The move marks the culmination of a long-standing effort by Israel to distance itself from the organization, which it accuses of undermining its national security.The Israeli legislation, passed in Oct
  
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• Chaotic scenes as Israeli hostage Arbel Yehoud handed to Red Cross in Khan Younis

  30-01-2025 13:38 via nbcnews.com
  Chaotic scenes unfolded as Israeli hostage Arbel Yehoud was led through a crowd in Gaza before being handed over to the Red Cross on Thursday. Thousands of people pressed around a handover site in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, in front of the destroyed home of slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
  
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• SoftBank ‘in talks’ to invest up to $25bn in OpenAI

  30-01-2025 11:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Reported move would make Japanese group largest financial backer of US startup behind ChatGPTBusiness live – latest updatesThe Japanese investment group SoftBank is reportedly in talks to invest up to $25bn (£20bn) in OpenAI in a deal that would make it the biggest financial backer of the startup behind ChatGPT.The lender is considering putting a sum of between $15bn and $25bn into the San Francisco-based company, according to the Financial Times. Continue reading...
  
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• Trump signs executive orders stripping federal funding from schools that teach CRT, supporting school choice

  30-01-2025 11:30 via foxnews.com
  
  On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on education, one to remove federal funding from K-12 schools that teach critical race theory (CRT), and another to support school choice. Trump’s executive order on CRT, "Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling," reads, "Parents have witnessed schools indoctrinate their children in radical, anti-American ideologies while deliberately blocking parental oversight."It goes on to say that "Such an environment operat
  
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• Super Bowl champion hopes fans appreciate Chiefs' greatness, not hate on it

  30-01-2025 11:30 via foxnews.com
  
  The Kansas City Chiefs haterade is being served triple this year after reaching their third consecutive Super Bowl.The back-to-back reigning champions are one win away from becoming the first team to ever three-peat, and despite putting their name among the greatest dynasties in sports, a large majority of football fans can't wait for it to end.SIGN UP FOR TUBI AND STREAM SUPER BOWL LIX FOR FREEHowever, one former NFL great has no issues with the Chiefs' success, knowing how difficult it is to d
  
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• Trump’s foreign policy: What to expect from MAGA 2.0

  30-01-2025 11:00 via foxnews.com
  
  After the disastrous foreign affairs failures of the Biden administration, many Americans were left wondering how a Trump administration could possibly correct course. Well, it’s finally Trump time, so here’s what one should expect.In many ways, today’s Donald Trump resembles the one we saw in 2016. Now, as then, Trump is neither an isolationist nor an imperialist; rather, he pursues an America-first policy t
  
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• MSNBC’s primetime lineup has worst January ever among demographic coveted by advertisers

  30-01-2025 11:00 via foxnews.com
  
  MSNBC’s primetime lineup finished with its smallest January audience ever among the advertiser-coveted demographic of adults aged 25-54. The news-heavy month featured an alleged terrorist ramming a truck through New Year's revelers in New Orleans, shocking video of a Tesla Cybertruck exploding in front of Trump International Hotel Las Vegas, President Biden pardoning members of his family and political allies on his way out the door, President Trump’s inauguration, the frag
  
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• Morning Glory: Congressional GOP needs to find new sources of revenue

  30-01-2025 11:00 via foxnews.com
  
  The Congress needs new revenue in order to pass a budget and unlock the reconciliation process—whether in "one big beautiful bill" or two—if it is going to accomplish President Trump’s agenda without bleeding massive and ongoing amounts of deficit spending.The national debt is currently more than $36 trillion. We pay interest on that debt, an expenditure which is growing rapidly. And we need to pay that debt down not raise it with higher debt service. We also need new expenditu
  
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• MAHA supporter says 'American health is at stake' unless RFK Jr. can bring 'radical transparency' to system

  30-01-2025 11:00 via foxnews.com
  
  A health company CEO explained why she and other mothers nationwide have rallied behind Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and the "MAHA" (Make America Healthy Again) movement, telling Fox News Wednesday that the former presidential candidate's promise of "radical transparency" in the health system is the key selling point to his supporters.RFK JR. LIKELY TO BE CONFIRMED AS HEALTH SECRETARY, DR. SIEGEL SAYS"When you have rates of obesity at 74% of adults and then even worse is 38% of children being pre-diab
  
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• JD Vance staffs VP's office with his allies — and no objections from Trump

  30-01-2025 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Vice President JD Vance has earned a unique privilege inside the White House — free rein to hire whom he wants, with no interference from President Donald Trump or his top aides.
  
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• How Trump, AG Bondi can persuade Democrats to abandon lawfare

  30-01-2025 11:00 via foxnews.com
  
  On President Donald Trump’s first day back in office, he signed an executive order entitled "Ending the Weaponization of the Federal Government," responding to the Biden administration’s lawfare against him. Democrats still harshly criticize that E.O.On Nov. 15, 2022, former President Donald Trump announced that he again was running for president. On Nov. 18, Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Jack Smith as special counsel to investigate and prosecute Trump, a historical
  
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• Congo says it will seek to recover lost territory as Rwanda-backed rebels advance south

  30-01-2025 10:52 via nbcnews.com
  
  An East African bloc urged an immediate ceasefire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as Rwandan-backed M23 rebels extended their advance on Wednesday.
  
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• Germany's far-right upends convention with landmark vote on immigration

  30-01-2025 10:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  Germany’s opposition conservatives won a parliamentary vote Wednesday for a proposed migration restrictions with help from the far-right Alternative for Germany.
  
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• Marla Maples backs RFK Jr. for Trump Cabinet, advocates for healthier food choices

  30-01-2025 10:30 via foxnews.com
  
  As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared on Capitol Hill Wednesday for the confirmation hearing for HHS Secretary, supporters and leaders in the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement gathered to show their support.Among the supporters was Marla Maples, ex-wife of President Trump and mother to Tiffany Trump, who co-founded the Global Wellness Forum.The organization "unites and empowers groups and activists worldwide, amplifying their efforts to promote health, sovereignty, truth and transparency,"
  
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• King Charles’ slimmed-down monarchy forces Princess Anne to keep working for scandal-ridden royals: expert

  30-01-2025 10:30 via foxnews.com
  
  Princess Anne, known as the "hardest-working royal," has no plans to step down.In a new interview with the Press Association, King Charles’ sister said she isn’t scaling back on her royal responsibilities in the coming years. Anne, 74, revealed that when it comes to retiring "it isn’t really an option.""I don’t think there’s a retirement program on this particular life," said the Princess Royal, as quoted by the BBC. "It really isn’t written in, no."Several ro
  
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• Syria's rebel leader Sharaa has been declared its transitional president

  30-01-2025 10:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa was declared transitional president Wednesday, less than two months after he led a campaign that toppled Bashar al-Assad.
  
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• Trump HHS nominee RFK Jr returns to Capitol Hill for round 2 after heated first day of hearings

  30-01-2025 10:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is back on Capitol Hill for a second day of Senate confirmation hearings after a grilling by Democrats during a contentious first day on Wednesday.Kennedy will take questions on Thursday in front of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.On Wednesday, in front of the Senate Finance Committee, which will vote on Kennedy's confirmation, there were plenty o
  
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• Tension builds around Tulsi Gabbard’s confirmation with key GOP Senators undecided

  30-01-2025 10:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Tulsi Gabbard doesn't currently have enough votes to advance out of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Fox News Digital has learned. The former Democrat representative's nomination to be director of national intelligence (DNI) under President Donald Trump is in danger as she lacks enough Republican support on the committee, sources confirmed.Before heading to the Senate floor for a confirmation vote, Trump's picks all have hearings and their nominations are voted on at the committ
  
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• Sparks expected to fly at Kash Patel’s Senate confirmation hearing to lead FBI

  30-01-2025 10:00 via foxnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, is expected to trade barbs with lawmakers in his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday. Patel, a former public defender, Department of Justice official and longtime Trump ally, will join the Senate committee at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, when lawmakers are anticipated to grill the nominee on plans detailed in his 2023 book to overhaul the FBI, his crusade against the "deep state" and his resume
  
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• Jillian Michaels doesn’t believe RFK Jr can be 'corrupted,' truly 'wants to make America healthy again'

  30-01-2025 10:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Jillian Michaels continues to support Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after a contentious first day of his Senate confirmation hearing as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).Michaels, who is the host of the "Keeping It Real" podcast that discusses health, fitness and nutrition, sat down with Fox News Digital to discuss why she believes Kennedy would be the best candidate for the role."I'm going to start out playing devil's advocate when it comes to RFK. I'm going to tell you tha
  
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• Flight passenger asks who controls entertainment center for extra seat, ignites etiquette debate

  30-01-2025 10:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Some planes may have more than the usual amount of legroom — giving passengers an entire seat space of room due to placement near the exit door.One flight passenger recently posted an interesting dilemma on the "r/delta" Reddit forum. The person shared that he or she was sitting in a window seat with no seat in front of them — allowing a two-row distance of extra space."Seat 29F on a 757 has no seat in front of it. It’s just 28D and 28E because of the exit door," the person wro
  
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• Elite university attended by Trump’s son cracks down on left-wing student agitators

  30-01-2025 10:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Almost a dozen students have been suspended for a year from New York University (NYU) for demanding divestment from Israel as President Donald Trump's no-nonsense approach to higher education takes hold."I think the key thing, and it seems to be going on at NYU, is not that schools come down hard on particular students, is that they enforce the rules evenly," Cornell University professor William Jacobson told Fox News Digital. "The problem with the anti-Israel protesters on campuses is they don'
  
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• Brandon Marshall on Josh Allen's woes against Patrick Mahomes: 'Sometimes you run into a Michael Jordan'

  30-01-2025 10:00 via foxnews.com
  
  As Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs head to their third straight Super Bowl, NFL fans can't help but feel for the Buffalo Bills and quarterback Josh Allen. The Chiefs can make history in New Orleans Feb. 9 by winning their third straight Super Bowl. That history has come at the expense of Allen, who is 0-4 in postseason games against Mahomes and the Chiefs. As good as Allen is — he's an MVP frontrunner alongside Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson this year &mdas
  
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• Billion-dollar Mexican cartel ops disrupted by Trump's border crackdown as US issues do-not-travel warning

  30-01-2025 10:00 via foxnews.com
  
  As the United States beefs up security at its southern border as part of the Trump administration's illegal immigration crackdown, the State Department has issued the highest-level travel advisory for a specific region of northeastern Mexico near McAllen and Brownsville, Texas.Amid gun battles, kidnappings and other crime, the State Department is also warning of IEDs on dirt roads in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas."[T]he state of Tamaulipas has issued a warning to avoid moving or touching impro
  
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