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Cities across the Northeast are digging out after a massive snowstorm dumped several feet of snow from Maryland to Maine. By Tuesday night, New York City crews had spread 143 million pounds of salt, while teams in Rhode Island worked to keep emergency routes open. Forecasters say another storm is expected Wednesday, complicating cleanup efforts and creating challenges for people with disabilities navigating impassable streets.

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Iran is pushing back against President Donald Trump ahead of high-stakes nuclear negotiations in Geneva. Tehran dismissed the president’s recent remarks as false and warned the U-S to engage in diplomacy rather than escalate tensions. Meanwhile, the United States has deployed a significant buildup of aircraft and warships to the Middle East as part of the president’s strategy to secure a stronger deal. The talks come amid growing domestic unrest and economic pressure within Iran.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is appealing a federal judge’s order that blocked him from disciplining Democratic Senator Mark Kelly. A U-S district judge ruled that Hegseth violated Kelly’s First Amendment rights after the senator appeared in a video urging troops to resist unlawful orders. The Justice Department says it will ask the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to review the decision. The video featured Kelly and other Democratic lawmakers calling on service members to uphold the Constitution.

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President Donald Trump broke not only his previous record for length in Tuesday’s State of the Union, but delivered the longest such speech ever. "Members of Congress and my fellow Americans, our nation is back. Bigger, better, richer, and stronger than ever before." Trump boasted that he'd ushered in a 'Golden Age' for America. "In 12 months, my administration has driven core inflation down to the lowest level in more than five years." He chastised Democrats for refusing to fund the Department of Homeland Security unless federal agents' aggressive tactics are reined in: "You should be ashamed of yourself"

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Pres. Trump Honors American Hero

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Trump Addresses Iran

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Pres. Trump Pays Respect to Charlie Kirk

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U.S. Men's Olympic Hockey Team

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Trump says: "This is a turnaround for the ages"

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Millions across the northeastern United States contended with treks to school and work as they dug out from a major storm that blanketed the region with snow, canceled flights, disrupted transit and downed power lines. Snow moved north Tuesday giving way to sunshine in parts of the region, but National Weather Service forecasters warned another storm originating in the Great Lakes is right around the corner. In New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani declared that more 900,000 students in the nation’s largest public school system had a regular day. Mamdani invited kids to pelt him with snowballs over his decision.

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The Pentagon says U.S. military forces have boarded a third sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean Sea in an effort to target illicit oil connected to Venezuela. U.S. Southern Command said Tuesday in a post on X that U.S. forces boarded the Bertha overnight. President Donald Trump had ordered a quarantine of sanctioned tankers near Venezuela in December to pressure then-President Nicolás Maduro before his capture. Venezuela faced U.S. sanctions on its oil for several years, relying on a shadow fleet of falsely flagged tankers to smuggle crude into global supply chains.

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Newsom Lied to be Relatable

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The former Los Angeles fire chief has filed a lawsuit against the city, alleging that her ouster was part of an orchestrated effort to smear her conduct and decision-making so Mayor Karen Bass could avoid accountability for the most destructive wildfire in LA history. Bass sacked Kristin Crowley a month after the January 2025 Palisades Fire, and her dismissal was followed by finger-pointing between the ex-chief and City Hall over the blaze's devastation and the fire department’s funding. In March of that year, Crowley lost an appeal to the City Council to win back her job. Crowley's lawsuit filed last week alleges that Bass spread misinformation to protect the mayor's political reputation following the fire. The mayor's office didn't immediately comment on the lawsuit. A message seeking comment was also sent to the LA City Attorney’s office. Crowley accuses the first-term Democrat of trying to distract from criticism over being in Africa for a presidential delegation when the blaze started, even though weather reports had warned of dangerous wildfire conditions in the days before she left. Bass made statements to shift blame, “including falsely claiming that she was not aware of the nationally anticipated weather event, falsely claiming that the LAFD’s budget was not cut, and falsely claiming that LAFD’s resources would have supported an additional 1,000 firefighters to fight the blaze,” the lawsuit alleges. “These false statements were not mistakes but part of a deliberate strategy to divert scrutiny from Bass’ decisions and to avoid accountability,” the lawsuit states. In the filing, the former chief seeks unspecified economic and compensatory damages. Bass fired Crowley on Feb. 21, 2025, six weeks after the LA fire started. She praised Crowley early on in the firefighting efforts, but she said she later learned that an additional 1,000 firefighters could have been deployed on the day the blaze ignited. Furthermore, she said Crowley rebuffed a request to prepare a report on the fires that is a critical part of investigations into what happened and why. Crowley's legal filing disputes both those claims. The Palisades Fire began Jan. 7 in heavy winds. It destroyed or damaged nearly 8,000 homes, businesses and other structures, and it killed at least 12 people in the Pacific Palisades, an affluent LA neighborhood. Another fire started that day in Altadena, a suburb east of LA, killing at least 17 people and destroying or damaging more than 10,000 homes or other buildings.

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Law enforcement says a suspect and four other people were dead Tuesday after a sheriff’s deputy responded to reports that a man was stabbing people outside a home near Tacoma, Washington. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office says deputies initially responded to reports that a 32-year-old man was violating a no-contact order. While en route, the sheriff's office says additional reports came in that the man was stabbing people. The first deputy arrived within about three minutes and shots were fired. The suspect and three other people were dead at the scene, while another died while being taken to a hospital. The stabbings occurred on the Key Peninsula, west of Tacoma.

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Trump's Speech Will be About The American Comeback

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Tensions Getting Higher Between USA & Iran

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Josh previews President Trump’s State of the Union address set for tonight, breaking down what to expect and why the stakes couldn’t be higher. He takes a look at the history of the State of the Union, why some critics believe the speech has outlived its usefulness, and what Americans should actually be listening for this evening. Josh explains why, once again, it all comes back to the economy — and what the president must say to reassure voters heading into a pivotal year. He also reacts to striking comments from former Obama and Biden administration official Susan Rice, arguing they serve as a warning Americans should not ignore. Plus, Josh dives into the escalating violence in Mexico, particularly in resort cities south of the border, and discusses what steps the administration may need to take to restore order and protect American interests. Later in the show, Jan Jekielek — senior editor at The Epoch Times, host of American Thought Leaders, and author of Killed to Order — joins Josh to discuss his investigation into China’s ongoing organ harvesting practices and what he uncovered in his powerful new book.

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The Economy Will Be a Big Topic For Trump's State of the Union Address

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