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President Donald Trump paid tribute to conservative activist Charlie Kirk during his State of the Union address, prompting an emotional moment in the chamber as Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk, looked on.

During the Tuesday night speech, Trump paused to recognize what he described as the growing influence of faith among young Americans, crediting Kirk as a key figure in that movement. "I'm very proud to say that during my time in office, both the first four years, and in particular this last year, there has been a tremendous renewal in religion, faith,

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Mexico’s Ministry of Defense has confirmed the death of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the notorious leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). The fugitive, widely known as "El Mencho," succumbed to injuries sustained during a violent confrontation between his loyalists and the Mexican army. According to an official statement, he passed away while being transported to Mexico City following the security operation aimed at his capture.

Four CJNG members were killed and another two seriously injured in the operation in the town of Tapalpa, in the central-western state of Jalisco. Three members of the military were also injured.

CJNG has spread from its original power base in Jalisco to have an almost nationwide presence across Mexico.

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Surveillance of a romantic partner helped put the Mexican armed forces on the trail of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the notorious leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel known as “El Mencho,” who was captured and killed Sunday, Mexican authorities said Monday.

Mexican Defense Secretary Gen. Ricardo Trevilla said that Sunday’s Mexican special forces operation, which included U.S. intelligence information, ended when special forces found Oseguera Cervantes “hidden in the undergrowth” in his home state of Jalisco. After several shootouts, eight gunmen were killed and the drug lord and two of his bodyguards were wounded. They were taken into custody and died on the way to Mexico City, Trevilla said.

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An armed man drove into the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Florida, before being shot and killed early Sunday morning, according to a spokesman for the U.S. Secret Service.

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Millions of people in New York City and a large swath of the northeastern U.S. were stuck at home under road travel bans and blizzard warnings Monday as heavy snow and strong winds intensified, creating whiteout conditions in the densely populated region.

Snow fell at a rate of 2 to 3 inches (5 to 7.6 centimeters) an hour early Monday from New York through Massachusetts. Some areas have gotten well over a foot (30 centimeters) of snow since Sunday, along with wind gusts of over 30 mph (48 kph) and low visibility.

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He West Virginia attorney general has filed a lawsuit against Apple, alleging the company allowed child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) to be stored and circulated on its iCloud platform for years.

According to the complaint, the tech giant placed a stronger emphasis on user privacy than on detecting and reporting illegal content involving children. State officials argue that because Apple maintains strict control over its devices, software and cloud systems, it should have been aware of how its storage services were being used.

Federal law requires technology companies operating in the United States to report detected child exploitation material to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The lawsuit notes a stark contrast in reporting numbers, claiming that while Google submitted more than a million reports in 2023, Apple filed only a few hundred.

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Disgraced financier, Jeffrey Epstein, hid hard drives and photos from authorities in multiple storage lockers across the country, a report said.

The pedophile rented at least six units, the majority of which were in Florida, paying thousands between 2003 and 2019, according to an investigation by The Telegraph.

The lockers remained uncovered by US authorities, suggesting they held never-before-seen evidence in Epstein's long string of horrific crimes. 

The outlet obtained files and credit card statements detailing Epstein's various secret hiding places for computers, CDs, pictures, and files. 

His lockers could point to answers after authorities long suspected that Epstein received insider information about raids of his properties. 

Former Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter told NBC that during a 2005 search, the sex offender's place 'had been cleaned up.'

Epstein allegedly recruited detectives to move documents, photographs, and computers to one of his multiple storage lockers.

Uncovered credit card statements suggested that he paid private detective agency Riley Kiraly $38,500 from January to May 2010 alone.

Storage contents included computers from his private Caribbean island, Little Saint James, which investigators were reportedly told to move and wipe.

Staff discussed taking computers and CDs from his private island and placing them in secret vaults.

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At the inaugural meeting of Donald Trump's Board of Peace, which many Western allies have avoided due to fears it could replace the UN, President Trump announced that member countries had committed over $7 billion to a Gaza "relief package," a move intended to aid in ending the Israel-Hamas conflict.