10. Zelensky Announces Alliance with BlackRock for Reconstruction of Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a continuation of a partnership with the investment management company BlackRock for rebuilding Ukraine from the ruins of war. He also said Ukraine would participate in next month's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Zelensky and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink met virtually on Wednesday, the president's website revealed, and discussed plans for the financial behemoth to play a prominent role in the postwar reconstruction of Ukraine, which has been subjected to massive Russian depredations for most of this year.
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9. VIDEO: 600 Migrants Cross Border in 3 Hours into Texas Border Town
Breitbart Texas posted along the Rio Grande south of town and observed a single group of nearly 300 migrants emerge from the riverbank and surrender to Texas National Guardsmen and Border Patrol agents Wednesday. Two large groups of nearly 600 crossed the Rio Grande in the early morning.
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8. CDC: Overdose Deaths Up 14% Nationally Since the Pandemic
America has seen a spike in overdose deaths since the pandemic, when drug overdose deaths rose more than 14% from 2020 to 2021.

The biggest increase, perhaps surprisingly, came from adults aged 65 and over, but rates for adults 35-44 remain highest. As synthetic opioids like fentanyl continue to displace heroin, overdose deaths have increased.
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7. Paul Pelosi Attack Suspect David DePape Pleads Not Guilty, Waives Right to Speedy Trial
David DePape, Paul Pelosi's accused attacker, pleaded not guilty to all state charges during a court appearance Wednesday in San Francisco.

DePape, who also waived his right to a trial within 60 days, is set to appear in court again on Feb. 23, according to reports.
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6. U.S. Will Require Airline Passengers Traveling from China to Test Negative for Covid
The Biden administration will require airline passengers traveling from China to test negative for Covid before entering the U.S. as concern grows that widespread transmission of the virus in the world’s most populous country could result in new variants.
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5. Ron DeSantis 'Actively Investigating' Sexually Explicit Christmas Drag Show With Children in Attendance
Officials in Florida are investigating a Dec. 26 Christmas-themed drag show in Ft. Lauderdale, where children were in attendance as performers simulated sex on stage, and which included an act called “Screwdolph the Red-Nippled Reindeer.”

The show, called “Drag Queen Christmas,” has performances scheduled in three dozen cities around the country, including four in Florida. According to promoters, this is the eighth consecutive year for the show.
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4. Jan. 6 Response Would Have Been 'Vastly Different' If Rioters Were Black, House Sergeant At Arms Told Investigators
The House sergeant at arms, who was the head of the D.C. National Guard during the attack on the Capitol, told the Jan. 6 committee that the law enforcement response would have looked much different had the rioters been Black Americans.

“I’m African American. Child of the sixties. I think it would have been a vastly different response if those were African Americans trying to breach the Capitol,” William J. Walker told congressional investigators, in an interview transcript released Tuesday. “As a career law enforcement officer, part-time soldier, last five years full but, but a law enforcement officer my entire career, the law enforcement response would have been different.”
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3. Biden Doesn’t Trust Some Secret Service, Doesn’t Believe ‘Details’ of Dog Biting Incident: Report
President Biden doesn’t trust some of the Secret Service agents around him and doesn’t believe certain details of the biting incident with his dog Major, according to a new book about the administration.

Chris Whipple’s “The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden’s White House” says Biden has trust issues with some agents, due in part to the fact that some agents are strong supporters of former President Trump.
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2. US military Bases That Housed Afghan Evacuees Suffered $260 Million in Damage
A new Department of Defense (DOD) report found that the U.S. military bases that housed Afghan evacuees suffered $260 million in damages, with the Air Force saying the damage was "unrepairable."

The DOD inspector general reported last week that the eight bases housing the refugees in Texas, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Virginia, New Mexico and Indiana are asking for repair money after they sustained over a quarter-billion dollars in damage.

Over 17 days, 120,000 evacuees were taken to the U.S. amid the deadly, botched withdrawal that saw Afghanistan fall under Taliban control.
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1. SHOCK VIDEO: Terrifying Moment Illegal Migrants Try to Smash Their Way Into Texas Ranch House 50 MILES Over the Border
A group of migrants were caught trying to break into a woman's Texas ranch house before getting into her neighbor's home just 50 miles over the US-Mexico border.

Shocking security footage shared by Fox News' Bill Melugin shows the moment the group of immigrants began kicking at the door of the home in Edwards County.

As members of the group try to pry open the windows, to no avail, one of them grabs what appears to be a 2x4 plank of wood and starts banging it against the door.
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