Benjamin Fearnow

Media Reporter
Benjamin Fearnow is a reporter based out of Newsweek's New York City offices. He was previously at Abrams Media, CBS Local, International Business Times and worked as a Trending News curator at Facebook. Fearnow has pieces published in The Atlantic as well as stories published about him in Wired and The New York Times. He attended the Columbia University School of Journalism after graduating from Indiana University.
                                    
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Fox & Friends: Pence, Buttigieg Have Friendly Past"These candidates are so desperate for headlines they're going to the nth degree," Fox & Friends co-host Brian Kilmeade said.

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Agent Put Intruder's Thumb Drive Into His ComputerA U.S. Secret Service agent testified at Yujing Zhang's Monday bond hearing that a fellow agent inserted the potentially "malicious" thumb drive she was carrying into his government computer.

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Fox News Compares Trump's Christian Faith to ButtigiegFox News continued undercutting Pete Buttigieg's Christian faith and character, with one contributor claiming he's really just an Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "radical."

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Fox News Hosts Defend Kirstjen Nielsen, Question FiringThe Fox News Monday morning crew said Nielsen was tasked with an "impossible" and "thankless" job.

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Bernie Sanders: Felons Should Be Able to Vote in PrisonSanders told Iowans Saturday he believed convicted felons should be allowed to vote while incarcerated because "they're still living in American society."

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Top Republicans: Democrats Will 'Never' See Trump TaxesTop Republicans Mitt Romney, Mick Mulvaney and Jay Sekulow said Democrats will "never" see President Donald Trump's tax returns.

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Trump Campaign Planning $1 Billion 2020 FundraisingDonald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign is planning "historic" fundraising of one billion dollars, nearly three times what the Republican candidate spent to defeat Hillary Clinton in 2016.

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Fox News Contributor Mocked for Wearing Vest At BorderA Fox News contributor who appeared on Sean Hannity's program Wednesday night was widely derided for posing in a tactical vest at the southern U.S. border with Mexico.

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MSNBC Panel Passionately Defends Joe BidenAn impassioned MSNBC panel defended Joe Biden from accusations of inappropriate touching, with guest Claire McCaskill ripping President Donald Trump's multiple divorces and co-host Mika Brzezinski exclaiming, "we're not snowflakes!"

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Fox & Friends Touts President Donald Trump's 'Reign'Fox & Friends co-host Brian Kilmeade dramatically referred to President Donald Trump's "reign" and how it will be marked by the construction of a southern border wall.

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Democrats Debate Bernie Sanders Fox News Town Hall PlanVermont Independent Senator Bernie Sanders angered many establishment Democrats and drew rare praise from conservatives over his plans to appear at a Fox News 2020 presidential campaign town hall later this month.

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Gingrich Mocks Dem Bill To Abolish Electoral CollegeFormer Republican House Speaker and Fox News contributor Newt Gingrich claimed Democrats would absolutely try to "steal the election" and have illegal immigrants vote should the U.S. dismantle the Electoral College.

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Sarah Sanders Blames 'Radical' Dems for Obamacare DelayDespite touting the GOP as "the party of health care," the White House press secretary is the latest Trump administration official unable to outline an alternative to the Affordable Care Act.

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Poll: Majority of Americans OK With Gay WH CandidateA majority of Americans are either enthusiastic or comfortable with a gay presidential candidate, marking a massive swing in favorability since 2006.

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Graphic Body Cam Footage Shows Taco Bell Shooting DeathGraphic Vallejo, California police body camera footage shows the shooting death of Willie McCoy, 20, as he woke up in a Taco Bell drive-thru in February.

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MSNBC Hosts Defend Joe Biden From 'Crazy' CriticsMSNBC's "Morning Joe" hosts both derided Lucy Flores' inappropriate touching accusation against Joe Biden, accusing his "crazy" left-wing critics of trying to force a "Me Too" moment.

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Bernie Sanders Responds to Lucy Flores' Biden ClaimBernie Sanders said he has "no reason" to doubt Lucy Flores' inappropriate touching allegation against Joe Biden but did not call for ousting the former vice president from the 2020 campaign.

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Fox News: 'Trump Cuts U.S. Aid to 3 Mexican Countries'Sunday morning's Fox & Friends applauded President Donald Trump's directive to cut aid to Central American countries by declaring, "Trump Cuts U.S Aid to 3 Mexican Countries."

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Obamas Pulled Smollett Strings as Mueller DistractionFox Business labeled Jussie Smollett's exoneration a "travesty of justice" and sought to confirm conspiracy theories Michelle Obama called in "favors" to get his charges dropped by Cook County prosecutors.

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Richard Dawkins Accused of Bigotry After 'Cancer' TweetRenowned atheist author Richard Dawkins ridiculed reports the predominately Muslim nation of Brunei plans to make homosexuality punishable by death, provoking his critics to once again accuse him of anti-Islamic "bigotry."

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GOP Senator Proposes Green 'New Manhattan Project'Tennessee's Senator Lamar Alexander dismissed the Democrat-proposed Green New Deal legislation and instead offered his own "New Manhattan Project," riffing on another landmark FDR-era initiative.

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San Francisco Not Liable for Kate Steinle Murder: CourtThe city of San Francisco cannot be held liable for failing to notify ICE or deport the seven-time felon and undocumented immigrant who shot and killed 32-year-old Kate Steinle in 2015, a court ruled Monday.

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Senator Blames Alex Jones, Big Tech in Wake of SuicidesSenator Chris Murphy of Connecticut condemned Alex Jones and Silicon Valley companies for promulgating false conspiracy theories related to school shootings, after one victim's father and two survivors died in apparent suicides.

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Flint Mayor to Receive Controversial Pay Raise"A $34,000 raise to the mayor? That's more than what the city of Flint residents make in a year."

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Alleged Gambino Killer Influenced by Hate Talk: LawyerThe New York man accused of killing Gambino Mafia boss Frank Cali was a victim of internet hate speech "spewed" online, and by the White House, his lawyer said after a court hearing on Monday.

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7 U.S. Cities Compose Half of Country's GentrificationGentrification overwhelmed seven of America's largest and wealthiest cities, with coastal urban areas such as New York City and Washington, D.C. contributing to a majority of the nationwide economic displacement.

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Photos: Trump Supporters Mark 'Happy No Collusion Day'Hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump celebrated "happy no collusion day" outside of New York City's Trump Tower Saturday, one day after Special Counsel Robert Mueller concluded his 2016 Russia investigation.

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Majority of Voters Say Trump Interfered With MuellerMost voters say they trust special counsel Robert Mueller over Donald Trump when it comes to Russian interference in the 2016 election. But a large majority say there is zero chance something in the report could change their view of Trump.

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Ilhan Omar: Trump Incites Anti-Islam HatredRepresentative Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democart, told California CAIR fundraiser attendees, "We finally had a leader in the White House who publicly says Islam hates us, who fuels hate against Muslims."

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GOP Lawmakers Propose Firing Prof. for Anti-Cop RemarksCalifornia Republicans introduced legislation calling for the University of California, Davis, to fire an English professor who called for the death of police officers in 2014 and 2015.
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