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' Ridicules Bernie Sanders 2020 CampaignFox News ridiculed Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign announcement Tuesday morning, warning viewers of the danger that comes with having a "legitimate socialist" entering the 2020 race.

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Former ICE Director: Arrest Illegal Aliens, Not BankersFormer U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Thomas Homan told Fox News Tuesday he'd rather put illegal aliens in jail for a DUI than pursue white collar criminals.

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Diocese Report Sides With Students in MAGA Hat StandoffA Catholic diocese investigation into the Lincoln Memorial standoff between high school students and Native American activists found no wrongdoing on behalf of the "MAGA" hat-wearing students. 

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Police Wrongfully Detain Black Teen Shoveling DrivewaysA black teenager in Papillion, Nebraska, was detained in a police cruiser by authorities as he walked house-to-house volunteering to shovel snow off driveways in what authorities are calling a case of "wrong place, wrong time."

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Akron Police Fire Officer Over Louis Farrakhan PostAn Akron, Ohio police officer was fired this past week after a lengthy investigation into a Facebook post about killing Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.

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Trump Says Walking Dog At White House Would Feel PhonyDonald Trump, the first president in more than a century not to have an official White House pet, took a shot at dog owners at a Monday rally, saying it'd feel "phony" for him to have a canine.

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Kentucky GOP Battles Over Candidate's 'Trump' NicknameRepublicans vying for secretary of state in Kentucky are battling over one candidate's legal ability to use the nickname "Trump" on the ballots.

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International Students Threatened By Deportation ScamA Miami University student in Ohio reports being the latest victim of nationwide extortion scams in which international students are threatened with deportation if they don't transfer thousands of dollars to illicit solicitors.

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GOP-Leaning Voters: 'Blackface' Acceptable On HalloweenPew notes in their Monday poll release "there are not enough black Republicans in the sample to analyze separately."

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Southern Baptist Sex Abuse Data Reveals PredatorsAfter decades of the Southern Baptist community declining to list convicted sexual predators in its ranks, two Texas newspapers compiled a database of more than 200.

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Trump Jr Praises 'Savage' Native American Genocide JokeDonald Trump Jr. touted a "SAVAGE!!!" response to his father's Native American and Elizabeth Warren mockery.

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Man Impersonated LAPD Officer During Anti-BLM ProtestLAPD officers arrested 36-year-old Daniel Sohn for impersonating police and identified him as the Asian man who yelled "white power" at Black Lives Matter protesters last month.

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Tulsi Gabbard: Syria’s Assad Not ‘Enemy’ of U.S.Hawaii congresswoman and 2020 Democratic candidate for president Tulsi Gabbard defended Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and said he is not the “enemy.”

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Christian Group Accuses Univ. of Iowa of DiscriminationA conservative Christian group at the University of Iowa that may have stopped a gay member from being a leader filed a lawsuit against the school.

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EMS Director Posts Racist Photo Touting Trump's WallA West Virginia EMS director was suspended after posting a picture touting Trump's border wall that showed several decapitated dark-skinned men's heads behind a smiling white man.

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David Duke Endorses Tulsi Gabbard 2020 CampaignWhite supremacist and former GOP Louisiana state senator David Duke appeared to endorse Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard's 2020 campaign for president as she and other Democrats are being blasted by pro-Israel lobbyists and publications.

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Art Exhibit Lets Visitors Throw Trash At Ivanka TrumpA Washington D.C. art exhibit seeking celebrity self-reflection allows visitors to throw mounds of crumbs at an Ivanka Trump lookalike while she vacuums.

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Christian University Bans Ben Shapiro, Calls For UnityGrand Canyon University quoted the New Testament of the Holy Bible in its rejection of the right-wing provocateur, as it stressed beliefs in unity and harmony versus that of Shapiro's combative and divisive rhetoric.

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Leaked Daily Schedule Shows Trump Mostly Does NothingTrump's schedule shows he has spent a solid majority of his time, 60 percent, engaged in unstructured, unbothered and very private "Executive Time."

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Trump SOTU Speech Comes Ahead of 'Subpoena Blizzard'One Trump ally said administration officials are preparing for a "subpoena blizzard" as House Democrats launch their long-promised oversight investigations into everything from the president's taxes to corruption allegations.

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Fox News Host Calls Virginia Governor 'Dr. Mengele'Fox News host Jeanine Pirro railed against Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, even managing to refer to him as the notorious Auschwitz doctor Josef Mengele for his recent comments about late-term abortions.

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Animal Groups, Police Save Dozens of Freezing U.S. DogsDogs across the U.S. are being found frozen to death or left to die in subzero temperatures as animal rescue and police report dozens of "horrifying" scenes of neglect.

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Fox News Abortion Debate Sparked by Late-Term BillsA fiery Fox News exchange over late-term abortion legislation reignited debate on whether conservatives - specifically male lawmakers - are attempting to repeal Roe v. Wade and "take control" of women's reproductive health.

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Trump Supporter Pens Op-Ed Defending MAGA Hats, WhitesA pro-Trump writer and social media personality wrote an op-ed piece claiming "white men are the most hated" group of people in the United States.

Sports
KDKA-TV Fires Employee Behind Tom Brady 'Known Cheater'A local CBS affiliate station in Pittsburgh fired the news producer behind a "known cheater" chyron placed under a Super Bowl segment about Tom Brady.

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Jill Stein Defends Third-Party Candidates on Fox NewsFox News host Tucker Carlson looked to drive a wedge in Democratic Party candidate support, bringing on two-time Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein to defend third-party candidacies.

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TemperaturesLocal law enforcement in the Midwest have "banned" and "canceled" criminal activities due to the extreme sub-zero temperatures across the region.

World
Iran Supreme Leader Compares Vietnam to VenezuelaAli Khamenei compared potential U.S. military intervention in Venezuela to the Vietnam War, saying the aggressive foreign policy logic is similar to that of Hitler’s.

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Border Patrol Wives Invite Pelosi to Visit Texas BorderA pair of women married to U.S. Border Patrol agents sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, inviting her to visit the Texas border with Mexico and see it firsthand, then understand why her opposition to a barrier was misguided.

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Fox & Friends Warns Socialism Taking Over US Colleges'Fox & Friends' used its Monday morning program to condemn America's secondary education system for indoctrinating students into support of socialism -- a trend one retired professor says is leading to Soviet-style genocide.
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