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• Winter storm forces airline cancellations, road troubles

  19-01-2019 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  DETROIT (AP) — A plane carrying 129 people skidded Saturday from a slick Chicago runway and a plow driver was killed when his truck rolled over outside Kansas City following a winter storm that covered many parts of the Midwest in snow and ice.
  
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• US spy satellite launched into orbit from California

  19-01-2019 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — A powerful Delta 4 Heavy rocket carrying a U.S. spy satellite lifted off Saturday from California.
  
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• Damage from EF2 tornado reported in Wetumpka, Alabama

  19-01-2019 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Severe thunderstorms rumbled across the Deep South on Saturday afternoon, with one storm producing a tornado that caused extensive damage in the town of Wetumpka, Alabama.
  
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• Trump offers DACA protections in exchange for border wall; Democrats opposed

  19-01-2019 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  As the shutdown neared a month, President Donald Trump used a White House speech Saturday to outline what he called “a common sense compromise."
  
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• Trump proposes wall-for-DACA in bid to end U.S. gov't shutdown

  19-01-2019 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump proposed an immigration deal Saturday in a bid to end a partial government shutdown after Democrats already said they rejected the plan.
  
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• US airstrike in Somalia kills 52 al-Shabab extremists

  19-01-2019 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The U.S. military on Saturday said it had carried out its deadliest airstrike in Somalia in months, killing 52 al-Shabab extremists after a "large group" mounted an attack on Somali forces.
  
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• Trump shutdown announcement: President offers Daca extensions for undocumented migrants in exchange for border wall funding

  19-01-2019 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has proposed a compromise to reopen the federal government which would provide extensions to protections for certain undocumented immigrants in exchange for $5.7bn (£4.4bn) to fund a wall along the US-Mexico border.Under the president’s plan, migrants who arrived to the country at a young age and qualified for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programme (Daca), as well as other immigrants under Temporary Protected Status (TPS), would receive extensions to their
  
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• 'Represent us!': Women's March returns amid controversy over anti-Semitism

  19-01-2019 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  The Women's March remains a potent, if diminished, force.
  
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• 11-year-old student started classes this week at Southern University

  19-01-2019 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  This 11-year-old is a new physics major and was awarded a full scholarship to attend Southern University.
  
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• March for Life Art Contrasts with Vulgar Signs at Women’s March in 30 Photos

  19-01-2019 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  This weekend, Americans traveled from across the country to Washington, D.C., to participate in the March for Life and the Women’s March by walking with their poster art.The Women’s March began Saturday morning at Freedom Plaza.While the first march boasted hundreds of thousands in Washington, D.C., the 2019 march appeared much smaller.
  
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• First picture: Prince Philip car crash victim 'not getting enough support from Palace'

  19-01-2019 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  A mother of two whose wrist was broken when the car she was in collided with Prince Philip’s Land Rover has told friends she is “unhappy” with the way Buckingham Palace has handled the accident. The Telegraph can reveal that Emma Fairweather, 45, was the passenger in the Kia car last Thursday when it struck the Duke of Edinburgh’s Land Rover near the Queen’s Sandringham estate in Norfolk. Ms Fairweather has since complained of feeling “overwhelmed”
  
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• Trump thanks Mueller for disputing Buzzfeed report that claims president directed Cohen to lie

  19-01-2019 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Trump blasts BuzzFeed News report and the media in general over a Michael Cohen story.
  
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• Trump attends repatriation of four Americans killed in Syria

  19-01-2019 21:46 via news.yahoo.com
  Trump flew to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, where they walked slowly up the cargo ramp of the grey C-17 cargo plane that had brought home the remains.Trump and the rest of his delegation, which included senior army and navy officers, emerged from the plane after several minutes to stand at attention, saluting.
  
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• House Speaker Pelosi rejects Trump plan to reopen government

  19-01-2019 21:45 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Saturday said an upcoming proposal by President Donald Trump to provide temporary protections for some undocumented immigrants in return for building a wall on the southwestern border with Mexico was "unacceptable."Trump's plan also does not "represent a good faith effort to restore certainty to people's lives" and is unlikely to pass either the House or Senate, Pelosi, a Democrat, said in a statement.Trump's plan is part of an attempt to win
  
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• Kansas City Chiefs superfan shares tips on how to stay warm during frigid NFL games

  19-01-2019 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  Superfan Chris Stone has plenty of advice for how to prepare for a freezing cold game.
  
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• All the best signs from Women's March events around the world

  19-01-2019 21:17 via news.yahoo.com
  The Women's March is back for its third year, and despite several layers of controversy surrounding the march's leadership, highly attended events were still held across the world.In Dec. 2018, the march came under fire when Tablet Magazine reported allegations that the organization's leaders made anti-Semitic remarks.The fallout was fierce and the allegations were handled in a way that drew added criticism, with Women's March leader Tamika Mallory refusing to condemn anti-Jewish comments on The
  
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• Winter storm to hit U.S. northeast with up to two feet of snow

  19-01-2019 21:13 via news.yahoo.com
  The Weather Service has issued winter storm warnings or advisories for a swath of the eastern United States that is home to 100 million people, said meteorologist Rich Otto of the U.S. Weather Prediction Center.
  
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• US weather: Major snowstorm expected to bring 'blizzard-like' conditions across nation and two feet of snow to New England

  19-01-2019 21:05 via news.yahoo.com
  The National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings across the Dakotas, Great Lakes states and New England for the weekend as a storm is forecast to dump up to 2ft of snow.The National Weather Service in Albany, New York, said snow could fall at a rate of one to three inches (2.5-7.5 centimetres) an hour, creating “difficult to impossible travel conditions” in some areas.In New York City, the worst of the storm is expected from Saturday afternoon through Sunday afternoon, with
  
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• How long would a wall along the southern border take to build?

  19-01-2019 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Former Department of Homeland Security chief of staff Chad Sweet says that after a deal is made there are still more challenges that will have to be faced before construction can begin on a wall.
  
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• A Fireball Erupted From an Illegal Pipeline Killing at Least 79 People in Mexico

  19-01-2019 20:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Forensic experts attempted to separate and count charred heaps of corpses in central Mexico on Saturday after a massive fireball erupted at an illegal pipeline tap, killing at least 79 people.
  
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• A Fireball Erupted From an Illegal Pipeline Killing at Least 66 People in Mexico

  19-01-2019 20:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Forensic experts attempted to separate and count charred heaps of corpses in central Mexico on Saturday after a massive fireball erupted at an illegal pipeline tap, killing at least 66 people.
  
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• Women's March 2019: Young artist shares posters

  19-01-2019 20:20 via news.yahoo.com
  This 13-year-old spent weeks creating giant cut-out heads of famous women.
  
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• Winter storm buries streets and highways in snow

  19-01-2019 20:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Detroit, Michigan, was left buried in snow by the major winter storm sweeping across the country on Jan. 19. Road conditions are treacherous.
  
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• Mexico fuel pipeline blast kills 66, president defends response

  19-01-2019 20:18 via news.yahoo.com
  Forensic experts filled body bags with charred human remains in the field where the fiery blast occurred Friday evening by the town of Tlahuelilpan in the state of Hidalgo, in one of the deadliest incidents to hit Mexico's troubled oil infrastructure in years."They should give us an answer, if not, we're not moving," said Maria Isabel Garcia, 49, who was looking for two nieces.At a news conference with Lopez Obrador, Hidalgo State Governor Omar Fayad said 66 people were killed and 76 people inju
  
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• Women protest in hundreds of U.S. cities for third straight year

  19-01-2019 20:03 via news.yahoo.com
  Women's March, a national nonprofit organization that evolved from the initial Washington march, again hosted its main event in Washington, with hundreds of "sister" marches in other cities."There is definitely huge, huge focus on the 2020 elections," said March On's Natalie Sanchez, an organizer of the 2017 Boston Women's March who is also with March Forward Massachusetts, which organized Saturday's march there.U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, who launched her bid for the 2020 Democratic presid
  
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• Airlines already canceling flights into Monday from Winter Storm Harper

  19-01-2019 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Flight headaches were on the rise Saturday as a winter storm moved toward the Northeast. Cancellations spiked into the thousands, with more likely.
  
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• Russian court extends detention of Belarussian model

  19-01-2019 19:56 via news.yahoo.com
  A Belarusian model who claimed she had proof of Russian collusion with the Trump election campaign, had her detention in Moscow extended by three days by a Russian court on Saturday.Anastasia Vashukevich, also known as Nastya Rybka, has been held for questioning since Thursday after she was deported from Thailand as part of a group convicted of participating in a "sex training course"."The court has decided to extend her detention by 72 hours," judge Natalya Borissenkova was cited as stating by
  
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• BuzzFeed Michael Cohen report: Will it hold up? Will it change the game for Trump and GOP?

  19-01-2019 19:51 via news.yahoo.com
  What will it take to turn Republicans from Trump acolytes into the national leaders we need?
  
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• E-cigarettes could be banned in US, FDA says

  19-01-2019 19:46 via news.yahoo.com
  E-cigarettes and vaping products face an "existential threat" in the US if their use among young people continues to rise, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned.Scott Gottlieb spoke on Friday at a public hearing in Maryland focused on eliminating the use of "electronic cigarette and other tobacco product use" among American youth, at a time when the agency has threatened stores selling e-cigarettes to minors and seized thousands of documents from Juul Labs, the ma
  
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• The Latest: Winter storm doesn't stop some Midwesterners

  19-01-2019 19:40 via news.yahoo.com
  DETROIT (AP) — The Latest on a winter storm in the Midwest and New England (all times local):
  
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• Model in Russian court apologizes for US election claim

  19-01-2019 19:19 via news.yahoo.com
  MOSCOW (AP) — A Belarusian model and self-styled sex instructor who last year claimed to have evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election said Saturday that she apologizes to a Russian tycoon for the claim and won't say more about the matter.
  
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• The Latest: Trump at ceremony for Americans killed in Syria

  19-01-2019 19:17 via news.yahoo.com
  DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's trip to Dover Air Force Base (all times local):
  
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• Brutal cold to endanger those left without power in wake of major northeastern US winter storm

  19-01-2019 19:11 via news.yahoo.com
  A polar plunge of brutal cold is following this weekend’s blockbuster winter storm, which can threaten lives and complicate travel and cleanup efforts.
  
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• Brutal cold to endanger those left stranded, without power in wake of major northeastern US winter storm

  19-01-2019 19:11 via news.yahoo.com
  A polar plunge of brutal cold is following this weekend’s blockbuster winter storm, which can threaten lives and complicate travel and cleanup efforts.
  
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• Brutal cold to endanger those left stranded, without power in wake of immobilizing northeastern US winter storm

  19-01-2019 19:11 via news.yahoo.com
  A polar plunge of brutal cold is following this weekend’s blockbuster winter storm, which can threaten lives and complicate travel and cleanup efforts.
  
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• After the storm: Dangerous stretch of subzero AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperatures to grip midwestern, northeastern US

  19-01-2019 19:11 via news.yahoo.com
  A polar plunge of brutal cold is following this weekend’s blockbuster winter storm, which can threaten lives and complicate travel and cleanup efforts.
  
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• Donald Trump prepares to offer migrant protections in exchange for border wall

  19-01-2019 19:02 via news.yahoo.com
  President addresses the shutdown and border security at 4 p.m., eastern time.
  
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• The Latest: New England bracing for winter storm

  19-01-2019 19:01 via news.yahoo.com
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on a winter storm in the Midwest and New England (all times local):
  
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• San Quentin prison inmate Adnan Khan's murder sentence commuted after passage of California's new 'accomplice' law

  19-01-2019 18:50 via news.yahoo.com
  After serving 15 years on a murder conviction, an San Quentin Prison inmate from the East Bay is getting his first taste of freedom.
  
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• France faces a tenth wave of protests

  19-01-2019 18:41 via news.yahoo.com
  "Yellow vest" protesters gathered yet again in Paris on Saturday as they embarked on a tenth weekend of marches over President Emmanuel Macron's policies. Lauren Anthony reports
  
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• Horrifying fireball at ruptured Mexico oil pipeline kills 66

  19-01-2019 18:27 via news.yahoo.com
  The leak was caused by an illegal pipeline tap in the small town of Tlahuelilpan, about 62 miles north of Mexico City.
  
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• At least 8 Somali soldiers killed in attack on army base

  19-01-2019 18:22 via news.yahoo.com
  At least eight Somali soldiers were killed when the Al-Shabaab jihadist group overran their military camp on the outskirts of the town of Kismayo early Saturday, military officials and local elders said.According to the sources, heavily-armed Shabaab militants launched a dawn raid on the military camp, followed by a heavy exchange of gunfire which lasted hours."The terrorists attacked Bulogagdud military base using heavy weaponry and explosives.
  
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• George W. Bush Calls for an End to Government Shutdown With a Secret Service Pizza Delivery

  19-01-2019 18:08 via news.yahoo.com
  “It’s time for leaders on both sides to put politics aside, come together, and end this shutdown"
  
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• Intel insists leadership team 'united' even as executive departures rack up

  19-01-2019 18:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Intel has insisted its leadership team is more united than ever in the wake of chief executive Brian Krzanich's resignation last year, even as it continues its hunt for a replacement. Gregory Bryant, senior vice president and general manager of Intel's Client Computing Group, said: “Obviously you don't lose a CEO and you don't notice anything has changed, that would be silly.  “But I would say the leadership team at Intel, we've really pulled together as a whole group to ex
  
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• Ken Starr on Mueller's office disputing accuracy of Buzzfeed report that Trump told Cohen to lie to Congress

  19-01-2019 17:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Former Whitewater independent counsel Ken Starr weighs in on the rare public statement by Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office.
  
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• Trump travels to Delaware base to honor four Americans killed in Syria

  19-01-2019 17:28 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump traveled to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Saturday to receive the remains of four Americans killed in a suicide bombing in northern Syria.The Dover base is a traditional hub for returning the remains of American troops abroad.
  
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• PHOTOS: Protesters take part in third annual Women's March

  19-01-2019 17:27 via news.yahoo.com
  Women marched in hundreds of U.S. cities and overseas on Saturday to mark the second anniversary of demonstrations that drew millions of protesters to the streets the day after Republican President Donald Trump's inauguration in January 2017.
  
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• Trump 'appreciates' Mueller's statement on report's accuracy

  19-01-2019 17:24 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller's office has issued a rare public statement disputing the accuracy of BuzzFeed News' report that President Donald Trump's former attorney told Mueller that Trump directed the lawyer to lie to Congress.
  
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