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• Violent protests in Athens as thousands rally against Macedonia deal – gallery

  20-01-2019 23:56 via theguardian.com
  Greek parliament to vote this week to ratify proposed new name of its neighbour, the Republic of North Macedonia.Continue reading...
  
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• Passengers stuck on flight in frigid cold for over 14 hours

  20-01-2019 23:55 via cnn.com
  Passengers aboard a United Airlines flight from Newark, New Jersey, to Hong Kong were left stuck on a runway for more than 14 hours in frigid weather with a dwindling supply of food.
  
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• Boat with migrants rescued off Libya looks for port to dock

  20-01-2019 23:48 via news.yahoo.com
  ROME (AP) — A private rescue boat carrying dozens of migrants said Sunday that for a second day several nations had not given permission for it to enter a safe port, while another vessel filled with panicky migrants and described as taking on water in the southern Mediterranean was helped by a cargo ship.
  
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• Giuliani: 'So what' if Trump and Cohen discussed testimony

  20-01-2019 23:45 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani left open Sunday the possibility that Trump and former personal attorney Michael Cohen might have discussed Cohen's congressional testimony.
  
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• Trump and Pelosi again butt heads but others see possible paths

  20-01-2019 23:38 via news.yahoo.com
  US President Donald Trump bitterly attacked top Democrat Nancy Pelosi on Sunday and she again insisted that he end the government shutdown before border security talks can begin, but there were hints of possible movement.Trump lashed out on Twitter a day after Pelosi, speaker of the House of Representatives, dismissed as a "non-starter" his offer to extend temporary protection to about a million immigrants in return for $5.7 billion for the wall he wants on the Mexican border to fulfill a signat
  
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• Facebook will work with Germany to combat election interference, Sheryl Sandberg says

  20-01-2019 23:23 via cnn.com
  Facebook will partner with German officials ahead of the European Union elections in May to crack down on fake accounts and misinformation.
  
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• Toddler mimics dad and puts hands up during shoplifting arrest

  20-01-2019 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Police are reviewing body cam info after a toddler walked towards armed officers with her hands up.
  
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• Covington Catholic could expel students who taunted Native American man in viral video

  20-01-2019 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Covington Catholic said it would take appropriate action against its students seen in a video taunting a Native American man.
  
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• After the storm: Dangerous stretch of subzero AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperatures to grip northeastern US

  20-01-2019 22:54 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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• Police in Northern Ireland release video of car bomb attack

  20-01-2019 22:45 via cnn.com
  Police in Northern Ireland have released CCTV footage of a car bombing that shook central Londonderry on Saturday night.
  
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• Erdogan: Turkey is ready to take over Syria's Manbij

  20-01-2019 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Turkey is ready to take over security in Syria's Manbij, President Tayyip Erdogan told U.S. President Donald Trump in a telephone call on Sunday, the Turkish presidency said in a statement.Erdogan said an attack that left four Americans dead last week in Manbij was an act of provocation aimed at affecting Trump's decision last month to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria.The attack occurred nearly a month after Trump confounded his own national security team with the surprise decision on Dec. 19 to
  
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• Shutdown: Trump 'amnesty' hint angers right and fails to draw Democrats

  20-01-2019 22:18 via theguardian.com
  President defends offer rejected by Pelosi before speechOutside the Washington circus, shutdown havoc spreadsDonald Trump raised the possibility of one day granting amnesty to migrants living in the US illegally, after Democrats rejected his latest plan to fund a wall along the southern border and reopen the US government. Related: Trump whisperers: are Stephen Miller and Fox keeping the shutdown alive?Continue reading...
  
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• Four aid volunteers found guilty of dropping off water, food for migrants in Arizona desert

  20-01-2019 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Friday's verdict is the first conviction against humanitarian aid volunteers along the U.S.-Mexico border since 2009.
  
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• World's biggest health threats revealed by WHO

  20-01-2019 21:48 via cnn.com
  These 10 urgent health problems that will affect the world in 2019, according to the World Health Organization:
  
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• World's oldest man dies in Japan at age 113

  20-01-2019 21:37 via cnn.com
  A 113-year-old Japanese man, Masazo Nonaka, recognized in April 2018 by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest male, died on Sunday, according to Japanese public service broadcaster NHK.
  
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• Tornados inflict damage in Alabama town, Florida Panhandle

  20-01-2019 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  WETUMPKA, Ala. (AP) — Homes, businesses, government offices and churches were among the buildings badly damaged or demolished when tornadoes struck central Alabama over the weekend.
  
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• Two feet of snow, -40 degrees possible as storm roars East

  20-01-2019 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  A blast of winter that dropped more than a foot of snow in parts of the Midwest grew more angry as it roared east on Sunday.
  
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• BuzzFeed journalist: 'Our reporting is going to be borne out'

  20-01-2019 21:20 via cnn.com
  BuzzFeed says its sources are "standing behind" the bombshell report about the special counsel investigation.
  
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• Zimbabwe's leader skipping World Economic Forum in Davos after violent protests

  20-01-2019 21:18 via cnn.com
  In the wake of violent protests across Zimbabwe, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced he will skip the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this week.
  
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• Get Prepped for the Camping Days Ahead With REI's Clearance Sale

  20-01-2019 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Hiking gear, backpacks, and campsite upgrades are all part of REI's clearance sale.
  
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• Kentucky Teens Wearing 'MAGA' Hats Taunt Indigenous Peoples March Participants in Viral Video

  20-01-2019 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  A video of Kentucky Catholic high school students wearing ‘MAGA’ hats and yelling over Native American marchers has gone viral after people called the teenagers’ behavior disrespectful.
  
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• Trump's Shutdown Showdown Is a Threat to National Security

  20-01-2019 21:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Border security is imperative, but so is ensuring that U.S. federal law enforcement, the intelligence community, and other security professionals are able to support their families and fulfill their mission.
  
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• Prince Philip 'could be sent on driving awareness course' as police investigate crash

  20-01-2019 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  The Duke of Edinburgh could be sent on a drivers’ awareness course, it has emerged, as police continue to investigate a crash which left two women hospitalised. The Duke, 97, is understood to have no intention of giving up driving, having been photographed on public roads driving a new car less than 48 hours after the accident. He is understood to be complying with a Norfolk Police investigation, which will see him interviewed about what happened. Two women, aged 45 and 28, will also be as
  
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• Bitter cold cancels some U.S. lunar eclipse festivities

  20-01-2019 20:52 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Many lunar eclipse festivities were canceled due to a flash freeze across the central and northeastern U.S. states on Sunday, with icy roadways rather than cloudy skies blamed by astronomers for spoiling the party.Star gazers from Los Angeles to New York had planned to gather at parks and observatories to keep their eyes on the sky for the total eclipse, known as a super blood wolf moon, expected to appear at 11:41 p.m. EST (0441 GMT).Days earlier, it seemed the
  
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• Pelosi needs to cut out the middle man and just negotiate with Ann Coulter

  20-01-2019 20:48 via cnn.com
  Donald Trump made a public offer on Saturday to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congressional Democrats in an effort to end the longest government shutdown. He proposed to extend protection for DACA recipients and individuals with Temporary Protected Status in exchange for funding for his beloved wall (yes, the same wall he promised that Mexico would pay for).
  
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• 'No solutions' to Irish backstop in May's Brexit call with cabinet

  20-01-2019 20:46 via theguardian.com
  Statement on Monday expected to focus on finding a remedy to issue that threatens to split Tory partyTheresa May is expected to reject calls to forge a cross-party consensus on Brexit when she lays out her plan B to parliament on Monday, choosing instead to back new diplomatic efforts in Brussels to renegotiate the Irish backstop.The prime minister held a conference call with her bitterly divided cabinet from the country retreat of Chequers on Sunday evening. Continue reading...
  
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• Arab states call for return of Syria refugees

  20-01-2019 20:46 via news.yahoo.com
  Arab states at an economic summit in Lebanon on Sunday urged world powers to step up efforts to enable refugees, particularly Syrians, to return home and to ease the burden on host countries.The fourth annual Arab Economic and Social Development Summit, held in the Lebanese capital Beirut, was marred by the glaring absence of most Arab heads of state.The refugee issue had been high on the summit's agenda at the request of Lebanon, which has been inundated with refugees since the start of the Syr
  
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• United flight stuck on runway for 14 hours in -20F weather

  20-01-2019 20:43 via cnn.com
  Passengers aboard a United Airlines flight from Newark, New Jersey, to Hong Kong were left stuck on a runway for more than 14 hours in frigid weather with a dwindling supply of food.
  
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• Kentucky Catholic School Considers Expelling Boys Who Taunted Native Americans

  20-01-2019 20:40 via news.yahoo.com
  A statement condemned the actions and apologized
  
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• Greeks take to streets over Macedonia deal

  20-01-2019 20:29 via cnn.com
  Police and demonstrators clashed in Athens' Syntagma square on Sunday, as tens of thousands protested against the naming of Greece's northern neighbor as "Northern Macedonia."
  
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• Clashes in Athens as tens of thousands protest Macedonian name deal

  20-01-2019 20:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Clashes broke out between police and a group of masked protestersin Athens on Sunday as tens of thousands demonstrated against a name change deal with neighbouring Macedonia that the Greek parliament is due to ratify in days.The violence flared as Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras attempts to face down a political storm over his championing of a landmark agreement with Macedonia aimed at ending a 27-year dispute with Athens over the country's name.Police estimates put the number of demonstrato
  
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• Zimbabwe warns brutal crackdown is 'foretaste of things to come'

  20-01-2019 20:15 via theguardian.com
  Presidential spokesman’s words add to concerns over harsh response to protestsA brutal crackdown in Zimbabwe that has followed protests against fuel price rises is “just a foretaste of things to come”, the president’s spokesman has said.The harsh words will increase concerns about the deteriorating human rights situation in the poor southern African country, coming after a week in which police and soldiers have beaten civilians, shot 12 people dead and detained at least 6
  
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• 'Spider-verse' gets the science right -- and wrong

  20-01-2019 20:14 via cnn.com
  (Warning: Contains mild spoilers)
  
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• Don Lincoln: 'Spider-verse' gets the science right -- and wrong

  20-01-2019 20:14 via cnn.com
  (Warning: Contains mild spoilers)
  
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• UN agency says not aware of plan to close east Jerusalem schools

  20-01-2019 20:10 via news.yahoo.com
  The UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Sunday it was not aware of a reported plan by Israel to close its schools in east Jerusalem.Israel's Hadashot television news reported on Saturday night that the country's national security council had taken a decision to close the schools starting next academic year.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office did not confirm the report to AFP.
  
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• How to get a free dozen from Krispy Kreme this week

  20-01-2019 19:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Until Jan. 27, Krispy Kreme is offering a free dozen of original glazed donuts with any dozen purchase.
  
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• Toddler walks toward police with her hands up as dad is arrested

  20-01-2019 19:45 via cnn.com
  In a video that went viral on social media, a barefoot toddler gets out of a vehicle and walks toward police officers with her hands up. It looks as though she's standing in the street without anyone trying to help her.
  
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• Trump may have spoken to Michael Cohen about testimony to congress, says Rudy Giuliani: 'So what?'

  20-01-2019 19:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Last week, BuzzFeed reported that Mr Trump’s personal lawyer delivered the false information to politicians about the then candidate’s business interests in Moscow on the orders of the man who is now president.Democrats and opponents of Mr Trump leapt on the story, saying it showed the president had committed perjury.
  
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• Rudy Giuliani: Talks of Trump Tower Moscow continued throughout 2016 election

  20-01-2019 19:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Rudy Giuliani said President Trump recalls discussing the Trump Tower Moscow project with Michael Cohen until late 2016.
  
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• Focus sharpens on Mexico fuel theft plan after blast kills 79

  20-01-2019 19:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Fuel thieves punctured the Tula-Tuxpan pipeline a few miles from one of Mexico's main refineries on Friday.Half a dozen people interviewed by Reuters on Saturday said their relatives went to the leaking duct in Tlahuelilpan district in Hidalgo state because they struggled to find fuel elsewhere and were desperate to fill up cars to get to work or run their farms.Late last month, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador launched a program to shut down an illegal fuel distribution network that siphon
  
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• ProSieben sees pressure easing as Netflix raises prices

  20-01-2019 19:33 via news.yahoo.com
  ProSiebenSat.1 Media believes that price increases by U.S. streaming giant Netflix could ease competitive pressures on the German group's core TV business and is bullish on growth at its e-commerce arm, CEO Max Conze said.Conze took the helm at the Munich-based broadcaster last June but has had a rough welcome from investors who have sent its shares to seven-year lows on doubts that he can revive its ailing free-to-air TV business.The former CEO of UK appliances company Dyson told Reuters that p
  
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• The Guardian view on Trump and arms: can the doomsday clock be stopped? | Editorial

  20-01-2019 19:30 via theguardian.com
  The threat of an arms race is real and growing. The news of recent days has highlighted the dangersHow late is it now? On Thursday, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will announce the time on its Doomsday Clock. Last year, the bulletin moved the hands forwards 30 seconds, to reach two minutes to midnight: the closest to catastrophe in six and a half decades. Since then, the immediate peril encapsulated in Donald Trump’s threats of “fire and fury” to North Korea has receded.
  
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• Pacquiao challenges Mayweather to rematch

  20-01-2019 19:30 via cnn.com
  It was almost three years ago that Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather fought in the "Fight of the Century" and now the 40-year-old Pacquiao wants to avenge his 2015 defeat.
  
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• Bomb blasts rock Syria's Damascus and Afrin

  20-01-2019 19:24 via news.yahoo.com
  A bomb blast hit Damascus on Sunday, in a rare attack in the Syrian capital that has been largely insulated from violence during nearly eight years of war.The explosion came as another bomb in the northern city of Afrin killed three people and wounded nine others, according to a war monitor, on the first anniversary of a Turkish offensive on the Kurdish-majority region.Also on Sunday Israel said it intercepted a rocket fired from Syria after Damascus accused the Jewish state of carrying out air
  
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• Native American veteran: 'Mob mentality' in students seen in viral video was 'scary'

  20-01-2019 19:15 via news.yahoo.com
  In an interview with the Detroit Free Press, Native American leader Nathan Phillips of Ypsilanti describes incident with students caught on video.
  
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• Revealed: Spice Girls T-shirts made in factory paying staff 35p an hour

  20-01-2019 19:00 via theguardian.com
  Workers producing tops sold to raise money for Comic Relief receive far below a living wage‘Inhuman conditions’: life in factory making Spice Girls T-shirtsSpice Girls T-shirts sold to raise money for Comic Relief’s “gender justice” campaign were made at a factory in Bangladesh where women earn the equivalent of 35p an hour during shifts in which they claim to be verbally abused and harassed, a Guardian investigation has found.The charity tops, bearing the message &
  
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• 'We Are All Stakeholders of Our Global Future': Klaus Schwab, Founder of the World Economic Forum, Talks Change and Progress

  20-01-2019 18:57 via news.yahoo.com
  "Big issues in the world cannot be solved by governments alone"
  
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• 4 Arizona Women Convicted for Leaving Water for Migrants

  20-01-2019 18:46 via news.yahoo.com
  "If giving water to someone dying of thirst is illegal, what humanity is left in the law of this country?”
  
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• Government shutdown: US federal workers turn to pawn shops for cash as stalemate goes on

  20-01-2019 18:43 via news.yahoo.com
  US federal workers who are not getting paid during the longest government shutdown in the country's history are increasingly turning to pawnbrokers for short-term loans, according to shop owners.The turnout is small – a few people per day – pawnbrokers said, but many expect the numbers to increase amid the stalemate.About 800,000 federal workers have missed a paycheck during the nearly month-long shutdown.
  
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• Police fire tear gas as Greeks protest against Macedonia name deal

  20-01-2019 18:29 via news.yahoo.com
  Central Athens turned into a sea of people holding blue and white Greek flags as thousands came from all over the country to rally against the accord to name the ex-Yugoslav state North Macedonia.Many Greeks believe the name Macedonia implies a territorial claim over their country's own northern region of that name.The issue evokes strong emotions among Greeks who consider Macedonia, the ancient kingdom ruled by Alexander the Great, to be an integral part of their homeland and heritage.
  
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