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• White House prepping draft national emergency order

  24-01-2019 23:57 via cnn.com
  The White House is preparing a draft proclamation for President Donald Trump to declare a national emergency along the southern border and has identified more than $7 billion in potential funds for his signature border wall should he go that route, according to internal documents reviewed by CNN.
  
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• Senator Ernst reveals she was raped in college

  24-01-2019 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  After divorce documents were publicly disclosed revealing she was allegedly abused by her ex-husband, Republican Senator Joni Ernst told Bloomberg News she was also raped in college by another man. Colette Luke has more.
  
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• Canada ambassador walks back comments on Huawai executive

  24-01-2019 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Canada's ambassador to China on Thursday walked back comments that Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has a "strong case" against extradition to the United States, following a political backlash.Meng was arrested on December 1 while changing planes in Vancouver at the request of the United States, which says she committed fraud by lying to bankers about allegedly violating American sanctions on Iran.
  
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• Two percent of high school students identify as transgender, CDC report finds

  24-01-2019 23:45 via nbcnews.com
  More than a third of these trans high school students, the CDC found, have attempted suicide in the past 12 months.
  
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• Family of Kalief Browder, who killed himself after jail, gets $3.3M from NY

  24-01-2019 23:32 via nbcnews.com
  Browder was 16 when he was picked up for allegedly stealing a backpack and jailed at Rikers Island for three years.
  
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• From secret meetings to social media to military rumblings: How Venezuelan protests came to life

  24-01-2019 23:29 via feeds.foxnews.com
  Thousands swarmed the Venezuelan streets this week, across the country calling for their regime leader Nicolas Maduro to step down. But the anti-government demonstrations were far from spontaneous.
  
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• Sebring Florida bank shooting: All 5 victims killed were women

  24-01-2019 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  Authorities have begun to release details about the lives that were lost in a shooting at a Florida bank on Wednesday.
  
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• Nancy Pelosi is wrong to postpone State of the Union: Today's talker

  24-01-2019 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  'Now is the time to get together and air our respective visions before the public — and do so in a dignified way that respects our traditions.'
  
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• Venezuela's military backs Maduro, as standoff hardens with US

  24-01-2019 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Venezuela's powerful military threw its weight behind Nicolas Maduro on Thursday as the US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido pressed a direct challenge to his authority, and the fate of the crisis-wracked country hung in the balance.Maduro's reelection last year was contested by the opposition, and criticized internationally -- but the socialist leader has until now retained the loyalty of the powerful military, whose response was being keenly watched.
  
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• Ford figures no-deal Brexit could cost it $1 billion

  24-01-2019 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  A big blow in a market where Ford is already struggling.
  
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• Hawaii's Gabbard formally launches campaign for president

  24-01-2019 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, a Hawaii Democrat known for bucking the party establishment and for criticizing U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, formally launched her campaign for president with a video posted online Thursday.
  
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• Earth's oldest rock was found on the moon

  24-01-2019 23:17 via cnn.com
  When the Apollo 14 astronauts returned samples from the moon's surface, they probably didn't realize that they were reuniting Earth with a bit of its early history.
  
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• How the chaos in Venezuela will impact oil prices

  24-01-2019 23:16 via cnn.com
  The diplomatic relationship between the United States and Venezuela is in shambles -- and it hit a new low this week.
  
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• Homeland Security ex-officials warn of security risks from shutdown

  24-01-2019 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Former secretaries of the Homeland Security Department condemned as "unconscionable" the continued failure to pay frontline homeland security workers, including Transportation Safety Administration officers, Customs personnel, Border Patrol agents and Coast Guard members. They said it posed both immediate and long-term national security risks, as agencies struggle to retain and recruit talent.
  
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• The Senate failed to pass two bills to reopen the government on Thursday. But not all failures are equal

  24-01-2019 23:15 via cnn.com
  There was a clear message from Senate Republicans to President Donald Trump in the two failed votes Thursday aimed at ending the 34-day-and-counting government shutdown: We need to re-open the government. Like, now.
  
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• A big lesson for Trump in Senate shutdown votes

  24-01-2019 23:15 via cnn.com
  There was a clear message from Senate Republicans to President Donald Trump in the two failed votes Thursday aimed at ending the 34-day-and-counting government shutdown: We need to re-open the government. Like, now.
  
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• Wintour slams tennis legend's LBGTQ views

  24-01-2019 23:08 via cnn.com
  Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour served up a fierce speech at an Australian Open event Thursday, when she joined calls for the Margaret Court Arena to be renamed because of the tennis legend's views on homosexuality.
  
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• Now we know the secret of Kellyanne Conway's success

  24-01-2019 23:03 via cnn.com
  It's h-a-r-d to survive very long in the Trump White House. The President is a hugely judgmental man who also happens to be incredibly mercurial; people he loves today may be people he hates -- or at least distrusts -- tomorrow. Like, literally.
  
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• Russia and China slam Trump for 'meddling' in Venezuela

  24-01-2019 23:01 via cnn.com
  • Venezuela military backs Maduro
  • Analysis: How Venezuela got here
  • Maduro closing embassy in US
  
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• Elizabeth Warren’s Wealth Tax Would Cost Jeff Bezos $4.1 Billion in First Year

  24-01-2019 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  The Amazon.com Inc. founder and the other 174 Americans on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a ranking of the world’s 500 richest people, would collectively owe $61 billion.Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, plans to propose a tax of 2 percent on those with assets of $50 million to $1 billion and 3 percent on all fortunes exceeding $1 billion, the Washington Post reported Thursday.Almost all of Bezos’s net worth is tied up in Amazon stock, and such a tax bill could force him to sell s
  
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• Giant couture meme dresses are the most relatable fashion on the runway

  24-01-2019 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Viktor & Rolf's Spring 2019 Couture Collection has arrived, and let me tell ya, fashion will never be the same.During Fashion Week in Paris on Wednesday, ambitious designers Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren debuted their latest line of tulle-heavy ball gowns on the runway. The expensive and elaborate dresses were each adorned with bold, dramatic statements like "Leave me alone," "Go to hell," "I'm not shy I just don't like you," and a simple yet powerful, "NO." For many, the gowns came
  
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• U.S. seeks to cut off money for Venezuela's Maduro, aid opposition

  24-01-2019 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Although short on details, the announcement signals that Washington is willing to go beyond traditional diplomatic measures and will seek to drain cash from Maduro's government, which is already struggling under an unprecedented economic meltdown.Such a move would significantly strengthen the hand of Guaido, who swore himself in as interim head of state on Wednesday with the support of Washington and nations around the region."What we're focusing on today is disconnecting the illegitimate Maduro
  
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• US government shutdown: Trump's plan to end closure fails as Senate considers interim deal

  24-01-2019 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Republican senators struck down a bill that would have temporarily reopened the federal government on Thursday, falling short of the 60 votes required to defeat a GOP filibuster.The measure would have reopened federal agencies through 8 February to allow time for negotiations, an approach Republican leadership tried last month before being undercut by Donald Trump.The president is now refusing to reopen the government until he gets a deal on funding for his long-sought border wall.
  
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• Tubbs Fire, which killed 22 in NorCal, caused by private electrical system, not PG&E, Cal Fire investigators say

  24-01-2019 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  The Tubbs Fire that devastated Santa Rosa and Sonoma County in October 2017 was reportedly caused by a private electrical system - not PG&E.
  
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• Western Digital quarterly revenue misses estimates, shares fall

  24-01-2019 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  (Reuters) - Western Digital Corp reported a bigger-than-expected 20.7 percent fall in quarterly revenue on Thursday, exacerbating concerns that a China-led slowdown in smartphone demand is weighing on sales of its data storage devices.
  
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• Retired Belgian police officer arrested for hiding evidence in cold case gang killings of 28 people

  24-01-2019 22:37 via feeds.foxnews.com
  Belgian authorities arrested a retired police officer on suspicion that he hid evidence tied to a cold case involving a gang that unleashed a killing spree in Belgium in the 1980's.
  
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• Listen to this frozen lake 'singing'

  24-01-2019 22:37 via cnn.com
  Ice skaters recorded this frozen lake in Norway emitting surreal but beautiful sounds. It's often a result of changing temperatures shifting the ice.
  
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• Senator slams Ted Cruz's 'crocodile tears'

  24-01-2019 22:31 via cnn.com
  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) got into a heated debate over the partial shutdown of the federal government on the Senate floor.
  
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• Venezuela crisis: Is Maduro or Guaidó in charge?

  24-01-2019 22:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Opposition leader Juan Guaidó has declared himself interim president, and the US is backing him.
  
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• Wilbur Ross food bank: Most Americans can't pay $1,000 emergency expense

  24-01-2019 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  Most Americans can't afford $1000 emergency expense, new survey shows. It belies Commerce Sec. Ross's remarks that federal workers can just get a loan
  
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• Commerce secretary says there's no 'good excuse' for furloughed workers to run out of cash

  24-01-2019 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  "There really is not a good excuse why there really should be a liquidity crisis," Ross said, explaining furloughed federal workers should get loans.
  
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• Ex-Theranos employees describe culture of secrecy at startup

  24-01-2019 22:16
  Not so long ago, Elizabeth Holmes was Silicon Valley’s rising star.
  
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• Italy ordered to pay damages to Amanda Knox

  24-01-2019 22:13 via cnn.com
  Italy has been ordered to pay compensation to Amanda Knox, an American former student who spent years in jail for a murder she didn't commit.
  
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• Italy ordered to pay Amanda Knox damages

  24-01-2019 22:13 via cnn.com
  Italy has been ordered to pay compensation to Amanda Knox, an American former student who spent years under the cloud of a murder she didn't commit.
  
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• America's most expensive home ever is an apartment that sold for $238M

  24-01-2019 22:07 via cnn.com
  The most expensive home in the country sold in New York for $238 million. Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin closed on the Manhattan property at 220 Central Park South on Wednesday his spokesperson said.
  
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• China, Russia side with Maduro as US backs Venezuela challenger

  24-01-2019 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  The United States, Britain and major South American nations recognised opposition chief Juan Guaido as Venezuela's interim leader Thursday but China and Russia threw their weight behind embattled President Nicolas Maduro.Here are some of the key reactions after parliamentary speaker Guaido declared himself "acting president" of Venezuela on Wednesday.US President Donald Trump recognised Guaido as acting leader, declaring his National Assembly "the only legitimate branch of government duly electe
  
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• Dem senator explodes at Ted Cruz for 'crocodile tears' over shutdown

  24-01-2019 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  In an impassioned speech, the Colorado senator decried Cruz as a hypocrite over his role in forcing a 2013 government shutdown.
  
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• Government shutdown strains emerge in US air travel system

  24-01-2019 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  The strain of a 34-day partial government shutdown is weighing on the nation's air-travel system, both the federal workers who make it go and the airlines that depend on them.
  
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• Michael Jackson documentary opens old wounds before premiere

  24-01-2019 21:48 via nbcnews.com
  The film could put fresh scrutiny on the King of Pop's complicated life and artistic legacy.
  
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• Doomsday Clock at 2 minutes to midnight

  24-01-2019 21:45 via cnn.com
  If you have anything left on your bucket list, do it now, because the world is close to annihilation.
  
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• House chamber or bust: Why Trump blinked

  24-01-2019 21:42 via cnn.com
  In the hours after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's letter announcing she would not allow President Donald Trump to speak from the room she now controls, a flurry of suggestions and proposals emerged from Trump's advisers.
  
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• Second bomb attack in days hits Damascus

  24-01-2019 21:36 via news.yahoo.com
  A bomb attack hit near the Russian embassy in the Syrian capital Thursday but caused no casualties, state media said, in the second such blast in Damascus in less than a week.Eight years into Syria's devastating civil war, President Bashar al-Assad's regime is in control of almost two-thirds of the country.Until last week, Damascus had enjoyed more than a year of respite from planted explosives.
  
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• House Democrats to Seek Testimony From Wall Street CEOs, Sources Say

  24-01-2019 21:33 via news.yahoo.com
  The chief executive officers of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Wells Fargo & Co., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc., Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Corp. could be asked to testify before the House Financial Services Committee, according to people familiar with the discussions.
  
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• Shutdown 5th week: air transport workers warn 'system will break'

  24-01-2019 21:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Air transport workers warned Thursday that the five-week-old US government shutdown could cause US commercial aviation to collapse.Speaking at the US capital's Reagan Washington National Airport, leaders of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, Air Line Pilots Association and Association of Flight Attendants warned that if the deadlock between President Donald Trump and Democrats in Congress over funds for a border wall does not end soon, flights could be cut back around the country.
  
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• Heinz made Ketchup Caviar so Valentine's Day dates can dine like fancy trash

  24-01-2019 21:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Nothing says romance like small round capsules filled with tomato goo. That's the new Heinz motto, probably.Why? Well, for starters the condiment company is celebrating Valentine's Day with a fancy new product called Ketchup Caviar, which is, essentially, exactly what it sounds like.Think regular caviar, then remove the delicacy of fish eggs, replace it with balls filled with ketchup, and you have Ketchup Caviar. You OK? Alright, good.> America's favorite ketchup presents America's favorite c
  
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• Cohen subpoenaed by Senate intelligence panel

  24-01-2019 21:10 via cnn.com
  President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen was subpoenaed Thursday to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee in mid-February, according to a source close to Cohen.
  
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• 2 taxi drivers arrested amid ride-sharing protests, clashes with police in Madrid

  24-01-2019 20:59 via feeds.foxnews.com
  Two taxi drivers protesting for tighter regulations for app-based ride-hailing services were arrested in Madrid Thursday amid second straight days of clashes with police.
  
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• Italy refuses to accept migrants on NGO rescue boat, says it should go to France instead

  24-01-2019 20:55 via feeds.foxnews.com
  Italy’s nationalist-populist government on Thursday told an NGO migrant rescue boat that it would be refused entry to Italy’s shores, and directed it to France instead -- the latest in an escalating feud between the two countries.
  
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• Tonga sent back to 'dark ages' after underwater Internet cable severed

  24-01-2019 20:53 via feeds.foxnews.com
  Residents of the South Pacific nation of Tonga are experiencing a total Internet shutdown after an underwater cable which connects the island to the rest of the world was severed.
  
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• Trump admin has not yet imposed new sanctions on Russia required by law

  24-01-2019 20:50 via nbcnews.com
  The European Union punished four Russians this week in connection with the Skripal poisoning, but the U.S. hasn't moved forward with its own penalties.
  
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