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• Restricted airspace near Super Bowl 53 to be patrolled by Customs and Border Protection, agency says

  25-01-2019 23:50 via foxnews.com
  Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Friday that their agency will play a role in patrolling airspace near Super Bowl 53 in Atlanta next month.
  
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• Facebook slammed for allowing 'friendly fraud' as kids ran up massive bills on games

  25-01-2019 23:35 via foxnews.com
  Facebook allowed children to run up massive bills on digital games, according to newly released court documents. The records also show that the tech giant rejected recommendations to tackle what it described as "friendly fraud."
  
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• Kim Porter, model and mother of Diddy’s children, died from pneumonia, autopsy reveals

  25-01-2019 23:33 via foxnews.com
  Kim Porter, the mother of three of Diddy’s children, died from a form of pneumonia.
  
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• Why Venezuela military leaders are standing behind Maduro

  25-01-2019 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Even as Venezuelans fill the streets rallying behind opposition leader Juan Guaido and the list of foreign nations recognizing him as the country's rightful president grows, the top members of the all-important military are sending a different message: Forget about it.
  
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• Trump raises white flag as shutdown gambit fails gradually then suddenly

  25-01-2019 23:26 via theguardian.com
  Caught between the political savvy of Nancy Pelosi and the wrath of Ann Coulter the president secured not a penny for his wallRichard Nixon once said there can be no whitewash at the White House. But it would be fair to say there is now a white flag.It was metaphorically waved by Donald Trump in a chilly yet sunny Rose Garden on Friday when he declared an end to the partial government shutdown after 35 tortuous days. Continue reading...
  
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• 'Top Chef' winner Fatima Ali dead at 29

  25-01-2019 23:23 via foxnews.com
  “Top Chef” winner Fatima Ali died of cancer Friday after battling the disease twice. She was 29.
  
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• Nancy Pelosi Comments on the State of the Union Date

  25-01-2019 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  The House Speaker spoke after Trump declared a temporary end to the government shutdown.
  
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• Egypt frustrates Giulio Regeni investigation three years on

  25-01-2019 23:20 via theguardian.com
  Italian doctoral student’s family seek truth about his torture and murder in early 2016Three years after the disappearance, torture and murder of Italian doctoral student Giulio Regeni in Cairo, Egypt is stonewalling Italy’s efforts to investigate.In November, Italian prosecutors officially named five members of Egypt’s security services as subject to investigation in the case of Regeni, who went missing on 25 January 2016 aged 28. But two months on, Egypt has barely acknowledg
  
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• The joy that comes from embracing trans identity shouldn't be so rare | Andy Connor

  25-01-2019 23:14 via theguardian.com
  ‘Gender euphoria’ is a concept whose time has come, and at this year’s Midsumma festival we got a chance to see it in full flight
  As the chorus of voices lifted in the final kaleidoscopic song of Gender Euphoria, the first mainstage all-transgender show in Australian history, something rare and vital was communicated. So many trans stories are tragedies; it’s easy to miss the triumphs. So much of the world is still so stigmatising and cruel to trans people that it’s
  
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• Fannie-Freddie Release Plan Draws Scrutiny From Democrats

  25-01-2019 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  The scrutiny from House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters and Senator Sherrod Brown, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, follows statements from a President Donald Trump-appointed regulator about ending the mortgage giants’ decade-long conservatorships.Joseph Otting, the acting head of the companies’ regulator, told Federal Housing Finance Agency staff at a private meeting last week that Treasury and the White House will soon release a proposal.
  
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• Vale dam collapses in southeastern Brazil, up to 200 missing

  25-01-2019 23:02 via foxnews.com
  Vale SA, Brazil’s largest iron ore company, said Friday a dam burst at one of its mining sites, washing out roads and creating havoc in the town of Brumadinho, in the state of Minas Gerais
  
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• Mueller Reveals ‘Senior’ Trump Campaign Push for Stolen Emails

  25-01-2019 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Trump isn’t addressed directly in the 24-page indictment of his longtime political ally, but the detailed account of the interaction of his campaign and allies with WikiLeaks raises new questions about whether Trump or his family played a direct role in trying to communicate with the secretive foreign group that has been linked to Russia.The key passage in the indictment relates to a set of DNC emails released on July 22, 2016.
  
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• When will federal workers get paid? Reopening the government not as easy as flipping a light switch

  25-01-2019 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  With the partial shutdown apparently over for now, the Trump administration will have to restart the government. Some areas will take time to reopen.
  
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• Miley Cyrus unveils new seductive photos in low-cut black dress

  25-01-2019 22:57 via foxnews.com
  Miley Cyrus isn’t shy about heating things up.
  
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• Patton Oswalt Gets Into Twitter Spat with Trump Supporter – Then Helps Pay His Medical Bills

  25-01-2019 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  When Patton Oswalt got trolled on Twitter, he chose compassion over "getting even."
  
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• Oil Rises as U.S. Shutdown Ends While Venezuela Tensions Mount

  25-01-2019 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Futures in New York rose 1.1 percent, gaining steam on reports President Donald Trump agreed to a three-week pause in the government shutdown to pursue border-security talks with Democrats.In Caracas, President Nicolas Maduro and Juan Guaido, the opposition leader, gave dueling speeches while the United Nations Security Council prepared to meet tomorrow on the crisis.“There’s some optimism now that the government shutdown, at least temporarily, may be behind us," said Brian Kessens,
  
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• Best places to visit in Australia

  25-01-2019 22:47 via cnn.com
  If you could magically conjure up a place that's ideal for travel adventures, it would be hard to imagine anything better than what the world already has: Australia.
  
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• Putting the Roger Stone Indictment in Context

  25-01-2019 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  One of the interesting consequences of the “drip, drip” release of information as political scandals slowly unfold is that political combatants often end up focusing on each new detail rather than placing it in the context of the larger whole.First, what does the Stone indictment add to the story of Russia, the Trump campaign, and 2016?
  
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• Rep. Ilhan Omar proposes taxing wealthiest Americans up to 90%

  25-01-2019 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Rep. Ilhan Omar outlines some of the ways programs like Medicare for All and the Green New Deal could be funded, including taxing the wealthiest Americans up to 90 percent.
  
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• Whole Foods recalls baby spinach-containing food products over potential salmonella contamination

  25-01-2019 22:34 via foxnews.com
  Grocery store giant Whole Foods announced a voluntary recall of multiple prepared foods that contain baby spinach, citing concerns the spinach could be contaminated with Salmonella.
  
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• Diane Lane responds to Matthew McConaughey admitting he once had a crush on her

  25-01-2019 22:33 via foxnews.com
  Diane Lane is doing her best not to swoon over Matthew McConaughey after he named her his first celebrity crush!
  
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• Woman Who Left Infant Strapped in Car Seat For Days Sentenced for His Death

  25-01-2019 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  A Michigan woman has been sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison for death of her infant son.
  
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• Shutdown blame stays on Trump, with his approval at a historic low: POLL

  25-01-2019 22:27
  A new ABC/Post poll.
  
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• This roasted cauliflower recipe will be your new favorite side

  25-01-2019 22:25 via nbcnews.com
  Need to jazz up your weeknight routine? This healthy cauliflower dish is packed with Sicilian flavor.
  
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• Spinach recall: Why it's vulnerable to salmonella and other bacteria

  25-01-2019 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Spinach is susceptible to salmonella because It has no peel, often is eaten raw and usually is thrown out before inspectors can track the source.
  
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• Roger Stone arrest: Trump confidant faces major indictment as president attempts to reopen government

  25-01-2019 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump’s former campaign adviser Roger Stone has been arrested by the FBI as part of Robert Mueller’s investigation into possible campaign links to Russia.The FBI has charged Mr Stone on seven counts, invcluding witness tampering, obstruction and false statements about his interactions related to the release by WikiLeaks of hacked emails during the 2016 presidential election."I am a fervent supporter of the president," he added, vowing to never testify against the president or
  
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• Flights delayed at 4 major airports due to ‘staffing’ issues as government shutdown ends

  25-01-2019 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Flights at four major airports were delayed at some point Friday because of staffing issues among air traffic control employees.
  
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• 'Life-threatening' Arctic blast to freeze nearly 200 million as Polar Vortex attacks U.S.

  25-01-2019 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Here comes the polar vortex: Next week's cold blast will be "life-threatening," "dangerous," "brutal," and "unprecedented."
  
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• Markets Right Now: Stocks rise but still end the week lower

  25-01-2019 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):
  
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• Jennifer Lopez posts photo of her perfect abs, and fans clamor to join diet challenge

  25-01-2019 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  Jennifer Lopez and beau Alex Rodriguez are doing a 10-day no-carbs, no-sugar challenge.
  
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• ‘We have reached a deal to end the shutdown’, Trump announces – video

  25-01-2019 22:00 via theguardian.com
  The US president, Donald Trump, renewed his call for a border wall and threatened another government shutdown or emergency action if he did not get a ‘fair deal’. This came as the president announced he and congressional leaders had reached a short-term deal to reopen the government for three weeks while negotiations continue over the president’s demands for money to build a wall at the US-Mexico border. Trump announced the agreement on Friday to break the 35-day impasse as del
  
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• Gunman kills 3 at bar, home near university: Police

  25-01-2019 21:57
  Three people were shot and killed at a bar and home near Penn State University.
  
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• This Chrome extension blocks distracting sites like Facebook and YouTube

  25-01-2019 21:46 via news.yahoo.com
  How much extra work could you get done over the course of a day if you had an assistant looking over your shoulder, shooing you away from the biggest time-sucks of the Internet like Facebook and YouTube? If you'd like to find out, there's a new extension for Google's Chrome Browser that, in a way, can serve as that assistant, knowing that most of us lack the self-control to avoid things like wasting time on Facebook, going on epic Netflix binge-a-thons and watching one cat video on YouTube after
  
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• Roger Stone: Defiant ‘dirty trickster’ vows to fight Mueller and defend Trump to the end

  25-01-2019 21:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Roger Stone, a longtime confidant of Donald Trump, has appeared in court on seven charges in connection with the investigation into Russian election interference.Mr Stone, 66, was arrested on Friday in a pre-dawn raid by heavily armed FBI agents in night-vision goggles at his home in Florida and released on a $250,000 bond after a brief hearing in Fort Lauderdale.A self-described “dirty trickster”, Mr Stone is officially the latest person to be ensnared by the Russia investigation lo
  
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• High wait times at Atlanta airport 9 days before Super Bowl

  25-01-2019 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  ATLANTA (AP) — The world's busiest airport is experiencing long wait times to get through security just nine days before it expects 150,000 out-of-town visitors for the Super Bowl.
  
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• The forces behind Venezuela's Maduro-Guaido power struggle

  25-01-2019 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  By declaring himself acting president, Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido sparked a leadership battle with the head of state, Nicolas Maduro.Maduro's most significant domestic backing comes from the military high command, which has repeatedly affirmed its loyalty to him.Of 32 government ministers, nine are from the military and control key portfolios such as defense, interior, agriculture and food, as well as the state oil company PDVSA -- vital in a country that brings in 96 percent of i
  
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• Elizabeth Warren’s Tax Proposal Aims at Assets of Wealthiest Americans

  25-01-2019 21:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Warren, a Massachusetts senator who recently established an exploratory committee for the 2020 Democratic nomination, said she would use the revenue to rebuild the middle class, potentially by using the money to pay for child care or relieve student debt.The proposal underscores Warren’s economic populist message at the heart of her campaign to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020.A former Harvard law professor, she has written extensively about the shrinking middle class and made enem
  
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• School closures as sub-zero cold chills US Midwest

  25-01-2019 21:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Bitter arctic air settled over the US Midwest on Friday, leading to school closures and event cancelations as officials warned of even frostier weather to come next week.The National Weather Service (NWS) forecasted that the chill would last through the weekend in the upper Midwest -- but "dangerously cold" temperatures are expected next week, with scattered heavy snow and strong winds."There is increasing confidence in significant, bitterly cold air arriving in the Northern Plains, Midwest and
  
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• Pelosi brought Trump to his knees

  25-01-2019 21:08 via cnn.com
  The shutdown is finally ending. President Donald Trump went on television Friday afternoon and announced he will allow the government to reopen for three weeks.
  
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• Venezuela's 'interim president' urges military to defect amid promise of possible amnesty for Nicolas Maduro

  25-01-2019 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Venezuela’s self-proclaimed “interim president” has appealed to the country’s military to abandon President Nicolas Maduro and join his side, asking citizens to “extend a hand of friendship” to soldiers to convince them to defect. Juan Guaido, the 35-year-old head of the opposition-controlled national assembly, called for massive protests next week at an open-air press conference in Caracas, interrupted by frequent cheers of “presidente”. Hours bef
  
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• Government shutdown: Trump announces deal to end closure in rambling address as US airports hit by major delays

  25-01-2019 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has announced a short-term deal to reopen the federal government without allocating funds for his promised US-Mexico border wall.The president spoke at the White House Rose Garden and said a deal had been made with congressional leadership to reopen the government for three weeks.The announcement came as hundreds of flights were grounded or delayed at New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia airports.
  
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• The US government will reopen for now. But Trump didn't get his border wall funds

  25-01-2019 20:56 via cnn.com
  President Donald Trump said Friday he's reached a deal to temporarily reopen the federal government after a month-long shutdown, an agreement that won't include new funding for a border wall despite weeks of the President's once-ironclad demands.
  
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• 9 movies and shows to watch on Netflix before they’re removed in February

  25-01-2019 20:52 via news.yahoo.com
  February looks like it's going to be something of a mixed bag for Netflix. There's still plenty of content set to drop in the coming weeks, but the number of returning original series is slightly low. On the other hand, hardly anything will be removed from the streaming service next month, so at least there's that.This is the first time in quite a while that I've been unable to fill out my list of ten shows and movies you should add to your queue before they vanish, but it was a stretch to even
  
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• Trump's speech from the White House Rose Garden

  25-01-2019 20:29 via cnn.com
  President Trump announces that a deal has been reached to temporarily reopen the government for 3 weeks.
  
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• The Latest: Russia willing to mediate in Venezuela

  25-01-2019 20:26 via news.yahoo.com
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local):
  
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• Resignation over photos puts pressure on Florida governor

  25-01-2019 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's push to bridge partisan and racial divides following his narrow election last year is being tested by the revelation that one of his top hires had dressed up in blackface and mocked Hurricane Katrina victims.
  
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• Lavrov denounces 'destructive' US policy on Venezuela

  25-01-2019 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov denounced Friday the United States' "destructive policy" on Venezuela, after Washington backed the opposition leader over President Nicolas Maduro."The (US) policy concerning Venezuela, as with many other countries, is destructive in my opinion, " Lavrov said during a press conference in Rabat with Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita after meeting King Mohamed VI.US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will press UN Security Council members to recognise Juan Guai
  
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• Venezuela opposition leader cranks up pressure on Maduro

  25-01-2019 20:18 via news.yahoo.com
  Venezuela's opposition leader stepped up his campaign to oust President Nicolas Maduro on Friday, calling for a "major demonstration" and rejecting an offer of talks with the socialist leader.National Assembly head Juan Guaido, who proclaimed himself acting president during a huge street rally on Wednesday, said he wouldn't attend a "fake dialogue" on a crisis that has left 26 dead this week in clashes between anti-Maduro activists and security forces.
  
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• Flights delayed at major US airports amid shutdown

  25-01-2019 20:16 via cnn.com
  Air traffic is delayed at LaGuardia Airport in New York, Philadelphia International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey due to staffing issues at a Federal Aviation Administration regional air traffic control center, according to the FAA status website.
  
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• Wray, "about as angry as I've been in a long, long time"

  25-01-2019 20:07 via news.yahoo.com
  In a videotaped message to his employees, FBI Director Christopher Wray addressed the government shutdown saying, "I'm about as angry as I've been in a long, long time." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
  
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