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• Former US Rep. Christopher Collins is sentenced to two years and two months in federal prison in insider trading case

  17-01-2020 23:50
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Former US Rep. Christopher Collins is sentenced to two years and two months in federal prison in insider trading case.
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• World’s largest Snickers bar claims record for largest chocolate nut bar

  17-01-2020 23:43
  
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  WACO, Texas
  (NBC) - The largest chocolate nut bar ever created was unveiled at the Mars Wrigley
  plant in Waco, Texas Thursday.The
  gargantuan candy bar is 12 feet long, 24 inches high, 26 inches wide, and
  weighs more than two tons, getting the Snickers bar into the Guinness World Record Book.The requirements for a
  chocolate nut bar to make it into the esteemed record book are it must be 80
  percent chocolate and nuts, and fit for human consumption.The chocolate nut bar
  
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• Inmate kills convicted child molester, 1 other in California prison

  17-01-2020 23:31
  
  CORCORAN, Calif. (AP) — Officials say one inmate fatally struck a fellow prisoner and critically wounded another at a central California prison.They said Friday that Jonathan Watson used a walking cane to cause multiple head wounds to both victims at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in Corcoran on Thursday. The wounded inmate remains in critical condition.Watson is serving a life sentence for murder.The slain inmate was serving a life sentence for agg
  
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• Tech, communications stocks push US indexes to more records

  17-01-2020 22:12
  
  Solid gains in technology and communications stocks pushed major U.S. indexes to more record highs on Wall Street Friday. Chipmaker Qualcomm jumped 4.5% and Google parent company Alphabet rose 2%. Banks also did well, driven by strong results from State Street and Citizens Financial. That came a day after Morgan Stanley soared after reporting blowout earnings. The S&P 500 rose 12 points, or 0.4%, to 3,329. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 50 points, or 0.2%, to 29,348. The Nasdaq rose
  
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• Supreme Court to consider Trump’s appeal of cost-free birth control

  17-01-2020 22:12
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court will consider allowing the Trump administration to enforce rules that allow more employers to deny insurance coverage for contraceptives to women.The justices agreed Friday to yet another case stemming from President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, this time about cost-free birth control. The court probably will hear arguments in April.The high court will review an appeals court ruling that blocked the Trump administration rules because it did not follow
  
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• Southern Arizona closings, events for MLK Day

  17-01-2020 21:39
  
  Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday will be observed Monday, Jan. 20. This day is to honor the legacy of the civil rights leader.
  Here are some of the closures and events happening in
  southern Arizona for MLK Day.
  Every third Monday in January is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a day to celebrate the compassionate acts of Dr. King in his pursuit of civil rights.By the age of 39, Dr. King left a huge impact in the civil rights movement. (Courtesy: Kadena Air Base)Closures:Residential and commercial tr
  
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• Sheriff: One dead, one seriously injured in an avalanche at Lake Tahoe ski resort

  17-01-2020 21:10
  
  ALPINE MEADOWS, Calif. (AP) — Sheriff: One dead, one seriously injured in an avalanche at Lake Tahoe ski resort.
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• California sheriff says rescuers responding to avalanche at Lake Tahoe ski resort, several people unaccounted for

  17-01-2020 20:46
  
  ALPINE MEADOWS, Calif. (AP) — California sheriff says rescuers responding to avalanche at Lake Tahoe ski resort, several people unaccounted for.
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• As Approval Ratings Plunge, McSally Snaps at CNN Reporter

  17-01-2020 20:46
  
  Sen. Martha McSally went viral yesterday when she responded to a reasonable question from CNN congressional reporter Manu Raju about whether she was willing to consider new evidence inPresident Donald Trump's impeachment trial. Instead, she said: "I’m not talking to you, You’re a liberal hack.”McSally was clearly proud of the moment, tweeting out footage of her brushback and later going on Fox News Blonde Laura Ingraham’s show to dismiss the mainstream media altogether.&h
  
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• Two treated for monoxide exposure currently in critical condition, PCSD says

  17-01-2020 20:28
  
  TUCSON - The two people who were transported to the hospital for monoxide exposure Thursday are currently in critical condition, Pima County Sheriff's Department released Friday.According to PCSD, deputies responded to the 6000 block of North Montebella Road near La Canada Drive and Orange Grove Road in reference to a wellness check. Upon arrival, the responding deputies found a 90-year-old man and an 88-year-old woman unconscious but breathing.PCSD confirmed the two are husband and wife.They we
  
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• Significant events in entertainment: January 17

  17-01-2020 20:13
  
  On Jan. 17, 1965, the Rolling Stones recorded "The Last Time" and "Play With Fire" in Los Angeles.In 1970, singer Billy Stewart and three members of his band were killed when their car went off a bridge in North Carolina. Stewart was 32. His biggest hit was his cover of the George Gershwin song "Summertime."In 1972, part of Highway 51 South in Memphis was renamed Elvis Presley Boulevard. It runs in front of Graceland.In 1974, Dean Martin's son Dino, of Dino, Desi and Billy, was arrested after he
  
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• Iraqi officials and activists say 2 anti-government protesters killed and over a dozen wounded in renewed violence

  17-01-2020 20:12
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials and activists say 2 anti-government protesters killed and over a dozen wounded in renewed violence.
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• Dense Fog Advisory issued January 17 at 11:55AM MST until January 17 at 12:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  17-01-2020 19:55
  
  Dense fog continues to dissipate across portions of Gila County.However, visibilities as low as one half of a mile will bepossible through 100 PM.
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• DPS identifies person killed in crash that involved wrong-way driver

  17-01-2020 19:54
  
  TUCSON - The person who was killed in a 2 a.m. crash that involved a wrong-way driver was identified by Arizona Department of Public Safety Friday morning.According to DPS,a wrong-way driver was spotted by a DPS trooper at around 2:10 a.m. Friday. The driver was reportedly traveling on the Interstate 10 frontage road at Congress Street.
  https://twitter.com/sheasorensonwx/status/1218185559849324544
  When the trooper attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver reportedly turned his vehicle around and
  
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• DPS identifies person killed in crash on Speedway near I-10

  17-01-2020 19:54
  
  TUCSON - The person who was killed in a 2 a.m. crash near Speedway Boulevard and Interstate 10 was identified by Arizona Department of Public Safety Friday morning.According to DPS,a wrong-way driver was spotted by a DPS trooper at around 2:10 a.m. Friday. The driver was reportedly traveling on the Interstate 10 frontage road at Congress Street.
  https://twitter.com/sheasorensonwx/status/1218185559849324544
  When the trooper attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver reportedly turned his vehicle
  
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• Banks, communications stocks lead small gains on Wall Street

  17-01-2020 19:35
  
  Major U.S. stock indexes edged higher in afternoon trading Friday as solid earnings from banks helped extend momentum from the previous day’s rally.State Street and Citizens Financial were among the latest banks to report encouraging results in a week of solid reports from larger financial institutions. Investors were also digesting the latest government housing data which showed a December surge in new home construction. The news sent homebuilder shares broadly higher.The latest bright si
  
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• Federal court dismisses lawsuit by 21 young people who claimed U.S. government climate policy jeopardizes their future

  17-01-2020 19:23
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal court dismisses lawsuit by 21 young people who claimed U.S. government climate policy jeopardizes their future.
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• Ukraine’s president has rejected the resignation of prime minister caught on tape disparaging him

  17-01-2020 18:47
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president has rejected the resignation of prime minister caught on tape disparaging him.
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• Jury selected in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial, setting stage for testimony to begin next week

  17-01-2020 18:40
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Jury selected in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial, setting stage for testimony to begin next week.
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• Arizona Attorney General calls ride-hailing fee “very likely” unconstitutional

  17-01-2020 17:55
  
  PHOENIX - A new $4 fee on Uber and Lyft rides to and from the Phoenix airport is "very likely" unconstitutional, the state attorney general said Thursday, upping the ante in the showdown that has led the ride-hailing giants to threaten to abandon the airport service.
  The fees approved by the Phoenix City Council probably violated a 2018 ballot measure prohibiting higher taxes on services, Attorney General Mark Brnovich said.The Arizona Supreme Court will make a
  final determination on the issue.
  
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• Banks, communications companies lead stocks higher at midday

  17-01-2020 17:53
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged higher in midday trading Friday as solid earnings from banks helped extend momentum from the previous day’s rally.State Street and Citizens Financial were among the latest banks to report encouraging results in a week of solid reports from larger financial institutions. Investors were also digesting the latest government housing data which showed a December surge in new home construction.The latest bright sign on the economy follows Thursday’s
  
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• Dense Fog Advisory issued January 17 at 9:48AM MST until January 17 at 12:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  17-01-2020 17:48
  
  * WHAT…Dense fog has been slow to dissipate this morning.Visibility will drop as low as one quarter of a mile in densefog.* WHERE…Rio Verde/Salt River, Tonto Basin, Pinal/SuperstitionMountains, San Carlos, Dripping Springs, Globe/Miami andSoutheast Gila County.* WHEN…Until noon MST today.* IMPACTS…Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty ofdistance ahead of you. The post Dense Fog Advisory issued J
  
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• Women brewers in Arizona and Mexico release bi-national beer in Tucson

  17-01-2020 17:32
  
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  TUCSON - Women across Arizona and Mexico teamed up to brew something special for craft beer lovers.For the first time in Arizona, there is a bi-national beer created by all female brewers and it is an IPA called “Las Hermanas.”“Right now I think it is really an important time to
  highlight women in the Mexican craft beer industry also in the United States
  and come together through beer regardless of stereotypes, border or
  nationality,”
  
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• Claytoon of the Day: Stalking Yovanovitch

  17-01-2020 17:27
  
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• News Graphic Artist

  17-01-2020 17:09
  
  News 4 Tucson is looking for a Graphic Artist to oversee
  content production in the news department. If your creative juices pack a punch
  when working under tight deadlines, this could be the job for you!
  The primary responsibility for this position is to maintain
  the overall graphics look of the newscasts while working within the station’s
  overall graphics package and plan. This individual will
  conceptualize and produce award-worthy and audience-motivating graphics on all
  platforms an
  
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• ‘My whole world crumbled’: Widow of Gilbert man killed in terrorist attack speaks of faith, love and loss

  17-01-2020 17:04
  
  "He was a great man, a great husband, a great father, a great son," Hope Harrison, the wife of now-deceased Dustin Harrison, said.
  Dustin was working as a pilot for a company with a defense contract when Al-Shabab terrorists attacked the airfield in Kenya that he was stationed at earlier this month.
  Dustin and two others were killed in the attack.
  Hope Harrison said she got the news in a phone call that night around 7:30 PM.
  "Letting me know that -- that my whole world crumbled at that moment an
  
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• Eminem drops surprise album, advocates changes to gun laws

  17-01-2020 16:53
  
  Rapper Eminem once again dropped a surprise album, releasing "Music to Be Murdered By" on Friday - along with a video that calls for changes to gun laws.The follow-up to 2018's "Kamikaze" - also released without warning - was announced on Twitter just after midnight.
  The Detroit rapper's new music video for "Darkness," one of the album's 20 tracks, depicts a shooting at a concert. The lyrics and storyline of the video specifically allude to the 2017 mass shooting at a music festival in Las Vegas
  
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• Road to Mt. Lemmon now open

  17-01-2020 16:49
  
  TUCSON – The road to Mount Lemmon is now open to vehicles
  with chains and four-wheel drive.
  Motorists are advised to watch for ice.
  For more information about road conditions, call the road closure hotline at 520.547.7510.RELATED: Beautiful today and through the weekend!
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• Banks, communications companies lead stocks in early trading

  17-01-2020 16:49
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged higher in early trading Friday as solid earnings from banks helped extend momentum from the previous day’s rally.State Street and Citizens Financial were among the latest banks to report encouraging results in a week of solid reports from larger financial institutions. Investors were also digesting the latest government housing data which showed a December surge in new home construction.The latest bright sign on the economy follows Thursday’s s
  
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• Early gains on Wall Street add to strong start to the year

  17-01-2020 15:42
  
  Stocks are opening slightly higher on Wall Street, building on the big gains from a day earlier that sent major indexes to their latest record highs. Technology companies and banks led the way higher Friday. Google parent company Alphabet rose again, a day after becoming the latest tech giant to cross the $1 trillion valuation mark, joining Apple and Microsoft. The S&P 500 rose 4 points, or 0.1%, to 3,321. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 19 points, or 0.1%, to 29,319. The Nasdaq rose
  
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• Art experts confirm painting found hidden in Italian museum’s walls is the stolen Klimt work “Portrait of a Lady.”

  17-01-2020 15:34
  
  ROME (AP) — Art experts confirm painting found hidden in Italian museum’s walls is the stolen Klimt work “Portrait of a Lady.”.
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• Dense Fog Advisory issued January 17 at 7:23AM MST until January 17 at 9:00AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  17-01-2020 15:23
  * WHAT…Visibility as low as one quarter of a mile in dense fog.* WHERE…Tonto Basin, Pinal/Superstition Mountains, San Carlos,Dripping Springs, Globe/Miami and Southeast Gila County.* WHEN…Until 9 AM MST this morning.* IMPACTS…Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty ofdistance ahead of you. The post Dense Fog Advisory issued January 17 at 7:23AM MST until January 17 at 9:00AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ
  
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• US industrial production fell 0.3% in December

  17-01-2020 15:18
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. industrial production fell 0.3% in December, as unseasonably warm weather reduced demand for heating from utilities.The Federal Reserve said Friday that total industrial production — which includes the manufacturing, mining and utilities sectors — slumped 1% over the past year. Factory output has tumbled 1.3% from a year ago, driving much of the overall decline as manufacturers grappled with trade disputes and slower global growth in 2019.Still, factory o
  
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• US industrial production fell 0.3% in December, as unseasonably warm month limited the need for heating from utilities

  17-01-2020 15:17
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — US industrial production fell 0.3% in December, as unseasonably warm month limited the need for heating from utilities.
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• US housing construction jumps 16.9% in December

  17-01-2020 14:34
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Construction of new homes surged in December to the highest level in 13 years, capping a year in which falling mortgage rates and a strong labor market helped lift the prospects of the housing industry.The Commerce Department reported Friday that builders started construction on 1.61 million homes at a seasonally adjusted annual rate in December, up 16.9% from the November pace of home building.Housing construction has been rising since July, helped by falling mortgage ra
  
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• US housing construction jumps 16.9% in December, strongest showing in 13 years

  17-01-2020 14:32
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — US housing construction jumps 16.9% in December, strongest showing in 13 years.
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• One dead, one injured after wrong-way crash

  17-01-2020 14:25
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  TUCSON – One person is dead and another person was transported to the hospital after a crash near a westside intersection early Friday morning.
  As of 8:14 a.m., on and off ramps at Speedway Boulevard and Interstate 10 remain closed.
  Speedway Boulevard is now open for westbound and eastbound travel.
  This is a developing story, please check back for updates.The post One dead, one injured after wrong-way crash appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Deadly wrong-way crash closes Speedway, I-10

  17-01-2020 14:25
  
  TUCSON – One person is dead after a crash near a westside
  intersection early Friday morning.
  Speedway Boulevard is closed in both directions near Interstate 10.One person is dead after a crash on I-10. Please be careful this morning! https://t.co/ECHd1he9s4— Amanda Gomez (@AmandaJGomeztv) January 17, 2020
  This is a developing story, please check back for updates.The post Deadly wrong-way crash closes Speedway, I-10 appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• 4 displaced after mobile home fire on Tucson’s southside

  17-01-2020 14:16
  
  TUCSON – Two adults and two children were displaced after a
  mobile home fire early Friday morning.
  Tucson Fire Department units were dispatched to the 1600
  block of W. Ajo Way after a 911 call reporting smoke and flames coming out of a
  shed that was impinging on a mobile home.
  According to a news release, an adult male was treated at
  the scene for a minor burn. No other injuries were reported.
  The cause and origin of the fire are under investigation.
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• Global stocks inspired by US rally, hopes for Chinese growth

  17-01-2020 13:54
  
  Global stocks rose Friday, seemingly buoyed by high spirits on Wall Street, as new data suggested China’s economic slowdown may have stabilized and Washington and Beijing signed a trade deal.European indexes were broadly higher, while markets in Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong closed with gains, after the U.S.’s S&P 500 hit a new high the day before. Tech shares in particular did well, with Google parent Alphabet passing $1 trillion in market value, joining Amazon, Apple and Micros
  
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• Hittin’ the Trails 4 You – Sabino Canyon’s Esperero Trail

  17-01-2020 13:41
  
  TUCSON - I've featured some
  hard hikes over the past year and this week’s hike is right up there with Tucson's
  toughest at Sabino Canyon’s Esperero Trail!The Esperero Trail has a couple starting points. The first is near the cactus picnic area or at shuttle stop number one, which drops you off at the Rattlesnake Trail. That trail is a mostly flat and easy hike and after a half mile you reach the Esperero Trail.During this hike you'll gain a whopping 4-th
  
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• Beautiful today and through the weekend!

  17-01-2020 13:22
  
  TUCSON - Patchy dense fog possible this morning then tons of sunshine and seasonable temperatures this afternoon!Today: Sunny and seasonable. High: 66°Tonight: Mostly clear and cold. Low: 40°Tomorrow: Mostly sunny and warmer than average. High: 71°With the clearing sky and the rain from yesterday, dense fog has developed in spots this morning! A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect until 9 AM for Southeast Pinal, Eastern Cochise and the Upper Gila River Valley until 9 AM this mo
  
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• Putin’s, Xi’s ruler-for-life moves pose challenges to West

  17-01-2020 12:44
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping have established themselves as the world’s most powerful authoritarian leaders in decades. Now it looks like they want to hang on to those roles indefinitely.Putin’s sudden announcement this week of constitutional changes that could allow him to extend control way beyond the end of his term in 2024 echoes Xi’s move in 2018 to eliminate constitutional term limits on the head of state.
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• Dense Fog Advisory issued January 17 at 4:10AM MST until January 17 at 9:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  17-01-2020 12:10
  
  * WHAT…Visibility reduced to one quarter mile or less in densefog.* WHERE…Southeast Pinal County, Eastern Cochise County below5000 feet and Upper Gila River Valley.* WHEN…Until 9 AM MST this morning.* IMPACTS…Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty ofdistance ahead of you. The post Dense Fog Advisory issued January 17 at 4:10AM MST until January 17 at 9:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ appeared first on
  
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• Iran’s top leader says Western countries are too weak to ‘bring Iranians to their knees’

  17-01-2020 10:07
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s top leader says Western countries are too weak to ‘bring Iranians to their knees’.
  The post Iran’s top leader says Western countries are too weak to ‘bring Iranians to their knees’ appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Global stocks follow Wall Street higher after US-China deal

  17-01-2020 10:04
  
  Global stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Friday after China reported 6.1% economic growth in 2019 and Washington and Beijing signed an interim trade agreement.London and Frankfurt opened higher, while Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong advanced after the U.S. benchmark S&P 500 index hit a new high and Google parent Alphabet passed $1 trillion in market value, joining Amazon, Apple and Microsoft in the $1 trillion club.China’s economic growth was the lowest since 1990 but forecast
  
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• Iran’s leader says President Donald Trump is a ‘clown’ who pretends to support Iranians but will betray them

  17-01-2020 09:56
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s leader says President Donald Trump is a ‘clown’ who pretends to support Iranians but will betray them.
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• Iran’s supreme leader says in Friday prayers sermon that Iran’s attack on US bases was ‘blow to America’s image’

  17-01-2020 09:45
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader says in Friday prayers sermon that Iran’s attack on US bases was ‘blow to America’s image’.
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• Where to Rock, This Weekend, Jan. 17-19

  17-01-2020 09:00
  
  Friday, Jan. 17
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• Things to do, This Weekend, Jan. 17-19

  17-01-2020 09:00
  
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