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- U.S. Politics
  House Democrats Add $1 Billion in Border-Related Spending to Measures to Reopen Government
  The New York Times - By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS
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  Winter storm: Weekend storm packing snow, rain, ice to sweep across northeast states - latest weather forecast, storm warning, watch - live updates - CBS News
  cbsnews.com - CBS News
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  Blast at Mexico pipeline kills at least 21
  BBC News - BBC World
- U.S. Politics
  Trump and Kim Jong-un to Hold Second Summit Meeting Next Month
  The New York Times - By MARK LANDLER and DAVID E. SANGER
- News
  Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke sentenced to more than 6 years for killing Laquan McDonald
  The Washington Post - By Mark Berman
- U.S. Politics
  Trump paying tribute to Americans killed in Syrian attack
  Associated Press - By JILL COLVIN, Associated Press
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  Women to march in hundreds of U.S. cities for third straight year
  Reuters - By Amanda Becker
Rescuers hope to reach Spanish boy in borehole in 35 hours
Associated Press
MADRID (AP) — Authorities in southern Spain said Saturday they hope to soon reach the spot where they believe a two-year-old boy is trapped after falling in a deep borehole six days ago. Angel Garcia,
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'Yellow Vests' march through Paris in 10th weekend of protests
Reuters - By Noemie Olive
PARIS (Reuters) - Five thousand "Yellow Vest" demonstrators marched through the French capital on Saturday, marking a tenth consecutive weekend of protests against President Emmanuel Macron's government.
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Johnsonville recalls ground pork over possible contamination
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Johnsonville LLC has recalled more than 48,000 pounds (21,800 kilograms) of raw ground frozen pork patties that may be contaminated with materials including black rubber. The U.S. Department
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Pawel Adamowicz: Poland mourns death of stabbed Gdansk mayor
BBC News - BBC World
Thousands of Poles have gathered for the funeral of Pawel Adamowicz, the mayor of Gdansk who was fatally stabbed last Sunday. Large screens around St Mary's Church in the city and across the country broadcast
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At least three migrants dead after dinghy sinks off Libyan coast
Reuters - By Valentina Za
MILAN (Reuters) - At least three people died at sea on Friday after a rubber dinghy carrying around 20 migrants ran into trouble in the Mediterranean some 100 km north of Tripoli, an Italian navy official
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Malaysia has a right to ban Israelis, says PM, rejecting anti-Semitism charge
timesofisrael.com - By TOI staff
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said that it was the country’s “right” to deny entry to Israeli nationals and that it was “unfair to label …
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Stabbing attack on three US Marines gets defendant 4-year prison sentence
Fox News - Louis Casiano
A California man was sentenced to four years in prison for stabbing three Marines outside a bar in August, according to reports. Alexis Moreno Aguirre pleaded guilty Monday to felony counts of assault
Los Angeles
Lack of school nurses puts Los Angeles students at risk, striking teachers say
Reuters - By Alex Dobuzinskis and Sharon Bernstein
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles teacher Natali Escobedo says she will never forget the image of a diabetic fourth-grader “wilting” at her school because there was no nurse on hand to administer his
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Private guards in Kenya to carry guns after extremist attack
Associated Press
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya plans to allow many more private security guards around the country to carry firearms following a deadly attack by Islamic extremists in Nairobi. The Kenyan government agency
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Zimbabwe shuts down social media as UN slams military crackdown
CNN - By Bukola Adebayo, Columbus.S. Mahvunga and David McKenzie, CNN
Harare, Zimbabwe (CNN) — Zimbabweans spent most of Friday without internet after the government ordered the country's biggest mobile operator to shut down service again. After several hours, networks restored,
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Indonesia cleric to be freed despite holding to radicalism
Associated Press - By NINIEK KARMINI and STEPHEN WRIGHT, Associated Press
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An Islamic cleric who was the ideological leader of the Bali bombers and other Indonesian militants is being released early from a 15-year prison sentence after the country's
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Communities in California, Louisiana bid final farewells to slain police officers
Fox News - Louis Casiano
The two rookie police officers, both 22 years old, worked in separate cities, nearly 2,000 miles apart. But their shocking deaths by gunfire this month brought their stories together before the entire
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Brexit: Theresa May should become mediator, says Sir John Major
bbc.co.uk
Theresa May needs to become a mediator to help break the Brexit deadlock in Parliament, former prime minister John Major has said. He wants MPs to be given a vote on all Brexit options, indicating their
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Faced With Tough Words From China, Taiwan Rallies Around Its Leader
The New York Times - By CHRIS HORTON
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Just a few weeks ago, President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan was struggling politically. Her party had lost in key local elections, imperiling her run for a second term next year. But then got
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Employees ‘taken hostage’: the ethics of the US government shutdown
csmonitor.com - The Christian Science Monitor
Washington Hector Dias, one of some 400,000 federal employees who are being asked to work without pay, has a blunt message about the government’s …
Lindsey Graham
Sen. Lindsey Graham flies to Turkey, meets with Erdogan to discuss US withdrawal from Syria
Fox News - Louis Casiano
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday to discuss Syria as the United States prepares to withdraw its troops from the war-torn country. The two met
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Sudan issues arrest warrants against 38 reporters amid crackdown
AlJazeera - Al Jazeera
State prosecutor says arrest warrants based on charges such as 'incitement' and 'dissemination of false news'. Sudan's State Security Prosecution has issued arrest warrants for 38 journalists and activists
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U.S. Warns Over Risk of Militant Attacks During Nigeria Polls
Bloomberg - Elisha Bala-Gbogbo
The U.S. warned that Islamist militants are planning to disrupt next month’s elections in Nigeria with possible violent attacks. President Muhammadu …
Great Britain
UK's Labour Party seeks 'frank' debate on Brexit impasse
Associated Press - By GREGORY KATZ, Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — Britain's opposition Labour Party is calling for an "open and frank debate" on the government's stalled Brexit plan and an increased role for Parliament in managing Britain's departure from
Justice
Man charged with murder in the death of Israeli exchange student in Australia
CNN - By Madeline Holcombe, CNN
(CNN) — A 20-year-old man arrested in the killing of an Israeli exchange student in Australia has been charged with murder, police said. The suspect will appear in Melbourne Magistrates' Court shortly,
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People in Malaysia are being threatened with prison for tweeting mean things about their royal family
Business Insider - Sinéad Baker
People in Malaysia are being threatened with prison for criticizing their monarchy on social media, with the government considering introducing harsher penalties for them. This month alone, police arrested
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Wife of missing ex-Interpol chief claims asylum in France
DW News - DW English
Grace Meng's lawyer says she has formally requested refuge from French authorities as she is afraid she may be kidnapped. Her husband, Meng Hongwei, …
Yellow Vests Movement
Thousands of yellow vests protest despite Macron outreach
Associated Press
PARIS (AP) — Thousands of yellow vest protesters rallied in several French cities for a tenth consecutive weekend on Saturday, despite a national debate launched this week by President Emmanuel Macron
Justice
Tempe teen shot and killed running from police officer
CNN
Chief of Tempe Police Sylvia Moir explains what happened when a 14-year-old boy holding a replica gun was shot and killed by a police officer as he ran down an alley.
U.S. Politics
Women's March returns to DC amid shutdown and controversy
Associated Press - By ASHRAF KHALIL, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The third annual Women's March is returning to Washington this week amid inclement weather, ideological schisms and the longest government shutdown in American history. The original March
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Ex-Chicago policeman sentenced to nearly seven years in black teen's death
Reuters - By Suzannah Gonzales and Robert Chiarito
CHICAGO (Reuters) - White former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke was sentenced on Friday to nearly seven years in prison for shooting black teen Laquan McDonald to death in 2014 in a landmark case
Opinion
Ex-Navy SEAL Jocko Willink: 'Toxic masculinity' and the powerful dichotomy of being a man
Fox News - Jocko Willink
Boys and men shouldn’t follow the advice of a recent report by the American Psychological Association called “Guidelines for the Psychological Practice with Men and Boys.” These guidelines imply that masculinity”
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UN experts: Fuel from Iran is financing Yemen rebels' war
Associated Press - By EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Fuel is being shipped illegally from Iran to Houthi Shiite rebels in Yemen to finance their war against the government, and both sides are violating international law with their campaigns
North Korea
Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to hold 2nd summit
Associated Press - By MATTHEW LEE and DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will hold a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to try to broker a deal to coax the North to give up its nuclear weapons, the White House announced.
U.S. Politics
Former President George W. Bush delivers pizza to his Secret Service detail as they work without pay during the government
Business Insider - Sarah Gray
Former President George W. Bush is calling for an end to the partial government shutdown, which is about to hit the one-month mark and is currently the longest shutdown in US history. In an appeal made