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Trump: Another shutdown is 'certainly an option'
The Week - 28 Jan 2019 04:13
During an interview Sunday, President Trump told The Wall Street Journal he does not think lawmakers will be able to come up with a deal to fund a border wall, and another shutdown is "certainly an option." There are 17 ...
Three-year-old boy missing in woods for two days says friendly bear kept him safe
The Guardian - 28 Jan 2019 04:57
Casey Hathaway from North Carolina hailed 'a survivor' by police after becoming lost in sub-zero temperatures A three-year-old boy who survived two nights alone in the woods in freezing conditions has told police and fam...
Pope Francis Calls for a 'Peaceful Solution' to Venezuela's Crisis, but Doesn't Pick Sides
Time - 28 Jan 2019 04:15
Francis refused again to say if the Holy See would recognize opposition leader Juan Guaido
"The Butterfly House," by Frank Ormsby
The New Yorker - 28 Jan 2019 12:00
Poetry by Frank Ormsby: "One more butterfly in the butterfly house / will count as overcrowding."
1 student killed, another injured in school bus crash
CBSNews - 28 Jan 2019 04:54
One Texas middle school student is dead and a 9-year-old girl was injured along with their school bus driver when their bus was hit by a train on Friday. The crash site was at a rail crossing without any warning signals....
Death toll rises to 58 as hope dims after Brazil dam collapse
Reuters - 28 Jan 2019 03:38
Brazilian rescuers searched into the night on Sunday for hundreds of people missing after a burst mining dam triggered a deadly mudslide, as the death toll rose to 58 people and was expected to keep climbing more than tw...
Stephen Miller reportedly said he 'would be happy if not a single refugee foot ever again touched America's soil'
The Week - 28 Jan 2019 17:09
An excerpt from a former White House staffer's new tell-all book includes a stunning quote attributed to senior adviser Stephen Miller. In his book Team of Vipers, former aide Cliff Sims writes that he was concerned abou...
Nigeria denies judge's suspension influenced by election
Miami Herald - 28 Jan 2019 17:06
Nigeria's minister of information on Monday denied that the suspension of the country's chief justice is related to the upcoming presidential elections. Alhaji Lai Mohammed said Monday the suspension has …
US, Taliban agree to hash out peace deal that could lead to troop withdrawal
New York Post - 28 Jan 2019 17:05
American and Taliban officials have agreed to the framework of a peace deal that could lead to an imminent pullout of US troops from Afghanistan, according to a report. "We have a draft of the framework that has to be fl...
Mother faces charges; allegedly snapped the neck of the family cat
USA Today - 28 Jan 2019 16:54
A mother in Utah is facing charges after snapping a family cat’s neck in front of her two crying kids. Veuer's Nick Cardona has that story.
Brazilian despair turns to anger as toll from Vale dam disaster hits 60
Reuters - 28 Jan 2019 16:48
Grief over the hundreds of Brazilians feared killed in a mining disaster has quickly hardened into anger as victims' families and politicians say iron ore miner Vale SA and regulators have learned nothing from the recent...
Christie says he warned Trump the Russia investigation would not go away
ABC News - 28 Jan 2019 16:32
Former Gov. Chris Christie said on ABC's "Good Morning America" Monday that he warned Trump the Russia investigation would not go away.
The Death of a Singaporean Actor Has Put a Spotlight on the Risks of Conscription
Time - 28 Jan 2019 04:38
The death of Aloysius Pang has renewed scrutiny of mandatory conscription
Trump doubts lawmakers can reach acceptable border security deal
Reuters - 28 Jan 2019 04:35
President Donald Trump expressed skepticism on Sunday that U.S. lawmakers seeking to avoid another government shutdown could reach a deal on border security that he would accept, as he renewed his vow to build a wall on ...
Saudi Aramco to pay $1.6 billion for stake in South Korea's Hyundai Oilbank
Reuters - 28 Jan 2019 04:32
State-owned Saudi Aramco plans to buy a stake of up to 19.9 percent of South Korean refiner Hyundai Oilbank from Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings, for 1.8 trillion won ($1.61 billion), driving up shares of the parent 6....
With Shutdown Over (For Now), IRS Stares Down Huge Backlog As Tax Season Begins
Forbes - 28 Jan 2019 04:25
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will be back to work processing tax returns and issuing tax refunds following an announcement that the government shutdown has ended. But the news hardly means that tax season will be n...
President Trump Says Howard Schultz 'Doesn't Have the Guts' To Be President
Time - 28 Jan 2019 16:47
After the ex-Starbucks chief announced he might run as an independent in 2020
Australia joins growing support for Venezuela's Guaido
Reuters - 28 Jan 2019 04:41
Australia on Monday joined other Western nations in backing Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country's interim president until fresh elections are held
Federal workers across the US return to work as government reopens - live
The Guardian - 28 Jan 2019 16:37
Bipartisan group in Congress selected for negotiations but Trump has already dismissed prospect he would sign proposal Sign up for the Guardian's daily morning briefing 2.37pm GMT Howard Schultz's announcement that he is...
Tom Brokaw rants about some Americans not wanting 'brown grand babies'
New York Post - 28 Jan 2019 04:29
Tom Brokaw has come under fire for comments he made about Hispanics during a “Meet the Press” appearance on Sunday. The legendary NBC News anchor -- who was accused of sexual harassment last year by three different w...
Rusal chairman resigns as part of deal to lift U.S. sanctions; shares jump 5 percent
Reuters - 28 Jan 2019 04:29
Aluminum giant Rusal said on Monday Jean-Pierre Thomas had resigned as chairman and director of the company as a pre-requisite for a decision by the United States to lift sanctions on the company.
Mexico: 10 dead in community police clash in Guerrero state
Miami Herald - 28 Jan 2019 04:21
Mexican authorities say 10 people have been killed and two more wounded in a clash between two apparent groups of civilian community police in the southern state of Guerrero. State …