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Kamala Harris makes her first visit to Iowa
New York Post - 29 Jan 2019 22:02
Sen. Kamala Harris, in her first visit to Iowa since she announced a presidential run, laid out a series of progressive proposals that would establish Medicare-for-all and end private insurance -- and for the first time ...
U.S. raises Venezuela travel advisory to highest level
CBSNews - 29 Jan 2019 21:27
"Do not travel to Venezuela due to crime, civil unrest, poor health infrastructure, and arbitrary arrest and detention of U.S. citizens"
Five Houston police officers injured in shooting; two suspects dead
USA Today - 29 Jan 2019 05:05Watch: CBP video shows 3-year-old girl falling from border fence
New York Post - 29 Jan 2019 04:41
Customs and Border Protection released a video on Monday that showed a 3-year-old girl falling 16 feet from atop a border fence in Arizona. The child -- who was among a group of asylum seekers attempting to mount a fence...
ISIS Bombing of Cathedral in Philippines Shows Group's Reach into Asia
The New York Times - 29 Jan 2019 04:11
A deadly church bombing in the Philippines suggests that the extremist group is still able to fan the flames of distant militant movements.
Judge cancels Paul Manafort's Feb. 8 sentencing in Virginia case
USA Today - 29 Jan 2019 03:57
A federal judge has canceled Paul Manafort's Feb. 8 sentencing in Virginia until DC plea dispute resolved
AP Poll Finds Majority of Americans Are Pessimistic About the U.S.
Time - 29 Jan 2019 16:57
A majority of Americans also believe things are going to get worse
Trump just angrily tweeted about ex-staffer Cliff Sims while he was live on CNN
The Week - 29 Jan 2019 16:46
President Trump on Tuesday morning lashed out against a former White House staffer at the exact moment he was being interviewed live on CNN. Trump tweeted that Cliff Sims, who worked in the White House for a year and a h...
Almost 5,000 Bangladeshi garment workers sacked over strikes
Al Jazeera English - 29 Jan 2019 16:25
Workers stitching clothes for international brands had protested earlier this month over wages.
Health Officials Are Urging Vaccinations Amid a Measles Outbreak in the Northwest
Time - 29 Jan 2019 04:55
Health officials worry it could take months to contain the illness due to a lower-than-normal vaccination rate
How This 24-Year-Old Former NYSE Equity Trader Made History
Forbes - 29 Jan 2019 04:36
At 23 years old, Lauren Simmons broke the glass ceiling as being the youngest and only full-time female equity trader on Wall Street for Rosenblatt Securities.
Kayla the orca dies at 30: SeaWorld 'deeply saddened,' PETA outraged
New York Post - 29 Jan 2019 17:03
A 30-year-old orca named Kayla died at SeaWorld Orlando on Monday after becoming sick over the weekend, the company revealed. A post-mortem examination will determine Kayla’s cause of death, officials said. Kayla began...
Theresa May Plans to Ask EU to Change Brexit Deal By Altering Irish Border Guarantee
Time - 29 Jan 2019 17:01
May insists her agreement can still win Parliament's backing
Palestinian prime minister offers resignation
Miami Herald - 29 Jan 2019 16:57
The Palestinian prime minister on Tuesday offered the resignation of his government to President Mahmoud Abbas, in a new step toward ending a failed attempt at reconciling with the rival …
Watch man known as the 'French Spiderman' climb his way up a 47-story skyscraper
Miami Herald - 29 Jan 2019 17:00
For Alain Robert, climbing tall towers across the world is his personal calling. "This is my path, this is my way of living," he told NDTV. "It is as important …
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue just fact-checked an Onion article
The Week - 29 Jan 2019 16:56
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue? More like secretary of killing jokes. The Onion put a satirical spin on the recently-ended government shutdown, writing Monday that the USDA was "just doing quick smell tests to ins...
Winter storm snarls travel: More than 1,000 flights canceled on Tuesday
USA Today - 29 Jan 2019 16:53Chicago will be colder than Antarctica this week ; Record-breaking winter freeze to hit 250 million across US
USA Today - 29 Jan 2019 16:51
Winter threatened to paralyze much of the nation as temperature records began falling and parts of New York State braced for up to 4 feet of snow.
Brazil has nearly 4,000 dams at high risk: minister
Reuters - 29 Jan 2019 16:50
Brazil has nearly 4,000 dams that are classified as having "high damage potential" or being at high risk, with 205 of those dams containing mineral waste, the country's Regional Development Minister Gustavo Canuto said o...
Bolton's notes raise questions on U.S. military plans amid Venezuela tensions
Reuters - 29 Jan 2019 16:50
White House national security adviser John Bolton raised questions about the United States' intentions in Venezuela after he appeared at a briefing on Monday with a notepad containing the words "5,000 troops to Colombia,...
China Tells U.S. To Stop 'Unreasonable Crackdown' on Huawei
Time - 29 Jan 2019 16:48
The foreign ministry complained Washington has "mobilized state power"
On Carbon Emissions, Trump's EPA Chief Wants To Have It Both Ways
The Huffington Post - 29 Jan 2019 23:26
Andrew Wheeler repeatedly lauded the president for declining greenhouse gas emissions. Then they spiked.