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White Home Adjustments Voice Mail to Blame Dems For Shutdown
Now, as the federal official in charge of managing government operations during the lapse in funding, Mulvaney is taking steps to ameliorate the shutdown , giving agencies more flexibility to remain open by using, for instance, previously appropriated money to keep their doors open.
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North Korean figure skaters arrive in Taipei for Four Continents competition
Another team will visit the South this week to check logistics for North Korean athletes, while Seoul will send its own officials to the North's ski resort to inspect the venue. South Korean authorities today started security checks on Olympic facilities in preparation for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Games. While South Korea's President Moon Jae In talks up the recent wave of negotiations with North Korea as making inroads to denuclearization and peace, the majority of South ...
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Alexis Sanchez signs for Manchester United, Mkhitaryan joins Arsenal
The deal was officially announced on Monday evening as Henrikh Mkhitaryan swapped places with the Chilean forward. Old Trafford is, however, set to become Sanchez's new home, with Manchester City having been pipped to a high-profile signing by arch-rivals United.
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Mike Pence brands claims of Donald Trump 'affair' with porn star 'baseless'
CNN's Jeffrey Toobin on Monday delivered a much-needed reality check about Donald Trump's lawyer's alleged payment to porn star Stormy Daniels , explaining that "if we were functioning on planet Earth", the Department of Justice would investigate those reported deals.
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Fb Says It's Not All the time Good For Democracy
Another test of social media's role in elections lies ahead in March, when Italy votes in a national election already marked by claims of fake news spreading on Facebook. "Google has been ranking for quality for a long time, it's a bit baffling how long it took for social networks to get there", she wrote on Twitter. It cited the Arab Spring - where many protests were organized via Facebook - as an example.
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Cilic brings up 100 as he makes Open quarters
Briton Kyle Edmund reached his first grand slam quarter-finals with a 6-7 (4) 7-5 6-2 6-3 win over Italian Andreas Seppi . 'It was a great battle, said Nadal , who is chasing his second Melbourne title after beating Roger Federer in the 2009 final.
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Om Prakash Rawat appointed new CEC, Ashok Lavasa made EC
Rawat is a retired Indian Administrative Service Officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre of 1977 batch. Born on December 2, 1953, Om Prakash Rawat , did his masters in Physics from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi and M.Sc in Social Development Planning from the United Kingdom.
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Trump's America: ICE Deports Doctor Living In US For 40 Years
A family in Kalamazoo is heartbroken after Lukasz Niec was arrested by three ICE agents earlier this week. She doesn't think it's right that he was jailed for convictions from more than two decades ago, when her husband was 17. Bronson HealthCare is "following the situation surrounding the detention of Dr. Lukasz Niec closely and are doing everything we can to advocate for Dr.
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2 flu deaths in San Mateo County, 5 in Santa Clara County
The CDC recommends that anyone who thinks they may have the flu or is experiencing flu-like symptoms should be treated with the antiviral drug. America's flu outbreak reached its worst point of season January 13, as the US health officials say 32 states, Puerto Rico, and the New York City area were all designated "high activity" areas for the flu.
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Palestinian Authority President to call European Union to officially recognize Palestinian state
Pence told his Israeli hosts that the US Embassy would move to Jerusalem by the end of 2019, that the Trump Administration would never let Iran obtain nuclear weapons, and that it is pressing the Palestinians to return to peace negotiations on Israel's terms .
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Five Missing In Pittsburg County Gas Well Explosion
According to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, the well site is operated by Oklahoma City-based Red Mountain Operating. "All they're doing is sitting back and watching it right now.We're not trying to put water on it and spread the hazmat, if you will, because there's going to be lots of contaminants on location", Enloe said.
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America Suffers File Drop in Belief, China Rises, Survey Exhibits
In fact, it's the ultimate irony that it's happening at a time of prosperity, with the stock market and employment rates in the U.S.at record highs. Although the overall picture remained largely unchanged from past year, the 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer reports "dramatic shifts" within individual countries and especially over people's views on the media - including social media.
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Turkey Starts Capture Of Afrin
The Turkish press reported just before the announcement of the launch of "Operation Olive Branch " that Russian Federation had given Turkey green light to use the Syrian air space over Afrin. Additionally, up until December of 2017 , the US Government is also known to have directly funded/armed the Kurdish YPG inside Syria - the same group both Turkey and the rebels are now trying to take out.
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Trump Aides Kelly, Miller Draw Fire for Fanning Shutdown Fight
Graham said on Sunday that Miller has "been an outlier for years" on the issue of immigration. According to Graham, any proposal offered to the president is "yanked back by staff members", adding "a$3 s long as Stephen Miller is in charge of negotiating on immigration, we are going nowhere".
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Nebraska women top Rutgers, double win total from last season
Tip is set for 7 p.m. The No. 23 Wolverines were the talk of the Big Ten and possibly the entire nation last Saturday after a brilliant performance at archrival Michigan State. Virginia: The no-nonsense Cavaliers aren't into style points - a good thing, because they didn't earn many in a tighter-than-expected matchup with the league's second-worst team.
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Bucks make a decision regarding the future of Jason Kidd
Milwaukee has lost four of its last five games heading into Monday's game against Phoenix. Jason Kidd led the Bucks to a pair of playoff appearances in this three-plus seasons in Milwaukee . Bucks made move on Kidd based upon dropping into the 8th seed in the East, frayed relationships in organization and general non-alignment, league sources tell ESPN .
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India makes massive security arrangements for Republic Day celebrations
Indian police have made massive security arrangements for this year's Republic Day parade celebrations where leaders of 10 Southeast Asian nations are expected to attend as chief guests Friday. Officials have said apart from huge deployment of security forces in the national capital, commandos and snifers will be stationed along the route of the Republic Day parade - Rajpath facing Rashtrapati Bhawan (president's official residence) - on January 26.
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Vermont Governor Phil Scott Legalizes Marijuana 'With Mixed Emotions'
Effective July 1, the bill allows the possession of 1 ounce or less of marijuana and two mature and four immature marijuana plants by people 21 or older. To that end, it should be seen as a positive sign that Scott's Marijuana Advisory Commission released a report last week with road safety recommendations and a calling for a Health Department-led cannabis public health campaign - though the report was silent on how to tax or regulate cannabis sales.
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Eagles QB Foles goes from backup to hero
Later, the Eagles overcame the Minnesota Vikings as Philadelphia's quarterback Nick Foles tossed three touchdown passes, chalking up an unassailable 38-7 lead against the Vikings for the National Football Conference title. Check out NFL Sunday Ticket or NFL Game Pass. He led the Eagles to a 10-2 record as the starting quarterback before a knee injury December 10 against the Los Angeles Rams ended his season.
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Actress Bhavana enters wedlock with Naveen
The wedding happened in Kerala style in the presence of family and close friends. Bhavana and Sandalwood film producer Naveen tied the knot today and the wedding ceremony is taking place at Thiruvambadi temple at Thrissur. Bhavana is all smiles as her friends danced for her. Born as Karthika Menon, Bhavana took her screen name about 15 years ago when she made her debut.
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Despite Shutdown, Utah's National Parks Remain Open
Snow coaches - small buses with tank-like tracks and oversized tires - shuttled visitors from the edge of the park to the geyser field that includes Old Faithful and to other popular destinations within the parks remote interior. Highway 89 will be plowed. The Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island are closed. Ranger-led snowshoe hikes are not available. "Because of the government shutdown , that had to be closed today, so the information could not be provided by the ...
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'Saturday Night Live' mocks Trump over Women's March and recent physical exam
Fresh off a White House doctor declaring his health excellent , President Donald Trump swiped at his predecessors on North Korea, while saying he "scored the highest on tests". "No, No. I'm not a racist", Trump said Sunday, after reporters asked him to respond to those who think he is. "The president did exceedingly well on (the cognitive exam)", the doctor said.
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White House Voice Mail Blames Democrats For Government Shutdown
The recording then concludes, saying: "Due to this obstruction, the government is shut down ". On Day 3 of the U.S. Government shutdown , Republicans and Democrats are hard at work. Coming back to the voice message, after blaming Democrats for the Trump administration's failures, it asks callers to leave a message for the president.
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Lights, camera, action: Best of Filmfare Awards 2018
Actress Zaira Wasim won the Critics' Award for Best Actor (female ) for the same film. The actor was a winning spree last night, beating some of the biggest stars to pick up two awards- Best Actor (Critics) for Trapped and Best Supporting Actor (Male) for Bareilly Ki Barfi .
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Indian states seek last-ditch film ban amid violent protests
The chief minister, however, did not clarify whether the ban on the film continued or lifted by the state government. While the legend states that Queen Padmini made a decision to jump into fire rather than submit to Sultan Alauddin Khilji of Delhi, Rajasthani women claimed that at least 1900 women in the state have registered for "jauhar" in protest against the release of the movie.
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I want immigrants to come in from everywhere, says Trump
And his military physician, who served in the same position under two other commanders in chief, faced an hour of increasingly incredulous questions from the White House press corps after he deemed Trump is of sound physical and mental condition.
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Rand Paul: Dems spiked his immigration compromise to end shutdown
In a floor speech announcing the schedule change, McConnell laid out an offer promising that the Senate consider an immigration bill if there is not a larger immigration deal between the Senate, the House and the White House by February 8, assuming that there is not another government shutdown then.
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NBC's Kelly says Fonda has 'no business' lecturing her
Near the end of " Megyn Kelly Today ", Kelly asked for a moment to discuss Fonda, who she said appeared "fixated" on the September exchange where Kelly complimented the now 80-year-old's looks and referenced how she'd "had work done". Kelly concluded the segment Monday by referencing an October interview with the BBC where Fonda says she's not proud of America, though the actress did tell the British outlet she was proud of many citizens coming together to protest against Trump.
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Pa. Supreme Court strikes down state's Congressional district map
The Democratic-controlled court, which said that the districts violate the state constitution, gave the Republican-controlled Legislature until February 9 to pass a replacement and Democratic Gov. Supreme Court halted a lower federal court ruling that ordered the North Carolina legislature to redraw its congressional map that was found unconstitutional.
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Turkey hits militias with 'Olive Branch'
On Saturday, Turkish army had launched strikes against the Kurdish People's Protection Units ( YPG ) militia in north-western Syrian territory in "legitimate self-defense" camps and refuges used by the terror group. The Syrian Kurdish group, YPG - which is backed by the U.S. in the fight against Islamic State (Isis) - said it has retaliated to Turkey's stepped up military campaign.
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Tillerson tours new London embassy derided by Trump
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Monday he hoped to make progress with European signatories to the Iran nuclear deal on how to overhaul the landmark accord. Asked when there would be a ribbon cutting ceremony, Johnson said: "At some point we're going to do it, but there's no urgency to that". However, according to the State Department and the U.S.
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Mike Pence Says US Will Never Allow Tehran to Develop Nuclear Weapons
It is the highest-level USA visit to the region since President Donald Trump made his declaration on December 6 and promised to begin the process of moving the American embassy to the city, whose status is at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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No. 13 Buckeyes host Nebraska hoping to increase win streak
The Buckeyes had a turnover percentage of 10.2 (better than their season average of 15.7) and held the Golden Gophers to an offensive rebounding percentage of 17.1 (below their season average of 32.6). Ohio State, meanwhile, did a fantastic job of making free throws (14-20; 70.0 percent). At 14-7, Nebraska can hardly afford to lose the game heading into the remainder of Big Ten play.
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Movie Filmed in Arizona Leads Razzie Nominations With Nine
The film was released in September to mixed reviews. The Golden Raspberry Awards , or "The Razzies " as they are commonly known, announced its list of nominations for the worst movies of the year. Worst remake, ripoff or sequelBaywatchBOO! While perhaps the cast and crew of the film didn't deserve to be singled out in any categories, a Worst Picture nomination directly aimed at Weinstein would have provided a message.
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Gunman storms high school in Texas
Italy High School where there has been a shooting. The investigation is ongoing and more information will be shared as becomes available. Gun Violence Archive reports that so far in 2018, there have been 13 mass shootings that have injured and killed innocent civilians.