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United States President Donald Trump on Thursday cancelled a trip by the US delegation that was supposed to attend the next week's annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, citing the ongoing partial government shutdown.The White House said that Trump took the decision to scrap the delegation's visit in the interests of the 800,000 federal workers who have been affected by the shutdown."Out of consideration for the 800,000 great American workers not receiving pay and to ensure his team can assist as needed... Читать дальше...

Netflix’s hit film “Bird Box” contains a scene which makes use of stock footage seen on TV matches that of news footage from a real-life tragedy, but there are no plans to replace it in the film, an individual with knowledge of the matter told TheWrap. The footage shows the aftermath of the 2013 Lac-Mégantic rail disaster, in which an unattended freight train carrying crude oil derailed in the Quebec city’s downtown. Multiple tank cars exploded and sparked a fire, most of the city’s downtown was destroyed, and 47 people were killed. Читать дальше...

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Twenty years ago, January 1999, a group of concerned citizens, led by UP Law students, filed an ambitious lawsuit in a trial court south of Manila. The petitioners, including the Manila Bay residents of the tahong (mussels) and talaba (oysters), sued practically ...

1. Latest Arsenal transfer rumours: Denis Suarez now £14m, Leon Bailey move plus Mislintat to stay?  Football.London
2. Mesut Ozil: Unai Emery 'not thinking' about midfielder leaving the club  BBC Sport
3. Unai Emery casts doubt over any Arsenal loan signing in January  The Guardian
4. Unai Emery not thinking about Mesut Ozil leaving Arsenal  SkySports
5. Emmanuel Petit slams lack of Arsenal progress and says Mesut Ozil no longer cares about football  Daily Mail
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1. Vice President Says Outrage Over Wife Karen Pence’s Discriminatory School Is ‘Offensive’  HuffPost
2. CNN's Chris Cuomo links Karen Pence's job at Immanuel Christian to Steve King's white supremacy remarks  Fox News
3. Mike Pence calls criticism of wife's job at anti-LGBTQ school 'deeply offensive'  NBCNews.com
4. LGBTQ Organization Trolls School Where Karen Pence Teaches, Sends Copies of John Oliver Book About Gay Bunnies  Newsweek
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In what many are describing as a tit-for-tat move, US President Donald Trump has postponed an upcoming overseas trip of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, citing concerns over the government shutdown that has entered its 27th day. The shutdown started after on December 22, after Democrats refused to include $5.7 billion Trump had demanded to build a […]

(Warning: This post contains spoilers for “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch” that you may be exposed to even if you’ve watched it, due to its different versions.) Of the many, many references to previous “Black Mirror” installments to be found in the anthology series’ new interactive film “Bandersnatch” (and we do mean many), the episode that gets the biggest direct shoutout is the Season 2 offering “White Bear.” Read the full article on The Wrap

The Calgary Flames will retire forward Jarome Iginla's No. 12 jersey number prior to a game against the Minnesota Wild on March 2, the team announced Thursday.

A new partnership between Johnson & Johnson and Apple using an app on the Apple watch aims to detect irregular heart rhythms of people with atrial fibrillation before life-threatening events can occur.

We consider three tactical alterations Emery should make against Chelsea.

1. Reggie Jackson to Bryce Harper, Manny Machado: It's not all about the money  Bronx Pinstripes
2. Buster's Buzz: Could these 'mystery teams' be in on Machado, Harper?  ESPN
3. MLB rumors: Phillies have visions of signing Mike Trout and pairing him with Bryce Harper or Manny Machado in 2021  CBS Sports
4. Hittin’ Season #249: Phillies “can’t lose” in their hunt for Macharper  The Good Phight
5. Latest on Harper, Machado and one eye on Mike Trout  NBCSports.com
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The 2019 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour field is all but finalised. As is now the norm for this extraordinary race the world-class 41 car grid mixes the best domestic Australian talent with international GT stars from around the globe. More than 120 drivers from 22 different nationalities representing 13 different brands and entered by teams […]

AN ex-mistress of accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has openly admitted that she moved drugs for her ex and the Sinaloa Cartel. Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera‘s mistress Lucero Sánchez López told jurors the cartel leader lured her into a life as a drug trafficker. Testifying in the trial against the 29-year-old […]

Australian Open 2019: Stan Wawrinka slams Novak Djokovic in leaked letter NEWS.com.au The war at the top of men's tennis has deteriorated further after Swiss star Stan Wawrinka's extraordinar

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Lawmakers have advanced legislation needed to end years of litigation and finalize an agreement involving water rights in heavily populated southwestern Idaho. The House Resources and Conservation Committee unanimously advanced the bill Thursday after Republican House Speaker Scott Bedke of Oakley spoke in its favor. The lawsuits involved canal companies, irrigation […]

PITTSBURG — The family of a man shot and killed in a restaurant parking lot by a Pittsburg policeman last year has filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against the police department and two officers. Three family members of Terry Amons Jr. filed the lawsuit Thursday, through the offices of San Francisco-based civil attorney Stanley […]

Coding Girls is giving young girls in Nigeria the chance to get into what is a male-dominated sector.

Opinion: New Year's resolutions for your mental health Traverse City Record Eagle A large majority of new year's resolutions are related to weight, self-improvement, money and/or relationship

Frosties or Sugar Puffs? That's the first question Netflix viewers are asked to decide when they embark on their choose-your-own-adventure journey through the interactive Black Mirror: Bandersnatch movie. Players are asked to choose which cereal the 1980s video-game programmer, who is the central character in the story, will eat, in a low-stakes introduction to the interactive elements of Bandersnatch. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, in a burst of transparency, revealed the…

President Donald Trump visited the Pentagon a day after the death of four Americans in Syria and used time from his speech to speak about the border wall.

Australian Open tennis feels heat over player pay The Australian Financial Review Australian Open's second seed Rafael Nadal and CEO of Tennis Australia Craig Tiley have played down simmering ten

COVINGTON, Ga. (AP) - Authorities say a man is accused of killing his wife and stepdaughter in a triple shooting in Georgia.

It's time for tee in San Diego: the 2019 Farmers Insurance Open swings into town soon, bringing the stars of the PGA Tour to the links - plus plenty of opportunities for fans to mix and mingle at