Thursday, 4 January 2018

Massive winter storm heads north after dropping rare snow on South -- live updates - CBS News


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Massive winter storm heads north after dropping rare snow on South -- live updates
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Last Updated Jan 4, 2018 2:32 AM EST. Residents across a huge swath of the U.S. were hunkered down as a massive winter storm packing snow, ice and high winds, followed by possible record-breaking cold, moved up the Eastern Seaboard. The worst ...
Massive winter storm set to slam Northeast with heavy snow, strong windsCNN
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Paul Manafort Sues Mueller and Asks a Judge to Narrow the Russia Investigation - New York Times


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Paul Manafort Sues Mueller and Asks a Judge to Narrow the Russia Investigation
New York Times
WASHINGTON — President Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, sued the special counsel on Wednesday and asked a federal court to narrow his authority, escalating Republican efforts to discredit an investigation that has stretched longer than ...
Manafort sues Mueller, challenging scope of Russia investigationThe Hill
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Terry Allen Miles, Accused Of Abducting Texas Girls, Caught In Colorado - International Business Times


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Terry Allen Miles, Accused Of Abducting Texas Girls, Caught In Colorado
International Business Times
A man suspected of abducting two young girls whose mother may have been murdered in Texas, was caught Wednesday in Colorado and the girls were found safe, the Round Rock police chief confirmed. Round Rock Police Department Chief Allen Banks wrote on ...

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2018 NFL mock draft 1.0: Sam Darnold, Josh Rosen vie for No. 1 - USA TODAY


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2018 NFL mock draft 1.0: Sam Darnold, Josh Rosen vie for No. 1
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The draft is almost four months away, but more than half of the NFL's teams have turned their focus to next season. Any mock draft compiled at this point will be inherently flawed, as underclassmen have until Jan. 15 to decide whether to declare or to ...
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Senate swears in Democrat Doug Jones as budget talks with White House intensify - Los Angeles Times


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Senate swears in Democrat Doug Jones as budget talks with White House intensify
Los Angeles Times
Newly-elected Alabama Sen. Doug Jones was sworn in Wednesday, narrowing the Republican majority in the chamber to 51-49, just as the White House resumes bipartisan budget talks aimed at averting a government shutdown this month. That goal becomes ...
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Nobel peace laureate Ebadi urges Iranians to keep up protests

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi urged the people of Iran to engage in civil disobedience and press on with nationwide protests that are posing the boldest challenge to its leaders since pro-reform unrest in 2009.


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Americans should worry about Kim's mental fitness, not Trump's: White House

WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday defended Donald Trump's tweet about the size of his nuclear button, saying Americans should be concerned about the North Korean leader's mental fitness, not their president's.


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Friends of arrested Reuters reporter in Myanmar pour out hearts on social media

YANGON (Reuters) - Ever since Reuters Myanmar reporter Wa Lone was arrested on Dec. 12 on suspicion of violating the Official Secrets Act, friends and former colleagues have poured out their hearts and expressed hopes for his release on social media.


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Exclusive: Trump administration to announce cuts in 'security assistance' for Pakistan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has been informing members of Congress that it will announce as soon as Wednesday plans to cut off "security assistance" to Pakistan, congressional aides said on Wednesday, a day after the White House warned Islamabad it would have to do more to maintain U.S. aid.


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Plane lifted from Sydney river after crash killed British CEO

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian investigators and police hoisted the wreckage of a seaplane from the Sydney river where it sank after crashing on New Year's Eve, killing six people, including the chief executive of British catering company Compass Group Plc.


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Japan PM: Will work with international community to solve North Korea issues

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday North Korea was engaging in continued provocations that were "absolutely unacceptable" and said he would work with the international community to counter its nuclear and missiles development.


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Suspected Russian jets kill at least 20 near Syrian capital: residents

AMMAN (Reuters) - Suspected Russian jets killed at least 20 people and wounded dozens early on Thursday when they dropped bombs on two residential buildings in a besieged rebel enclave east of the Syrian capital, residents and a war monitor said.


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