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May woos rebel Labour MPs in effort to gain Brexit deal backing

Cash for former coal towns on offer in exchange for backing PM’s revised agreement

Theresa May is putting together a package of measures aimed at wooing Labour MPs in leave-supporting constituencies, offering greater protection for workers’ rights after Brexit and, it emerged on Wednesday night, cash for former coalfield communities.

The prime minister has asked two cabinet ministers to consult opposition backbenchers over legislation to protect workers’ rights after Brexit, although there is a fierce debate in Labour about how far to engage with the Conservatives.

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Britons living in EU call on May to secure healthcare for pensioners

Campaigners are concerned UK nationals may need insurance to remain in some countries

Campaigners for British nationals settled in the EU have called on Theresa May to guarantee health cover payments for pensioners for at least two years to help secure wider residential rights as well as medical care in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

The government has indicated that it is in advanced conversations with countries including Spain, France and Ireland about continuing reciprocal arrangements, which would kick in to place if the UK crashes out of the EU.

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Thursday briefing: At least they're talking – Corbyn and May discuss Brexit

Labour leader pushes customs union … Asbo-style orders for knife offenders announced … and from penny pincher to our most trusted public figure

Hello, it’s Warren Murray keeping you duly informed this Thursday morning.

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Academy schools struggle with ‘unsustainable’ deficits

Many schools in England forced into mergers despite years of cost-cutting

Schools in England are merging into larger academy chains and slashing costs in a bid to manage “unsustainable” deficits, according to an authoritative survey of more than 1,000 academies.

The report by the Kreston academies group found that half of the schools had an operating deficit last year, with only stringent cuts and the sharing of resources within multi-academy trusts (Mats) stopping the figure from being higher.

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Plan to transform transport across north of England unveiled

Transports chiefs claim £70bn 30-year road and rail upgrade will create 850,000 jobs

A £70bn plan to transform transport links across the north of England has been unveiled.

Transports chiefs claim the 30-year road and rail upgrade scheme will boost the economy by £100bn and “leave a legacy for future generations” creating 850,000 jobs.

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Sajid Javid introduces knife crime prevention orders

Asbo-style orders could limit use of social media in order to stop gang rivalries escalating

Children as young as 12 could be hit with new asbo-style orders designed to clamp down on knife violence.

The measures – known as knife crime prevention orders – will place curbs on suspects, such as limiting their use of social media to stop gang rivalries escalating online.

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Russians leaked Mueller investigation evidence online, prosecutors say

More than 1,000 files shared confidentially appeared to have been uploaded to a filesharing site, according to court documents

Evidence gathered by Robert Mueller, the special counsel, was obtained by Russians and leaked online in an attempt to discredit his inquiry into Moscow’s interference in US politics, prosecutors said on Wednesday.

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Facebook could be forced to share data on effects to the young

Social media firms should be compelled to protect users and legislation is needed, find MPs

Social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter could be required by law to share data with researchers to help examine potential harms to young people’s health and identify who may be at risk.

Surveys and studies have previously suggested a link between the use of devices and networking sites and an increase in problems among teenagers and younger children ranging from poor sleep to bullying, mental health issues and grooming.

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Tokyo 2020 organisers cut crowds at sailing events over tsunami risk

Olympic authorities reduce crowd size to make evacuations easier

The organisers of next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo have decided to cut the number of spectators for the sailing events by a third so they can be quickly evacuated to higher ground in the event of a tsunami.

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics organising committee had initially planned to allow up to 5,000 people to watch the sailing events off Enoshima island, just south of the Japanese capital, according to the public broadcaster NHK.

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Ariana Grande mocked for Japanese tattoo typo: ‘Leave me and my grill alone’

Singer was hoping for a Japanese translation of the title of her hit 7 Rings. Instead she ended up with a tattoo which means ‘small charcoal grill’

Too bad pop star Ariana Grande is vegan – she just tattooed an accidental homage to a Japanese barbeque grill on her palm.

The US singer’s attempt to ink an ode to her hit single 7 Rings backfired Wednesday after social media quickly chimed in to tell her the characters actually translated to “shichirin”: a small charcoal grill.

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Brexit and the Good Friday agreement

The landmark peace deal struck between the British and Irish governments in 1998 paved the way for power-sharing between unionists and nationalists in Northern Ireland and ended a 30-year conflict. Henry McDonald reports on how the Good Friday agreement is once again under scrutiny as Britain approaches Brexit. Plus Jason Burke on the political crisis in Zimbabwe

For decades, the conflict in Northern Ireland was rarely out of the news. Then a landmark peace deal, the Good Friday agreement, set the country on to a new path. Now Brexit has made the Irish border a focal point once again and the key sticking point in negotiations.

This week, MPs voted to send the prime minister back to Brussels to reopen talks on the controversial Irish backstop. Meanwhile, power-sharing at the Stormont assembly is on hold and there was a recent bomb attack in Derry.

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Venezuela crisis: can Maduro ride out Guaidó’s challenge?

The opposition leader Juan Guaidó has declared himself Venezuela’s interim president after mass protests against Nicolás Maduro. But the military have so far stayed loyal to Maduro, who has called the attempt to remove him a coup. Virginia Lopez reports from Caracas. Plus: Jessica Elgot on what we learned from another night of Brexit votes in the House of Commons

The Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó is continuing with his attempt to oust Nicolás Maduro, after declaring himself interim president. As anti-government protests intensify, Guaidó’s claim has been recognised by the US, Canada, Brazil, Colombia and others, while the EU has said the voice of the people cannot be ignored.

But for all the international criticism of the Maduro government, there are concerns too that Guaidó’s main regional backers are Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s far-right president, who is known for his hostility to human rights and his fondness for dictatorship, and Donald Trump.

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The Money Saving Expert: how Martin Lewis became the most trusted man in Britain

He has built an empire worth £80m, and is driven to help people attain ‘financial justice’. But in an age of predatory capitalism and rampant inequality, can one man’s modest suggestions really make much difference? By Daniel Cohen

Every Tuesday night, an email newsletter goes out to 13 million subscribers. It’s far more popular than Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop newsletter, which has 8 million, and the New York Times Morning Briefing, with 1.7 million. Its name, Money Saving Expert’s Money Tips, barely hints at the astounding range of tricks and deals contained within. Recent emails have featured “hacks” for cheaper meals at Nando’s and McDonald’s, deals on broadband and savings accounts, codes giving discounted access to airport lounges and an offer for free radiator heat-reflector pads.

The newsletter looks like a relic from an earlier age of the internet: thousands of words, with no ads and few images. It began as an email that Martin Lewis – the personal finance journalist now better known as the Money Saving Expert – wrote for his friends. Today, it is the work of dozens of people at MoneySavingExpert.com, the website Lewis founded in 2003, which has become one of the 100 most popular sites in the UK, with 16 million visitors a month.

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Costa prize-winner Bart van Es on why he had to tell his family’s Holocaust story

The Cut Out Girl is the gripping tale of a Jewish girl who escaped the Nazis, written by her saviours’ grandson. Here, author and heroine talk about their life-affirming collaboration

^‘I must tell you a secret,” Lien de Jong’s mother said to her gently one day. “You are going to stay somewhere else for a while.” It was August 1942 in occupied Holland and De Jong was eight years old. The family was Jewish, but not observant. She would never see her parents again; they were murdered in Auschwitz six months later. She was sent to live with a non-Jewish family, the Van Eses, the first in a series of temporary homes in the Netherlands’ wartime underground network.

Bart van Es is a Dutch-born English literature professor at Oxford University, who usually “writes scholarly books and articles on Shakespeare and Renaissance poetry”. He is also the grandson of Jans and Henk van Es, who, as part of the Dutch resistance, sheltered Jewish children such as Lien de Jong during the occupation. His account of her extraordinary, harrowing story of loss, survival and love, The Cut Out Girl, has just won the Costa Book of the Year award.

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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World review – running out of puff

All the excitement of the earlier films has been lost in this third outing for the animated series based on Cressida Cowell’s books

Here is the third and – we have to hope – the last in a franchise that could be renamed How to Drain Your Dragon. All the fire and lifeblood of this idea has been sucked out and we are left with something bland.

The first two films from 2010 and 2014, amiable enough, emerged during the 3D boom and the theme-park-type dragonback ride was an important part of the show. That novelty is now long gone. What we’re left with is screensaver cinema: a swirly succession of pretty pictures and colours. This insipid spectacle has nothing like the strong flavour of Cressida Cowell’s Milliganesque illustrations in her original books.

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'Cold as ºF': Chicago residents make best of life in 'Chiberia' during polar vortex

Residents brave the weather to post photographs on social media showing just how cold things have got

Polar vortex: deaths as Arctic air spreads across US midwest

In “Chiberia” – as locals have dubbed Chicago as temperatures have plummeted to -23F (-30C) – it is cold enough to freeze an egg on the sidewalk. Or to turn a bubble blown outside into a beautiful frosty snow globe before it splinters with the cold.

A blast of polar air has swept across many cities in the US leading to the lowest temperatures in a generation. Schools and businesses have closed, flights have been cancelled and as of Wednesday evening, at least eight deaths had been linked to the system.

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How the religious right gained unprecedented access to Trump

As the president offers a sympathetic ear – and policies to match – critics see a de facto advisory committee, violating federal law

The US health secretary sat for an interview with a man experts say is the leader of a hate group known for “defaming gays and lesbians”, just two days after Karen Pence, the US second lady, was criticized for teaching at a Christian school that bans homosexuality.

Alex Azar, secretary of health and human services, was interviewed by the Family Research Council President, Tony Perkins, at an anti-abortion event called ProLifeCon in mid-January.

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How Facebook robbed us of our sense of self

Fifteen years ago, the social network site was set up to connect people. But now, with lives increasingly played out online, have we forgotten how to be alone?

‘Thefacebook is an online directory that connects people through social networks at colleges. We have opened up Thefacebook for popular consumption at Harvard University. You can use Thefacebook to: search for people at your school; find out who are [sic] in your classes; look up your friends’ friends; see a visualization of your social network.”

On 4 February 2004, this rather clunky announcement launched an invention conceived in the dorm room of a Harvard student called Mark Zuckerberg, and intended to be an improvement on the so-called face books that US universities traditionally used to collect photos and basic information about their students. From the vantage point of 2019, Thefacebook – as it was then known – looks familiar, but also strange. Pages were coloured that now familiar shade of blue, and “friends” were obviously a central element of what was displayed. However, there was little on show from the wider world: the only photos were people’s profile pictures, and there was no ever-changing news feed.

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Spike in deaths of Oxford rough sleepers rocks community

Friends cite lack of support in university town for those with mental health and addiction problems

A spate of deaths has rocked the homeless community in Oxford, sparking warnings that a lack of housing and support for people with mental health and addiction problems in one of Britain’s most affluent cities is contributing to fatalities.

Bereaved friends of four men and a woman who have died suddenly in the university city since November said the losses are the worst they have known. They fear further deaths among rough sleepers amid freezing temperatures.

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Pure review – a masterly comedy about sex and mental health

Marnie has a form of OCD called Pure O, which manifests as constant invasive thoughts about sex. But this comedy-drama never resorts to cheap laughs. It is brave, bold and barely short of a miracle

Marnie, the 24-year-old heroine – and I use the word advisedly – of new drama (or comedy-drama, possibly, but one that really wrenches its laughs out of darkness) Pure, suffers from a very specific form of OCD. Called Pure O, it manifests not as external physical acts such as compulsive handwashing or repeatedly checking things, but as powerfully intrusive thoughts, often about subjects considered taboo; such as violent, even murderous, acts or – as happens in Marnie’s mind, brutally colonised by the condition 10 years ago – sex.

We meet Marnie (played by newcomer Charly Clive) shivering by a roadside after fleeing her parents’ wedding anniversary party. During her supposedly celebratory speech, which begins as an ordinarily exquisite agony for us all to watch, her treacherous thoughts strip the assembled guests of their best suits and twinsets, and put them to orgiastic work. She falls apart on stage. Although such thoughts have been invading her inner space for a decade, this is the first time they have included her family. The mummilingus scene a little later on is sudden and shocking enough to give you a vivid insight into the distress it causes Marnie.

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Why are the police suggesting women jog in packs? | Zoe Williams

Telling women to stay together is no answer to unsafe streets

After a jogger was sexually assaulted in Shepton Mallet last year, the local running club advised women to travel in packs. Extroverts hate running with other people; we don’t like company without chat, and talking while running is a literal waste of breath. Introverts hate running with other people, because they are other people. Avon and Somerset police, meanwhile, have recommended that runners don’t listen to music and vary their routes. (Everybody hates running without music and most hate changing their routes.) It’s fine, ladies, the police seem to say. We have got your back. You can still do that thing you enjoy, you just have to make yourself safer by enjoying it less.

In the 90s, the What Women Want survey drew on the largest sample since the Hite report on sexuality in the 70s. It had the same methodological problems – it wasn’t a probability sample and women were self-selecting, simply choosing to fill in a postcard or not. And it wasn’t as sexy as the Hite report; women, given infinite choice to talk about utopia, talked a lot about the sunlit uplands of being able to go places without being attacked. When the survey was conducted again a couple of years ago, nothing had changed: young women who you would expect to demand better youth services were instead asking for street lighting; professionals whom might, in another world, be worrying about boardrooms were talking about safety as a tax, cabs because it’s late, gyms because the park was too dicey.

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If Corbyn gets his hands dirty he can avert a hard Brexit | Martin Kettle

This moment of Tory unity will not last. Theresa May’s deal and no deal need not be the only options – if Labour takes action

In spite of the upbeat signals that came from Jeremy Corbyn’s meeting with Theresa May on Wednesday, experience suggests that it will not prove a turning point on Brexit. Neither of them is a natural negotiator or conciliator. These gifts are not part of their skill sets. Of the friendship that can sometimes exist between rival leaders there is no sign. Corbyn’s public sanctimony towards May can make Victor Hugo’s Inspector Javert look like a libertine. May’s default mode towards Corbyn, on show again at question time this week, is to give him her full Lady Disdain.

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The backstop isn’t just about trade. Is that so hard to understand, Britain? | Dearbhail McDonald

The Good Friday agreement allows people to identify as Irish, British or both. We’re being forced, once again, to choose sides

One of my earliest childhood memories is of a circling red light motioning cars to stop near the border, silencing all who encountered its fiery glare. That red light filled my young heart with fear. I didn’t know if the gloved hand holding the torch was that of the RUC, the British army, the IRA or the UVF.

I grew up during the Troubles in the shadow of Cloghogue, one of the largest British army bases in Northern Ireland. Having to make detours to avoid customs and security checks along “bomb alley” – an atrocity-laden eight-mile stretch of road between Newry and Dundalk – was as frightening as it was familiar.

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Steve Bell on Corbyn's Brexit discussions with the PM – cartoon

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Outsourcing education to Clarks shoes: only a Tory could think of that | Alice O’Keeffe

The government’s proposal that shop workers should help kickstart children’s early development is laughable

Parents, we’ve all been there: a high-street shoe shop in early September. Everyone with a school-aged child has simultaneously realised that if they don’t get around to buying shoes today, the kids are going to have to start the year wearing flip-flops, or wellies. The queue is out of the door, heaps of small black lace-ups litter the aisles. Babies are wailing. Somebody’s toddler has got a foot stuck in the measuring machine. It’s too hot in the store, and there’s a heady scent of sweat and wee. Your own children are desperate to leave because you rashly bribed them to come here with the promise of a trip to the Lego shop and a doughnut.

How, you might wonder, could this annual ritual get any more hellish? As ever, the government is one step ahead

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The left must be bold and back a green new deal | Larry Elliott

Progressives were caught napping by the financial crisis. They cannot not be as ill-prepared next time

It’s often said that real change takes place at a time of crisis, but that’s not the whole story. A crisis makes change possible, but only when new ideas are knocking about does it actually happen. Otherwise, it is soon business as usual. The US economist Milton Friedman understood that fact, which is why he toiled away in the political wilderness to plot the downfall of postwar social democracy and was fully prepared when trouble arrived in the mid-1970s.

The left was so in thrall to market forces and globalised capital that it blew a golden opportunity in 2007

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Maurizio Sarri admits: ‘Maybe it’s my fault – maybe I can’t motivate Chelsea’

• Manager at a loss to explain 4-0 thumping at Bournemouth
• Sarri keeps Chelsea players behind for an hour after match

Maurizio Sarri has admitted he may not be equipped to motivate his players after seeing Chelsea suffer the heaviest league defeat of Roman Abramovich’s ownership at Bournemouth.

Sarri, who endured chants of “You don’t know what you’re doing” from Chelsea fans, kept his team in the dressing room for around an hour after the final whistle in an effort to understand why a game that had been goalless at half-time had unravelled so spectacularly. The defeat led to Chelsea dropping out of the top four on goal difference and places Sarri’s position under scrutiny six months into a three-year contract.

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Liverpool’s Jürgen Klopp frustrated by refereeing decisions in Leicester draw

• Klopp highlights penalty appeal and Harry Maguire foul
• ‘I think everybody agrees there could have been a penalty’

Jürgen Klopp claimed Liverpool were refused a clear penalty and Harry Maguire should not have been on the pitch to deny his Premier League leaders a seven-point advantage in the title race as Leicester secured a 1-1 draw at Anfield.

Liverpool extended their lead over Manchester City to five points but missed the opportunity to capitalise fully on the champions’ defeat at Newcastle United as they failed to beat a team outside the top six for the first time this season.

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ICE Is Force-Feeding Immigrants on a Hunger Strike in Texas, Spokesperson Says

‘Everything Is on the Table.’ Lawmakers Seek a Border Security Compromise to Avert Another Shutdown

An Undocumented Immigrant Who Worked for the Trump Organization Will Attend the State of the Union

Democrats’ New Plan for Poor Parents: Give Them $300 a Month

Companies Selling Fake Likes and Followers on Social Media Settle With New York State

Mike Pompeo Is Sending a Team to Asia to Arrange a Second U.S.-North Korea Summit

Police Have Released Photos of ‘Persons of Interest’ in the Alleged Attack of Empire Actor Jussie Smollett

The Education Department Blasted Michigan State for Failing to Stop Larry Nassar

A Dutch Church’s 24/7 Vigil to Protect Refugees Ended With a Government Deal

I Commanded the U.S. Military in South America. Deploying Soldiers to Venezuela Would Only Make Things Worse

Extreme Cold Kills 4, Paralyzes Midwest - The Weather Channel

Extreme Cold Kills 4, Paralyzes Midwest The Weather Channel
Relief coming for blast-chilled Midwest, but not until after another record-low day NBCNews.com
Polar vortex: -46C temperatures turn Chicago River to ice Guardian News
Polar Vortex Devastates Midwest With Ice-Cold Winds: PHOTOS Chicago, IL Patch
How dangerous (and historic) is the Polar Vortex hitting the Midwest? | TheHill The Hill
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Schumer asks intel chiefs to educate Trump after 'extraordinarily inappropriate' criticism - CNN

Schumer asks intel chiefs to educate Trump after 'extraordinarily inappropriate' criticism CNN
In latest attack on intelligence agencies, Trump ignores where they actually agree The Washington Post
Trump dismisses intelligence report Iran has curbed nuclear weapons - ‘go back to school!’ Express.co.uk
Trump says the intelligence community is wrong. Actually, he is. The Washington Post
Second Trump-Kim summit risks US credibility | TheHill The Hill
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Purported hackers stole U.S. evidence to discredit Mueller probe: filing - Reuters

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Don't bring the debt ceiling into border negotiations - Washington Examiner

Don't bring the debt ceiling into border negotiations Washington Examiner
Border security talks begin with no sign of compromise to avert a government shutdown ABC News
'Get this done': McConnell moves to avoid new shutdown POLITICO
Trump’s latest rage tweets give Democrats an opening. Here’s how they’ll respond. The Washington Post
The ‘Ethics’ of Trump’s Border Wall The New York Times
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Even some Republicans balk as Trump targets US spy chiefs - CNN

Even some Republicans balk as Trump targets US spy chiefs CNN
McConnell issues warning over Syria, Afghanistan troop withdrawals Washington Examiner
Top Republicans pushing back on Trump's national security moves CNN
Bipartisan coalition holds the center on foreign policy The Washington Post
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One job of US-China trade negotiators will be to prevent a war - Washington Examiner

One job of US-China trade negotiators will be to prevent a war Washington Examiner
Trade war: Businesses on progress in US-China talks, deal prospect CNBC
Trade Talks With China Open in Washington, as Obstacles Abound The New York Times
U.S., China launch high-level trade talks amid deep differences Reuters
With China, U.S. Needs to Verify But Trust Bloomberg
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Mitch McConnell: making Election Day a federal holiday is a Democratic “power grab” - Vox.com

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Frigid scenes from Chicago's polar vortex - Crain's Chicago Business

Frigid scenes from Chicago's polar vortex Crain's Chicago Business
'I’ve never experienced anything like it': For some in Chicago's deep freeze, no choice but to brave the cold USA TODAY
Here’s The Weird Stuff People Are Doing To Show How Cold It Is In The Midwest BuzzFeed News
The coldest places in South Dakota during the polar vortex Sioux Falls Argus Leader
People in Chicago Are Getting Robbed of Their Winter Coats Inside Edition
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Trump singled out Dan Coats in morning rant about intelligence community - CNN

Trump singled out Dan Coats in morning rant about intelligence community CNN

President Donald Trump seethed Wednesday morning as he watched the highlights of his intelligence chiefs testifying on Capitol Hill and singled out Director of ...

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Florida Man Arrested For Heroin Possession. Turns Out It Was Laundry Detergent. - The Daily Wire

Florida Man Arrested For Heroin Possession. Turns Out It Was Laundry Detergent. The Daily Wire
11 people freed from jail after Florida deputy allegedly falsified narcotics arrests NBC News
He was jailed for 41 days for having heroin. It was only detergent — and part of a wider scandal. The Washington Post
Man spends month in jail for laundry detergent; deputy said it was heroin KFDA
Deputy fired after arresting man on heroin charges, turns out it was laundry detergent WPXI Pittsburgh
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As Huawei faces trouble in the West, it could find solace in India - CNBC

As Huawei faces trouble in the West, it could find solace in India CNBC

The Shenzhen-based company is currently mired in international controversy, but it still has a chance of selling its 5G equipment to developing countries such as ...

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An underground tunnel was found near a Florida bank. The FBI was called in but even they were stumped - USA TODAY

An underground tunnel was found near a Florida bank. The FBI was called in but even they were stumped USA TODAY
Police probing sinkhole instead find secret tunnel to bank ABC News
Secret underground tunnel discovered in Florida under investigation by FBI Fox News
FBI, police investigating possible underground tunnel WPBF West Palm Beach
FBI Investigates Tunnel Leading To Bank In Pembroke Pines CBS Miami
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Britain needs President Trump to pressure Europe on Brexit - Washington Examiner

Britain needs President Trump to pressure Europe on Brexit Washington Examiner
Parliament Becomes Britain’s New Brexit Casualty The New York Times
EU rejects Theresa May's plans to change Brexit deal Al Jazeera English
Brexit: Backstop is 'part and parcel' of the deal, says Michel Barnier BBC News
What Is the Irish Backstop, and Why Is It Holding Up Brexit? The New York Times
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PM Update: Extremely cold tonight as wind chills head below zero - Washington Post

PM Update: Extremely cold tonight as wind chills head below zero Washington Post
Arctic front drops temperatures below freezing in Maryland WBAL TV Baltimore
Worst of wind chills are behind us, but warning continues and snow is expected Fox 59
Wind chill warning continues in Metro Detroit: Here's what to know WDIV ClickOnDetroit
The Twin Cities metro hasn't felt this cold in decades KMSP-TV
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Mueller closes the circle of Russian collusion on Trump - Salon

Mueller closes the circle of Russian collusion on Trump Salon
Who is Randy Credico, the accused link between Roger Stone and WikiLeaks? CBS News
Roger Stone faces a gag order. He has a plan to resist it. POLITICO
How Trump defenders try to play down charges against his associates The Washington Post
Judge Andrew Napolitano: An American nightmare Fox News
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Train tracks are being set on fire in Chicago to prevent them from freezing - AOL

Train tracks are being set on fire in Chicago to prevent them from freezing AOL
When it’s this cold, Chicago sets its train tracks on fire WDAF FOX4 Kansas City
It’s So Cold In Chicago, Rail Crews Are Lighting Train Tracks On Fire Just To Keep Them Running The Daily Caller
Polar vortex photos: Chicago’s extreme weather Curbed Chicago
As Wind Chill Hits -50, Chicago Sets Its Train Tracks on Fire to Keep Commuter Trains Running KTLA Los Angeles
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Sen. Rand Paul awarded more than $580K after neighbor's attack - AOL

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Sarah Sanders says 'God wanted Trump to be president' - BBC News

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U.S. secretly shipped plutonium from South Carolina to Nevada - Salt Lake Tribune

U.S. secretly shipped plutonium from South Carolina to Nevada Salt Lake Tribune
Weapons-grade plutonium was secretly shipped from South Carolina to Nevada, Department of Energy says Fox News
Trump administration secretly shipped plutonium to Nevada | TheHill The Hill
Nevada officials had no clue the federal government shipped plutonium to their state Business Insider
US secretly shipped plutonium from South Carolina to Nevada Philly.com
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The Left abandons safe, legal, and rare - Washington Examiner

The Left abandons safe, legal, and rare Washington Examiner
Failed abortion bill draws GOP outrage against Va. Gov. Northam, Democratic legislators The Washington Post
Virginia Gov. Northam faces backlash for comments on 3rd-trimester abortion bill: 'Morally repugnant' Fox News
Trump jumps into Virginia uproar over late-term abortion NBCNews.com
Outrage as video shows Virginia abortion bill sponsor saying plan would allow termination up until birth Fox News
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If Howard Schultz can 'steal voters' from your party, maybe try to appeal to those voters - Washington Examiner

If Howard Schultz can 'steal voters' from your party, maybe try to appeal to those voters Washington Examiner
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz likely to visit early caucus and primary states as he considers running for president CNBC
Here’s What Starbucks Is Telling Employees To Say About Howard Schultz HuffPost
Schultz is the answer no one is looking for CNN
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Kim Davis Must Pay Legal Fees After Same-Sex Marriage Battle, Kentucky Governor Says - HuffPost

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Man who 'brutally' punched women at hot dog stand in video turns himself in, police say - USA TODAY

Man who 'brutally' punched women at hot dog stand in video turns himself in, police say USA TODAY
California hot dog stand attack: Man suspected of punching 2 women turns himself in Fox News
Police Searching For Los Angeles Man Who Punched Two Women Over Hot Dog HotNewHipHop
Man In Downtown Hot Dog Rampage Surrenders To Police Los Angeles, CA Patch
Police arrest man accused of punching women near Los Angeles hot dog stand Fox 32 Chicago
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Trump will not blow up this White House 'gofer' - Washington Examiner

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Maduro and Venezuela's relationship to China, Russia, Turkey - CNN

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Historic Marcal Paper plant destroyed by fire as iconic red sign, brick building collapse in massive blaze - NJ.com

Historic Marcal Paper plant destroyed by fire as iconic red sign, brick building collapse in massive blaze NJ.com
Massive fire destroys landmark Marcal Paper Factory News 12 New Jersey
New Jersey firefighters battle massive blaze in frigid temperatures New York Post
Iconic Marcal Paper sign topples during eight-alarm fire that destroys buildings NorthJersey.com
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Wednesday US briefing: Brexit, brain drain and Venezuela's future

Top story: MPs agree Brexit backstop plan but EU refuses to renegotiate. Plus, the woman jailed for child abuse she did not commit

Good morning, I’m Tim Walker with today’s essential stories.

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Federal shutdown's legacy may be brain drain to private sector

Government employees – especially in science, research and technology – could find higher pay and more stability

The longest government shutdown in US history has come to an end, but experts fear its long-term consequences will include a brain drain among professionals who won’t want to work for a federal government they can’t count on to stay open.

The pain of the shutdown and fear of another one may drive away current and would-be government employees – especially those in highly skilled fields such as science, research and technology who can often command bigger paychecks in the private sector.

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Markets surge on positive earnings from tech firms and Fed move to hold rates

Dow climbs 1.8% and S&P 500 rises 1.6% amid relief over Microsoft and Facebook results, while Tesla earnings miss expectations

Wall Street breathed a sigh of relief after Microsoft and Facebook reported positive earnings on Wednesday, while the Federal Reserve’s decision to keep US interest rates the same added to optimism that a slowdown in the global economy may not be as sharp as economists have feared.

While the market reacted positively, Microsoft’s results initially disappointed investors, with revenue coming in at $32.47bn, slightly lower than the $32.51bn expected by analysts, causing shares in the Seattle giant to fall 3%.

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Stocks surge as Fed leaves US interest rates on hold and promises 'patience' - as it happened

Relief coming for blast-chilled Midwest, but not until after another record-low day - NBCNews.com

Relief coming for blast-chilled Midwest, but not until after another record-low day NBCNews.com
Polar vortex: -46C temperatures turn Chicago River to ice Guardian News
A Merciless Cold Lingers in the Midwest The New York Times
Polar Vortex Devastates Midwest With Ice-Cold Winds: PHOTOS Chicago, IL Patch
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Schumer urges Coats to stage intelligence intervention with Trump - POLITICO

Schumer urges Coats to stage intelligence intervention with Trump POLITICO
Trump slams US intelligence chiefs as naive and wrong CNN
Russia secretly offered North Korea a nuclear power plant, officials say Los Angeles Times
Trump says the intelligence community is wrong. Actually, he is. The Washington Post
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Testimony by intelligence chiefs on global threats highlights differences with president - Philly.com

Testimony by intelligence chiefs on global threats highlights differences with president Philly.com
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Trump's slow-building war on intelligence The Washington Post
Retired Admiral Says Donald Trump's 'Willful Ignorance' in Disregarding Intelligence Community 'Really Scares Me' Newsweek
The TERRIFYING countries most likely to spark WORLD WAR 3 - shock US spy warning Express.co.uk
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Hackers stole evidence in case of accused Russian troll farm, Mueller's office says - Fox News

Hackers stole evidence in case of accused Russian troll farm, Mueller's office says Fox News
Russian Trolls Release Fake Dirt on Mueller The Daily Beast
Non-public materials from special counsel case used in pro-Russian effort to discredit Russia probe CNN
Michael Cohen Is Ready to Talk Russia to Congress The Atlantic
Pro-Russian Twitter account tried to discredit Mueller probe CNN
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Undocumented worker fired from Trump golf club to attend State of the Union: report | TheHill - The Hill

Undocumented worker fired from Trump golf club to attend State of the Union: report | TheHill The Hill

Victorina Morales, an undocumented worker who was fired from the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., after going public about her immigration status ...

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