| Goldman Sachs ups 'no-deal' likelihood after UK parliament amendment vote Posted: 29 Jan 2019 10:29 PM PST  Goldman Sachs nudged up its estimated probability of a "no-deal" Brexit on Wednesday after British lawmakers instructed Prime Minister Theresa May to reopen a Brexit treaty with the European Union to replace a controversial Irish border arrangement. Britain's parliament rejected a proposal to give parliament a path to prevent a potentially chaotic "no-deal" exit, but accepted two amendments - one seeking to replace the Irish backstop with alternative arrangements, and another rejecting the notion of a "no-deal" Brexit. Goldman Sachs analysts upped their "no-deal" Brexit probability to 15 percent from 10 percent, and cut their probability of Brexit not happening at all to 35 percent from 40 percent.
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| Tesla Model X owner caught sleeping on the highway with Autopilot turned on Posted: 30 Jan 2019 04:06 PM PST ![Tesla Model X owner caught sleeping on the highway with Autopilot turned on]( "Tesla Model X owner caught sleeping on the highway with Autopilot turned on") A wild, if not disturbing, video that originally surfaced on Jalopnik shows a Tesla Model X owner taking a full-on snooze while his car drives down the highway. Tesla's Autopilot feature is of course activated but it's clearly not designed to let people fall asleep at the wheel. If anything, the Tesla driver in the video is so relaxed that he's not even at the wheel; he's full-on reclining. The Model X in question was reportedly on a highway headed to Las Vegas and thankfully didn't get into any type of serious crash. Indeed, there have been cases where Tesla vehicles on Autopilot get into serious crashes even with a fully alert and attentive driver. Tesla, to its credit, began implementing safety measures around its Autopilot feature in response to Tesla owners abusing the feature in downright dangerous ways. In one widely circulated video that has since been removed from YouTube, a Model S owner a few years ago turned on Autopilot and actually went into the backseat while the Tesla handled all the driving. The slo-mo video of the sleeping Tesla driver can be seen below. While there's no denying that Tesla's Autopilot feature works well when used correctly -- and has even been known to help save lives -- some folks believe that the Autopilot name itself is misleading and can cause drivers to rely on the feature too heavily. A few months ago, for example, a consumer watchdog group penned a letter to the FTC arguing that the Autopilot name should be changed. The letter reads in part: > The marketing and advertising practices of Tesla, combined with Elon Musk's public statements, have made it reasonable for Tesla owners to believe, and act on that belief, that a Tesla with Autopilot is an autonomous vehicle capable of "self-driving > > ... > > Tesla is the only automaker to market its Level 2 vehicles as "self-driving", and the name of its driver assistance suite of features, Autopilot, connotes full autonomy. In addition to these formal marketing and advertising ploys, Elon Musk, Tesla's CEO, frequently misleads and deceives consumers about Autopilot's safety and capabilities. There's no indication, however, that Tesla will tweak the Autopilot name in the slightest. At the time of the aforementioned letter, a Tesla spokesperson said that Tesla owners have a "very clear understanding of what Autopilot is, how to properly use it, and what features it consists of."
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| Kamala Harris could be the big winner as California moves up its 2020 primary Posted: 30 Jan 2019 02:05 PM PST  Having already won three statewide elections, Harris will enter the California primary with name recognition.
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| Polar vortex causes another lousy travel day for fliers, over 3,500 flights canceled Posted: 30 Jan 2019 06:33 PM PST  Brrr! The polar vortex caused hordes of flights to be canceled across the country on Wednesday.
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| Correction: Brazil Dam Collapse-Glance story Posted: 30 Jan 2019 04:02 PM PST  In a story Jan. 29 about mining waste accidents, The Associated Press reported erroneously the location of a 1966 mining accident. It was in Aberfan, Wales, not South Wales, Australia.
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| Trump backs down in US intelligence chiefs row after claiming he hadn't read 'complete' testimony on Iran and North Korea Posted: 31 Jan 2019 08:51 AM PST  Donald Trump has backtracked on his suggestion that American intelligence chiefs should "go back to school" after they contradicted his stance on Iran and North Korea. The US leader criticised them after they presented the Worldwide Threat Assessment report to the Senate earlier this week. It said Iran was not making nuclear weapons and North Korea remained "unlikely to give up" its weapons stockpiles and production abilities, apparently contradicting Mr Trump's views on the nations.
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| Huawei's founder faces fight for company and family Posted: 30 Jan 2019 02:59 AM PST  Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei survived food shortages during China's Cultural Revolution, but now the reclusive billionaire identified as "Individual-1" in a US indictment faces an existential fight for his family and company. Ren, 74, founded Huawei in 1987 with just 21,000 yuan ($5,600) and watched it grow into a global behemoth with 180,000 employees operating in 170 countries, sales of 206 million smartphones last year, and revenue topping $100 billion. The accusations dealt a blow to Huawei's image just as the famously secretive company had mounted a media blitz to salvage its reputation, with Ren leading the charge to dispute espionage concerns.
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| 'El Chapo' must not 'escape' again, U.S. prosecutor tells jury Posted: 30 Jan 2019 03:59 PM PST  Accused Mexican drug boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's repeated escapes from the law prove that he "knows he's guilty," a U.S. prosecutor told jurors in closing arguments at his trial on Wednesday, urging them not to let him escape again. Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrea Goldbarg's description of Guzman's history of dramatic prison escapes capped off a day-long summation in federal court in Brooklyn in which she also attacked the defense argument that Guzman was a scapegoat.
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| U.S. Debt Sales Hit Records Again, Feeding Deficit Criticism Posted: 30 Jan 2019 12:31 PM PST  The federal budget shortfall is set to swell, driven by tax cuts, spending increases and an aging American population. As a result, the Treasury is raising its long-term debt issuance at its quarterly refunding auctions to $84 billion, the department said Wednesday, $1 billion more than three months ago. Such elevated levels of borrowing will finance the widening deficit, with Wall Street strategists projecting new debt issuance will top $1 trillion for a second straight year.
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| A Look at the 2019 Kia K900 Posted: 31 Jan 2019 09:14 AM PST |
| JetBlue flight diverted after fumes started coming from cockpit Posted: 30 Jan 2019 07:54 AM PST ![JetBlue flight diverted after fumes started coming from cockpit]( "JetBlue flight diverted after fumes started coming from cockpit") A JetBlue flight headed to New York from Florida Wednesday morning had to turn due to fumes, and six people requested a medical check.
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| Colder than Antarctica: brutal deep freeze grips US Midwest Posted: 30 Jan 2019 07:50 AM PST  A life-threatening deep freeze gripped the American Midwest on Wednesday as weather colder than Antarctica grounded flights, disrupted travel and brought life to a standstill for tens of millions. Mail deliveries were suspended, schools and business closed, and residents encouraged to stay home in nearly a dozen states where temperatures overnight sank into the negative double digits, the worst cold to grip the region in a generation with all-time records still under threat. America's third city Chicago -- where the morning temperature was -22 degrees Fahrenheit (-30 Celsius), which felt like -50 degrees (-46 Celsius) with wind chill -- was colder than Alaska's state capital and even colder than parts of Antarctica.
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| Trump calls his own intel chiefs 'extremely passive and naive' Posted: 30 Jan 2019 07:29 AM PST  President Trump on Wednesday criticized his own intelligence chiefs a day after they broke with him in their assessments of the threats posed by North Korea, Iran and Syria.
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| LA Mayor Garcetti skips 2020 and big-name Democratic field Posted: 29 Jan 2019 09:15 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti explained his decision to sit out the 2020 presidential contest in simple terms — the city, he said, "is where I want to be."
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| Mother dies after falling down subway stairs carrying 1-year-old daughter Posted: 30 Jan 2019 08:20 AM PST  A young mother died after falling down a flight of stairs at a Manhattan
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| Missouri school bans substitute after report of racist, threatening comments to black students Posted: 31 Jan 2019 12:30 PM PST  A Springfield school official called the alleged comment "disturbing, unacceptable" and "completely at odds with who we are as a district."
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| 'I had to get in there' says Houston officer shot for third time in career Posted: 29 Jan 2019 07:05 PM PST !['I had to get in there' says Houston officer shot for third time in career]( "'I had to get in there' says Houston officer shot for third time in career") The 54-year-old officer was one of four shot on Monday evening after Dennis Tuttle, 59, opened fire on police after they broke open the door of his home to serve a narcotics warrant, Acevedo told reporters. The first officer to enter the home in southeast Houston was attacked by a large pitbull dog, which he shot to death, Acevedo said. When the wounded officer fell on a sofa, Tuttle's partner, Rhogena Nicholas, 58, tried to pick up the fallen officer's shotgun but was shot by other police entering the home, Acevedo said.
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| Twitter Removed Accounts From Iran, Russia Related to Midterms Posted: 31 Jan 2019 01:23 PM PST  The company said it continues to see activity on the service related to the Russian Internet Research Agency, the troll farm that spread divisive information during the U.S. Presidential Election. It found 418 additional accounts that appeared to originate in Russia and posted 73,398 tweets related to the midterm elections with hashtags like #MAGA and #ReleasetheMemo.
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| Ex-Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn Says He's Wrongly Accused of Financial Misconduct Posted: 31 Jan 2019 12:39 PM PST  Ghosn proclaims to French reporters that he believes he has done nothing wrong as he remains in jail in Japan.
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| US retailers prepare to ring in the Year of the Pig Posted: 30 Jan 2019 04:15 AM PST  Retailers across the US are raising their game to celebrate the Year of the Pig.
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| Dangerous arctic chill sweeps over US Midwest Posted: 29 Jan 2019 09:51 PM PST  Tens of millions of people in the United States are bracing for a potentially life-threatening deep arctic chill forecast to hit swaths of the country on Wednesday. The US Postal Service -- known for its commitment to bringing the mail whatever the weather -- has even reportedly suspended deliveries in Iowa due to the severe cold. Temperatures in almost a dozen states stretching more than 1,200 miles (1,930 kilometers) from the Dakotas to Ohio were forecast to be the coldest in a generation, if not on record.
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| Howard Schultz Did Not Leave His Party Posted: 30 Jan 2019 03:30 AM PST  The Clinton era is over. It was a decade epitomized in these United States by Nirvana, the Clinton presidency, and Starbucks — each of which in its way exhibited the characteristic style of the Nineties, in which the countercultural ambitions of the Sixties were wedded to the frank cheerful materialism of the Eighties. Schultz was a Clinton Democrat back when that meant Bill Clinton, though as a reliable donor he stuck with Herself, and he dutifully wrote checks to Barack Obama, John Edwards, the DNC, and others.
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| Graham asks FBI director for briefing on Roger Stone raid Posted: 30 Jan 2019 05:08 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham said Wednesday that he wants a briefing from the FBI on the tactics it used last week when agents arrested President Donald Trump's confidant Roger Stone as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.
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| JetBlue flight makes emergency landing after being struck by lightning Posted: 31 Jan 2019 12:24 PM PST ![JetBlue flight makes emergency landing after being struck by lightning]( "JetBlue flight makes emergency landing after being struck by lightning") A JetBlue flight headed to New York needed to make an emergency landing Thursday morning after the flight crew reported a lightning strike.
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| Proof That Doing Good Can Look Good Too Posted: 31 Jan 2019 01:43 PM PST |
| Student Launches 'Pass the Skirt' Campaign Following School Dress Code Controversy Posted: 31 Jan 2019 07:12 AM PST  An Arkansas high school student is taking to social media to try and get the dress code changed.
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| U.S. warns Venezuela's Maduro about intimidation, 'looting' Posted: 31 Jan 2019 03:31 PM PST ![U.S. warns Venezuela's Maduro about intimidation, 'looting']( "U.S. warns Venezuela's Maduro about intimidation, 'looting'") Juan Guaido, Venezuela's self-proclaimed interim president, said on Thursday that agents from a feared special police unit had visited his home. "There will be consequences for those engaged in such acts, they will be held accountable and they will be missing this unique opportunity to move on." Speaking on condition of anonymity, the official urged Venezuelan military officials to accept Guaido's offer of amnesty if they backed his claim. Washington also warned Maduro, Russia and other international players against making deals for Venezuelan commodities like gold and oil.
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| 2019 Tax Filing Tips for Retirees Posted: 30 Jan 2019 07:13 AM PST ![2019 Tax Filing Tips for Retirees]( "2019 Tax Filing Tips for Retirees") The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, signed into law in 2017, brings adjustments for 2018 tax returns. "The impact of the TCJA's changes in the tax law could substantially reduce a retiree's income tax liability," says Mike Herzog, a tax attorney with Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott in Pittsburgh. -- The standard deduction has increased.
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| Here’s what the polar vortex looks like from NASA’s heat-mapping satellite Posted: 31 Jan 2019 03:04 PM PST  You don't have to live in the U.S. Midwest to have heard about the polar vortex, but if you do you've no doubt felt its effects. Frigid temperatures are swallowing up many states thanks to a mass of arctic air making its way much farther south than it normally does, and NASA caught a glimpse of it using one of its trusty satellites. The Aqua satellite, launched way back in 2002, is equipped with an instrument called the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS for short) and it's capable of producing detailed heat maps over a huge geographical area. NASA used this tool to monitor the change in temperature created by the polar vortex. The AIRS instrument detects infrared and microwave energy which can then be overlaid on a map to reveal information about weather patterns and overall climate. It's an incredibly powerful tool that has aided the weather forecasting community in more accurately predicting changes over both the short and long term. In this case it gives us a great visual of what just happened and why. NASA explains what we're seeing here: > The lowest temperatures are shown in purple and blue and range from -40 degrees Fahrenheit (also -40 degrees Celsius) to -10 degrees Fahrenheit (-23 degrees Celsius). As the data series progresses, you can see how the coldest purple areas of the air mass scoop down into the U.S. The temperatures, which brought wind chills to -50 degrees Fahrenheit and even lower in some areas, have caused massive problems for many midwestern states. Schools and businesses have closed for multiple days and the cold snap has also claimed several lives. The region is expected to gradually warm back up over the next few days and return to temperatures more akin to what we'd expect for late January or early February.
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| The Polar Vortex Is Causing Striking Solar Phenomena Called 'Sundogs.' Here's What to Know Posted: 31 Jan 2019 01:06 PM PST  Sundogs form when sunlight refracts off ice crystals in the atmosphere and result in colored spots of light near the sun.
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| Eliminator Posted: 30 Jan 2019 08:40 AM PST  Kamala Harris has a big idea for your health-care plan: elimination. The early contenders for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination are working feverishly to out-radical each other. Senator Elizabeth Warren has come out with a confiscatory wealth tax that in practice proved too oppressive for Sweden and Denmark, both of which abolished theirs years ago.
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| Southwest Airlines extends schedule, adds new seasonal routes Posted: 31 Jan 2019 07:51 AM PST ![Southwest Airlines extends schedule, adds new seasonal routes]( "Southwest Airlines extends schedule, adds new seasonal routes") Southwest announced addition of two weekend-only seasonal routes. It also confirmed the return of seven seasonal routes that will resume in August.
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| Netanyahu challenger leaps in polls after maiden speech Posted: 31 Jan 2019 03:27 AM PST  Retired Israeli general Benny Gantz's new party has surged in opinion polls since his maiden speech, positing him as the most significant political threat to incumbent premier Benjamin Netanyahu. Gantz's party, which he formed just last month, could win between 21 and 24 seats in the 120-member parliament, according to opinion polls published by Israel's three main television stations, compared to the 12-15 seats predicted prior to Tuesday's official campaign launch. Netanyahu's ruling right-wing Likud, which currently holds a quarter of the Knesset seats, was expected to win 30 or 31.
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| Teased 2020 Toyota Tacoma debuting at Chicago Auto Show Posted: 30 Jan 2019 08:53 AM PST  Toyota revealed that the 2020 Tacoma is "tacom-ing" to Chicago next week but gave out little more information about the upcoming truck apart for a picture of a shadowy top half. On Tuesday, Toyota shared a teaser image of the 2020 Tacoma showing only the top part of the truck as seen from the front at dusk. From what is barely pictured in the image, we can see that not much has changed in terms of exterior design -- at least, for the top half -- which makes sense considering that this 2020 update will likely just be a midcycle refresh.
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| L.A. school board seeks pause on charter schools, after teachers' strike Posted: 29 Jan 2019 07:34 PM PST  The Los Angeles school board voted on Tuesday to ask state lawmakers for a moratorium on new charter schools in the area, as demanded by a union for more than 30,000 teachers in a six-day strike that ended last week. The 5-1 vote by the school board represented a dramatic shift for a panel on which at least half the members had previously supported charter schools, which are publicly funded but privately managed. Charter schools operate in most of the United States with teachers who often are not represented by a union.
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| South Carolina woman charged for pouring water over sleeping baby for payback, deputies say Posted: 31 Jan 2019 09:25 AM PST  A Sumter, South Carolina woman has been arrested after she allegedly poured water over a 9-month-old baby, WACH reported.
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| Venezuela opposition leader 'held secret meetings' with military leaders in bid to oust Maduro Posted: 31 Jan 2019 12:28 AM PST  Venezuela's self-declared "interim president" was recognised by the European Parliament on Thursday, and set out to promote his plan for restoring order to the chaotic country. Juan Guaido, the 35-year-old head of the national assembly, visited a forum at the Central University of Venezuela to outline his "rescue plan". As he addressed the forum his home was raided by Venezuela's security services (FAES), he tweeted. "At this moment the FAES is in my house, my family home. I hold citizen Nicolas Maduro responsible for the safety of my daughter who is there." The head of the Organization of American States, Luis Almagro, criticised the "intimidation" tactic. "We strongly condemn the intimidation against President Guaido and his family on the part of the repressive forces of Venezuela's illegitimate dictatorship," he said. The raid came as The Telegraph learnt that the International Monetary Fund has been in informal talks with Venezuelan opposition leaders in order to advise on plans to rebuild the country's devastated economy. Juan Guaido marches with fellow opponents of Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on Wednesday One of the co-chairs of a new committee appointed by the Venezuelan national assembly and tasked with planning for a transition to a functioning economy, Juan Meija, told The Telegraph: "We understand that we're going to have to get a lot of help from multilateral organisations from the such as IMF [to rebuild the economy]. We've already discussed some of these plans with them. Up to now it has been unofficial but I think that will change soon." The IMF did not deny that it had held informal discussions with the opposition, but said that talk of a bailout was "premature". Earlier in the day on Thursday, Mr Guaido refused to rule out US military intervention to oust his rival, President Nicolas Maduro, telling CNN that the Venezuelan people want to end Mr Maduro's dictatorship with "whatever pressure is necessary." He also claimed, in an op ed published in Thursday's New York Times, to be engaged in talks with the military to encourage them to defect. Nicolas Maduro with his troops on Wednesday The military, backed up by Cuban advisers, are seen as holding the balance of power in the troubled country. "Do you want a puppet of the gringos to govern Venezuela?" Mr Maduro asked soldiers at a rally on Wednesday, referring to Mr Guaido, who is strongly supported by the US. So far, the troops have largely remained loyal to Mr Maduro, although some high-profile leaders including the top officer in Washington DC have joined Mr Guaido. And factions of officers who have defected say they are plotting returns from their makeshift headquarters in Peru, Colombia and other countries. Rebellious military commanders even held secret meetings with the Trump administration over the last year to discuss their plans to overthrow Mr Maduro. "The transition will require support from key military contingents," Mr Guaido wrote. "We have had clandestine meetings with members of the armed forces and the security forces. We have offered amnesty to all those who are found not guilty of crimes against humanity. "The military's withdrawal of support from Mr Maduro is crucial to enabling a change in government, and the majority of those in service agree that the country's recent travails are untenable." Nicolas Maduro in a tank with his troops, on Wednesday He told Spain's El Pais newspaper, however, that he was not seeking a civil war. "The risk of a civil war in Venezuela does not exist, despite what certain people want to believe or want to let us believe. Why? Because 90 per cent of the population wants a change," he said. But there was "a risk of violence" from Mr Maduro's government, which he said used specialised police forces and "paramilitaries" to repress and kill opponents. "I am convinced that at a certain moment the army will end up manifesting its discontent, and take this opportunity to stand on the side of the constitution," he said. "And not only because we propose an amnesty." Venezuelans walk past a mural of President Donald Trump in Caracas Analysts are concerned that the conflict could see the US and Russia drawn into open hostilities, with Moscow backing Mr Maduro. On Thursday a spokeswoman for the Russian foreign ministry said there were no plans underway for evacuation of the country's diplomats or other citizens from Venezuela, but would not comment on why a Russian airliner showed up in the Venezuelan capital's airport on Monday. The arrival of the Boeing 777 belonging to Russian airline Nordwind has led to widespread speculation, including that Venezuelan officials might be aiming to spirit tons of gold reserves out of the country as a political crisis deepens. A plane from Russian company Nordwind is seen at Simon Bolivar Airport in Caracas On Friday Mike Pence, the US vice president, will address Venezuelan exiles in Miami. Over three million Venezuelans have fled their homes in recent years, and Miami is one of the most popular destinations for those not stuck in limbo in neighbouring Latin American countries. President Donald Trump was the first to recognise Mr Guaido as the country's legitimate ruler, on January 23, and he and his team have been doing all they can to back him in the intervening days. A group of European Union countries have given Mr Maduro a deadline of Sunday to call elections, or else they will recognise Mr Guaido. "If imperialists want new elections, let them wait until 2025," said Mr Maduro in response. "The leaders of Europe are sycophants, kneeling behind the policies of Donald Trump," he said at the weekend. Jeremy Hunt, the foreign secretary, has backed Mr Guaido Britain said on Thursday it was considering "targeted sanctions against the kleptocrats who have enriched themselves" on the back of a suffering population. Jeremy Hunt, the foreign secretary, spoke to Mr Guaido on Wednesday and urged his counterparts to embrace the youthful leader. "For us, Mr Guaido is the president of Venezuela and we do hope that the European Union will find a united position on this," he said. Five foreign journalists were arrested in Caracas during this week's protests, although all five were later released. Mr Guaido wrote on Twitter: "Very soon full freedom of expression and information will reign in Venezuela." "The dictatorship is getting weaker all the time."
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| More Than 36,000 Pounds of Tyson Chicken Nuggets Recalled Over Possible Rubber Contamination Posted: 30 Jan 2019 08:22 AM PST  The contamination is considered a high health risk
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| US intel heads list North Korea, not border, as threat to US Posted: 29 Jan 2019 07:41 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Directly contradicting President Donald Trump, U.S. intelligence agencies told Congress on Tuesday that North Korea is unlikely to dismantle its nuclear arsenal, that the Islamic State group remains a threat and that the Iran nuclear deal is working. The chiefs made no mention of a crisis at the U.S.-Mexican border for which Trump has considered declaring a national emergency.
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| Polar Vortex 2019: I live in Antarctica - Here's how to stay warm in the severe cold Posted: 31 Jan 2019 02:03 PM PST  How do you stay warm in brutal cold? Jonathan Foster, a fuel operator at McMurdo Station in Antarctica, where wind chills can reach 40 degrees below zero, shared some of his top tips with USA TODAY for staying safe.
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| Boeing bullish on 2019 despite US-China tensions Posted: 30 Jan 2019 10:28 AM PST  Boeing reported a strong fourth quarter on Wednesday and offered a bullish 2019 outlook as executives expressed measured confidence in the prospects for a US-China trade agreement. Shares rallied on the report and 2019 forecast, which anticipates much higher than expected 2019 profits as the company ramps up commercial aircraft deliveries. "Across the enterprise, our team delivered strong core operating performance and customer focus, driving record revenues, earnings and cash flow and further extending our global aerospace industry leadership in 2018," said Boeing Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg.
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| Juncker Says Chance of No-Deal Has Increased: Brexit Update Posted: 30 Jan 2019 09:48 AM PST  The European Union is standing firm and stepping up contingency plans in case it all goes wrong. Jeremy Corbyn told broadcasters that May "listened" to his concerns about the backstop and future customs arrangements in their meeting this afternoon.
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| Bankrupted by deadly wildfires, PG&E vows to keep the lights on Posted: 30 Jan 2019 07:57 AM PST ![Bankrupted by deadly wildfires, PG&E vows to keep the lights on]( "Bankrupted by deadly wildfires, PG&E vows to keep the lights on") (This Jan 29 story has been corrected in paragraph 10 to remove reference to top creditors, which erroneously included banks that act as trustees on bond indentures with no direct credit exposure) By Subrat Patnaik (Reuters) - Utility owner PG&E Corp filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday in anticipation of liabilities from California wildfires, including a catastrophic 2018 blaze that killed 86 people. PG&E, which provides electricity and natural gas to 16 million customers in northern and central California and employs 24,000 people, vowed to keep the lights on as it grapples with fire-related costs it estimates at more than $30 billion. The San Francisco-based owner of the biggest U.S. power utility warned in November it could face significant liability in excess of its insurance coverage if its equipment was found to have caused the Camp Fire that destroyed Paradise, California, last year.
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| Kids (not just infants!) can now fly for free on Frontier Airlines, but there's a catch Posted: 30 Jan 2019 07:37 AM PST ![Kids (not just infants!) can now fly for free on Frontier Airlines, but there's a catch]( "Kids (not just infants!) can now fly for free on Frontier Airlines, but there's a catch") Frontier Airlines is letting kids fly for free as part of their Discount Den program, which costs about $60 a year. Here's what you need to know.
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| Five foreign journalists arrested in Venezuela Posted: 30 Jan 2019 09:58 PM PST  Venezuelan authorities have detained five foreign journalists covering the standoff with opposition forces seeking the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro. Two others, from Chile, were deported as the crisis spilled over to hit journalists covering the oil-rich but economically crippled nation's latest taste of crisis. The latter three worked for the Spanish national news agency Efe and had all come from Colombia to cover the growing turmoil.
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