Friday 31 January 2020

Trump signed off on the plan for his trial’s close.


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Requiem for a Dream


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Roberts says it would be ‘inappropriate’ for him to act as a tie-breaker.


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Giuliani Sought Help for Client in Meeting With Ukrainian Official


By BY RONEN BERGMAN, ANTON TROIANOVSKI AND KENNETH P. VOGEL from NYT World https://ift.tt/3b0Qu9x

Watch Live: Senators Debate Impeachment Trial Amendments


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Kobe Bryant helicopter firm was not allowed to fly in fog

Island Express Helicopters was restricted to flying in clear conditions, officials say.

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Could you handle the most remote campsite on earth?

Take a look inside an Antarctic campsite and find out how they survive.

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Australia fires: How a unique slug species survived

The bright pink species is only found in a small habitat in Australia, experts say.

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Amazon rainforest: The 90-year-old trying to stop destruction

Newsnight was given rare access to a once-in-a-generation meeting of indigenous groups trying to save the Amazon.

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Trump impeachment: Failed witnesses vote paves way for acquittal

Bid to call witnesses in the Trump impeachment trial fails, setting up a likely acquittal next week.

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The Papers: 'Make leave not war' and 'what next?'

Saturday's newspapers mark a "moment of history" as Britain leaves the European Union after 47 years.

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Hillary Clinton Slams Bernie Sanders for Not Working to Unite Democrats in 2016


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Plans for Alabama’s Deadly Prisons ‘Won’t Fix the Horrors’


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Brexit Has Arrived. But Boris Johnson’s Reign Is Just Beginning.


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Senators say they’ve settled on a schedule that would end the trial on Wednesday.


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Battle Lines Quickly Form Over Radical Property Tax Proposal


By BY EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS, MATTHEW HAAG AND JEFFERY C. MAYS from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2tgjTeQ

Impeachment Trial Highlights: A Showdown Over Calling Witnesses


By BY MAYA BLACKSTONE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/391tRjD

CPR, by Default


By BY PAULA SPAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2RJNdE6

Alberto Salazar Is Suspended by SafeSport After Accusations of Verbal Abuse


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Kobe Bryant’s Death: Live Updates as the Lakers Prepare to Play the Blazers


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Royal fury: Meghan and Harry dealt another blow as Canada continues security cost crusade



MEGAHN MARKLE and Harry's move to Canada is fast turning into a major controversy, as a petition demanding that the Canadian taxpayer does not foot the bill for their stay gathers almost 100,000 signatories.

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Kate Middleton PREGNANT? The tell-tale sign the Duchess of Cambridge is expecting again



KATE, Duchess of Cambridge is the proud mum of three gorgeous children with her husband, Prince William. But now, signs are showing we could see a fourth join the ranks.

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Coronavirus: US declares emergency and issues new entry rules

Foreign nationals who recently visited China will be barred and some US citizens will be quarantined.

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Thursday 30 January 2020

Brexit News: Business figures readying for £100billion-plus spending surge on Brexit Day



BUSINESS figureheads have thrown their support behind Brexit, readying themselves for a £100billion-plus dealmaking surge on the day the UK makes its departure from the European Union.

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These Brands Said No to Running Super Bowl Commercials


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We May Never See John Bolton’s Book


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Republican senator laments starkly partisan nature of the trial.


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New York Is Urged to Consider Surge Pricing for Taxis


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More American Troops Sustain Brain Injuries From Iran Missile Strike in Iraq


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Everyone Wants a Piece


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¿Hará el papa Francisco un milagro con la deuda de Argentina?


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Alexander asks about the differences in bipartisanship under Nixon and Trump.


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Amazon Christmas sales soar as rivals struggle

Sales were up 20% over the festive season in sharp contrast to weakness at other retailers.

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Day 9 of Trump’s Trial: Tedium and Tea-Leaf Reading


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Fred Silverman, 82, Is Dead; a TV Force When Three Networks Ruled


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Fotis Dulos, Connecticut Man Accused of Killing Jennifer Dulos, Is Dead


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Senators break for dinner.


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HS2: Government review 'advises against cancelling' project

The review, seen by the BBC, advises against cancelling the high speed rail scheme.

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Nicaragua: Six indigenous people reportedly killed in attack

The Mayagna group has been involved in disputes with new settlers searching for land and resources.

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The Papers: Will Brexit hail a 'new dawn' or a 'small island'?

The papers mark the day the UK leaves the EU - "Brexit day" - with a mixture of optimism and regret.

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PROGRAMMING ALERT: Sen. Rand Paul talks impeachment fight on 'The Story,' 7 pm ET

01/30/20 3:52 PM

Brexit freedom begins TODAY: Boris Johnson boasts ‘dawn is breaking’ on new British era



Boris Johnson will today hail a new era of "national renewal and change" as the UK finally breaks free of the EU. In a historic Brexit Day address to the nation, the Prime Minister is to promise that his effort to reunite Britain and spread prosperity to every region of the country begins immediately.

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BBC Question Time LIVE: Brexit Day celebrations and coronavirus fears spark fierce debate



BBC QUESTION TIME returned last night live from Buxton, Derbyshire where topics such as Brexit Day celebrations, the coronavirus and transport in the north were fiercely debated.

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Brexit: Nigel Farage says leaving the European Union has been worth the sacrifice



Nigel Farage says that as the clock hits 11pm tonight he will know that the huge personal price he has paid to help deliver Brexit has been worth it. The triumphant political visionary will complete a lifetime's work when the curtain finally falls on the UK's 47-year membership.

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When blue tits attack: Blue on blue fight as tits battle to near death to nest in a box



THESE blue tits have exploded the myth that birds of a feather flock together. Instead, they fought almost to the finish in a bloody battle over a nest box where both wanted to roost overnight to escape the winter chill.

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Lindsay Hoyle declares end to Bercow era as he vows to stamp out bullying in Parliament



NEW Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle declared an end to bullying in Parliament, saying abusive behaviour will not be tolerated. He said that he believed bullying had taken place under his predecessor, John Bercow, meaning Westminster had been an "unhappy place".

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Wednesday 29 January 2020

EU fury: PM tells Brussels sovereignty is paramount and UK will NEVER be a rule-taker



BORIS JOHNSON will tell Brussels that sovereignty is more important than frictionless trade, as he insists that the UK will never be a rule-taker, in a major speech setting out his aims for a trade deal next week.

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Lord Lucan shock: Police to investigate fresh claims that he is ALIVE and 'in Australia'



LORD LUCAN may still be alive, according to the son of his murdered family nanny, Neil Berriman, and now Scotland Yard are planning to reopen the cold case.

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Labour on the brink: Party set for decimation as bombshell poll predicts horror new low



LABOUR are predicted to lose seats at the next Welsh assembly election next year.

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Brexiteer stuns BBC Newsnight host in triumphant EU exit call in dig at moaning Remainers



A FORMER UKIP and Conservative MEP has spoken of the lengths pro-Brexit politicians had to go through to see that the public's choice of leaving the European Union was met.

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