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World News

At least 18 dead, hundreds hurt as 6.8 magnitude earthquake hits eastern Turkey | The Star

ANKARA, Turkey - A 6.8-magnitude earthquake rocked a sparsely-populated part of eastern Turkey on Friday, killing at least 18 people, injuring more than 500 and leaving some 30 trapped in the wreckage of toppled buildings, Turkish officials said.

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Epoch Times

Coronavirus Live Updates: Cases Rise to Nearly 1,300 in China

Epoch Times - 11 minutes ago

The new coronavirus, known as the 2019 Novel Coronavirus or the Wuhan coronavirus, has infected over 800 people ...

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National Post

Trump will abuse his office again if not removed, Democrats warn as impeachment trial opening arguments wrap up

National Post - 11 minutes ago

Democrats tried to cement their case that Trump abused his office by pressuring Kiev to investigate Joe Biden

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Haaretz

China reports number of cases of new virus has increased to 1,287 and the death toll has risen to 41

Lancaster Online - 3 hours ago

BEIJING (AP) — China reports number of cases of new virus has increased to 1,287 and the death toll has risen to 41.

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Politics News

New York Magazine

What We Learned on Day Four of the Trump Impeachment Trial

New York Magazine - 2 hours ago

House impeachment managers wrapped up by arguing that Trump’s obstruction of Congress was egregious and ongoing. Next up: the White House’s defense.

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Washington Examiner

Buttigieg ‘exhausted’ by news coverage of impeachment trial

Washington Examiner - 1 hour ago

DURHAM, New Hampshire — Pete Buttigieg sympathized with voters who are overwhelmed by news coverage of a Senate impeachment trial in the weeks leading up to the Democratic presidential primary in New Hampshire.

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New York Times

Mike Pompeo Reportedly Challenged NPR Reporter To Find Ukraine On A Map, Then Grew Angry When She Did

Inquisitr - 2 hours ago

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reportedly blew up at an NPR reporter who pressed him on the removal of former U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, challenging her to find Ukraine on a map and growing ...

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CBS News

Space Force or Star Trek? Trump unveils new logo nearly identical to Starfleet Command logo

CBS News - 1 hour ago

"Star Trek" fans may set their phasers to stun after seeing the new Space Force logo.

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Business News

New York Times

For businesses, virus in China fans fear and uncertainty

The San Diego Union-Tribune - 4 hours ago

China’s worst health crisis in years has sparked fear and uncertainty for businesses from North America to Asia that depend on trade in the affected region

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Oklahoman

Players Championship raises purse to $15 million

Oklahoman - 3 hours ago

JAN 24, 2020 - SAN DIEGO (AP) — The PGA Tour is raising the prize money at The Players Championship to $15 million, making it the largest purse in golf unless any of the majors decide to up the ante...

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Washington Examiner

Trump administration targets online sellers in plan to take down counterfeit goods market

Washington Examiner - 5 hours ago

The Trump administration's new plan to stop the importation of counterfeit goods came with a warning to e-commerce outlets to buckle down on online sales of illicit items or risk penalties.

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Montreal Gazette

CRA redesigned the T1 Personal Income Tax return form and there are some major changes

Montreal Gazette - 2 hours ago

The form has a whole new look and is now eight pages long instead of four.

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Technology

London police to use face scan tech, stoking privacy fears

Oklahoman - 15 hours ago

JAN 24, 2020 - LONDON (AP) — London police will start using facial recognition cameras to pick out suspects from street crowds in real time, in a major advance for the controversial technology that...

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CNN

Jeff Bezos' girlfriend reportedly sent her brother text messages that were leaked to the National Enquirer

CNN - 1 hour ago

US prosecutors have obtained evidence indicating that Jeff Bezos' girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez, sent her brother text messages that were later published in the National Enquirer in its story about their affair, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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AP News

Look: Donald Trump Unveils Space Force Logo

Breitbart - 6 hours ago

President Donald Trump on Friday unveiled the United States Space Force's brand new logo after announcing the military branch last summer.

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International Business Times

Apple Won’t Give In To EU’s Mandate To Adopt USB Type-C For iPhones

International Business Times - 22 hours ago

In an unsurprising turn of events, Cupertino tech giant Apple has responded negatively to the European Parliament's mandate for all tech giants to adopt USB-C as a charging standard for their devices.

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Sports Headlines

Times of India

Karolina Pliskova Crashes Out In Latest Australian Open Shock | Tennis News

NDTV - 51 minutes ago

Karolina Pliskova's defeat to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova means that two of the top three seeds are now out of the women's draw at the Australian Open.

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Houston Chronicle

Tiffany Hooker scores 34, supporting cast shoots well in Reservoir girls basketball’s win over Atholton

The Baltimore Sun - 50 minutes ago

Reservoir girls basketball defeated Atholton, 68-56, on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020.

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Gallinari scores 25, leads Thunder past Hawks 140-111

The San Diego Union-Tribune - 33 minutes ago

Danilo Gallinari scored 25 points to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Atlanta Hawks 140-111 for their fourth straight win

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Boston Herald

Canadian stamps honor all-black hockey league that predates the NHL

Chicago Sun-Times - 4 hours ago

The games were fast-paced and featured several innovations, including the invention of the slap shot — credited to Eddie Martin of the Halifax Eurekas in 1906.

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Entertainment News

Chicago Tribune

Rapper YG Arrested Just Days Before His Grammy Awards Performance

People - 3 hours ago

YG's arraignment is set for Tuesday, Jan. 28

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CBS News

Taylor Swift won't perform at Grammys amid speculation

CBS News - 34 minutes ago

Taylor Swift is ending speculation she would perform at the Grammy Awards. It comes amid explosive accusations that the award nominations are rigged. Vladimir Duthiers reports.

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Deccan Chronicle

Review: Panga’s cast brings heart to a contrived script

The Globe and Mail - 1 hour ago

Panga focuses on Jaya Nigam (Kangana Ranaut), a former national kabaddi champion who gave up the sport that was once her first love for the sake of her family

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Breitbart

Actress Rosie Perez Tells Jury She was Told of Harvey Weinstein Rape

Breitbart - 5 hours ago

“Do the Right Thing” actress Rosie Perez testified Friday that fellow screen star Annabella Sciorra told her in the mid-1990s that Harvey Weinstein had raped her but that she couldn’t go to the police because “he’d destroy me.”

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Odd/Weird News

Live Science

Frozen iguanas fall from trees as temperatures drop in Florida

Sky News - 1 day ago

Social media users have been posting images and videos of the cool-blooded lizards lying helpless on the pavement.

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AP News

World's largest Snickers bar unveiled in Texas

UPI - 2 days ago

Candy maker Mars Wrigley set a new Guinness World Record by producing a massive Snickers bar weighing in at 4,728 pounds.

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Houston Chronicle

California homes evacuated after ‘hundreds’ of military explosives found in residence where 70-year-old man died

Fox News - 23 hours ago

Surrounding homes in a Northern California neighborhood were evacuated Thursday after emergency responders found hundreds of military explosives inside the residence of a 70-year-old man who died of apparently natural causes.

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Huffington Post

Woman finds large snake in apartment bathroom

UPI - 1 day ago

Police in Britain were called to an apartment where a woman discovered an unusual intruder in her bathroom -- a large snake.

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