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How funding Donald Trump's border wall could go south real quickly for Republicans

Washington Post - ‎2 hours ago‎
If Donald Trump's vision that Mexico would pay for his border wall seems unrealistic, the notion that taxpayers are going to pay for it is likely just as unrealistic, say budget experts.
Donald Trump says he will build a wall, but will Mexico really pay for it?
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Tilikum, the infamous SeaWorld killer whale, has died

Orlando Sentinel - ‎1 hour ago‎
SeaWorld said in a statement Friday that Tilikum had been battling a serious and persistent lung infection. SeaWorld said in a statement Friday that Tilikum had been battling a serious and persistent lung infection.
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Facebook assault further tarnishes violence-plagued Chicago

USA TODAY - ‎1 hour ago‎
CHICAGO - Already facing unwanted scrutiny over a soaring murder rate and a civil rights investigation of its police department, Chicago again is receiving unwelcome attention after an 18-year-old special-needs student was viciously assaulted in an ...
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The South hunkers down for winter storm

CNN - ‎31 minutes ago‎
Atlanta (CNN) A messy mix of snow, sleet, ice and rain is expected to blanket much of the Southeastern United States as a winter storm sweeps through the region late Friday and early Saturday.
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Russia says it starts Syrian drawdown with aircraft carrier

Military Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
MOSCOW - Russia announced on Friday that it is withdrawing its aircraft carrier and some other Russian warships from the waters off Syria as the first step in a drawdown of its forces in the war-torn, Middle Eastern country.
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North Korea 'Very Far Along' In Developing New Ballistic Missile

NPR - ‎1 hour ago‎
North Korea got 2017 off to a menacing start. In his New Year's address, supreme leader Kim Jong Un warned the nation was in the "final stage" of preparations to test an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
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Dozens of Inmates Killed in 2nd Prison Riot in a Week in Brazil

New York Times - ‎3 hours ago‎
Freshly dug graves for inmates who died during a prison riot, at the cemetery of Taruma in Manaus, Brazil, on Wednesday. Credit Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters.
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GOP lawmaker removes painting of police as animals from Capitol

Politico - ‎17 minutes ago‎
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) on Friday removed a painting hanging in the U.S. Capitol, which depicted Ferguson, Mo. police officers as animals shooting black people.
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'It hit us like a bucket of cold water': Ford's plant cancellation leaves Mexican wondering about their jobs

Business Insider - ‎1 hour ago‎
Mexico San Luis Potosi Ford auto car plant factory worker guard Security guard Jose Guadalupe Gonzalez walks past machinery at the Ford construction site, a day after the company cancelled plant construction in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, January 4, 2017.
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It isn't just dying malls that get the ax. Here's how retailers decide which stores to cut

CNBC - ‎20 minutes ago‎
Disappointed that your local Sears, Kmart or Macy's store is one of more than 200 that's about to go dark? Take heart in knowing that for retailers, these decisions aren't easy.
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S&P, Nasdaq hit all-time intraday highs as tech leads; jobs report misses

CNBC - ‎1 hour ago‎
U.S. equities rose on Friday as the technology sector led, while investors parsed through key employment data. The Dow Jones industrial average rose about 60 points, with Goldman Sachs and Walt Disney contributing the most gains.
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Sam's Club CEO to Leave Wal-Mart Next Month

Wall Street Journal - ‎1 hour ago‎
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Friday that the chief executive of Sam's Club will leave the company next month. After five years in the role, Rosalind Brewer is the longest-serving CEO of Sam's Club, Wal-Mart's wholesale chain.
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Tim Cook's Pay Was $1.5 Million Less in 2016 as Apple Missed its Own Performance Targets

Mac Rumors - ‎1 hour ago‎
Apple's annual shareholders meeting will be held on February 28 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time in the Town Hall building at its Infinite Loop headquarters in Cupertino, California, according to an SEC document filed electronically today.
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AMD reveals new Radeon GPU architecture, codenamed Vega

ExtremeTech - ‎Jan 5, 2017‎
Over a year ago, AMD laid out a two-pronged strategy for its 14nm GPU refreshes. First, it would refresh its midrange GPUs with new 14nm hardware based on an updated Graphics Core Next GPU, codenamed Polaris.
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Ed Sheeran's "Shape Of You" Lyrics Are Realistic About Dating

Bustle - ‎48 minutes ago‎
You thought Christmas was over, but you were wrong, because Santa Claus doesn't wear a red hat and commute via sleigh. Plot twist: Santa's none other than your friend Ed Sheeran, who dropped two brand new tracks on Friday, Jan. 6, because why not?
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Golden Globes 2017 Cheat Sheet: Everything You Need to Know!

Entertainment Tonight - ‎56 minutes ago‎
Awards show season is officially here, as the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards kick off live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles on Sunday!
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Fleck leaves WMU to replace Claeys at Minnesota

ESPN - ‎2 hours ago‎
Both Mack Brown and Mark May think P.J. Fleck moving on to Minnesota is a great hire for the Golden Gophers. (0:41). Facebook · Twitter · Facebook Messenger · Pinterest · Email; comment.
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Ravens' Steve Smith: Officially announces retirement Friday

CBSSports.com - ‎40 minutes ago‎
Smith officially announced his retirement from the NFL on Friday. In his letter to commissioner Roger Goodell, Smith said, "This is to notify you that as of today I, Steve Smith Sr.
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Climate Change Could Trigger Collapse of Major Ocean Current

Live Science - ‎3 hours ago‎
In the 2004 disaster film "The Day After Tomorrow," global warming leads to the failure of an enormous current in the Atlantic Ocean, triggering catastrophic natural disasters and establishing freezing conditions in North America and Europe over a ...
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When Babies Should Be Exposed to Peanuts

Yahoo News - ‎27 minutes ago‎
Most babies should start eating peanut-containing foods well before their first birthday, say guidelines released Thursday that aim to protect high-risk tots and other youngsters from developing the dangerous food allergy.
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Fewer Americans Dying Of Cancer Since 1991, With Obamacare Seen Helpful In Driving Mortalities Down

Tech Times - ‎2 hours ago‎
A new American Cancer Society report credits the Obama administration's Affordable Care Act, dubbed as Obamacare, for helping decrease cancer deaths especially among ethnic minorities.
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This Brain Region Keeps Growing in Adulthood

Live Science - ‎5 hours ago‎
Researchers used a type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to look at the tissue density of the brains of kids and adults. Credit: Jesse Gomez and Kalanit Grill-Spector at the Vision and Perception Neuroscience Lab.
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Why you shouldn't use cotton swabs to clean your ears

WGN-TV - ‎2 hours ago‎
The doctors' advice hasn't changed much, but it's still so unsatisfying: You should not use cotton swabs to clean your ears.
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