Even though it's rare to spot a great white shark in the waters off Hawaii, divers had the even more extraordinary experience to swim with one of the largest ones on the planet this week, according to Al Jazeera. The divers captured some footage of the breathtaking encounter with the shark known as Deep Blue - a 20-foot-long female ... ... He added....
More. Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is getting under conservatives’ skin so much that right-wing actor James Woods has labeled her “the most dangerous person in America.” ... ”It is not normal to hold 800,000 workers’ paychecks hostage ... This is the most dangerous person in America right now. Ignore her at your peril... ....
If anyone in the Eastern United States has travel plans this weekend, they may just want to stay home as WinterStormHarper is blasting bitter cold and dozens of inches of snow across the Northeast and Midwest on Friday through the weekend, according to USA Today... Some areas in New England could see 30 to 40 inches of snow ... " ... ....
As the government entered its 28th day of the partial federal shutdown, House SpeakerNancy Pelosi said on Friday she officially postponed her trip to Afghanistan to visit U.S. troops after her staff said PresidentDonald Trump's disclosure of the trip made it too dangerous, according to Politico ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
As PresidentDonald Trump and Congress continue to butt heads over the government shutdown, thousands of U.S ... 22. About 100 civilians whose duties have been deemed essential continue to work without pay ... It gives me that comfort in case that next paycheck doesn’t come ... Thank goodness for all this ... history.WN.com, Jim Berrie. ....
Venezuelan officials living in exile told The Miami Herald a number of Venezuelan military officials were distancing themselves from Nicolas Maduro, with many agreeing with opposition figures who call the president a dictator on Friday ... “We’re at the best time for something like what happened in 2002,” said former Maj ... 23 ... JosueHidalgo Azuaje....
It is being reported by Forbes that Wyoming has introduced a bill that aims to define cryptocurrency and other digital assets in order to give clarity to how they should be regulated and pave the way for banks to offer digital asset custody ...The bill seeks to effectively place all digital assets into one of three categories ...
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Iran's foreign minister has mocked the U.S. national security adviser's calls for a strike on Iran, in a play on the viral 10-year challenge meme on social media ... "Same bull ... ....
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Czech police said a man was seriously injured after he set himself on fire on Friday in the same downtown square where commemorative events were held this week over a student who burned himself to death in protest 50 years ago as an act of resistance against the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, according to The Associated Press... 19, 1969 ... ... ....
immigration policy, with PresidentDonald Trump using the migrants to try to secure backing for his plan to build a wall covering the country’s southern border with Mexico.Mexican PresidentAndres Manuel Lopez Obrador is pursuing a “humanitarian” approach to the problem, vowing to stem the flow of people by finding jobs for the migrants ... ....
“PresidentDonald J. Trump met with Kim Yong Chol for an hour and half, to discuss denuclearization and a second summit, which will take place near the end of February," said White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders. "The President looks forward to meeting with Chairman Kim at a place to be announced at a later date." ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
After hundreds of Zimbabweans have been arrested during anti-government protests and fuel price increases, the United Nations called for an end to the brutal crackdown that has already left dozens dead on Friday, according to Reuters ...U.N ... Mafume also said he was worried the internet blackout was a prelude to even more violence from the government....