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Donald Trump threatens to axe emergency fire aid for California
Gulf News 09 Jan 2019
Washington. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he is cutting emergency federal aid sent to help California after devastating wildfires unless the Democratic-led state gets its "act together." ... ....
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, wife MacKenzie divorcing after 25 years of marriage
WPXI 09 Jan 2019
SEATTLE - Amazon founder, president and CEO Jeff Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie Bezos, announced they are divorcing after a period of trial separation. They were married for 25 years. Bloomberg reported that Jeff Bezos tweeted a statement about the news Wednesday morning. It was signed by the couple ... TRENDING NOW ... They were married three months later ... ....
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China Will Allow 2,000 Kazakhs To Leave Xinjiang If They Drop Their Chinese Citizenship
WorldNews.com 09 Jan 2019
The Kazakh foreign ministry said Beijing will allow more than 2,000 ethnic Kazakhs to abandon their Chinese citizenship and leave the country on Wednesday, one of the first major signs of China reacting to the international pressure over its crackdown in the Xinjiang region on Muslims and other ethnic groups, according to The Associated Press....
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[UPDATE] Trump Walks Out Of Meeting With Congressional Democrats On Ending Shutdown
WorldNews.com 09 Jan 2019
Trump continued to demand more than $5 billion for his U.S.-Mexico border wall as a condition for reopening the government, while Democrats say they will not agree to any new money for a border wall.During the White House meeting, Democrats once again pressed Trump to reopen most of the government ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
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French Air Force fighter jet missing in mountains
Gulf News 09 Jan 2019photo: AP / Ronald Zak
Saudi Arabia reveals rise in oil, gas reserves
China.dot.org 09 Jan 2019
RIYADH, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday an upward revision to the kingdom's proven oil and gas reserves, following an independent certification ... Saudi Arabia previously announced that oil and gas reserves as of Dec ... Enditem. ....
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Jennifer Lopez reflects on her 'up and down' relationship journey
Music News 09 Jan 2019
Jennifer Lopez has reflected on the "up and down" relationship journey she experienced before dating Alex Rodriguez. The singer has previously dated high-profile celebrities like Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Ben Affleck, and has also been married three times - most recently to Marc Anthony, with whom she shares 10-year-old twins Max and Emme ... ....
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[UPDATE] Debris from missing fighter jet found in eastern France
WorldNews.com 09 Jan 2019
Debris has been found after a French Air Force Mirage 2000D fighter jet went off radar on Wednesday morning, RT reports. Search efforts for the missing crew members are ongoing.The jet, which had a pilot and a weapons officer on board, went missing at about 11 a.m ... The crew included a man and a woman, according to some media reports....
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Venezuelan Military Officials Face Jail, Torture Over Coup Worries Under Maduro
WorldNews.com 09 Jan 2019
Two prominent human rights groups released a report on Wednesday which detailed how dozens of military personnel and their families have been detained and tortured by Venezuelan security forces in recent years over fears of an attempted coup or assassination attempt, according to The Boston Globe ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein To Leave DOJ Once New AG Is Confirmed
WorldNews.com 09 Jan 2019
Deputy United States Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is preparing to depart from his role at the U.S. Department of Justice in the coming weeks once President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the department takes over, according to a department official who spoke to NBC News on Wednesday. Rosenstein has been overseeing the U.S ... Barr was already U.S....
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Eight Republicans Vote For House Measure To Reopen Part Of US Federal Government
WorldNews.com 10 Jan 2019
The House of Representatives passed a financial services spending bill on Wednesday as an attempt to reopen portions of the shuttered federal government as the standoff between President Donald Trump and Congressional Democrats continued over funding his border wall construction, according to CNN ... ... Rep ... ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Sears Chairman Lampert Increases Chance For Sears To Escape Liquidation With $5 Billion Bid
WorldNews.com 10 Jan 2019
Reuters reported on Wednesday Sears Holding Corp Chairman Eddie Lampert submitted a revised takeover bid after Sears previously rejected his bid of $4.4 billion ... Lampert agreed to assume tax and vendor bills the company had amassed since filing for bankruptcy protection in October ... Sears will consider the new bid during a Jan. 14 bankruptcy auction....
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Merkel Will Make Rare Visit To Greece To Discuss Economic Reforms, Macedonia Vote
WorldNews.com 09 Jan 2019
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet Greek leaders in Athens on Friday for the first time since 2014 to discuss economic reforms, according to Reuters ... During Merkel's visit, she will likely press Athens on the austerity measures implemented during the debt crisis, even though those made her deeply unpopular among Greek citizens....
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White House Works To Keep Congressional Republicans In Line Over Shutdown
WorldNews.com 09 Jan 2019
John Thune, the No. 2 Senate Republican.Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, urged colleagues to approve spending bills that would reopen various agencies, “so that whether it’s the Department of the Interior or it is the IRS, those folks can get back to work. I’d like to see that.”Sen ... People expect their government to work ... Capitol on Wednesday ... and asked....
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$10 Million Cryptocurrency Ransom Demanded In Norwegian Millionaire's Wife Kidnapping
WorldNews.com 09 Jan 2019
Norwegian police said the wife of a wealthy businessman who was missing was involved in a rare kidnapping case since the family received a ransom demand asking for payment in cryptocurrency on Wednesday, according to BBC News ... Police said they could not confirm whether she was still alive ... “As things now stand, we advise the family not to pay.” ... ... ... ....
