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The historic deep freeze has transformed the Midwest into a deadly winter wonderland. from U.S. News - Breaking News and Latest Headlines http://bit.ly/2MDX2z4

The "Empire" actor told Chicago police that the men who attacked him cited Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan. from U.S. News - Breaking News and Latest Headlines http://bit.ly/2Uq0yQk

The leaders of top national intelligence agencies released their annual report on worldwide security threats, challenging many of Trump's false talking points. from U.S. News - Breaking News and Latest Headlines http://bit.ly/2Uzxjeb

Though America has yet to have a woman as president, we've seen roughly 30 fictional female presidents in the Oval Office. from U.S. News - Breaking News and Latest Headlines http://bit.ly/2WpIBDr

Some consumers reported finding “small pieces of soft, blue rubber” in their nuggets. from U.S. News - Breaking News and Latest Headlines http://bit.ly/2D4awQz

MSNBC's "Morning Joe" host pulled no punches with his dissection of the president's foreign policy pronouncements. from U.S. News - Breaking News and Latest Headlines http://bit.ly/2Utbe0B

Twitter users chided Trump after he cited a segment from Fox News' morning show "Fox & Friends." from U.S. News - Breaking News and Latest Headlines http://bit.ly/2Ws9ypT

Nearly $340,000 went to a law firm defending him against allegations that he abused women, finance reports revealed. from U.S. News - Breaking News and Latest Headlines http://bit.ly/2CYJqKi

The bitter cold is the result of a split in the polar vortex that allowed temperatures to plunge much further south than normal. from U.S. News - Breaking News and Latest Headlines http://bit.ly/2DI39zr

The massive effort to hire temporary workers continued during the government shutdown. from U.S. News - Breaking News and Latest Headlines http://bit.ly/2Tn9A0q

Opposition leader Juan Guaidó says his team has held talks with the army about regime change. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2SeYuxi https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

At least eight people have died in the deep freeze, which has paralysed transport services. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2FYNLkW https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

European settlement of the Americas killed so many people, it disturbed Earth's climate. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2RsVJ75 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The number of people who logged into the site at least once a month rose 9% last year. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Uu7wUu https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The New England Patriots quarterback was labelled a "known cheater" during a Pittsburgh broadcast. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GbzBvV https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

In an interview, the White House press secretary says Donald Trump had divine support. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Bm9a3B https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Hundreds of princes and billionaires were held and more than $100bn recouped by the state since 2017. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2S0hQGQ https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

France's interior minister says "the fanatic committed suicide" after killing one and injuring five. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2B96bLC https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Senator Rand Paul was awarded more than $580,000 (£441,000) in damages after his neighbour attacked. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2UopeIW https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

A 14th employee at Canada's embassy in Havana falls ill, and the country cuts staff there by half. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2sWTxuQ https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The data comes as several global firms warn China's slowing economy will hit their bottom line. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2UvE5l2 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Nantes pay tribute to missing former striker Emiliano Sala during their 1-1 draw with Saint Etienne. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2SbuBxT https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The BBC has gained rare access to Athlan village, the site of a major US attack on al-Qaeda in Yemen. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2UqHYHO https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The deep freeze gripping much of the US has been blamed on a polar vortex. Here's what that means. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Sex5LW https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Stars support Empire actor Jussie Smollet, the victim of a suspected hate crime in Chicago. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2CRvIJi https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The fears of six athletes who claimed asylum in Australia after the 2018 Invictus Games. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2S8Sgz1 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Six women tell the BBC they were raped by security forces as part of a government crackdown. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2CRqD3G https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Kennedy Agyapong tells the BBC he regrets journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale’s death, but has a clear conscious. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2sVKNEY https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Two Saudis who sought asylum in the UK explain why they risked everything. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2SdhEnb https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The actor and superfan was "overcome with emotion" when Streisand replied to his childhood letter. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2MGAb66 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The Lord of the Rings director will use unseen footage of the tense sessions for their final album. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2SdIgEx https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Social media outcry puts controversial construction on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast under scrutiny. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Uxh9C1 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Japan is in the grip of an elderly crime wave. Poverty and loneliness are two of the possible causes. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2sUSv2f https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

A US state could become one of the first places in the world to allow corpses to become fertile soil. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2S04WbU https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

In most places, a crocodile would send people scurrying in fear. But not in this part of India. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Sbqv8X https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The international community is split over who it recognises as the country's current president. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2BbqOqp https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The story of Nastya Rybka, who was questioned in a Thai jail by the FBI about the Trump-Russia inquiry. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2HHJ9kz https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Imagine onions - tonnes of them, rotting in a customs queue. It's a Dutch farmer's Brexit nightmare. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2DLoiZL https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Trade tensions with the United States and a slowing economy are keeping Chinese tourists to budget-friendly destinations closer to home for the Lunar New Year holiday, with more likely opting for Bangkok than Sydney or San Francisco. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2WydHIP http://bit.ly/HDXIyB

LAS LAJAS, Argentina - When China built a military-run space station in Argentina's Patagonian region it promised to include a visitors' center to explain the purpose of its powerful 16-story antenna. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2FZcWn8 http://bit.ly/HDXIyB

Russia and the United States failed to bridge their differences over a landmark Cold War-era arms treaty at last-ditch talks in Beijing, Russia's deputy foreign minister was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies on Thursday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2HICNBH http://bit.ly/HDXIyB

The strength of the embattled Afghan defense forces has declined to its lowest level in four years, a U.S. watchdog said on Thursday, as talks between Washington and the Taliban continue over the possible withdrawal of foreign troops. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Tn7PjV http://bit.ly/HDXIyB

On a cold, grey Sunday morning, in a street lined with shuttered builders' yards and storage units, songs of prayer in the West African language of Yoruba ring out from a former warehouse that is now a church. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Ghioky http://bit.ly/HDXIyB

Australia will direct more foreign aid to develop the sport of rugby league in the Pacific, officials say, bolstering a soft power offensive against China's growing influence in the region. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2CZMGp4 http://bit.ly/HDXIyB

A Myanmar court on Friday rejected the appeal of two Reuters reporters sentenced to seven years in jail on charges of breaking the Official Secrets Act, saying the defense had not provided sufficient evidence to show they were innocent. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2H6IGIw http://bit.ly/HDXIyB

The White House warned traders on Wednesday not to deal in Venezuelan gold or oil following its imposition of stiff sanctions aimed at forcing socialist President Nicolas Maduro from power. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Sfmksz http://bit.ly/HDXIyB

Saudi Arabia has ended a sweeping crackdown on corruption ordered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that it said had recovered more than $106 billion through settlements with scores of senior princes, ministers and top businessmen. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2HGUaCX http://bit.ly/HDXIyB

Citgo Petroleum Corp, the eighth largest U.S. refiner and Venezuela's top foreign asset, is in the middle of a tug-of-war as the Trump administration tries to use the company as leverage to topple Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2MGllfJ http://bit.ly/HDXIyB

Venezuela has told dozens of expatriate staff working for Citgo Petroleum Corp in the United States that they must return to Caracas by the end of February, people familiar with the matter said, following U.S. sanctions aimed at forcing socialist President Nicolas Maduro from power. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2GifBrJ http://bit.ly/HDXIyB

Australia's two biggest mining firms on Thursday backed calls for an indigenous advisory body in parliament, saying Prime Minister Scott Morrison's opposition to the proposal did not "stand up to scrutiny." from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2FVWJz6 http://bit.ly/HDXIyB

Thousands of commuters flock to Manila's railway tracks every day, but rather than boarding the trains, they climb on to wooden carts pushed along the tracks, to avoid the Philippine capital's infamous traffic gridlock. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2HQsETg http://bit.ly/HDXIyB