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After Americans killed, Trump's Syria plan prompts questions 17 Jan 2019 - 08:24 am
An image grab taken from a video obtained by AFPTV on January 16, 2019, shows US troops gathered at the scene of a suicide attack in the northern Syrian town of Manbij. AFP / ANHA
Microsoft pledges $500M to tackle Seattle housing crisis 17 Jan 2019 - 08:11 am
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Los Angeles mayor offers to mediate talks to end teachers strike - union leaders 17 Jan 2019 - 07:55 am
Students pose for a snapshot after walking the picket line with their teachers and parents on the third day of the teachers' strike, January 16, 2019, outside Dahlia Heights Elementary School in the Eagle Rock section of Los Angeles, California. AFP / Rob
Northern California braces for heavy rain, snow storm 16 Jan 2019 - 07:49 pm
Striking teachers in the Los Angeles public school system deal with the rain and wind after going on strike in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 14, 2019. Picture taken January 14, 2019. Mike Blake\ REUTERS.
From travel to IPOs, how shutdown is upsetting US economy 16 Jan 2019 - 01:37 pm
A protestor holds a sign during a rally outside a closed federal building in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 15, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
California storms to dump up to 7 feet of snow, force evacuations 16 Jan 2019 - 01:15 pm
A woman covers her head with plastic as rain falls in Hollywood, California January 14, 2019. AFP / Robyn Beck
Anti-Trump Senator Gillibrand launches presidential bid 16 Jan 2019 - 08:51 am
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) makes an appearance on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert in New York, NY, U.S., January 15, 2019. Courtesy Scott Kowalchyk/CBS/Handout via REUTERS
Shutdown bites economy, US Coast Guard, as talks to end impasse stall 16 Jan 2019 - 07:51 am
The US Capitol is seen On the 25th day of the partial government shutdown at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C., United States on January 15, 2019. ( Yasin Öztürk - Anadolu Agency )
Kidnapping suspect kept Wisconsin girl Jayme Closs under bed 15 Jan 2019 - 08:41 pm
An FBI missing person poster shows Jayme Closs, a 13-year-old Wisconsin girl, missing since her parents were discovered fatally shot three months ago. (via Reuters)
Wife of unpaid federal employee wins $100,000 on lottery 15 Jan 2019 - 06:18 pm
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Trump praises Brazil's 'Donald Trump' leader 15 Jan 2019 - 06:18 pm
Jair Bolsonaro attends a meeting in Brasilia, November 7, 2018. Reuters/Adriano Machado
Trump warns of new migrant ‘Caravan’ as shutdown enters 25th day 15 Jan 2019 - 04:48 pm
Honduran migrants, part of the second caravan to the United States, leave San Pedro Sula, 180 km north of Tegucigalpa, on January 14, 2019. AFP / ORLANDO SIERRA
Trump says solution to shutdown impasse 'so simple' 15 Jan 2019 - 09:56 am
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks after a meeting with President Donald Trump and Congressional Democrats about the U.S. government partial shutdown and the president's demand for a border wall in the Situation Room at the White House in Washington, U
As shutdown bites, Trump foots bill for fast food feast 15 Jan 2019 - 09:46 am
US President Donald Trump speaks in front of fast food provided for the 2018 College Football Playoff National Champion Clemson Tigers due to the partial government shutdown in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 14, 2019
New migrant caravan sets out from Honduras for US 15 Jan 2019 - 09:01 am
Honduran migrants, part of the second caravan to the United States, leave San Pedro Sula, 180 km north of Tegucigalpa, on January 14, 2019. AFP / ORLANDO SIERRA
Death penalty for Canadian escalates China-Canada tensions 15 Jan 2019 - 08:25 am
A still image taken from CCTV video shows Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg in court, where he was sentenced with a death penalty for drug smuggling, in Dalian, Liaoning province, China January 14, 2019. CCTV/Reuters TV via REUTERS
Trudeau reshuffles cabinet ahead of election 14 Jan 2019 - 09:19 pm
Newly appointed Veterans Affairs Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, president of the Treasury Board Jane Philpott, Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O'Regan, Justice Minister David Lametti, and Rural Economic Development Minister Bernadette Jordan applaud a
2 shot outside mall in Salt Lake City suburb 14 Jan 2019 - 11:27 am
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