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Travelers fume in long lines at Miami International in govt shutdown 14 Jan 2019 - 08:47 am
Passengers flying from Miami International Airport wait in line to enter the checkpoint at Concourse F, where some of the flights of a closed terminal were diverted, in Miami, Florida, on January 13, 2019. AFP / Leila MACOR
Man who killed officer said he was hit by ultrasonic waves 13 Jan 2019 - 07:57 pm
REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: A police car behind police tape blocking a street leading to the Jacksonville Landing area in downtown Jacksonville, Florida, August 26, 2018, where 2 killed and 11 others wounded. (AFP/ Gianrigo Marletta)
Pompeo hopes for imminent end to US govt shutdown 13 Jan 2019 - 07:23 pm
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo takes part in the swearing-in ceremony for the first female director Central Intelligence Agency Gina Haspel at Langley, May 21, 2018. Reuters / Kevin Lamarque
Trump rejects report that he hid details of Putin meetings 13 Jan 2019 - 03:14 pm
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting on border security in the Cabinet Room of the White House January 11, 2019 in Washington, DC. / AFP / Brendan Smialowski
Battisti: key dates in saga of Italian ex-militant 13 Jan 2019 - 12:12 pm
In this file photo taken on October 20, 2017 Italian ultra-leftist militant Cesare Battisti gestures during an interview with AFP in Cananeia, Sao Paulo state, Brazil. / AFP / Miguel SCHINCARIOL
Trump says he has 'no idea' if deal can be made with Pelosi 13 Jan 2019 - 11:20 am
US President Donald Trump listens during a meeting on border security in the Cabinet Room of the White House January 11, 2019 in Washington, DC. / AFP / Brendan Smialowski
Past projects show border wall building is complex, costly 12 Jan 2019 - 07:42 pm
Aerial view of the US-Mexico border fence at the Tijuana River seen from Tijuana, Baja California state, on January 11, 2019. / AFP / Guillermo Arias
Gun seized from 6-year-old kindergartner walking into school 12 Jan 2019 - 07:12 pm
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Shutdown becomes longest federal closure in US history 12 Jan 2019 - 12:56 pm
Filephoto: A demonstrator holds a sign, signifying hundreds of thousands of federal employees who won’t be receiving their paychecks as a result of the partial government shutdown, during a
Obama protege Julian Castro set to join 2020 race 12 Jan 2019 - 12:08 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 02, 2015 US Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julian Castro arrives to speak at the National Fair Housing Training and Policy Conference at the Housing and Urban Development Department in Washingto
Protest erupts in Venezuela's capital after Nicolas Maduro’s inauguration 11 Jan 2019 - 08:13 pm
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is sworn in by Venezuela's Supreme Court President Maikel Moreno, during the ceremonial swearing-in for his second presidential term, at the Supreme Court in Caracas, Venezuela January 10, 2019. Reuters/Carlos Garcia R
Trump closer to declaring emergency; 800,000 won't get paid 11 Jan 2019 - 06:37 pm
People watch as the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island ferry transports passengers in New York in this file photo taken on January 5, 2019, as the US government shutdown enters its third week, but New York funds are keeping the Ellis Island and Liberty Pa
Trump promises changes to H1-B visas, including potential citizenship 11 Jan 2019 - 06:37 pm
Union workers demonstrate in front of the White House against the government shutdown on January 10, 2019, in Washington, DC.  AFP / Nicholas Kamm
Jayme Closs, the Wisconsin girl missing since parents' October deaths found 11 Jan 2019 - 06:29 pm
This file photo of an undated image released by the Barron County Sheriff's Department in Wisconsin on October 15, 2018 shows missing 13-year-old Jayme Closs.  AFP/ Barron County Sheriff's Department
Trump threatens to declare national emergency over border wall fight 11 Jan 2019 - 12:31 pm
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US shutdown stokes air safety fears 11 Jan 2019 - 10:52 am
The normally busy Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center adjoining Woodrow Wilson Plaza is mostly quiet as the partial federal government shutdown continues January 10, 2019 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP
Paraguay cuts diplomatic ties with Venezuela after Maduro sworn in 10 Jan 2019 - 07:36 pm
Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez speaks during a press conference to announce the rupture of diplomatic relations with Venezuela, not recognizing Nicolas Maduro's second-term presidency, in Asuncion, on January 10, 2019.  AFP / Norberto Duarte
Headed for border, Trump warns of possible emergency declaration 10 Jan 2019 - 06:30 pm
A construction crew works on replacing the US-Mexico border fence as seen from Tijuana, in Baja California state, Mexico, on January 9, 2019.  AFP / Guillermo Arias