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Polar vortex brings deadly cold snap to US states

'American Dying' cooled Earth's climate

Facebook users continue to grow despite privacy scandals

Tom Brady 'cheater' slur costs TV producer his job

Sarah Sanders says 'God wanted Trump to be president'

Saudi Arabia ends major anti-corruption campaign

Bastia attack: Gunman found dead in police raid

Senator Rand Paul wins damages after neighbour attack

Mystery illness sees Canada halve its Cuba embassy staff

China's factory activity shrinks as slowdown worries rise

Emiliano Sala: Missing Cardiff striker's former club Nantes pay tribute

The story of a US raid on al-Qaeda in Yemen

Polar vortex: What is it and how does it happen?

Actor 'tasted brutality of hatred'

The Afghan Invictus athletes claiming asylum in Australia

Zimbabwe women raped as government crackdown continues

MP defends unmasking shot reporter

'Why I fled Saudi Arabia and sought asylum in the UK'

Richard E Grant in tears over Barbra Streisand's reply to 1970s fan letter

The Lord of the Ringos? Peter Jackson to direct a Beatles film

Bulgarians decry ‘eco vandalism’ on coast

Why some Japanese pensioners want to go to jail

How do you compost a human body - and why would you?

The Indians sharing their villages with crocodiles

Maduro and Guaidó: Who is supporting whom in Venezuela?

Nastya Rybka: Model who got caught up in the Trump-Russia row

Why Dutch fear Brexit no deal will leave onions to rot

Trump Says He’ll Leave Decision of Whether to Release Special Counsel’s Report to Justice Dept.

On Politics: Trump Calls His Own Intelligence Officials ‘Naïve’

Another Go for Charles and Di, This Time With Music

A Black Legacy, Wrapped Up in Fur

Rescue Pets

How Much Do You Know About Your Family’s History?

Word + Quiz: upstage

What’s on TV Thursday: ‘30 for 30’ and ‘The Big Lebowski’

After Death on Subway Stairs, New Yorkers Lament Accessibility Issues

Las principales noticias del jueves

St. Louis Prosecutor Accuses Police of Obstructing Inquiry Into Killing of Officer

An Angry Trump Pushes Back Against His Own ‘Naive’ Intelligence Officials

Jury Awards Rand Paul Over $580,000 in Damages From Attack

Undocumented Immigrant Who Worked at a Trump Golf Club Will Attend State of the Union

Quotation of the Day: A Merciless Cold Lingers in the Midwest

Mavericks Thump Knicks as Dirk Nowitzki Comes Alive at the Garden

Corrections: January 31, 2019

Palindromic Number

Samsung Forecasts Earnings Weakness Throughout 2019

China, Venezuela, Climate Change: Your Thursday Briefing

White House's Bolton says he met with Citgo executives - Reuters

Extreme Weather Is Already Breaking Records Around The World In 2019 - HuffPost

Wikileaks takes a swipe at the famously secretive Vatican - The Washington Post

Testimony by intelligence chiefs on global threats highlights differences with president - Philly.com

China's military-run space station in Argentina is a 'black box' - Reuters

One job of US-China trade negotiators will be to prevent a war - Washington Examiner

Canada Cuts More Cuba Diplomats After Another Illness - TIME

Even some Republicans balk as Trump targets US spy chiefs - CNN

Model who promised to spill Trump-Russia secrets now says she made claims to save her life - Washington Examiner

It is so cold in Chicago they're lighting railroad tracks on fire - Ars Technica

Poll: Majority of Americans say they will "definitely not" vote for Trump's reelection - NBCNews.com

Polar vortex 2019: Temperatures to plunge to 'historic' lows not seen in decades - AOL

Brexit: May 'to seek changes to EU withdrawal agreement' - BBC News

Thai Officials Close Schools As Toxic Air Pollution Chokes Bangkok - NPR

Saudi Arabia ends major anti-corruption campaign - BBC News

The Threat Posed by Hezbollah

This Woman Creates Landscapes Using Embroidery And The Results Are Breathtaking

Ministers Think A Permanent Customs Union With The EU Is The Price For Solving The Backstop

This Woman Found Revenge Porn On Google Drive — And Now She's Fighting Back

A British Catholic Magazine Met With Steve Bannon To Come Up With A List Of “Catholic Influencers And Millionaires”

Raytheon/Lockheed Martin awards contract for advanced version of Javelin missiles

Belarus expects to receive first Su-30SM fighters this year

Right-Wing Nationalism Threatens Democratic Norms, Human Rights & Press Freedom

Billions of Dollars Available for Reducing and Reversing Land Degradation

Youth Bridge the Gap Between Climate Change and Climate Awareness in Guyana

Crusade Against Sex Education Undermines Progress Made in Latin America

Ethics for artificial intelligence

2019: Year of Return for African Diaspora

Major Australian mining firms back indigenous voice in parliament

Saudi Arabia: Corruption crackdown 'ends with $106bn recovered'

EU rejects Theresa May's plans to change Brexit deal

Sudan's army says it will 'not allow state to fall' amid protests

Sultan Abdullah takes Malaysia throne for five-year term

Mining vs the environment: The battle over Armenia's Amulsar gold mine

Armenia: Mining Out the Leopard

Venezuelans call for humanitarian aid as political crisis deepens

Trump lashes out at US spy chiefs over Iran, North Korea and ISIL

Karen minority urge 'respect' in Myanmar peace park initiative

Power outages hit thousands of Sydney homes as temperatures soar

Samsung Electronics expects weaker 2019 earnings as profits slump

US: Purported hackers stole evidence to tarnish Mueller probe

Myanmar: 'No political prisoners' but dozens still behind bars

US Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady, vows 'patience'

Lawmakers look to block US support for Saudi-UAE war on Yemen

Assault on actor Jussie Smollett probed as possible hate crime

Brazil dam disaster: 'Dead or alive, we just want to know'

Marzieh Hashemi: Journalist returns to Iran after US detention

Apple blocks Facebook app that paid teens to track internet use

Death toll climbs after migrant boats sink off Djibouti

What is Theresa May's next Brexit move?

UN: New talks on Western Sahara expected in March

Bug in Apple FaceTime app lets users listen in on conversations

US RnB singer-songwriter James Ingram dies aged 66

Darren Weir: Australian police raid top horse trainer's stables

Woman dies carrying pram down stairs on New York subway

US to shiver in 'once-in-a-generation' polar vortex

Apple hints at lower iPhone prices as sales fall

Little blue penguins stolen from nest with crowbar in NZ

Can the US and China reach a trade deal?

Jussie Smollett: Empire star victim of suspected hate crime in Chicago

Stacey Abrams: Georgia Democrat to respond to Trump State of the Union

Chicago's frozen river from above

The Marrakech Compact on Migration: Myths & Realities

Hundreds of strangers turn up to US veteran's funeral

The Silent, Invisible Crisis Destabilising Communities Could be a Subject of Hope

Mosul Museum partially reopens in Iraq after IS destruction

Guaidó on Venezuela's "abuse of power"

Huawei: Will US charges sink the Chinese tech company?

Tehran bans dog walking in public spaces

Wanting to die at 'five to midnight' - before dementia takes over

Murder in Accra: The life and death of Ahmed Hussein-Suale

Holocaust: How a US TV series changed Germany

Getting boats to children who have to swim to school

Kevin and Julia Garratt on their experience as detainees in China

George Fernandes: The man who threw out Coca-Cola and IBM from India

A Closer Look at the Polar Vortex’s Dangerously Cold Winds

As Entrepreneurs, Indigenous Australians Find a Growing Empowerment

Grenade Attack on Philippine Mosque Kills Two

Chris Christie Says Jared Kushner’s Father Committed a ‘Loathsome’ Crime

Cold Weather Tips from Chicagoans Who Really Know What They’re Talking About

Sandy Alderson Is Returning to the Oakland Athletics

Nets Beat the Bulls for a 9th Straight Win at Home

Pound Notes, Canned Soup and Common Goals

Learning With: ‘In 5G Race With China, U.S. Pushes Allies to Fight Huawei’

Do You Listen to Podcasts?

Word + Quiz: savant

What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ and ‘Incredibles 2’

Can China Turn the Middle of Nowhere Into the Center of the World Economy?

Las principales noticias del miércoles

Trump Organization to Use E-Verify to Prevent Hiring Undocumented Immigrants

Texas Official’s Claim About Citizenship of 95,000 Is Called Into Doubt

Review: In ‘God Said This,’ a Hot Mess of a Daughter Heads Home

Rangers Lose to the Streaking Flyers

Unproductive

Brexit, Apple, Venezuela: Your Wednesday Briefing