Saturday, January 26, 2019

Evening Edition: ‘Pelosi does not mess around’: Democratic speaker emerges triumphant from shutdown

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'Pelosi does not mess around': Democratic speaker emerges triumphant from shutdown
President Trump's capitulation on the shutdown generated rave reviews for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as she kept an unruly party caucus united in the face of GOP divide-and-conquer tactics.
'In no way a concession': Trump insists wall will be built
The president pushed back against the notion — including criticism from political allies — that his reversal on the shutdown represented a major defeat.
 
Trump's company was employing undocumented workers even as the president demanded a border wall. Now some are getting fired.
Some of the workers fired recently had spent years on the staff of Trump National in Westchester County, N.Y., winning employee-of-the-month awards and receiving glowing letters of recommendation.
 
Perspective
Why does the president keep talking about women and duct tape on the border?
Experts say they haven't heard of anything like that happening. But President Trump keeps dwelling on his disturbing theme of exploited women in peril.
 
Pompeo to U.N. Security Council: 'Pick a side' on Venezuela
The lengthy session underscored the deep divisions in the United Nations over Venezuela, with President Nicolás Maduro's allies repeatedly accusing Washington of attempting a coup d'etat.
 
 
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Pressure mounts on Maduro as EU demands new elections
Tensions grow as U.S. diplomats defy Venezuelan leader's order to leave the country in 72 hours.
 
U.S.-Taliban talks appear closer to deal after talks in Qatar
The insurgents have demanded that the Trump administration lay out a timetable for a U.S. troop pullback, and they have said they will not stop attacking Afghan and foreign targets until all U.S. troops have been ordered to leave.
 
Is the Rams' $5 billion stadium the future of sports venues?
The stadium and entertainment complex is as big as Disneyland — and it has zero public financing.
 
Texas officials flag almost 100,000 voters for citizenship checks
Counties may now choose to investigate the voting eligibility of these individuals, which would require them to send a notice asking for proof of citizenship within 30 days.
 
'Infinite sadness': Spanish toddler who fell down well found dead after 13 days of rescue efforts
Julen's fate had captivated Spain ever since Jan. 13, when he tumbled more than 30 stories down an unmarked borehole as his parents set up for a picnic.
 
 
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Michel Legrand | 1932–2019
Oscar-winning composer of 'Windmills of Your Mind' dies at 86
His prolific movie work included 'The Umbrellas of Cherbourg,' 'Summer of '42,' 'Yentl' and 'The Thomas Crown Affair.'
 
A Texas boxer was shot to death in his own home. The suspect: A 12-year-old boy.
The boy is among the youngest defendants to be charged with capital murder in the country.
 
'Like a volcano': Dam collapse at Brazilian mine leaves hundreds missing amid river of rust-red muck
The disaster — just three years after a similar dam rupture — has prompted calls for stricter safety codes at Brazil's mines.
 
Ten noteworthy slams of 'Serenity,' a movie involving tuna and Matthew McConaughey's butt
The thriller, also starring Anne Hathaway, has a bonkers plot twist. But that's not what what critics and viewers are talking about.
 

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