Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Evening Edition: Venezuelan officials seek to block U.S.-backed Guaidó from leaving country

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Venezuelan officials seek to block U.S.-backed Guaidó from leaving country
The pro-government prosecutor's office also sought to freeze opposition leader Juan Guaidó's assets, one day after the United States imposed sanctions on Venezuela's state-run oil company.
Testimony by intelligence chiefs underscores differences with Trump on threats to U.S.
Dan Coats, director of national intelligence, told senators that North Korea is unlikely to completely give up its nuclear weapons and that the government of Iran is not trying to build a nuclear weapon.
 
Russia secretly offered North Korea a nuclear power plant, officials say
The proposal marks Moscow's latest attempt to reassert itself in geopolitical flashpoints.
 
Post Reports | Listen Now
Why the polar vortex is really a symptom of global warming
Why record-breaking low temperatures aren't evidence against global warming. Plus: Ian Shapira on former U.S. spies now in Congress and Nia Decaille on a rapper redefining black motherhood.
 
Democrats tap Georgia's Stacey Abrams to deliver the response to Trump's State of the Union address
Abrams narrowly lost Georgia's gubernatorial race in November after a lengthy dispute over blocked votes.
 
 
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Elon Musk's high-flying 2018: What 150,000 miles in a private jet reveal about his 'excruciating' year
The frenzy of air travel was a key part of Tesla chief's journey to becoming a global celebrity, showing how suddenly his attention could switch between his ambitious ventures.
 
Super Bowl LIII | Analysis
The secret to Tom Brady's longevity
It isn't the TB12 diet. But it is something every other NFL quarterback should be jealous of.
 
Parliament moves to take greater control of Brexit by asserting that Britain shouldn't leave E.U. without a deal
British lawmakers Tuesday voted in favor of an amendment that seeks to take the threat of a no-deal exit off the table. 
 
Historic, record-breaking cold is in the forecast for Midwest as polar vortex descends
Nearly 90 million people will experience temperatures at or below zero degrees this week from the Midwest to New England, according to the National Weather Service, and 25 million will experience temperatures below minus-20.
 
Asylum seekers are being sent back to Mexico as Trump administration rolls out new policy
The plan, which forces asylum seekers to wait in Mexico as their claims are processed in American courts, has already raised numerous human rights concerns.
 
 
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The Fix | Analysis
A big Trump case hinges on the definition of 'emoluments.' A new study has bad news for him.
The research finds that the definition favored by President Trump's legal team was not popular when the Constitution was drafted.
 
Gone in a Generation
Across America, climate change is already disrupting lives. Here's what it looks like.
The continental United States is 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than it was a century ago. Seas at the coasts are nine inches higher. The damage is mounting from these fundamental changes, and Americans are living it. These are their stories.
 
Analysis
Public schools now pay below average in every state except one
In the early 1990s, public schools paid above the local average in 26 of the 42 states for which we have data.
 
Senate panel postpones William Barr's confirmation vote amid Democrats' concerns
President Trump's nominee for attorney general is still expected to be cleared by the Senate Judiciary Committee and confirmed by the full Senate, but Democrats worry that he will limit the special counsel probe.
 

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