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Trump to face power shift at State of Union address

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi behind and above. Female immigrants, gazing down from the balcony. A black woman who ran a close race for governor of Georgia, rebutting. When President Trump delivers his first State of the Union address under divided government on Tuesday, he’ll be surrounded by these and other living reminders of the 2018 elections that delivered Democrats the House majority and a record number of women to Congress. Pelosi will sit just over his shoulder on the dais, on-camera... Читать дальше...



Brazil dam burst death toll rises to 115; 10 people added to list of missing

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SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The death toll from a dam burst in the Brazilian town of Brumadinho rose to 115 people on Friday, according to the team tasked with recovering bodies from the site. The rescue and recovery team said that 248 people were now listed as missing, a number that grew by 10 after miner Vale SA, which owned the dam, identified additional workers as unaccounted for. (Reporting by Marcelo Teixeira; Editing by Christian Plumb)

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Gavin Cecchini Clears Waivers, Assigned to Syracuse

Mets Merized Online 

As per a team announcement, the New York Mets have retained infielder Gavin Cecchini after designating him for assignment earlier this week to make room for left-handed reliever Justin [...]

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In Chicago’s epic freeze, some homeless feel more comfortable outdoors

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By Suzannah Gonzales CHICAGO (Reuters) - Blanca Rodriguez, a 52-year-old homeless woman, spent a night at one of the warming centres Chicago set up ahead of the Arctic-like weather that froze a large swath of the United States this week. But then Rodriguez, who was born in Monterrey, Mexico, went back to the homeless encampment on the North Side of Chicago where she had been staying the past couple of months, complaining the shelter took away her medications for high blood pressure and "a bad kidney". Читать дальше...

Landmark strip club meets boutique hotel

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A seedy strip club and a boutique hotel. They may seem like strange bedfellows, but in rapidly transforming Atlanta, this unusual relationship seems to be working.

Uganda seizes ivory, pangolin scales worth an estimated $8 million

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By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda seized a contraband shipment of ivory and pangolin scales it said was the largest the country had ever taken, with a market value estimated at more than $8 million. The haul originated in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo and passed through South Sudan before entering Uganda at a crossing on its northern border, Vincent Seruma, a spokesman for Uganda Revenue Authority said. Ugandan authorities started monitoring the cargo from the border while it was on its way to the capital... Читать дальше...


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