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Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday:
Published: January 31, 2018 at 09:06PM
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An interstate partnership has been established to help cover costs of operating a system proposed for a Chicago-area waterway that would help keep invasive Asian carp out of the Great Lakes, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said Wednesday.
Published: January 31, 2018 at 03:15PM
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By VIVIAN MARINO
Uruguay’s housing market has been hurt by economic and political turmoil in Argentina and Brazil, but there are signs that it is on an upswing.
Published: January 31, 2018 at 05:25PM
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An investigation will be conducted into a spate of deaths among minke whales along the East Coast last year, the federal government announced on Wednesday.
Published: January 31, 2018 at 10:54AM
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Rhode Island quietly released a new tourism campaign after a previous rollout turned into a fiasco , with a video that included footage from Iceland and the head-scratching tagline “Cooler & Warmer.”
Published: January 31, 2018 at 03:51PM
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By REUTERS
France’s coastguard on Wednesday called off searches for the head of the U.S. firm that owns the Quiksilver surfwear brand, a day after his boat washed up empty on the country’s Atlantic coast, local authorities said.
Published: January 31, 2018 at 03:21PM
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Northeast fishing managers say offshore drilling for oil and gas off New England and the mid-Atlantic states is a bad idea because it could jeopardize marine life and industries.
Published: January 31, 2018 at 12:12PM
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India has signed a 20-year pact with the Seychelles to build an airstrip and a jetty for its navy in the island chain, the two countries said, as the South Asian nation steps up a contest with China for influence in the Indian Ocean.
Published: January 31, 2018 at 06:18AM
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By REUTERS
British fishermen hopeful of a post-Brexit boom may find life outside the European Union choppier than expected, a Reuters Graphic shows.
Published: January 31, 2018 at 05:33AM
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The Philippine military says it has deployed a Japanese-donated patrol plane to a disputed shoal guarded by China in the South China Sea, and the aircraft did not encounter any Chinese resistance.
Published: January 31, 2018 at 03:27AM
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By REUTERS
Japanese videogames maker Nintendo Co Ltd reported its biggest third-quarter operating profit in eight years, driven by smashing demand for its new Switch games console, and said it now expects annual earnings to outstrip its previous estimate.
Published: January 31, 2018 at 02:24AM
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A federal judge refused Tuesday to order a temporary halt to construction of a crude oil pipeline through a river swamp in south Louisiana, a setback for environmental groups challenging the project.
Published: January 30, 2018 at 07:39PM
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By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
The Syrian border of the Golan Heights is the second-most-dangerous place on earth.
Published: January 30, 2018 at 07:03PM
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By NICK MADIGAN
Once notorious for “dead bodies, floating cars and nefarious activities,” the river is in the midst of a renewal, including plans for a Major League Soccer stadium nearby.
Published: January 30, 2018 at 06:12PM
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By REUTERS
Not long ago Nick Foles contemplated retiring from the NFL after losing his passion for football but now the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback is flying high ahead of his first Super Bowl.
Published: January 30, 2018 at 04:30PM
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By KELLY HARRIS
Inspired by the fall/winter 2018 runways, a handful of new updates on the age-old winter staple.
Published: January 30, 2018 at 02:14PM
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The federal government says the oceanic whitetip shark will be listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act to help the species recover.
Published: January 30, 2018 at 12:12PM
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Police in Montenegro say they have picked up 17 migrants, including 11 Syrians, from an Italian fishing boat that sent a distress signal off the Montenegrin coast.
Published: January 30, 2018 at 09:48AM
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A group of migrants, including 11 Syrians, were rescued on Tuesday from an Italian fishing trawler in the Adriatic Sea and taken to Montenegro, police said.
Published: January 30, 2018 at 08:33AM
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By REUTERS
United States and Australian aircraft joined the search for passengers of a missing ferry off Kiribati on Tuesday, as rescuers scoured the central Pacific Ocean for a liferaft believed to be carrying survivors.
Published: January 30, 2018 at 05:33AM
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The European Union offered on Monday to let Britain keep its membership benefits for 21 months after Brexit to help businesses adapt but it rejected the idea that London could block new EU laws during the transition.
Published: January 29, 2018 at 10:03AM
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Spanish officials say more than 300 people including newborns have been rescued from a wooden fishing boat off Libya’s coast and taken to an Italian port.
Published: January 29, 2018 at 08:24AM
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EU ministers will approve on Monday their instructions to Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, setting the 27 states’ demands on what Britain must do to secure a transition period after leaving the European Union on March 29, 2019.
Published: January 29, 2018 at 08:06AM
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By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM
The survivors were found “in the baking sun” after more than a week without supplies, shade or a motor for their dinghy.
Published: January 29, 2018 at 02:46AM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Action Express Racing has a third Rolex 24 at Daytona title, and Chip Ganassi Racing is celebrating the organization’s 200th victory.
Published: January 27, 2018 at 03:18PM
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Seven survivors from a ferry that went missing in the Pacific Ocean a week ago were found adrift in a dinghy by a search plane on Sunday, the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) said.
Published: January 28, 2018 at 05:48AM
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New Zealand rescuers have found seven survivors from a ferry carrying an estimated 50 people that went missing more than a week ago from the Pacific nation of Kiribati.
Published: January 27, 2018 at 10:21PM
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Two shipping containers full of hygiene kits languish for weeks in a Chinese port, unable to reach North Korea. They’re intended for people with tuberculosis or hepatitis, not to advance nuclear or missile programs, but Chinese customs officers se…
Published: January 27, 2018 at 08:06AM
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Floodwaters were nearing their peak in Paris on Saturday, with the rain-swollen Seine River engulfing scenic quays and threatening wine cellars and museum basements.
Published: January 27, 2018 at 06:45AM
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By REUTERS
British Brexit negotiators are expected to launch fortnightly rounds of talks in Brussels from as early as next week with the aim of agreeing a swift deal on a transition period, EU diplomats said on Friday.
Published: January 26, 2018 at 11:45AM
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By REUTERS
The worst tanker oil spill in decades is unfolding across hundreds of miles of the East China Sea after an Iranian oil tanker carrying more than 100,000 tonnes of toxic oil collided with a freighter and exploded, killing all 32 crew onboard. The s…
Published: January 26, 2018 at 05:45AM
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China’s Defense Ministry said Thursday it is consulting with the U.S. over again participating in large-scale multinational military exercises being held this summer.
Published: January 25, 2018 at 06:03AM
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By SHIVANI VORA
Norway is an affordable destination for budget travelers eager to score luxurious digs and once-in-a-lifetime experiences without breaking the bank.
Published: January 25, 2018 at 05:00AM
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By REUTERS
French fishermen on Thursday blocked entry to the northern port of Calais, France’s busiest passenger port and a major entry point to Europe for British goods, halting all ship movements, P&O Ferries’ freight division said.
Published: January 25, 2018 at 03:33AM
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By MATTHIEU RYTZ
Rising sea levels are forcing the country of Kiribati to make difficult choices.
Published: January 24, 2018 at 04:08PM
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By DAVE TAFT
The great black backed gull, the world’s largest gull, is an opportunistic predator but a useful citizen of the New York ecosystem.
Published: January 24, 2018 at 01:41PM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A return to civics and civility is crucial to the continued flourishing of the American experiment, Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch told an audience of college students Tuesday before delving into his judicial philosophy of orginalism…
Published: January 23, 2018 at 05:18PM
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A powerful undersea earthquake sent Alaskans fumbling for suitcases and racing to evacuation centers in the middle of the night after a cellphone alert warned a tsunami could hit communities along the state’s southern coast and parts of British Co…
Published: January 23, 2018 at 05:27AM
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By CHERYL STRAYED and STEVE ALMOND
A reader makes a surprising discovery while snooping through her boyfriend’s phone, but is not sure she wants to confront it.
Published: January 23, 2018 at 12:08PM
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By ADAM NAGOURNEY
Tuesday: A swan song from the governor, a tsunami watch for the coast, a billionaire’s push to impeach the president, Minnie Mouse, and two Hollywood signs.
Published: January 23, 2018 at 08:45AM
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Nearly 5 million gallons of sewage spilled into the ocean on California’s Central Coast after a filter at a water treatment plant got clogged and the computer system failed to sound an alarm, an official said Monday, forcing several popular beache…
Published: January 22, 2018 at 06:39PM
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SPAM, trout, fried chicken, moon pies and anything slathered in mayonnaise — those are some of the flavors of South Korea’s home cooking that might seem just a bit familiar to the U.S. athletes and hordes of westerners preparing to descend u…
Published: January 22, 2018 at 12:21PM
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Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke signed a land trade agreement Monday that could lead to construction of a road through a national wildlife refuge in Alaska, portraying the exchange as a people-versus-wildlife issue.
Published: January 22, 2018 at 11:00AM
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With its artsy vibe, lush landscapes and free-roaming peacocks, Coconut Grove has long been known as a bohemian paradise.
Published: January 22, 2018 at 11:18AM
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By MATT FLEGENHEIMER
The music came on. The clothes came off. And an airport strip club claimed its piece of the American presidency.
Published: January 21, 2018 at 08:42AM
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Spain’s maritime rescue service says two migrants have died after their boat sank while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to European shores.
Published: January 21, 2018 at 07:12AM
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By ERIN CLARE BROWN
Even with accelerated asylum processing, France cannot keep up with the constant stream of new arrivals, leaving hundreds of migrants to sleep rough.
Published: January 21, 2018 at 02:59AM
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A yacht in the around-the-world Volvo Ocean Race collided in the dark with a fishing boat near Hong Kong, leaving one fisherman dead while nine others were rescued.
Published: January 20, 2018 at 04:51PM
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