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Last week, the "second lady" of the United States, Karen Pence, went to work from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2FK0qqV via Latest News

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon used an Arab economic summit on Sunday to call for the return of Syrian refugees to safe areas of their war-torn country, where the nearly eight-year civil war is still underway despite a recent series of government victories. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2AVxc5f via Latest News

Israel's military said it carried out strikes on Iranian targets in Syria early Monday after it intercepted a rocket fired from Syrian territory hours before. It said in a statement it was "currently striking" the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force in Syria and warned Syria's military against "attempting to harm Israeli territory or forces". Israel's military said on Sunday its air defence systems intercepted a rocket fired from Syria, after Damascus accused Israel of carrying out air raids in the country's south. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2RIHPCV via Latest News

Star gazers from Los Angeles to New York will keep their eyes on the sky for the eclipse, known as a super blood wolf moon, expected to appear at 11:41 p.m. EST. Although it is a total eclipse, the moon will never go completely dark but rather take on a coppery red glow - called a blood moon. It is also a full moon that is especially close to Earth, called a supermoon. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2sFLX7n via Latest News

A 12-year-old girl died Sunday after a snow fort collapsed on her in Arlington Heights, police said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2CBiiRt via Latest News

“It’s time for leaders on both sides to put politics aside, come together, and end this shutdown" from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2U4oFnI via Latest News

Scuffles broke out in central Athens Sunday as tens of thousands of people protested a planned name change for neighbouring Macedonia that parliament is due to ratify this week. After some 30 masked youths tried to force the closure of the parliament building by throwing stones, riot police responded with tear gas volleys to break up the crowd there. Hundreds of buses, especially from northern Greece, had brought protesters in for the rally, on Syntagma square near the parliament. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2R13fWv via Latest News

Phone companies all across the globe experienced a sluggish 2018 in sales due to the oversaturated market. Numbers for the past 12 months have started to arrive, with the first report coming straight from South Korea - the home of Samsung and LG. According to the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Institute of Information and Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation, mobile phone exports in 2018 totaled $14.61 billion, down 23% or about $4.4 billion, compared with 2017. This is the lowest figure since 2002, effectively meaning the last year was the worst for Korean... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2DnDNH8 via IFTTT

This week contained a few quality leaks of some major devices and one major OS. We also saw a lot of the new Redmi Note 7, which went on sale and sold out in minutes. The phone got its innards exposed on video and was used by Xiaomi's President to smash two walnuts. We also learned that the Redmi Note 7 is getting the Night Mode from the Mi Mix 3 and that it will be getting a Pro version powered by Snapdragon 675. Xiaomi capped the week off by showing its future under-display fingerprint tech. Leakland saw a blurry live photo of the Samsung Galaxy S10+ along with its dual in-display... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2Hp7tHT via IFTTT

A poll from a month ago showed that people are interested in the extra functionality provided by a second screen. The vivo NEX Dual Display is the latest and, perhaps, most exciting addition to that genre. So, did vivo nail it or not? The eponymous feature comes from the pair of Super AMOLED panels - one 6.39" on the front and one 5.49" on the back. Both have 1080p resolution, but different aspect ratios (19.5:9 and 16:9, respectively). So, what can you do with the second screen? The best use case is to take selfies with the main camera - a 12MP sensor with large 1.4µm pixels and an... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2CzJS1C via IFTTT

How do you imagine the phones in three years? Foldable? Bezel-less? With invisible cameras? Powered by new long-lasting batteries? I could get behind a few of those ideas, sure. But bezel-less - that can't be the way forward. While I agree that the sooner we get rid of those awful notches the better, the bezel-less dream should be put to rest, too. I know this is the unpopular opinion, but just bear with me for a while. I was once a fan of the all-screen phones myself. But having reviewed enough skinny bezel-less smartphones, I just can't imagine myself with a true bezel-less phone - it... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2RAwIf3 via IFTTT

The third week of the new year saw the Redmi Note 7 vastly extend its lead at the top of our popularity chart, but also some interesting new additions to the top 10. It appears that you guys are already focusing your attention on the phones to come in Q1 as the Pro version of the Redmi Note 7 and the flexible Galaxy Fold are the other two phones on the podium. That's despite the fact that neither of them is official yet. This has pushed the Redmi Note 6 Pro down to fourth, while the Galaxy A7 (2018) and the Huawei Y9 (2019) were unfazed by all this commotion and retain fifth and... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2Cwh8XB via IFTTT

A bomb blast in a bus killed three civilians Sunday in the northern Syrian city of Afrin on the first anniversary of a Turkish attack on the Kurdish-majority region, a war monitor said. Nine other people, including fighters, were wounded in the explosion, the head of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Rami Abdel Rahman, told AFP. Turkish troops and allied rebel groups seized the Afrin region from Kurdish forces in March last year after a two-month air and ground offensive. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2QYhFqh via Latest News

Women in New York City on Saturday could march, rally or protest in a variety of locations under different auspices, but the messages, and even one of the messengers, were similar. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Mm3evt via Latest News

Last week, BuzzFeed reported that Mr Trump’s personal lawyer delivered the false information to politicians about the then candidate’s business interests in Moscow on the orders of the man who is now president. Democrats and opponents of Mr Trump leapt on the story, saying it showed the president had committed perjury. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2U3FO0t via Latest News

A statement condemned the actions and apologized from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2R2P6rJ via Latest News

The snowstorm that caused nearly a thousand flights to be canceled at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport is expected to bring difficult and dangerous travel to a large swath of the Northeast through at least Sunday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2R28lSf via Latest News

“Let’s go back and forth on this and see where we can find common ground,” House Democratic Whip Jim Clyburn of South Carolina said on “Fox News Sunday.” He spoke a day after Trump made his offer, which was rejected even before he presented it by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2AVnSOF via Latest News

Friday's verdict is the first conviction against humanitarian aid volunteers along the U.S.-Mexico border since 2009. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2RGXRwQ via Latest News

The Moon will turn red tomorrow as Britain experiences its last total lunar eclipse for 10 years. The eclipse will happen in the early morning of Monday January 21 when the Moon start to darken at 2.35am with full eclipse beginning at 4.40am. It will be free of the Earth’s shadow by 7.49am. It  is the last chance for UK observers to see a total lunar eclipse in its entirety until 2029. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes exactly between the Sun and the Moon creating a shadow which stops solar rays reaching the lunar surface. Spectators can expect the Moon to begin to darken slowly before turning red as it becomes completely caught in Earth’s shade. Sometimes the eclipsed Moon is a deep red colour, almost disappearing from view, and sometimes it can be quite bright. Next weeks Super Blood Wolf Moon will be the last for a decade  Credit: Chris J Ratcliffe January’s full Moon is also known as a ‘wolf moon’, a name deriving from Native American Tribes who said wolve...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local): from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2RV8gEG via Latest News

The Weather Service issued winter storm warnings or advisories for a swath of the eastern United States that is home to 100 million people, said meteorologist Rich Otto of the U.S. Weather Prediction Center. The storm system, which was moving from west to east and was strengthened by arctic air from Canada, hit many parts of the Midwest on Friday, according to the National Weather Service. In Chicago, where some neighborhoods received 8 inches (20 cm) of snow, a third of flights were canceled at the city's two main airports, said Mark Duell, vice president of operations for tracking firm FlightAware. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2FCvbPa via Latest News

Several thousand people marched through major Australia cities on Sunday calling for safety for women after an Israeli exchange student was murdered in Melbourne. The marches, part of the Women's March rallies held around the world in support of women's rights, gathered some 3,000 people in Sydney, who in their chants demanded safe streets for women in Australian cities. Aiia Maasarwe, 21, was killed when walking home after a night out with friends in Melbourne, Australia's second-largest city, earlier this week. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2FDYnFA via Latest News

Democratic strategist Joel Rubin and District Media Group president Beverly Hallberg weigh in on whether or not Democrats will agree to Trump’s new border security deal. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2R164qu via Latest News

Commentary: When you go from a "#" to a colorful splat, it's just strange. from CNET https://cnet.co/2sBADZZ via Mobiles

The spy gets a little closer to figuring out what the First Order is up to. from CNET https://cnet.co/2R2UbAv via Mobiles

He's done it again. from CNET https://cnet.co/2W8PUzk via Mobiles

Aaron Sorkin told democrats like AOC to stop acting like "young people", so she went on a Donkey Kong livestream and talked about Pokemon Snap and why the N64 is the best console. from CNET https://cnet.co/2Hmd3Ld via Mobiles

And in a day, it's already two-thirds of the way to its fundraising goal of $75,000. from CNET https://cnet.co/2R0rrZa via Mobiles

"Community Actions" will start rolling out to users in the US on Monday. from CNET https://cnet.co/2T5hIlU via Mobiles

Here's our ongoing guide to the upcoming DC Comics film starring Zachary Levi. from CNET https://cnet.co/2Mm9RxP via Mobiles

Have some spare gift cards? Just looking to treat yourself? Here are some great ideas that won't break the bank. from CNET https://cnet.co/2AN65Jc via Mobiles

It's also some 1,000 pounds lighter than the real thing. from CNET https://cnet.co/2FLLEjf via Mobiles

Fans finally have more concrete details about 2019's biggest fighting game. from CNET https://cnet.co/2TXrPJM via Mobiles

This $30 wall clock sets itself via your Echo speaker, and gives you an easy way to keep track of your Alexa timers. from CNET https://cnet.co/2Dnkldu via Mobiles

Using your Nest Protect manually is a bummer. Here's how to get it working with the app again. from CNET https://cnet.co/2U5UfkW via Mobiles

Some incentives are currently limited to Germany's most polluted cities. from CNET https://cnet.co/2Dmmw0V via Mobiles

Commentary: Smart bulbs, smart switches and other smart lights have never been better or more affordable -- and new options are coming this year from Ring, GE, Philips Hue and more. So what's stopping you from buying in? from CNET https://cnet.co/2APLKTN via Mobiles

That's when the global launch takes place in Paris. from CNET https://cnet.co/2S0MXRO via Mobiles

How does Toyota's resurrected icon compare with other sports car legends? from CNET https://cnet.co/2MjuBq0 via Mobiles

It's part of a drive to get more girls involved in science, technology engineering and mathematics from a young age. from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2RALum2 via Online Shopping in Pakistan

George Rusu is accused of using a drone on a field near the runway days after a scare at Gatwick. from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2FDoWuB via Online Shopping in Pakistan

A security flaw meant many private messages were readable for years said Twitter. from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2ASB7jf via Online Shopping in Pakistan

A man is accused of using the hit video game Fortnite to initiate sexual activity with children. from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2CtbTaT via Online Shopping in Pakistan

The Chinese telecoms giant was the focus of international scrutiny even before a senior executive's arrest. from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2T68h64 via Online Shopping in Pakistan

A shoe scanner that works on passengers queuing at airport security is on show in London. from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2RRuW8J via Online Shopping in Pakistan

A coalition of human rights groups says at least 12 people have been killed in a week of protests. from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2Cw8vMm via Online Shopping in Pakistan

The suspension has been imposed because the channel had broken rules governing adverts, YouTube says. from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2QQRKkp via Online Shopping in Pakistan

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli fighter jets struck Iranian Quds targets inside Syria on Monday and, after coming under fire from anti-aircraft missiles, struck Syrian defense batteries as well, the Israeli military said. Syrian state media cited a Syrian military source as saying Israel launched an "intense attack through consecutive waves of guided missiles", but that Syrian air defenses destroyed most of the "hostile targets". Israel's military said its aerial bombardment targeted "Iranian Quds military sites in Syria", including munition storage sites and a site located in the Damascus International Airport, along with an Iranian intelligence site and an Iranian military training camp. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Dmf0D9 via Latest News

Wetumpka Mayor Jerry Willis said a senior center is severely damaged and the police department also was damaged. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2FL7iV0 via Latest News

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani left open Sunday the possibility that Trump and former personal attorney Michael Cohen might have discussed Cohen's congressional testimony. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2DmuDL0 via Latest News

"If giving water to someone dying of thirst is illegal, what humanity is left in the law of this country?” from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2DpraLT via Latest News

This weekend, Americans traveled from across the country to Washington, D.C., to participate in the March for Life and the Women’s March by walking with their poster art. The Women’s March began Saturday morning at Freedom Plaza. While the first march boasted hundreds of thousands in Washington, D.C., the 2019 march appeared much smaller. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2FJlQEC via Latest News

Everywhere I look, people seek negatives and ignore positives. When that happens, better times lie ahead for the stock market. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2sDtMPU via Latest News

E-cigarettes and vaping products face an "existential threat" in the US if their use among young people continues to rise, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned. Scott Gottlieb spoke on Friday at a public hearing in Maryland focused on eliminating the use of "electronic cigarette and other tobacco product use" among American youth, at a time when the agency has threatened stores selling e-cigarettes to minors and seized thousands of documents from Juul Labs, the maker of a popular vaporising product, during a surprise inspection of the company's corporate headquarters. If the youth use continues to rise, and we see significant increases in use in 2019, on top of the dramatic rise in 2018, the entire category will face an existential threat,” Mr Gottlieb said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2RWBEdG via Latest News

Carlos Ghosn will learn his fate Monday as a Tokyo court rules on his bail request after he vowed to remain in Japan if released and offered to provide more collateral. The ousted Nissan boss has pleaded for bail after languishing in custody for 64 days as he fights charges of financial misconduct that he strenuously denies. "As the court considers my bail application, I want to emphasise that I will reside in Japan and respect any and all bail conditions the Court concludes are warranted," Ghosn said in a statement released by his US-based representatives. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Mo0wFH via Latest News

Central Athens turned into a sea of people holding blue and white Greek flags as thousands came from all over the country to rally against the accord to name the ex-Yugoslav state North Macedonia. Many Greeks believe the name Macedonia implies a territorial claim over their country's own northern region of that name. The issue evokes strong emotions among Greeks who consider Macedonia, the ancient kingdom ruled by Alexander the Great, to be an integral part of their homeland and heritage. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2sxq3U2 via Latest News

Damage has been reported after a strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck near Coquimbo in central Chile, prompting a tsunami warning that was canceled a short time later, officials say. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2U4Ot2K via Latest News

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's trip to Dover Air Force Base (all times local): from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2MiIEMr via Latest News

In Binged, Mashable breaks down why we binge-watch, how we binge-watch, and what it does to us. Because binge-watching is the new normal. * * * Binge-watching is basically an endurance sport, so you need to be sure you're prepared. After all, if you're going to watch You until your eyes fall out (recommended), why not make the experience as pleasant as possible? That means paying close attention to the conditions under which you watch: the couch, the temperature, the vibe, and (most importantly) the snacks. Some hot tips: ## 1\. Assemble your snacks before the binge-watch begins To truly maximize your experience, I recommend selecting one salty snack, one sweet snack, and one wild-card snack. Some suggestions from my colleagues, whose tastes range from great to truly horrifying: * Takis * Sno-Caps in popcorn * Uncrustables * Plain Lay's chips and Greek yogurt * Chocolate-covered pretzels * Trader Joe's olive oil popcorn * Literally a ham-and-cheese sandwich dipped in or...

A 12-year-old girl died Sunday after a snow fort collapsed on her in Arlington Heights, police said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2CBiiRt via Latest News

US federal workers who are not getting paid during the longest government shutdown in the country's history are increasingly turning to pawnbrokers for short-term loans, according to shop owners. The turnout is small – a few people per day – pawnbrokers said, but many expect the numbers to increase amid the stalemate. About 800,000 federal workers have missed a paycheck during the nearly month-long shutdown. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2U24aaZ via Latest News

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Sunday it was not aware of a reported plan by Israel to close its schools in east Jerusalem. Israel's Hadashot television news reported on Saturday night that the country's national security council had taken a decision to close the schools starting next academic year. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office did not confirm the report to AFP. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2SZL05G via Latest News

ProSiebenSat.1 Media believes that price increases by U.S. streaming giant Netflix could ease competitive pressures on the German group's core TV business and is bullish on growth at its e-commerce arm, CEO Max Conze said. Conze took the helm at the Munich-based broadcaster last June but has had a rough welcome from investors who have sent its shares to seven-year lows on doubts that he can revive its ailing free-to-air TV business. The former CEO of UK appliances company Dyson told Reuters that plans to relaunch a German streaming venture in cooperation with Discovery Inc, public broadcaster ZDF, publisher Axel Springer and possibly others were on track for late summer. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2FDXIDY via Latest News

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The U.S. military on Saturday said it had carried out its deadliest airstrike in Somalia in months, killing 52 al-Shabab extremists after a "large group" mounted an attack on Somali forces. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Cw8Fna via Latest News

Police on Long Island said a woman fabricated a story about an attempted kidnapping in order to cover up how her 1-year-old son was injured. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2DoFuEd via Latest News

Trump flew to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, where they walked slowly up the cargo ramp of the grey C-17 cargo plane that had brought home the remains. Trump and the rest of his delegation, which included senior army and navy officers, emerged from the plane after several minutes to stand at attention, saluting. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2FJAFa5 via Latest News

With visual tweaks and a commemorative plaque, this car is a bid to make the new 2020 Supra more collectible. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2D9uOsT via Latest News

Forecasters warn of near-blizzard conditions in some areas, with up to 6 inches of snow in New York City. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2RBFCJp via Latest News

This works well with butternut squash, or parsnip – any of the hearty, fleshy winter gourds and root veg in season at the moment. It couldn't be easier to make – just throw everything in and leave it to cook. SERVES Four INGREDIENTS 400g pumpkin, peeled, deseeded and diced 1 red onion, finely sliced 1 x 400g tin chickpeas, drained 1 punnet of cherry tomatoes 1 garlic clove, crushed and chopped 1 tsp grated fresh ginger Juice and zest of 1 orange Pinch each of ground cumin, ground coriander and chilli flakes 200ml plain yogurt, seasoned Chopped coriander, to serve Toasted pitta bread, to serve METHOD Preheat the oven to 200C/180C fan/Gas 6. Add all the ingredients, except the yogurt, coriander and pitta, to a large ovenproof dish. Season and mix well. Place in the hot oven and cook for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the pumpkin is tender. Check halfway through cooking that it is not drying out – add a dash of water if so. Remove from the oven and scatter over the chopped coria...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — A powerful Delta 4 Heavy rocket carrying a U.S. spy satellite lifted off Saturday from California. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2sDnH68 via Latest News

Here are five problems that the next generation of aircraft-carrier architects will need to worry about. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2U1jLaX via Latest News

When Starbucks came to China two decades ago it promised to open a new store every 15 hours. Now a homegrown rival, Luckin Coffee, plans to build a high tech-driven shop every three and a half hours to dethrone the US giant. The Chinese upstart is burning through millions of dollars to lure customers with steep discounts, challenging Starbucks' dominance by targeting office workers and students who prefer to have their java on-the-go or delivered to their doorstep. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2B5fnAP via Latest News

By Abdul Matin Sahak MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Dozens of families displaced from their homes in the northern province of Sar-e Pul by Taliban pressure have arrived in the provincial capital, as the insurgents have tightened their grip around the city, residents and officials said.     Taliban fighters have been threatening oil fields around the city of Sar-e Pul as they have stepped up operations with the apparent aim of strengthening their position during peace talks with U.S. officials. ... from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2DnjFVy via Latest News