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The Latest: Suspect worked at Walmart, restaurant, auto shop

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SEBRING, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the shooting of five women at a Florida bank (all times local): from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Ui2NVP via Latest News

Trump floats ending shutdown with a 'down payment' on wall, but Pelosi doesn't blink

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Coming off a defeat in the U.S. Senate, the president suggests he might reopen government if Congress agrees to a down payment for his wall. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2RbuSw9 via Latest News

Qatar to pay aid into Gaza, with Hamas approval

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The move was widely seen as a compromise between Qatar, which appears intent on increasing its regional influence, and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, which controls Gaza. Qatar’s point-man for Gaza relief efforts, Mohammed Al-Emadi, said in Gaza: "It was agreed to allocate the Qatari financial grant to pay for humanitarian projects with full cooperation and coordination with the United Nations." He said the first agreement with the U.N. would be signed on Monday next week, setting up a $20 million job creation project. A Hamas official, Sami Abu Zuhri, on Friday welcomed Qatar's decision to give money to humanitarian projects. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2RkRpa0 via Latest News

Venezuela crisis: Opposition leader Guaido offers 'amnesty' for President Maduro

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Venezuela’s opposition leader has indicated he would grant amnesty to embattled president Nicolas Maduro if he cedes power. Juan Guaido, who has declared himself interim president of the South American country amid mass demonstrations against Mr Maduro, said “all those who are willing to side with the constitution” could be offered reprieves. Speaking from an undisclosed location, the 35-year-old National Assembly leader told the American Spanish-language TV channel Univison that an amnesty could also be offered to the president and his closest allies. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2FZtaMr via Latest News

The Latest: Judge sets new hearing in Paul Manafort case

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort (all times local): from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2G6h3xh via Latest News

Bishop Stowe Errs on Covington Catholic

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Two days ago, Bishop John Stowe of the Diocese of Lexington, Ky., condemned the Covington Catholic schoolkids who went to the March for Life, mostly because some of them wore MAGA hats. There is a defensible argument against wearing the hats to the march, which would basically have been the same as the argument against wearing a Bush-Cheney T-shirt to the march in 2005. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2sPADpj via Latest News

Witness: El Chapo cursed, tortured and shot enemies, ordered one buried alive

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A witness against Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán said the alleged Mexican drug lord interrogated, tortured, and shot enemies – and ordered one buried alive. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2RdfKhD via Latest News

Government shutdown delays flights on the East Coast

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Another day, another tangible impact of the government shutdown on the American people. On Friday morning, the FAA began delaying flights into major East Coast airports -- LaGuardia, Newark, Reagan (D.C.), and Philadelphia -- due to air traffic control staff shortages in centers in Washington and Florida. > The ground delay program and ground stop for @LGAairport confirms that there are staffing issues at ZDC and ZJX (Jacksonville Center). pic.twitter.com/9Hdv4UcCg0 > > -- NYCAviation (@NYCAviation) January 25, 2019 SEE ALSO: Delta CEO says the government shutdown will cost them $25 million this month The disruptions come a day after several airline executives expressed concern about the shutdown's impact on their industry and as the public is starting to blame Trump more and more for the shutdown. Of the all the Friday delays, the biggest reaction was around LaGuardia, mostly because of its reputation and location in New York City. However, JFK, Newark, and Philadelphia a...

Canada PM will not recall envoy to China over criticism on Huawei remarks

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday said he would not recall the ambassador to Beijing who has been blasted by the opposition for saying a Chinese executive being held in Canada could make a good case against extradition to the United States. Opposition politicians accuse John McCallum of political interference in the matter and insist he be fired. After Huawei Technologies Co Ltd chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou was arrested on a U.S. warrant last month, China detained two Canadian men on national security grounds. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2RdVz39 via Latest News

Trump Says He Won’t ‘Cave’ on Shutdown Ahead of Senate Votes

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(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump said he wouldn’t “cave” in his demand for a border wall, adding to the likelihood that two Senate measures aimed at opening shuttered federal agencies will fail in votes on Thursday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2S3yWDb via Latest News

Some US diplomats leaving Venezuela amid political crisis

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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Some U.S. diplomats in Venezuela headed for the Caracas airport early Friday amid a political power struggle between President Nicolas Maduro and an opposition leader who has declared himself interim president. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2HwCLwG via Latest News

Whole Foods recalls salads, wraps with baby spinach for possible Salmonella contamination

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Whole Foods is issuing a recall for foods containing baby spinach sold at its stores in eight states over concern for potential Salmonella risk. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2G1ZxKj via Latest News

Venezuela military chief declares loyalty to Maduro and warns US not to intervene

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Venezuela’s military chief has declared his support for president Nicolas Maduro and warned the US not to intervene – a move that may be crucial if the man sworn in for a second term two weeks ago is to cling on to power. As Britain became the latest nation to recognise opposition politician Juan Guaido as the country’s president, military forces loyal to Mr Maduro took to the airwaves to declare their support for him. In a televised speech on Thursday, defence minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez said Mr Maduro was the country’s legitimate president and that the opposition was seeking to carry out a coup. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2CKDRPs via Latest News

Gunman Kills 2, Wounds 2 in Shooting Rampage Near Penn State Campus

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A gunman in State College, Pennsylvania killed two people and wounded two others before killing himself. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2sNDcsc via Latest News

Southwest Airlines: Hawaii flights likely delayed for months

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Southwest Airlines' long-awaited flights to Hawaii are going to be delayed for months due to the government shutdown, executives said Thursday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2G1kzbS via Latest News

Trump’s wall could be devastating for wildlife and endangered species along Mexico border

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As the fight continues over Donald Trump’s demand to extend the border wall between the United States and Mexico, one thing is clear: Whatever the wall’s effect on immigration might be, it would have an impact on the environment of the borderlands. About 650 miles of border wall already exist along the 2,000-mile boundary between the two countries. Most of it has been built on federal land where the terrain provides no natural barrier. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2RQoQWI via Latest News

Foreign policy hawk Elliott Abrams joins Trump administration as Venezuela envoy

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Elliott Abrams will travel to New York with him Saturday for a meeting of the United Nation's Security Council. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2G1yDCf via Latest News

St. Louis cop charged in Russian Roulette shooting death of fellow officer, police say

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A St. Louis police officer was charged with manslaughter Friday for allegedly shooting a colleague as the two played Russian Roulette, authorities said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2sN1WAI via Latest News

Fight during funeral turns into fatal shooting outside Compton church, witness says

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A shooting erupted outside a Compton church on Friday afternoon, reportedly during a funeral. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2CMKFwg via Latest News

Roger Stone, longtime Trump associate and self-avowed 'trickster,' arrested and charged with obstruction, witness tampering

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A grand jury has indicted Donald Trump associate Roger Stone on charges of lying about the Russia investigation, Robert Mueller's office announced. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Wk3GiA via Latest News