U.S. security aid to Palestinians to end Thursday, envoys seek workaround

The loss of the some $60 million in annual funding would marks another tear in ties between the Trump administration and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and potentially undermines his security cooperation with Israel in the occupied West Bank. Diplomatic sources said Palestinian, U.S. and Israeli officials were seeking a way to keep the money flowing despite Abbas's decision to turn it down as of a Jan. 31 deadline set by Congress' Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act (ATCA) of 2018. The ATCA empowers Americans to sue foreign aid recipients in U.S. courts over alleged complicity in "acts of war".

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Kim Davis Must Pay Legal Fees After Same-Sex Marriage Battle, Kentucky Governor Says - HuffPost

1. Kim Davis Must Pay Legal Fees After Same-Sex Marriage Battle, Kentucky Governor Says  HuffPost
2. Al Roker calls Kentucky governor a 'nitwit': Watch  AOL
3. Kentucky Governor Says America’s “Getting Soft” for Canceling School During Polar Vortex  Slate
4. Kentucky Governor: 'We're Getting Soft' For Closing Schools In Subzero Weather  HuffPost
5. Matt Bevin, Kentucky governor, roasts schools for closing over cold weather: 'We're getting soft'  Washington Times
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2020 Democrats' fuzzy Medicare math — let's spend $32 trillion more! - Washington Examiner

1. 2020 Democrats' fuzzy Medicare math — let's spend $32 trillion more!  Washington Examiner
2. Poll: Kamala Harris gaining among Democratic voters  POLITICO
3. What the reaction to Kamala Harris' 'Medicare for all' position tells us about the 2020 race  CNN
4. Kamala Harris Didn’t Just Flip-Flop on Medicare for All  New York Magazine
5. Harris and progressives are pitching Medicare-for-all. They could give us four-more-years.  The Washington Post
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The forthcoming WarnerMedia streaming service will be partially supported by ads - TechCrunch

1. The forthcoming WarnerMedia streaming service will be partially supported by ads  TechCrunch
2. AT&T Sheds Pay-TV Customers, but Wireless Profits Surge  The Wall Street Journal
3. AT&T's wireless growth stung by tablet losses, but Aquaman did great  CNET
4. AT&T Is Testing Investors’ Patience  Bloomberg
5. AT&T’s DirecTV Now is losing the cord cutters  TechCrunch
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Overwatch PTR patch notes include more Armor Changes, a new Map and more - Full Patch Notes - Dexerto.com

1. Overwatch PTR patch notes include more Armor Changes, a new Map and more - Full Patch Notes  Dexerto.com
2. New Overwatch map, Paris, goes live on PTR  Polygon
3. New ‘Overwatch’ Map Drops Players Into Elegant Paris  Variety
4. Overwatch Gets New Paris Map  Kotaku
5. 'Overwatch' heads to Paris in latest map  Engadget
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New York Knicks vs. Dallas Mavericks - 1/30/19 NBA Pick, Odds, and Prediction - Sports Chat Place

1. New York Knicks vs. Dallas Mavericks - 1/30/19 NBA Pick, Odds, and Prediction  Sports Chat Place
2. 3 things from the Dallas Mavericks 114-90 thumping of the New York Knicks  Mavs Moneyball
3. Full Game Recap: Mavericks vs Knicks | Dennis Smith Jr. Records 2nd Career Triple-Double  NBA
4. Knicks play like NBA's worst team in ugly loss to Mavericks  New York Post
5. Luka Doncic shines in MSG debut, Dirk gets standing ovation in Mavs' win vs. Knicks | NBA Highlights  ESPN
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Sandy Alderson Is Returning to the Oakland Athletics

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Nets Beat the Bulls for a 9th Straight Win at Home

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The Year the N.F.L. Bounced Back

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Roger Goodell Finally Acknowledges Referee Error in N.F.C. Championship Game

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Cooper Kupp Was Everywhere for the Rams, Until He Was Nowhere

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Pound Notes, Canned Soup and Common Goals

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Mavericks Thump Knicks as Dirk Nowitzki Comes Alive at the Garden

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Atlanta Stokes a Civil Rights Conversation for Some Super Bowl Players

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Andy Murray Has Another Hip Surgery; His Future in Tennis Remains Unclear

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New Jersey Embraces Sports Gambling, and a Billion-Dollar Business Is Born

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Rangers Lose to the Streaking Flyers

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Hackers stole evidence in case of accused Russian troll farm, Mueller's office says - Fox News

1. Hackers stole evidence in case of accused Russian troll farm, Mueller's office says  Fox News
2. Russian Trolls Release Fake Dirt on Mueller  The Daily Beast
3. Non-public materials from special counsel case used in pro-Russian effort to discredit Russia probe  CNN
4. Michael Cohen Is Ready to Talk Russia to Congress  The Atlantic
5. Pro-Russian Twitter account tried to discredit Mueller probe  CNN
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Don't bring the debt ceiling into border negotiations - Washington Examiner

1. Don't bring the debt ceiling into border negotiations  Washington Examiner
2. Border security talks begin with no sign of compromise to avert a government shutdown  ABC News
3. 'Get this done': McConnell moves to avoid new shutdown  POLITICO
4. Trump’s latest rage tweets give Democrats an opening. Here’s how they’ll respond.  The Washington Post
5. The ‘Ethics’ of Trump’s Border Wall  The New York Times
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Federal Judge Blasts PG&E's Commitment To California Wildfire Safety - NPR

1. Federal Judge Blasts PG&E's Commitment To California Wildfire Safety  NPR
2. PG&E Judge Sees a ‘Clear-Cut Pattern’ of Utility Starting Fires  Yahoo! Finance News
3. The Deadliest Wildfire In California History | VICE on HBO  VICE News
4. Drones To Aid In Wildfire Prevention  MyMotherLode.com
5. PG&E Violated Probation, Federal Judge Says in Heated Hearing  The Wall Street Journal
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Officer Alix's family weighs legal action as search for answers continues - KMOV.com

1. Officer Alix's family weighs legal action as search for answers continues  KMOV.com
2. St. Louis Prosecutor Accuses Police of Obstructing Inquiry Into Killing of Officer  The New York Times
3. Prosecutor says St. Louis police obstructed investigation into officer's alleged Russian roulette killing  CNN
4. RAW: Officer Katlyn Alix's family speaks for the first time since her death  KSDK News
5. Parents of slain St. Louis officer want answers in killing by fellow officer  NBC News
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Sen. Rand Paul awarded more than $580,000 in suit over neighbor's attack - NBCNews.com

1. Sen. Rand Paul awarded more than $580,000 in suit over neighbor's attack  NBCNews.com
2. Sen. Rand Paul awarded over $580G after he was attacked by neighbor  Fox News
3. Jury Awards Sen. Rand Paul More Than $580000 In Damages In Attack By Neighbor  NPR
4. Sen. Rand Paul awarded $580,000 after neighbor broke six of his ribs in attack  The Washington Post
5. Jury awards Rand Paul more than $580K after attack by neighbor in Kentucky  CBS News
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4 Houston police officers shot while serving warrant - CNN

1. 4 Houston police officers shot while serving warrant  CNN
2. 'Courage under fire' HPD chief recalls officers' struggle with suspects during shootout in SE Houston  KABC-TV
3. Activists not happy with HPOU President Joe Gamaldi’s comments  KHOU.com
4. Houston shootout: A squad of veteran officers takes fire in drug raid  Houston Chronicle
5. Houston Narcotics Officers Were Greeted by a Charging Dog and a Barrage of Bullets  The New York Times
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White House's Bolton says he met with Citgo executives - Reuters

1. White House's Bolton says he met with Citgo executives  Reuters
2. Bolton warns of 'serious consequences' if harm comes to Guaido  CNN
3. Cotton suggests Bolton was sending message to Venezuela about 5,000 troops  Washington Times
4. Don't deal in Venezuelan gold, White House says, in anti-Maduro push  Reuters
5. Pentagon won’t rule out sending troops to Colombia  WTOP
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Extreme Weather Is Already Breaking Records Around The World In 2019 - HuffPost

Extreme Weather Is Already Breaking Records Around The World In 2019  HuffPost

In just a few weeks' time, extreme temperatures have smashed records around the world this year, with parts of the Midwestern U.S. seeing the mercury drop as ...

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U.S. Asks Western Allies to Help Form Buffer Zone in Northern Syria - The Wall Street Journal

1. U.S. Asks Western Allies to Help Form Buffer Zone in Northern Syria  The Wall Street Journal
2. Bipartisan House group introduces bills to stall Syria, South Korea troop withdrawals | TheHill  The Hill
3. Trump’s Syria Gambit Risks Freeing ISIS Fighters Nobody Wants  Bloomberg
4. Trump’s Attacks on Spy Agencies Are Called a National Security Risk  The Wall Street Journal
5. McConnell Rebukes Trump, Urges Keeping Troops in Syria, Afghanistan  National Review
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Dow today: Latest stock market news - CNN

1. Dow today: Latest stock market news  CNN
2. The Hot Topic in Markets Right Now: ‘Quantitative Tightening’  The New York Times
3. US economy is in a good place: Fed Chair Jerome Powell  Fox Business
4. Fed Signals End of Interest Rate Increases  The New York Times
5. Fed holds rates stable, pledges 'patient' approach, expects 'ample' balance sheet  CNBC
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China's factory activity shrinks as slowdown worries rise - BBC News

1. China's factory activity shrinks as slowdown worries rise  BBC News
2. China says its manufacturing activity contracted for the second-straight month in January  CNBC
3. Is it more bad news for China’s economy as manufacturing contracts again?  South China Morning Post
4. China Manufacturing Shows Resilience Amid Trade War, Slowdown  Bloomberg
5. China’s Manufacturing Remains Listless, if Slightly Improved  The Wall Street Journal
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A handy list of ways Facebook has tried to sneakily gather data about you - The Next Web

1. A handy list of ways Facebook has tried to sneakily gather data about you  The Next Web
2. Facebook paid users to collect data from their phones  Yahoo Finance
3. Google is disabling its app that lets users earn gift cards in exchange for their data  INSIDER
4. Apple rips Facebook for phone app it says is 'clear breach' of agreement  Fox News
5. Apple bars app whose users allowed Facebook to track them for $20 a month  MarketWatch
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Nintendo cuts Switch sales forecast despite strong holiday season - The Verge

1. Nintendo cuts Switch sales forecast despite strong holiday season  The Verge
2. Switch worldwide sales top 32.27 million, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sales top 12.08 million  Gematsu
3. Nintendo Shipped 32.27 Million Switch Units Worldwide; Drops Full-Year Prediction to 17 Million  Twinfinite
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Facebook’s VPN app puts spotlight on kids’ consent - TechCrunch

1. Facebook’s VPN app puts spotlight on kids’ consent  TechCrunch
2. Report: Facebook has been paying some teens for permission to track everything they do  BGR
3. Facebook is paying some kids to access their data  Gizchina.com
4. Facebook paid teenagers to mine device data  BBC News
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Police have images of people they'd like to question in Jussie Smollett attack - CNN

1. Police have images of people they'd like to question in Jussie Smollett attack  CNN
2. Kevin Hart criticized for telling Jussie Smollett to 'stand strong' after homophobic attack  Yahoo Entertainment
3. More Security for 'Empire' Cast After Jussie Smollett Attack  Inside Edition
4. 'Potential Persons of Interest' Seen on Camera, Sought For Questioning in 'Empire' Star's Alleged Attack: Cops  NBC Chicago
5. Jussie Smollett’s Attack Is A Reminder That All Black Lives Have To Matter  Essence
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'Masked Singer' recap: Who was unmasked this week? - USA TODAY

1. 'Masked Singer' recap: Who was unmasked this week?  USA TODAY
2. ‘The Masked Singer’ renewed for season 2 by FOX  TV by the Numbers
3. ‘Masked Singer’ Renewed for Season 2 at Fox  Variety
4. ‘The Masked Singer’ spoiler: The Rabbit is …  Gold Derby
5. The Masked Singer is returning for a second season on Fox  Entertainment Weekly News
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Fox’s ‘The Masked Singer’ Reveals Fifth Celebrity Masked Singer: And the Unicorn Is… (Video) - TheWrap

Fox’s ‘The Masked Singer’ Reveals Fifth Celebrity Masked Singer: And the Unicorn Is… (Video)  TheWrap

The identify of Unicorn was revealed on Wednesday's episode of Fox's new celebrity competition series "The Masked Singer."

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Forget it, guest star Kelly Ripa, it's Extra-Reverent Noir Homage Week on Riverdale - The A.V. Club

1. Forget it, guest star Kelly Ripa, it's Extra-Reverent Noir Homage Week on Riverdale  The A.V. Club
2. Kelly Ripa Leaves Cheeky Comment on Hubby Mark Consuelos' Instagram  E! NEWS
3. 'Riverdale' Recap: Season 3, Episode 11 — Who Shot Hiram?  TVLine
4. Kelly Ripa Leaves Steamy Message for Mark Consuelos on Instagram: ‘Daddy, I Love When You Take Over’  Us Weekly
5. Kelly Ripa leaves flirty message on husband Mark Conseulos’ Instagram post: ‘Daddy, I love when you take over’  Fox News
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Nick Wright Destroys Critics Of Tom Brady's Super Bowl Record - NESN

1. Nick Wright Destroys Critics Of Tom Brady's Super Bowl Record  NESN
2. New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft open to extension for Tom Brady  ESPN
3. Trump praises Brady, Belichick and Kraft ahead of Super Bowl 53  New York Post
4. Football Still Exists: Why This Super Bowl Is Still Worth Getting Excited About  Battle Red Blog
5. Ranking the Best Super Bowl Performances of All Time  Bleacher Report
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In Search of Emiliano Sala - ESPN

1. In Search of Emiliano Sala  ESPN
2. Arsenal and Cardiff pay tribute to Emiliano Sala before match  Guardian Football
3. Pierre Emerick Aubameyang becomes fastest Arsenal player to 25 goals  The Short Fuse
4. Debris found likely to have come from Emiliano Sala plane - authorities  ESPN
5. Video: ‘Shameless’ Leicester coach slammed for what he did during moment of silence for Emiliano Sala before Liverpool game  CaughtOffside
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Gurley beats Gronk in 'Madden' Super Bowl matchup - Fox News

1. Gurley beats Gronk in 'Madden' Super Bowl matchup  Fox News
2. The Secret To The Rams’ Blocking Success Isn’t The Linemen. It’s Sean McVay.  FiveThirtyEight
3. Todd Gurley says he may regret teaching Sony Michel everything he knows  Yahoo Sports
4. Pro Football Focus releases top 2019 free agents  Turf Show Times
5. Mike Freeman's Super Bowl 10-Point Stance: Can Todd Gurley Recapture His Mojo?  Bleacher Report NFL
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Dustin Poirier: UFC is ‘No. 1 bullsh*t company,’ demands Conor McGregor or Tony Ferguson next - MMA Mania

1. Dustin Poirier: UFC is ‘No. 1 bullsh*t company,’ demands Conor McGregor or Tony Ferguson next  MMA Mania
2. Khabib Nurmagomedov Says He's Done Fighting In Las Vegas  HotNewHipHop
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Scientists Have Detected an Enormous Cavity Growing Beneath Antarctica - ScienceAlert

1. Scientists Have Detected an Enormous Cavity Growing Beneath Antarctica  ScienceAlert
2. Huge Cavity in Antarctic Glacier Signals Rapid Decay  Jet Propulsion Laboratory
3. Giant cavity found eating away at Antarctic glacier from underneath  New Atlas
4. Fears rise 'world's most dangerous glacier' could soon collapse  Daily Mail
5. Journey to Antarctica: Jeff Goodell Begins His Trip to Thwaites Glacier  Rolling Stone
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Canadian Glacial Melt Uncovers Ancient Landscapes Hidden For 40,000 Years - Tech Times

1. Canadian Glacial Melt Uncovers Ancient Landscapes Hidden For 40,000 Years  Tech Times
2. Baffin Island glacier melt unmasks land covered for 40000 years: study  New York Daily News
3. Melting glaciers reveal land unseen in 40,000 years  WTNH.com
4. Canadian Arctic glacial melt: Landscapes revealed for first time in 40000 years  CNN
5. Baffin Island glacier melt unmasks land covered for 40,000 years: report - NY Daily News  New York Daily News
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Cost-conscious Chinese tourists staying closer to home for Lunar New Year

Trade tensions with the United States and a slowing economy are keeping Chinese tourists to budget-friendly destinations closer to home for the Lunar New Year holiday, with more likely opting for Bangkok than Sydney or San Francisco.

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China's military-run space station in Argentina is a 'black box'

LAS LAJAS, Argentina - When China built a military-run space station in Argentina's Patagonian region it promised to include a visitors' center to explain the purpose of its powerful 16-story antenna.

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Russia, U.S. last-ditch talks to break nuclear pact deadlock fail: agencies

Russia and the United States failed to bridge their differences over a landmark Cold War-era arms treaty at last-ditch talks in Beijing, Russia's deputy foreign minister was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies on Thursday.

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Watchdog shows Afghan defense forces declining as peace talks edge forward

The strength of the embattled Afghan defense forces has declined to its lowest level in four years, a U.S. watchdog said on Thursday, as talks between Washington and the Taliban continue over the possible withdrawal of foreign troops.

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African churches boom in London's backstreets

On a cold, grey Sunday morning, in a street lined with shuttered builders' yards and storage units, songs of prayer in the West African language of Yoruba ring out from a former warehouse that is now a church.

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Soft power: Australia uses hard game to tackle China in Pacific

Australia will direct more foreign aid to develop the sport of rugby league in the Pacific, officials say, bolstering a soft power offensive against China's growing influence in the region.

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Myanmar court rejects appeal by jailed Reuters reporters

A Myanmar court on Friday rejected the appeal of two Reuters reporters sentenced to seven years in jail on charges of breaking the Official Secrets Act, saying the defense had not provided sufficient evidence to show they were innocent.

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Don't deal in Venezuelan gold, White House says, in anti-Maduro push

The White House warned traders on Wednesday not to deal in Venezuelan gold or oil following its imposition of stiff sanctions aimed at forcing socialist President Nicolas Maduro from power.

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Saudi Arabia winds down 15-month anti-corruption campaign

Saudi Arabia has ended a sweeping crackdown on corruption ordered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that it said had recovered more than $106 billion through settlements with scores of senior princes, ministers and top businessmen.

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Tug-of-war: U.S. refiner Citgo caught in Venezuela political upheaval

Citgo Petroleum Corp, the eighth largest U.S. refiner and Venezuela's top foreign asset, is in the middle of a tug-of-war as the Trump administration tries to use the company as leverage to topple Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

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