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CDC Warns Travelers To Avoid All 'Nonessential' Travel To China Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
While richer countries prepare to evacuate some citizens from China's locked-down city of Wuhan, a grassroots effort has begun among hundreds of African students who see little chance of a similar escape. US health officials expanded their recommendation for people to avoid non-essential travel to any part of China, rather than just Wuhan and other areas most affected by the outbreak. [Full Article...]
Greta Thunberg files application to trademark her name
Thunberg was named Time's Person of the Year in 2019 for her climate action. Announcing the move on Instagram , Thunberg said it would allow for legal action against people or companies using her name or the movement's for commercial purposes that are not in line with its values. [Full Article...]
Flooding rains hit southeastern Brazil again
Reports said the "devastating" rain - 32 inches have reportedly fallen in just 27 days - inundated buildings and caused the collapse of the ceiling of a shopping mall in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday. View of damages following the overflowing of Da Prata stream due to torrential rains, in Raposos, metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, on January 28, 2020. [Full Article...]
US House Passes Measure to Limit Military Action Against Iran
The House voted largely along party lines 228-175 to adopt the No War Against Iran Act, which prevents federal funding from being used for the war on Iran except in cases of self-defence or if Congress expressly authorises any specific action. [Full Article...]
Commerce secretary says coronavirus will help bring jobs to North America
Secretary Wilbur Ross says coronavirus will be good for [checks notes] American jobs: "I think it will help to accelerate the return of jobs to North America". The US has confirmed five cases of the coronavirus stateside thus far, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed at least 165 people are now under screening. [Full Article...]
Whoopi Goldberg Cuts Off Dershowitz
My sole role in the case was to argue the constitutional issues. "What I'm saying is, the charge of obstruction of Congress and abuse of power are not within the constitutional terms high crimes and misdemeanors". "If Hillary Clinton were being impeached, they'd all be on my side", he said as Goldberg continued to interrupt him. "There is not one other that agrees with you, not one", Behar pushed ... [Full Article...]
Sen. Van Hollen to Ask Chief Justice to Rule on Witnesses
Rand Paul about the intelligence community whistleblower whose complaint led to the impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump . Per the rules of the trial, senators are required to submit all questions for the impeachment managers and the defense team in writing to Chief Justice John Roberts , who is presiding over the trial. [Full Article...]
Missing Bermuda Triangle Shipwreck Found A Century After It Disappeared
On November 29, 1925 the steam powered bulk carrier set off on a standard trip from Charleston, South Carolina to Havana, Cuba. An American merchant steamer, the SS Cotopaxi, which sailed from SC on November 29, 1925, mysteriously disappeared without a trace before reaching its destination in Cuba. [Full Article...]