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75 below zero? Polar vortex yields deadly cold as thousands endure power cuts, travel issues mount in Midwest – AccuWeather.com
Trump chastises intel chiefs after they contradict him on Iran and claims of foreign policy success – CNN
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Liberal Dems fret over ‘US backed coup’ in Venezuela against socialist dictator Maduro – Fox News
Video When can Venezuela expect ousted President Maduro to step down? Asymmetrica CEO Vanessa Neumann says that constitutionally opposition leader Juan Guaidó is the new president of Venezuela. Several liberal Democrats are speaking out against the Trump administration’s stance against Venezuelan socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro — even describing the support for opposition leader Juan Guaido as a “US backed coup” — despite bipartisan support elsewhere for the administration’s actions. The Trump administration announced last…
Stephen Colbert Mocks Chris Christie To His Face With 1 Absolutely Savage Question – HuffPost
The tequila, for the record, was what Colbert called “that liberal George Clooney tequila,” referring to the actor’s Casamigos brand.
Tyson recalls 36,000 pounds of chicken nuggets after complaints about rubber in product – Fox News
More than 36,000 pounds of chicken nuggets are being recalled after Tyson Foods said it received complaints about rubber material in their product. The company said the recall impacts its 5-pound plastic packages of Tyson White Meat Panko Chicken Nuggets. According to a recall notice posted on the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service website, the affected products were produced on Nov. 26 and have a “BEST IF USED BY”…
Extreme cold gripping Midwest does not debunk global warming, experts say – NBC News
The massive cold weather front descending over the Midwest this week has commentators straining for analogies (“Deep Freeze,” “Arctic Outbreak” and “Ice Age”) and at least some people wondering what has become of global warming. President Donald Trump and radio provocateur Rush Limbaugh seemed bemused by the notion that the climate is warming at a time when most of America will be hunkering down against sub-freezing temperatures. But climate authorities,…
‘Coldest air in a generation’ hits the Midwest. Officials warn of almost instant frostbite – CNN
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List of 95K ineligible voters on the rolls may be overstated, Texas State Department suggests – Fox News
Video Over 2,500 cases of potential citizenship fraud being investigated by US immigration officials The Texas secretary of state confirmed on Tuesday that it is working with election officials to winnow down the list of tens of thousands of registered voters going back to 1996 that the state’s attorney general said on Friday were noncitizens, after a fierce backlash from liberal groups that questioned the accuracy of the claims. Officials in the state made the bombshell…
$840M in gold bars prepared for loading onto Russian jet at Venezuelan airport: report – Fox News
Video Is there a chance for a peaceful transfer of power in Venezuela? About 20 tons of gold from Venezuela’s central bank was ready to be hauled away Tuesday on a Russian airline’s Boeing 777 that landed in Caracas a day earlier, a Venezuelan lawmaker wrote on Twitter. The destination of the $840 million in gold bars was unknown, but a source told Bloomberg News that it represented about 20 percent of the…
Tucker Carlson thinks Robert Mueller ‘Is A Threat To Our Democracy’ – AOL
In one of his signature on-air rants Monday, Fox News’ Tucker Carlson railed against special counsel Robert Mueller as a danger to democracy, claiming last week’s arrest of Roger Stone was an over-the-top show of force. “Nobody controls Robert Mueller,” Carlson said. “Mueller can send armed men to your home to roust you from bed at gunpoint just because he feels like it, and there’s nothing you or anyone else…
Tucker Carlson thinks Robert Mueller ‘Is A Threat To Our Democracy’ – AOL
In one of his signature on-air rants Monday, Fox News’ Tucker Carlson railed against special counsel Robert Mueller as a danger to democracy, claiming last week’s arrest of Roger Stone was an over-the-top show of force. “Nobody controls Robert Mueller,” Carlson said. “Mueller can send armed men to your home to roust you from bed at gunpoint just because he feels like it, and there’s nothing you or anyone else…
Scalise: Another shutdown inevitable without ‘serious, credible’ offer from Pelosi – Fox News
Video Scalise: Pelosi has to submit a credible offer for the border House Minority Whip Steve Scalise told Fox News’ “Your World with Neil Cavuto” on Tuesday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi needs to change her tone and start making “credible” compromises to avert another government shutdown over border wall funding. Pelosi, D-Calif., on Monday invited President Trump to deliver the State of the Union address on Feb. 5, after refusing…
Scalise: Another shutdown inevitable without ‘serious, credible’ offer from Pelosi – Fox News
Video Scalise: Pelosi has to submit a credible offer for the border House Minority Whip Steve Scalise told Fox News’ “Your World with Neil Cavuto” on Tuesday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi needs to change her tone and start making “credible” compromises to avert another government shutdown over border wall funding. Pelosi, D-Calif., on Monday invited President Trump to deliver the State of the Union address on Feb. 5, after refusing…
Tucker Carlson thinks Robert Mueller ‘Is A Threat To Our Democracy’ – AOL
In one of his signature on-air rants Monday, Fox News’ Tucker Carlson railed against special counsel Robert Mueller as a danger to democracy, claiming last week’s arrest of Roger Stone was an over-the-top show of force. “Nobody controls Robert Mueller,” Carlson said. “Mueller can send armed men to your home to roust you from bed at gunpoint just because he feels like it, and there’s nothing you or anyone else…
Scalise: Another shutdown inevitable without ‘serious, credible’ offer from Pelosi – Fox News
Video Scalise: Pelosi has to submit a credible offer for the border House Minority Whip Steve Scalise told Fox News’ “Your World with Neil Cavuto” on Tuesday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi needs to change her tone and start making “credible” compromises to avert another government shutdown over border wall funding. Pelosi, D-Calif., on Monday invited President Trump to deliver the State of the Union address on Feb. 5, after refusing…
Tucker Carlson thinks Robert Mueller ‘Is A Threat To Our Democracy’ – AOL
In one of his signature on-air rants Monday, Fox News’ Tucker Carlson railed against special counsel Robert Mueller as a danger to democracy, claiming last week’s arrest of Roger Stone was an over-the-top show of force. “Nobody controls Robert Mueller,” Carlson said. “Mueller can send armed men to your home to roust you from bed at gunpoint just because he feels like it, and there’s nothing you or anyone else…
Huawei and China, Facing U.S. Charges, Have Few Ways to Retaliate – The New York Times
The file she was carrying, which the indictment said might have been deleted before being discovered, contained “suggested talking points” about Huawei’s relationship with Skycom, the company that prosecutors accuse Huawei of using as an unofficial subsidiary to obtain American-sourced goods, technology and services for its Iranian business. The indictment also said Skycom employed at least one United States citizen in Iran, a violation of American law. And it said…
Venezuelan Supreme Court bars opposition leader Juan Guaidó from leaving country – CBS News
In the first major action by the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to fend off a leadership challenge, the country’s Supreme Court on Tuesday barred opposition leader Juan Guaidó from leaving Venezuela and ordered a freeze on his financial assets. Chief Justice Maikel Moreno said the court was initiating a “preliminary investigation” into Guaidó and taking “precautionary measures” against the U.S.-backed opposition leader to “safeguard the country’s integrity.” In…
The 10 coldest temperatures recorded in Chicago – Chicago Tribune
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In Critical Brexit Vote, Theresa May Survives – The New York Times
Ms. Cooper, one of the authors of the amendment that narrowly failed, said she had believed that Mrs. May would not allow Britain to leave without a deal because of the damage it could cause. “I’ve always believed the prime minister would not let this happen,” she said. “She is not the sort of person who would want to make other people suffer because of her delays and mistakes. When…