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US National Security Advisor’s Russia links probed: Report

Washington, Jan 23 – US counterintelligence agents have investigated National Security Advisor Michael Flynns communications with Russian officials, a media report said. Flynn is the first person in the newly-inaugurated US President Donald Trump’s administration whose communications are known to have been combed as part of a multi-agency investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation , Central Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency, into whether the Russian government secretly helped elect the New York billionaire, The Hill magazine reported on Sunday night citing the Wall Street Journal .

Abortion foes rally for 39th straight year

Elliot Timberlake, 1, and his mother, Janet Timberlake of Maumelle, listen to speakers Sunday during the March for Life at the state Capitol in Little Rock. A diverse crowd, energized by the inauguration of a Republican president, rallied Sunday at the Arkansas state Capitol for the 39th straight year in a show of solidarity against abortion.

Israel delays annexation vote

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday delayed a vote on a proposal to annex one of the West Bank’s largest settlements, a move that gives him time to coordinate his policy toward the Palestinians with the new administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. Education Minister Naftali Bennett, leader of the pro-settlement Jewish Home Party, has been pushing Netanyahu to abandon the idea of a Palestinian state and to annex the Maaleh Adumim settlement near Jerusalem.

Louisiana groups vow pipeline fight

A Jan. 12 public hearing for a required U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit drew more than 400 supporters and opponents. Many of the opponents gathered before the hearing and decried a project that they fear will foul the state’s wetlands and water.

Missouri split on longer terms in attacks on police

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Eric Greitens is pushing to toughen Missouri’s already stiff penalties for attacking a police officer, pleasing many in Missouri’s law enforcement community, which has been on the defensive since a white police officer killed an unarmed black 18-year-old in Ferguson more than two years ago.

President calls protests ‘hallmark of democracy’

Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy stands with President Donald Trump during a reception for inaugural law enforcement officers and first responders in the Blue Room of the White House on Sunday in Washington. President Donald Trump on Sunday said he recognized the protests against his leadership as a “hallmark of our democracy,” shortly after he questioned where Saturday’s marchers were on Election Day.

Weekend toll from twisters in South at 16

Emergency responders rushed to answer new reports of deaths and injuries Sunday evening in southern Georgia from violent storms already blamed for killing 16 people in the Southeast. A woman holds a child while walking through a farm that was damaged by a tornado Sunday in Adel, Ga An apparent tornado blew through a mobile home park early Sunday in southern Georgia’s rural Cook County, shearing off siding, upending homes and killing eight people, County Commissioner Jeff Lane said.

The Latest: Trump vows to ‘send in the Feds’ to help Chicago

Trump tweeted Tuesday night, “If Chicago doesn’t fix the horrible ‘carnage’ going on, 228 shootings in 2017 with 42 killings , I will send in the Feds!” Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel criticized Trump on Monday for worrying about the size of the crowd at his inauguration. Emanuel, a longtime political ally of former President Barack Obama, also acknowledged his own frustration with Chicago’s crime rate.

Hillary Clinton tweets support for Women’s March

Hillary Clinton is making sure the hundreds of thousands of participants in the Women’s Marches held across the globe know she is on their side. Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, tweeted an article from Slate on Sunday night that showed images and videos of the massive crowds at Women’s Marches held in Washington, DC, other American cities and internationally, and added that the huge turnout was uplifting.

Republicans in Trump era

Now that Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 45th U.S. President, you and all your congressional colleagues have a solemn obligation to support your co-equal branch of government.

KanCare problems never end

In Gov. Sam Brownback’s State of the State address on Jan. 10, he lauded KanCare as an innovative Medicaid program that’s gaining national traction: “Fortunately for our budget, Kansas had the foresight to reform Medicaid – a policy others are following.

US lawmakers call for action on Venezuela food corruption

Venezuelan officials may face U.S. sanctions for profiting from food shortages that have exacerbated hunger in the South American country. The calls by members of Congress on both sides of the aisle come in response to an Associated Press investigation that found trafficking in hard-to-find food has become big business in Venezuela, with the military at the heart of the graft.

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Often the hardest part of flying into a big Class B airport is finding your way around on the ground. After landing at Washington Dulles,… Pilots who fly in Southern California’s busy airspace will soon be expected to follow new procedures, so the FAA has planned a… In the Flytenow case, the FAA applied old thinking that doesn’t work in a world where technology moves at the speed of heat.

Red Bull Back To San Diego

Often the hardest part of flying into a big Class B airport is finding your way around on the ground. After landing at Washington Dulles,… Pilots who fly in Southern California’s busy airspace will soon be expected to follow new procedures, so the FAA has planned a… In the Flytenow case, the FAA applied old thinking that doesn’t work in a world where technology moves at the speed of heat.

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Former President Barack Obama looked to be in deep thought as he headed home from a workout, escorted by his smallest motorcade in years. The nationA s 44th president has chosen to spend the first days of his newfound retirement playing golf and hitting the gym at Thunderbird Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California.

Trump, amid combative start, pledges to rise to moment

After what was seen as a combative start to his presidency, Donald Trump delivered a more unifying message Sunday and sought to reassure Americans he was ready to begin governing a divided nation. Mr. Trump began rolling out his plans for diplomatic outreach, speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and announcing plans for early meetings with Mr. Netanyahu and other world leaders.

18 dead amid reported tornadoes, other storms in the South

A severe storm system that spun off apparent tornadoes and left scattered destruction around the Southeast has claimed at least 18 lives on a two-day sweep across the region, authorities said. The enormous system put millions of people in the South on edge during a weekend of violent weather that left crumpled trailer homes, downed trees and other damage in the hardest-hit communities from Mississippi to Georgia.

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Today in History

On Jan. 23, 1933, the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the so-called “Lame Duck Amendment,” was ratified as Missouri approved it. In 1516, King Ferdinand II of Aragon, who with his late queen consort, Isabella of Castile, sponsored the first voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492, died in Madrigalejo, Spain.

Millions Reportedly Missing After Gambia’s Longtime Leader Flees

At least 18 people have died over the last 48 hours due to tornadoes, as a violent system of storms continues to work its way across the Florida Panhandle and par… — Sen. John McCain praised President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks and revealed he will vote in favor of Rex Tillerson, Trump’s pick to lead the State Department, d… YORK, NE –The Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District is offering financial incentives to landowners interested in installing Variable Rate Irrigation systems.

Spicer’s Inauguration Whopper Makes Him Latest Hot Meme

Sean Spicer’s jaw-dropping claim that Donald Trump’s inauguration was not only the largest in American history – but also the biggest ever anywhere on the planet – has unleashed a chortling army of meme-sters with lots of other imagined Spicer whoppers. Despite what anyone could see with their own eyes looking at an aerial shot of a spotty crowd, the White House press secretary declared that Friday’s event had the “largest audience to ever witness an inauguration – period – both in person and around the globe.”

Nation-Now 15 mins ago 7:19 p.m.Trump prepares for busy Monday,…

President Trump, having declared post-inaugural Monday the true opening day of his new administration, spent Sunday pondering a string of executive orders on topics ranging from immigration to Israel to the economy, including what he called a re-working of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Supervising the swearing-in of 30 new White House staff members, Trump said he will soon meet with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexico President Enrique Pena Nieto to discuss changes to NAFTA, the trade deal he claims has shipped U.S. jobs to those other countries.

Pro-life march held in Wausau

Dozens of protesters took to the streets for the 44th annual Wisconsin Right to Life March in downtown Wausau early Sunday evening. Pro-life activists and organizers of the march Chet and Pam Rucinski said that the number of procedures being done are at a historic low.

‘Split’ shocks the box office with a $40 million debut

Competing with a presidential inauguration, multicity marches and big-budget Hollywood productions, M. Night Shyamalan’s creepy psychological thriller “Split” pulled off a surprising opening weekend victory, pulling in an estimated $40.2 million. The low-budget “Split,” which cost a reported $9 million to make, blew away predictions that it would be bested by Vin Diesel’s big, action-packed “xXx: Return of Xander Cage.”

More deaths reported after 16 die amid Southeast tornadoes

Emergency responders rushed to answer new reports of deaths and injuries Sunday evening in southern Georgia as violent storms already blamed for killing 16 people in the Southeast continued to inflict destruction. An apparent tornado blew through a mobile home park early Sunday in southern Georgia’s rural Cook County – sheering off siding, upending homes and killing seven people, local authorities said.

Little is known on status of US student held in North Korea

There’s been little public word about what has happened to an American college student detained in North Korea, as a new administration takes over one year later amid deep U.S. concerns about the hostile country’s nuclear and missile development. North Korea announced last Jan. 22 it had detained Otto Warmbier, a 21-year-old University of Virginia student from suburban Cincinnati, earlier that month for alleged anti-state crime.