| Don't deal in Venezuelan gold, White House says, in anti-Maduro push Posted: 30 Jan 2019 06:20 PM PST ![Don't deal in Venezuelan gold, White House says, in anti-Maduro push]( "Don't deal in Venezuelan gold, White House says, in anti-Maduro push") National security adviser John Bolton tweeted that traders should not deal in gold, oil or other commodities "being stolen" from the Venezuelan people, as opponents of Maduro's government worried the government was surreptitiously moving to ship gold reserves abroad. The White House said President Donald Trump spoke to Venezuela's self-proclaimed interim president, Juan Guaido, by phone on Wednesday, reiterating support for his "fight to regain democracy." On one side of the tussle for control of Venezuela - an OPEC member with the world's largest oil reserves but in dire financial straits - Guaido and Western backers led by the United States are insisting on an immediate transition and fresh elections.
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| Defense lawyer: Government case against El Chapo 'a fantasy' Posted: 31 Jan 2019 01:57 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — A defense attorney for Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman assailed the federal case against the Mexican drug lord as "a fantasy," telling a U.S. jury Thursday that the prosecution relied on a parade of cooperating witnesses who "lie, steal, cheat, deal drugs and kill people" for a living.
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| Who pays if the cold weather from the polar vortex damages your home or car? Posted: 31 Jan 2019 11:48 AM PST  Most cold weather damage to your home and car from the polar vortex is covered by insurance, as long as you have the right type.
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| A Wealth Tax Is Better Than Some of the Alternatives Posted: 31 Jan 2019 04:30 AM PST  Additionally, wealth taxes will probably seem fairer to many people than income taxes. Americans are unlikely to shed a tear for heirs and heiresses forced to give up a larger slice of their unearned fortunes. Finally, many Americans already pay wealth taxes, in the form of property taxes on their homes.
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| US border crisis: ICE officials force-feeding immigrants on hunger strike in Texas detention centre Posted: 31 Jan 2019 08:14 AM PST  US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials are force-feeding migrants who are on hunger strike at a detention centre in El Paso, Texas. Family members of migrants say the force-feeding is causing severe nosebleeds and vomiting. Force-feeding is when a lubricated tube is pushed through the nostril until it reaches the throat, so that liquid food can be pumped into the stomach.
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| Brazilian anger unabated by Vale vows after dam disaster Posted: 31 Jan 2019 01:26 PM PST  "Too Late" read newspaper Estado de Minas in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, after Vale, the world's largest iron ore miner, said it would take up to 10 percent of its production offline and spend 5 billion reais ($1.36 billion) to decommission 10 dams like the one that collapsed at its Corrego do Feijao mine last Friday. With 110 people confirmed dead and another 238 missing, according to firefighters' count on Thursday evening, the tailings dam collapse in the town of Brumadinho may be Brazil's deadliest-ever mine disaster. In recent days, Vale has vowed to keep paying taxes on the paralyzed mine and donate 100,000 reais to the family of each victim.
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| Stephen King announces 'good vs. evil' novel 'The Institute' Posted: 01 Feb 2019 06:50 AM PST  According to the book flap synopsis, the story will focus on a boy named Luke Ellis, who is kidnapped from his quiet house in suburban Minneapolis and taken to The Institute, where he meets many kids with special talents who got there the same way. No one, he learns, has ever escaped from The Institute. "The Institute" will go on sale on September 10.
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| Snopes pulls out of fact-checking partnership with Facebook Posted: 01 Feb 2019 02:22 PM PST  The statement did not elaborate but Snopes vice president Vinny Green told the media education group Poynter the partnership was excessively labor intensive, requiring manual updates to fact checks by its staff of 16. Snopes said it agreed to partner with Facebook "without financial benefit to ourselves," but added that it faces increasing financial difficulties. Snopes partnered with Facebook in 2016 on fact-checking and has been one of many global organizations that have agreements with the social network to help it fight misinformation.
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| Mike Pence tells Venezuelan exiles in Miami: 'This is no time for dialogue. This is time for action' Posted: 01 Feb 2019 12:47 PM PST  Mike Pence, the vice president of the United States, has said that Venezuela needs "action" rather than dialogue, rallying Venezuelan exiles in Miami to the cause of "interim president" Juan Guaido and demanding that President Nicolas Maduro step down. Mr Pence told the Florida gathering that "all options are on the table", and warned Mr Maduro "not to test the resolve of the United States". "This is no time for dialogue. This is time for action," he said. "The time has come to end the Maduro dictatorship once and for all." Removing Mr Maduro has been a priority for Mr Trump right from the beginning of his presidency, but has become an obsession for the White House since Mr Guaido, president of the national assembly, declared himself "interim president" on January 23. Mike Pence addressing Venezuelan exiles in Miami On Friday John Bolton, the national security adviser and one of the most strident Venezuela hawks, attempted to reduce the temperature somewhat, saying he did not believe US military intervention was imminent. He reacted angrily to reports that Mr Maduro was planning to send 15 tonnes of gold from central bank vaults to the United Arab Emirates in coming days, in return for euros in cash. Oil sanctions announced by the US last week are hitting hard, and Mr Maduro is becoming increasingly desperate to find means of keeping his regime afloat – including accessing $1.5 billion of gold kept in the Bank of England's vaults. "Not only does Maduro require foreign paramilitary support to keep remaining threads of a failed dictatorship, but reports show he is flying out Venezuelan assets by the plane full," Mr Bolton tweeted. "Is he stealing resources from the people to pay for Russian intervention?" Venezuelan exiles listen to Mike Pence in Miami on Friday Mr Guaidohas urged his supporters to take to the streets on Saturday and demand the resignation of Mr Maduro, who is clinging to power with the support of Russia, China and Iran. Mr Maduro, 56, on Friday tweeted a video of himself inspecting troops. The military, which has so far remained largely loyal, is seen as holding the key to Mr Maduro's future. Mr Guaido has appealed to the forces to defect, and wrote an open letter to soldiers offering amnesty – which many of them publicly burnt. Comandos de Alto Vuelo dispuestos a defender la Patria con la misma valentía de nuestros Libertadores. ¡Dios los Bendiga Muchachos! pic.twitter.com/5Dh3QzVXUi— Nicolás Maduro (@NicolasMaduro) February 1, 2019 The 35-year-old published an open letter to Mexico and Uruguay, turning down their offer of mediation in talks with Mr Maduro and saying he would only consider talks "when the usurpation is over". He argues that Mr Maduro's May election was fraudulent, and so the end of his term, in January, marked the end of his legitimate rule. He insists that, with the presidency "vacant", he, as the president of the national assembly, becomes under the constitution the "interim president". Juan Guaido with his 20-month-old daughter at his home in Caracas, which was visited by Venezuelan police on Friday Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader, expressed dismay at Mr Guaido's position, siding instead with his friend Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, president of Mexico, and criticising the British foreign secretary for calling for further sanctions. "The future of Venezuela is a matter for Venezuelans. Jeremy Hunt's call for more sanctions on Venezuela is wrong. We oppose outside interference in Venezuela, whether from the US or anywhere else. "There needs to be dialogue and a negotiated settlement to overcome the crisis." The European Parliament officially recognised Mr Guaido on Thursday, and urged the European Union to follow suit. A series of European countries, among them Britain, Spain, France and Germany, have set a deadline for Sunday for Mr Maduro to call elections, or else they will join the US, Canada, Australia, Israel and many Latin American nations in recognising Mr Guaido. Pro-Maduro protesters holding up a poster of the late Hugo Chavez take to the streets of Caracas on Thursday Francisco Sucre, the head of the international committee of Venezuela's national assembly, on Friday called on Mr Maduro to step down. Speaking in Spain, at the end of a trip designed to rally support for Mr Guaido, he said that the "international contact group" announced on Thursday by the EU's top diplomat, Federica Mogherini, "should help to cease the usurpation of power by Maduro and establish a transitional government until new elections." He added: "There is no possible discussion here, Maduro has to leave." He said Venezuela, under Mr Guaido, welcomes the EU's involvement "because we are going to need its cooperation during the initial stages of the recovery of our country." "Power is evaporating from Maduro's hands with the passing of the hours," he said. "We have been contacted by diplomatic workers across Europe who are ready to take a step forward, but they are waiting for the right moment."
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| 2 Suspects Plead Guilty in Murder of Woman Whose Body Was Dismembered, Scattered Posted: 31 Jan 2019 12:12 PM PST  Two of the four people facing charges in the grisly murder of Megan Metzger in Virginia have pleaded guilty.
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| Why utility customers were told to turn down the heat during cold polar vortex Posted: 31 Jan 2019 09:01 AM PST  Consumers Energy and DTE Energy in Michigan are asking customers to voluntarily reduce their natural gas and electricity use during the polar vortex.
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| The Polar Vortex Is Causing Striking Solar Phenomena Called 'Sundogs.' Here's What to Know Posted: 31 Jan 2019 01:06 PM PST  Sundogs form when sunlight refracts off ice crystals in the atmosphere and result in colored spots of light near the sun.
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| Trump branded 'extraordinarily inappropriate' amid widespread astonishment at president's attack on intelligence chiefs Posted: 31 Jan 2019 02:25 AM PST  Donald Trump's criticism of the US intelligence community as "extremely passive and naïve" has provoked widespread astonishment among lawmakers in Washington. The president was reportedly seething on Wednesday morning as he watched highlights of intelligence chiefs, including director of national intelligence Dan Coats, counter his views on a number of foreign policy issues during testimony on Capitol Hill. Mr Coats had suggested during the Senate intelligence committee briefing on Tuesday that Iran was avoiding steps towards a nuclear bomb, Isis was returning in Iraq and Syria, and North Korea was unlikely to give up its nuclear weapons.
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| New e-commerce rules jolt Amazon.com in India as products vanish Posted: 01 Feb 2019 01:34 AM PST ![New e-commerce rules jolt Amazon.com in India as products vanish]( "New e-commerce rules jolt Amazon.com in India as products vanish") NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's revised e-commerce rules caused widespread disruption on Amazon's India website when they kicked in on Friday, forcing the company to take down its key grocery service and remove a wide range of products such as sunglasses and floor cleaners. The products began to disappear from Amazon India late on Thursday as it began complying with the regulations before a midnight deadline, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. In December, India modified foreign direct investment rules for its burgeoning e-commerce sector, which has drawn major bets from not only Amazon.com but also the likes of Walmart Inc, which last year bought a majority stake in homegrown e-commerce player Flipkart.
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| Nike Faces Demand to Recall Sneakers as Muslims Object to Design Posted: 30 Jan 2019 09:30 PM PST  (Bloomberg) -- Nike Inc. is facing pressure to recall one of its leading brands of sneakers after a customer launched an online petition alleging the design on its sole resembles the Arabic word for "Allah."
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| IAG boss says 'very confident' of Brexit aviation deal Posted: 01 Feb 2019 07:13 AM PST  Willie Walsh, chief executive of British Airways owner IAG, said Friday that he was "very confident" that London and Brussels would reach a "comprehensive agreement" on post-Brexit aviation. Walsh, speaking at a relaunch of global airline alliance Oneworld, added that a chaotic no-deal Brexit would not deter passengers from flying. "I remain very confident that we will see a comprehensive agreement between the UK and the EU on aviation," Walsh told journalists at the event in central London.
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| Kremlin blames imminent demise of nuclear pact on Washington Posted: 01 Feb 2019 02:07 AM PST ![Kremlin blames imminent demise of nuclear pact on Washington]( "Kremlin blames imminent demise of nuclear pact on Washington") The Kremlin said on Friday it regretted an impending U.S. move to stop complying with a landmark nuclear missile pact with Russia and accused Washington of failing to listen or negotiate to avoid such an outcome. U.S. officials said on Thursday that the United States would soon announce plans to suspend compliance with the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty, responding to an alleged violation of the treaty by Moscow. "....The unwillingness of the Americans to listen to any arguments and to hold substantive negotiations with us shows that the decision to break this treaty was taken in Washington a long time ago," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
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| Vatican magazine denounces sexual abuse of nuns by priests Posted: 01 Feb 2019 11:27 AM PST  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican's women's magazine is denouncing the sexual abuse of nuns by priests and the resulting scandal of religious sisters having abortions or giving birth to children who are not recognized by their fathers.
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| Polar vortex blamed for at least eight deaths as deep freeze grips US Midwest Posted: 31 Jan 2019 12:25 AM PST  A blast of icy polar air brought dangerously low temperatures to the US Midwest on Wednesday, causing at least three more deaths while halting mail deliveries and forcing residents who pride themselves on their winter hardiness to huddle indoors. Classes were cancelled for Wednesday and Thursday for students across the Midwest, including Chicago, home of the nation's third-largest school system, and police warned of the risk of accidents on icy highways. Michigan said all state offices would remain closed through Thursday. In a rare move, the US Postal Service appeared to set aside its credo that "neither snow nor rain ... nor gloom of night" would stop its work as it halted deliveries from parts of the Dakotas through Ohio. At least eight deaths related to extreme cold weather have been reported since Saturday in Michigan, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota, according to officials and media reports. Illinois State Police officers rescued 21 people who were stranded in a charter bus that broke down in sub-zero temperatures along Interstate 55 near Auburn after the vehicle's diesel fuel turned to gel in its engine, according to the agency. Cold front: Temperatures held at below -20C in Chicago, Illinois. The city's record low, -33C, was registered in 1985 Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images In Detroit, a 70-year-old man was found dead on Wednesday on a residential street, a Detroit police spokeswoman said. About 15 miles (24 km) south in the community of Ecorse, a former city councilman in his 70s and dressed only in sleepwear was also found dead on Wednesday, police there said. A University of Iowa student was found dead outside a building at the campus early on Wednesday, the school said in a statement. The death of Gerald Belz, a pre-med student, was believed to be weather-related. Streets in Chicago were nearly empty, with few people walking outside in the painfully cold air as temperatures hovered around minus 28 Celsius. "It's terrible!" Pasquale Cappellano, a 68-year-old waiter, said as he smoked a cigarette while waiting outside for a bus on Chicago's North Side. "I gotta pick up my medication at Walgreens or else I wouldn't be out the door." US weather: Polar vortex threatens record low temperatures, in pictures In Minneapolis, chilled to minus 26 Celsius, Brian Pierce ventured out to "embrace the elements" and found himself watching cars slipping on the roads. "The roads sound really weird, it seems there's a lack of grip," he said. "And my teeth hurt." Wind-chill temperatures in parts of the Northern Plains and Great Lakes plunged as low as minus 41 Celsius in Park Rapids, Minnesota, and minus 35 Celsius in Fargo, North Dakota, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). The frigid winds were headed for the US East Coast later on Wednesday. Normally, the #PolarVortex �� swirls around the Arctic, trapping cold air near the Pole. Recently, this pressure system has been less stable, spilling colder air south & bringing record-low temperatures �� to parts of the continental U.S. https://t.co/PS83gEo5u0pic.twitter.com/zQP4sYS2Kh— NASA Earth (@NASAEarth) January 30, 2019 More than a thousand flights, close to two-thirds of those scheduled, were canceled on Wednesday into or out of Chicago O'Hare and Chicago Midway international airports, according to the flight tracking site FlightAware. Amtrak canceled all trains in and out of Chicago on Wednesday. At the Morning Joy Farm in Mercer, North Dakota, Annie Carlson said her horses and sheep were doing fine. "They can go into the barn if they wish," she said. "They're snuggled in, warm and toasty." Her chickens, ducks and guinea hens were enjoying the 21 Celsius climate inside their greenhouse-like hoop house, she said. Andrew Orrison, a meteorologist with the NWS, said some of the coldest wind chills were recorded in International Falls, Minnesota, at minus 48 Celsius. Even the South Pole in Antarctica was warmer, with an expected low of minus 31 Celsius with wind chill. Out in the cold: goggles weather for Minneapolis residents Jen and Aaron Brackman Credit: STEPHEN MATUREN/AFP/Getty Images Temperatures in Chicago will drop again "quite precipitously" on Wednesday night, Orrison said, potentially breaking the record low of minus 33 Celsius on January 21, 1985, the day of Ronald Reagan's second presidential inauguration. Banks and stores closed for business. Waste Management Inc , a major trash collection company, said it cancelled pickups in counties across the Midwest on Wednesday and Thursday. The bitter cold was caused by a displacement of the polar vortex, a stream of air that normally spins around the stratosphere over the North Pole, but whose current was disrupted and was now pushing south. Officials opened warming centres across the Midwest, and in Chicago, police stations were open to anyone seeking refuge. Five city buses were also deployed to serve as mobile warming centres for homeless people, while city police handed out hats, jackets and blankets. In Ontario, Canada, steam rises from the frozen Niagara Falls Credit: LARS HAGBERG/AFP/Getty Images The Chicago Police Department said it could encourage people to get out of the cold. "But we will never force someone," police officer Michael Carroll said. US homes and businesses will likely use record amounts of natural gas for heating on Wednesday, according to energy analysts. Some residents just to the north and northwest of the Twin Cities in Minnesota were asked by Xcel Energy to dial down their thermostats 16C because of the strains on its natural gas supply system. The Michigan Agency for Energy said the state's utility companies had agreed not to shut off gas or electric supplies to delinquent customers for the rest of the week.
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| Trump accused of ‘not working hard enough’ as schedule reveals he averaged one event a day in January Posted: 31 Jan 2019 06:03 AM PST  Donald Trump participated in just one event per day on average throughout January, according to his public schedule, amid mounting accusations he is not working hard enough as president. Overall, Mr Trump's public schedule showed a total of 32 events in the 31 days throughout January – not including his daily intelligence briefings, personal fundraisers or private White House lunches.
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| After indictment, Roger Stone offers tips on how to dress for your day in court Posted: 31 Jan 2019 02:23 PM PST  If you're in danger of being indicted, don't fear. Roger Stone is here with all the fashion advice one might need for a day in court.
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| In U.S. Midwest, 22F 'feels like spring' after days of brutal cold Posted: 01 Feb 2019 03:22 PM PST  CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bone-chilling cold that paralysed a large part of the United States this week and caused at least 18 deaths eased on Friday as an errant Arctic air mass retreated, setting the stage for a warmer-than-normal weekend in areas of the Midwest and Northeast. In Chicago, where the mercury dipped as low as minus 22 Fahrenheit (minus 30 Celsius) earlier this week, temperatures of 22F (minus 5.5C) on Friday afternoon felt positively balmy for some in the nation's third-largest city. "It's got to be an almost 50 degree difference, it feels like spring," said one commuter heading home from Chicago's downtown financial district, wearing only a sweatshirt to keep warm.
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| US banks shifting some London staff ahead of Brexit deadline Posted: 31 Jan 2019 01:28 PM PST  With two months until Brexit takes effect, US banks have begun transferring some London staff to Continental Europe and drawing up contingency plans in case of a "hard" Brexit. Around 400 Bank of America employees are set to transfer to Paris and Frankfurt starting in February, according to a person familiar with the matter. About half of this group -- or 200 people -- will be in place before the March 29 Brexit deadline, with the remainder following soon after.
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| To Florida's Venezuelan exiles, Pence vows more pressure on Maduro Posted: 01 Feb 2019 02:52 PM PST  In a visit to the largest community of Venezuelan exiles in the United States - and flanked by four prominent Florida Republican politicians - Pence categorically rejected calls for talks with Maduro, and warned all options were on the table to force him to leave. This is time for action," Pence told a few hundred people at a rally in a local church, many of whom waved Venezuelan flags and shouted "Libertad!" "The time has come to end the Maduro dictatorship once and for all," said Pence, who has emerged as one of the strongest voices against the Venezuelan leader in the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. The U.S. government has recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela's interim president.
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| 3 students killed in South Africa school walkway collapse Posted: 01 Feb 2019 06:30 AM PST  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At least three students are dead and 23 injured after a walkway collapsed at a school outside Johannesburg, South African officials said Friday.
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| 2019 Lexus LC 500 Inspiration set to debut in Chicago Posted: 31 Jan 2019 07:07 AM PST  Lexus is planning to debut the third generation of the LC 500 Inspiration Series in February at the Chicago Auto Show in the form of a very limited-edition, very yellow coupe. On Wednesday, Lexus announced that the next iteration of the LC 500 Inspiration coupe will be coming to the Chicago Auto Show next week. While this limited-production flare yellow 2019 Inspiration will be powered by the same 5.0-liter, normally aspirated V8 engine capable of generating 471-horsepower through the 10-speed automatic transmission that all standard LC 500 coupes sport, this model gets some cosmetic upgrades both inside and out.
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| Touring One of the Best Classic Ford Collections I've Ever Seen Posted: 01 Feb 2019 08:22 AM PST  He bought his 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 in 1972 and it is untouched apart from oil, a battery, and tires. One of these sold in 2015 for $465,000.
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| Howard Schultz Could Flip the 2020 Election. Just Not Necessarily to Trump's Favor Posted: 31 Jan 2019 02:09 PM PST  Democrats are nervous, but his impact could go either way
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| Man accused of faking slip and fall at New Jersey business Posted: 01 Feb 2019 01:28 AM PST  NICE TRY: A New Jersey man was arrested and charged after he purposely threw ice on a business's floor and faked a slip and fall.
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| Polar vortex causes another lousy travel day for fliers, over 3,500 flights canceled Posted: 30 Jan 2019 06:33 PM PST Brrr! The polar vortex caused hordes of flights to be canceled across the country on Wednesday.
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| Ten days of turmoil in Venezuela Posted: 31 Jan 2019 08:04 AM PST  Crisis-hit Venezuela has been plunged into new turmoil since January 21, with the US and other countries backing an opposition leader's claim to have replaced President Nicolas Maduro. On January 21 a small group of soldiers takes control of a command post north of Caracas, releasing a video rejecting Maduro's regime and calling on people to take to the streets. The rebellion is put down quickly and 27 soldiers are arrested, but there are demonstrations of support in Caracas.
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| Tesla begins sales of cheaper Model 3 car variant in China Posted: 01 Feb 2019 05:20 AM PST  Here's what it will cost.
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| USW union, Shell agree to raise refinery worker pay by 11 percent: sources Posted: 31 Jan 2019 06:30 PM PST  The United Steelworkers union (USW) and Shell Oil Co reached a tentative agreement on Thursday that sources familiar with the deal said would boost pay by 11 percent over three years for 30,000 U.S. refinery, chemical plant and pipeline workers. Workers represented by the USW will receive a 3.5 percent pay raise in each of the first two years of the deal and a 4 percent raise in the final year, the sources said. The agreement between the union and Shell came about nine hours before the current contract was to expire at 12:01 a.m. on Friday.
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| Stone faces judge as Mueller prepares evidence Posted: 01 Feb 2019 09:43 AM PST  President Donald Trump's longtime adviser Roger Stone made multiple media appearances in Washington on Thursday, talking freely with reporters before he was set to appear in court on Friday and likely face a gag order from a judge. Chris Dignam reports.
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| Labour’s ‘Fraying’ Brexit Compromise Shows May a Path to Victory Posted: 30 Jan 2019 09:00 PM PST  There were 14 rank-and-file Labour members of Parliament who defied their leadership's instructions and opposed the proposal -- handing victory to the prime minister. Eight members of Jeremy Corbyn's front bench team, who are supposed to follow party orders, also abstained. Labour has been trying to strike a balance between its members, the majority of whom want to stay in the European Union, and Leave-supporting voters it needs to hold onto in key districts.
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| Deutsche Bank struggles to rebound, merger rumors hit shares Posted: 01 Feb 2019 07:18 AM PST  FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany's struggling Deutsche Bank suffered another loss in the fourth quarter as it faces a raft of issues including a steeply lower share price, merger speculation and continuing legal questions.
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| See the New 2020 BMW 7-Series Plug-In Hybrids Posted: 31 Jan 2019 09:00 PM PST |
| Elizabeth Warren set to make 2020 presidential bid announcement next Saturday Posted: 01 Feb 2019 05:08 AM PST  Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren is preparing to announce her candidacy for the 2020 presidential nomination next Saturday. The prominent Democrat told supporters she will make a "BIG announcement" on 9 February and is widely expected to confirm her bid to unseat Donald Trump in the White House.
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| Iowa student dies after being found unconscious outside in minus 51 degree wind chills Posted: 31 Jan 2019 07:35 AM PST  An 18-year-old University of Iowa student died after he was found unresponsive outside a building on campus in wind chills as frigid as 51 below zero.
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| Venezuela's opposition to up pressure on Maduro with new rally Posted: 01 Feb 2019 02:29 PM PST  Venezuela's US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido prepared Friday to crank up the pressure on embattled President Nicolas Maduro with a massive weekend protest to push for early elections as Washington warned the socialist leader had run out of time for negotiations. Major European countries have set a weekend deadline for Maduro to call such elections or they will join the United States in recognizing Guaido, the speaker of the national assembly, as Venezuela's interim president. "Nicolas Maduro will do well not to test the resolve of the United States of America.
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| JetBlue flight makes emergency landing after being struck by lightning Posted: 31 Jan 2019 12:24 PM PST ![JetBlue flight makes emergency landing after being struck by lightning]( "JetBlue flight makes emergency landing after being struck by lightning") A JetBlue flight headed to New York needed to make an emergency landing Thursday morning after the flight crew reported a lightning strike.
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| In U.S. Midwest, 19F feels like heat wave after days of brutal cold Posted: 01 Feb 2019 12:23 PM PST  In Chicago, where the mercury dipped as low as minus 22 Fahrenheit (minus 30 Celsius) earlier this week, temperatures of 19F (minus 7C) on Friday morning felt positively balmy for some in the nation's third-largest city. "Today's wonderful because it's not below zero," said Mary Crissie, 47, who said she closed her deli franchise in the Loop, Chicago's downtown financial district, on Wednesday. "The Loop was a ghost town." Temperatures from southern New England to the Upper Midwest should reach the mid-40s to low 50s Fahrenheit through the weekend and Monday, forecasters said, after a record-breaking cold snap that stopped mail deliveries in some parts of the Midwest and shuttered schools and businesses.
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| 'Beyond absurd': Principal says no offense intended when she wore blackface, Steve Harvey costume Posted: 31 Jan 2019 09:39 AM PST  Local NAACP and state Human Relations Commission leaders express dismay that anyone would fail to recognize why this would be offensive.
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| Instant Pot’s most advanced multi-cooker is down to its lowest price ever, today only Posted: 31 Jan 2019 04:54 AM PST ![Instant Pot's most advanced multi-cooker is down to its lowest price ever, today only]( "Instant Pot's most advanced multi-cooker is down to its lowest price ever, today only") The DUO 60 is Instant Pot's most popular multi-use cooker ever, but the Instant Pot DUO Plus 60, 6 Qt 9-in-1 Multi- Use Programmable Pressure Cooker is even more versatile. It's very similar both in form and in function, but it has nine different cooking modes instead of seven. It's also a bit pricier of course, with a retail price of $130 compared to the $100 DUO 60. If you snag one today on Amazon though, you'll pay an all-time low of just $79.99! Here's more info from the product page: * Duo Plus is the latest evolution in the #1 selling multi-cooker the Duo series with more custom features, improved usability and a large attractive blue LCD screen * Duo Plus replaces 9 common kitchen appliances including Pressure Cooker, Slow Cooker, Rice Cooker, Yogurt Maker, Egg Cooker, Saute, Steamer, Warmer, Sterilizer and it makes cake too * Up to 70% quicker. A great meal is a press of button away with 15 Microprocessor controlled programs taking the guess-work out of your cooking. You can achieve prefect results every time * All components in contact with food are food grade 304 (18/8) Stainless steel including the lid, the inner pot with 3-ply bottom and steam rack with handles. They are easy to clean and dishwasher safe.Product Dimensions: 14.17 x 14.84 x 13.31 inches * UL certified with 10 proven safety mechanisms gives you peace of mind. Highly energy efficient, this kitchen friendly cooker emits no steam when cooking, contains all smells and automates your cooking. Accessories include - steam rack with handles, recipe booklet, serving spoon, soup spoon, and measuring cup * Power supply: 120V - 60Hz
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| Visa Finds Strength in the Holiday Season Posted: 31 Jan 2019 06:41 AM PST  Customers spent $2.2 trillion on Visa's network in the company's fiscal first quarter, below the $2.27 trillion analysts at Sandler O'Neill & Partners anticipated. At Mastercard, spending on the firm's network rose 14 percent to $1.55 trillion, just below the $1.56 trillion that Sandler O'Neill analysts predicted. Visa warned consumer spending could be crimped in the first three months of the year during a conference call with analysts on Wednesday.
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