Shutdown risks delays to U.S. drilling, ethanol, wind initiatives

The partial government shutdown is increasing the chances of delays in U.S. energy initiatives from the release of President Donald Trump's proposed offshore drilling plan to allowing higher levels of ethanol in gasoline during summer months, energy industry groups said on Friday.

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Trump says he could use emergency powers to build border wall

President Donald Trump said on Friday he could use emergency powers to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border without Congress' approval, threatening to bypass Democratic lawmakers emboldened by their recent takeover of the House of Representatives.

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White House, congressional staff to meet on shutdown on Saturday morning

White House officials and House and Senate staff members will meet at 11 a.m. EST (1600 GMT) on Saturday in a bid to end the partial U.S. government shutdown, White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said on Friday.

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Washington governor to pardon pot crimes, six years after legalization

Washington state will create a streamlined system to pardon people convicted of misdemeanor marijuana possession before the drug was legal, under an initiative launched on Friday by Governor Jay Inslee, who is considering a run for U.S. president.

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Johns Hopkins, Bristol-Myers must face $1 billion syphilis infections suit

A federal judge in Maryland said The Johns Hopkins University, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co and the Rockefeller Foundation must face a $1 billion lawsuit over their roles in a 1940s U.S. government experiment that infected hundreds of Guatemalans with syphilis.

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Washington D.C. food trucks feel the bite from government shutdown

Looking out from her food truck over a sidewalk left empty in downtown Washington on Friday by the U.S. government's partial shutdown, Farida Abou Draa said she felt like crying.

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U.S. court rules for Trump on transgender military limits

A U.S. court on Friday ruled in favor of a Trump administration policy barring certain transgender people from serving in the U.S. armed forces, handing the president his first legal victory on the issue after several defeats.

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JonBenet Ramsey's brother settles lawsuit with CBS: attorney

The brother of slain Colorado child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey has settled the lawsuit he filed against CBS Corp over a documentary theorizing that he killed her, both sides said on Friday.

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U.S. top court takes up politically charged electoral map disputes

The U.S. Supreme Court is giving itself another chance to make a definitive ruling on the legality of the long-established but often-criticized political practice called partisan gerrymandering in which state legislators draw electoral districts with the intent of entrenching their party in power.

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Iran says despite U.S. sanctions, it has found new 'potential' oil buyers

All countries that were granted a waiver from the United States to continue buying a certain amount of Iranian oil imports are complying with U.S. sanctions, a senior Iranian energy official said on Saturday.

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'Door-to-Door Searches to Hunt Christians': These Syrians Say US Pullout Means It WILL Happen Again

These Syrian Christians are deeply concerned about the impact of President Trump's decision to remove US troops out of northeastern Syria.  They say Turkey is threatening them daily "to invade, and kill us. They are calling us 'infidels'."

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Brazil's New President and Special Ops Police Combat Epidemic of Violence

CBN News visited Rio De Janeiro and went on patrol with an elite team of Brazilian special operations police who are leading the move to take down the drug gangs

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'All-Out War Against Religious Minorities': Faith Leaders Expose China's Brutal Persecution of Christians

China is tightening its grip on the country's Christians through repeated efforts to persecute and silence the Church.

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Two former South Carolina police officers charged in hurricane deaths

Two former South Carolina sheriff's deputies were charged with involuntary manslaughter on Friday for the deaths of two women who drowned while being transported through floodwaters resulting from September's Hurricane Florence, court officials said.

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Lower Mississippi River traffic closed by grounded vessel

The U.S. Coast Guard said on Friday vessel traffic was closed in the Lower Mississippi River near New Orleans, after a deep-draft vessel had grounded.

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Five children on way to Disney World among dead in Florida crash

Five Louisiana children traveling to Disney World in a church van were among the seven people who died in a fiery crash involving two tractor trailers traveling in opposite directions in Florida, law enforcement and church officials said on Friday.

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Dow rallies over 700 points, best performance on a jobs report day since 2002

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Schumer says Trump warned partial government shutdown could go on 'months or even years'

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5 children believed to be heading to Disney World were among 7 killed in fiery Florida crash

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US economy added 312,000 jobs in December, blowing past expectations

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How worried should we be about China's economy?

A rare warning from Apple and trade tensions are putting pressure on existing economic strains.

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Ryanair named 'worst short-haul airline'

The low-cost-carrier was ranked at the bottom of the pile by Which survey respondents.

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'No' Jerome Powell will not resign

The Federal Reserve chair also says the bank will be "patient" when it comes to rate rises, sending US stocks soaring.

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US jobs growth jumps in December

US employers add 312,000 jobs in December, far more than expected.

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More credit unions failing but membership growing

The number of credit unions has more than halved since 2000 but more people are using the sector.

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Luton-based Monarch Aircraft Engineering falls into administration

Hundreds of jobs are lost with the firm's collapse after Monarch Airlines itself failed in 2017.

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The teenage 'white hat' hacker getting rich legally

Sam is part of an international community of teenagers getting rich from legally hacking websites.

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