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The US and Australia are experiencing opposite and record-breaking weather conditions. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2DJPDvb https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Another person has been diagnosed with the measles in NSW with the state's health department urging people travelling to Southeast Asia to make sure they are vaccinated. from Breaking News | Daily Telegraph http://bit.ly/2DLRu2P https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Victoria won't pull its support for the Murray-Darling Basin Plan stating any renegotiations on targets would put communities and the environment at risk. from Breaking News | Daily Telegraph http://bit.ly/2UuOe14 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Scott Morrison and his team are spending a lot of time talking about something that doesn't exist. from Breaking News | Daily Telegraph http://bit.ly/2DMdqe9 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The United States has called for other permanent members of the United Nations Security Council to adhere to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. from Breaking News | Daily Telegraph http://bit.ly/2UwdDaV https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Australia's peak farming body has described the report into the Murray-Darling Basin Plan as "unnervingly emotive". from Breaking News | Daily Telegraph http://bit.ly/2HDOXvl https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Tasmanian teachers and nurses will strike for better pay as the state government refuses to budge on its two per cent offer. from Breaking News | Daily Telegraph http://bit.ly/2CUOf7u https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

NSW's water minister has been chided over "grossly irresponsible" comments about fish kills in a scathing report on the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. from Breaking News | Daily Telegraph http://bit.ly/2CYDEbC https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

A man has died after getting caught in a rip on a beach near the NSW and Queensland border. from Breaking News | Daily Telegraph http://bit.ly/2RYus1l https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

A chance discovery has led to the unearthing of fragments of a manuscript from the Middle Ages which tells the story of Merlin the magician. from Breaking News | Daily Telegraph http://bit.ly/2RYhZdX https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah of central Pahang state has been crowned as Malaysia's 16th king under a unique rotating monarchy system, nearly a month after the sudden abdication of Sultan Muhammad V. from Breaking News | Daily Telegraph http://bit.ly/2CY9Zzz https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Frostbite can nip ears in just a few minutes in the sort of temperatures many Americans are facing this week. Pull that hat down and curb the drinking; alcohol can impair your judgment of temperature. (Image credit: JOSHUA LOTT/AFP/Getty Images) from News : NPR https://n.pr/2GbrYFH https://n.pr/2DKzPZ6

In unusually frank language, the judge said he fears the potential for more fires in 2019 if the utility company does not take drastic action. (Image credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) from News : NPR https://n.pr/2HOWJ62 https://n.pr/2GalPK0

In the latest revelation to raise privacy concerns, the Silicon Valley giants offered adults and teens gift cards for installing apps that would let the companies collect data on their smartphones. (Image credit: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images) from News : NPR https://n.pr/2MFiV1b https://n.pr/2FVJn5W

Fine particulate matter floating through the murky haze that hangs over the city has reached harmful levels, leading the government to shutter more than 400 public schools. (Image credit: Romeo Gacad/AFP/Getty Images) from News : NPR https://n.pr/2RZrnhH https://n.pr/2MFiGDj

The neighbor had previously pleaded guilty to assaulting a member of Congress. The attack allegedly was prompted by a pile of brush Paul left near the line dividing their Kentucky properties. (Image credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images) from News : NPR https://n.pr/2DL6oq3 https://n.pr/2t0vFGl

"It is a great day for justice and it is a great day for Mr. Clay," said attorney Jeffrey Harris. The payout is the highest amount allowed under a revised state law on regarding wrongful conviction. (Image credit: Meredith Nierman/WGBH News) from News : NPR https://n.pr/2MHWfNB https://n.pr/2ShGbY6

Scientists are getting more and better data on our changing climate. Now, there's a push to use it to help people cope with the extremes we know are coming. (Image credit: Joe Wertz/StateImpact Oklahoma) from News : NPR https://n.pr/2SdOJPQ https://n.pr/2HG2zqe

Testing by Consumer Reports found "concerning levels" of cadmium, arsenic and lead in 21 samples of apple and other juices. But the FDA has yet to issue a guideline on arsenic limits in juice. (Image credit: Westend61/Getty Images) from News : NPR https://n.pr/2MHEXjD https://n.pr/2RWFzb4

Esther Ngumbi's dad back home had no idea what advice to give her about surviving the historic low temperatures. And he definitely wanted to know what that kind of cold feels like. (Image credit: Alex Mutiso) from News : NPR https://n.pr/2ShWiVF https://n.pr/2GfR5Yd

Prosecutor Andrea Goldbarg said in her closing arguments that Joaquín Guzmán led the Sinaloa drug cartel. Dozens of witnesses said he tortured and killed people and that he bribed officials in Mexico. (Image credit: U.S. law enforcement via AP) from News : NPR https://n.pr/2SbzHdv https://n.pr/2Gbuqft

People who use e-cigarettes to quit smoking have milder cravings. The act of vaping provides pleasure, which may contribute to its success as a tobacco-quitting aid, researchers say. (Image credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) from News : NPR https://n.pr/2CSQfNE https://n.pr/2CSQqIO

The polar vortex has brought air so incredibly cold it may set low-temperature records. Will it ever be warm again? (Image credit: Joshua Lott/AFP/Getty Images) from News : NPR https://n.pr/2BdBg0O https://n.pr/2RYg6OG

In her new book, researcher Chris Bobel looks at how advocates seeking to help girls manage their menstrual cycles are responsible for promoting ideas that have no proof. (Image credit: Hanna Barczyk for NPR) from News : NPR https://n.pr/2sU22qr https://n.pr/2UA2je3

Just a few days after alleging nearly 100,000 Texas voters may not be citizens, officials now concede their list may not have been accurate. (Image credit: Loren Elliott/Getty Images) from News : NPR https://n.pr/2SbqnX3 https://n.pr/2MGXJI3

Sea stars along the Pacific Coast are dying in the largest disease epidemic ever documented in a wild marine species. New research suggests warmer water is making the disease even more deadly. (Image credit: Ed Gullekson/Science Advances) from News : NPR https://n.pr/2HE7PL2 https://n.pr/2FZ3ekY

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Less than two years after victory was declared over ISIS-aligned militants in Marawi, the threat of extremism has returned to the southern Philippines. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2DJrZiG https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

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As President Donald Trump hails "progress being made," a source familiar with details of the high-profile visit of North Korea's top negotiator this month says those discussions -- at both the State Department level and with the White House -- "got nowhere" on denuclearization. A second source agreed with that assessment. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2sZrhHC https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

A pro-Russian Twitter account used information from a criminal case that Robert Mueller's team brought against a Russian social media company as part of a disinformation campaign, according to a new filing from the Justice Department. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2WutubE https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn may drop plans to build flat screen panels at a Wisconsin plant for which it was promised $4 billion in state and local tax dollars. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2Se3Ad7 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Chicago residents are a hearty bunch. They know how to keep things moving when the weather turns cold. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2Se9LOh https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Tesla rattled investors on Wednesday by reporting profit that fell short of expectations and revealing that its chief financial officer is leaving — the latest senior executive to exit the electric car company. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2sVR7MM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Even for the hardiest, cold-tested Americans, the deep freeze sweeping over the Midwest will be brutal. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2Ww1sfR https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

A Filipina domestic worker has been executed in Saudi Arabia, according to the country's Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2UtMA00 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Seat cushions believed to be from the plane carrying missing footballer Emiliano Sala have been found, according to Britain's Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB). from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2RojQ6F https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

In the foothills of Siberia's Altai Mountains lies a cave that contains some of the keys to understanding the earliest humans to walk the Earth. Denisova Cave is the only place in the world where fossils have been found that belong to mysterious ancient humans called Denisovans. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2FYcq8W https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Thailand's Ministry of Education have ordered all schools in Bangkok and some surrounding provinces to close for the remainder of the week amid concerns over dangerous levels of air pollution. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2G7Qk3j https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

President Donald Trump continues to use unproven talking points to make his case for a US-Mexico border wall. CNN's Miguel Marquez notes the similarities between Trump's talking points and the movie, "Sicario." from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2WtLxPt https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

An undocumented worker fired from President Donald Trump's New Jersey golf club will be in attendance at Trump's State of the Union address next week after being invited by a Democratic congresswoman. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2UrH7qh https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Venezuela's self-declared interim president Juan Guaido has claimed that he has secretly met with some members of the country's armed forces, as the political crisis surrounding his challenge of incumbent Nicolas Maduro intensifies. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2Sf4upL https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

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In just over three years, two dams have collapsed in the same Brazilian state, leaving thousands of families in mourning. This time, some Brazilians say they fear that the country's monitoring system is deeply flawed. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2Rrq6um https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Kensington Palace has asked social media firms for help in combating a boom in abuse aimed at the British Duchesses Kate and Meghan. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2ThNDzP https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

African penguins are among the smaller breeds, known for their irregular markings and loud voices. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2GaL1zW https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Brandin Cooks surprised the team janitor with tickets to the Super Bowl. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2WuBLMV https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Apple reported holiday quarter earnings of $84.3 billion. That's down 5% from last year and driven by a drop in iPhone sales. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2RusIbe https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Céline Dion doesn't much care if you think she's lost too much weight. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2SfuVeS https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Gwyneth Paltrow is firing back at a lawsuit that alleges she crashed into a skier and abandoned him on a Utah mountain. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2RX86gx https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

After holding religious services around the clock for 2,327 hours, a Dutch church declared victory Wednesday in its bid to prevent a family from being deported. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2RuadU2 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Public works employees in Florida stumbled upon something they don't see every day: a small "claustrophobic " tunnel leading to a Chase bank, according to the FBI. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2Tkygqg https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

A new study out of the UK shows e-cigarettes worked twice as well as other nicotine replacements in helping adults kick their smoking habit, but experts are concerned the results don't apply to the United States. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2Uv45g7 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

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Live up to your name. WCCO has a report on Xcel encouraging folks in central Minnesota to reduce their natural gas use: “‘We need those in Becker, Big Lake, Chisago City, Lindstrom, Princeton, and Isanti to reduce use of natural gas. Until further notice, you are urged to turn down your thermostat to 60 degrees or lower and avoid the use of other natural gas appliances including hot water ,’ Xcel Energy said. Xcel Energy says residents’ cooperation is critical to prevent widespread natural gas outages. The company also suggests using electric space heaters.” Protecting and serving. Liz Sawyer at the Star Tribune follows Minneapolis police Sgt. Grant Snyder as he distributes winter gear to those in need: “Over a 48-hour stretch, Snyder gave away more than 100 pairs of donated hats and gloves. ‘ It’s what we should’ve been doing all along ,’ said Snyder, the Police Department’s homeless liaison. ‘This is an opportunity to serve the community in a way that doesn’t involve handcuffs....

Once upon a time, an office building was an office building, a hotel was a hotel, and an apartment building was an apartment building. But today, mixed-use projects combining different property uses are increasingly popular. While the most common mixed-use developments are apartments with ground-floor retail space, many developers are assembling a wide array of mixed uses, sometimes in unexpected combinations. Mixed-use development isn’t the future of commercial real estate; in many cases it’s already become the norm. But mixed-use projects are more challenging than a single-use development. For starters, different property types have differing operating needs and components. The challenge for developers is finding a way to smoothly combine two or more different property uses in a single project. “Mixing two uses is a complex thing. I wouldn’t say it’s simple,” says Tony Barranco, senior vice president of real estate development with Minneapolis-based Ryan Cos. US Inc., a firm that ...

The practical problem for policymakers trying to do something to help federal employees during the government shutdown was timing. State governments, including Minnesota’s, could use state reserve funds to pay upfront costs of some federally funded programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). And had the shutdown gone on beyond 35 days, the Legislature may have been asked to send more money. But even that would have come with the expectation of repayment once the feds got back to work. Helping federal workers was trickier, though, because any bill that created a formal program would take time to consider and pass. A short-lived shutdown would have been history once any legislative response was in place, and it  was only once the shutdown extended beyond a month did some DFL lawmakers decide to take action: proposing a measure to use state money to guarantee zero-interest loans that could be used to cover costs while waiting for paychecks to flow again. T...

If an “emergency” is whatever the president says it is, and if the “emergency powers” of the president are whatever the president says they are, where are we? President Donald Trump is openly threatening to use his “emergency powers” to build the wall if Congress won’t authorize the power and appropriate the money to do it. One good question would be what powers Congress has that Trump doesn’t think he can get around with his emergency powers. Second question: What emergency powers? The Constitution doesn’t mention the word “emergency.” Not in the preamble, the original text nor any of the amendments. It doesn’t assign – certainly not explicitly and I would say not implicitly either – any special “emergency powers” to the president. Show me where any author of the original Constitution or any of its amendments talks about this. Presidents have occasionally asserted such powers, and perhaps some speck of emergency powers have become part of the “unwritten Constitution.” Congress has...

As temperatures plummet, certain health risks shoot upward. Not only are we at danger (if we don’t bundle up properly) of frostbite and hypothermia, but many of us are also at an increased risk of having a heart attack. But are cold temps only hazardous to our health? Or can they also be beneficial to our physical and psychological well-being? Apparently, they can, at least according to some studies. So, today, while Minnesotans shiver through yet another bitterly cold day, I thought I’d try to warm everybody’s spirits by focusing on the positive side — from a health standpoint — of living in a cold climate. It’s probably cold comfort, but here’s what I found after a quick search of the literature: Cold temperatures may help us think more clearly. Scientists have found that we perform better at a variety of cognitive tasks, from proofreading a document for grammatical errors to choosing the most cost-effective cellphone plan, when we’re sitting in a cool rather than in a warm room...

This from WCCO-TV : “According to the United States Postal Services’ creed, ‘Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.’ Notice how they left out any reference of a polar vortex? USPS announced Tuesday afternoon they are suspending mail deliveries Wednesday in Minnesota, western Wisconsin, Iowa and western Illinois. Pickups from businesses, residences and collection boxes are also suspended.” From the PiPress : “It isn’t just area schools that are closing due to the cold; a number of businesses, restaurants, museums and government offices have announced they too will close for safety reasons.” MPR’s Cody Nelson writes : “ Thousands of Xcel Energy customers in the Twin Cities metro area were without electricity Tuesday night , presumably leaving many without heat as temperatures dropped to lower than minus 20. Xcel received multiple calls over a specific outage near Savage, Minn., spokesperson Matt Lind...

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Trade tensions with the United States and a slowing economy are keeping Chinese tourists to budget-friendly destinations closer to home for the Lunar New Year holiday, with more likely opting for Bangkok than Sydney or San Francisco. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2WydHIP http://bit.ly/HDXIyB

LAS LAJAS, Argentina - When China built a military-run space station in Argentina's Patagonian region it promised to include a visitors' center to explain the purpose of its powerful 16-story antenna. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2FZcWn8 http://bit.ly/HDXIyB

Russia and the United States failed to bridge their differences over a landmark Cold War-era arms treaty at last-ditch talks in Beijing, Russia's deputy foreign minister was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies on Thursday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2HICNBH http://bit.ly/HDXIyB