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US careers towards shutdown as Democrats oppose stopgap bill

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This unique species of brittle superstar lived 435 million years ago

Scientists say the fossilized remains of a brittle star that lived 435 million years ago belong to a new species.  The fossil was named Crepidosoma doyleii, after the paleontologist who discovered it. Eamon Doyle was a Ph.D. student when he discovered the remains of the thumbnail-sized creature in the late 1980s, embedded in a layer…

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Australian Open: Simona Halep saves match aspects to beat Lauren Davis in legend

Two-time Australian Open quarter-finalist Halep is bidding to win her first Grand Slam 2018 Australian Open Dates: 15-28 January Venue: Melbourne Park Coverage: Watch highlights on BBC Two, the BBC Sport website and app. Live commentary on the best matches on BBC Radio 5 live, sports extra and online. World number one Simona Halep survived…

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The Most up-to-date: Schumer says Trump ‘backed off’ deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the budget battle in Congress (all times local): 12:50 p.m. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is accusing President Donald Trump of reneging on a deal he thought they had neared on immigration and spending. The New York Democrat said on the Senate floor that after a White House meeting…

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What Liberian President-elect George Weah must develop

When footballer-turned-politician George Weah is inaugurated on January 22 as Liberia’s 25th president, he will face the challenging task of reviving a resilient yet deeply divided, poorly managed, post-war country.    Weah was the frontrunner among 19 candidates who ran in the first round of elections last October 10. After an electoral litigation battle that dragged on…

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US executive shuts down over immigration impasse

The United States government shut down on Saturday, after members of Congress failed to reach an agreement on the divisive issue of immigration and government spending. In a late-night vote, opposition Democrats in the Senate joined to block a bill that would have kept the government running for another four weeks. The shutdown comes exactly…

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Scream: Dzeko accepts Chelsea

Edin Dzeko and Emerson Palmieri have given the all-clear to join Chelsea, claim Sky Sport Italia, as negotiations continue with Roma. Transfer guru Gianluca Di Marzio broke the news on Thursday night that talks for left-back Emerson Palmieri had also expanded to include an approach for their centre-forward. Now the same source suggests Dzeko has…

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Soccer agent jailed for fracture that killed freeway employee

He struck Highways England workers Adam Gibb, 51, who was killed almost instantly, and Paul Holroyd, 51, who has been left in a wheelchair. (Picture: Peter Byrne/PA Wire)A football agent has been jailed after he killed one man and left another paralysed in a motorway crash. Peter Morrison, 37, had been sending text messages and…

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Dwelling-handed invoice to take care of away from a govt shutdown sinks in the Senate, leaving Congress scrambling for a realizing

A House-passed stopgap bill that would avoid a government shutdown fizzled out in the Senate late Friday night, leaving Congress negotiating frantically as the midnight deadline to fund the government passed. The measure failed in a procedural vote by a 50 to 49 margin. Five Democrats — Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Joe Donnelly of…

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U.S. Govt Shutdown Starts as GOP Spending Invoice Hits Wall

The U.S. government officially entered a partial shutdown early Saturday as Senate leaders struggled to reach a deal to at least temporarily resume funding for federal operations before Americans awoke to a political breakdown. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell held a key procedural vote open past the midnight deadline to pass a spending bill with…