- PoliticsYahoo News
Trump: Schiff 'has not paid the price, yet’
President Trump continued to ratchet up his rhetoric against Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. tweeting Sunday that the lawmaker has “not paid the price, yet,” for his actions pushing for Trump's impeachment and conviction. Shifty Adam Schiff is a CORRUPT POLITICIAN, and probably a very sick man.
WorldAFPGlobal alarm grows as China's capital reports first virus death
China's capital on Monday recorded its first death from a deadly coronavirus as it struggles to contain a rapidly spreading disease that has sparked global alarm, with countries scrambling to evacuate their citizens from the epicentre of the epidemic. The death in Beijing raises the death toll from the new virus to 82, with more than 2,700 people infected across the nation and cases found in more than a dozen other countries. Mongolia closed its vast border to vehicles from China while Germany urged its citizens to avoid travelling to the country and Malaysia banned people from central Hubei province, where the pneumonia-like virus emerged, from entering its soil.
- PoliticsBusiness Insider
Andrew Yang uses Tesla's Autopilot feature in a new ad — and he breaks the same rule Elon Musk has on TV
YouTube/Andrew Yang for President 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang uses Autopilot, Tesla's semi-autonomous driver-assistance feature, in a new ad. Yang uses Autopilot with his hands off the steering wheel in the ad. Tesla instructs Autopilot users to always keep their hands on the wheel, even when Autopilot is in use. Tesla has been criticized for using language like "full self-driving" to describe Autopilot's capabilities, but the electric-car maker argues that the feature helps to keep people safe. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
- WorldAssociated Press
Mexico president bristles at security criticisms
Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Monday declined to criticize supporters who confronted and insulted relatives of people killed by violence, defending their right to protest but saying he hadn't encouraged them. Backers of the president shouted and accused people in the Caravan for Truth, Justice and Peace of being provocateurs Sunday as they arrived in Mexico City's central plaza after a four-day march. Asked about the confrontation, López Obrador appeared to suggest the marchers had a political motive and were silent during previous administrations and only decided to speak up in his.
- WorldReuters
German Auschwitz prosecutor recalls powerful tales from Holocaust survivors
Of the hundreds of testimonies he heard from survivors of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz, retired German prosecutor Gerhard Wiese says the one that touched him most was of a Jewish father who had tried but failed to save his twins from the gas chamber. The father had offered his children to Josef Mengele, the Nazi officer known as the Angel of Death for his inhumane genetic experiments focused on twins, hoping they stood a better chance of survival. But Mengele waved them away to the gas chamber, said Wiese, the last surviving prosecutor of the Auschwitz trials which took place in Frankfurt in the 1960s of hundreds of ex-members of Adolf Hitler's feared SS group for their roles in the Holo...
- PoliticsThe Week
Mitt Romney says it's 'increasingly likely' more GOP senators will vote for witnesses after Bolton revelations
The chances of former National Security Adviser John Bolton testifying in the Senate impeachment trial are seemingly increasing. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said Monday that, having spoken to other Republican lawmakers, it's "increasingly likely" more of them will vote to call Bolton to the witness stand now that revelations from his forthcoming book about Trump's alleged Ukraine quid pro quo were leaked to the public. Romney and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) have maintained they'd like to hear from Bolton throughout the process.
- LifestylePopular Mechanics
What's in a Moon Name?: A Guide to Lunar Labels
Your guide to watching the moon... in all its forms. From Popular Mechanics
- CelebrityCBS News
All 9 victims in the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash identified
NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others were killed Sunday when their helicopter crashed into a hillside in dense fog in Calabassas, California. Bryant's sudden death at age 41 touched off an outpouring of grief for a star whose celebrity transcended basketball. The helicopter was flying in foggy conditions considered dangerous enough that local police agencies grounded their choppers.
- U.S.USA TODAY
Indiana 4-year-old dies after being accidentally shot while wrestling with his father
A 4-year-old boy died Thursday after he was accidentally struck by a bullet from a gun that discharged while he was wrestling with his father. Tripp Shaw died at 8:17 a.m. Thursday from head injuries in the shooting Sunday night at his home south of Bloomington, Indiana, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office reported. The child's father, Tyler Shaw, 36, was struck in the head with the same bullet that killed his son.
- PoliticsNational Review
Pro-Life Dem Confronts Buttigieg over Party’s Commitment to Abortion: ‘We Have No Part in the Party’
South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg was confronted by a pro-life Democratic voter over the party's position on abortion during a Fox News town hall event on Sunday. “I am a proud pro-life Democrat,” audience member Kristin Day said. “Would you support more moderate platform language [regarding abortion] in the Democratic Party to ensure that the party of diversity and inclusion really does include everybody?” Currently, the Democratic party platform supports abortion up to nine months into pregnancy.
WorldAFP'Draconian' travel curbs needed to halt spread of virus: scientists
While the epicentre remains in Wuhan and the central Chinese province of Hubei, it has since spread to some of the country's biggest cities -- including Beijing, Shanghai and Chongqing, and the southern cities of Shenzhen and Guangzhou. "We are expecting to see epicentres of self-sustaining epidemics in these other major city clusters on the mainland," Leung predicted. Given those cities have major regional and international transport links it was "highly likely" they would spread the virus further afield once those cities have self-sustaining outbreaks, he added.
- PoliticsBusiness Insider
A full video has been released showing Trump speaking with donors and calling for the firing of the ambassador to Ukraine
The full cellphone video has been released showing President Donald Trump telling his associated to "take out" the US Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch. The recording was released by the lawyer representing Lev Parnas, a Rudy Giuliani associate. A full, nearly 90-minute cellphone video has been released to media outlets showing President Donald Trump telling his associates to "take out" and "get rid of" the US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch.
- WorldAssociated Press
Underwater bombs damage Syria's offshore oil facilities
Bombs planted underwater off Syria's coast exploded Monday, damaging oil facilities used to pump oil into one of Syria's two petroleum refineries, state media and the oil minister said. Oil minister Ali Ghanem told state TV that the bombs were planted by divers in the facility used to pump oil to the coast. "The aim of the attack is to cease (oil) imports into Syria," Ghanem said, adding the ministry's experts are evaluating and fixing the damage.
WorldYahoo News VideoTaliban says it gunned down U.S. military plane in Afghanistan, killing all personnel onboard
The Taliban said it had shot down a U.S. military plane in the central Afghan province of Ghazni on Monday, killing all personnel onboard.
- WorldReuters
Taiwan to inspect travellers to enforce mask export ban, will permit personal use
Taiwan will inspect people leaving the island to ensure they are not breaking a temporary ban on exporting face masks amid an outbreak of the new coronavirus which started in China, but people carrying them for personal use will be exempted. Taiwan, which has close economic and cultural links with China even though political ties are strained, has reported five cases of the coronavirus and has stepped up inspections at airports and stopped most Chinese visitors from coming. A total of 81 people have died, all in China.
- PoliticsThe Daily Beast
Fox News Anchor Chris Wallace Tears Into Conservative Pundit: ‘Get Your Facts Straight!’
Sparks flew Monday on the Fox News set between Fox News anchor Chris Wallace and conservative contributor Katie Pavlich, with Wallace demanding his colleague get her “facts straight” after Pavlich insisted that certain witnesses had not been called in the impeachment trial. Moments before President Donald Trump's defense team began its arguments in the Senate impeachment trial, Pavlich noted during Fox's pregame coverage that while Republican senators are now weighing whether to call former National Security Adviser John Bolton following his bombshell claims, the House should have presented a more thorough case.
- CelebrityAccuWeather
Fatal helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter occurred in foggy conditions
NBA legend Kobe Bryant was one of nine killed in a helicopter crash late Sunday morning in Calabasas, California. The 5-time NBA Champion, 18-time NBA All-Star and retired Los Angeles Laker great was 41. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced in a press conference late Sunday afternoon that there were nine people killed in the crash.
- BusinessBloomberg
Shunned by the West and China, Zimbabwe Turns to U.A.E.
Sign up to our Next Africa newsletter and follow Bloomberg Africa on Twitter Sanctioned by the West and spurned by China, Zimbabwe has turned to the United Arab Emirates in its latest bid to find a savior that can arrest the collapse of its economy. Zimbabwe's government has approached the U.A.E. in hopes of selling a stake in its national oil company, according to three company and government officials familiar with the plan. It also wants companies in the U.A.E. to buy more of its gold, they said.
- PoliticsCBS News
Supreme Court greenlights "public charge" immigration rule
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to enforce its most ambitious effort yet to restrict legal immigration, allowing U.S. officials to implement a sweeping rule that critics warn will shut America's doors to low-income immigrants and people of color. In 5-4 ruling, the conservative-leaning high court approved the Trump administration's request to set aside a ruling by a federal judge blocking the so-called "public charge" regulation while the merits of the case continue to be argued in lower courts. For decades, the U.S. has asked most green card and visa petitioners to prove they won't be a "public charge" on the country, but the new rule scraps Clinton-era guidance that said only the use of cash benefits could be analyzed by immigration caseworkers.
WorldAFPChinese Uighurs in Saudi face impossible choice
His eyes brimming with tears, a Uighur student in Saudi Arabia holds out his Chinese passport -- long past its expiry date and condemning him to an uncertain fate as the kingdom grows closer to Beijing. The Chinese mission in Saudi Arabia stopped renewing passports for the ethnic Muslim minority more than two years ago, in what campaigners call a pressure tactic exercised in many countries to force the Uighur diaspora to return home. Half a dozen Uighur families in Saudi Arabia who showed AFP their passports -- a few already expired and some approaching the date -- said they dread going back to China, where over a million Uighurs are believed to be held in internment camps.
- PoliticsThe Week
Fox & Friends' Brian Kilmeade says the Bolton fallout should teach Trump to 'better vet his staff.' Bolton used to work for Fox.
Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade's latest advice applies in more places than one. On Sunday, The New York Times reported former National Security Adviser John Bolton's forthcoming book claimed President Trump wanted to withhold aid from Ukraine until it promised to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden. In a Monday discussion about the book, Kilmeade brought up the recording reportedly from Rudy Giuliani associate Igor Fruman that seemingly shows Trump telling Fruman and fellow associate Lev Parnas to "take out" former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch.
- WorldBusiness Insider
Photos show the horrors of Auschwitz, 75 years after its liberation
Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Auschwitz I, the first camp to undergo construction, was initially created for three reasons: to imprison enemies, to use forced labor, and to kill certain groups of people. Markus Schreiber/AP Sources: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Auschwitz‑Birkenau Memorial and State Museum Construction of the largest camp, Auschwitz II, also called Auschwitz-Birkenau, began in October 1941. Electrified barbed wire divided it into 10 different sections.
- U.S.Associated Press
Lawyers ask parole board to spare condemned man's life
A Georgia man convicted of killing his ex-wife and her boyfriend shouldn't be executed, his lawyers argue, citing the additional pain it will cause his children, evidence of brain damage not heard by the jury that sentenced him to die and his model behavior in prison. Donnie Cleveland Lance, 66, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Wednesday. He was convicted and sentenced to die for the November 1997 killings of Sabrina “Joy” Lance and Dwight “Butch” Wood Jr. in Jackson County, about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of Atlanta.
- BusinessReuters
Boeing's 777X jetliner successfully completes maiden flight
Boeing Co successfully staged the first flight of the world's largest twin-engined jetliner on Saturday in a respite from the crisis over its smallest model, the grounded 737 MAX. The 777X, a larger version of the 777 mini-jumbo, touched down at the historic Boeing Field outside Seattle at 2 pm (2200 GMT) after a debut which began almost four hours earlier at Boeing's revamped wide-body assembly lines north of the city. The decision to take advantage of a gap in clouds to start the months of testing needed before the jet can carry passengers came after two attempts had to be postponed due to high winds.
- WorldThe New York Times
North Korean Leader's Aunt Re-Emerges After Husband's Execution
The aunt of North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, has re-emerged in Pyongyang, the capital, the country's media said Sunday, dispelling rumors that she was purged after her powerful husband was executed on charges of plotting a coup to topple Kim in 2013. North Korea's state-run media said Kim Kyong Hui, the only sister of Kim Jong Un's father, Kim Jong Il, accompanied her nephew to an orchestra performance Saturday for Lunar New Year's Day. Photos released in state media showed her dressed in black and sitting with her nephew, his wife, his sister and other top leaders in the front row at a theater in Pyongyang.
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