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      FBI releases 16 drawings prolific serial killer Samuel Little made of his victims

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      Amazon drops New York headquarters plan amid protests

      Amazon abandoned plans for a new headquarters in New York City on Thursday, blaming opposition from community leaders angry at the huge subsidies being offered to one of the world's most successful companies. The online retail giant had promised the sprawling complex in the borough of Queens would create 25,000 jobs in exchange for nearly $3 billion in state and city incentives -- which had riled some New Yorkers. "While polls show that 70 percent of New Yorkers support our plans and investment, a number of state and local politicians have made it clear that they oppose our presence and will not work with us to build the type of relationships that are required to go forward with the project," Amazon said in a statement.

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      US-backed fighters squeezing IS gunmen in eastern Syria

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        Isis caliphate 'reduced to just 700sq m' as US-backed forces close in on last enclave in Syria
        The Independent
      • U.S.-backed forces in Syria squeeze ISIS remnants into a square mile
        U.S.-backed forces in Syria squeeze ISIS remnants into a square mile
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    • California braced for mudslides and torrential rain after devastating storm
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      California braced for mudslides and torrential rain after devastating storm

      Authorities have warned of the threat of mudslides after a damaging storm struck California, trapping people in floodwaters, triggering a debris flow which destroyed homes and forcing residents to flee communities scorched by wildfires last year. The powerful system swept in from the Pacific Ocean and unleashed rain, snow and wind across the US west coast into Wyoming and Colorado after walloping northern California and southern Oregon. The National Weather Service reported staggering rainfall amounts across California, including more than 24cm over 48 hours at one location in the San Bernardino Mountains east of Los Angeles.

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    • May Scrambles for Brexit Compromise With Two Weeks to Save Deal
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      Bloomberg

      May Scrambles for Brexit Compromise With Two Weeks to Save Deal

      British Prime Minister Theresa May is preparing to compromise with the European Union over the future of Ireland's border, with just two weeks left to save her Brexit deal. Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay privately told the EU's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, on Monday the U.K. doesn't need to reopen the divorce agreement and would accept other ways to address British concerns, a person familiar with the talks said. On Thursday, members of the pro-Brexit European Research Group of Conservatives inflicted another embarrassing parliamentary defeat on the premier after they refused to endorse her approach to resolving the deadlock.

      • Brexit vote: Theresa May suffers embarrassing defeat as Tories rebel over no-deal anger
        Brexit vote: Theresa May suffers embarrassing defeat as Tories rebel over no-deal anger
        The Independent
      • London bankers will need 'chaperones' for EU clients under no-deal Brexit: sources
        London bankers will need 'chaperones' for EU clients under no-deal Brexit: sources
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