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30 Killed In Colombia Armed Violence, Govt Suspends Rebel Peace Talks

Thirty people have been killed in violence between rival leftwing groups near Colombia's restive border with Venezuela, authorities said Friday, prompting the government to suspend peace talks with one guerilla group.

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Trump Readies For Triumphant, But Icy, Inauguration

Donald Trump will complete an extraordinary comeback on Monday when he is sworn in for a second term as US president -- although his inauguration will be moved indoors due to an arctic blast.

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Trump Inauguration Moved Indoors Due To Extreme Cold

Donald Trump confirmed that his inauguration as US president on Monday will move indoors due to expected freezing weather, undercutting the Republican's hopes for a grandiose spectacle to kick off his second term.

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Tech Billionaires Are Lining Up To Attend The Trump Inauguration. There Is One Notable Exception

Tech bigwigs like Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk plan to attend Monday's events.

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FBI Sounds Alarm Over AT&T Hackers Stealing Agent Call Logs That Man Expose Informants

Hackers who breached AT&T's systems may have handed criminals a roadmap to FBI informants, stealing call logs that could unravel investigations and jeopardize lives, according to alarming new details revealed Thursday.

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Biden Grants Clemency To 2,500 People, Most Ever In A Day

President Joe Biden on Friday commuted the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug offenses in what the White House called the largest single-day act of clemency in US history.

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Over 230,000 Flee Eastern DR Congo Violence Since January 1: UN

More than 230,000 people have fled surging violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo since the start of the year, the United Nations said Friday, labelling it one of the world's "most alarming" humanitarian crises.

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Trump Homeland Security Pick Calls Border 'Number One' Threat

US Homeland Security secretary nominee Kristi Noem said Friday weaknesses at the southern border are the country's "number one threat" as she set out her vision for the department that will oversee Donald Trump's promised immigration crackdown.

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Virginia Cop Fired After His Car Was Allegedly Stolen by a Prostitute While He Was in the Bathroom

A Virginia cop has been fired after his car was allegedly stolen by a prostitute while he was in the bathroom.

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Historic Paris Theater Forced To Close After Hundreds Of Migrants Invited To Free Event Refuse to Leave

A historic Parisian theater faces financial collapse after 300 African migrants, invited to a free event, have occupied the venue for over a month.

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Trump Says 'Stay Tuned' After Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban

The president-elect says everyone needs to respect the court ruling but he would review the situation and make a decision in the "not too distant future."

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Homo Erectus, Not Sapiens, First Humans To Survive Desert: Study

Our ancestor Homo erectus was able to survive punishingly hot and dry desert more than a million years ago, according to a new study that casts doubt on the idea that Homo sapiens were the first humans capable of living in such hostile terrain.

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Trump, Xi Speak By Phone, Vow Improved Ties Despite Threats

Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone on Friday, days before the incoming US president returns to the White House, with both leaders vowing to take a positive approach to improving ties between the rival countries.

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Huge Fire Burns At World's Largest Battery Plant in Northern California

The fire broke out Thursday at the Moss Landing Power Plant and forced the evacuation of about 1,500 nearby residents

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US Supreme Court Upholds Law Banning TikTok

The US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that will ban TikTok in the United States, potentially denying the video-sharing app to 170 million users in two days.

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Mysterious Airstrip Is Being Built On A Remote Island Off Yemen: Report

Abd al-Kuri sits in the Indian Ocean along a critical commercial waterway near the mouth of the Gulf of Aden

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IMF Raises Global Growth Outlook And Flags Rising Economic Divergence

Global growth is expected to increase slightly this year while remaining stuck below its pre-pandemic average, the IMF said Friday, flagging the growing economic divide between the United States and European countries.

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Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban In United States But Does It Matter?

TikTok's owner argued that its 1st Amendment rights were being taken away due to the ban.

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Capital One Says Outage Is Affecting Deposits, Payments and Transfers

The problems began on Wednesday and have affected direct deposits reaching customer accounts.

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Parents Of Russian Opposition Politician Ilya Yashin Interrogated

Exiled Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin said Friday that Russian authorities had interrogated his parents and searched their home, as Moscow cracks down on any remaining public dissent left in the country.

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French Patrol Aircraft Threatened By Russian Military: Minister

A French maritime patrol aircraft was the object of an "intimidation attempt" this week by the Russian military over the Baltic Sea, France said Friday, calling the incident "unacceptable".

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Donald Trump Holds Phone Talks With Chinese Leader Xi

Chinese President Xi Jinping held phone talks Friday with US President-elect Donald Trump, Chinese state media reported.

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Displaced Gazans Awaiting Truce So They Can Go Home

In a sprawling tent city in central Gaza, Palestinians displaced by war to other parts of the territory are all waiting for one thing: a ceasefire so they can go home.

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Trump's Economic Plans Could Cause Inflation: IMF Chief Economist

Donald Trump's economic plans risk reigniting US inflation, International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas told AFP, a few days before the president-elect returns to the White House.

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Worker Strangled To Death After Scarf Gets Caught In Factory Conveyor Belt

A factory worker died after her scarf got caught in a conveyor belt.

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