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Friday, January 18, 2019

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In this Jan. 15, 2019, photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrives to speak to reporters following a weekly policy meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. One of McConnell’s guiding principles is: “There’s no education in the second kick of a mule.” Now, deep in a government shutdown he wanted President Donald Trump to avoid, McConnell is not about to be kicked again. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McConnell's maneuvers take backseat to Trump in shutdown

One of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's guiding principles is: "There's no education in the second kick of a mule."
This recent photo provided by Jasmine Tool shows herself with her fiance Daniel Jastrab and their sons Jameson, right, and Silas. Tool, an ailing U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service worker in Oregon, says she can’t learn why her federally paid insurance lapsed months ago or get it reinstated because of the partial government shutdown. Tool is now scrambling to find a way to pay for nutrients that keep her alive. (Jasmine Tool via AP)

Ailing US worker: Government needs to reactivate insurance

An ailing U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service worker in Oregon says she can't learn why her federally paid insurance lapsed months ago or get it reinstated because of the partial government shutdown
British Prime Minister Theresa May turns away after speaking outside 10 Downing street in London, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. May's government survived a no-confidence vote Wednesday called after May's Brexit deal was overwhelmingly rejected by lawmakers. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

May's foes gather as Britain's Brexit stalemate drags on

Talks to end Britain's Brexit stalemate appear deadlocked, with neither Prime Minister Theresa May nor the main opposition leader shifting from their entrenched positions

Illinois unemployment up slightly, so is jobs growth

Illinois officials say the state's unemployment rate rose to 4.3 percent in December
In this Jan. 16, 2019, photo, freshman Congressmen led by Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nev., center, walk through the Capitol Rotunda as they deliver a letter calling to an end to the government shutdown to the office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., on Capitol Hill in Washington. Also pictured is Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., center left, Rep. Veronica Escobar, second from left, and at front left Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Conn. Two weeks into their congressional careers, newly elected House Democrats are cutting different paths on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Freshmen House Dems cut different paths across Capitol Hill
Together, they helped flip the House to Democratic control, but now House Dems are sorting themselves over policy, Twitter and Trump
European Union Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. The European Union is insisting to keep agriculture out of the EU-US trade negotiations despite the wishes from Washington to include the vast sector. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
EU wants to exclude agriculture from trade talks with US
The European Union is insisting that agriculture be kept out of the EU-U.S. trade negotiations, despite Washington's wishes to include the vast sector.
2 purloined penguins returned to UK zoo; both are fine
Nottinghamshire Police have located and returned two purloined penguins missing from a local zoo since November
Airstrike on IS-held area in Eastern Syria kills 20
Syria's state news agency and a war monitor say an airstrike in the country's east on the last area held by the Islamic State group has killed at least 20 people
Two women stand at a floral tribute, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, at the scene where the body of Israeli student Aiia Maasarwe was found earlier in the week in Melbourne, Australia. Maasarwe, a 21-year-old student who had been studying at La Trobe University in Melbourne, was slain at 12:10 a.m. on Wednesday shortly after she got off a tram in the suburb of Bundoora, according to police. (Ellen Smith/AAP Image via AP)
Australian police arrest man over Israeli student's death
Australian police have arrested a man for questioning over the death of an Israeli student in Melbourne, while the victim's tearful father has visited the flower-strewn crime scene where her body was found
Mitsubishi Motors CEO Osamu Masuko bites his lips during a press conference at its headquarters in Tokyo Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. Masuko said the Japanese automaker's board met and discussed new allegations of wrongdoing by its former chairman, Carlos Ghosn. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Mitsubishi board considers new allegations against Ghosn
Mitsubishi Motors Chief Osamu Masuko says the Japanese automaker's board met Friday to examine new allegations of wrongdoing by Carlos Ghosn
FIEL - In this March 1, 2018, file photo, ailing radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, center, arrives for medical treatment at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia. A lawyer for the ailing radical cleric who inspired the Bali bombers said Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, the Indonesian government will release him from prison next week. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, File)
Indonesia leader to free radical cleric behind Bali bombings
Indonesia's president says the ailing 80-year-old radical cleric who inspired the Bali bombers and other violent extremists in Indonesia will be released from prison
Malaysian Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng speaks during a press conference at Finance Ministry in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. Lim said the apology by Goldman Sachs for its role in the alleged multibillion-dollar ransacking of state investment fund 1MDB was insufficient and that it has to pay $7.5 billion as compensation. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Malaysia says Goldman Sachs must pay, apology not enough
Malaysia says Goldman Sachs must pay for 1MDB role, apology not enough
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Darren Criss poses in the press room with the award for best performance by an actor in a limited series or a motion picture made for television for “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” at the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
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