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NewsThe Independent‘The water was relentless’: How Storm Christoph brought night of trauma to flooded Cheshire village
More floods could be on the way next week
NewsReutersAustralia's PM reluctant to commit to medium-term climate goals - The Australian
Australia's government is in no rush to sign up to a target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, although it recognises the importance of working toward that goal, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in an interview published on Saturday. Morrison's conservative government, in a surprise change of policy last month, said it would achieve its 2030 carbon emissions pledge under the Paris climate agreement without counting carbon credits from over-achieving on its previous climate targets. But in the interview with The Australian newspaper, Morrison said he will not take a new 2030 or 2035 emissions reduction target to a key United Nations climate conference in Glasgow in November.
NewsAssociated PressMexico lets governors obtain vaccines for their own states
Mexico's pandemic cases continued at a high level Friday as President Andrés Manuel López Obrador gave state governors permission to acquire coronavirus vaccines on their own. Officials reported just over 21,000 newly confirmed virus infections a day after the country listed a record 22,339 cases. Mexico's federal government has received about 750,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine so far, with almost 600,000 administered.
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Tucker: Joe Biden's 'holy war of liberation' is nothing new
'Tucker Carlson Tonight' host slams the president's belief that men and women are exactly the same
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CONCACAF Champions League draw Feb 10; one leg final in Oct
The CONCACAF Champions League will start with round of 16 matches from April 6-8 and April 13-15. The Confederation of North and Central American and Caribbean Association Football said Friday that the draw will be held Feb. 10. The quarterfinals will be played from April 27-29 and May 4-6, the semifinals from Aug. 10-12 and Aug. 24-26 and a one leg final from Oct. 26-28.
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Police Rescue Woman and Dog From Icy Waters in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
Police officers pulled a woman from icy waters in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, on January 15, with bodycam footage capturing the dramatic rescue.According to a press release sent to Storyful by the Prairie du Chien Police Department, the 72-year-old woman had fallen through the ice while attempting to save her dog, struggling in the water until a passerby called 911.Body cam footage shared by the police department shows the officers using rescue tools to pull the woman and her dog to safety. Credit: Prairie du Chien Police Department via Storyful
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Gen. Keane: 'Encouraging' Biden team agrees with some Trump policies
FOX News senior strategic analyst reacts to report of new US-Iran nuclear talks on 'FOX News Primetime'
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Dr. Atlas: Fauci advocated for COVID polices he's now disavowing
Former Trump special adviser reacts to criticism of ex-president's coronavirus guidelines on 'FOX News Primetime'
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'Dangerous' Lake Effect Snow Moves Across Central New York
Heavy lake effect snow fell across central New York state on January 22.Footage taken by Twitter user @patrickmillwx shows snowfall and deep snow drifts. “It’s easy to forget how dangerous lake effect snow can be with how pretty it is!” wrote @patrickmillwx.The National Weather Service reported the snow would move south from Oneida County into the northern Finger Lakes region on January 22, with least 4 to 8 inches anticipated in the Syracuse area. Credit: @patrickmillwx via Storyful
NewsThe TelegraphHong Kong ordered into city's first Covid lockdown after outbreak
Thousands of Hong Kongers were ordered to stay in their homes on Saturday for the city's first coronavirus lockdown as authorities battle an outbreak in one of its poorest and most densely packed districts. The order bans anyone inside multiple housing blocks within the neighbourhood of Jordan from leaving their apartment unless they can show a negative test. Officials said they planned to test everyone inside the designated zone within 48 hours "in order to achieve the goal of zero cases in the district". The South China Morning Post said the measures covered about 150 housing blocks and up to 9,000 people with hundreds of police on standby to enforce the lockdown. Hong Kong was one of the first places to be struck by the coronavirus after it burst out of central China.
NewsReutersHong Kong locks down district for compulsory COVID-19 testing
Hong Kong's government locked down an area of the Kowloon peninsula on Saturday, saying people there must stay home until all residents have been tested for the new coronavirus and results largely determined. The government said in a statement there are 70 buildings in the "restricted area" of Jordan and that it aims to finish the process within about 48 hours. Hong Kong authorities have taken aggressive measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the Asian financial and airline hub, but Saturday's move is the strongest lockdown yet in the Chinese-ruled city.
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Notable Quotables for Friday, Jan. 22
Bret Baier highlights the best soundbites from another memorable week in the news
BusinessReutersBritish lawmakers seek investigation into UK-registered firm possibly linked to Beirut blast
Two senior British parliamentarians called on Friday for an investigation into a British-registered company possibly linked to last year's devastating explosion in Beirut, after Reuters found that the firm had not disclosed its beneficial owners. The company, Savaro Ltd, is registered at a London address, and like all British firms is required to list who owns it with Britain's companies register, known as Companies House. In an e-mail to Reuters this week, the woman listed as Savaro's owner and sole director at Companies House, Marina Psyllou, told Reuters that she was acting as an agent on behalf of another beneficial owner, whose identity she could not disclose.
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Lawyer blames Mexican cartel in Nevada drug, cockfight case
A defense lawyer says two Elko County men accused of trafficking drugs and conducting illegal cockfights feared for their lives and were only taking orders from higher-ups in a Mexican cartel that was running the operation in rural northeast Nevada. The trial in Elko County District Court is expected to wrap up next week for Hector Hugo Ramirez-De La Torre and Jorge Landeros Ruiz, who were arrested in a drug raid in March 2019, the Elko Daily Free Press reported on Thursday. The two men pleaded not guilty to about two dozen felony counts related to drug trafficking and unlawful killing of livestock — pitting chickens and roosters against each other with the intent to fight.
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Biden signs job-killing executive orders in effort to fix economy
Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, slams new administration's policies on 'Fox News Primetime'
NewsAssociated PressThousands of Hong Kongers locked down to contain coronavirus
Thousands of Hong Kong residents were locked down Saturday in an unprecedented move to contain a worsening outbreak in the city, authorities said. Hong Kong has been grappling to contain a fresh wave of the coronavirus since November. Coronavirus cases in Hong Kong’s Yau Tsim Mong district – a working-class neighborhood with old buildings and subdivided flats – represent about half of infections in the past week.
NewsThe IndependentChina and wildlife trade watchdog face legal challenge over ‘flagrant’ sales of chimps and elephants
Heavily-pregnant animals among species transported across continents, lawyers say
PoliticsABC NewsPastor says addressing resistance to Biden administration is part of the job
Pastor Chad Harvey admits that emotions are still “a little high” after President Joe Biden’s inauguration this week. Harvey, who has led the Cross Assembly Church since 2002, said he’s found himself combating misinformation in order to “calm the waters.”
NewsThe IndependentWidow leads fight over smart motorways after landmark crash inquest
Claire Mercer calls for Highways England to be investigated for corporate manslaughter after coroner concludes infrastructure poses ‘ongoing risk of future deaths’
PoliticsThe IndependentPresident blasts ‘unconscionable hunger’ as date set for Trump impeachment trial
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Man in Minnesota charged with threatening member of Congress
A marijuana industry activist who said he was temporarily living in Minnesota has been charged with threatening an unnamed member of Congress, according to court documents unsealed Friday. Jason Robert Karimi, 32, was charged earlier this month with one count of interstate communication of a threat, and he made his first court appearance Friday. The voicemail went on to say “we are going to cause you pain in every way possible ... we're going to end all political power you have (and) make it so you can't even walk in anything but a wheelchair.”
SportAssociated PressQuintana finalizes $8 million, 1-year contract with Angels
Left-hander José Quintana finalized his $8 million, one-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels on Friday. Los Angeles was looking to boost its rotation following a fourth-place finish in the AL West at 26-34, 10 games behind first-place Oakland. Angels starters had a 5.52 ERA in the shortened 2020 season, 29th among the 30 major league teams and ahead of only Detroit’s 6.37.
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Chicago Bears promote Sean Desai to defensive coordinator
The Chicago Bears promoted safeties coach Sean Desai to replace retired defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano on Friday. The longest-tenured member of the Bears’ coaching staff, Desai was hired as a quality control coach in 2013 under Marc Trestman.
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Schumer announces Trump impeachment trial to start week of February 8
The 'Special Report' All-Star Panel sounds off on Senate moving forward with trial of former president
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California board lets stand Justify's win in 2018 race
The California Horse Racing Board voted to let stand a decision by stewards at Santa Anita and leave Justify as the winner of the 2018 Santa Anita Derby. Stewards at Santa Anita last month decided to dismiss complaints filed by the current racing board in the combined cases of Justify and Hoppertunity, both of whom had scopolamine detected in post-race samples following their victories. Both horses were trained by Bob Baffert.