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The move reverses attempts by former President Barack Obama to close the controversial site. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2GyqPpl

Additionally the employee who sent the warning, who had a record of poor performance, is fired. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2GwFtNV

The actor, who had admitted possessing child sex abuse images, is believed to have killed himself. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2DXW3b3

A blue blood supermoon and lunar eclipse across Asia heralds a year of lunar science milestones, say scientists. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2DNjDYM

The actress says she "continues to believe" the director after claims against him resurfaced. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2Gu0XuS

Yemeni cabinet ministers are reported to be holed up inside the presidential palace in Aden. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2GxRIdk

Three months after Alexia Daval's body was found, her husband tells police he killed her by mistake. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2Frace3

Pierre Agnes' boat was discovered washed ashore near Biarritz on France's Atlantic coast. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2rQAhkF

A killer whale that can mimic words such as "hello" is thought to be the first of its kind to copy human speech. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2nqKlfJ

The contrasting reactions to the president's speech tell the tale of a deeply divided Congress. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2nozzH0

Joseph Kennedy III attacked the president and said Democrats were speaking for all Americans. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2BGLowb

The Afghan Taliban, which US-led forces spent billions of dollars trying to defeat, are now openly active in 70% of the country, a BBC study has found. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2rQlZRb

A lunar eclipse, supermoon and blue moon are about to happen at once. Here's what you need to know. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2DQmXOX

Kenya's main opposition leader stages his own "swearing-in" after two disputed elections. We explain. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2E0X0Q0

Marlène Morin was 15 when she was resettled from the island of Réunion to France. After 52 years, she finally returned. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2rQmV8l

Bureaucrats say they will urgently investigate a breach that has sparked both amusement and concern. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2BFFhIG

United Airlines refuses to let a woman in New Jersey board a plane with a peacock, citing its size. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2rVgVLc

North Korean defector Ji Seong-ho waved his crutches to resounding applause when Trump called him up. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2DZ8LX8

As the worldwide demand for used and worn clothing plummets, what do we do with our unwanted clothes? from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2EqeIKC

A campaign in several African countries wants to stop child brides and keep girls in education. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2nqZsF4

How businessman Tran Qui Thanh built Vietnam's largest soft drinks firm, THP, and his plans to become a worldwide brand. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2FxKrc1

Film critic Shubhra Gupta shines a spotlight on the history of sexism in Indian films. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2nsu0Xf

The first part of the BBC's series on online conspiracy theories: why some people think chemicals are dropping from the sky. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2DQkWX9

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump urged lawmakers on Tuesday to work toward bipartisan compromises, but pushed a hard line on immigration, insisting on a border wall and other concessions from Democrats as part of any deal to protect the children of illegal immigrants. from Reuters: U.S. http://ift.tt/2FuHau6

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In his State of the Union address on Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump spoke of unifying the country and delivering for the American people -- and he has the opportunity to back up his words with action almost immediately. from Reuters: U.S. http://ift.tt/2ntVDPt

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order on Tuesday to keep open the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay after his Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama, tried unsuccessfully to close the prison that has drawn international condemnation. from Reuters: U.S. http://ift.tt/2GzE0GS

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said in his speech to Congress on Tuesday that he wanted to extend an "open hand" to work with both parties on issues like immigration but he spent most of the address facing Republicans while seldom glancing at Democrats. from Reuters: U.S. http://ift.tt/2BFpZ6w

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior Justice Department officials on Monday warned White House Chief of Staff John Kelly about the dangers of publicly releasing a memo that alleges abuses by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing people briefed on the meeting. from Reuters: U.S. http://ift.tt/2DNNYXn

U.S. stocks dropped sharply Tuesday, hit by worries over rising bond yields, new competition in the health-care sector and rising oil production. from WSJ.com: What's News US http://ift.tt/2DMUxcB

Reaction To Trump's State Of The Union Address Follows A Predictable Script Republicans praised Trump for what they saw as a steady performance. Democrats said the president's speech was divisive. Read more on NPR

Clinton Changes Stance On Her Response To 2008 Sexual Harassment Allegation Clinton published a 1,500-plus-word post on Facebook Tuesday. In a seeming nod to the #MeToo movement, she said if given the choice again, she would have fired a campaign aide accused of harassment. Read more on NPR

Fact Check: Democratic Response To State Of The Union Rep. Joe Kennedy, D-Mass., delivered the rebuttal to President Trump's address. Kennedy is seen as a rising star and called a "relentless fighter for working Americans" by party leaders. Read more on NPR

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Is 2018's 'Designated Survivor' Following the long-standing practice, the former Georgia governor will be in a secure and undisclosed location for Tuesday night's State of the Union. Read more on NPR

Stanford Scuttles Plans For Plaque Marking Sexual Assault Over Quote Dispute The university rejected the victim's ideas for words to go on the memorial, insisting she chose from a statement she read at her attacker's sentencing. She has decided to withdraw from the process. Read more on NPR

FACT CHECK: Trump's State Of The Union Address President Trump made his pitch for the nation's agenda in Tuesday night's address. Read the full speech, with context and analysis from NPR journalists. Read more on NPR

Trump Makes Bipartisan Pitch In First State Of The Union, But Also Plays To Base In his roughly 90-minute speech, Trump declared "the state of our union is strong because our people are strong." And referencing the immigration debate, Trump said "Americans are dreamers too." Read more on NPR

Texas Governor Orders State Investigation Of Claims Of Sexual Abuse At Karolyi Ranch The Walker County Sheriff's Office has already been investigating the allegations by multiple athletes of molestation that happened when they were training at the ranch. Read more on NPR

Teenagers Are Still Eating Tide Pods, But Don't Expect A Product Redesign The pace of poisonings in the so-called Tide Pods Challenge continues to grow. The candy-like appearance of the packets draws easy criticism. Procter & Gamble says it's not planning a new design. Read more on NPR

Fraud Officials Are Investigating Sales That Caused Nutella Riots in France Drastic discounts on Nutella caused fights to break out in France last week. Investigators are now trying to determine if the sales broke trade laws. Read more on NPR

What's The 5-Year-Survival Rate For Cancer Patients Around The World? A new study looks at patient records for a variety of cancers from 71 countries. Some of the data is encouraging — and some is discouraging. Read more on NPR

Drug Distributors Shipped 20.8 Million Painkillers To West Virginia Town Of 3,000 Other towns were similarly inundated, in a state that now has the highest rate of drug overdose deaths. In 2008, one wholesaler provided 5,624 pills for every man, woman and child in Kermit, W.Va. Read more on NPR

Ahead Of Trump's Speech, A State Of Disunion On Capitol Hill One Republican lawmaker asked authorities to check the identification of immigrants coming as guests. A Democrat is bringing the candidate challenging House Speaker Paul Ryan to sit in the audience. Read more on NPR

Wednesday's Rare Super Blue Blood Moon: How To See It And What We Can Learn Early Wednesday morning, there's a lunar event that hasn't been seen since 1866. And scientists say data gathered during the event could help them figure out where to land a rover on the moon. Read more on NPR

How Amazon, JPMorgan Chase, Berkshire Hathaway Could Reshape Health Care Industry NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Steven Halper, managing director at Cantor Fitzgerald about Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase's announcement that they are creating a new health care company. Read more on NPR

The U.S. State Department is calling out Moscow after a close call in the sky over the Black Sea between a U.S. Navy reconnaissance plane and a Russian fighter jet. from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2DNYdH2

The Defense Department told its inspector general overseeing the reconstruction of Afghanistan to hide what used to be public data on how much of the country is controlled by insurgent groups, according to a new government report. from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2rSYkQ8

On Jan. 31, a total lunar eclipse will occur with a blue moon, known as a Super Blue Blood Moon, something that hasn't happened since 1866. from FOX News http://ift.tt/2rVEJik

A forensic linguist has shed new light on mysterious letters supposedly written by Jack the Ripper during the killing spree that sent shockwaves through Victorian London. from FOX News http://ift.tt/2Fte9ih

Researchers tramped into a national park in Sri Lanka, played a recording of agitated honey bees within earshot of elephants, and got the reaction they hoped for: The elephants developed a serious case of the heebie jeebies. from FOX News http://ift.tt/2rTVdaC

When your cat knocks your favorite coffee mug off the counter, does it use its left paw or its right? from FOX News http://ift.tt/2GwfM06

Paleontologists have discovered a new species of school-bus size dinosaur in Egypt’s Sahara desert, marking an important prehistoric link between Africa and Europe. from FOX News http://ift.tt/2DMyfDL

A new "tractor beam" can levitate large objects in midair, using only sound. from FOX News http://ift.tt/2Ft2AaT

A 5-month-old manatee has been rescued near Port Everglades and given a new name and a chance to live out a happy life as he recovers at the Miami Seaquarium on Key Biscayne, the Sun Sentinel reports. from FOX News http://ift.tt/2GtdQFD

An extremely rare ‘ghostly’ white stag has been caught on camera in Scotland. from FOX News http://ift.tt/2nnVEo5

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Experts who fear road salt is starting to take a toll on the nation's waterways are turning to beet juice, molasses, and even beer or cheese waste to make them safer. from FOX News http://ift.tt/2DKboJb

This is one crayon you're not likely to find in a Crayola box anytime soon. from FOX News http://ift.tt/2nnRm05

(Reuters) - The Hawaii civil defense employee who issued the false missile alarm that stirred panic across the state last month mistook an alert drill for an actual attack, confused by conflicting messages used in the simulation, investigators said on Tuesday. from Reuters: U.S. http://ift.tt/2GuBXDI

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Dallas man who was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend in 1999 while he was out on parole was executed on Tuesday after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-minute appeal, prison officials said. from Reuters: U.S. http://ift.tt/2DPCJxJ

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott asked the state's top police agency on Tuesday to start an investigation into Karolyi Ranch, a training facility used by USA Gymnastics where young women athletes said they were sexually molested by the team's doctor. from Reuters: U.S. http://ift.tt/2nmjgKK

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As U.S. President Donald Trump and congressional leaders discuss the fate of some 700,000 immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children, the young people whose lives hang in the balance fret about their future. from Reuters: U.S. http://ift.tt/2EmmhBT

LONDON (Reuters) - CIA Director Mike Pompeo said Russia will target U.S. mid-term elections later this year as part of the Kremlin's attempt to influence domestic politics across the West, and warned the world had to do more to push back against Chinese meddling. from Reuters: U.S. http://ift.tt/2nqloQV