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Puerto Rico leaders meet to fight rise in brazen violence 22 Jan 2019 - 07:23 pm
A riot policeman on a motorcycle points his gun during clashes with anti-government demonstrators in the neighborhood of Los Mecedores, in Caracas, on January 21, 2019. AFP / Federico Parra
LA teachers to stay off the job Tuesday despite progress in strike talks 22 Jan 2019 - 10:00 am
Striking teachers and supporters rally outside City as negotiations resume on January 18, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. David McNew/Getty Images/AFP
Trump says students 'unfairly treated' over Native incident 22 Jan 2019 - 08:50 am
FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on border security and the partial shutdown of the US government from the Diplomatic Room at the White House in Washington, US, Jan. 19, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo
US to formally seek extradition of Huawei exec Meng Wanzhou: Globe and Mail 22 Jan 2019 - 08:42 am
FILE PHOTO: Meng Wanzhou, Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's chief financial officer (CFO), is seen in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters December 6, 2018. Huawei/Handout via REUTERS
Venezuelan military group arrested after call to disavow Maduro 22 Jan 2019 - 08:28 am
A riot policeman on a motorcycle points his gun during clashes with anti-government demonstrators in the neighborhood of Los Mecedores, in Caracas, on January 21, 2019. AFP / Federico Parra
Kamala Harris jumps into US presidential race 21 Jan 2019 - 04:00 pm
FILE PHOTO: Sen. Kamala Harris, D-CA, talks to Christine Blasey Ford, testifying before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 27, 2018. Saul Loeb/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Missteps in Mexican pipeline blast trigger new scrutiny of fuel plan 21 Jan 2019 - 09:09 am
Residents search for human remains and items that could help to identify their missing relatives and friends at the site where a pipeline ruptured by oil thieves exploded, in the municipality of Tlahuelilpan, state of Hidalgo, Mexico January 20, 2019. REU
Colombian rebels claim police academy attack: statement 21 Jan 2019 - 08:41 am
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Bitter cold sets in as winter storm wreaks havoc on travel 20 Jan 2019 - 09:10 pm
Ice and snow cover Interstate 93 through the city during Winter Storm Harper in Boston, Massachusetts on January 20, 2019. AFP / Joseph Prezioso
After 2016 ruling, battles over juvenile lifer cases persist 20 Jan 2019 - 08:53 pm
Representational image  (AFP/Gianrigo Marletta)
Major winter storm in the US wreaks havoc on travel 20 Jan 2019 - 06:35 pm
Waves crash over homes on Lighthouse Road during a winter storm that brought snow, sleet and rain to the area on January 20, 2019 in Scituate, Massachusetts. Icy conditions are predicted for much of Massachusetts. (Scott Eisen/Getty Images/AFP)
Magnitude 6.7 quake strikes Chile, kills two: Report 20 Jan 2019 - 05:29 pm
People outside their houses are seen along a street after an earthquake in Coquimbo, Chile January 19, 2019. Picture taken January 19, 2019. REUTERS/Alejandro Pizarro
Bon Jovi's restaurant to serve free meals to unpaid US government workers 20 Jan 2019 - 12:48 pm
Image taken from Twitter.
Who's cooking for the Trumps during the shutdown? 20 Jan 2019 - 10:42 am
U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division officers stand in front of White House as they continue to work without pay due to the government shutdown, in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
Boys in Trump hats mock Native American; school condemns students 20 Jan 2019 - 08:23 am
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Trump offers concessions on immigrants in return for wall funds 20 Jan 2019 - 08:17 am
People walk near the entrance to the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry which is a crossing point to enter the United States from Mexico on January 19, 2019, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP
Death toll reaches 73 in Mexico fuel pipeline fire horror 20 Jan 2019 - 08:12 am
A group of forensic experts work at the site of a massive blaze triggered by a leaky pipeline in Tlahuelilpan, Hidalgo state, Mexico on January 19, 2019. AFP / ALFREDO ESTRELLA
Mexico explosion death toll hits 66; 85 missing 19 Jan 2019 - 04:45 pm
Firefighters are working at extinguishing the fire at the scene of a massive blaze trigerred by a leaky pipeline in Tlahuelilpan, Hidalgo state, on January 19, 2019.   AFP / FRANCISCO VILLEDA