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No mail will be delivered to parts of seven states as polar vortex chills postal delivery

So much for "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night." The U.S. mail won't be delivered tomorrow in four states due to the crippling cold of the polar vortex. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2CRanjh via Yahoo

World stocks mixed amid fears for trade talks, Brexit hopes

SINGAPORE (AP) — World markets were mixed Tuesday amid concerns that U.S. criminal charges against China's Huawei could complicate trade talks, though European indexes were up on optimism over Brexit. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2ShhpaK via Yahoo

The impact of the frigid cold, snowstorm, by the numbers

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A look at how this week's snowstorm and bitter cold have affected the United States, by the numbers: from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2CRkYdT via Yahoo

Venezuela crisis: Chief prosecutor asks court to ban opposition leader from leaving country and freeze his accounts

Venezuela’s chief prosecutor has asked the country’s top court to impose a travel ban on opposition leader Juan Guaido and freeze his accounts. The United States, along with several other countries, has recognized Mr Guaido as Venezuela’s legitimate head of state and denounced leftist president Nicolas Maduro as a usurper. Mr Maduro, who was sworn in earlier this month for a second term after disputed elections last year, accuses Mr Guaido of staging a US-directed coup. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2HERCFm via Yahoo

Post-shutdown, some Republicans see door ‘slightly ajar’ to challenging Trump

It’s still a long shot, but a few Republicans are beginning to muse about a possible primary challenge to President Trump. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2FYy7pt via Yahoo

Venezuela's Maduro accuses Trump of ordering his murder: RIA

In an interview with Russia's RIA agency, Maduro rejected calls for an early election, said an order to arrest his rival Juan Guaido had not yet been given, and promised Caracas would honor debts to Russia and China. Facing the biggest challenge of his six-year rule, the 56-year-old socialist leader also said his armed forces remained loyal and President Vladimir Putin was firmly behind him. Maduro's comments were published on Wednesday as the fight for control of Venezuela escalated with the government preparing an investigation into self-declared interim president Guaido, and new street protests planned. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2MGGsi1 via Yahoo

Polar Vortex: What is the weather phenomenon and how should you prepare for one?

As frigid temperatures and life-threatening winds batter parts of the US, cities in the Midwest are shuttering to keep citizens inside and safe from the dangerous cold. The sudden extreme temperatures are the result of a polar vortex, a weather phenomenon that occurs in the winter and impacts parts of the northern hemisphere. What is a polar vortex? from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2UvMqVY via Yahoo

U.S. intel chief Dan Coats: North Korea 'unlikely to completely give up' its nukes

"Our assessment is bolstered by our observations of some activity that is inconsistent with full denuclearization," Coats added. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2MGzXfg via Yahoo

'Serious consequences,' U.S. warns, after Venezuela moves on Guaido

The sweeping U.S. sanctions on oil firm PDVSA, announced on Monday, means the state-run company may not be able to fulfill contracts with North American buyers, the government of President Nicolas Maduro said. Aimed at driving Maduro from power, the sanctions were the strongest measures yet against the 56-year-old former union leader, who has overseen economic collapse and an exodus of millions of Venezuelans in recent years. The measures triggered higher global oil prices, angry responses from China and Russia and the first serious moves against Guaido since he challenged Maduro's claim on the presidency last week. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2TiyFcU via Yahoo

The Latest: Extreme cold stops mail delivery in some states

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on a major snowstorm and frigid weather in the Midwest (all times local): from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2MECSoJ via Yahoo

Canada’s Decision on Huawei and 5G ‘Some Ways Off,’ Goodale Says

“I’m not going to speculate about time but it’s certainly beyond weeks,” Goodale told reporters Tuesday after a cabinet meeting. Goodale said Canada will take the view of allies such as the U.S. into account when studying potential risks to national security, and will make its own decision in the end. China’s ambassador to Canada and Huawei officials have denied the company’s gear is used for spying. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Rq1PFg via Yahoo

'El Chapo' must not 'escape' again, U.S. prosecutor tells jury

Accused Mexican drug boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's repeated escapes from the law prove that he "knows he's guilty," a U.S. prosecutor told jurors in closing arguments at his trial on Wednesday, urging them not to let him escape again. Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrea Goldbarg's description of Guzman's history of dramatic prison escapes capped off a day-long summation in federal court in Brooklyn in which she also attacked the defense argument that Guzman was a scapegoat. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2ToZpIz via Yahoo

Trump friend Roger Stone pleads not guilty in Russia probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — Roger Stone, a longtime adviser and confidant of President Donald Trump, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to felony charges in the Russia investigation after a publicity-filled few days spent slamming the probe as politically motivated. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2CSwcPr via Yahoo

Alibaba profit up 37% but revenue growth eases

Chinese e-commerce leader Alibaba said Wednesday that net profit increased 37 percent in the latest quarter as growth in cloud computing and other business lines helped offset a slowing expansion in core online retail. The company's net profit grew to 33.0 billion yuan ($4.9 billion) in the October-December third quarter, compared to 24.1 billion yuan over the same period in 2017. Alibaba dominates China's emerging consumer culture and its corporate results were widely anticipated for any signs of whether a worsening Chinese economic slowdown and the US-China trade tussle was curbing the country's appetite for shopping. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Wv5llx via Yahoo

U.S. security aid to Palestinians to end Thursday, envoys seek workaround

The loss of the some $60 million in annual funding would marks another tear in ties between the Trump administration and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and potentially undermines his security cooperation with Israel in the occupied West Bank. Diplomatic sources said Palestinian, U.S. and Israeli officials were seeking a way to keep the money flowing despite Abbas's decision to turn it down as of a Jan. 31 deadline set by Congress' Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act (ATCA) of 2018. The ATCA empowers Americans to sue foreign aid recipients in U.S. courts over alleged complicity in "acts of war". from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Tnk1Bb via Yahoo

State Department warns Americans not to travel to Venezuela

The State Department said it has limited ability to help American citizens in Venezuela. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Rpx3fD via Yahoo

Harris: Lawmakers Should View ‘Autopsy Photographs’ of Dead Kids before Gun-Control Votes

Senator Kamala Harris (D., Calif.) made an emotional plea for increased gun control during CNN’s town hall in Iowa Monday night, arguing that her pro-Second Amendment colleagues should be forced to examine photos of dead children before voting on gun restrictions. “I think somebody should have required all those members of Congress to go in a room — in a locked room, no press, nobody else — and look at the autopsy photographs of those babies. “This has become a political issue. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Rpm9Gy via Yahoo

Goldman Sachs ups 'no-deal' likelihood after UK parliament amendment vote

Goldman Sachs nudged up its estimated probability of a "no-deal" Brexit on Wednesday after British lawmakers instructed Prime Minister Theresa May to reopen a Brexit treaty with the European Union to replace a controversial Irish border arrangement. Britain's parliament rejected a proposal to give parliament a path to prevent a potentially chaotic "no-deal" exit, but accepted two amendments - one seeking to replace the Irish backstop with alternative arrangements, and another rejecting the notion of a "no-deal" Brexit. Goldman Sachs analysts upped their "no-deal" Brexit probability to 15 percent from 10 percent, and cut their probability of Brexit not happening at all to 35 percent from 40 percent. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2RUKhpG via Yahoo

Good-bye polar vortex, hello spring? Weekend will be 75 degrees warmer

The bitter cold that froze parts of the central and eastern U.S. this week will be a distant memory by the weekend. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2HEjWra via Yahoo

Howard Dean warns Schultz's 'vanity candidacy' could mean a 2nd term for Trump

The former Starbucks chief executive stirs up fear and anxiety by floating an independent presidential run. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2sZe6q8 via Yahoo

Canada’s Decision on Huawei and 5G ‘Some Ways Off,’ Goodale Says

“I’m not going to speculate about time but it’s certainly beyond weeks,” Goodale told reporters Tuesday after a cabinet meeting. Goodale said Canada will take the view of allies such as the U.S. into account when studying potential risks to national security, and will make its own decision in the end. China’s ambassador to Canada and Huawei officials have denied the company’s gear is used for spying. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Rq1PFg via Yahoo

Record-breaking cold clobbers two-thirds of the U.S.

Polar vortex to bring extended, life-threatening cold to the Midwest, the Great Lakes, the Ohio Valley and New England this week. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2CN2xqA via Yahoo

Alibaba profit up 37% but revenue growth eases

Chinese e-commerce leader Alibaba said Wednesday that net profit increased 37 percent in the latest quarter as growth in cloud computing and other business lines helped offset a slowing expansion in core online retail. The company's net profit grew to 33.0 billion yuan ($4.9 billion) in the October-December third quarter, compared to 24.1 billion yuan over the same period in 2017. Alibaba dominates China's emerging consumer culture and its corporate results were widely anticipated for any signs of whether a worsening Chinese economic slowdown and the US-China trade tussle was curbing the country's appetite for shopping. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Wv5llx via Yahoo

Trump friend Roger Stone pleads not guilty in Russia probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — Roger Stone, a longtime adviser and confidant of President Donald Trump, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to felony charges in the Russia investigation after a publicity-filled few days spent slamming the probe as politically motivated. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2CSwcPr via Yahoo

PG&E files for bankruptcy amid California wildfire lawsuits, citing billions in claims

The utility filed bankruptcy documents despite investigators determining last week that its equipment was not to blame for a 2017 fire that killed 22. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Wp0q5D via Yahoo

FOX NEWS: Batman to get 2021 release with a much younger Bruce Wayne: report

Batman to get 2021 release with a much younger Bruce Wayne: report Ben Affleck will be passing the baton to a new actor to play Batman in the planned 2021 release, according to reports.  via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2SfpkFr

FOX NEWS: 'Jersey Shore' cast member Jenni 'JWoww' Farley accuses estranged husband of domestic abuse in lengthy open letter

'Jersey Shore' cast member Jenni 'JWoww' Farley accuses estranged husband of domestic abuse in lengthy open letter "Jersey Shore" star Jenni "JWoww" Farley blasted her estranged husband Roger Mathews on Wednesday, claiming he abused and threatened her, while detailing the allegations in a lengthy open letter to him on her website and on social media.  via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2RwJ57a

FOX NEWS: MSNBC’s Chris Matthews questions whether climate change leads to illegal immigration

MSNBC’s Chris Matthews questions whether climate change leads to illegal immigration MSNBC "Hardball" host Chris Matthews brought on liberal TV scientist Bill Nye the Science Guy on Wednesday night to discuss climate change and its potential ties to illegal immigration. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2HFYJNz

FOX NEWS: Chicago police release 'people of interest' photos in 'Empire' actor's alleged attack case

Chicago police release 'people of interest' photos in 'Empire' actor's alleged attack case Photos of "persons of interest" connected to the alleged attack on "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett were released by the Chicago Police Department Wednesday night. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2RXEy2t

FOX NEWS: Kelly Ripa leaves flirty message on husband Mark Conseulos’ Instagram post: ‘Daddy, I love when you take over’

Kelly Ripa leaves flirty message on husband Mark Conseulos’ Instagram post: ‘Daddy, I love when you take over’ It seems as if Mark Consuelos' latest gig is getting his wife Kelly Ripa all hot and bothered. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2Ww4YXG

FOX NEWS: Jennifer Lopez’s ex Diddy and boyfriend Alex Rodriguez rave about her sizzling abs in social media comments

Jennifer Lopez’s ex Diddy and boyfriend Alex Rodriguez rave about her sizzling abs in social media comments Jennifer Lopez has still got it going on. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2HHSA3H

FOX NEWS: Carey Hart shares video of daughter, 7, shooting a rifle: ‘I’m raising the kids with knowledge of fire arms’

Carey Hart shares video of daughter, 7, shooting a rifle: ‘I’m raising the kids with knowledge of fire arms’ Carey Hart is raising his and wife Pink's children with "knowledge of firearms." via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2SbtlL6

FOX NEWS: Maddie Ziegler recalls introduction to Sia, explains how singer went from stranger to 'god mom'

Maddie Ziegler recalls introduction to Sia, explains how singer went from stranger to 'god mom' Former “Dance Moms” star Maddie Ziegler shared kind words about the singer Sia during her “Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” appearance on Tuesday. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2FZcJjU

FOX NEWS: Farrah Abraham posts video of 9-year-old daughter dancing in bra and underwear

Farrah Abraham posts video of 9-year-old daughter dancing in bra and underwear Farrah Abraham is dismissing criticism after posting a Snapchat video of her 9-year-old daughter, Sophia, dancing in a bra and underwear. The video showed Sophia dancing around in what appeared to be a dressing room of a New York City Nordstrom store. Abraham shook off the critics, saying, 'I know my daughter and I are living our best lives wearing Calvin Kleins.' via FOX NEWS http://bit.ly/2BcrrjE

FOX NEWS: Joanna Gaines opens up about the pressures of social media

Joanna Gaines opens up about the pressures of social media Joanna Gaines is opening up about the pressures of social media. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2GhzEXh

Venezuela crisis: Maduro accuses Trump of hiring Colombian mafia to assassinate him

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused President Donald Trump of hiring the local mafia to assassinate him in an interview with a Russia state-run news agency. “Donald Trump has without doubt given an order to kill me and has told the government of Colombia and the Colombian mafia to kill me,” Mr Maduro told RIA news agency on Wednesday, Reuters reported. Critics argue that the 56-year-old’s claim is a red-herring tactic to rally up support in Venezuela amid mass protests against his socialist government, and the debilitating inflation and food and medicine shortages in the Latin American country. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2RWuRBo via Yahoo

El Chapo prosecutor's closing argument: 'Mountain of evidence' proves guilt

Prosecutors say Guzmán became one of the largest smugglers and sellers of Colombian-produced narcotics to the United States in the 1980s and 1990s. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2RsDgHE via Yahoo

Taste of March to follow polar vortex invasion in midwestern, eastern US

Residents enduring the brutal and life-threatening Arctic outbreak to end January can look ahead to the taste of March that awaits during the first weekend of February. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2G9eE4P via Yahoo

Brexit deal 'best possible' and 'not renegotiable': Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday the Brexit deal is the "best agreement possible and is not renegotiable", as Britain's premier pushed to reopen talks with Brussels. Macron's comments during a summit in Cyprus came as Prime Minister Theresa May appealed to British lawmakers to give her a mandate to renegotiate, after parliament rejected an accord reached with the European Union. Macron urged the British government to "promptly" lay out to EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier "the next steps that will prevent an exit without an agreement, which nobody wants but for which we must all prepare ourselves". from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2DJ2qyf via Yahoo

Phone Giant Plays a Cunning Game Over Huawei Ban

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- If Deutsche Telekom AG is to be believed, a ban on equipment from Huawei Technologies Co. would slow down its rollout of 5G  networks by two years. Even though such an embargo would be a huge burden for the German phone giant, there are factors that might lessen the pain. A delay to its 5G plans might even be welcome. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2WxNWsb via Yahoo

Best Buy Goes Back on Decision to Fire Security Guard Who Tackled Suspect

A Northern California Best Buy is walking back its decision to fire a security guard who tackled a shoplifting suspect. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2UuRMki via Yahoo

Rep. Ilhan Omar calls for sharp tax increases on the wealthy: 'We've had it as high as 90 percent'

“Through Her Eyes” is a new weekly half-hour show hosted by humanitarian and women’s rights activist Zainab Salbi that aims to explore a hot button news issue through the lens of a female newsmaker. Weeks after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., made headlines by calling for a top marginal income tax rate of 70 percent in an interview with “60 Minutes,” her fellow freshman congresswoman, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., suggested that the rich could pay even more. “There are a few things that we can do,” Rep. Omar said in an interview with “Through Her Eyes.” “One of them, is that we can increase the taxes that people are paying who are the extremely wealthy in our communities. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2CNfxwo via Yahoo

Kamala Harris Backtracks After Vowing to ‘Eliminate’ Private Insurance Market

After advocating the elimination of the private insurance market during CNN’s town hall in Iowa Monday night, Senator Kamala Harris (D., Calif.) appeared to backtrack on Tuesday amid criticism from moderate Democrats and Republicans alike. “Let’s eliminate all of that,” Harris said when asked by CNN’s Jake Tapper if, under her proposed “Medicare For All” proposal, Americans with private insurance plans could retain them. The remarks immediately drew condemnation from former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, who recently launched an independent bid for president, and Mike Bloomberg, the centrist former mayor of New York City. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2FYZShO via Yahoo

Venezuela crisis: Opposition leader Juan Guaido hit with travel ban and asset freeze by supreme court

Venezuela’s self-declared interim president, Juan Guaido, has been hit with a travel ban after the country’s chief prosecutor announced he would launch a criminal investigation into the congressional leader. The supreme court – stacked with members loyal to president Nicolas Maduro – blocked Mr Guaido from leaving the counrty and froze his bank accounts, but did not strip him of his legislative immunity. It came as Mr Guaido called on Venezuelans to stage a two-hour walkout from their homes and workplaces in protest at Mr Maduro’s stewardship of the country. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2MI0MQ2 via Yahoo

Man arrested for killing 3 also accused of stealing $210K

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man killed his parents and brother after he was kicked out of his home and accused of stealing $210,000 from his family to send to a woman he had met on a porn website, according to a sheriff's office. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2RY8w6m via Yahoo

Colder than the South Pole: U.S. Midwest gripped by deep freeze

A blast of polar air brought record-low temperatures to much of the U.S. Midwest on Wednesday, canceling trash pick-ups, halting the mail and forcing residents who pride themselves on their winter hardiness to huddle indoors. Classes were canceled for Wednesday and Thursday in many cities, including Chicago, home of the nation's third-largest school system, and police warned of the risk of accidents on icy highways. In a rare move, the U.S. Postal Service appeared to temporarily set aside its credo that "neither snow nor rain ... nor gloom of night" would stop its work: it halted deliveries from parts of the Dakotas through Ohio. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2GbdmWN via Yahoo

Polar vortex stalks Midwest, 'El Chapo' trial, Roger Goodell talks state of NFL: 5 things to know Wednesday

Polar vortex expected to paralyze parts of U.S. with extreme cold, Roger Goodell talks state of the NFL and more things to start your Wednesday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Bb4cpU via Yahoo

Huawei exec's extradition hearing pushed to March

The extradition hearing for a top Huawei executive at the center of a diplomatic row between Ottawa and Beijing was pushed back to March on Tuesday, after the US unveiled sweeping charges against her and the Chinese tech giant. Meng Wanzhou, Huawei's chief financial officer and the daughter of its founder, was indicted along with Huawei and two affiliates in a US case related to alleged Iran sanctions violations that has inflamed tensions with China. In Meng's first court appearance since being released, the judge moved the start of her extradition hearing to March 6, a month later than previously scheduled, in order to allow the defense time to review the evidence in the case. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Sfxk9t via Yahoo

China slowdown weighs on revenue growth at internet giant Alibaba

Internet giant Alibaba saw its revenue growth slow in the final three months of last year, in quarterly results likely to stir up concerns over the weaker China market, recently signalled to by US tech giants.  Alibaba saw net income jump 33pc to 30.96bn yuan (£3.5bn) in the three months to the end of December, and revenue rose 41pc to 117.28bn yuan. However, shares dipped in New York trading, down 1.3pc, as investors took the results as a sign growth was waning, given Alibaba's revenue had grown more than 50pc for the 10 consecutive quarters prior to the most recent results.  The 41pc growth announced on Wednesday was the weakest Alibaba had recorded in three years.  The results follow a warning from Alibaba president Michael Evans earlier this month that China had "slowed down". Speaking at an event in New York, Mr Evans had said it was a market that "required patience", adding that there were some "troubling headwinds".  Last week, China posted figu...

Top airline is selling flights for $44

Winter weather and the general lull of the post-holiday season can leave just from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2sXku1c via Yahoo