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Controversial climatologist John Christy, who once said scientists believed Earth was flat, to join advisory board at environment agency -
Number of deaths unclear as Chicago breaks record for cold, with higher temperatures possible for the weekend
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CNN correspondent tells Oxford Union he won’t roll over when faced with Donald Trump’s fake news rhetoric -
Required warnings on ads for soda violate constitutionally protected commercial speech, judges said in unanimous ruling -
Empire actor had been forthright with the police, family said in a statement as detectives recover surveillance footage -
Dangerously cold weather continued to shatter records across the American midwest on Thursday, due to the polar vortex.
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As many call for Kelly’s music to be removed altogether, the platform introduced a tool that puts the onus on to its users -
The Taiwanese company was offered $4bn in tax credits for a factory that might never materialize
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Dallas have agreed to a surprise trade for one of the most talented young players in the NBA, New York’s Kristaps Porzingis -
A federal judge has refused to order the NFL to replay the NFC Championship game despite an attempt to overturn the result by New Orleans Saints fans -
The Paraguay international who spirited Atlanta United to an MLS Cup is bound for Newcastle, where he will be the playmaker Rafael Benítez has long coveted -
Miguel Almirón has become Newcastle United’s record signing with his £21m move from Atlanta United finally eclipsing the fee paid for Michael Owen
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President is making plans in the event he carries out his threat as Democrats refuse to fund his long-promised border wall -
The Ohio senator Sherrod Brown has launched a ‘Dignity of Work’ speaking tour of early voting states, fueling talk of a 2020 presidential run -
Unlike federal employees, contractors don’t expect Congress will vote to pay them back wages for work missed -
Committee meets in Capitol after longest shutdown in history over Trump’s demand for border wall funds
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Burger King’s Swedish operation revamped its menus to feature sandwiches, categorized as ‘Not Big Mac’s’, with such names as ‘Anything but a Big Mac’ and ‘Burger Big Mac Wished It Was’ -
US president optimistic of reaching ‘the biggest deal ever’ as Beijing welcomes ‘constructive discussions’ -
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Officials say temperatures could reach as low as -40C as the polar vortex spreads across the midwest and the east. On Wednesday morning Chicago was significantly colder than Antarctica -
The dozens of models who took part in the Battle of the Brands fashion show in Boston, Massachusetts, shared a common thread: all had lost relatives to gun violence -
Wind chills fell as low as -47C in Chicago, with the temperature hitting -23C, as bitterly cold weather moved into Illinois, US
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