The D.C. metro is losing $400k in revenue for every weekday of the government shutdown

3 minutes ago | Think Progress

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is losing $400,000 in fares and parking revenue for every weekday that the shutdown drags on, according to a letter Sen. Mark...
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Technology near for real-time TV political fact checks

5 minutes ago | Star Tribune

A Duke University team expects to have a product available for election year that will allow television networks to offer real-time fact checks onscreen when a politician makes...
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Candidacies, committees and criticism. Here's the weekly roundup on the 2020 field

17 minutes ago | ABC News

This is the first time that at least three women are seriously eyeing the White House in one of the two major parties. It's already an increase from the 2016 field.
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WATCH: Who is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?

17 minutes ago | ABC News

The representative from New York is the youngest woman to serve in Congress.
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Governors kick off 2019 with bold calls for climate action in these 5 states

21 minutes ago | Think Progress

Governors across the nation are making it clear that 2019 will be the year they will fight harder against climate change by advocating for bolder policies that will boost...
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Nancy Pelosi cancels trip, claims White House leaked plans to fly commercially

21 minutes ago | ABC

After the president denied her aircraft for a trip abroad, Pelosi said she would not be flying commercially, either.
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Northeastern Conference votes to remove the four Greater Boston League schools in 2021, GBL seeks to leave sooner

23 minutes ago | Boston Herald

To the surprise of no one, the Northeastern Conference voted this morning to get rid of the four Greater Boston League schools , effective in the fall of 2021. The vote was 7-5...
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Buzzfeed: President Trump directed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress

23 minutes ago | ABC | 5 articles

House intelligence committee chairman Rep. Adam Schiff said he will "do what is necessary" to confirm the report.
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Sweden Forms a Government After 133 Days, but It's a Shaky One

29 minutes ago | NY Times

The party of Prime Minister Stefan Lofven stayed in power with a pact that makes concessions to conservatives but excludes an anti-immigrant party.
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Pelosi cancels plans to continue Afghanistan trip Trump blocked on commercial plane

33 minutes ago | ABC News

Trump stopped Pelosi from using a military plane at the last-minute Thursday.
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Watch: Legendary great white shark, 'Deep Blue,' filmed swimming with divers

A great white shark, believed to be one of the largest on the planet, has been spotted by divers as it fed on a whale carcass off the coast of Hawaii. Read more ...

Democrats: This New Report on Trump One of the Worst Yet

Michael Cohen has admitted that he lied to Congress about Donald Trump's ambition to build a tower in Russia. But a new report from BuzzFeed adds a wrinkle that has bombshell... Read more ...

Videocast: Winter Storm Warnings this weekend

These Are the Americans Who Were Killed in Syria This Week

Three of the four Americans killed in a bomb blast in Syria on Wednesday have been identified. The Department of Defense said Special Forces Chief Warrant Officer Jonathan... Read more ...

Tesla to sack over 3,000 workers amid poor profits and Model 3 production...

Electric car maker Tesla is planning to fire around seven percent of its full-time staff, as the road ahead will be “very difficult,” according to an email sent to employees by... Read more ...

Tesla to cut workforce by 7 percent, expects lower Q4 profit

Tesla Inc said on Friday it would cut 7 percent of its workforce - or some 3,400 jobs - to rein in costs as it plans to increase production of lower-priced versions of its... Read more ...

Caroline Wozniacki takes some parting digs at Maria Sharapova

Maria Sharapova and Caroline Wozniacki's icy relationship was on full display in their third-round match at the Australian Open. Sharapova refused to look at Wozniacki during... Read more ...

Good Samaritan transports surgeon, donor kidney from Cranberry to Erie after...

Transporting a kidney proved to be more difficult than transplanting it for one UPMC surgeon. Read more ...

NASCAR legend Glen Wood dies at 93

Wood and his brother, Leonard, co-founded Wood Brothers Racing in 1950, making it the oldest active team in the sport. Read more ...

Marco Schwarz wins World Cup Alpine combined event

WENGEN, Switzerland - Marco Schwarz won a World Cup Alpine combined event on Friday, retaining his first-leg lead in slalom with a solid downhill run. Read more ...