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New York hotels offer free rooms to furloughed US govt workers
The shutdown began on 22 December after President Donald Trump rejected a budget bill because it did not contain funding for the wall he wants to build along the US-Mexico border.
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Trump, Kim to meet anew in month after North Korean visits White House
White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said that Trump would again meet the North Korean leader "near the end of February" at a location to be announced later.
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Trump to meet N.Korean envoy Kim Yong Chol - White House
The meeting in the Oval Office at the White House was due at 12:15pm, Trump's spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said.
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Top North Korea envoy in Washington for Pompeo talks, may meet Trump
The State Department said Pompeo would meet Kim Yong Chol in Washington at 11 am.
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On Day 28, no sign of end to US partial government shutdown
The Democratic-led House of Representatives has left town for a three-day weekend, returning late on Tuesday.
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Ex Trump lawyer Cohen paid man to rig online polls
Cohen confirmed a Wall Street Journal report that in early 2015 he paid the head of a small technology firm, John Gauger, to write computer script that would place multiple votes for Trump in an online poll of news broadcaster CNBC.
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Somali militants: 'Kenya attack revenge for Trump's Jerusalem policy'
Militants stormed an upscale Nairobi hotel compound on Tuesday, taking at least 14 lives and forcing hundreds of others into terrifying escapes.
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Trump to meet lawmakers at White House as shutdown enters 25th day
Donald Trump is scheduled to host the lawmakers for lunch, according to his public schedule, which did not say who was attending. Moderate House Democrats were invited, CNN and Politico reported.
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Model claiming Trump secrets to be released after Thai trial
Anastasia Vashukevich, known by her pen name Nastya Rybka, has been held with several others since a police raid in the seaside resort of Pattaya last February.
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US court blocks Trump rule that limited abortion access
In October 2017, the Trump administration annulled an Obamacare provision that obliged employer health plans to pay for contraception.
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Turkey hits back at Trump threats over Kurds
US support to the YPG has been a major source of tension between the Nato allies.
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Turkey hits back at Trump threats over Kurds
Trump's threat came after Ankara repeatedly threatened a new cross-border operation against the Kurdish People's Protection Units, which have been working closely with the US in the war on IS extremists.
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White House sought military strike against Iran
Pentagon officials stressed that it was not unusual for the Defense Department to draw up military plans for the White House.
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Top Republicans oppose border 'emergency' as shutdown drags on
On Sunday, Trump acknowledged, at least indirectly, the mounting costs of the shutdown.
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US govt shutdown breaks record, with no end in sight
President Trump, holed up in the White House with Congress adjourned for the weekend, warned of a much lengthier impasse and blamed the Democrats.
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US lawmakers, friends mark 100 days since Khashoggi murder
Featuring a portrait of Khashoggi against a back drop of American flags, the ceremony began with a moment of silence.
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Trump threatens to use emergency power to build wall, end shutdown
Such a step would likely prompt an immediate legal challenge over constitutional powers from congressional Democrats - a challenge Trump said he would win.
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US military removes some equipment from Syria: official
Though the removal of troops is not on the cards immediately, withdrawing equipment is a means of showing progress towards this goal, it added.
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Headed for border, Trump warns of possible emergency declaration
US President Donald Trump was headed to McAllen, Texas, on the Mexican border in an attempt to win support for his wall a day after another acrimonious meeting with Democrats on funding for the barrier.
