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Partial US government shutdown taking a toll on TSA and US airport travel

Venezuelan zoo protects endangered animals from economic meltdown

Workers at a Venezuelan zoo manage to keep endangered manatees fed despite an economic crisis that has left many people without food.

Opinions vary along the wall at the US-Mexico border

The Mexican cartels make billions of dollars and have a penchant for savage violence. They have become a national security threat and, Rodriguez believes, only stoppable by a wall.

May wins no-confidence vote, but still is beset by Brexit

British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a no-confidence vote in Parliament on Wednesday to remain in office.

Trump feels shutdown pressure from economists, Nancy Pelosi

Shutdown pressure on President Donald Trump mounted Wednesday as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on him to delay his State of the Union address and his own economists acknowledged the prolonged standoff was having a greater economic drag than previously thought.

US military says American troops killed in Syria blast

The U.S. military says a number of service members were killed Wednesday in an explosion while conducting a routine patrol in Syria — the first instance of U.S. casualties since President Donald Trump announced his intention to withdraw troops from the country last month.

Kenyan forces kill gunmen behind deadly Nairobi terror attack

Kenya’s security forces have killed the Islamic extremist gunmen whose assault on a luxury hotel and shopping complex took 14 “innocent lives,” the country’s president said Wednesday.

Death toll expected to rise in Nairobi terror attack

Chaos in Nairobi: Explosions, and gunfire, triggered by the Islamic militant group al-Shabab, that has ties to Al Qaeda.

Democrats decline shutdown meeting at White House

The U.S. government marks Day 25 of the longest partial shutdown in U.S. history. And there’s no sign that either side is any closer to ending it. Tuesday, the White House invited both house Democrats and Republicans to discuss a deal. No Democrats accepted.

UK Parliament overwhelmingly rejects May’s Brexit deal

The defeat leaves May’s position precarious. The Labour Party says it will call a no-confidence vote in the government if the deal is defeated in an attempt to trigger a general election.

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