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2017

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Stars and Stripes 

Coalition warplanes take out Islamic State fleet in Mosul

U.S.-led coalition warplanes successfully targeted a flotilla of 90 Islamic State boats being used by the militants to cross the Tigris River in a desperate effort to escape fighting in eastern Mosul, the U.S. military announced Saturday.

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

UKIP leader to fight February election in threat to Labour

LONDON (AP) — The leader of the U.K. Independence Party has been chosen to contest a February election in the Labour Party stronghold of Stoke-on-Trent Central in northern England.

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

UKIP leader to fight February election in threat to Labour

LONDON (AP) — The leader of the U.K. Independence Party has been chosen to contest a February election in the Labour Party stronghold of Stoke-on-Trent Central in northern England.

United Press International (UPI.com) 

At least 16 dead, most teens, in Italy bus crash

Amy R. Connolly
Jan. 21 (UPI) -- At least 16 people, most Hungarian teens, were killed Saturday when their bus hit a bridge pillar and burst into flames in northern Italy.

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

The Latest: Too many protesters to hold march in Chicago

Trump's motorcade was on its way back to the White House from a prayer service when he passed several prominent groups of protesters. Some of the protesters held up signs that likened women's rights to human rights. Figures from transportation officials in Washington suggest more people may be on the National Mall for the women's march than came for President Donald Trump's inauguration. Greyhound reported adding more buses from New York. [...] a commuter rail system in Washington added five... Читать дальше...

TheRepublic.com 

Maggie Roche of The Roches sister vocal trio dies at 65

NEW YORK — Maggie Roche, the folk-rock singer-songwriter who since the mid-1970s had performed and recorded as a trio and in pairs with her two sisters, has died. Roche died of cancer, according to a statement posted online Saturday by her sister and bandmate Suzzy Roche. She was 65. Growing up in Park Ridge, New

«Seattle Post-Intelligencer» (seattlepi.com) 

Univeristy of Washington could offer course in 'BS'

A new course that could be offered at the University of Washington this spring is turning some heads - mostly for it's name, but also for the skills it teaches.

«Seattle Post-Intelligencer» (seattlepi.com) 

Women march from Washington to Washington: A movement -- 'big time'

Millions of women, joined by men, were on the march from Washington, D.C. to Washington state on Saturday, delivering a message to President Donald Trump that reproductive rights will not be abridged, and misogyny will not be tolerated.

Forbes.com 

Iran Has Changed, But For The Worse

BY HESHMAT ALAVI -- The main “change” we have witnessed in Iran has been the numerous instances where the regime has either stretched or actually violated the flaw-riddled Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action

NPR (npr.org) 

Crowds Unite At Women's March In Boston

As the Women's March on Washington continues in the nation's capitol, people are marching in cities across the world. Deborah Becker of member station WBUR is at the march in Boston.

MSNBC 

Michael Moore: ‘The old guard of the...

Filmmaker Michael Moore tells crowds at the Women’s March on Washington that “we have to take over the Democratic Party.” He stresses the need for new leadership that is both young and diverse.

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

National Park Service tweeting again after suspension

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Interior Department began tweeting again Saturday, a day after an employee shared tweets that appeared unsympathetic to President Donald Trump and prompted a temporary, department-wide freeze on tweeting from its official accounts. "Out of an abundance of caution, while we investigated the situation involving these tweets, the Department of Interior's communications team determined that it was important to stand down Twitter activity across the department temporarily, except... Читать дальше...

McClatchy DC Bureau 

World joins in Women's March

As hundreds of thousands gathered in Washington, D.C., to rally for women's rights, supporters also gathered around the world. The crowds were enthusiastic in countries from Europe to Asia to Latin America in a global outpouring, fueled by distrust of President Donald Trump's inaugural promise to put "America first."

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Zee News (zeenews.india.com) 

India, US must collaborate more on space research: NASA scientist

India and the US should collaborate more on space research programmes, a prominent scientist from the US space agency NASA stressed here on Saturday as he felicitated two young Indian astronomers who created history by discovering asteroids in 2010 that are now recognised by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in the US.

BusinessInsider.com 

Here's what Wall Street is saying about Netflix's blowout subscriber growth last quarter

Jonathan Leibson/Getty

Netflix surprised Wall Street on Wednesday when it reported fourth-quarter earnings and subscriber growth.

In the US, net additions totaled 1.93 million, much better than the consensus forecast among analysts of 1.38 million and Netflix's own prior estimates. Earnings per share were $0.15, two cents above the median forecast.

NOW WATCH: Here's how to use one of the many apps to buy and trade bitcoin

BusinessInsider.com 

CUT THE CORD: Here's a guide to every live streaming service on the market or coming soon

GameofThrones/Youtube

Cord cutting enthusiasts have predicted the death of cable for some time now.

This last year has seen two live streaming services, Sling TV and PlayStation Vue, refine themselves into well-functioning cable TV alternatives. AT&T also presented its own internet TV solution, DIRECTV NOW, but it apparently hasn’t worked out the kinks as well as its predecessors.

2017 promises a host of new entrants that could ultimately take the crown as the best streaming TV service out there. Читать дальше...

TheRepublic.com 

Boy George talks politics at Paris menswear, Dior goes dark

PARIS — Music maestro Boy George got political at Paris Fashion Week as Dior Homme went to the dark side, creating a hard, brooding fall-winter collection. Here are the highlights of Saturday’s menswear shows. DIOR PULLS IN THE STARS, BOY GEORGE DEFENDS MELANIA A demure and relaxed Paris Jackson dodged journalists as she arrived at