Top News public: January 2018

State of the Union: Trump hails 'new American moment'

The president speaks of "one American family", but Democrats say he has left the nation "fractured".

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Taliban threaten 70% of Afghanistan, BBC finds

The Islamist group's power and reach have surged since foreign combat troops left, the BBC finds.

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Pope to send envoy to investigate Chile sex abuse claims

The Vatican says it has been given new information about allegations of a bishop's alleged cover-up.

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Trump signs order to keep Guantanamo Bay prison open

The move reverses attempts by former President Barack Obama to close the controversial site.

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Hawaii false alarm: Officials quit over missile alert

Additionally the employee who sent the warning, who had a record of poor performance, is fired.

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Glee actor Mark Salling, 35, found dead

The actor, who had admitted possessing child sex abuse images, is believed to have killed himself.

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Skywatchers await 'super blue blood Moon'

A blue blood supermoon and lunar eclipse across Asia heralds a year of lunar science milestones, say scientists.

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Diane Keaton defends Woody Allen over abuse allegations

The actress says she "continues to believe" the director after claims against him resurfaced.

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Yemen separatists capture most of Aden, residents say

Yemeni cabinet ministers are reported to be holed up inside the presidential palace in Aden.

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France jogger death: Husband admits killing Alexia Daval

Three months after Alexia Daval's body was found, her husband tells police he killed her by mistake.

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Pierre Agnes: Boardriders boss goes missing at sea in France

Pierre Agnes' boat was discovered washed ashore near Biarritz on France's Atlantic coast.

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The killer whale that can say 'hello' and 'bye bye'

A killer whale that can mimic words such as "hello" is thought to be the first of its kind to copy human speech.

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State of the Union: Congress divided on Trump speech

The contrasting reactions to the president's speech tell the tale of a deeply divided Congress.

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Why the U.K. needs to boost trade with China

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Head of Quiksilver goes missing off France

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Colbert and 'The Daily Show' go live to react to Trump's State of the Union

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Trump's lawyers say threshold for questioning not met

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Clinton on keeping faith adviser: 'If I had it to do again, I wouldn't'

Hillary Clinton, in a lengthy Facebook post explaining her decision not to fire a senior adviser on her 2008 campaign who was accused of sexual harassment, said she did not fire him because she didn't think it was "the best solution to the problem," but that she shouldn't make the same decision today.

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What it's like to be young and in love in Southeast Asia

A new photography exhibition is casting light on youth culture across Southeast Asia. More than 150 images, tackling subjects such as online dating and mental health, capture the experiences of young people in a region undergoing unprecedented levels of change.

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Dying teen marries high school sweetheart

19-year-old Dustin Synder only has a few weeks to live, and his dying wish was to marry his girlfriend.

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America does export energy. It imports a lot more.

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How much do corporate tax cuts help workers

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The whole story behind the 3 million workers who got tax cut bonuses

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Facebook hit with lawsuit over murder posted online

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North Korea is planning to show off dozens of long-range missiles the day before the Winter Olympics is set to begin in South Korea, two diplomatic sources with deep knowledge of North Korea's intentions told CNN.

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Designs by Arthur Mamou-Mani and his students in Black Rock City and beyond

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Each year, Burning Man, a 10-day festival dedicated to community in Nevada's Black Rock Desert, erects a huge central temple that is burned at the end of the event.

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Police say he's a serial killer who buried his victims' remains in potted plants

Bruce McArthur, 66, is a Toronto landscaper who's been charged in five murders so far.

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Toronto police have arrested a landscaper who they say killed multiple people, and buried some of his victims' remains in large planters.

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After the Trump administration decided not to impose new sanctions on Russia, CIA Director Mike Pompeo warns about Russian meddling in future US elections. CNN's Barbara Starr reports.

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Danish police say DNA from a headless torso matches that of missing journalist Kim Wall, who was last seen aboard a private submarine owned by inventor Peter Madsen, according to Swedish newspaper and CNN affiliate Expressen TV.

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"We lose over four Kentuckians every single day," says Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear, who has filed a lawsuit against a national opioid distributor.

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Read CNN's 2011 Africa and Middle East Unrest Fast Facts and learn more about the Arab Spring anti-government protests that began in Tunesia in 2010.

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Trump warns Americans of nuclear threat from 'depraved' North Korea

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Branding North Korea’s leadership “depraved,” President Donald Trump told Americans on Tuesday that Pyongyang’s pursuit of nuclear missiles could “very soon threaten our homeland” and vowed a continued campaign to prevent that.

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U.S. lawmakers blast Trump decision to hold off on Russia sanctions

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Members of the U.S. Congress, who passed new sanctions on Russia nearly unanimously last summer, criticized President Donald Trump on Tuesday for not imposing them, accusing him of being soft on his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.

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May says will give parliament 'appropriate analysis' before Brexit deal vote

WUHAN, China (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday that lawmakers would be given official analysis on any Brexit deal before they are asked to approve it, dismissing a leaked document showing the economy would be worse off under all exit scenarios.

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Mexico may allow U.S. air marshals to use stun guns on flights

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico is in talks with the United States on whether to allow U.S. federal air marshals to travel with Taser stun guns on cross-border flights with U.S. airlines, National Security Commissioner Renato Sales said in a TV interview on Tuesday.

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South Korea sends athletes for joint training at North Korean ski resort

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea will begin a joint training program at the Masikryong ski resort in North Korea on Wednesday as had been initially planned, the South's Ministry of Unification said, with a 45-person delegation engaging in a two-day trip.

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China says plenty of space separates Taiwan flights amid route row

BEIJING (Reuters) - China rebuffed Taiwan's objections in a deepening row over the opening of new flight paths in the Taiwan Strait, saying on Wednesday that the space separating routes over the waterway was more than is mandated by international standards.

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Taliban active in 70 percent of Afghanistan, BBC study finds

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Taliban are openly active in 70 percent of Afghanistan's districts, fully controlling 4 percent of the country and demonstrating an open physical presence in another 66 percent, according to a BBC study published on Tuesday.

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