January 2019 ~ AJJ News

One of the targeted students said she felt "terrified" at the prospect of seeing the men on campus again.

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Polar vortex: Fire used to melt ice on Chicago train tracks

January 31, 2019

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Flames from gas-fed heaters stop snow and ice from clogging up the track at railway intersections.

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The GP substitute will see you now

January 31, 2019

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Some 20,000 physios, pharmacists and paramedics are to be recruited to work with under-pressure GPs.

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‘Meeting the stranger who saved my life’

January 31, 2019

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Liv Pontin had decided to take her own life, when a train driver stopped her. Now they are reuniting.

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Sarah Sanders says 'God wanted Trump to be president'

January 31, 2019

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In an interview, the White House press secretary says Donald Trump had divine support.

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MPs say fast fashion brands inaction on ethics is shocking

January 31, 2019

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JD Sports, Sports Direct, TK Maxx, Amazon, Boohoo and Missguided must do more, say MPs.

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Brexit: How ready is the UK government for no deal?

January 31, 2019

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A think tank report assesses how ready the government is to leave the EU without a deal.

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Brexit: Car investment halves as industry hits 'red alert'

January 31, 2019

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The UK industry's trade body warns of "permanent devastation" if Britain leaves the EU without a deal.

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House price growth at near six-year low

January 31, 2019

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The annual rise in house prices "almost ground to a complete halt" in January, the Nationwide says.

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The Papers: 'May woos Labour MPs with cash'

January 31, 2019

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Thursday's front pages feature stories on Brexit, Facebook, stalkers and a new NHS recruitment plan.

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News Daily: Knife crime crackdown, cold weather and fast fashion

January 31, 2019

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Your morning briefing for Thursday 31 January 2019.

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It's deadline day - can you handle the pressure?

January 31, 2019

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Nearly two million people are estimated to have left it until the last minute to fill in their tax returns.

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'Women are seen as home cooks - not chefs'

January 31, 2019

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Meet the professional chefs changing the way people think about women in the kitchen.

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Polar vortex: What is it and how does it happen?

January 31, 2019

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The deep freeze gripping much of the US has been blamed on a polar vortex. Here's what that means.

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Kate Spade's niece Rachel Brosnahan is the new face of her label

January 31, 2019

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Rachel Brosnahan, star of The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, honours her late aunt in the new collection.

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How to de-ice your car - and other questions

January 31, 2019

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How should I drive in the snow? Why does salt melt ice? How can I boost my immune system?

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Inflatable puffer fish pill 'could track patient's health'

January 31, 2019

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US scientists say it could be used to monitor tumours or ulcers for a month in the stomach.

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Gay dating app Scruff bans underwear photos

January 31, 2019

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The app bans images of men in underwear and swimwear after "repeated suspensions by app store distributors".

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Attacked Empire actor Jussie Smollett 'has tasted brutality of hatred'

January 31, 2019

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Stars support Empire actor Jussie Smollet, the victim of a suspected hate crime in Chicago.

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The city with no homeless on its streets

January 31, 2019

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What can UK cities learn from Finland, where the number of rough sleepers has fallen dramatically?

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Why some Japanese pensioners want to go to jail

January 31, 2019

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Japan is in the grip of an elderly crime wave. Poverty and loneliness are two of the possible causes.

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How do you compost a human body - and why would you?

January 31, 2019

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A US state could become one of the first places in the world to allow corpses to become fertile soil.

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The unlikely stars bucking the High Street slump

January 31, 2019

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Museum and gallery shops are reporting rising sales and greater interest. What is their recipe for growth?

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Nastya Rybka: Model who got caught up in the Trump-Russia row

January 31, 2019

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The story of Nastya Rybka, who was questioned in a Thai jail by the FBI about the Trump-Russia inquiry.

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On the buses? Where and how often are we travelling?

January 31, 2019

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Councils say they are "desperate" to protect services but funding cuts forced "difficult decisions".

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Cost-conscious Chinese tourists staying closer to home for Lunar New Year

January 31, 2019

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Trade tensions with the United States and a slowing economy are keeping Chinese tourists to budget-friendly destinations closer to home for the Lunar New Year holiday, with more likely opting for Bangkok than Sydney or San Francisco.

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China's military-run space station in Argentina is a 'black box'

January 31, 2019

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LAS LAJAS, Argentina - When China built a military-run space station in Argentina's Patagonian region it promised to include a visitors' center to explain the purpose of its powerful 16-story antenna.

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Russia, U.S. last-ditch talks to break nuclear pact deadlock fail: agencies

January 31, 2019

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Russia and the United States failed to bridge their differences over a landmark Cold War-era arms treaty at last-ditch talks in Beijing, Russia's deputy foreign minister was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies on Thursday.

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Watchdog shows Afghan defense forces declining as peace talks edge forward

January 31, 2019

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The strength of the embattled Afghan defense forces has declined to its lowest level in four years, a U.S. watchdog said on Thursday, as talks between Washington and the Taliban continue over the possible withdrawal of foreign troops.

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African churches boom in London's backstreets

January 31, 2019

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On a cold, grey Sunday morning, in a street lined with shuttered builders' yards and storage units, songs of prayer in the West African language of Yoruba ring out from a former warehouse that is now a church.

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Soft power: Australia uses hard game to tackle China in Pacific

January 31, 2019

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Australia will direct more foreign aid to develop the sport of rugby league in the Pacific, officials say, bolstering a soft power offensive against China's growing influence in the region.

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Myanmar court rejects appeal by jailed Reuters reporters

January 31, 2019

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A Myanmar court on Friday rejected the appeal of two Reuters reporters sentenced to seven years in jail on charges of breaking the Official Secrets Act, saying the defense had not provided sufficient evidence to show they were innocent.

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Don't deal in Venezuelan gold, White House says, in anti-Maduro push

January 31, 2019

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The White House warned traders on Wednesday not to deal in Venezuelan gold or oil following its imposition of stiff sanctions aimed at forcing socialist President Nicolas Maduro from power.

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Saudi Arabia winds down 15-month anti-corruption campaign

January 31, 2019

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Saudi Arabia has ended a sweeping crackdown on corruption ordered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that it said had recovered more than $106 billion through settlements with scores of senior princes, ministers and top businessmen.

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Tug-of-war: U.S. refiner Citgo caught in Venezuela political upheaval

January 31, 2019

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Citgo Petroleum Corp, the eighth largest U.S. refiner and Venezuela's top foreign asset, is in the middle of a tug-of-war as the Trump administration tries to use the company as leverage to topple Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

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Citgo expatriate workers in U.S. ordered to return to Venezuela: sources

January 31, 2019

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Venezuela has told dozens of expatriate staff working for Citgo Petroleum Corp in the United States that they must return to Caracas by the end of February, people familiar with the matter said, following U.S. sanctions aimed at forcing socialist President Nicolas Maduro from power.

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BHP, Rio call for permanent indigenous voice in Australia's parliament

January 31, 2019

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Australia's two biggest mining firms on Thursday backed calls for an indigenous advisory body in parliament, saying Prime Minister Scott Morrison's opposition to the proposal did not "stand up to scrutiny."

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Need for speed: Carts on rails help Manila's commuters dodge gridlock

January 31, 2019

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Thousands of commuters flock to Manila's railway tracks every day, but rather than boarding the trains, they climb on to wooden carts pushed along the tracks, to avoid the Philippine capital's infamous traffic gridlock.