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Chaos in Paris streets as #YellowVests clash with police#France pic.twitter.com/vTcuom9pc0
— Ruptly (@Ruptly) January 12, 2019
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90 years after the first publication of Tintin, some anti-racism activists say that the comic books are “unacceptable” because they’re filled with racist stereotypes. pic.twitter.com/ZnwD676f0D
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) January 12, 2019
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez proposed raising the marginal tax rate on rich Americans to 70%. But how much money would that actually raise? https://t.co/KmFXSLO380 pic.twitter.com/tAVjPI1C6n
— CNBC (@CNBC) January 12, 2019
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A dog that can fly pic.twitter.com/gFyO5YxFkM
— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) January 12, 2019
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China’s Royole showcases foldable, bendable smartphone at #CES, whose screen is thinner than a hair. #CES2019 pic.twitter.com/EhPwKRlz1G
— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) January 12, 2019
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30 seconds of hippos eating watermelons. That is all. 🍉 pic.twitter.com/3QLHvUb4vZ
— AJ+ (@ajplus) January 12, 2019
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BREAKING: Government shutdown enters 22nd day, becoming the longest federal closure in U.S. history.
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 12, 2019
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A six-year-old girl shows a unique way of playing the drums pic.twitter.com/wCWOnoA3aM
— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) January 12, 2019
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SURF BUDDIES: Incredible experience for this surfer accompanied by a pod of playful dolphins off the Southern California coast. https://t.co/6zfgHrb5Rp pic.twitter.com/enxYvBR0f5
— ABC News (@ABC) January 12, 2019
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This 59-year-old woman is a gas cylinder distributor in Egypt who’s working hard for one goal … to provide her 7 children with an education. pic.twitter.com/qdIrjigkEL
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) January 12, 2019
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A Saudi teen who fled to Thailand to escape her allegedly abusive family has arrived in Canada after being offered asylum https://t.co/6vqavzZnnV pic.twitter.com/sJGVMffV5F
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) January 12, 2019
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We meet again. The partial government shutdown has now lasted 22 days, which, FYI, is the average gestation period of a rat. It's also the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. With Congress adjourned for the weekend, it looks like this stalemate will rage on.
Checking the numbers
The good (ish): The partial government shutdown has sliced off about $3.6 billion from the U.S. economy as of yesterday, according to S&P Global Ratings.
But $3.6 billion (with a b) isn't much when you consider the U.S. economy is worth $19 trillion (with a t). Plus, some of that loss will be recovered when employees recoup wages post-shutdown.
The bad: The shutdown could potentially end a 99-month streak of job gains. The U.S. has added jobs every month since October 2010, but ifhundreds of thousands of furloughed workers are dropped from federal payrolls, that trend could come to a screeching halt.
"The January employment number could be pretty ugly," Moody's Analytics told the WSJ. That report hits the wires Feb. 1.
Might want to get to the airport early
TSA plans to start closing some security checkpoints at U.S. airports as soon as this weekend, thanks to staffing shortages caused by the shutdown.
More than 51,000 TSA employees have been working without pay since the shutdown began Dec. 22.
TSA said it experienced a 55% increase in employees calling in sick last week.
Plus, Miami International Airport is closing one of its concourses starting today. The airport is one of the busiest in the world and serviced more than 44 million passengers in 2017.
And, a union repping 10,000+ air traffic controllers sued the Trump administration yesterday, claiming it's illegal to force them (and other airport employees) to work without compensation.
But before you cancel that trip to Aruba, TSA said it screened 1.96 million passengers on Thursday and 99.9% waited in line for less than 30 minutes.
+ Also being affected by the shutdown: Farmers, prison guards, homebuyers, and more.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk breaks ground at Shanghai Gigafactory to launch his China push https://t.co/llBxOhkZ7M via the @ReutersTV tech playlist pic.twitter.com/86EQmqPs9q
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) January 11, 2019
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President Trump says he finds China “far more honorable” than the Democratic leadership.
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) January 11, 2019
“I think that China is actually much easier to deal with than the opposition party.” https://t.co/0L3FbiYvqO pic.twitter.com/gcYngSE2Iz
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Florida pardons ‘Groveland Four’ after 70 years https://t.co/KqF2Hg79uh pic.twitter.com/Yy6e3vTMI8
— Al Jazeera News (@AJENews) January 11, 2019
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ICYMI: A show from the 1950’s features building a wall in Texas and a man named Trump… (No, we’re not kidding). #MTPDaily pic.twitter.com/anhMT0bObg
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) January 11, 2019
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Macedonia parliament agrees to change country’s name https://t.co/9xXk9jUt8b pic.twitter.com/HSYTlBt8Qh
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) January 11, 2019
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Customs and Border Protection officers fired tear gas Thursday afternoon as they carried out a “large-scale operational readiness exercise” at the San Ysidro Port of Entry between San Diego, California and Tijuana, Mexico. pic.twitter.com/XR2I19JaDF
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 11, 2019
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended embattled Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, whose department has been criticized for its response to last year’s shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. https://t.co/IWvwHP8q4z
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 11, 2019
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Chemotherapy side-effects may soon be a thing of the past. Scientists have invented a small 3-D printed cylinder to one day place in patients’ veins to absorb excess chemicals that otherwise damage the body.
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Taco Bell is attempting to reach a broader customer base by testing out an offering of vegetarian menu items https://t.co/h7UjQLQnqY pic.twitter.com/uQdCMzBjar
— CNN International (@cnni) January 11, 2019
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Impressive cloud front fills the sky around Buenos Aires, Argentina pic.twitter.com/le8K75zI36
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) January 11, 2019
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‘She was the best of us.’ Officers mourn a rookie California cop who followed her father into law enforcement and was killed investigating a car crash. https://t.co/wr2bIIHXoi
— AP West Region (@APWestRegion) January 11, 2019
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Julian Castro thanks the press covering his 2020 announcement:
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