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73% of investors are worried about a recession

A growing number of economists predict that the United States will experience a recession sometime later this year or in 2020. Investors are starting to worry about a downturn, too.

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Conservative Supreme Court majority says it will hear 2nd Amendment case

A newly solidified conservative majority on the Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to take up a Second Amendment case for the first time since 2010.

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'Ted Bundy Tapes,' 'Robert Durst' add to TV's 'celebrity' monsters

The appetite for true-crime programming has created a bit of a logjam, to the point where coverage of notorious murderers and serial killers is beginning to recycle. The question is whether the sheer volume of coverage risks somehow romanticizing these infamous figures.

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The Washington Post: Former White House aide describes 'absolutely out of control' White House staff in new book

Former White House communications aide Cliff Sims describes scenes of an "absolutely out of control" White House staff, President Donald Trump berating the then-speaker of the House from his own party over loyalty and the President walking out of policy meetings in his upcoming book, according to excerpts published by The Washington Post.

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Trump takes students' side in racially charged DC protest controversy

President Donald Trump is publicly siding with the mostly white students of a Kentucky high school who were engaged in a confrontation with a Native American elder that renewed a sensitive national debate about race relations in America.

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Oscar nominations 2019: Full list by category

The nominees for the 91st Academy Awards were revealed Tuesday morning. "Roma," a Netflix film that looks back at director Alfonso Cuarón's youth in Mexico, and "The Favourite," a period dramedy with an all-star cast, tied for most nominations with ten each.

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Kevin-Prince Boateng to Barcelona: Five of the strangest January transfers

Kevin-Prince Boateng signing for Barcelona in the January transfer window caught many people by surprise.

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'What scares me the most': Business leaders in Davos are worried about central banks

Business leaders in Davos aren't thrilled about the global economic slowdown. But they're even more worried about how central banks will respond.

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Jair Bolsonaro says Brazil is open for business

Jair Bolsonaro had a simple message for the bankers, investors and chief executives gathered in Davos: Brazil is open for business.

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'Wage dispute' worker wrecks hotel in digger rampage

A construction worker used a mechanical digger to wreck the lobby of a new hotel in Liverpool, UK, in an apparent dispute over unpaid wages.

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Ridiculously cold temps in the Northeast break records

Even by New England standards, this winter cold is brutal. The storm that killed several people in the Midwest -- including a 12-year-old girl who died when a snow fort collapsed -- left a trail of dangerously cold weather in the Northeast.

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The 19 most truth-stretching lines from Rudy Giuliani's interview with Jake Tapper

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was all over TV this weekend, making the case that his client, President Donald Trump, is the victim of out-of-control prosecutors and a crazed and biased media.

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Native American elder Nathan Phillips, in his own words

Native American elder Nathan Phillips, who has made headlines everywhere after a video showed him in a face-off with a Catholic school student in front of the Lincoln Memorial, spoke at length with CNN the day after the incident.

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Supreme Court again takes no action on DACA, leaving policy in effect for now

The Supreme Court on Tuesday once again did not act on the Trump administration's effort to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, leaving protections for nearly 700,000 undocumented immigrants who came to the US as children in place for at least the next several months.

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The shutdown: A duel of proposals, votes and narratives

This week there will be dueling proposals to reopen the government. There will be dueling votes to reopen the government. There will be dueling narratives about who is serious about reopening the government.

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Chris Brown arrest the latest in troubled history

Arguably Chris Brown's most publicized trouble was his 2009 arrest for viciously beating his then-girlfriend, fellow singer Rihanna.

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Police investigating after reports of KKK flyers being found

An Asheville man spoke with News 13 after finding a KKK recruitment flyer on his lawn in the Montford neighborhood on Tuesday—Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

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Pharmacist fatally shoots alleged robber at Luling drug store

The St. Charles Sheriff Office says that a pharmacist at Thrift Village Drugs in Luling fatally shot an alleged robber last night.

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Kentucky school closes for the day over student safety concerns after viral confrontation

A Kentucky high school under scrutiny after students faced off with a Native American elder is closed Tuesday "to ensure the safety of students," according to Kenton County Commonwealth's Attorney Rob Sanders.

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Spike Lee earns first Oscar nomination for directing

More than 30 years after the release of his first feature film, legendary director Spike Lee has earned his first Oscar nomination for best director and his first nomination for best picture.