US shutdown: Trump delays State of the Union address
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Today's Headlines January 24
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US shutdown: Trump delays State of the Union address
The president concedes he cannot give his State of the Union speech until the funding row is over.
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Venezuela crisis: Maduro cuts ties after US backs opposition leader as president
The US recognises opposition leader Juan Guaidó as interim president and urges the army to back him.
Thousands gather for rally against Venezuela's Maduro
Thousands protest in Venezuela's capital in a bid to topple President Nicolás Maduro's government.
Five people dead in SunTrust Bank shooting in Florida
The suspect is in custody after barricading himself and killing five people at the branch, police say.
Prince William says celebrities shunned mental health charity
The Duke of Cambridge tells business leaders that stars didn't want to be associated with mental illness.
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Sport
England in West Indies: James Anderson takes four wickets to boost tourists
James Anderson takes four wickets in the final session to swing the first Test in England's favour on day one against West Indies in Barbados.
Australian Open 2019: Petra Kvitova beats Danielle Collins to reach final
Petra Kvitova reaches her first Grand Slam final since being stabbed, beating unseeded American Danielle Collins at the Australian Open.
Manchester City reach Carabao Cup final with 10-0 aggregate win over Burton Albion
Manchester City reach the Carabao Cup final by completing a 10-0 aggregate win over League One Burton in their semi-final.
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Christine Welch: How this American's Chinese song went viral in China
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'Beaten and shot by Zimbabwe's police'
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BBC News takes on the #10YearChallenge
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Niagara Falls becomes a winter wonderland
Magazine
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'R. Kelly insisted I have a sex trainer'
For two years Asante McGee was R. Kelly's girlfriend. Then she went to live in his house in Georgia. She lasted three weeks.
Business
Microsoft's Bing search engine inaccessible in China
The outage has raised concerns that Bing is the latest foreign website to be blocked by censors.
Real Madrid regains top spot in world football rich list
The Champions League holders are global football's top revenue-generator, according to Deloitte.
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Technology
Xiaomi reveals fold-in-three smartphone
The Chinese tech giant confirms it has developed a smartphone-tablet hybrid with a flexible display.
Daily Mail demands browser warning U-turn
A built-in tool in Microsoft's Edge app says the Daily Mail's journalism is often inaccurate.
Capital
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The rise of the posh coffee cup
Some can cost $100 or more
 
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A solution for millennial burnout?
Some say resilience is the answer – but it could become another source of stress
Culture
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How more diversity is shaping Hollywood
‘People have been empowered to tell their stories’
 
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The films that are rewriting history
Why bold, female-centric stories are taking centre-stage
Earth
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'Chimpanzees are just like us'
What can we learn from how chimps behave?
 
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BBC Earth has moved
Visit us at our new home - BBCEarth.com
Future
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Why Japan's stations are bathed in blue
The soothing light is designed to reduce train suicides - but does it work?
 
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What we know about gut health
The life inside us affects us in many ways
Travel
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Why Scotland loves haggis
It’s gone from portable travelling food to celebratory Scottish dish
 
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A deadly predator that brought solace
‘I wondered if the wound of my guilt could ever heal’
 
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