Saturday, February 1, 2020

Iowa Caucus: ‘We voted for Obama, then Trump’

In 2016, Howard County in Iowa was the single largest pivot county in the country, voting for President Donald Trump after supporting Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012.

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Juan Guaidó Takes His Appeal to Venezuelans in Florida


By BY NICK MADIGAN AND PATRICIA MAZZEI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2GICGCI

Troy Polamalu Highlights Hall of Fame Class


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The last major poll of the Iowa caucuses comes out tonight.


By BY LISA LERER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2uSA8ze

Friday, January 31, 2020

Former Belgian-Nicaraguan political prisoner calls for probe into Ortega government

Nicaragua's best known former political prisoner, Amaya Coppens, is calling for international organizations to investigate alleged abuses by the government of President Daniel Ortega.


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Trump eases restrictions on land mine use by U.S. military

President Donald Trump on Friday relaxed Obama-era restrictions on the U.S. military's use of anti-personnel land mines, arguing that the previous policy could put American troops at a "severe disadvantage."


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China's Hubei reports 45 new coronavirus deaths, total at 249

China's Hubei province, the epicentre of a coronavirus epidemic, reported 45 new deaths from the outbreak on Friday, bringing the total to 249, the local health commission said on Saturday.


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