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Hear Trump official bash border wall
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Trump vows 'very long' government shutdown over border wall - BBC World

Trump backs call to nuke filibuster in drive to pass border wall $$, as shutdown looms - Fox News Top Stories

Trump economic adviser: A 'long' government shutdown might hit jobs report - NBC Top Stories

Trump threatens 'very long' government shutdown - Reuters Top Stories

Government to shut down in fight over Trump's border wall - Reuters US News

Republican senators expected at White House as President Trump floats nuclear option to pass border wall funding - Fox News Top Stories

Trump says he's prepared for a long government shutdown as midnight deadline looms - USA Today Top Stories

President Trump says chances of a partial government shutdown are 'probably very good' and Democrats would be to blame - Fox News Top Stories

Trump says a shutdown probably will happen - CNN Top Stories

Mick Mulvaney in 2015: Trump's views on border wall 'simplistic,' 'absurd and almost childish' - CNN Top Stories

Opinion: The border wall GoFundMe page sums up the Trump presidency - CNN Top Stories

Trump says Senate unlikely to approve wall funds; shutdown looms - Reuters US News

Trump puts blame on Democrats for possible shutdown - CBS Top Stories

Government shutdown looms on Trump wall demand - USA Today Top Stories

Trump says Senate unlikely to approve wall funds; shutdown looms - Reuters Top Stories

Trump now describes his border wall as "steel slats" - CBS Top Stories

As Trump digs in, Congress barrels toward shutdown - LA Times US News

President Trump tells Senate to use nuclear option to pass spending bill that includes funding for border wall - Fox News Top Stories

Lawmakers are left shaken after Mattis quits in protest over Trump's military policies, as the government shutdown looms and financial markets plunge - CNN Top Stories

Conservative media challenge Trump on border wall, Syria pullout - Fox News Top Stories

Are we about to see a partial government shutdown or will Trump sign the stopgap spending bill before the deadline? - Fox News Top Stories

Trump's demand for wall pushes government closer to shutdown - Fox News US

Trump's demand for wall pushes government closer to shutdown - Fox News Top Stories

House approves a spending bill with Trump's $5.7-billion request for border wall funds - LA Times US News

Lawmakers are shaken after Mattis quits in protest over Trump's Middle East policy, as the government shutdown looms and financial markets plunge - CNN Top Stories

Trump warns government shutdown could 'last for a very long time' - NBC Top Stories

Trump threatens 'very long' U.S. government shutdown - Reuters Top Stories

President Trump wants Mitch McConnell to use the nuclear option to force through a bill on border wall funding. Here's why that won't happen. - CNN Top Stories

Trump to meet Senate Republicans as shutdown looms: Washington Post reporter - Reuters Top Stories

Trump warns shutdown will last 'a very long time' if wall isn't funded - The Guardian US News

Trump says he knows 'tech better than anyone' as he tries to get his border wall built - Fox News Top Stories

After chaotic day, Donald Trump defends wall plan and warns of lengthy government shutdown - USA Today Top Stories

Trump Threatens a Shutdown That Will ?Last for a Very Long Time? - NYTimes US

Rep. Jim Jordan: Democrats are more concerned with stopping President Trump than helping the country on border security - Fox News Top Stories

Jimmy Kimmel mocks ?dopey? Trump supporters for starting border wall GoFundMe page - Fox News Top Stories

Trump tweets spiky, 'beautiful' barrier rendering as border wall funding debate rages - USA Today Top Stories

Trump refuses to commit to signing spending bill as shutdown approaches - CBS Top Stories

Hear Trump official bash border wall - CNN Top Stories

Melania Trump departs for Mar-a-Lago as shutdown looms - CNN Top Stories

Trump tweets new border 'barrier' drawing (with spikes) - CNN Top Stories

Forget about a border wall ? Trump and Congress should agree on these immigration policies that work - Fox News Top Stories

Government to shut down in fight over Trump's border wall - Reuters Top Stories

Trump tweets image of proposed border wall: ?totally effective while at the same time beautiful!? - Fox News Top Stories

Trump hopes partial shutdown of government will not last long - Reuters US News

Supreme court rejects Trump plea to enforce asylum ban at US-Mexico border - The Guardian US News

Trump can't immediately deny asylum to people who cross the border illegally, Supreme Court rules - LA Times US News

Trump hopes partial shutdown of government will not last long - Reuters Top Stories

Trump defends decision to withdraw troops from Syria - Al Jazeera English

The death of our Siemens factory is the result of another Trump lie | Robert Morrison - The Guardian US News

As Trump battles Congress, federal workers are caught in the middle - Washington Post US

Trump administration lawyers rush cases to the Supreme Court, and blame blue-state federal judges - LA Times US News

Trump Administration Moves to Restrict Food Stamp Access the Farm Bill Protected - NYTimes US

Migrants Seeking Asylum Must Wait in Mexico, Trump Administration Says - NYTimes US

Baby, It?s Cold Outside ? A Trump Tune - NYTimes US

Turkish president announces delay of planned offensive in Syria, welcomes Trump decision to pull out troops - Washington Post World

Supreme Court rejects Trump plea to enforce asylum ban - Al Jazeera English

Pete Hegseth: Mattis' retirement a culmination of the 'building frustration' over his differences with President Trump - Fox News Top Stories

Government to shut down in fight over Trump's wall - Reuters Top Stories

James Mattis resigns amid profound disagreements with Trump - CBS Top Stories

"Assad has won," Ian Bremmer says, as Trump withdraws U.S. troops from Syria - CBS Top Stories

Trump is right to withdraw US troops from Syria | Trevor Timm - The Guardian US News

Afghans, diplomats surprised by report of Trump plan to pull out troops - Reuters World News

Mattis issues a sharp rebuke to Trump as he announces his departure as Defense secretary - LA Times US News

Mattis resigning as Pentagon chief after Trump disagreements - Fox News US

Mattis resigning as Pentagon chief after Trump disagreements - Fox News Top Stories

Trump Signs Law Punishing Chinese Officials Who Restrict Access to Tibet - NY Times World

Government to shut down in fight over Trump's wall - Reuters US News

Mattis rendered outstanding service as defense secretary and a Marine ? Helped Trump improve national security - Fox News Top Stories

Officials: Mattis was livid about Syria before meeting with Trump - CNN Top Stories

"We're going to have a shutdown": Trump blames Democrats in video tweet - CNN Top Stories

Trump plans to pull thousands of troops out of Afghanistan ? report - The Guardian World News

I'm the speechwriter who wrote Obama's final Christmas message — Trump should give it a listen - USA Today Top Stories

Interior Secretary Zinke on his plans to leave the Trump administration - Fox News Top Stories

FOX NEWS FIRST: Countdown to shutdown; Did rift with Trump over Syria and Afghanistan lead to Mattis' resignation? - Fox News Top Stories

FOX NEWS FIRST: Countdown to shutdown; Did rift with Trump over Syria and Afghanistan lead to Mattis' resignation? - Fox News US

Afghans, diplomats surprised by report of Trump plan to pull out troops - Reuters Top Stories

Defense secretary James Mattis resigns and points to differences with Trump - The Guardian US News

?I had no idea how beautiful the border is?: Beto O?Rourke solicits photos of habitats at risk from Trump?s wall - Washington Post US

Marc Thiessen: Trump is about to repeat Obama's mistake in the Middle East - Fox News Top Stories

Melania Trump haters attacked first lady throughout 2018, from mocking accent to slamming Christmas décor - Fox News Top Stories

James Mattis helped keep Trump in check. The world will miss him | Peter Beaumont - The Guardian US News

Trump call with Turkish leader led to U.S. pullout from Syria - NBC World News

Factbox: Outgoing Pentagon chief Mattis was often at odds with Trump - Reuters Top Stories

In Mattis resignation, a singular challenge to Trump's agenda - Reuters Top Stories

A shocking resignation, ?a stunning embarrassment.' No, it?s not a Trump official. - Washington Post World

Trump was always playing with fire when he bragged about stocks - CNN Top Stories

Can Trump Avoid Making an Even Bigger Mess Out of Syria? - NYTimes US

A triple-amputee military vet raises more than $10 million for Trump?s border wall in four days - Washington Post US

Trump: Chances of a shutdown are probably good - CNN Top Stories

Trump can't count on justices to kill Obamacare - CNN Top Stories

Analysis: Why Trump changed his mind on the wall - CNN Top Stories

Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to enforce asylum crackdown - Fox News Top Stories

CNN host pledges to work with Trump - CNN Top Stories

Roberts, liberal justices snub Trump bid to enforce asylum policy - Reuters Top Stories

Trump portrait: you couldn?t create a creepier Yuletide scene if you tried - The Guardian US News

Chief Justice John Roberts sides with liberal justices in a 5-4 ruling that blocks the Trump administration from implementing new asylum restrictions - CNN Top Stories

Supreme Court turns down Trump request to restart asylum ban - USA Today Top Stories

Trump signs rare bipartisan bill on criminal justice in week of acrimony over budget - USA Today Top Stories

On Syria, Trump is right where he wants to be: Alone - NBC World News

Schumer to Trump: 'You own the shutdown ? your own words' - CNN Top Stories

Trump signs criminal justice reform bill with bipartisan support - CBS Top Stories

Federal appeals court temporarily blocks discovery in Trump emoluments lawsuit - Washington Post US

Serbia not as optimistic as Trump over deal with Kosovo - Fox News Top Stories

With Trump's moves on Syria and shutdown, cracks open in his political wall: Senate Republicans' support - LA Times US News

Roberts, liberal justices snub Trump bid to enforce asylum policy - Reuters US News

Dear Anonymous Inside the Trump Administration - NYTimes US

Gen. Tata details Mattis' legacy in the White House, explains why Trump is making the 'exact right move' in Syria - Fox News Top Stories

Trump administration is holding record number of migrant youths - Washington Post US

Trump call with Turkish leader led to US pullout from Syria - Fox News Top Stories

Trump call with Turkish leader led to US pullout from Syria - Fox News US

Defense Secretary Mattis resigns, citing policy disagreements with President Trump - CBS Top Stories

Serbia not as optimistic as Trump over deal with Kosovo - Fox News World

Defense Secretary James Mattis' resignation a protest of President Trump's national security policies, sources say - Fox News Top Stories

Supreme Court rejects Trump's asylum ban as Roberts sides with liberal judges - NBC Top Stories

Trump's plan to pull US troops from the Middle East raises concern from US allies - Fox News Top Stories

Why Mattis' resignation is one of the most consequential of Trump's presidency - NBC Top Stories

A tumultuous week began with a phone call between Trump and the Turkish president - Washington Post World

Afghans to Trump: Your plan to withdraw half of U.S. troops could derail the peace process - LA Times World News

Trump?s Allies in Conservative Media Put the President ?on the Griddle? - NYTimes US

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Gatwick drones: Police looking for flying object in the sky
BBC Top Stories
 

Gatwick airport reopens after drone saboteur sows chaos - Reuters World News

London's Gatwick airport reopens after mystery drone saboteur sows chaos - Reuters World News

Gatwick Airport reopens after drone chaos; police eye possible environmental protest - Fox News Top Stories

Gatwick airport says flights have now resumed after drone check - Reuters Top Stories

Gatwick airport says flights have now resumed after drone check - Reuters World News

London's Gatwick airport reopens again after drones sow travel chaos - Reuters World News

London's Gatwick airport reopens again after drones sow travel chaos - Reuters Top Stories

Gatwick airport says has suspended runway again after drone reports - Reuters World News

London's Gatwick airport halts flights again after new report of drone - Reuters Top Stories

Gatwick Airport Reopens After Drone Incursion - NYTimes US

London's Gatwick airport thrown into chaos again by another drone - NBC World News

London?s Gatwick Airport says flights have resumed after temporary shutdown due to drone sighting - Washington Post World

London's Gatwick airport halts flights again after new report of drone - Reuters World News

Explainer: How drones caused travel chaos at Britain's Gatwick airport - Reuters World News

London's Gatwick Airport reopens after drones-related shutdown - CBS Top Stories

Gatwick airport reopens after 32-hour shutdown - CNN Top Stories

Small number of flights resume at Gatwick after drone disruption - The Guardian World News

Gatwick Airport drone chaos: Can I get compensation? - BBC Top Stories

2 arrested for drone use in London Gatwick Airport case - Fox News World

Gatwick Airport reopens after done activity forces 36-hour shutdown, leaving 100,000 holiday travelers stranded - Fox News Top Stories

Gatwick flights suspended again after suspected drone sighting - BBC Top Stories

Gatwick drone arrests: two people held over disruption of airport - The Guardian World News

Gatwick drone chaos: airport aims to introduce 'limited flights' ? live - The Guardian World News

Gatwick Suspends And Resumes Flights ? Again ? After Reports Of Drone Sighting - NPR News

2 arrested for drone use in London Gatwick Airport case - Fox News Top Stories

Two arrests in Gatwick Airport drone scare that delayed flights - NBC World News

UK police arrests two for drone disruption at Gatwick - Reuters World News

London's Gatwick airport reopens again, police make two arrests - Reuters World News

UK police arrests two for drone disruption at Gatwick - Reuters Top Stories

Gatwick drone chaos: runway closure enters third day - The Guardian World News

News Daily: Gatwick drone latest and US defence secretary quits - BBC Top Stories

Gatwick airport says working to allow limited flights - Reuters World News

'Mitigating measures' allow Gatwick to reopen even as drone operator at large: COO - Reuters World News

UK police say 2 people arrested for suspected ?criminal use of drones? in Gatwick Airport case - Washington Post World

Police makes shortlist of potential culprits of Gatwick drone incident: Telegraph - Reuters Top Stories

Newspaper headlines: Gatwick drone hunt and £76m lottery win - BBC Top Stories

Gatwick shutdown: Is this the drone that caused the chaos? - BBC Top Stories

Gatwick drone shutdown: Police identify 'persons of interest' - BBC Top Stories

Gatwick drone search enters third day - BBC Top Stories

Gatwick Airport: What penalty could a drone operator face? - BBC Top Stories

Gatwick disruption: How will police catch the drone menace? - BBC Top Stories

How the Gatwick drone saga broke my family?s hearts | Letters - The Guardian World News

Police makes shortlist of potential culprits of Gatwick drone incident: Telegraph - Reuters World News

Drones shut down Gatwick Airport near London - CBS Top Stories

Gatwick shutdown: Is this the drone which caused the chaos? - BBC Top Stories

London's Gatwick airport reopens again, police make two arrests - Reuters Top Stories

Gatwick disruption: Chernobyl children land in time for Christmas - BBC Top Stories

Gatwick drones: Police looking for flying object in the sky - BBC Top Stories

Britain's Gatwick says runway currently available for limited number of aircraft - Reuters World News

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#3
Tencent finally gets some good news on gaming in China
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Fox News Brief 12-21-2018 12PM - Fox News Top Stories

News Analysis: With the Generals Gone, Trump?s ?America First? Could Fully Emerge - NYTimes US

News Daily: Gatwick drone latest and US defence secretary quits - BBC Top Stories

Mattis Resignation and Afghan News Alarm U.S. Allies in Asia - NY Times World

News Analysis: In Afghanistan, Alarm and a Sense of Betrayal Over U.S. Drawdown - NYTimes US

Christmas Is Near, but the News Won?t Stop. Here?s What to Follow. - NYTimes US

Tencent finally gets some good news on gaming in China - CNN Top Stories

Tencent finally gets some good news in China - CNN World News

Ofcom RT ruling: Russia to check BBC News in response - BBC World

Samantha Bee on the Fox News Christmas miracle - USA Today Top Stories

Der Spiegel reporter admits to writing fake news articles, CNN International rescinds 2014 journalist of year award - Fox News Top Stories

Facebook, Twitter remove fake news sites in Bangladesh ahead of election - Reuters World News

Fox News @ Night ? Thursday, December 20 - Fox News Top Stories

When big news comes in small packages - NBC Top Stories

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#4
Fiancé of missing Colorado mom arrested
CNN Top Stories
 

Fiance accused of killing Colorado woman missing for month - Fox News US

Kelsey Berreth disappearance: Fiance of Colorado mother missing since Thanksgiving arrested - Fox News Top Stories

The Latest: Fiance of missing Colorado woman in court - Fox News US

The Latest: Fiance of missing Colorado woman in court - Fox News Top Stories

Fiance accused of killing Colorado woman missing for month - Fox News Top Stories

Missing Colorado mom: Police arrest fiancé of Kelsey Berreth - CBS Top Stories

Colorado mom Kelsey Berreth missing since Thanksgiving: A timeline of events - Fox News Top Stories

Missing Colorado mom Kelsey Berreth?s fiancé reportedly arrested after investigators remove evidence from her home - Fox News Top Stories

Colorado mom Kelsey Berreth missing since Thanksgiving: A timeline of events - Fox News US

Police arrest fiance of Colorado woman last seen on Thanksgiving - USA Today Top Stories

Police: Colorado woman likely killed at home; fiance charged - Fox News Top Stories

Fiance arrested in case of missing Colorado mother - CBS Top Stories

Fiance of Colorado woman who disappeared charged with murder - Fox News Top Stories

Fiancé of missing Colorado woman arrested for her murder - Reuters US News

Police: Colorado woman likely killed at home, fiance charged - Fox News US

Fiance of Colorado woman who disappeared charged with murder - Fox News US

Missing Colorado mom Kelsey Berreth believed dead, police say - CBS Top Stories

Fiancé of missing Colorado mom arrested - CNN Top Stories

Fiancé arrested month after Colorado mom disappeared - CBS Top Stories

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Chief Justice John Roberts sides with liberal justices in a 5-4 ruling that blocks the Trump administration from implementing new asylum restrictions
CNN Top Stories
 

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg recovering from lung surgery - CBS Top Stories

Chief Justice John Roberts sides with liberal justices in a 5-4 ruling that blocks the Trump administration from implementing new asylum restrictions - CNN Top Stories

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has malignant growths removed from lung, no signs of cancer remain - USA Today Top Stories

Trump signs rare bipartisan bill on criminal justice in week of acrimony over budget - USA Today Top Stories

US Justice Ginsburg has cancer surgery - BBC World

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Undergoes Surgery For Lung Cancer - NPR News

Trump signs criminal justice reform bill ? live updates - CBS Top Stories

Justice Ginsburg undergoes lung surgery to remove cancer and is resting comfortably, no further treatment planned - Fox News Top Stories

Trump signs criminal justice reform bill with bipartisan support - CBS Top Stories

Trump signs sweeping criminal justice bill - USA Today Top Stories

Trump signs criminal justice reform bill - Fox News Top Stories

Trump signs bipartisan criminal justice overhaul First Step Act into law - The Guardian US News

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg recovering after surgery - CBS Top Stories

Can Kushner's work on the criminal justice overhaul save his reputation? - The Guardian US News

Let military justice system decide if Major Matthew Golsteyn is a victim or murderer - USA Today Top Stories

The President plans to sign a criminal justice reform bill ? a bipartisan win ? while he's in a fight over funding for a border wall ahead of a midnight deadline - CNN Top Stories

Advocates for criminal justice reform hopeful after bill signed - CBS Top Stories

This justice began a conservative transformation - CNN Top Stories

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How a potential government shutdown could affect holiday plans
CNN Top Stories
 

Record number of Americans expected to travel over the Christmas holiday thanks to soaring economy, low gas prices - Fox News Top Stories

Severe weather expected to impact holiday travel over the weekend - CBS Top Stories

Ice skating, live reindeer to soothe record U.S. holiday travel rush - Reuters US News

Past Tense: Holiday Travel Has Been Terrible for at Least 50 Years. We Have the Pictures to Prove It. - NYTimes US

Last-minute holiday shopping? Here's when major retailers will be open Christmas Eve - USA Today Top Stories

Hottest tech toys for the holidays - Fox News Top Stories

Modern Love: The Mystery of the Holiday Fruitcake, Solved! - NYTimes US

National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day celebrated on 'Fox & Friends' with the year's most trendy tacky holiday looks - Fox News Top Stories

Asian and Asian-American recipes to try during the holidays - NBC Top Stories

How a potential government shutdown could affect holiday plans - CNN Top Stories

'Home Alone' fans uncover peculiar, 'over the top,' detail in 1990 holiday hit - Fox News Top Stories

Poor Weather Spoils Getaway Day for Holiday Travelers in U.S. - NYTimes US

I?m 13 and I Write Holiday Cards to People in Prison - NYTimes US

Workers scramble to keep a holiday tradition alive after California's wildfires - CNN US

How to watch these favorite holiday movies - CBS Top Stories

Hurricane refugees prepare for the holidays in their temporary motel homes - Washington Post US

Don?t Rinse the Bird. A Myth to Dispel Before the Holidays. - NYTimes US

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