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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A young man from Louisiana has confessed to killing his parents, his girlfriend, and two of her family members who had taken him in after he was kicked out of his house, authorities said Tuesday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2UqdGVF via IFTTT

Investigative reporter and author Luke Rosiak pulls back the curtain on Nancy Pelosi's Democrats in 'Obstruction of Justice.' from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2sWtNi3 via IFTTT

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Those breaching sanctions aimed at cutting rising violence could face up to two years in prison. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2S9v6bN via IFTTT

One of the targeted students said she felt "terrified" at the prospect of seeing the men on campus again. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Rr80Jh via IFTTT

Flames from gas-fed heaters stop snow and ice from clogging up the track at railway intersections. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2RsdKSK via IFTTT

Some 20,000 physios, pharmacists and paramedics are to be recruited to work with under-pressure GPs. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2RW3OGg via IFTTT

Liv Pontin had decided to take her own life, when a train driver stopped her. Now they are reuniting. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2TsPbqZ via IFTTT

In an interview, the White House press secretary says Donald Trump had divine support. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Bm9a3B via IFTTT

JD Sports, Sports Direct, TK Maxx, Amazon, Boohoo and Missguided must do more, say MPs. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2HHsiyB via IFTTT

A think tank report assesses how ready the government is to leave the EU without a deal. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2BmiJQ3 via IFTTT

The UK industry's trade body warns of "permanent devastation" if Britain leaves the EU without a deal. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2BbLdM1 via IFTTT

The annual rise in house prices "almost ground to a complete halt" in January, the Nationwide says. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2DJKi77 via IFTTT

Thursday's front pages feature stories on Brexit, Facebook, stalkers and a new NHS recruitment plan. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2RsrFZh via IFTTT

Your morning briefing for Thursday 31 January 2019. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2G9SEGO via IFTTT

Nearly two million people are estimated to have left it until the last minute to fill in their tax returns. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Gabtd6 via IFTTT

Meet the professional chefs changing the way people think about women in the kitchen. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2RZhkJp via IFTTT

The deep freeze gripping much of the US has been blamed on a polar vortex. Here's what that means. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Sex5LW via IFTTT

Rachel Brosnahan, star of The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, honours her late aunt in the new collection. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2MFzERJ via IFTTT

How should I drive in the snow? Why does salt melt ice? How can I boost my immune system? from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2DJP0lG via IFTTT

US scientists say it could be used to monitor tumours or ulcers for a month in the stomach. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2ShkLdJ via IFTTT

The app bans images of men in underwear and swimwear after "repeated suspensions by app store distributors". from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2SgJDCi via IFTTT

Stars support Empire actor Jussie Smollet, the victim of a suspected hate crime in Chicago. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2CRvIJi via IFTTT

What can UK cities learn from Finland, where the number of rough sleepers has fallen dramatically? from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2TofSwO via IFTTT

Japan is in the grip of an elderly crime wave. Poverty and loneliness are two of the possible causes. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2sUSv2f via IFTTT

A US state could become one of the first places in the world to allow corpses to become fertile soil. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2S04WbU via IFTTT

Museum and gallery shops are reporting rising sales and greater interest. What is their recipe for growth? from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2CRvcuO via IFTTT

The story of Nastya Rybka, who was questioned in a Thai jail by the FBI about the Trump-Russia inquiry. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2HHJ9kz via IFTTT

Dutch patients with dementia who want euthanasia are less likely to get it if their disease is advanced - so many request it very early. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2ScPHff via IFTTT

Councils say they are "desperate" to protect services but funding cuts forced "difficult decisions". from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Saz4AQ via IFTTT

A federal magistrate judge recommended Wednesday that Liberty Counsel's preliminary injunction be granted against a Tampa ordinance which prohibits licensed counselors from providing talk therapy to minors seeking to reduce or eliminate unwanted same-sex attractions, behaviors, or identity.  from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2WuJR86

The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) on Wednesday released their sixth annual report on the fight to protect defenseless unborn babies in the United States. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2BcnaN8

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) stunned many people on Wednesday by saying some babies should be allowed to die right after they're born. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2G9JVVf

Nearly 71 percent of Chicago residents identify as Christian and eight out of 10 of them plan to vote in this year's election for a new mayor.   As current Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is set to leave, voters are beginning to voice their concerns about what is going on in their city. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2WpDK5b

Virginia Democratic Delegate Kathy Tran proposed a bill that would allow a woman to have an abortion while she is in labor and just moments away from giving birth.  from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2HFXmia

This week's arctic winter cold snap is tightening its grip on the upper plains and Midwest, with some areas facing the coldest temperatures in decades, making it feel like 50 below zero in Chicago. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2CVBGbU

Trade tensions with the United States and a slowing economy are keeping Chinese tourists to budget-friendly destinations closer to home for the Lunar New Year holiday, with more likely opting for Bangkok than Sydney or San Francisco. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2WydHIP

LAS LAJAS, Argentina - When China built a military-run space station in Argentina's Patagonian region it promised to include a visitors' center to explain the purpose of its powerful 16-story antenna. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2FZcWn8

Russia and the United States failed to bridge their differences over a landmark Cold War-era arms treaty at last-ditch talks in Beijing, Russia's deputy foreign minister was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies on Thursday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2HICNBH

The strength of the embattled Afghan defense forces has declined to its lowest level in four years, a U.S. watchdog said on Thursday, as talks between Washington and the Taliban continue over the possible withdrawal of foreign troops. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Tn7PjV

On a cold, grey Sunday morning, in a street lined with shuttered builders' yards and storage units, songs of prayer in the West African language of Yoruba ring out from a former warehouse that is now a church. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Ghioky

Australia will direct more foreign aid to develop the sport of rugby league in the Pacific, officials say, bolstering a soft power offensive against China's growing influence in the region. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2CZMGp4

A Myanmar court on Friday rejected the appeal of two Reuters reporters sentenced to seven years in jail on charges of breaking the Official Secrets Act, saying the defense had not provided sufficient evidence to show they were innocent. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2H6IGIw

The White House warned traders on Wednesday not to deal in Venezuelan gold or oil following its imposition of stiff sanctions aimed at forcing socialist President Nicolas Maduro from power. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Sfmksz