Trump-Pelosi showdown over shutdown first battle of new era

Trump is counting on public support as he holds out for $5 billion for his wall.

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Throngs to pack Times Square for mild, rainy New Year's Eve

Snoop Dogg, Sting and Christina Aguilera will perform at the event.

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Colorado man accused of killing missing fiancee due in court

Patrick Frazee was arrested Dec. 21 on suspicion of murder.

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Flora Saini: Stree has changed a lot for me

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Camila Cabello finds skiing challenging

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New life for old classics, as their copyrights run out

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Digital surge crushes music retailer HMV

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Nora Fatehi: I feel that 2018 is my year

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Jennifer Lawrence shares her most embarrassing moment

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Kate Upton on losing baby weight: I have a long way to go

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Year-End Storm in the Philippines Kills More Than 60

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Philippine President Says He Sexually Abused Housemaid as a Teenager

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C.I.A.’s Afghan Forces Leave a Trail of Abuse and Anger

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In Orange County, a Republican Fortress Turns Democratic

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Consejos para vivir mejor en 2019

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‘The Train Was So Packed That It Was Difficult For Me to Do What I Always Did’

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2 of New York’s Most Influential Offices Are About to be Held by One Person

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What’s on TV Monday: New Year’s Eve Celebrations and Taylor Swift

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Armed Man in Tactical Clothing Headed to a Texas Church to ‘Fulfill a Prophecy,’ Police Say

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Trump Digs In, Darkening Hopes for a Deal to End the Shutdown

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Obamacare, Ruled Invalid by Federal Judge, Will Remain in Effect During Appeal

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Lindsey Graham Suggests Syrian Troop Drawdown Will Take Longer Than 30 Days

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Quotation of the Day: C.I.A.-Led Afghan Forces Leave Grim Trail of Abuse

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Ravens and Eagles Claw Their Way to the N.F.L. Playoffs

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Cowboys Send Giants to Another Late Loss

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Alabama and Clemson Are Putting a Trademark on the Title Game

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No Corrections: December 31, 2018

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13 movies, TV series and more premiering this week

A terrifying new movie, New Year's Eve countdowns and more!

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A R Rahman to turn judge on Indian television for the first time

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REVEALED: Rana Daggubati's role in Housefull 4 is a total surprise package! (Read key details)

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Arjun Kapoor - Malaika Arora get chachu Anil Kapoor’s blessings

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How Shah Rukh Khan tried to upstage Ranveer Singh

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A Closed Brooklyn Bridge and 40,000 Pounds of Deli Meat: New York Is That Crowded

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Shutdown, McKinsey, Gaza: Your Monday Briefing

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‘Outlander’ Season 4, Episode 9: Fraser Hospitality

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Mueller investigation shows no sign of slowing as year comes to a close

Special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election was once a cloud hanging over the Trump administration. Now it's a downpour.

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Senator: Trump slowing down troop pullout from Syria

"I think we're in a pause situation," the South Carolina Republican says.

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Kim Jong Un expected to ring in 2019 with big policy speech

He's expected to lay out his top priorities for the year ahead.

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Gridlock, infighting likely on tap for Wisconsin Legislature

New legislative session will begin with anger still fresh among Democrats.

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Defective bracket found on collapsed jet bridge at airport

Jet bridge collapsed and injured six people at the Baltimore-Washington airport.

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Judge clears the way for appeal of ruling against health law

Federal judge who declared health law unconstitutional stays his ruling.

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Putin tells Trump in New Year's letter he's open to meeting

Russian President Vladimir Putin has told U.S. President Donald Trump in a New Year's letter that the Kremlin is "open to dialogue" on the myriad issues hindering relations between their countries

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Your New Year's Eve forecast from East to West

Two systems are set to combine along the East Coast on Monday.

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22-year-old woman killed by lion that escaped enclosure at animal center: Officials

The victim had worked at the conservator center for about two weeks.

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No meeting scheduled to end shutdown before new year

Democrats will assume control of the House on Jan. 3.

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Mueller investigation shows no sign of slowing as year comes to a close

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Senator: Trump slowing down troop pullout from Syria

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Gridlock, infighting likely on tap for Wisconsin Legislature

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Defective bracket found on collapsed jet bridge at airport

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Judge clears the way for appeal of ruling against health law

Federal judge who declared health law unconstitutional stays his ruling.

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Putin tells Trump in New Year's letter he's open to meeting

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Missing 3-yr-old girl found murdered in SW Delhi

A three-year-old girl was found murdered in southwest Delhi’s Kapashera village on Saturday evening. The child was missing from her home since Wednesday.

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Metro's Lajpat Nagar-Mayur Vihar corridor opened

The 9.7-km Lajpat Nagar-Mayur Vihar Pocket 1 corridor of the Delhi Metro's pink line was inaugurated on Monday by Union minister of housing and urban affairs Hardeep Singh Puri and deputy chief minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia. Only a 1.4-km stretch between Mayur Vihar Pocket-1 and Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake stations remain to be linked, all the rest are connected.

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After death, father cleared of rape taint

Convicted of raping his daughter, 10 months too late. The Delhi high court recently acquitted him of rape charges, but by then the man had died, taking the tag of a “rapist father” to his grave.

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Bigger CWG complex: Come, play in the open

The Delhi Development Authority is planning to expand its Commonwealth Games Village sports complex, which boasts of word-class sporting facilities. However, as the complex is built on the floodplain, any kind of construction is not allowed there.

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Decades-long hunt for 4 men didn’t end this yr too

They once rocked the city with their crimes and gave police many sleepless nights. After a while, however, many of them vanished into thin air and, today, the only evidence that remains are their stories in police records.

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Kol engineer held for blackmailing Delhi woman

A 28-year-old engineer from Kolkata was arrested for allegedly harassing a woman in Delhi and threatening to upload intimate pictures of her on social media platforms.

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New Year: Traffic cops to keep watch on violators

If you have plans to go out on New Year’s eve, you need to guard against snarls around Connaught Place or India Gate. Police will also crack down on speeding vehicles, those jumping red lights, drunk driving and use of mobile phones while driving. If caught, you risk getting your licence suspended.

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Carjackers make merry on Xmas, still on the run

A spate of car snatching incidents in Rohini has forced police to form multiple teams to hunt for the gangs that carried out such crimes on Christmas.

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How 2 boys got drugs worth lakhs through web

The crime branch has blown the lid off a drug supply module that ordered consignments from other countries through the dark web and received them in Delhi via international courier firms.

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WhatsApp no. for Delhi BJP's booth-level workers

The BJP's Delhi unit has set up a WhatsApp number, called "Namo Again" to effectively connect with around 69,000 booth-level workers ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. There are 13,816 polling booths in the national capital. The BJP has appointed five panch pramukh at each polling booth.

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Exit restrictions at Rajiv Chowk metro stn on NYE

Keeping in view the heavy rush of revellers on Monday, December 31, it has been decided that no exit would be allowed from Rajiv Chowk Metro station after 9pm.

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Pataudi: Man asks for test ride, flees with SUV

A man was booked for allegedly stealing an SUV after taking it for a test-drive in Mandpura village on Friday. An FIR was registered at Pataudi police station. The accused is yet to be nabbed.

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Survey to solve Gurugram bus ridership puzzle

The custodian of the city bus service, Gurugram Metropolitan City Bus Limited (GMCBL), has decided to revisit its roadmap and, if required, return to the drawing board to understand reasons behind poor ridership on the two routes already operational.

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‘Printing error’ troubles 750 DTU students

Over 750 students of Delhi Technical University (DTU) have come out against it for being “misled” during admission in BTech evening shift. Students alleged that they were told that the evening shift was a ‘regular’ course and an RTI inquiry revealed that it was a part-time course. However, the university claimed that it was a “printing mistake”.

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Driver who conned many as DM held in Gr Noida

Mani Tyagi (24), a driver, wanted a life beyond power steerings, one where he could wield true power. So he gave himself a new identity: IAS officer Vishal Kumar.

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Nizamuddin station to become major transport hub with Metro's Pink Line

Hazrat Nizamuddin is all set to become the next big transport hub of the city to be connected with the metro, after the newly built stretch between Mayur Vihar Pocket 1 and Lajpat Nagar opens on Monday. The stretch is part of the 59-km-long Pink Line which will connect Shiv Vihar to Majlis Park and is the third and the last one of the entire line to open.

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SDMC tries UV light to save vertical gardens

Can ultraviolet light treatment help save the series of vertical gardens installed in the city in the past year? Unavailability of direct sunlight on the double carriageway flyovers and lack of water were proving to be major challenges in maintaining the vertical greens located under the beautified flyovers and many were withering away.

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Delhi shelter home case: 4 employees held

Four women employees of a home for girls were arrested on Saturday, a day after the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) said they found cases of sexual abuse and unhygienic conditions at the shelter run by an NGO in southwest Delhi’s Dwarka, during a surprise inspection.

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Delhi youth shoots friend after drunk scuffle

When an inebriated 24-year-old Sunny pulled out a pistol on Friday night, his friend Paras Bhatia laughed it off and asked him to lower the weapon. A pistol in one hand and a mobile phone in the other, Sunny muttered some words before pulling the trigger.

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