Shooting Erupts at Miami Park, Wounding Several

Eight people, including five juveniles, were wounded in a shooting on Monday in a Miami park after the annual Martin Luther King Day parade. Photo: WSVN-TV | Continue reading


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Trump Says He'll Make Trade Deal With U.K. After Brexit Vote

Donald Trump will offer the U.K. a quick and fair trade deal, the president-elect said in an interview with The Times newspaper published Sunday. Photo: PA Wire/Zuma Press. | Continue reading


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Xi Jinping to Support Free Trade at Davos

Xi Jinping is set to be the first Chinese president to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland, in a bid to present China as a benevolent global power amid differences with the incoming Trump administration. Photo: Getty | Continue reading


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Cargo-Plane Crash in Kyrgyzstan Kills More Than 30

A Turkish cargo plane crashed just outside the main airport in Kyrgyzstan, killing at least 15 people on the ground and 17 who were aboard the Boeing 747, according to Kyrgyzstan's health ministry. Photo: Reuters | Continue reading


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Samsung Heir Lee Jae-yong’s Potential Arrest: Explained

South Korean prosecutors sought an arrest warrant for the heir to Samsung, the country’s biggest business empire, Monday on bribery and embezzlement allegations. The WSJ takes a look at who Lee Jae-yong is and how he got here. Photo: Getty | Continue reading


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Mercedes and Lexus: Two Luxury Premieres in Detroit

Mercedes showcased what it calls "the first car without lines" with the new E400 Coupe, while Lexus introduced the LS500 with an exotic daylight opening. WSJ's Dan Neil reports. Video/Photo: Andria Chamberlin for The Wall Street Journal | Continue reading


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How the 1MDB Scandal Spread Across the World

Starting in Malaysia, a scandal involving the 1MDB fund set up by Prime Minister Najib Razak now involves at least 10 countries, including the U.S. This animation shows how money allegedly misappropriated from 1MDB moved through global wealth centers before being used to buy real … | Continue reading


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West Coast Storms Cause Flooding, Relieve Drought

Storms and flooding hit the West Coast hard this week, forcing dozens of Northern California residents to evacuate from their homes on Wednesday morning. Photo: Getty. | Continue reading


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Three Weeks Pass and Still No Clean Water in Damascus Suburbs

Residents in a suburb in Damascus haven’t had access to clean water for three weeks as a result of a damaged spring. The Syrian government initially accused rebels in Wadi Barada of contaminating the water, while opposition forces said the regime had damaged the water system with … | Continue reading


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Volkswagen Pleads Guilty in U.S. Emissions Scam

Volkswagen pleaded guilty Wednesday to resolve criminal charges for cheating on diesel-emissions tests in the U.S. and will pay penalties totaling $4.3 billion. Photo: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News | Continue reading


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Sen. Booker Testifies Against Confirmation of Sen. Sessions

Sen. Cory Booker (D., N.J) testified against the confirmation of his colleague, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R., Ala.), for U.S. attorney general. In a Judiciary Committee hearing, Mr. Booker said Mr. Sessions has not demonstrated a "commitment to a central requisite of the job, to aggre … | Continue reading


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Trump Press Conference: Five Announcements

During his press conference on Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump delved into the controversial issue of Russian hacking and named his nominee for VA Secretary among other big announcements. Photo: Seth Wenig/Associated Press | Continue reading


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Trump: Health-Law Replacement Plan Coming Soon

President-elect Donald Trump says repeal and replacement of President Obama's health-care law will be done "essentially simultaneously" –- after his health secretary gets confirmed. Photo: Getty | Continue reading


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Trump Turning Over Control of His Business to Sons

President-elect Donald Trump says that he, as president, could run the Trump organization. But, Trump says, “I don’t like the way that looks,” so he will have his two sons, Don and Eric run the company. Photo: Getty. | Continue reading


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FIFA Expands World Cup to Boost Revenue

Soccer’s governing body, FIFA, approved a plan to expand the World Cup to 48 teams and 80 matches in 2026, as it aims to boost revenue from the tournament. Photo: AP/Getty Images | Continue reading


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Deadly Terrorist Attacks Rock Afghanistan

Afghanistan was rocked by terrorist attacks in three major cities on Tuesday. Blasts killed more than 45 people and wounded close to 100 others, including Afghan officials and United Arab Emirates diplomats. Photo: Reuters | Continue reading


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Obama Gets Emotional During Tribute to Wife Michelle

President Obama shed some tears during a section of his farewell address on Tuesday when he spoke about the companionship of his wife Michelle during his time in office. Photo: AP | Continue reading


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Gen. Kelly Discusses Muslim Registry and Refugees

Retired Marine General John Kelly spoke, on Tuesday, about the idea of registering Muslims and about refugee screening during his senate nomination hearing to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Photo: European Press Photo Association. | Continue reading


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Gen. Kelly Discusses Proposed Mexican Border Wall

Retired Marine General John Kelly spoke, on Tuesday, about border control and drug interdiction policy during his senate nomination hearing to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Photo: Getty. | Continue reading


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CIA Chief Told Russia It Was 'Playing With Fire'

U.S. intelligence chiefs James Clapper and John Brennan discussed the role of Vladimir Putin in Russia's alleged interference in the U.S. presidential election in a Senate hearing on Tuesday. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images | Continue reading


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AutoNation CEO on Trump's Impact on Automakers

AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson discusses how President-elect Donald Trump could shake up the vehicle industry and explains why he believes Trump will be a "transformational figure for the economy," in a conversation with WSJ’s Mike Spector at the North American International Auto Sh … | Continue reading


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What Snapchat's London Move Means for Taxes, Brexit

Snapchat owner, Snap, Inc., says it will make London its international headquarters. WSJ's Sam Schechner and Tanya Rivero discuss what the move means for the company's upcoming IPO and how Snap is changing its tax structure to comply with European Union regulations. Photo: Reuter … | Continue reading


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Clemson Wins National Championship in Last-Minute Upset

Clemson became the first team to beat Nick Saban's Alabama dynasty in a national title game, taking down the top-ranked Crimson Tide 35-31 in the College Football Playoff. Photo: Getty Images. | Continue reading


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Spinning Ice Disk Forms in Washington

A perfect circle of ice was spotted spinning in the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River in Washington on Saturday. Meteorologists say the rotating disk is the result of water flowing around the river bend spinning a sheet of ice against the surrounding ice to create a smooth disk. | Continue reading


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How the Mercers Became Trump Power Brokers

Hedge fund executive Robert Mercer and his family are poised to become major power brokers in Donald Trump's Washington. WSJ's Keach Hagey joins Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero and explains how the Mercers saw the appetite among voters for an outsider candidate as early as 2014. Ph … | Continue reading


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Iran’s Rouhani Praises Influential Moderate Rafsanjani

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Monday paid his respects to one of the country's co-founders and former presidents, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who died on Sunday aged 82. Image: AFP/Iranian Presidency | Continue reading


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2017 Golden Globes Red Carpet Review

Awards season kicked off on Sunday as the biggest names in film and television gathered at the 74th Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles. WSJ's Niki Blasina takes a look at some of the red carpet's best-dressed celebrities. Photo: Getty Images. | Continue reading


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Golden Globes: 'La La Land' Wins Big, Meryl Streep Criticizes Trump

"La La Land," a romantic musical starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, swept all seven of the categories in which it was nominated at the 74th Golden Globe Awards. Meryl Streep used her Cecil B. DeMille Award acceptance speech to take on President-elect Donald Trump. Photo: EPA | Continue reading


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Alphabet's Self-Driving Cars Equipped With New Sensors

Waymo, the self-driving-car unit of Google parent Alphabet, unveiled its own sensor package at the Detroit auto show on Sunday for the hybrid minivans it has developed with Fiat Chrysler. Photo: Waymo | Continue reading


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Northeast Snowstorm Causes 20-Car Pileup

A major storm pounded much of the East Coast on Saturday, coating roads with ice and snow that led to multiple pileups across states, including one that involved more than 20 vehicles. Photo: AP. | Continue reading


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Protesters Disrupt Verification of Trump Election in Congress

A special joint session of congress was disrupted by protesters on Friday as lawmakers officially certified the Electoral College votes in electing Donald Trump as the next president of the U.S. Several protesters were ejected from the public gallery as the vote count concluded. … | Continue reading


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'Grow Up, Donald': Biden's Response to Trump Tweets

Speaking to PBS Newshour host Judy Woodruff on Thursday, outgoing Vice President Joe Biden said it was time for the president-elect “to be an adult.” Biden also responded to the Russian hacking claims. Image: PBS | Continue reading


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Swimmers Brave Icy Waters in Harbin

Around 600 swimmers are competing in the annual Harbin Ice Swimming Competition in temperatures as low as minus-20 degrees Celsius. Photo: Getty Images | Continue reading


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Face Recognition Areas of Brain Increase With Age

A new study from Stanford University suggests that the brain areas involved in facial recognition grow as children develop, possibly heightening our ability to recognize faces. Photo: Jesse Gomez and Kalanit Grill-Spector/Vision and Perception Neuroscience Lab | Continue reading


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Best of CES 2017: Gadgets Galore

As the tech world reveals the products that will impact the year ahead, Personal Tech columnists Geoffrey A. Fowler and Joanna Stern hunt for the most exciting and unusual, from AR glasses to breast pumps. Photo: Emily Prapuolenis/The Wall Street Journal | Continue reading


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WSJ's Jack in the Box Taco Taste Test

Jack in the Box tacos are the most popular item on the fast-food chain's menu. Fans call the deep-fried treats disgusting but irresistible. To see how they measure up, we blind taste-tested Jack in the Box tacos against two local offerings in San Francisco. Video/Photo: Jake Nico … | Continue reading


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Trump: CIA Is Bloated, Needs to Be Pared Down

President-elect Donald Trump plans to restructure and pare back the office of the Director of National Intelligence, the nation’s top spy agency. WSJ's Jeanne Cummings explains on Lunch Break With Tanya Rivero. Photo: AP | Continue reading


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Graham: 'Be Ready to Throw Rocks' After Russian Espionage

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) said the U.S. should be ready to "throw rocks" back at Russia, not just a "pebble," in reaction to alleged campaign hacking, as he questioned U.S. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and NSA Director Mike Rogers at a senate committee hea … | Continue reading


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Homeowners Who Live in Copies of Famous Properties

A small group of people in the U.S. live in replicas of the White House, the Petit Trianon and other notable homes, letting them enjoy the style, symbolism and historical cachet of the originals. Photo: Lindsay Salazar for The Wall Street Journal | Continue reading


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Rising Fuel Prices Spark Protests Across Mexico

Blockades and protests against rising gasoline prices, partly fueled by a currency slump, continued Wednesday across Mexico, while the election of Donald Trump continues to have an impact on the Mexican economy, analysts say. Photo: Zuma Press | Continue reading


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From Child Care to Beauty: Small Firms Think Big at CES 2017

Smaller companies attending CES 2017 are demonstrating a range of products including a smart mirror that points out your problem beauty areas, a smart sleeper that rocks babies to sleep and a computer workstation in which users can work in any position they like. Image: AP | Continue reading


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Digital Disruption and the Future of the M.B.A.

A number of business schools are trying to bring the intensity and experience of a live lecture theater into an online environment for their M.B.A. programs. Parminder Bahra looks at the new technology the schools are using, from sentiment analysis to video cameras. Photo: IE Bus … | Continue reading


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New York Train Derails, Over 100 Injured

More than 100 commuters were injured Wednesday when a Long Island Rail Road train derailed at one of New York City’s most highly-trafficked stations during morning rush hour. Photo: Peter Grant/The Wall Street Journal | Continue reading


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Trump’s Options to Halt North Korean Nukes

One of Donald Trump’s biggest challenges as president: a nuclear North Korea. What could he do to prevent Pyongyang from getting a weapon capable of reaching the U.S.? WSJ’s Jason Bellini has #TheShortAnswer Photo: Getty/ KRT TV | Continue reading


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Tillerson's $180M Retirement Pay Raises Questions

Rex Tillerson, President-elect Donald Trump's secretary of state nominee, is in line for a $180 million retirement package from Exxon Mobil. WSJ U.S. Editor Glenn Hall and Lunch Break's Tanya Rivero discuss how this could affect the confirmation process and how the payout could o … | Continue reading


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Israeli Soldier Convicted Over Death of Palestinian Man

Scuffles broke out in Tel Aviv as an Israeli military tribunal convicted soldier Elor Azaria of manslaughter for shooting and killing a disarmed, wounded Palestinian attacker in the West Bank city of Hebron in March. Photo: EPA | Continue reading


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Smart Devices for Easy Living Unveiled at CES 2017

The latest smart devices aimed at making life easier are a central part of this year's "Unveiled" event at CES, but analysts warn of security risks with so many small companies creating devices that depend on internet connectivity. Image: AP | Continue reading


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U.S. Congressional Ethics Board: Safe For Now

The first move by House Republicans to scrap a Democratic measure failed. They dropped their effort Tuesday to cut the independent ethics board after fierce backlash. Photo: EPA | Continue reading


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