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Today's Top News Compilation - Monday, Jan 13th, 2020

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Indiana takes first action in long-shot plan to acquire parts of Illinois

  • News source: FOX News
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Indiana is taking a first step toward a rather unlikely effort to amend its border and acquire parts of Illinois.

The legislature in the Hoosier State passed a bill last week to establish the Indiana-Illinois Boundary Adjustment Commission that would recommend whether to alter the border between the two states.

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, a Republican, plans to sign the measure into law, his office said on Friday. The governor will then face a Sept. 1 deadline to schedule the commission's first meeting.

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Oldest serving US astronaut returns to Earth on 70th birthday

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A capsule with Dan Pettit and his two Russian crewmates lands in Kazakhstan after a space station mission.
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The forgotten Indian explorer who uncovered an ancient civilisation

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Rakhaldas Banerjee is credited with discovering Mohenjo-daro, but his legacy is tainted by controversy.
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Three Hegseth aides ousted in leak investigation decry ‘baseless attacks'

  • News source: Tara Copp | The Associated Press
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Three former senior advisers to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth decried on Saturday what they called “baseless attacks” after each was escorted from the Pentagon in an expanding probe on information leaks.

Dan Caldwell, a Hegseth aide; Colin Carroll, chief of staff to Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg; and Darin Selnick, Hegseth’s deputy chief of staff were among four officials in Hegseth’s inner circle who were ousted this past week.

While the three initially had been placed on leave pending the investigation, a joint statement shared by...
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Arrests after 12 shot dead at Ecuador cockfight

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Gunmen in fake army uniforms opened fire at a cockfighting ring, in a suspected gang-related attack.
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Myanmar's capital Nay Pyi Taw to be redrawn following earthquake

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The BBC has seen evidence indicating about 70% of government buildings were damaged by the quake in the capital.
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Video shows doctor with measles treating kids. RFK Jr later praised him

  • News source: Michelle R. Smith | The Associated Press
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A Texas doctor who has been treating children in a measles outbreak was shown on video with a measles rash on his face in a clinic a week before Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met him and praised him as an “extraordinary” healer.

Dr. Ben Edwards appeared in the video posted March 31 by the anti-vaccine group Kennedy once led, Children’s Health Defense. In it, Edwards appears wearing scrubs and talking with parents and children in a makeshift clinic he set up in Seminole, Texas, ground zero of the outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people...
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Rap sheets, photos of suspected Tren de Aragua gang members Trump admin tried to deport before SCOTUS ruling

  • News source: FOX News
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The Trump administration on Saturday released the rap sheets and photos of alleged Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang members detained in Texas who the administration is trying to deport.

The suspects of the violent Venezuelan gang were going to be deported using the recently reinstated Alien Enemies Act of 1798 before the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled Saturday morning against deportations under the 18th century law.

In a decision in favor of the American Civil Liberties Union, the administration was barred from removing Venezuelans held in Texas'...
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Thousands join anti-Trump protests across US

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Demonstrations, taking place on the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolutionary War, addressed a range of grievances.
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Robots race in Chinese half marathon

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The Yizhuang half marathon is the first time robots have raced alongside humans over such a distance.
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Five dead as huge waves hit Australia coast

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Two other people are missing, as officials urge people to take caution as a surf warnings remain.
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Protesters rally outside White House amid nationwide anti-Trump demonstrations

  • News source: Nnamdi Egwuonwu and Julia Jester | NBC News
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A large number of people gathered near the White House on Saturday to protest President Donald Trump’s agenda, building on a widespread effort by anti-Trump organizers to galvanize voters concerned with the administration’s policies and significant use of executive authority, NBC News reported.

Attendees of the protest, which took place at Lafayette Square Park in Washington, D.C., told NBC News that the treatment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who the Trump administration says was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, was among the issues that led them to...
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Tropical drinks by the pool? Not so fast, says senator who visited Abrego Garcia in El Salvador

  • News source: Meg Kinnard | The Associated Press
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There was the pool furniture in the background. There were the tropical drinks, which looked to be margaritas garnished with cherries. And then there were the deported prisoner and the American senator, sitting and chatting.

That senator, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, accused El Salvador's government on Friday of aiming to paint the picture of a leisurely respite for the wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia by staging their meeting with drinks appearing to be alcohol, and angling to set the meeting by a hotel pool.

Van Hollen referred to the...
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Car buyers say they are not racing to the dealership amid tariffs

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Car manufacturers are already reviewing their 2026 lineup. However, President Trump's tariffs are giving buyers some pause. Industry experts say even if you're not buying a car yourself, it will cost you. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman explains why.
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U.S., Iran nuclear talks show signs of progress

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Nuclear talks between the U.S. and Iran showed signs of progress on Saturday. Both sides reported a productive second round with more discussions expected next week. Chris Livesay has the latest.
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