Associated Press<\/p>\n
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:<\/p>\n
1. TRUMP’S SENIOR TEAM UPENDED<\/p>\n
Embattled national security adviser Michael Flynn resigns, following reports that he had misled U.S. government officials about his contacts with Russia.<\/p>\n
2. “NOT JUST PARANOIA BUT SOMETHING EVEN WORSE”<\/p>\n
Russian lawmakers mount a fierce defense of Flynn, who conceded he gave “incomplete information” about his calls with Russia’s ambassador to the U.S.<\/p>\n
3. DAM SYSTEM THREATENS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TOWNS<\/p>\n
Nearly 200,000 evacuees around Lake Oroville have to stay away indefinitely while officials race to repair a damaged spillway before more rains arrive.<\/p>\n
4. CYBER SPIES TARGET AMERICAN-EGYPTIAN WRITER<\/p>\n
Mona Eltahawy is one of many activists and human rights advocates targeted in a cyber espionage campaign blamed on Egypt’s government, AP finds.<\/p>\n
5. WHAT YELLEN FACES ON CAPITOL HILL<\/p>\n
Lawmakers are sure to press the Federal Reserve chair to spell out how the central bank might react to the ambitious economic program Trump is preparing to unveil soon.<\/p>\n
6. FROM THE RING TO THE CABINET<\/p>\n
Former wrestling entertainment executive Linda McMahon is on track to secure Senate confirmation to be the next leader of the Small Business Administration.<\/p>\n
7. TRUMP’S TRAVEL BAN FOR VIRGINIA RESIDENTS BLOCKED<\/p>\n
A federal judge finds that an unconstitutional religious bias is at the heart of the executive order, and therefore it violates First Amendment prohibitions on favoring one religion over another.<\/p>\n
8. CHINA EXPECTED TO GIVE TRUMP VALUABLE RIGHTS TO HIS BRAND<\/p>\n
The U.S. president could claw back control of more than 220 Trump-related marks held by others in China, for an array of things including Trump toilets, condoms, pacemakers and even a “Trump International Hotel.”<\/p>\n
9. WHERE COCAINE INFILTRATES A ROMANTIC HOLIDAY<\/p>\n
Colombian police and growers work to make sure that traffickers don’t sneak the drug onto cargo planes hauling flowers to the U.S. for Valentine’s Day.<\/p>\n
10. THE BIG EASY EMBRACES LGBT COMMUNITY<\/p>\n
New Orleans, the city hosting this year’s NBA All-Star game, has long enjoyed a reputation as a welcoming place for the gay and lesbian community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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