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GLOBAL VENEZUELA-POLITICS

Don't deal in Venezuelan gold, White House says, in anti-Maduro push 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.

NORTHKOREA-USA-POMPEO Pompeo says Trump-Kim summit to be held somewhere in Asia

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday he was dispatching a team to make preparations for the next summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to be held somewhere in Asia late in February. U.S.

USA-WEATHER Deep freeze grips U.S. Midwest, blamed for at least 12 deaths

A blast of icy polar air brought dangerously low temperatures to the U.S. Midwest on Wednesday, causing at least three more deaths while halting mail delivery and forcing residents who pride themselves on their winter hardiness to huddle indoors. USA-MILITARY-CONGRESS

Senate hearings to probe unsafe housing of U.S. military families Troubled by widespread health and safety hazards uncovered by a Reuters investigation into U.S. military housing, Congress will hold hearings next month to ensure that “what we’re seeing now can never happen again,” said Michigan Democrat Gary Peters, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

BUSINESS GM-PLANTS

GM halts operations at 11 Michigan plants after utility's urgent appeal General Motors Co said late on Wednesday it will temporarily suspend operations at 11 Michigan plants and its Warren Tech Center after a utility made an emergency appeal to users to conserve natural gas during extreme winter cold.

TESLA-ELECTRIC-RESULTS Tesla CFO leaves as automaker promises profits and cheaper cars

Tesla Inc’s chief financial officer will leave the company as the automaker on Wednesday promised cheaper Model 3 sedans, the launch of Chinese production this year and profits in every quarter in 2019. ENTERTAINMENT

PEOPLE-JUSSIE-SMOLLETT Chicago police to release images after attack on 'Empire' actor

Chicago police said on Wednesday they would soon release images of “persons of interest” in the assault of “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett in which two men yelled racial and homophobic slurs and wrapped a rope around his neck. MUSIC-BEATLES-FILM

Goodbye Hello: Unseen Beatles footage becomes movie project for Peter Jackson “Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson is making a movie about The Beatles with previously unseen studio footage, the band’s website said on Wednesday - 50 years to the day after the Fab Four performed live together for the final time.

SPORTS FOOTBALL-NFL-SUPERBOWL-PROTEST

Kaepernick deserves to be in the NFL, says Boldin Colin Kaepernick, who has been unable to find a team to play for in the NFL following his protests during the national anthem, is unlikely to ever take the field again, his former San Francisco 49ers team mate Anquan Boldin said on Wednesday.

FOOTBALL-NFL-SUPERBOWL-GOODELL No easy fix to officiating gaffe like Saints no call: Goodell

The National Football League (NFL) will consider rule changes aimed at avoiding the type of officiating gaffe that likely cost the New Orleans Saints a spot in the Super Bowl but Commissioner Roger Goodell warned on Wednesday there are no easy fixes. UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS VENEZUELA-POLITICS/USA-CITGO (PIX) (GRAPHIC)

U.S. refiner Citgo caught in the middle of U.S., Venezuela dispute Citgo has become one of the biggest problems for both the Trump administration and Venezuela under a standoff over payments for the South American nation's crude. A tug of war over the company is becoming increasingly fraught for both sides with the U.S. barring payments to its parent and Venezuela threatening shipments.

31 Jan 01:00 ET / 06:00 GMT USA-ELECTION/CASH

President Trump, some Democratic rivals reports campaign fundraising totals for 2019 President Donald Trump will make public the amount of cash he has on hand to start his reelection bid - a total that is expected to out pace any Democratic rival by millions and will allow him to begin to build a campaign juggernaut thanks to the war chest he has amassed thanks to the unprecedented decision to begin running for reelection the day he took office.

31 Jan 17:00 ET / 22:00 GMT USA-NUCLEAR/ (PIX)

UN Security Council permanent members meet in China on nuclear non-proliferation The U.S. Under-Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs, Andrea Thompson, attends two-day P5 conference on “Strengthening P5 Coordination, Safeguarding NPT Regime”, along with Russia, Britain, France and China.

31 Jan 03:00 ET / 08:00 GMT SPACE-ARGENTINA/CHINA (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC)

INSIGHT - China's military-run space station in Argentina is a 'black box' The stated aim of China's deep space ground station in Argentina's Patagonian region is peaceful space observation and exploration and, according to Chinese media, it played a key role in China’s pioneering landing of a spacecraft on the dark side of the moon in January. But China's space program is run by its military and the site operates with no apparent oversight by the Argentine authorities, according to Reuters investigation.

31 Jan 01:00 ET / 06:00 GMT BRITAIN-AFRICA/CHURCHES (PIX)

WIDER IMAGE - African churches boom in London's industrial backstreets 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. The congregation, almost entirely dressed in white robes, steadily grows to around 70 people as musicians playing drums, a keyboard and a guitar pick up the pace of the hymns. Some women prostrate themselves on the floor in prayer.

31 Jan 02:00 ET / 07:00 GMT COLUMN-MILLER/SOCIALSECURITY (PIX)

Social Security expansion to get serious hearing in U.S. House The idea that Social Security benefits should be expanded - not cut - is going mainstream. A new Democratic proposal in the U.S. House of Representatives calls for a small across-the-board bump in benefits, a more generous annual cost-of-living adjustment and a higher minimum benefit for low-income workers. Until the last few years, all Washington could talk about was how to cut Social Security benefits, and by how much.

31 Jan 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT GERMANY-JAPAN/

PREVIEW-Merkel heads to Japan to secure 'alliance of multilateralists' German Chancellor Angela Merkel heads to Japan on Sunday for a three-day trip to forge an "alliance of multilateralists" who want to resist President Donald Trump's "America First" approach and China's pursuit of narrow national interests.

31 Jan 09:00 ET / 14:00 GMT CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE

USA-MILITARY/LEGACY (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC) SPECIAL REPORT: When the military leaves, the legacy of pollution left behind

Examining the legacy of contamination at a former Naval Base in California, and the complications that arise when the military leaves. And: The cost to the public for a cleanup now decades long. 31 Jan 07:30 ET / 12:30 GMT

CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE USA-MEXICO/EL CHAPO (PIX) (TV)

Closing arguments continue in U.S. trial for "El Chapo" Closing arguments continue at Brooklyn, New York federal court for alleged Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. He is accused him of trafficking massive quantities of cocaine, heroin and other drugs into the United States as leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, named for his home state in northern Mexico.

31 Jan 09:30 ET / 14:30 GMT BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

SPRINT CORP-RESULTS/ (PIX) Sprint Corp reports third quarter results

Sprint Corp is expected to report a rise in quarterly revenue helped by its efforts to undercut larger competitors on price. 31 Jan 07:30 ET / 12:30 GMT

SERBIA-GDP/ Serbia's Stats Office to release flash GDP estimate for Q4 2018

Serbia's Stats Office to release flash GDP estimate for Q4 2018 31 Jan 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

AMAZON.COM-RESULTS/ (PIX) Amazon reports fourth-quarter results

Amazon.com Inc is expected to report a rise in fourth-quarter sales and profit as the world's largest online retailer benefited from strong demand for its products during the crucial holiday season and continued growth in its cloud computing and advertising businesses. Investors will be on the lookout for the company's current-quarter forecast. 31 Jan 16:00 ET / 21:00 GMT

UPS-RESULTS/ (PIX) UPS fourth-quarter earnings

Estimated time. Expected before market open (BMO). 31 Jan 08:30 ET / 13:30 GMT

BRAZIL-AGRICULTURE/TRADE (PIX) Interview with Brazil Agriculture Ministry international affairs secretary

Brazil's Secretary of International Affairs Orlando Leite Ribeiro at the Agriculture Ministry will discuss efforts to resolve trade barriers in place with the EU, Russia and the US, prospects for expanding trade with new markets and the trade war between the United States and China. 31 Jan 07:00 ET / 12:00 GMT

SERBIA-INDUSTRIALOUTPUT/ Serbia's Stats Office releases industrial production data for Dec 2018

31 Jan 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT SERBIA-TRADEFIGURES/

Serbia's Stats Office to release foreign trade data for Dec 2018 31 Jan 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT FILM-ALITA BATTLE ANGEL/ (TV)

Manga comic "Alita: Battle Angel" gets big screen outing World premiere of James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez's Alita: Battle Angel. Stars of the film walk the red carpet. Starring Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, Ed Skrein, Jackie Earle Haley and Keean Johnson

31 Jan 12:30 ET / 17:30 GMT SPORTS

FOOTBALL-NFL-SUPERBOWL/ADS (PIX) (TV) Football - NFL - Super Bowl advertisers spend big hoping for super impact

Super Bowl advertisers spend upwards of $5 million to pitch to the year's biggest television audience on Sunday. Makers of cars, snack chips and technology roll out creative, timely, humorous approaches to grab viewers during the U.S. football championship matchup between the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams. 31 Jan 12:00 ET / 17:00 GMT

FOOTBALL-NFL-SUPERBOWL/LOSANGELES Football - NFL - Los Angeles faces Rams enthusiasm gap

The Rams are headed to the Super Bowl but you might not know it from walking around Los Angeles, a city that is still getting used to having a successful team after going two decades without any team at all. 31 Jan 17:00 ET / 22:00 GMT