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VENEZUELA-POLITICS-EU/ EU states move to recognize Venezuela's Guaido: diplomats
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments will move to recognize Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s interim president from next week, but using cautious language for fear of setting a precedent for political crises, two EU diplomats said on Friday. U.S.
USA-WEATHER/ In U.S. Midwest, 19F feels like heat wave after days of brutal cold
CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bone-chilling cold that paralyzed a large swath of the United States this week and caused more than a dozen deaths eased on Friday as an errant Arctic air mass retreated, setting the stage for a warmer weekend in the Midwest and the Northeast. USA-COURT-OBAMACARE/
U.S. judge throws out Maryland bid to protect Obamacare law WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday threw out the state of Maryland’s bid to protect the healthcare law known as Obamacare in a ruling that also sidestepped a decision on whether President Donald Trump’s appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general was lawful.
BUSINESS USA-TRADE-CHINA-SOYBEANS/
Exclusive: China buys U.S. soybeans a day after trade talks - traders Chinese state-owned firms bought at least 1 million tonnes of U.S. soybeans on Friday, a day after high-level bilateral talks yielded progress toward a trade deal and a Chinese commitment to buy more U.S. soybeans.
USA-ECONOMY/ U.S. job gains largest in 11 months; unemployment rate rises
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth surged in January, with employers hiring the most workers in 11 months, pointing to underlying strength in the economy despite an uncertain outlook that has left the Federal Reserve wary about more interest rate hikes this year. ENTERTAINMENT
PEOPLE-JUSSIE-SMOLLETT/ 'Empire' actor says assault report was '100 percent factual'
Jussie Smollett, an openly gay African-American actor from the television drama “Empire,” on Friday defended as completely truthful the account he gave of being accosted on a Chicago street by men who used racist and homophobic slurs, and said he was cooperating with police. FILM-LEGOMOVIE2-COFFEE/
Everything is awesome as 'Lego Movie 2' star Pratt turns barista LONDON (Reuters) - Film star Chris Pratt turned barista on Friday during a stopover in London to help launch “Lego Movie 2”, and everything was just awesome - or so reckoned one young fan he served a hot drink to.
SPORTS FOOTBALL-NFL-SUPERBOWL/
Super Bowl clash of generations sets stage for 100th season ATLANTA, Feb 1 (Reuters) - The New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams will play for a Super Bowl title on Sunday in a generational clash that could come to define an era or mark a new beginning for the National Football League.
ALPINE SKIING-WORLD/ Alpine skiing-Vonn to retire next week as body 'broken beyond repair'
U.S. ski great Lindsey Vonn announced on Friday she would be retiring after this month's Alpine world championships in Sweden because her body was "broken beyond repair" and screaming at her to stop. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS INDIA-ELECTION/OPPOSITION (PIX)
Three women who could be Modi's biggest nightmare in India's election Three powerful women politicians, each from a very different section of Indian society, may pose a big threat to the chances of Prime Minister Narendra Modi winning a second term in a general election due by May.
2 Feb 18:00 ET / 23:00 GMT SAFRICA-POLITICS/EFF (PIX) (TV)
South Africa's far-left Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) launches election manifesto South Africa's radical left wing party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), launches its election manifesto ahead of national polls in May. It is the second-largest opposition party winning 6 percent of the vote in 2014 polls and is led by firebrand Julius Malema.
2 Feb 03:00 ET / 08:00 GMT GERMANY-EGYPT/ (PIX)
German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier visits Egypt German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier visits Egypt and meets Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Altmaier will sign economic and energy policy agreements there.
Feb 2 USA-PROTEST/ (PIX)
White nationalists have been denied a permit to hold a rally the day before the Super Bowl White supremacists including the Klan have applied and been denied a permit to hold a rally the day before the game at Stone Mountain. Organizers say they still hope to have as many as 300 white supremacists attend, while counter-protesters have promised a strong showing to demonstrate against them. There is the potential for violence and arrests.
VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ (PIX) European countries set to recognize Venezuela's Guaido, massive anti-Maduro protest
Germany, France, Spain, the Netherlands and Britain are due to recognize self-declared president Guaido if Maduro has not called fresh elections by Saturday, pushing his government into further isolation from the West as tens of thousands of protesters are due to take to the streets in the latest bid to drive him from power. Feb 2
USA-ELECTION/GABBARD U.S. congresswoman Gabbard to officially declare 2020 candidacy
U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard, an Iraq War veteran who at times has had a spiky relationship with the Democratic Party, on Saturday will add another liberal voice to a burgeoning field of candidates by announcing officially that she will seek her party's 2020 presidential nomination. 2 Feb 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE JOHNSON&JOHNSON-CANCER/
Missouri Supreme Court suspends second talc cancer trial in weeks The Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday halted an upcoming trial in a case brought by women who claim talc supplied by Imerys SA unit Imerys Talc America for use in Johnson & Johnson products gave them cancer, saying it wanted to consider Imerys' jurisdictional challenge.
1 Feb 20:30 ET / 01:30 GMT
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