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Venezuela's opposition supporters will hold rallies across the country on Saturday to show backing for self-proclaimed president Juan Guaido and to protest against the increasingly isolated socialist leader Nicolas Maduro.

ARGENTINA-ELECTION-FERNANDEZ-EXCLUSIV Exclusive: Argentina's Fernandez plans election run against Macri - sources

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner intends to run for the office again this year, two sources close to left-leaning politician told Reuters, the strongest indication yet that the populist leader will look to mount a challenge to incumbent Mauricio Macri. U.S.

USA-TRUMP-SPEECH Under pressure to recalibrate, defiant Trump tackles big speech

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Under pressure from fellow Republicans to reset his contentious presidency, Donald Trump plans to offer Democrats a choice in his State of the Union speech on Tuesday: Work together to make progress, or fight each other and get nothing done. VIRGINIA-POLITICS

Virginia governor apologizes for racist photo but resists growing calls to quit Virginia Governor Ralph Northam apologized on Friday for a photograph in his 1984 medical school yearbook showing him and another person in racist garb at a party, but said he would serve out his term even as pressure piled on from fellow Democrats for him to step down.

BUSINESS GOLDMAN-SACHS-PAY

Goldman Sachs says 1MDB scandal could hit pay for top executives The board of Goldman Sachs Group Inc said on Friday it is withholding a bonus worth at least $7 million from former chief executive Lloyd Blankfein until investigations into the bank's involvement in the 1MDB scandal are resolved.

USA-FED-KAPLAN Focused on Powell, markets missed signs Fed would pause

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's decision Wednesday to scrap a promise for further rates hikes and be "patient" on further moves took financial markets and economists by surprise, but the signs were plain to see. ENTERTAINMENT

PEOPLE-JUSSIE-SMOLLETT Assault report '100 percent factual', 'Empire' actor Smollett says

Actor Jussie Smollett 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 on Friday 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 BASKETBALL-NBA-NOTEBOOK

NBA notebook: Davis trade request about title All-Star forward Anthony Davis said Friday that playing for an NBA championship is his priority now, which is why he asked the New Orleans Pelicans to trade him.

BASEBALL-MLB-NOTEBOOK MLB notebook: Astros add LHP Miley

The Houston Astros signed free agent left-hander Wade Miley to a one-year contract, the team confirmed Friday. UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 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 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

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