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GLOBAL VENEZUELAN-POLITICS-COLOMBIA/

Colombia to allow Venezuelans to enter on expired passports DBOGOTA - Colombia will allow Venezuelans to cross the border using expired passports in view of the difficulty of renewing travel documents in the neighboring country in the midst of its economic crisis, the migration agency said on Friday.

MIDEAST-CRISIS-BRITAIN-TEENAGER/ Baby of Islamic State teenager in UK furor dies

DEIR AL-ZOR, Syria - The infant son of Shamima Begum, a teenager who left London to join the Islamic State group in Syria, has died, a spokesman for the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Friday. U.S.

USA-TRUMP-RUSSIA-REPUBLICAN/ Don't expect details from Mueller probe: senior U.S. Republican

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's Justice Department is unlikely to grant Democrats in Congress access to underlying evidence from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, a top congressional Republican said on Friday. ALABAMA-ELECTION/

Alabama's Roy Moore, undone by allegations, considers new Senate run Alabama Republican Roy Moore, whose unsuccessful 2017 campaign for the U.S. Senate was marred by allegations he sexually assaulted or pursued teenage girls while in his 30s, said on Friday that he may again run for the Senate.

BUSINESS USA-TRUMP-BUDGET/

Trump's budget to land with a thud on Monday WASHINGTON - When President Donald Trump proposes his 2020 federal budget on Monday, official Washington will likely have a quick look, shrug and move on, marking another stage in the quiet decay of the U.S. government's traditional policy-making processes.

USA-FED-POWELL/ Fed's Powell says no immediate policy responses needed to economy

PALO ALTO - The Federal Reserve does not see problems in the U.S. economy that warrant an immediate change in its policy, and it will be careful not to shock financial markets as it stabilizes its bond portfolio, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday. ENTERTAINMENT

PEOPLE-JUSSIE-SMOLLETT/ Actor Jussie Smollett indicted on 16 counts of lying to Chicago police

CHICAGO - Television actor Jussie Smollett, arrested last month on a single charge of perpetrating a hate-crime hoax, has been newly indicted on 16 felony counts of falsely reporting to police that he was assaulted by two strangers shouting racist and homophobic slurs. WOMENS-DAY-ROMA/

'Roma' actress brings star power to support of domestic workers GENEVA - She was nominated for an Oscar playing a maid in "Roma" and now Yalitza Aparicio is using her fame to campaign for the rights of domestic workers and indigenous women around the world.

SPORTS SOCCER-USA/

World champion U.S. women's soccer players sue federation for gender discrimination The U.S. women's national soccer team sued the U.S. Soccer Federation on Friday with allegations of gender discrimination just three months before they open their World Cup title defense in France.

TENNIS-INDIANWELLS/ Stephens stunned, Serena cruises at Indian Wells

INDIAN WELLS - Swiss qualifier Stefanie Vogele stunned world number four Sloane Stephens 6-3 6-0 in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open on Friday while Serena Williams got the better of Victoria Azarenka to advance. UPCOMING

CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE LIBYA-SECURITY/ (TV)

Libyans fear showdown as eastern commander eyes capital Forces from eastern Libya who have swept through the south and taken control of remaining oilfields in recent weeks have now reinforced a base in the centre of the country and signalled to the capital Tripoli that it may be next.

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