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The data comes as several global firms warn China's slowing economy will hit their bottom line. from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2UvE5l2

The UK industry's trade body warns of "permanent devastation" if Britain leaves the EU without a deal. from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2BbLdM1

The number of people who logged into the site at least once a month rose 9% last year. from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2Uu7wUu

Nearly two million people are estimated to have left it until the last minute to fill in their tax returns. from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2Gabtd6

The US central bank says it can "afford to wait" before making further interest rate rises. from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2MHkewu

Stephen Martin has been director general of the Institute of Directors for less than two years. from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2MH51vx

President Donald Trump had hailed Foxconn's investment as the start of a manufacturing revival. from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2sTNqXY

The firm, which has routinely posted losses, reports a small profit for a second consecutive quarter. from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2RsHcYT

The High Street bank "cannot wait any longer" to shift business to Dublin because of Brexit. from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2FYGv8q

Landlords in England must organise a check every five years, mirroring rules already in place in Scotland. from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2CTnznC

Latest twist feels like a "throw of the dice" and does nothing to take no-deal off the table, says the CBI. from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2Sgmwrw

The ex-Nissan chairman says some executives were opposed to his plans for the Japanese carmaker. from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2sUfASF

Robot waiters and chefs form the future of hotpot chain Haidilao. from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2HGanbw

An app is helping healthcare workers in rural Kenya to collect data and improve their service to patients. from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2G8iLhk

Museum and gallery shops are reporting rising sales and greater interest. What is their recipe for growth? from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2CRvcuO

Can the country's mining giant Vale recover after its second major disaster in four years? from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2SlbwJK

Don't bring the debt ceiling into border negotiations    Washington Examiner Border security talks begin with no sign of compromise to avert a government shutdown    ABC News Trump’s latest rage tweets give Democrats an opening. Here’s how they’ll respond.    The Washington Post No GOP appetite for a second shutdown | TheHill    The Hill The ‘Ethics’ of Trump’s Border Wall    The New York Times View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://washex.am/2Rsp01M

Kim Davis Must Pay Legal Fees After Same-Sex Marriage Battle, Kentucky Governor Says    HuffPost Al Roker calls Kentucky governor a 'nitwit': Watch    AOL Kentucky Governor Says America’s “Getting Soft” for Canceling School During Polar Vortex    Slate Kentucky Governor: 'We're Getting Soft' For Closing Schools In Subzero Weather    HuffPost Matt Bevin, Kentucky governor, roasts schools for closing over cold weather: 'We're getting soft'    Washington Times View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2t0pORn

2020 Democrats' fuzzy Medicare math — let's spend $32 trillion more!    Washington Examiner Poll: Kamala Harris gaining among Democratic voters    POLITICO What the reaction to Kamala Harris' 'Medicare for all' position tells us about the 2020 race    CNN Kamala Harris Didn’t Just Flip-Flop on Medicare for All    New York Magazine Harris and progressives are pitching Medicare-for-all. They could give us four-more-years.    The Washington Post View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://washex.am/2sVL6Qr

FaceTime bug was uncovered by a 14-year-old Fortnite player    The INQUIRER Bloomberg report reveals details about iOS 13, plus iPhones and iPads through 2020    Ars Technica Tim Cook really wants you to upgrade your iPhone    The Verge Is Apple now suddenly a safe investment again?    Yahoo Finance Apple Needs to Hone Its Post-IPhone Pitch    Bloomberg View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2G0b6lW

Nintendo cuts Switch sales forecast despite strong holiday season    The Verge Switch worldwide sales top 32.27 million, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sales top 12.08 million    Gematsu Nintendo Shipped 32.27 Million Switch Units Worldwide; Drops Full-Year Prediction to 17 Million    Twinfinite View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2HI7siB

Facebook’s VPN app puts spotlight on kids’ consent    TechCrunch Report: Facebook has been paying some teens for permission to track everything they do    BGR Facebook is paying some kids to access their data    Gizchina.com View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://tcrn.ch/2MIgxqa

What Royal Police Are Doing to Protect Prince Harry and Meghan Markle After Terror Threats    The Cheat Sheet See How Meghan Markle Snuck in a Romantic Nod to Prince Harry During Her Solo Outing Today    PEOPLE.com Meghan Markle visits London's National Theatre as new royal patron    Global News Meghan Markle re-wears Aquazzura heels from her engagement announcement to the National Theatre    Evening Standard Meghan Markle Just Had a Meme-Worthy Moment with a Smitten Young Admirer — See the Sweet Moment!    PEOPLE.com View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2DLHzdz

New York Knicks vs. Dallas Mavericks - 1/30/19 NBA Pick, Odds, and Prediction    Sports Chat Place 3 things from the Dallas Mavericks 114-90 thumping of the New York Knicks    Mavs Moneyball Full Game Recap: Mavericks vs Knicks | Dennis Smith Jr. Records 2nd Career Triple-Double    NBA Knicks play like NBA's worst team in ugly loss to Mavericks    New York Post Luka Doncic shines in MSG debut, Dirk gets standing ovation in Mavs' win vs. Knicks | NBA Highlights    ESPN View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2Tmnujh

A federal magistrate judge recommended Wednesday that Liberty Counsel's preliminary injunction be granted against a Tampa ordinance which prohibits licensed counselors from providing talk therapy to minors seeking to reduce or eliminate unwanted same-sex attractions, behaviors, or identity.  from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2WuJR86

The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) on Wednesday released their sixth annual report on the fight to protect defenseless unborn babies in the United States. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2BcnaN8

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) stunned many people on Wednesday by saying some babies should be allowed to die right after they're born. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2G9JVVf

Nearly 71 percent of Chicago residents identify as Christian and eight out of 10 of them plan to vote in this year's election for a new mayor.   As current Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is set to leave, voters are beginning to voice their concerns about what is going on in their city. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2WpDK5b

Virginia Democratic Delegate Kathy Tran proposed a bill that would allow a woman to have an abortion while she is in labor and just moments away from giving birth.  from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2HFXmia

This week's arctic winter cold snap is tightening its grip on the upper plains and Midwest, with some areas facing the coldest temperatures in decades, making it feel like 50 below zero in Chicago. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2CVBGbU

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. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2S2U0KH

Farmers from North Dakota to Iowa buckled down for some of the coldest weather in a generation on Wednesday, throwing extra rations to pigs or building igloos for chickens in the teeth of sub-zero temperatures and bone-chilling winds. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2SeelvN

The town that embraces its nickname as the "Icebox of the Nation" barely paused on Wednesday for the polar vortex that is gripping the U.S. Upper Midwest. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2ToOVsH

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. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2Gc4obS

A Kentucky jury has awarded U.S. Senator Rand Paul more than $580,000 in damages against a next-door neighbor who broke six of the Republican lawmaker's ribs in a gardening dispute. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2DLayOC

The U.S. government secretly shipped a large amount of deadly plutonium from a South Carolina site that produced the radioactive metal for nuclear bombs during the Cold War to Nevada, the Trump administration revealed on Wednesday. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2WuK0bL

New York's attorney general on Wednesday said she has resolved a probe into a group of Colorado companies that once sold fake followers, "likes" and views on social media platforms, in the first U.S. settlement to deem such sales illegally deceptive. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2Bes5gv

Three Democratic U.S. lawmakers, including the House armed services committee chairman, on Wednesday urged the Pentagon to revise a report on climate change, saying it omitted required items such as a list of the 10 most vulnerable bases. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2RYnlWS

A herd of elephant seals took over a popular California beach while it was closed during the federal government shutdown and the animals show no sign of wanting to leave. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2WuTjZ8

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. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2CUxCZz

The state of Texas on Wednesday executed a man convicted of shooting a Houston police officer to death during a botched robbery of an adult book store in 1988, the state's Criminal Justice Department said. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2CTOPCE

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Wednesday it would send a team of eight to probe a deadly Jan. 3 crash in Florida that killed seven, including five children traveling to Disney World. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2WyeYjt

The California parole board recommended on Wednesday that Leslie Van Houten, the youngest of Charles Manson's murderous "family" of followers, be released early from the life prison term she is serving for her role in the cult's 1969 killing spree. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2TiN2Oi