Lunar New Year 2019: How to usher in the Year of the Pig

LUNAR NEW YEAR
Year of the Pig

Celebrating Lunar New Year in North Korea [PHOTOS]

Lion, dragon dances presented in Cambodia to mark Chinese New Year

Tsai, other politicians flock to temples

To Celebrate the Lunar New Year, Chinese Blacksmiths Turn Molten Metal Into Fireworks

Lunar New Year: 11 things to know

Flying in the New Year: Kites of Joseon OPINION

CNN State of the Union Promo: ‘President Trump in Nancy Pelosi’s House’

Harvard prof doesn't back down from claims that alien spacecraft may be zipping past Jupiter orbit

FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS SUBPOENA TRUMP’S INAUGURAL COMMITTEE

Iranian-Backed Militias Threaten U.S. Forces in Iraq

Trump Picks Treasury Official for World Bank President, Rejecting Calls for a Woman Nominee

The state of the facts on Trump's foreign policy

ISIS

ISIS Smuggler: Sleeper Cells and ‘Undead’ Suicide Bombers Have Infiltrated Europe

Pentagon Warns ISIS Could Resurge in Syria Within Months

Man pleads guilty of phoning bomb threats to Pentagon, CNN

CYBERSECURITY

What Google’s CEO Couldn’t Explain to Congress

Learn how Starbucks combats credential stuffing & account takeover (ATO)

Twitter follow bots cut off from API, as accounts disabled for spreading misinformation from Iran and elsewhere

CLIMATE CHANGE

THE SEARCH FOR A PERFECT PLANT THAT COULD STOP CLIMATE CHANGE

How the geography of climate damage could make the politics less polarizing

While Trump Fiddles, More Americans Than Ever Are Worried About Climate Change

CRITICAL ISSUES IN TRANSPORTATION 2019

Climate Change May Cause Increased Rates of Heart Defects in Babies

SCREEN

‘Cold Pursuit’: Inside Liam Neeson’s Scandal-Scarred Revenge Film

The 2019 Sundance Film Festival’s Best Movies and Performances, from Pete Davidson to Ocasio-Cortez

LIFE With Bette Davis: Rare and Classic Photos of a Hollywood Legend

Mindy Kaling and Emma Thompson’s Hilarious ‘Late Night’ Is Sundance’s First Big Hit

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Crashes Sundance, Calls Out Trump and ‘Systemic Injustices’

READ

Slums : How Informal Real Estate Markets Work 

Daily Dishonesty: The Beautiful Little Lies We Tell Ourselves Every Day

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics

Death on West End Road: A Hamptons Murder Mystery FICTION

Five for Sorrow, Ten for Joy: A Novel FICTION

Homegoing FICTION

EUROPE

Closed Polish abattoir sent meat to 13 EU countries

25 Places in Eastern Europe You Must See at Least Once in Your Life

Europe’s Saudi connections

SAUDI ARABIA

Diplomatic crisis spotlights Saudi Arabia's spending in Washington

Saudi Arabia, the PR client no one wants to talk about

Promoting the indefensible: Saudi Arabia's Brussels lobby shop

Mariah Carey defies human rights activists, performs concert in Saudi Arabia

Saudi female activists face jail conditions akin to torture, say UK MPs

Saudi Arabia Gave U.S. Weapons to al Qaeda-Linked Fighters: CNN

AUSTRALIA

Australia vows to clean up financial sector after landmark misconduct inquiry

20,000 homes at risk in Australia floods as crocodiles, snakes wash up

AUSTRALIA'S CORPORATE BOARDS SHRINK THE GENDER GAP

Australia flood crisis continues as PM visits stricken Queensland area

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