U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)  listens during a news conference on prescription drugs January 10, 2019 at the Capitol in Washington, DC. Congressional Democrats held a news conference to introduce a legislative package "that would drastically reduce prescription drug prices in the United States." (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
House Dems delay vote on resolution condemning anti-Semitism
07:40 - Source: CNN
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    1. Police reform

    Since taking over the House, Democrats have marched pretty much in lockstep under House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. But the unity seems to be coming apart, as the Dems can’t seem to get their act together over what sounds like a no-brainer: passing a resolution condemning anti-Semitism. The need for such a resolution rose out of the controversy over remarks by freshman Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar. The Minnesota lawmaker, one of only two Muslim women in Congress, has twice made comments many interpreted as being anti-Semitic. The plan to deal with this was to pass the resolution.

    But that fell apart yesterday at a reportedly raucous closed-door meeting of Democrats. Some freshman and female lawmakers, including many from the Congressional Black Caucus, said they felt Omar was being treated unfairly and held to a different standard than white, male, Christian lawmakers. So, there was talk of updating the resolution to include language condemning anti-Muslim bias as well. The vote is on hold for now.

    Representative-elect Ilhan Omar, D-MN, attends a press conference in the House Visitors Center at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on November 30, 2018.
    Lawmaker hopes Omar will grow and change after comments
    01:52 - Source: CNN

    MONDAY

    One of China’s biggest tech companies is pushing back against the United States. Huawei, the world’s biggest maker of telecom equipment, sued the US government over a law that bans federal agencies from buying its products. A company official said Congress acted as “judge, jury and executioner” in passing the law. The US wanted the ban because it worries Huawei’s products, including its smartphones, could be used by the Chinese government to spy on other nations, something Huawei denies.

    Huawei's rotating chairman Guo Ping speaks during a press conference in Shenzhen, China's Guangdong province on March 7, 2019. - Chinese telecom giant Huawei said on March 7 it was suing the United States for barring government agencies from buying the telecom company's equipment and services. (Photo by WANG ZHAO / AFP)        (Photo credit should read WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images)
    Huawei suing US government over federal ban
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    3. Election 2020

    Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s good guy persona is taking a hit in a scandal that threatens his political future. Trudeau is accused of pressuring the country’s former attorney general to help an influential Quebec-based construction company settle a criminal case and avoid prosecution for alleged bribery. Trudeau denies this, but some members of his Cabinet have resigned. Now Canadian lawmakers are holding hearings to get to the bottom of it all. The growing scandal comes at a bad time, too, for Trudeau and his Liberal Party. National elections in Canada are just seven months away.

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    Political scandal in Canada
    04:37 - Source: CNN

    THURSDAY

    A Facebook that would put privacy first? Don’t laugh. Mark Zuckerberg says that’s his vision for a new Facebook. The social media giant’s founder and CEO laid it all out in post, saying he wants Facebook to become more secure, including by encrypting messages. Zuckerberg said Facebook would make it easier for users to have messages and content disappear after a certain time period, and he touted Instagram Stories, which disappear after 24 hours. He also hinted at integrating the services of Facebook with WhatsApp and Instagram, a move that some say would give the social media platform even more power.

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    5. Nigeria

    A collective wave of concern rolled out last night as word spread that “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek has been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Trebek, 78, broke the news himself in a video posted on the show’s YouTube account. He said he plans to keep working while he fights to “beat the low survival rate statistics for this disease.” Trebek even joked that he must keep hosting the game show, as he has since 1984, because his contract runs for three more years. Messages of love and support quickly filled social media, a sign Trebek is a rare TV personality who can bring us all together.

    CULVER CITY, CA - APRIL 17:  Game show host Alex Trebek poses on the set of the "Jeopardy!" Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational Tournament Show Taping on April 17, 2010 in Culver City, California.  (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)
    Alex Trebek announces he has stage 4 cancer
    01:12 - Source: CNN

    THIS JUST IN …

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    Best wishes

    A dying man in Connecticut had one of his final wishes fulfilled: a phone call from President Trump.

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    President Trump fulfills man's dying wish
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    Alone no more

    Book lovers will have to switch on the TV, now that Netflix is turning Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s masterwork “One Hundred Years of Solitude” into a series.

    Today in facepalm

    A Mexican TV personality wore brownface to mock “Roma” star Yalitza Aparicio and is shocked – shocked – at the outrage.

    Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio speaks during an interview with AFP in Mexico City on January 29, 2019. - Aparicio, an indigenous Mexican woman, earned a best-actress nomination for the Oscars for her role in the Netflix film Roma. (Photo by RODRIGO ARANGUA / AFP)        (Photo credit should read RODRIGO ARANGUA/AFP/Getty Images)
    'Roma' star makes history
    02:55 - Source: CNN

    “I’m the worst driver in the world.”

    HAPPENING LATER

    Sentencing day

    Ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is set to be sentenced today on bank fraud and tax evasion charges. He faces up to 25 years in prison.

    Paul Manafort arrives for a hearing at US District Court on June 15, 2018 in Washington, DC. - A judge revoked Manafort's bail and sent him to jail over claims he was tampering with witnesses in the case against him brought by special counsel Robert Mueller. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)
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    00:54 - Source: CNN

    TODAY’S NUMBER

    1,000-plus
    The number of guns found in a home in an upscale Los Angeles neighborhood.

    The number of horses that have died in the last 10 weeks at Santa Anita Park. The Southern California racetrack has closed indefinitely while investigators try to figure out what’s causing the deaths.

    TODAY’S QUOTE

    “So bear with me and know that I am grateful for all the love. Just, being grateful quietly.”

    Sophie Perry, 18, on dealing with the death of her father, actor Luke Perry

    In this Aug. 6, 2018, file photo, Luke Perry poses for a portrait during the 2018 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, Calif. A publicist for Perry says the "Riverdale" and "Beverly Hills, 90210" star has died. He was 52. Publicist Arnold Robinson said that Perry died Monday, March 4, 2019, after suffering a massive stroke.
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    TODAY’S WEATHER

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    The deep freeze continues for two-thirds of the US
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    AND FINALLY

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