Korea Talks

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Representatives of North and South Korea met today in the Demilitarized Zone for the first talks between the nations in two years.

A military hotline between the two nations was suspended for nearly two years and will now be reinstated.

North Korea says it will send a delegation to next month's Winter Olympics in South Korea, a diplomatic breakthrough between the two countries after months of rising tensions over the North's missile and nuclear weapons programs.

South Korean officials said the delegation will consist of athletes, a cheering squad, and high-ranking officials.

Global Press Oppressors

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As U.S. President Donald Trump announces his “Fake Media” awards, the Committee to Protect Journalists names it's global Press Oppressor world leaders who use rhetoric, legal action, and censorship to try to silence their critics.

The list features leaders from China, Egypt, Myanmar, Poland, Russia, Turkey, and the United States who have gone out of their way to attack the press and undermine the norms that support freedom of the media at a time when a record number of journalists are being jailed for their work.

President Oprah?

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First of all, sincere and well-deserved congratulations to @Oprah on receiving the Cecil B. de Mille Award at the #GoldenGlobes! Who else was greatly inspired by her speech? #MondayMotivation

Warming Trend

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The previous blast of arctic air that broke records along the East Coast for the past two weeks may finally be departing.

Heavy rain, gusty winds, and mountain snow will impact central and southern California through Tuesday; this may result in debris flows and mudslides due to recent wildfires.

The cold temperatures in the East will moderate, but areas of freezing rain are expected from the Missouri Valley to Mid Atlantic. Locally heavy rainfall is also possible over the lower Mississippi Valley.

Addiction Requires Abstinence

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We are talking about the growing danger of Internet addiction. While treating addiction is never easy, abstinence appears to be the only option, and conventional wisdom dictates that recovery is possible once addicts stop using and go cold turkey.

Once they’re sober, recovered alcoholics aim to stay sober. Once they’re off drugs, former opioid addicts don’t abuse it but work to stay clean for life. How will this uncontrollable urge - stay connected online while disconnected in person end? CIU, PCU, PIU, IAD, IGD, PIU - it all stinks to me from this vantage point.

Bombogenesis

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A bone-chilling arctic air covered the East Coast and Midwest US, creating dangerous conditions as tens of millions of people struggled to clean up from blizzards, and drifting snow in many areas earlier this week.

This unlucky 13 day record-breaking brutally cold and record-breaking deep freeze has continued for two weeks and reportedly killed dozens.

Millions have already been affected and flights have been canceled, at airports struggling to cope with a backlog of record-breaking temperatures will continue to freeze parts of the US and Canada for one more day.

Food For Thought

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Apparently, there is something close to a free lunch. Pulitzer Prize-winning food critic Jonathan Gold and multi-tasking food scholar and radio host Evan Kleiman lead a far-reaching and ambitious exploration of Latin American cuisine in dialogue with Los Angeles.

F-ing Cold Outside

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The F is for freezing, please keep it clean in case you were thinking otherwise, so try hard to get your minds out of the gutter. This a family-friendly platform carries warnings whenever necessary.

Brrr Brutally cold temperatures are expected and it will be another EXTREMELY cold day. Bundle up, stay indoors if you can, make sure your pets are also inside, but also check in with your elderly neighbors, or at least call them to make sure they're OK.

There is good news and there is bad news. Which one should we start with? Let us begin with good news.

Happy Epiphany

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When I was a child, my parents celebrated this day and called it Los 3 Reyes Magos, or The 3 Wise Kings. Now all I can do is try to get my little ones to learn and hopefully observe this special day in their special day.

Epiphany is the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi Matthew 2:1–12. The festival commemorating the Epiphany on January 6.It was said to be the day the kings arrived to bring baby Jesus their gifts of Gold, Incense, and Myhr. The manifestation of a divine or supernatural being. However, some traditions are easier to save than others.

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