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Trump predicts 'Democrat shutdown' as funding deadline looms

President Trump predicted in an interview on Thursday that the U.S. was likely headed toward another shutdown before the funding deadline at the end of January. "I think we have a problem, because I think we're going to probably end up in another Democrat shutdown,” Trump told

Factbox-The Kurdish struggle for rights and land

Jan 22 (Reuters) - Syrian Kurdish forces have lost control of big parts of the country this month as government troops under President Ahmed al-Sharaa seek to bring their security forces and territory under the authority of the central state. The losses are the latest setback

Scientists may have discovered a new extinct form of life

Prototaxites are something of a prehistoric mystery. They were the first giant organisms on land, towering over ancient landscapes at heights of up to 8 meters. They had smooth trunk-like pillars and no branches, leaves or flowers. And unlike trees, they had no true root