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US President Donald Trump
- The biggest
news this weekend was about the now record-breaking partial government shutdown and its expanding fallout. - President Donald Trump was particularly active on Twitter over the weekend after learning the FBI had investigated him as a possible Russian agent.
- The president also reportedly hid records of his conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin from his own administration.
- Investigators say the man suspected of kidnapping Jayme Closs killed her parents so he could get to her.
- The oceans are heating up 40% faster than scientists realized - which means we should prepare for more disastrous flooding and storms.
- Huawei says it fired an executive charged with espionage in Poland for bringing the company accused of global espionage and fraud into disrepute.
The second weekend of 2019 was a record breaker for a government in shutdown and the increasingly far-reaching consequences as it pushes past 23 days.
President Donald Trump had more to contend with though, as more reports emerged of possibly damaging ties to Russia.
Here are the news stories you may have missed this weekend, January 12-13.
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