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Today 14:31 GMT

The family of a Border Patrol agent who was killed in 2010 said Tuesday that Democrats should agree to President Trump's request for $5 billion to fund a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Late Tuesday, Trump tweeted that Democrats "are saying loud and clear that they do not want to build a Concrete Wall - but we are not building a Concrete Wall, we are building artistically designed steel slats, so that you can easily see through it. "It will be beautiful and, at the same time, give our Country the security that our citizens deserve," Trump added.

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Source: Fox News

'The American People Want a Wall': Tomi Urges Trump to Hold Firm in Border Funding Battle

Today 14:31 GMT

Fox Nation host Tomi Lahren urged President Trump to stand strong on his demand for funding for border security and his long-promised wall.

See more from Tomi above, and go to Fox Nation to start your free trial and check out Tomi's First and Final Thoughts each day. Ingraham, 'Angel Mom' Mendoza: Pelosi, Dems Politicized Tragic Death of Migrant Girl. Tomi on Trump's Explosive Meeting With Dems: 'We Voted for a Wall' and Americans Are Behind Him. Send me email updates from Fox News.

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Source: The Week

Let Trump shut down the government. Then watch him suffer the consequences.

Today 14:31 GMT

Stephen Miller, President Trump's irritable White House aide, declared on national TV over the weekend that the president was "absolutely" ready to make good on his threat to shut down the government if he doesn't get money for his border wall in the upcoming appropriations bill. "This is a very fundamental issue," yelled Miller at George Stephanopoulos.

RealClearPolitics' Bill Scher has pointed out Trump has kept this threat alive throughout 2018 — issuing it virtually every month in April, June, July, and early September, only to flinch when congressional Republicans, terrified that a shutdown would torpedo their midterm prospects, prevailed on him to back-off and make a deal to keep the government funded.

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Source: Common Domain

Why Fixing Sloppy U.K. Auditors Matters for Wall Street

Today 09:54 GMT

If auditors can’t be trusted to do a thorough job of policing company accounts, then the minimal costs that companies currently pay are wasted money and there is no point to them at all.

Poor U.K. auditing standards are a problem for U.S. investors, too, because the U.K. arms of the Big Four audit the British divisions of U.S. companies such as Amazon and Citigroup. In a report published Tuesday, the U.K. antitrust regulator criticized a lack of competition and the way auditors are appointed on the basis of “cultural fit” or price.

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Source: Common Domain

These Design Rules Are Meant to be Broken

Today 14:31 GMT

Stick with the same color palette; don’t mix metals; paint small rooms light colors—these age-old design dictums may be drummed into your decorating brain, but these days, they are best left on the cutting room floor.

It’s a little too big for the space and has almost no storage, but it reminds her of her late grandparents who gifted her the piece years ago. For example, one of my favorite clients has a beautiful, antique vanity in her bedroom that belonged to her great-grandmother.

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Source: Common Domain

An earnings double whammy may add fuel to the fire on Wall Street

Today 14:31 GMT

Most important, Wall Street is already on edge after devastating declines in the fourth quarter, so weak forecasts from two companies with more data than their earnings predecessors and important placements in the supply chain will not go over well.

After a wave of gloomy forecasts from tech companies slammed stocks earlier in the quarter, the double whammy is likely to increase concerns about the larger economy in the coming year.

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Source: The Guradian

Tuesday US briefing: Shutdown looms as border wall impasse continues

Today 10:50 GMT

The prospect of a partial government shutdown is moving closer to reality as Donald Trump digs in on his demand for $5bn to fund his long-promised wall on the US-Mexico border.

Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn faces sentencing in federal court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to lying to the FBI over his contacts with Russian officials following the 2016 election. Meanwhile, Flynn’s former business partner Bijan Rafiekian has been charged with illegally lobbying over the pair’s attempts to have the cleric Fethullah Gülen extradited from the US to Turkey.

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Source: The Week

Republicans have become their own caricature of postmodernism

Today 10:50 GMT

If there is any political faction that behaves like the most hysterically exaggerated caricature of postmodernism, it is the current Republican Party.

Let us at least be clear that if anyone is introducing moral relativism into American society, and undermining shared understandings of basic facts, it is the Republican Party.

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Source: Fox News

Gutfeld: Dems Say Gov't Is the Answer For Everything, Except the Wall

Today 00:35 GMT

Which is largely tied to whether Democrats and some moderate Republicans will vote to fund the government in exchange for appropriating border wall funds.

Gutfeld said that for Democrats, "government is the answer for anything... except with the wall, that is where government happily abdicates responsibility." Varney: 2020 Dems Coming At Trump With 'Vote For Me, Vote for Free Money Giveaway'. Dershowitz: FBI 'Absolutely' Tried to Trap Flynn, But 'Nobody Can Figure Out Why He Would Lie'. He said that the Democrats' opposition to a wall in that regard "makes no sense at all.". "If government should take over health care, why don't you do the wall [too]," he asked.

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Source: Common Domain

An Artistic Abode on a Quiet San Francisco Street

Tuesday 05:09 GMT

Dubbed the "Art House," this contemporary four story residence includes panoramic views of the San Francisco skyline, modern architecture and a unique art motif gracing its walls.

Snuggly situated in a row of houses on a quiet street in the trendy neighborhood of Bernal Heights, the residence casts a strikingly contemporary figure with a white exterior, oversized windows and a tier of outdoor spaces from the ground level to the top floor.

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Source: Common Domain

Oracle stock rises as earnings, cloud revenue narrowly top Wall Street estimates

Tuesday 22:46 GMT

Oracle Corp. shares rose in the extended session Monday after the enterprise software company’s quarterly results narrowly topped Wall Street estimates and forecast earnings roughly in-line with analysts’ consensus.

Revenue declined to $9.56 billion from $9.59 billion in the year-ago quarter; Wall Street had expected $9.52 billion from Oracle, according to analysts polled by FactSet. Cloud services and license support revenue rose to $6.64 billion from $6.46 billion in the year-ago period, while analysts surveyed by FactSet were looking for $6.63 billion.

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Source: Common Domain

Treasury yields edge lower as Wall Street focuses on Fed policy

Tuesday 09:54 GMT

Beyond the Fed, market participants will watch for the final reading of gross domestic product on Friday, as well as developments that threaten to partially shut down the U.S. government, as well as policy updates from the Bank of Japan and the Bank of England, amid that country’s messy process of exiting from the European Union.

Treasury yields inched lower to kick off trading on Monday, in an important week that includes the Federal Reserve decision on Wednesday—one that could influence trading in government bonds that have thus far been colored by signs of weakening global economy.

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Source: Fox News

Reporter’s Notebook: DC quietly preparing for shutdown, lest they disturb the Yellies

Monday 23:39 GMT

One wonders if it will be as quiet next Friday night on Capitol Hill, as nine of 15 cabinet departments face a government shutdown at 11:59:59 p.m. ET.

Bipartisan Congressional sources signaled that the appointment of Mulvaney could increase the chances of a government shutdown because of his hardline stances on spending. Mulvaney detractors bequeathed him the chairman of the “shutdown caucus” on Capitol Hill.

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Source: The Guradian

Confusion reigns after Suns and Grizzlies nearly trade for wrong player named Brooks

Monday 13:35 GMT

The deal capped a confusing series of events that unfolded Friday night when a proposed three-team trade fell apart over confusion about whether Dillon Brooks or MarShon Brooks would be included.

When the confusion cleared, and all the sides had figured out the parts to the trade, Memphis wouldn’t trade Dillon Brooks, and the Suns didn’t want to acquire MarShon Brooks. I’ve never experienced this before,” Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace told reporters on Saturday.