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particularly close to Francis’ heart and are
expected to feature into his remarks while in
Panama.
As he flew from Rome on Wednesday,
another issue closely watched by the Vati-
can erupted, with the president of Venezue-
la’s opposition-controlled National Assem-
bly declaring himself interim president and
a number of regional countries including the
United States recognizing him.
Associated Press
Ending showdown with
Pelosi, Trump postpones
State of Union
WASHINGTON — President Donald
Trump said he is postponing his State of
the Union address until the partial govern-
ment shutdown ends, yielding after a week-
long showdown with House Speaker Nancy
Pelosi.
Following a high-stakes game of dare and
double-dare, Trump conceded Wednesday
night that “no venue that can compete with
the history, tradition and importance of the
House Chamber.” He said he was not look-
ing for an alternate option after Pelosi served
notice earlier in the day that he wouldn’t be
allowed to deliver the address to a joint ses-
sion of Congress next week.
Pelosi had taken the step after Trump said
he planned to show up in spite of Democratic
objections to the speech taking place with
large swaths of the government shut down.
Denied that grand venue, Trump prom-
ised to come up with some sort of alternative
event. The White House scrambled to find a
site matching the gravitas of the traditional
address from the rostrum of the House to law-
makers from both parties, Supreme Court jus-
tices, invited guests and a television audience
of millions.
“As the Shutdown was going on, Nancy
Pelosi asked me to give the State of the Union
Address. I agreed,” Trump tweeted shortly
after 11 p.m. EST. “She then changed her
mind because of the Shutdown, suggesting a
later date. This is her prerogative — I will do
the Address when the Shutdown is over.”
AP-NORC poll: 6 in 10
Americans blame Trump
for shutdown
WASHINGTON — A strong majority of
Americans blame President Donald Trump
for the record-long government shutdown and
reject his primary rationale for a border wall,
according to a new poll that shows the tur-
moil in Washington is dragging his approval
rating to its lowest level in more than a year.
Overall, 34 percent of Americans approve
of Trump’s job performance in a survey con-
ducted by The Associated Press-NORC Cen-
ter for Public Affairs Research. That’s down
from 42 percent a month earlier and nears
the lowest mark of his two-year presidency.
The president’s approval among Republicans
remains close to 80 percent, but his standing
with independents is among its lowest points
of his time in office.
“Trump is responsible for this,” said poll
respondent Lloyd Rabalais, a federal contrac-
tor from Slidell, Louisiana, who’s not affili-
ated with either political party.
The 47-year-old has been furloughed for
more than a month. He said he’d need to start
drawing on his retirement savings next week
to pay his bills if the shutdown continues.
“I do support a wall, but not the way he’s
handling it,” Rabalais added. “Trump guar-
anteed everybody that Mexico would pay for
the wall. Now he’s holding American work-
ers like me hostage.”
Venezuela’s Guaido leaps
from back-bench to
center stage
CARACAS, Venezuela — The rise of
Juan Guaido from back-bench obscurity to
the U.S-backed, self-declared interim pres-
ident of Venezuela in just three weeks has
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An anti-government protester covers her face with a Venezuelan flag, and uses
toothpaste around her eyes to help lessen the effect of tear gas, during clashes with
security forces after a rally demanding the resignation of President Nicolas Maduro.
Maduro faces off with US over
Venezuela rival’s power claim
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelans headed into uncharted political waters
today, with the young leader of a newly united and combative opposition claiming
to hold the presidency and socialist President Nicolas Maduro digging in for a fight
with the Trump administration.
Violence flared again Wednesday during big anti-government demonstrations
across Venezuela, and at least seven protesters were reported killed in the escalating
confrontation with Maduro, who has been increasingly accused of undemocratic
behavior by the United States and many other nations in the region.
Juan Guaido, the new leader of the opposition-controlled National Assembly,
turned up the heat by declaring himself interim president before a mass of demon-
strators in Caracas. He said it is the only way to end the Maduro “dictatorship” in
Venezuela, which has seen millions flee in recent years to escape sky-high inflation
and food shortages.
“We know that this will have consequences,” Guaido shouted to the cheering
crowd, then slipped away to an unknown location amid speculation that he would
soon be arrested.
In a united and seemingly coordinated front, the U.S., Canada and some Latin
American and European countries announced that they supported Guaido’s claim
to the presidency.
been meteoric — and by his own recognition
risky.
Few Venezuelans had even heard of the
fresh-faced, 35-year-old lawmaker when he
was plucked from anonymity and named
as president of the opposition-controlled
National Assembly in early January. The
move set up a high-stakes standoff with Pres-
ident Nicolas Maduro, who is increasingly
seen as a dictator both at home and abroad.
Instead of backing down, Guaido stunned
Venezuelans on Wednesday by declaring
himself interim president before cheering
supporters in Venezuela’s capital, buoyed by
massive anti-government protests. And sup-
port from President Donald Trump, Can-
ada and numerous Latin American countries,
along with the Organization of American
States, immediately rolled in.
But even as he was symbolically sworn
in, he foretold of dangers, telling support-
ers: “We know that this will have conse-
quences.” Moments later he slipped away
to an unknown location amid speculation he
would soon be arrested. Last week, Venezue-
la’s feared SEBIN intelligence police pulled
Guaido from his vehicle as he headed to a
town hall meeting and briefly detained him.
And the rival constitutional assembly con-
trolled by Maduro’s allies threatened Guaido
and others with an investigation for treason.
French minister announces
Ghosn resignation
from Renault
DAVOS, Switzerland — France’s finance
minister says that Carlos Ghosn, who is fight-
ing breach of trust and other charges in Japan,
has resigned as head of Renault.
Ghosn has been detained for more than
two months in Japan.
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire
said at the World Economic Forum in Davos
today that Ghosn formally handed in his res-
ignation to Renault’s temporary leadership on
Wednesday evening.
The board of French carmaker Renault SA
is expected to name Jean-Dominique Senard
of Michelin as chairman, and Renault execu-
tive Thierry Bollore as CEO.
Ghosn denies Japanese accusations that he
under-reported income as chairman of Nissan
and falsifying financial reports.
Venezuela crisis looms over
pope’s Central America visit
PANAMA CITY — Pope Francis has
arrived in Panama amid a political crisis in
nearby Venezuela, a migration standoff over
the proposed U.S.-Mexico border wall and
tens of thousands of wildly excited young
Central Americans welcoming him.
As Francis opens his first full day today,
all eyes will be on whether he refers to the
upheaval in Venezuela when he addresses
Panama’s president and later the region’s
bishops.
Francis rounds out the day with his eve-
ning welcome to tens of thousands of young
Catholics gathered for World Youth Day, the
church’s big youth rally.
His visit is taking place against the back-
drop of a new migrant caravan heading to the
U.S.-Mexico border. The plight of migrants,
as well as that of indigenous peoples, are
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Robots aren’t replacing everyone, but a
quarter of U.S. jobs will be severely disrupted
as artificial intelligence accelerates the auto-
mation of existing work, according to a new
Brookings Institution report.
The report, published today, says roughly
36 million Americans hold jobs with “high
exposure” to automation — meaning at least
70 percent of their tasks could soon be per-
formed by machines using current technol-
ogy. Among those most likely to be affected
are cooks, waiters and others in food services;
short-haul truck drivers; and clerical office
workers.
“That population is going to need to
upskill, reskill or change jobs fast,” said Mark
Muro, a senior fellow at Brookings and lead
author of the report.
Muro said the timeline for the changes
could be “a few years or it could be two
decades.” But it’s likely that automation will
happen more swiftly during the next eco-
nomic downturn. Businesses are typically
eager to implement cost-cutting technology
as they lay off workers.
Some economic studies have found simi-
lar shifts toward automating production hap-
pened in the early part of previous recessions
— and may have contributed to the “jobless
recovery” that followed the 2008 financial
crisis.
Uncharted waters:
Scientists to explore
Indian Ocean depths
BREMEVERHAVEN, Germany —
Scientists prepared today to embark on
an unprecedented, years-long mission to
explore the Indian Ocean and document
changes taking place beneath the waves that
could affect billions of people in the sur-
rounding region over the coming decades.
The ambitious expedition will delve into
one of the last major unexplored frontiers
on the planet, a vast body of water that’s
already feeling the effects of global warm-
ing. Understanding the Indian Ocean’s eco-
system is important not just for the species
that live in it, but also for an estimated 2.5
billion people at home in the region — from
East Africa, the Arabian peninsula, South
and Southeast Asia.
The Nekton Mission, supported by over
40 organizations, will conduct further dives
in other parts of the Indian Ocean over three
years. The research will contribute to a sum-
mit on the state of the Indian Ocean planned
for late 2021.
The Ocean Zephyr is preparing to leave
Bremerhaven, Germany, on the first leg of
trip. Researchers will spend seven weeks
surveying underwater life, map the sea floor
and drop sensors to depths of up to 2,000
meters in the seas around the Seychelles.
Little is known about the watery world
below depths of 30 meters, which scien-
tists from Britain and the Seychelles will be
exploring with two crewed submarines and
a remotely operated submersible in March
and April.
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