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Friday, February 15, 2019

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President Donald Trump speaks Friday during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House to declare a national emergency in order to build a wall along the southern border.

What exactly is a national emergency? Here's what that means and what's next.

Let's review the basic facts of what it means for a president to declare a national emergency.
Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld addresses a gathering Friday during a New England Council ‘Politics & Eggs’ breakfast in Bedford, New Hampshire. Weld announced he’s creating a presidential exploratory committee for a run in the 2020 election. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Ex-Massachusetts governor Bill Weld wants to challenge Trump for Republican nomination

Former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld told an audience in New Hampshire Friday that he will try to take on President Donald Trump in the 2020 Republican presidential primary, offering the first high-profile challenge to the president's reelection effort.
In this Feb. 9, 2019, photo, invitees listen during an orientation for volunteers for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo. Unpaid Olympic volunteers do almost everything: guide athletes around, greet dignitaries, and translate for lost fans. IOC officials acknowledge the games couldn’t be held without them; invariably smiling, helpful and praised by presidents, prime ministers, and monarchs. That’s the case at next year’s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics where about 80,000 will be needed. Just over 200,000 have applied with orientation and interviews for Japan residents starting this month. (Mizuki Ikari/Kyodo News via AP)

Olympic volunteers: One-time chance, or exploitation?

Olympic volunteers: Is it a case of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, or economic exploitation

Joliet mayor calls I-80 bridge over Des Plaines River unsound

The mayor of Joliet says because the Interstate 80 bridge over the Des Plaines River is structurally unsound, he may be forced to take action
FILE - In this May 14, 2004, file photo, Democratic presidential hopeful Lyndon LaRouche Jr. campaigns in Montgomery, Ala. Fitting for a man who saw so much darkness in the world, LaRouche died on the fringes Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, his name little known to anyone under 50, his death rumored online a day before mainstream outlets confirmed it. His influence, however, will surely outlast him. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)
Lyndon LaRouche's conspiracy mindset lives on
Fitting for a man who saw so much darkness in the world, Lyndon LaRouche died on the fringes this week, his name little known to anyone under 50, his death rumored online a day before mainstream outlets confirmed it
An anti-Brexit demonstrator wears a hat adorned with anti Brexit statements as she protests outside the Palace of Westminster in London, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. British lawmakers are holding another series of votes on Brexit legislation Thursday. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
French minister: Britain must hurry up and decide on Brexit
France's Europe minister is urging Britain to "hurry up" and decide whether it's leaving the European Union with or without a deal
Southern Illinois man convicted in eye-gouging attack
A southern Illinois man has been convicted in an April 2018 attack that left another man blind
FILE- In this Dec. 12, 2018, file photo state Assemblyman Ron Kim, center, speaks at a rally opposing New York's deal with Amazon on the steps of New York's City Hall. Amazon said Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, that it will not be building a new headquarters in New York, a stunning reversal after a yearlong search. The online retailer has faced opposition from some New York politicians, who were unhappy with the tax incentives Amazon was promised. (AP Photo/Karen Matthews, File)
Amazon's exit could scare off tech companies from New York
Amazon decision to walk away from New York City could scare off other tech companies
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. Even while criticizing Donald Trump's confrontational stance toward his socialist government, Maduro said he holds out hope of meeting the U.S. president to resolve an impasse over his recognition of opponent Juan Guaido as Venezuela's rightful leader. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
AP Interview: Maduro reveals secret meetings with US envoy
AP Interview: Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro predicts he will survive the global campaign to force his resignation and tells AP his government is in secret talks with the Trump administration
A law enforcement officer works at the scene of a shooting at the Henry Pratt Co. on Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, in Aurora, Ill. Officials say several people were killed and at least five police officers were wounded after a gunman opened fire in an industrial park. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)
Employee being fired fatally shoots 5 co-workers in Illinois
Police say a 15-year employee being fired from a manufacturing company opened fire in its suburban Chicago plant Friday, killing five co-workers and wounding five police officers before he was fatally shot.
Law enforcement personnel gather near the scene of a shooting at an industrial park in Aurora, Ill., on Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. (Bev Horne/Daily Herald via AP)
The Latest: Police say workplace gunman was being fired
Police say the gunman who killed five people at a suburban Chicago business was a 15-year employee who was being fired
FILE - In this May 20, 2016 file photo, actor and singer Jussie Smollett attends the "Empire" FYC Event in Los Angeles. Chicago police say they're interviewing two "persons of interest" who surveillance photos show were in the downtown area where Smollett says he was attacked last month. A police spokesman said Thursday the two men aren't considered suspects but may have been in the area at the time Smollett says he was attacked. Smollett says two masked men shouted racial and homophobic slurs before beating him and putting a rope around his neck on Jan. 29. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Chicago police release 2 men questioned in Smollett case
Chicago police have released without charges two Nigerian brothers arrested on suspicion of assaulting "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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The Pulte and White families of Libertyville take advantage of an ice-skating rink they both built in the White’s backyard as temperatures returned to normal in Libertyville.
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People check out the new Volkswagen Jetta GLI.
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Peter Sherman, of Old Mill Creek pushes his bike up to the Bakers Square in Libertyville after a group ride as temperatures hovered around -20 Thursday morning in Lake County.
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