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FOX NEWS: Chipotle tests quinoa as new menu item

Chipotle tests quinoa as new menu item Chipotle is trying to make fast food healthier with the popular superfood.

FOX NEWS: Restaurant defends bathroom needle disposal bins amid heroin epidemic

Restaurant defends bathroom needle disposal bins amid heroin epidemic A Washington restaurant has defended itself after being criticized on social media for having needle bins in its bathrooms.

FOX NEWS: German Olympians are drinking non-alcoholic beer like it's Gatorade

German Olympians are drinking non-alcoholic beer like it's Gatorade Germany’s Olympians don’t reach for sports drinks after an especially grueling workout — or at least not any sports drink Americans are familiar with.

FOX NEWS: 8 Treasure Chicken Breast

8 Treasure Chicken Breast

FOX NEWS: KFC workers accused of 'smuggling' chicken into restaurant amid massive shortage in UK

KFC workers accused of 'smuggling' chicken into restaurant amid massive shortage in UK KFC workers were accused of “smuggling” raw chicken into one of the chain’s restaurant in the United Kingdom amid the massive poultry shortage that has left hundreds of locations closed.

FOX NEWS: Jimmy Buffett's Broadway show 'Escape to Margaritaville' reportedly runs out of margaritas

Jimmy Buffett's Broadway show 'Escape to Margaritaville' reportedly runs out of margaritas The Parrotheads were thirsty.

FOX NEWS: Burger King restaurant aired raunchy sex scene on dining room TV, says family

Burger King restaurant aired raunchy sex scene on dining room TV, says family A family from Michigan is seeking answers from Burger King after their children were subjected to a graphic sex scene playing on one of the restaurant’s TVs.

FOX NEWS: Krispy Kreme launches new gold doughnut

Krispy Kreme launches new gold doughnut The sweet treat is part of a collaboration with Hershey’s new chocolate bar.

Top Bahrain rights activist sentenced to five years in prison - lawyer

DUBAI (Reuters) - Prominent Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday after he was convicted over critical comments he made on Twitter about the government, his lawyer and activists said. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2EIni6C

FOX NEWS: Bahrain sentences prominent activist to 5 years in prison

Bahrain sentences prominent activist to 5 years in prison A court in Bahrain has sentenced a prominent activist to five years in prison over tweets alleging torture at a prison in his country and criticizing Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen.

FOX NEWS: Israeli media: Netanyahu confident to testify against him

Israeli media: Netanyahu confident to testify against him Israeli media are reporting that one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's closest confidants has turned state witness and will incriminate Netanyahu in corruption allegations.

FOX NEWS: Russia appoints honorary consul in Pakistan border province

Russia appoints honorary consul in Pakistan border province Russia has named an honorary consul in a Pakistani province on the Afghan border, signaling closer ties with Islamabad at a time when U.S.-Pakistani relations are spiraling downward.

FOX NEWS: Philippines gives Aussie life sentence for child trafficking

Philippines gives Aussie life sentence for child trafficking A Philippine court has sentenced an Australian man to life imprisonment after finding him guilty on human trafficking and child pornography charges.

FOX NEWS: Lebanon gets tough on the press ahead of elections

Lebanon gets tough on the press ahead of elections A string of court cases and judicial investigations against Lebanese media figures is testing this country's reputation as a forum for ideas in a region blanketed by censorship and threats to the press.

FOX NEWS: Japan sees transfer at sea that may violate NKorea sanctions

Japan sees transfer at sea that may violate NKorea sanctions Japan says its military has witnessed a ship-to-ship transfer on the high seas that it "strongly suspects" violates U.N. sanctions on North Korea.

FOX NEWS: El Salvador detains 3 officers in torture, abduction case

El Salvador detains 3 officers in torture, abduction case Police in El Salvador arrested two military colonels and a lieutenant colonel Tuesday in connection with the case of eight soldiers who were convicted last year of abducting and torturing two people, one of them a minor.

FOX NEWS: Australia helps Indian Ocean neighbors enhance rescue skills

Australia helps Indian Ocean neighbors enhance rescue skills Australian authorities say they have helped make the Indian Ocean safer for air and sea travelers since the Malaysian airliner vanished in the vast expanse four years ago through search and rescue training with island nations.

FOX NEWS: US Navy rescues 3 fishermen adrift in Pacific for 8 days

US Navy rescues 3 fishermen adrift in Pacific for 8 days The U.S. Navy says it has rescued three fishermen who were adrift on a boat in the Pacific Ocean for eight days.

FOX NEWS: More than 100 killed when Syrian forces bomb Damascus suburb

More than 100 killed when Syrian forces bomb Damascus suburb Syrian government forces bombarded rebel-held suburbs of the capital, Damascus, for a second consecutive day Tuesday, killing more than 100 people and raising the specter of a full-scale offensive that could spell catastrophe for the nearly 400,000 residents trapped under siege.

Pro-government forces hit Syria's Ghouta with rockets, air raids

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Over a dozen people were injured on Tuesday night in Syria's eastern Ghouta, where one of the heaviest bombardments in seven years of war has hammered a besieged enclave, killing at least 250 people in 48 hours, a war monitor said. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2HAb5TC

Putin nemesis Navalny, barred from election, tries political siege

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Two young anti-Putin activists trudged through a snow-logged Moscow housing estate on a recent Saturday, putting up fliers promoting a boycott of a presidential election next month. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2CzGmlN

It’s Groundhog Day for Women’s Hockey: U.S. vs. Canada Again

By KAREN CROUSE and MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports http://ift.tt/2GslI9x

For Canadian Curlers, the Only Feat More Daunting Than Winning Gold Is Qualifying

By SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports http://ift.tt/2CzaXQp

Mavericks Begin Investigation After Misconduct Allegations

By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports http://ift.tt/2olFY5p

Faces and Places

By NATALIE PROULX from NYT The Learning Network http://ift.tt/2EGBQ70

Syria, Poland, Winter Olympics: Your Wednesday Briefing

By PATRICK BOEHLER from NYT Briefing http://ift.tt/2EHdVsb

What’s on TV Wednesday: The Brit Awards and ‘Nature: The Last Rhino’

By ANDREW R. CHOW from NYT Arts http://ift.tt/2Cbocer

Minnie Driver on the #MeToo Cause: ‘Women Get to Be Heard’

By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT World http://ift.tt/2EI2eNx

Poland’s Nationalism Threatens Europe’s Values, and Cohesion

By STEVEN ERLANGER and MARC SANTORA from NYT World http://ift.tt/2CaJBV4

An Ancient Tuscan Village, Like Italy, Is Reshaped by Migration

By GAIA PIANIGIANI from NYT World http://ift.tt/2EEjhQB

North Korea Dropped Out of Meeting With Pence at Last Minute, U.S. Says

By GARDINER HARRIS and CHOE SANG-HUN from NYT U.S. http://ift.tt/2EWfZM8

Florida Legislator’s Aide Is Fired After He Calls Parkland Students ‘Actors’

By MAGGIE ASTOR from NYT U.S. http://ift.tt/2of9Gd3

Review: In ‘Kings,’ Washington Is Where Idealism Goes to Die

By JESSE GREEN from NYT Theater http://ift.tt/2oprDoC

Review: Deirdre O’Connell Loses Her Grip on Reality in ‘Terminus’

By ELISABETH VINCENTELLI from NYT Theater http://ift.tt/2oe5Roq

Review: ‘A Walk With Mr. Heifetz’ Stumbles Through History

By LAURA COLLINS-HUGHES from NYT Theater http://ift.tt/2okjhhS

What We’re Reading

By Compiled by ANDREA KANNAPELL from NYT Times Insider http://ift.tt/2CB2r3d

Telling Italy’s Story Through Its Clothes

By GUY TREBAY from NYT Fashion & Style http://ift.tt/2EGIP3D

Certain Mailing Address

By DEB AMLEN from NYT Crosswords & Games http://ift.tt/2sHhpoG

A Rammellzee Exhibition Is Coming to New York

By ANDREW R. CHOW from NYT Arts http://ift.tt/2EGNnad