Virginia’s attorney general admits wearing blackface in college
Craig TaylorMark Herring’s statement comes as the Virginia governor rejects calls to resign over a similar incident. BBC News – US & Canada
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North Korea nuclear talks: US envoy Biegun heads to Pyongyang
Stephen Biegun says he wants to make progress on the commitment from the Kim-Trump summit last June. BBC News – US & Canada
21 Savage: Atlanta rapper really from UK, say US immigration
Officials say the Atlanta rapper came from the UK in 2005 and overstayed after his visa ran out. BBC News – US & Canada
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam refuses to quit over racism row
Virginia’s Ralph Northam now denies he was in a photo of men in blackface and a KKK robe. BBC News – US & Canada
Cory Booker: New Jersey Democrat joins presidential race
The New Jersey senator’s campaign video focuses on the emotions of the US civil rights movement. BBC News – US & Canada
US polar vortex: death toll rises
bethkent ✅At least 21 people have died in one of the worst temperatures to hit the US Midwest in decades. Ninety million people have seen temperatures of -17C or below. Some 250 million Americans overall have experienced the “polar vortex” conditions. Hospitals have been treating patients reporting frostbite as parts of the country come to a…