“SEE” reviews hits of news across the world on Friday
Swing-vote GOP Sen. Alexander comes out against witnesses, paving way for imminent Trump acquittal
Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., announced late Thursday night that he would not support additional witnesses in President Trump's "shallow, hurried and wholly partisan" Senate impeachment trial, seemingly ending Democrats' hopes of hearing testimony from former national security adviser John Bolton and paving the way for the president's imminent acquittal as soon as Friday night. ( Fox News)
State Department, citing coronavirus outbreak, raises China travel advisory: 'Do Not Travel'
The State Department on Thursday night raised its China travel advisory to "Level 4: Do Not Travel," citing the spread of the deadly coronavirus, days after evacuating non-emergency U.S. personnel and their families out of the country amid an uptick in infections. ( Fox News)
Roberts visibly reacts to Warren's impeachment question about his 'legitimacy' without trial witnesses
Chief Justice John Roberts seemed visibly irritated when Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., formally asked a question during President Trump's impeachment trial Thursday that referenced him and questioned the legitimacy of the Supreme Court and Constitution in relation to the proceedings. ( Fox News)
Impeachment trial to end but its aftershocks will rock America
America's latest "national nightmare" will not end when Republicans vote to acquit President Donald Trump of high crimes and misdemeanors, possibly as early as Friday.
A mere four months after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ordered an impeachment inquiry and six after Trump's now-notorious "do us a favor" call with Ukraine's President, Trump will get on with his term as the third US President to be impeached by the House of Representatives and not removed by the Senate. (CNN)
The US warns its citizens not to travel to China as coronavirus cases top 9,600
The Wuhan coronavirus has spread throughout the world since the first cases were detected in central China in December. At least 200 people have died and more than 9,000 have been infected, as the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. (CNN)
Children are joining a self-defense militia in Mexico
In a remote, mountainous region of Mexico's Guerrero state, a group of uniformed young boys lined up on a basketball court. "Attention! Lift up your weapons now," their trainer yelled as the kids rushed into position, hands firmly holding onto their rifles. The littlest ones are training with sticks, faces covered with colored bandanas. (CNN)
Senate races toward Trump acquittal as hopes for new witnesses fade
An effort to call witnesses at the Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump appeared on the verge of failure Thursday night after at least one of four Republican senators that Democrats needed to open the way said he opposed the idea. ( The Guardian)
Huge surge in Britons applying for non-UK passports
The number of British citizens who have applied to acquire the nationality of another EU member state has surged since the Brexit referendum, data shows. ( The Guardian)
7,000 People Trapped on Mediterranean Cruise in Italy Over Suspected Coronavirus Case
More than 7,000 people were quarantined on an Italian cruise ship in the Mediterranean port of Civitavecchia outside of Rome after a Chinese woman from Hong Kong came down with a fever and symptoms that mimic the coronavirus. (The Daily Beast)
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