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January 23, 2019 (Wednesday)

Law and crime

Three residents of the U.S. state of Michigan are arrested at Gerald R. Ford International Airport for allegedly conspiring to support the Islamic State. (ABC News)
2019 Sebring, Florida shooting
- A gunman kills five people at a SunTrust Banks branch in Sebring, Florida, United States, following a hostage situation. The suspect later surrenders himself to the authorities. (The Independent)
The Diocese of Covington building in the U.S. state of Kentucky is evacuated after "suspicious" packages were reportedly found outside. Authorities cleared the building of threats later in the evening. (Washington Post) (USA Today)
Abortion in the United States
- New York passes the Reproductive Health Act, which allows abortion rights. (CBS News) (Wall Street Journal)
LGBT rights in Angola
- Angola decriminalizes homosexuality. (Human Rights Watch)

Politics and elections

2019 Venezuelan protests, 2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis, United States–Venezuela relations
- Opposition leader Juan Guaidó swears himself in as President of Venezuela, with de facto President Nicolás Maduro not recognizing this. (CNN)
- The United States, Canada and several Latin American nations recognize opposition leader Juan Guaidó as President of Venezuela. (Chicago Tribune)
- President Nicolás Maduro says his government is breaking off diplomatic relations with the United States, giving American diplomats 72 hours to leave the country. Juan Guaidó, in turn, asks diplomats of countries that have recognized him as president to remain in Venezuela. (AP)
- The Venezuelan military rejects Juan Guaidó's self-proclaimed Presidency and remains loyal to President Nicolás Maduro. (RT)
2018–19 United States federal government shutdown
- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will not authorize President Donald Trump's 2019 State of the Union Address in the House chamber until the government shutdown has ended. (The Guardian)

Science and technology

2019 in spaceflight
- Blue Origin successfully launches its New Shepard 3 rocket and completes the tenth sub-orbital test flight, reaching an altitude of 106.9 km (351,000 ft), carrying its crew capsule and making a controlled upright landing in West Texas. (NASA) (Ars Technica)

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 ;Law and crime
-*Three [[Michigan]] citizens, Mohamud Muse, Muse Muse and Mohamed Haji, are arrested at [[Gerald R. Ford International Airport]] in [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]], United States, for conspiring to support the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|Islamic State]]. [https://abcnews.go.com/US/michigan-men-arrested-conspiracy-support-isis/story?id=60561926 (ABC News)]
+*Three residents of the U.S. state of [[Michigan]] are arrested at [[Gerald R. Ford International Airport]] for allegedly conspiring to support the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|Islamic State]]. [https://abcnews.go.com/US/michigan-men-arrested-conspiracy-support-isis/story?id=60561926 (ABC News)]
+*[[2019 Sebring, Florida shooting]]
-*[[List of mass shootings in the United States in 2019]]
-**A gunman kills five people at a [[SunTrust Banks]] branch in [[Sebring, Florida]], United States, following a hostage situation. The suspect later surrendered himself to the authorities. [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/florida-shooting-bank-sebring-hostage-situation-shooter-latest-update-a8743511.html (''The Independent'')]
+**A gunman kills five people at a [[SunTrust Banks]] branch in [[Sebring, Florida]], United States, following a hostage situation. The suspect later surrenders himself to the authorities. [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/florida-shooting-bank-sebring-hostage-situation-shooter-latest-update-a8743511.html (''The Independent'')]
-*The [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington|Diocese of Covington]] is evacuated after “suspicious” packages were reportedly found outside the building. Authorities cleared the building of threats later in the evening. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2019/01/23/a5768042-1f5d-11e9-8b59-0a28f2191131_story.html (Washington Post)] [https://www.wdrb.com/news/suspicious-package-reported-outside-diocese-of-covington-building/article_33cb05cc-1f5c-11e9-9dce-d76bc0e03df7.html (WDRB)] [https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2019/01/23/investigation-underway-after-suspicious-packages-found-diocese-covington/2661412002/ (Cincinnati Enquirer)]
+*The [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington|Diocese of Covington]] building in the U.S. state of [[Kentucky]] is evacuated after "suspicious" packages were reportedly found outside. Authorities cleared the building of threats later in the evening. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2019/01/23/a5768042-1f5d-11e9-8b59-0a28f2191131_story.html (''Washington Post'')] [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/23/authorities-investigating-suspicious-packages-found-diocese-covington/2661579002/ (''USA Today'')]
+*[[Abortion in the United States]]
+**[[New York (state)|New York]] passes the [[Reproductive Health Act]], which allows abortion rights. [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-york-passes-abortion-bill-late-term-if-mothers-health-is-at-risk-today-2019-01-23/ (CBS News)] [https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-plans-vote-on-abortion-bill-on-roe-v-wade-anniversary-11548162001 (''Wall Street Journal'')]
+*[[LGBT rights in Angola]]
+**[[Angola]] decriminalizes [[homosexuality]]. [https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/01/23/angola-decriminalizes-same-sex-conduct (''Human Rights Watch'')]
 ;Politics and elections
 *[[2019 Venezuelan protests]], [[2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis]], [[United States–Venezuela relations]]
 **Opposition leader [[Juan Guaidó]] swears himself in as [[President of Venezuela]], with ''de facto'' President [[Nicolás Maduro]] not recognizing this. [https://edition.cnn.com/americas/live-news/venezuela-protests-2019/index.html (CNN)]
-**The [[United States]], [[Canada]] and several [[Latin America|Latin American]] nations [[2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis#Support|recognize]] opposition leader Juan Guaidó as President of Venezuela. [https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-venezuela-president-protests-20190123-story.html (Chicago Tribune)]
+**The [[United States]], [[Canada]] and several [[Latin America|Latin American]] nations [[2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis#Support|recognize]] opposition leader Juan Guaidó as President of Venezuela. [https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-venezuela-president-protests-20190123-story.html (''Chicago Tribune'')]
-**President Nicolás Maduro says [[Caracas]] is breaking off diplomatic relations with the United States, giving American diplomats 72 hours to leave the country. Juan Guaidó, in turn, asks diplomats of countries that have recognized him as president to remain in Venezuela. [https://www.apnews.com/098cca00b6d44965850547e9d345d8b3 (AP)]
+**President Nicolás Maduro says his government is breaking off diplomatic relations with the United States, giving American diplomats 72 hours to leave the country. Juan Guaidó, in turn, asks diplomats of countries that have recognized him as president to remain in Venezuela. [https://www.apnews.com/098cca00b6d44965850547e9d345d8b3 (AP)]
 **The [[National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela|Venezuelan military]] rejects Juan Guaidó's self-proclaimed Presidency and remains loyal to President Nicolás Maduro. [https://www.rt.com/news/449545-venezuela-defense-minister-constitution/ (RT)]
 *[[2018–19 United States federal government shutdown]]
 **[[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|House Speaker]] [[Nancy Pelosi]] says she will not authorize [[President of the United States|President]] [[Donald Trump]]'s [[2019 State of the Union Address]] in the House chamber until the [[Government shutdowns in the United States|government shutdown]] has ended. [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/23/trump-pelosi-shutdown-news-latest-statue-of-the-union-address-blocked (''The Guardian'')]
+;Science and technology
+*[[2019 in spaceflight]]
+**''[[Blue Origin]]'' successfully launches its [[New Shepard 3]] rocket and completes the tenth sub-orbital test flight, reaching an altitude of 106.9 km (351,000 ft), carrying its crew capsule and making a controlled upright landing in West [[Texas]]. [https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/01/blue-origin-launch-new-shepard-10th-flight/ (NASA)] [https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/01/new-shepard-makes-10th-launch-as-blue-origin-aims-to-fly-humans-late-in-2019/ (''Ars Technica'')]
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