Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev has today resigned along with his government as president Vladimir Putin tightens his grip on power (the two leaders are pictured together left and right in Moscow today). The shock announcement came just hours after Putin unveiled a package of reforms which could help him stay in power after his term ends in 2024. Putin wants to shift power from the presidency to the PM - which would weaken his successor and allow him to pull the strings as prime minister with no term limits.

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— Reddit is down in parts of US and Europe.

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Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announces a temporary emergency — banning all weapons, including guns, from Capitol Square ahead of Monday's massive gun right rally. The State of Emergency for Richmond is in effect from Friday thru Tuesday.

FBI releases video from deadly armed home invasion hoping someone. The #FBI is seeking information about the individuals who carried out an armed home invasion and murder on November 5, 2019, at approximately 11:12 p.m. in the vicinity of SW 222 Street and SW 99 Avenue in Cutler Bay, Florida. The victim, Daniel J. Macko, 31, was home with his wife and an acquaintance when a Dodge Ram van was noticed parked near their driveway. Macko’s wife left the residence to run an errand and upon her return while still outside, she was rushed by several subjects who emerged from the van. Alerted by the commotion, Macko opened the door to see what was happening. The subjects then entered and ransacked the residence looking for something. They departed only after announcing that they had found “it.” (as overheard by the acquaintance) Macko was shot several times and died at the scene.

Three civilians were arrested at Hawaii's Joint Base Pearl-Harbor-Hickam after a security guard spotted a live mortar round in a vehicle waiting to enter the main gate late Tuesday, military officials said. The guard at the main Nimitz Gate had ordered the vehicle to turn around when he detected the smell of marijuana and saw the ordnance in plain sight, according to spokesman Charles Anthony. The vehicle was attempting to enter the base without authorization, reported USA Today. An Explosive Ordnance Disposal team safely removed the round that Anthony described as “an explosive device” and “a deadly weapon.” He said no firing device was found in the car and it is unknown how the men obtained the device.

New surveillance footage shows a building collapse in Washington, D.C. — moments after a pair of pedestrians walked past and just before a fire truck drove by. falling debris reportedly left one person injured.
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Kangaroo and wallaby joeys that have been orphaned due to a mixture of road accidents, dog attacks, bushfires and drought conditions are seen in a cart as they are treated at Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital in Beerwah, Queensland, Australia. AAP Image/Darren England

A 20-year-old member of a Massachusetts college rowing team died in a crash Wednesday morning in Vero Beach. The College of the Holy Cross identified the woman as Grace Rett, of Uxbridge, Massachusetts. Rett was a sophomore at the Worcester, Massachusetts, college and a member of the Holy Cross Crusader women's rowing team. Thirteen people were injured in the crash, and at least seven were taken to Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to Vero Beach Police Chief David Currey. Altogether, there were 20 members of the team in two vans making their way to a practice.

People attend a wedding ceremony as the Taal Volcano sends out a column of ash in the background in Alfonso, Cavite, Philippines. Courtesy of Randolf Evan Photography/via REUTERS

Police officers stand behind riot shields amid a cloud of tear gas during protests against the economic crisis outside a Bank of Beirut office in Beirut, Lebanon. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

A supporter wears a Trump 2020 hat as President Trump holds a campaign rally at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

CNN releases video revealing clash warren & Sanders had after she refused to shake Bernie’s hand following debate.

“I think you called me a liar on national TV,” Warren asked.
“What?” Sanders said.
“I think you called me a liar on national TV,” she said again.
“You know, let’s not do it right now. If you want to have that discussion, we’ll have that discussion,” Sanders said.
Warren replied, “Anytime.”
“You called me a liar,” Sanders continued. “You told me — all right, let’s not do it now.”
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— On January 10, 2020, one of the Leaders of Jalisco New Generation Cartel, María Guadalupe López Esquivel, aka La Catrina died, after Heavy gunfights in Tierra Caliente, Central Mexico, between Mexican Army and Sicarios.

Officials in Michoacán said 6 male gunmen were captured and a woman was killed after they opened fire on soldiers and police.

"La Catrina" was the Mastermind of an Ambush that ended in the Death of 13 Mexican Army Soldiers last year made by CJNG.

Instagram model and boss lady María Esquivel AKA Mexico's 'Grande Dame of Death,' was arrested along with 6 other men and had their weapons and ammo confiscated after a shootout in La Bocanda, Mexico during a meeting with Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Miguel 'M2' Fernández on January 10, 2020. Officers were conducting a warrant when they got attacked by the gang. Esquivel is seen in footage fighting for her life after she was wounded in the neck as a serviceman tells her to relax and to try to hold on. She was flown by helicopter to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead, Channel 933 reports. A morgue photo of a 'Catrina' thigh tattoo confirms that the woman killed was María Guadalupe López Esquivel. ☠️

A couple in Visalia faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon and conspiracy after Visalia Police said they lured people onto their property to steal an unsecured bike and beat them with baseball bats.

LSU Tigers defensive end Glen Logan celebrates after the LSU Tigers defeated the Clemson Tigers in the College Football Playoff national championship game at Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports