Mississippi water is so dirty residents shower with their mouths shut

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Snow ploughs battle blizzards on roads and runways in Oklahoma

A severe winter storm that could affect more than 200 million Americans has brought heavy snow, and freezing temperatures.

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Watch: Empty shelves and road preparations as US readies for winter storm

More than 160 million people in the US are expected to face "extremely dangerous" weather conditions bringing heavy snow and freezing rain.

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'I was in bed': How British-born actor Delroy Lindo heard about Oscar nomination

Lindo and his Sinners co-star Wunmi Mosaku are the only two UK actors nominated for an Oscar this year.

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Aurora lights are seen around Earth's surface from the International Space Station.

Watch: Russian cosmonaut captures stunning aurora from space

Cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov captured the lights over Earth during one of the largest solar storms in more than 20 years.

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Splitscreen. Left, Trump speaks at Davos. Right, Faisal Islam.

Watch: How was Trump's Davos speech received?

The BBC's Faisal Islam was in the room when President Trump told his audience that he would not use force in Greenland, but also launched a long argument for why the US should own it.

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Splitscreen. Left, the man taken by ICE in his underwear. Right, the man speaks to camera.

Watch: US citizen describes being detained by ICE in his underwear

Immigration agents were looking for two criminals when they raided the Minneapolis home in sub-freezing temperatures.

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A group of trucks and cars in a collision on a snowy motorway.

More than 100 vehicles pile up on US motorway after crash

Jack-knifed trucks were left strewn across the road after heavy snow in Ottawa County, Michigan.

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Ros Atkins on...President Trump's year in numbers

Executive orders, pardons, trips and Truth Social posts - the BBC’s Analysis Editor breaks down Donald Trump’s first year back in office, in numbers.

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Watch: Timelapse shows Nasa rocket's 12-hour journey to launch pad

The 98m-tall Space Launch System moved at a top speed of 0.82 mph (1.3 km/h) over the 4-mile (6.5km) journey.

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A man is in a car park leaning on a car made of two front ends - one red and one black. A bridge is in the background.

Half American, half Canadian: Take a ride in a car welded from two front ends

The owner of this quirky vehicle says it gets a "lot of smiles per gallon" on the streets of Detroit.

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US speaker Mike Johnson

'Diplomatic channels are the way to go' over Greenland, US speaker tells BBC

Mike Johnson told the BBC he doesn't "foresee military intervention in Greenland" by the US.

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Watch: Armed group robs Pokémon store in New York City

Multiple hooded and masked people ransacked Pokémon merchandise and smashed glass card displays at the Manhattan shop.

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BBC correspondent Katya Adler

Why is there so much international interest in Greenland?

The BBC's Europe Editor Katya Adler has been reporting from Greenland and dissects why the island has so much value in the eyes of President Trump.

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The venerable Bhikkhu Pannakara leads Buddhist monks as they continue their Walk for Peace.

Watch: Large show of support in North Carolina for Buddhist monks

Large crowds have gathered along parts of the 2,300 mile peace walk from Texas to Washington, DC, but the monks expressed surprise at the level of support in North Carolina.

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A split image shows a smiling man sitting at a bar on the left wearing a white ball cap and a woman o nthe right wearing a trench coat.

Michigan Trump supporters on his biggest successes and failures

In the swing state of Michigan, supporters in a northern suburb of Detroit reflect on the president’s second term

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Two people are seen giving their opinions about Greenland.

Watch: Danes and Americans react to US threats against Greenland

Concern and surprise in Copenhagen and the ‘Danish Capital of America’ as Trump doubles down on bid to bring Greenland under US control.

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NASA astronaut Zena Cardman being helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft . She is smiling at the camera

Watch: Astronauts return to Earth after medical evacuation

Four astronauts who left the International Space Station (ISS) a month early due to one of the crew members falling ill have returned to Earth on Thursday.

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Nasa spacecraft begins its undocking.

Watch: Moment Nasa astronauts undock from space station

A medical issue prompted the first-ever emergency return from the International Space Station, which was put into Earth's orbit in 1998.

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paraglider falling into the ocean

Watch: Paraglider survives 500ft drop into ocean

The man's powered paraglider malfunctioned causing him to crash into the water off the coast of Palm Beach County, Florida.

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ICE officers pull a woman away from a car.

ICE officers pull woman from car in Minneapolis as operation continues

Protesters chase off federal law enforcement officers, telling them to "go home".

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