Britain’s opposition leader has invited US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who sparked an outcry by calling for a ban on Muslims from entering the United States, to join him on a visit to a London mosque.The comments from Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, a socialist who represents a multi-ethnic district of north London, come a day before the British parliament debates a motion calling for a ban on half-Scottish Trump from visiting the country.”I decided to invite Donald Trump on his visit to Britain to come with me to my constituency because he has problems with Mexicans and he has problems with Muslims,” Mr Corbyn told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show.”As you know my wife is Mexican and my constituency is very, very multi-cultural so what I was going to do was go down to the mosque with him and let him talk to people there,” he said.
U.S. Imposes New Sanctions Over Iran Missile Tests – The New York Times
The Obama administration announced Sunday that it was imposing new, more limited sanctions on some Iranian citizens and companies for violating United Nations resolutions against ballistic missile tests. The move came less than 24 hours after the White House lifted broader sanctions against Iran for its nuclear program.The announcement, which was prepared several weeks ago but delayed by the Treasury Department, was made shortly after a Swiss plane carrying Americans freed by the Iranian authorities departed Tehran. The release of the Americans came a day after Iran and the United States concluded delicate negotiations on a prisoner exchange tied indirectly to the completion of a nuclear agreement.
Source: U.S. Imposes New Sanctions Over Iran Missile Tests – The New York Times
Men rescuing residents in Rotherhithe, south London, 1928
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Germans and refugees protest sexism and racism in wake of Cologne attacks
Germans, Syrians and others have protested in Cologne against the sexual assaults of New Year’s Eve. As the backlash against refugees grows, some people with migrant backgrounds feel they’re becoming public enemies.
Baby born with brain damage in Hawaii had Zika infection
A baby born with brain damage at a hospital in Hawaii was infected by the Zika virus, the first case of the mosquito-borne infection in a birth on US soil, US health officials say.
Avian Flu Diary: CDC Zika Press Conference: Audio & Transcript
The CDC has posted the transcript of last night’s hastily called CDC press conference (at 7pm EST) on yesterday’s release of new, interim travel advice for pregnant women seeking to travel to countries where the Zika virus is transmitting.
Source: Avian Flu Diary: CDC Zika Press Conference: Audio & Transcript
Happy 8th Birthday, Flickr Commons! (LOC)”
The Library of Congress posted a photo:
Make your wish on this bridge with “birthday candles!
The Commons has connected us all so well to a bounty of historic photo collections that we’ve selected glorious pictures of bridges to count down to the Jan. 16th official anniversary. Please celebrate with us and explore the infinite possibilities of the Commons. Pick your 8 favorite photos and tag them “Happy Birthday Flickr Commons.” Or, make a gallery and share the link here.
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952, photographer
Lion Bridge, St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida
[1936 or 1937].
1 negative : safety film ; 8 x 10 in.
Notes
Title from photographer’s inventory.
Building/structure dates: 1927.
Corresponding reference print in LOT 11834-55-F.
Forms part of: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South (Library of Congress).
Subjects:
Bridges
United States–Florida–St. Johns County–St. Augustine.
Format: Safety film negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, http://1.usa.gov/1D9d3AE
More information about the Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South is available at http://1.usa.gov/1ZDTGzt
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ csas.00448
Call Number: LC-J7-FLA- 1094
Thousands in Germany demonstrate racism, attacks on refugees
Thousands of people have gathered in the German city of Stuttgart to protest racism and violence against refugees. Tensions have heightened recently following the events that occurred in Cologne on New Year’s Eve.


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