Women's March, Screen Actors Guild Awards and NFL Conference Championship games: 5 things to know this weekend
Dwindling Women's March to protest Trump for fourth year
The 2016 election of Donald Trump as president so outraged large groups of women, they protested against him in record numbers the day after his inauguration. Estimates of the crowd in Washington on Jan. 21, 2017, were a staggering 500,000 to 1 million. Since then, participation in the Women's March has fallen each year — so much so that Saturday's protest is not expected to draw more than 10,000. But organizers say Trump's decision to have U.S. forces strike and kill Iranian military leader Gen. Qasem Soleimani should jumpstart participation. And the Women's March has streamlined its agenda, whittling last year's 10-point platform down to three themes: reproductive rights, immigration and climate change.
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Winter storm spreads across the country
A sprawling winter storm is expected to create hazardous travel conditions from the Plains into northeastern U.S. through the weekend, forecasters warn. By Saturday, moderate to heavy snow is expected in portions of Pennsylvania, New York and much of New England. A foot of snow or more could pile up in parts of the central Appalachians and New England. On Friday, forecasters posted a blizzard warning for parts of the Upper Midwest as the storm began to gather steam, and a plane slid off a taxiway at Kansas City International Airport due to icy conditions.
SpaceX launch test could be huge milestone for astronauts
SpaceX is taking to the skies in a major trial run. The company is set to test the ability of the Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to abort while in flight. Launch for the unmanned flight, delayed Saturday due to sustained winds and rough seas, will be rescheduled for Sunday, SpaceX confirmed on Twitter. This is the last test milestone before a crewed flight, so if it is successful, a return of astronauts launching from Kennedy Space Center may be only months away.
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Screen Actors Guild Awards to honor outstanding performances in TV, film
The 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG) air Sunday (8 p.m. ET/5 PT, TNT and TBS) honoring the best performances in film and television. Five movie categories and eight TV categories were voted on by the 160,000 members of the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) guild. The nominations will further narrow the field of Oscars contenders and are sure to carry much buzz during the rest of the award season. Scarlett Johansson, Jamie Foxx, and Jennifer Lopez are all vying for "The Actor" trophies while "Bombshell" leads Screen Actors Guild nominations with four top honors, including best ensemble.
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Who's going to Super Bowl LIV?
The NFL playoffs are down to the final four teams, with the AFC and NFC championship games Sunday to determine the matchup for Super Bowl LIV. The Kansas City Chiefs host the Titans in the AFC title game at 3:05 ET, where Tennessee will look to continue its surprising playoff run. The NFC championship pits the top-seeded San Francisco 49ers against the Green Bay Packers at 6:40 ET in a matchup that hearkens back to the legendary showdowns of the 1990s between the old-school powerhouses. The winner will meet in Super Bowl LIV on Feb. 2 in Miami Gardens, Florida.
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