Here's a few bite sized nuggets of news to get you through your lunch hour:National:The infamous Mexican drug lord head of the Sinaloa cartel was found guilty today of all 10 federal criminal counts against him. Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera's top charge against him was engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise. He is likely to spend the rest of his life in a maximum security prison with no possibility of parole. Read more: Michelle Cater, the Massachusetts woman who encouraged her teenage boyfriend to kill himself, was sentenced to 15 months in jail in 2017 - but is finally starting to serve her time. After Carter was originally sentenced, a judge allowed her to remain free while she appealed in state court. Massachusetts highest court upheld her conviction last week, saying her actions caused her boyfriend's death. Conrad Roy was 18 when he killed himself on July 12, 2014. In his last minutes, he had been talking to Carter by phone and text message. When Roy questioned committing suicide, Carter reassured that he should go through with it. Read more: The Pacific Northwest is facing a massive measles outbreak with more than 50 cases confirmed in Washington and Oregon. Most of these cases found in vaccinated children under 10. Labeled Washington's worst measles outbreak in the last 2 decades, prompting one county to declare a public health emergency. Washington lawmakers are working to fight the outbreak with a bill that would remove parent's ability to claim a personal or philosophical exemption to opt their school-age children out of the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. The bill has been protested by hundreds. Read more: Local NewsHoly cow - over 15,000 people have signed a petition asking Cardi B to cancel her show at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. The petition reads that "Cardi B is, herself, an animal lover, which is why we're asking her to stand up for these poor animals and cancel her performance at the rodeo." Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo officials say they strongly believe in the importance of animal welfare, taking great pride in the care and attention they receive throughout the Rodeo. They also say they are looking forward to welcoming Cardi B on March 1. Read more: A new ruling in Leon County could raise some trouble for the proposed high-speed train between Houston and Dallas, by preventing the developer's from using eminent domain to acquire land for the rail line. Texas Central Railway has been working on the rail line over the past few years, with the plan to use eminent domain as a railroad when landowners don't want to sell their land voluntarily. Texas Central says it has the authority under state law, but a judge in Leon County has now ruled that Texas Central isn't actually a railroad. Texas Central issued a statement in response to the ruling, planning to appeal. "We are confident that the laws of Texas irrefutably give this project authority to access and survey private land to help determine the high-speed train’s most advantageous route between Houston and North Texas." Read more: Texas Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke greeted President Donald Trump into his hometown with a counter-rally against his fight for a border wall. Monday night, Trump promised an El Paso crowd that he would press for the construction of the wall - as news that congressional negotiators would fall short of his funding demands started breaking. Another partial government shutdown was brewing, when bipartisan negotiations in the capital agreed to $1.375 billion for "physical barriers" at the border, which will fund about 55 miles of fencing. Trump was demanding 5.7 billion for the barriers. Negotiators also agreed to more resources for non-barrier border security measures, such as technology and resources at ports of entry. While making his speech, the President claimed he did not know the details of the deal, sticking to his talking points on the border wall. “As I was walking up to the stage, they said that progress is being made with this committee. Just so you know, we’re building the wall anyway,” he said. Read more: If you have some additional time, here's some other things for today:
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