(Bloomberg) — Grounded in Washington by the government shutdown, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo delivered a Trump-style speech by video to the Davos summit defending disruptive politics, touting U.S. economic strength and claiming foreign policy successes.

“New winds are blowing across the world,” Pompeo said in the long-distance address to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “The central question is this: Do they signal fair weather or foreshadow a storm. Is this pattern of disruption a force for good or not? I’d argue this disruption is a positive development.”

Pompeo had planned to be at Davos, along with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, but their travels were canceled in deference to the partial U.S. government shutdown, now in in its 32nd day with little evidence that an end is in sight.

Even as Pompeo approvingly cited upheaval “in Ohio, Rio de Janeiro and in Rome,” he boasted that “the unleashing of animal spirits has allowed” the U.S. economy to grow “even as..

Yalitza Aparicio made history on Tuesday when she became the second Mexican woman ever to be nominated for the Academy Award for best actress for her role in Roma.

But two years ago, she almost passed on the gig.

Aparicio’s origin story is the stuff of legends: Her sister was the one invited to a casting call for the Alfonso Cuarón film, but she felt too pregnant to participate, according to the New York Times. Instead, the sister told Aparicio to take her spot and try out for the movie, which showcases the life of a housekeeper in 1970s Mexico.

At the time, Aparicio was not an actress — she had recently gotten her teaching degree and “was really focused on working and getting some money to be able to pay for my studies,” as she told the Evening Standard. So when Cuarón told her he wanted to cast her as the movie’s main character, Cleo, Aparicio didn’t accept immediately. She took time to think about her education career before committing.

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(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. military says an American service member has been killed by enemy fire in Afghanistan.

A military statement says the incident is under investigation, and details were not released. The statement issued Tuesday did not name the service member or the branch of the military, pending notification of the family.

News of the death came the same day that a suicide bombing attack by the Taliban on an Afghan military base in eastern Maidan Wardak province killed at least 45 people and wounded as many as 70 others.