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USA

Jeff Sessions to announce bid to win his old Senate seat back

It has been made clear to Sessions that President Donald Trump intends to campaign against him.

USA

Democrats' wins come with a warning sign: African-American voters

Analysis: Boosting black voters' enthusiasm in the post-Obama era is central to the party's chances of defeating Trump in 2020.

USA

Welcome to 'Adversaria': How a fake town and real hackers battle test officials for Election Day 2020

In the fictional American town of "Adversaria," federal and local law enforcement officials battled against hackers who used a deep bag of tricks to disrupt election day.

USA

Intel officials want CIA Director Gina Haspel to protect Ukraine whistleblower from Trump

As Trump allies denounce the whistleblower, pressure is building on CIA Director Gina Haspel to take a stand, say current and ex intelligence officials.

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USA

Newly elected legislator, who flipped off Trump, says she's more than just a crude gesture

"I feel the same as I did in 2017, if not stronger, about what's going on in our country," she told NBC News.

USA

White House to add staff for impeachment response

Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and ex-Treasury spokesman Tony Sayegh are being brought on board to help the White House.

USA

False alarm triggers police response at Amsterdam airport

The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee said it was investigating a security incident on an aircraft, but the airline later apologized for a false alarm.

United Kingdom

Labour deputy and Corbyn critic Tom Watson standing down as MP

Watson had long been a thorn in the side for the Labour left.

USA

November Democratic debate to feature 'balanced' number of questions for candidates

The two-hour debate is being held at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta on Nov. 20.

USA

Top diplomat in Ukraine directly ties Trump to quid pro quo

"That was my clear understanding, that security assistance money would not come until the president [of Ukraine] committed to pursue" investigations, Bill Taylor told Congress.

USA

California discloses Facebook probe, demands Zuckerberg's emails

"We have to uncover facts," said California's attorney general.

United Kingdom

UK election prompts surge in young voter registration

There has been a surge in registration among voters aged under 25 since Boris Johnson announced Britain would be holding a snap general election on December 12.

Netherlands

Schiphol Airport security scare 'was false alarm', says airline

Air Europa said that a pilot triggered an anti-hijacking alarm by mistake.

USA

Read the full transcript of top diplomat Bill Taylor's impeachment testimony

Taylor testified behind closed doors last month as part of the Trump impeachment inquiry.

USA

Prosecutor says Roger Stone lied under oath because 'the truth looked bad for Donald Trump'

Longtime Trump pal Stone is on trial for allegedly lying to Congress and obstructing its investigation into his contact with Wikileaks

USA

Ayanna Pressley backs Warren for president, splitting with rest of 'the squad'

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar and Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib backed Warren's progressive rival, Bernie Sanders.

World News

Most countries' climate targets 'totally insufficient' — study

The US withdrawal from the 2015 Paris climate agreement sends "a terrible signal", the former chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change tells Euronews.

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Brigitte Macron visits school in China with wife of Xi Jinping

Chinese President Xi Jinping's wife Peng Liyuan and French President Emmanuel Macron's wife Brigitte Macron visited a middle school in Shanghai

Portugal

'Godfather of crypto' hails new chat app with privacy protection

David Chaum is championing xx alpha messenger, a unique chatting app that prevents observers making the connection between sender and receiver.

USA

Beshear calls for 'smooth transition' as GOP incumbent refuses to concede

The apparent Democratic winner of Kentucky's gubernatorial election said Wednesday it was time to move forward, and that he believed Republican Gov. Matt Bevin would "do the right thing."

Green News

This company wants to help cut meat's carbon footprint

Solar Foods are growing protein that could be used to feed lab grown meat.

Egypt

Changing Egypt's economic perspective

In partnership with DP World

Sokhna World port in Egypt is a free economic and trade area that is on a mission to boost foreign investments

France

Catherine Deneuve, 76, in Paris hospital after 'limited' stroke

French actress Catherine Deneuve has been hospitalised in Paris after suffering a "reversible" stroke, her family told AFP.

USA

First public hearings in impeachment inquiry to begin next week, Schiff says

A House resolution formalizing procedures for the probe as it entered a new phase passed last week, largely along party lines.

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Extinction Rebellion wins court challenge to police protest ban

Extinction Rebellion climate-change activists won a legal challenge in London's High Court on Wednesday (November 6) against a police-imposed blanket ban on protests during its "Autumn Uprising" in the British capital in October.

Spain

The long voyage of expelled Sephardic Jews back to Spain

More than 130,000 descendants of Sephardic Jews from all over the world have applied for the Spanish nationality.

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Iraqi security forces break up protests in Battle of the Bridges

Iraqi security forces fired tear gas and live rounds into the air to disperse protesters in central Baghdad on Wednesday (November 6) as the biggest wave of anti-government demonstrations in decades spread out across the capital.

USA

Leaked documents show Facebook leveraged user data to fight rivals and help friends

NBC News is releasing almost 7,000 pages of leaked documents showing how Facebook treated user data as a bargaining chip with external app developers.