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2020-01-07

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USA

If he builds it, will they come? Inside Michael Bloomberg's unconventional presidential campaign

No one has won the nomination this way, but no major candidate has really tried either.

World News

IKEA to pay $46 million to parents of child killed by dresser

Joleen and Craig Dudek said they were "devastated" by the loss of their son and planned to contribute $1,000,000 of the settlement to three organisations "fighting to protect children from dangerous products."

USA

McConnell says he has enough Republican votes to begin Trump's trial without witnesses

The process cannot get started until Pelosi sends the House-passed articles to the Senate.

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USA

Bloomberg campaign buys $10 million Super Bowl ad to target Trump

The game is set for Feb. 2, the day before the Iowa caucuses, and could be watched by 100 million people in the U.S.

USA

Justice Dept. changes tune, says ex-Trump aide Michael Flynn should serve up to six months in prison

Michael Flynn pleaded guilty two years ago, admitting he lied about his conversations with Russia's ambassador to the U.S. during the Trump transition.

USA

Which candidates have qualified for the January Democratic debate?

Five candidates have qualified so far for the January Democratic debate in Des Moines, Iowa, sponsored by CNN and The Des Moines Register.

Venezuela

Venezuela opposition leader Guaido takes oath as parliamentary speaker

Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido and opposition MPs managed to enter the country's parliament building on Tuesday after a standoff with security forces.

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Owner distraught as fire burns kangaroo sanctuary

Wildfires ravaging Australia have taken a grisly toll on the country's wildlife with hundreds of millions of wild animals believed to have been killed in the blazes, along with thousands of livestock.

USA

It's still Biden and Sanders jockeying for the heart and soul of the Democratic Party

First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.

Spain

Spanish socialists win MPs' backing for left-wing coalition government

This is the first coalition government since Spain's transition to democracy after the regime of Francisco Franco.

Kosovo

Kosovo's election winners given 48-hour deadline to form coalition

It's been three months since the election and a government has still not been formed.

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'A decent guy': Funeral of firefighter killed in Australian fires

A funeral service was held on Tuesday in Sydney for a volunteer firefighter who died battling blazes in Australia.

USA

Funeral of Iran's Soleimani postponed after dozens killed in stampede

The stampede broke out during the emotionally charged event in Kerman, according to emergency services in the city.

USA

Australia races to strengthen fire defenses ahead of heat, wind later this week

Wildfires fueled by drought and the country's hottest and driest year on record have ravaged an area the size of South Korea in recent weeks.

USA

Sanders shuttle: Trump trial could trap candidates in D.C. One senator has an escape plan.

The Vermont independent's big war chest gives him an edge over 2020 rivals — private jets to ferry him from Washington to early-voting states and back.