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2020-01-09

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USA

Voting machine makers face questions from House lawmakers — but more remain

The CEOs of the three companies that make more than 80 percent of the country's voting machines testified before Congress Thursday for the first time.

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USA

Trump would support witnesses testifying in Senate trial if Bidens were called

Trump told reporters he'd also want to hear testimony from House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff and the anonymous whistleblower.

USA

Ukrainian jet that crashed, killing 176, appears to have been shot by Iranian missiles, sources say

The evidence comes from spy satellites, sources said.

United Kingdom

How can Prince Harry and Meghan Markle be 'financially independent'?

What do the Duke and Duchess of Sussex receive from taxpayer funds? Who pays for their security? And where does their money come from?

USA

Does money buy happiness? Billionaire giving $9M to Twitter followers to find out

Yusaku Maezawa will give 1 million yen to 1,000 followers, amounting to about $9,000 per person.

USA

Appeals court frees up Pentagon money for Trump's border wall

President Donald Trump celebrated the ruling on Twitter Thursday morning.

United Kingdom

Does Brexit mean the end of Erasmus for British students?

Britain's government has said it will continue the scheme post-2020 'if it is in our interests'

USA

800,000 years ago, a meteor slammed into Earth. Scientists just found the crater.

Scientists knew the impact happened; they just didn't know where.

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Angry students protest over violent campus attack in India

It comes amid simmering anger over India's new citizenship law, which has resulted in violent protests and deadly clashes around the country.

Europe News

Middle East crisis: EU's delicate balancing act between Washington and Tehran

In the past week, the EU has struggled to find a voice on foreign policy amid rising tensions in the Middle East. Thursday, the new EU Council President on a visit to Croatia - dismissed those claims, insisting he would be play a more important role.

USA

Microsoft launches tool to identify child sexual predators in online chat rooms

The tool, codenamed Project Artemis, is designed to look for patterns of communication used by predators to target children

USA

Lebanon bans ex-Nissan boss Ghosn from traveling: judicial sources

Ghosn will be required to keep authorities informed of his place of residence, the judicial sources said.

USA

Australia's wildfire crisis faces a new foe: Misinformation

Wildfire researchers say it's unreasonable to think the actions of two dozen possible offenders could have caused the widespread fires.

USA

The 2020 calendar squeeze is about to get real

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.

USA

Top House Democrat: 'Time to send' articles of impeachment to Senate

"I think it is time to send the impeachment to the Senate and let Mitch McConnell be responsible for the fairness of the trial," Smith said.

USA

U.S.-Iran crisis stops aid deliveries to thousands of vulnerable Iraqis

Oxfam warns that if the heightened security concerns continue, some 100,000 vulnerable people could be affected.

USA

This Israeli town knows conflict with Iran-backed militants, and hopes more is not to come

"We know the threat exists, it's in the air, it did not go away," said one resident. "But as human beings you cannot be hysterical all the time."