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2020-01-16

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USA

FBI will now notify state election officials when any part of their election systems is hacked

Sen. Bill Nelson said in 2018 he'd learned Russians hacked some Florida voting systems, but was accused of making it up. In fact, one system was breached.

USA

Banker fined $58 million for smuggling Picasso painting from Spain

Ownership of "Head of Young Woman" — which is valued at $26 million — was also transferred from Jaime Botin to the Spanish state.

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Battered faces of female celebrities appear in Italian street art

The battered faces of Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton and Angela Merkel stare out of posters in Milan created by Italian artist Alexsandro Palombo to raise awareness of violence against women.

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USA

Key things we learned from Lev Parnas' revealing MSNBC interview

Trump "knew exactly what was going on" in Ukraine, Parnas told MSNBC's Rachel Maddow.

USA

From tax bureaucrat to Russian PM: the unlikely rise of Mikhail Mishustin

As a career bureaucrat who has been in charge of Russia's taxes for the past 10 years, Mishustin has always kept a low profile.

USA

Massive oil refinery leaks toxic chemical in the middle of Philadelphia

Philadelphia Energy Solutions is just one of a dozen refineries across the U.S. that have consistently exceeded the EPA's "action level" for benzene.

World

EU steps in with fund to ease the cost of going green

The EU Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa Ferreira, explains how Brussels is helping coal-dependent countries to move away from fossil fuels.

Europe News

The Brief: Brussels launches consultation on minimum wage across EU

Ursula Von Der Leyen, commission president, has said that the goal is to stem a “brain drain” from east to west.

USA

Putin moves the first chess piece in what many see as a grand power-grab strategy

"It is hard to see this as anything other than a ploy to remain in control beyond 2024," one expert said.

USA

FBI visits Robert Hyde's home and office after he's swept into Ukraine scheme

Impeachment investigators released texts earlier this week suggesting Hyde was tracking the movements of the then-U.S. ambassador to Ukraine.

USA

US watchdog says White House 'broke law' as Senate trial begins

The Government Accountability Office says the government broke the law in withholding aid to Ukraine.

Peru

Six tourists arrested for vandalism at Peru's Machu Picchu

Six tourists have been arrested for acts of vandalism at the Machu Picchu in Peru.

Europe News

The Brief: Rule of law worries in Hungary and Poland

The European Parliament has voted on a resolution saying that rule of law in Hungary and Poland is still deteriorating. Which means that the EU is failing to bring these countries to realign with the Union’s core values.

USA

Trump administration violated the law by withholding Ukraine aid, watchdog finds

The government watchdog found the money was withheld "for a policy reason, which is not permitted under the Impoundment Control Act."

World News

EU praised on human rights despite failures on migration policy

While Human Rights Watch says the EU is showing “positive signs”, issues such as migration and growing intolerance were highlighted in the organisations annual global report.

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Rain relieves wildfire-ravaged Australia

The fires have been unprecedented.

USA

Here are the eight most explosive accusations from Lev Parnas

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.