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Homegrown charity inspires U.K. government to tackle 'period poverty'

"Not having access to sanitary products is undignified and humiliating. Students worry they smell," said Gemma Abbott from the Red Box Project.

07/03/2020

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How Europe's populist right is using coronavirus to challenge Europe's open borders

"Before the enemy was the migrant, now the enemy is the migrant carrying the coronavirus," one expert said.

07/03/2020

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Lawmakers fault FAA, Boeing for deadly 737 Max crashes

The FAA's certification review of the 737 MAX "grossly insufficient," according the preliminary investigative findings.

07/03/2020

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Trump taps Mark Meadows to replace Mulvaney as chief of staff

"I have long known and worked with Mark, and the relationship is a very good one," Trump tweeted of Meadows. Mulvaney will become U.S. envoy to Northern Ireland.

07/03/2020

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At least 21 coronavirus cases aboard cruise ship off California coast, Pence says

Officials had tested 46 passengers on the cruise ship, which has over 3,000 people aboard.

07/03/2020

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Your candidate dropped out? Some Michigan residents can vote twice

The key Midwest state goes the polls on Tuesday as Biden and Sanders duel for delegates.

06/03/2020

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SXSW conference canceled amid heightened coronavirus concerns

Up until Friday, SXSW had continued to move forward with its plans, adding speakers as recently as this week.

06/03/2020

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Tulsi Gabbard likely to be excluded from next Democratic debate

For the first time, it will be just Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden on stage at a debate, which takes place on Sunday, March 15, in Phoenix.

06/03/2020

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Romney to back subpoena of ex-Ukranian official in Senate probe of Bidens, Burisma

The Utah Republican had expressed reservations about the subpoena as well as the Senate GOP investigation into the Bidens and Burisma.

06/03/2020

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Sanders launches trade offensive against Biden

After losing his delegate lead on Super Tuesday, the progressive populist is weaponizing a policy difference with the moderate former vice president.

06/03/2020

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Officials: U.S. has 'persuasive' intel Taliban do not intend to abide by terms of peace deal

"They have no intention of abiding by their agreement," one official said. Trump said Friday, "Countries have to take care of themselves."

06/03/2020

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Euroviews. Trump's feud with New York isn't going away. Here's who will suffer as a result ǀ View

Trump was born and raised in New York, but he's recently turned his back on the city (and state) that made him rich and famous.

06/03/2020

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Dem strategist apologizes for saying Sanders surrogate had no 'stand' to use MLK Jr.'s words

"Don't tell me what kind of stand that I have as a black woman in America. How dare you?" Nina Turner responded.

06/03/2020

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In Facebook groups, coronavirus misinformation thrives despite broader crackdown

Dozens of Facebook groups totaling hundreds of thousands of members have become a haven for conspiracy theories, medical equipment promotion and unproven cures.

06/03/2020

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Americans stuck inside Bethlehem hotel after area put on coronavirus lockdown

"We want to go back to the U.S. as soon as possible of course and we're frantically working on that," an pastor with the group of group of 13 said.

06/03/2020

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Looking back at a week that upended American politics

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.

06/03/2020

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U.S. to begin taking DNA samples from immigrants who enter the country illegally

The DNA material will be sent directly to the FBI to store in its Combined DNA Index System, known as CODIS, an administration official said.

06/03/2020

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Coronavirus rumors — and misinformation — swirl unchecked in China

"We know the Chinese government censor both the traditional media and the social media very, very tightly," said professor Steve Tsang.

06/03/2020

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Gunmen kills dozens at memorial for minority Afghan leader

The Taliban denied involvement in the shooting. The Islamic State group has attacked the Muslim minority group in the past, and views them as heretics.

06/03/2020

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Analysis questions how Sanders would pay for it all

Bernie Sanders has promised a sweeping agenda, but questions of cost continue to shadow his plans.

06/03/2020

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Federal judge blasts Barr for 'misleading' comments on Mueller report

The judge wondered whether Barr's intent "was to create a one-sided narrative about the Mueller report."

06/03/2020

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Warren faces an endorsement dilemma

She aligns more with Sanders than Biden on policy, but he complicates her message of party unity. "They both need her," said one Democratic strategist.

06/03/2020

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Why Medicare for All wrecked Elizabeth Warren but not Bernie Sanders

Analysis: Warren's embrace of the ambitious health care overhaul ran afoul of her political base at the wrong time.

05/03/2020

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'It feels like 2016 never really ended': Progressives have that sinking feeling

The Sanders-Biden duel has those on the left concerned — and some are already looking beyond 2020.

05/03/2020

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NASA's new Mars rover gets a name — Percy, for short

First came Sojourner. Then Spirit and Opportunity. Curiosity followed.

05/03/2020

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The year of 'No woman need apply'

Analysis: Scarred and scared after 2016, Democratic primary voters said they wanted a white man to take on Trump in 2020 — and that's what they'll get.

05/03/2020