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Apple granted restraining order against alleged 'aggressive' stalker

The man is accused of harassing CEO Tim Cook and other company executives, court documents say.

21/02/2020

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In Nevada, caucusgoers are torn between who they believe can beat Trump and who they believe in

Democrats in the state want to oust Trump. They also want health care. The two impulses often collided at the ballot box.

20/02/2020

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Bloomberg spends about $7 million per day on his campaign, latest filing shows

Bloomberg has spent roughly $464 million on his campaign in December and January alone, a Federal Election Commission filing showed.

20/02/2020

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DOD communications hub reports likely data breach

Many servicemembers received a letter saying that their personal information The branch of the U.S. military that oversees information technology and communications has suffered a potential breach of servicemembers' personal information,

20/02/2020

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Trump anger cost Joseph Maguire the job of director of national intelligence

Trump was mad about an intel official's briefing to Congress about election security, said an ex-official, costing Maguire a shot at the permanent DNI job.

20/02/2020

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Euroviews. How we can keep a billionaire from buying the presidency ǀ View

The wealthiest people in our country should not be allowed to use their money to capture the most powerful job in the world.

20/02/2020

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Portuguese lawmakers vote to allow euthanasia

Hundreds protest outside parliament as bill passes.

20/02/2020

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Twitter is testing new ways to fight misinformation — including a community-based points system

A leaked demo features bright red and orange badges for tweets that have been deemed "harmfully misleading."

20/02/2020

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Scientists eye the Martian underground in search for alien life

The subsurface of the Red Planet offers a protected, and possibly habitable, environment.

20/02/2020

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Man arrested for attempted murder after stabbing at London mosque

Images posted to social media showed a white man in a red hooded top, jeans and bare feet being pinned to the floor by police officers inside the mosque.

20/02/2020

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Two killed after train derails in Australia

Local media carried pictures showing several carriages of the train askew off the tracks, with the locomotive on its side.

20/02/2020

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Trump has assembled team to recommend and vet candidates for clemency

This comes as speculation swirls around whether Trump will pardon his longtime ally Roger Stone, who is set to be sentenced on Thursday for lying to Congress.

20/02/2020

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Wednesday's debate turned into an all-out brawl, and Bloomberg took the most punches

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.

20/02/2020

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Far-right motive suspected after deadly attack in Germany

"Everything will be done to investigate the circumstances of these terrible murders," German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.

20/02/2020

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Harry Reid says Democratic race is 'far from being over'

The former Nevada Senator and political kingmaker tells NBC News that none of the candidates should be counted out of the race.

20/02/2020

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Coronavirus updates: 2 passengers die after leaving 'chaotic' cruise ship

The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak climbed to 2,118 in China. Here is the latest for Thursday Feb. 20.

20/02/2020

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Bloomberg tells Democrats they need him. Not everyone agrees.

Analysis: The former mayor acted as the catalyst for rivals to step up their fight.

20/02/2020

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Democratic voters unimpressed by Bloomberg's first debate performance

"He's toast," quipped Dwight Clarke, 70, of Los Angeles, who viewed the event from The Abbey, a gay bar in West Hollywood, California.

20/02/2020

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Full transcript: Ninth Democratic debate in Las Vegas

The full dialogue and quotes of the 2020 presidential candidates, including Mike Bloomberg and Elizabeth Warren, from the ninth Democratic debate, held February 2020.

20/02/2020

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Bolton denies his impeachment testimony would have changed the outcome

But former Obama administration national security adviser Susan Rice Rice challenged his decision not to publicly discuss Trump's Ukraine pressure campaign.

20/02/2020

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Debate rivals hammer Bloomberg over 'stop and frisk' policing in NYC

"The policy was abhorrent," said Biden, who did not accept the former New York City mayor's apology.

20/02/2020

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8 people dead in shootings in German city of Hanau, police report

It was not immediately clear who or what was behind the shootings at two locations in the city.

20/02/2020

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Trump expected to name Richard Grenell as acting head of intelligence

Grenell, the current U.S. ambassador to Germany, is a Trump loyalist with a history of stirring up trouble on Twitter.

20/02/2020

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Caucus chaos again? Experts fear vote-counting problems in Nevada

"It makes me queasy," one political science professor told NBC News, calling the system "incredibly complex."

19/02/2020

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Las Vegas Democratic debate live updates: Six candidates face off in Nevada

Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg will take the stage for the first time.

19/02/2020

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Barr suggests big tech 'titans' no longer need legal shield

Companies like Google, Facebook, and Twitter are facing growing calls from both parties to take more responsibility for the content on their platforms.

19/02/2020