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Euroviews. Americans don't protest in the streets like the French do — yet ǀ View

Americans are increasingly striking and protesting for economic improvements, with support for unions reaching its highest level in decades.

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McConnell shreds House's 'slapdash' impeachment investigation, hits Schumer for wanting new witnesses

"By any ordinary legal standard, what House Democrats have assembled appears to be woefully inadequate to prove what they want to allege," McConnell said.

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Maria Butina, convicted in U.S. of being Russian agent, gets job as state TV host

Butina, 31, pleaded guilty in a U.S. court last December to one count of conspiring to act as an agent for Russia.

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Top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine to leave post at end of year

Bill Taylor testified at the House Intelligence Committee's inquiry into President Donald Trump's hold on military aid to Ukraine.

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Democratic debate gets green light after labor dispute settled

Candidates had vowed they would not cross a picket line to face off at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

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Pope abolishes 'pontifical secret' in clergy sex abuse cases

"The carnival of obscurity is over," declared Juan Carlos Cruz, a prominent Chilean survivor of clergy abuse and advocate for victims.

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Security engineer says Google fired her for trying to notify co-workers of right to organize

"I was doing nothing more than notifying my co-workers about Google's obligations under labor law," said Kathryn Spiers, the former Google engineer.

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Rudy Giuliani's own words tell the tale of the Ukraine scandal

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.

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Trump's approval rating mostly unchanged despite impeachment

Compare President Trump's approval rating with Presidents Obama, Bush, and Clinton.

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Italian soccer condemned for using monkey paintings in anti-racism campaign

"Once again Italian football leaves the world speechless," one campaign group said, describing the paintings as a "sick joke."

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Pakistan sentences former dictator to death in treason case

Musharraf has been living in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, and is said to be very ill and unlikely to travel home to face the sentence

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Will Democrats beat GOP again in 'dark money' donations in 2020, despite rhetoric from the left?

As 2020 nears, Democrats may be on track to beat the GOP at the "dark money" game for the second national election in a row — and Republicans are nervous.

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Trump-district Democrats carry impeachment to finish line

Analysis: A wave of announcements from Democrats in swing districts has all but ensured that he will become the third president impeached by the House.

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The world's oceans are acidifying — but it's happening twice as fast off California

Oceans play an important role in the planet's delicate carbon cycle, acting as a crucial reservoir that absorbs and stores carbon dioxide from Earth's atmosphere.

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Boeing to suspend production of 737 Max in January after fatal crashes

The company said it did not expect to have any layoffs.

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Democratic Rep. faces rowdy town hall after announcing support for impeachment

The vulnerable Michigan congresswoman was met with cheers and jeers as she explained her reasons to a divided district.

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Judge rejects Michael Flynn's attacks on the FBI, accuses his lawyers of plagiarism

In a 92-page ruling, a federal judge dismissed Flynn's argument that he was targeted by politically motivated federal agents.

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Rick Gates, former Trump campaign official and Manafort partner, to be sentenced Tuesday

Prosecutors aren't opposed to no jail time following his extensive cooperation with federal investigators.

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Private investigation of billionaire murders in Canada comes to end

Barry and Honey Sherman were found in December 2017 hanging by belts from a railing that surrounds their indoor pool.

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Burglars nab jewelry worth $64 million from British model's home

A spokesman said the 35-year-old had been left "angry and shaken" after the burglars apparently evaded security officers.

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Supreme Court won't disturb ruling against anti-homeless law

By refusing to hear the case, the court leaves in place a lower court ruling that said Idaho's ban on sleeping outside violated the Constitution.

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Inspectors warn unsafe pork could make its way to consumers under Trump rule change

The new process will speed up the processing lines and reduce the number of inspectors.

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Trump suggests he'll debate Democratic nominee, but avoid traditional host

"As President, the debates are up to me, and there are many options, including doing them directly," Trump tweeted.

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Climate summit ends in 'disappointment' as big decisions delayed

"The future of international cooperation on climate change is not looking good, but it's not clear what the alternative would be," one expert said.

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There are two ways to look at Trump's unchanging poll numbers on impeachment

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.