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Supreme Court appears unlikely to hand victory to gun rights backers in 2nd Amendment case

"You're asking us to take a case in which the other side has thrown in the towel and opine on a law that's not on the books anymore," Justice Sonia Sotomayor said.

02/12/2019

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Trump campaign says it will ban Bloomberg reporters from events, rallies

The decision comes after the publication, founded by 2020 Democratic candidate Michael Bloomberg, announced it will not investigate its boss or Democrats, while continuing its coverage of Trump.

02/12/2019

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Prince Andrew's accuser asks to be believed in first U.K. interview

"This is a story of being trafficked. This is a story of abuse and this is a story of your guys' royalty," Virginia Roberts Giuffre is quoted as saying.

02/12/2019

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Palmerston the cat back at U.K. Foreign Office after time off for stress

"He is happy, healthy and full of energy. His pelt is glossy and mostly grown back. We need now to keep him that way."

02/12/2019

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Euroviews. Alan Cumming: As an immigrant, the racism of anti-immigrant rhetoric is palpable ǀ View

The idea that if you're pro-immigrant, you're anti-America, and if you're anti-immigration, you are pro-America is completely wrong.

02/12/2019

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London Bridge attack prompts criticism of U.K.'s 'failing' prison system

The Ministry of Justice, which runs courts and prisons, will have faced a 40 percent budget cut over the decade to 2020, according to a London think tank.

02/12/2019

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Campus activists find a target at the intersection of immigration and technology: Palantir

On Nov. 19, students at 16 universities in the United States and United Kingdom protested the company on campus.

02/12/2019

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The impeachment fight boils down to these four simple questions

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.

02/12/2019

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Amazon removes Christmas ornaments depicting Auschwitz concentration camp

The products were removed after the Auschwitz Memorial brought attention to them on social media.

02/12/2019

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Anti-Semitism becomes defining issue for U.K.'s Labour Party ahead of election

"People want to excuse it by saying these are small numbers, but what happened to the principle that one racist is one too many?"

02/12/2019

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U.N. chief warns of 'point of no return' on climate change

"Do we really want to be remembered as the generation that buried its head in the sand, that fiddled while the planet burned?" António Guterres warned.

02/12/2019

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Steve Bullock drops out of Democratic presidential race

The two-term governor of Montana fell short of qualification requirements for multiple debates and failed to gain traction in polling.

02/12/2019

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Hockey game becomes bear pit as 45,000 teddy bears hit the ice

The Bears, the oldest and most decorated team in the American Hockey League, established a new world record, in Sunday's annual CommunityAid Teddy Bear Toss.

02/12/2019

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Three killed when small plane crashes in busy area of San Antonio

"As tragic as it is, it could have been much worse," the fire chief said. No injuries were reported on the ground.

02/12/2019

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Burkina Faso leader says 14 slain in attack on church

President Roch Marc Christian Kabore said Sunday on Twitter that he condemned "the barbaric attack" in the town of Hantoukoura.

02/12/2019

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White House rejects House Judiciary Committee's invitation to attend impeachment hearing

White House Counsel Pat Cippollone left open the possiblity that President Donald Trump may participate in future hearings.

02/12/2019

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Joe Sestak drops his Democratic presidential campaign

Sestak, the ninth candidate to leave the race, blamed lack of media attention for torpedoing his fundraising.

02/12/2019

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Malta prime minister to resign amid protests over reporter's death

Joseph Muscat told the nation on Sunday he would resign in January after outcry over a 2017 car bombing that killed a journalist.

01/12/2019

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Police identify London Bridge stabbing victims

Officials identified the two victims as Jack Merritt, 25, of Cottenham, Cambridgeshire and Saskia Jones, 23, of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire.

01/12/2019

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Supreme Court hears first 2nd Amendment case in a decade

"What's really on the line is our progress against gun violence and the future of life-saving gun safety laws," one activist said.

01/12/2019

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Klobuchar says impeachment probe has uncovered a 'global Watergate'

The Democratic presidential candidate told NBC's "Meet the Press" that Congress has an obligation to move forward with impeachment.

01/12/2019

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22 killed in Tunisian bus crash, another 21 injured

It appeared the bus crashed into a metal barrier and plummeted into a valley, according to a statement from the Tunisia Ministry of Interior.

01/12/2019

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London Bridge attack recasts U.K.'s 'Brexit election' with focus on terror

Friday afternoon's stabbing attack left two people dead at the hands of a man released from prison last year after a previous terrorism conviction.

01/12/2019

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Thousands take to Hong Kong streets in fresh protests after week of victories

Demonstrators who gathered Sunday seemed determined to refocus attention on the issues at the heart of the movement that has roiled the semi-autonomous Chinese territory for months.

01/12/2019

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At least 14 killed in Mexican shootout near U.S. border

The violence comes days after President Trump said he planned to designate the cartels as terrorist organizations.

01/12/2019

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House committee to vote on impeachment report

The vote will come before Wednesday's scheduled hearings by the House Judiciary Committee.

01/12/2019