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Former CIA Director: We worried arming Ukraine would hand technology to Russian spies

Under Obama the military opposed giving Javelin missiles to Ukraine because of fear Russia would get access to sensitive tech, said ex-CIA chief Brennan."

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Trump hosts heated White House vaping debate

The Friday session, part of which was opened to the press, featured industry representatives openly sparring with public health advocates.

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Former CIA officer sentenced to 19 years for conspiring with Chinese spies

Jerry Chun Shing Lee is the third former U.S. intelligence officer to be convicted in less than a year of conspiring with the Chinese to give them national defense information.

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Fact check: Trump's false claims about Ukraine, DNC server

A day earlier, a key impeachment witness — Trump's former Russia expert — called this conspiracy a "fictional narrative" that serves Moscow's interests.

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'Frightening' online transphobia has real-life consequences, advocates say

Social media is "both the best thing" and "also the worst" to happen to the trans community, one transgender advocate said.

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Sacha Baron Cohen slams Facebook as 'greatest propaganda machine in history'

"It only seems fair to say to Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, 'Your product is defective, you are obliged to fix it,'" the actor said in a speech to the Anti-Defamation League.

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Euroviews. Hearings reveal extent of damage Trump's inflicted on our national security ǀ View

These hearings have laid bare just how crippled the staff, systems and structures designed to protect our country really are.

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Hearings put the finishing touches on Dems' impeachment story

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.

22/11/2019

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Trump trashes impeachment hearings, defends Giuliani's Ukraine dealings

Trump gave his first extensive interview since the House Intelligence Committee wrapped up two weeks of public hearings in its impeachment inquiry.

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Israel vs. Netanyahu: Corruption charges leave Israel's political survivor facing fight of his life

"I think it's more likely than at any time in the last ten years that Netanyahu is coming to an end of his premiership and leadership," said one analyst.

22/11/2019

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Officials handed the House a pile of evidence for impeachment

Analysis: Yet as Democrats move toward a pre-Christmas vote, they still find a wall of Republican loyalists at President Donald Trump's side.

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Trump recasts way U.S. deals with the world. And this is a big deal.

The impeachment process means countries around the world are having to re-think how they deal with the U.S.

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Parents of late U.S. hostage Otto Warmbier chasing North Korean assets

The Warmbiers have claimed that their college student son, Otto, was tortured by North Korea after being convicted in 2016 of trying to steal a propaganda poster and imprisoned for months.

22/11/2019

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Musk unveils 'bulletproof' electric Tesla truck, but window cracks

A sledgehammer swung at the door had no effect, but when a metal sphere was hurled against the window, it shattered. "Room for improvement," Musk joked.

22/11/2019

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Email shows Trump admin plans to expand 'Remain in Mexico' policy to Arizona border

An internal email obtained by NBC News reveals plans to expand the "Remain in Mexico" policy for asylum seekers to the Tucson, Arizona, sector on Friday.

22/11/2019

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House Democrats ask Supreme Court to let them get hold of Trump financial documents

The House Oversight Committee issued a subpoena in April for the records.

21/11/2019

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'Climate emergency' is Oxford Dictionaries' 2019 word of the year

Usage of the term is up 10,789 percent over the previous year, according to the dictionary's data.

21/11/2019

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Michael Bloomberg files paperwork to enter 2020 Democratic primary

But the former New York City mayor's team said that he still had not officially decided to join the race.

21/11/2019

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Iranians grapple with internet outages amid protests

At its lowest point, Iran's connectivity to the outside world fell to 4 percent of ordinary levels, according to the non-profit group Netblocks.

21/11/2019

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6 things we learned from Hill and Holmes' impeachment testimony so far

Holmes and Hill were the last witnesses to testify this week following days of public hearings in the House impeachment inquiry.

21/11/2019

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Coldplay to pause touring, citing environmental reasons

Chris Martin, the band's frontman, said the carbon footprint of their tour is too large to justify.

21/11/2019

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'Evidence is clear': Pelosi says hearings show Trump used office for personal gain

The speaker's remarks came on the third day of public testimony this week in the House's impeachment inquiry.

21/11/2019

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Israeli PM Netanyahu indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust

Netanyahu has previously denied any wrongdoing and has said he is the victim of a politically orchestrated "witch hunt" by the media and the left.

21/11/2019

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Trump hosting lunch with Romney, Collins — who declined to condemn House impeachment inquiry

The two Republicans, along with Murkowski of Alaska, are the only three in the Senate who refused to join a resolution blasting the proceedings.

21/11/2019

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Top 2020 Democrats played it safe at the Atlanta debate

Analysis: With little incentive to shake up the race, the leading presidential contenders all took a lap under a caution flag.

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Read the full text: Fiona Hill's opening statement in public impeachment hearing

NBC News obtained her remarks as prepared for delivery.

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