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With a single bead of plastic, scientists tease interactive 3D

British scientists have developed moving three-dimensional images with sound and touch sensations based on a tiny plastic bead moved at high speeds.

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Hearsay might be barred in court. A congressional hearing is entirely different.

Analysis: Hearsay is a rule of evidence, applying only to court proceedings, and even then with so many exceptions that it's often admissible anyway.

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Progressive group pushes Democrats to tie Israel aid to settlement issue

Joe Biden called the idea of placing strings on assistance to Israel "outrageous," but other 2020 Democrats are open to the idea.

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More flooding expected even as Venetians mop up, wring out after high tide

"Our generation must be capable of solving this problem, we went to the moon we have to also save Venice from flooding."

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Euroviews. The impeachment hearing eviscerates Trump and shows how he broke the rules of diplomacy ǀ View

In contrast to their day jobs promoting American interests, often through discrete conversations, Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, and Kent, the deputy assistant secretary of state for Europe, were asked to publicly testify against an administration and a president they continue to serve.

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Turkey to send suspected American ISIS fighter back to U.S.

The man was deported to Greece on Nov. 11 but was stranded when officials there refused to accept him.

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Here's what Democrats accomplished in the first day of impeachment hearings

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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Flood, fire and plague: climate change blamed for disasters

While the politicians argue, concern is growing about the impact on the health of a warmer world.

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How tuk tuk drivers became the unlikely heroes of Iraq's popular revolt

"We are not ashamed of being poor anymore because the protest is not going to succeed without us being beside the demonstrators."

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Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announces presidential bid

His late entry presents big hurdles, both in fundraising and in building a campaign organization.

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Clinton warns U.K. headed for 'fascism' as politics turns nasty

"That's the path of authoritarianism, that's the path of fascism — when you are told you are in danger or your family is."

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Far from the spotlight, how presidential candidates spent the impeachment hearing

As a House committee heard testimony about the 45th president, 2020 contenders labored to get their messages out about why they should be the 46th.

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Islamic Jihad says cease-fire reached, but no Israel confirmation

Shortly after the cease-fire announcement, d shortly after his announcement, two rockets were fired, setting off air-raid sirens in southern Israel.

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Appeals court rejects Trump effort to shield taxes

The decision means that unless the president appeals to the Supreme Court and wins, his accountants must turn over years of records to House investigators.

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On Facebook, fears of parasites push people to post pictures of feces and pursue dangerous remedies

While these groups have been under pressure from authorities, they have so far been successful in sidestepping Facebook's broader crackdown on health misinformation.

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Former Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick to announce presidential bid

A late-entry into the Democratic primary would face fundraising and organization challenges.

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Democrats call for Stephen Miller to resign after leak of xenophobic emails

The Southern Poverty Law Center released a cache of hundreds of emails Tuesday leaked by a former Breitbart writer who corresponded with Miller between 2015 and 2016.

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Chicago mayor accuses Uber of 'paying off' black ministers to stop tax proposal

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the company offered the ministers money to convince her to stop a plan to increase flat fees on ride shares in downtown.

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DOD watchdog will not investigate aid to Ukraine but could in future

While the inspector general declined Sen. Durban's request to look at the delay of Ukraine military assistance, it did not rule out a future investigation.

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5 things we learned from US diplomats' impeachment testimony

There were some big surprises during the U.S. diplomats' more than five hours before the House Intelligence Committee.

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The big show is here, but some Americans indifferent about impeachment 'Super Bowl'

The three major broadcast networks and their counterparts on cable news aired wall-to-wall live coverage. But not all Americans were riveted.

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Zero gravity, serious problem: NASA study finds new health risk for spaceflight

The unexpected discovery has major implications for long-duration space missions, including trips to Mars.

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Watch: Erdogan visits Trump after US-Turkey diplomatic tension

US president Donald Trump welcomed his Turkish counterpart, president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.

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Netanyahu vows to 'mercilessly' hit Gaza militants

"They have one choice, to stop these attacks or absorb more and more blows," the prime minister said escalating violence.

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Justice Ginsburg taken ill, absent from Supreme Court

The 86-year-old's health has been a concern since she was diagnosed and treated for lung cancer and a tumor on her pancreas.

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Euroviews. Turkey's Erdogan is playing Trump at their White House meeting ǀ View

US President Donald Trump invited Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to come to Washington Wednesday to demonstrate his dealmaking prowess. Instead, the meeting is only going to further erode the already strained relations between the two countries.

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