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Winds fan ferocious fires in Australia's most populous state

A catastrophic fire warning was in place for Sydney, Australia's largest city, where a large blaze threatened homes on Tuesday.

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Euroviews. Trump staffers have a choice: Loyalty and maybe prison, or betrayal and derision ǀ View

The emerging strategy of House Republicans to argue that WH advisers went rogue — without the authorization of Donald Trump — to press Ukraine to provide dirt on a political opponent puts Mick Mulvaney, John Eisenberg, Rudy Giuliani and others in a precarious and even life-changing dilemma.

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Israel hit by 50 rockets from Gaza after airstrike kills Islamic Jihad leader

The incident marks a significant flare-up of cross-border violence that could have wide ramifications for the region.

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Afghan president: Taliban to release 2 American University profs in prisoner swap

Kevin King, a U.S. citizen, and Timothy Weeks were kidnapped at gunpoint from the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul in August of 2016.

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Widow of Elijah Cummings will run for late representative's seat

"He wanted me to continue this fight, and I'm going to continue this fight and run the race, and, prayerfully, win," Maya Rockeymoore Cummings said.

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US President Carter to undergo procedure to relieve pressure on brain

The 95-year-old former president has fallen at home at least twice in recent months.

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Read the transcript of State Dept. official Christopher Anderson's impeachment testimony

Anderson testified last month as part of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.

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Jill Biden's message to Donald Trump: 'Stop it. My husband's going to beat you'

In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Jill Biden said the president's attacks on her family have been tougher than even she anticipated.

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Former Trump official balks at Mulvaney's bid to join impeachment testimony lawsuit

Lawyers for Charles Kupperman and the House Intelligence Committee told the judge that the acting White House chief of staff to file his own case.

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Read the transcript of Pentagon official Laura Cooper's impeachment testimony

Cooper's testimony last month was delayed for over five hours after a group of Republicans stormed the secure room where the deposition was taking place.

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Is this asteroid the littlest planet? Some astronomers think so.

Although it's just 270 miles across — about as big as Alabama — the asteroid Hygeia has surprised astronomers by being round.

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Judge tosses out Trump's lawsuit to block House committee from getting his state taxes

Judge Carl Nichols of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that his court was not the proper jurisdiction to hear the case.

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Need a loan? There's a tech company for that.

Tech critics aren't keen on the idea, pointing to a history of using automated systems that end up discriminating against already-marginalized groups.

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Jailed Israeli-American in focus after court rules to extradite suspected Russian hacker

Israel's Supreme Court on Sunday approved Aleksey Burkov's extradition to the U.S. on suspicion of cyber crimes.

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Tree-planting campaigns are gaining momentum. But do they make a difference?

"Reforestation needs to be part of the solution if we're going to succeed, but we need to understand that trees everywhere isn't always a good thing," one researcher said.

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Tree-planting campaigns are gaining momentum. But do they make a difference?

"Reforestation needs to be part of the solution if we're going to succeed, but we need to understand that trees everywhere isn't always a good thing," one researcher said.

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Airport therapy pig helps others to fly at San Francisco airport

Pigs might not fly, but LiLou the therapy pig wants to make air travel less stressful.

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Trump to meet with vape industry, public health advocates before new rules

Facing pushback from some conservative allies, the president seems to be softening his desire for a crackdown on e-cigs.

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Turkey starts repatriating Western Islamic State militants

Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said his country is not "a hotel" for militants.

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Key backer of Syria's White Helmets dies in Turkey

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his backers describe the emergency response group as tools of Western propaganda and Islamist-led insurgents.

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Here are the top highlights from transcripts released in the impeachment inquiry

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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QAnon candidates: Fringe conspiracy theory moves closer to political mainstream

At least four candidates have shared QAnon messaging online or in person, suggesting the conspiracy theory is shifting from the internet to the campaign trail.

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Longtime New York Republican Rep. Pete King announces retirement

King had served his Long Island congressional district since 1993.

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Supreme Court to hear arguments on Dreamers in case against Trump's move to end DACA

The fate of nearly a million young people is at stake in one of the most important cases before the justices this term.

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Australian state declares emergency, faces 'catastrophic' fire danger

"There are simply not enough fire trucks for every house," News South Wales said in a statement. "If you call for help, you may not get it."

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How a little-known GOP lawmaker became a point man in Trump's impeachment defense

In the transcripts made public, no Republican has spoken more than Rep. Lee Zeldin, who appears more than 550 times.

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