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Russian hacker to be extradited to U.S. from Israel, high court rules

Alexei Burkove was arrested in 2015 while visiting Israel and is wanted in the United States for suspicion of cyber crimes.

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Democrats push back on GOP efforts to have whistleblower, Hunter Biden testify

"I think the Republicans are making an issue of anything that they think will give them some gravitas," Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., told ABC.

10/11/2019

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GOP Rep.: If 'murderers' and 'rapists' get due process, Trump should too

"There's a reason we let murderers and robbers and rapists go free when their due process rights have been violated," he said.

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Rep. Himes accuses Republicans of a false equivalency between Trump, Biden on Ukraine

"What the president did was wrong and impeachable," the Connecticut Democrat said in an exclusive interview with "Meet the Press."

10/11/2019

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GOP senator: Trump advisers had to 'convince' Trump to release Ukraine aid

Most of Trump's "advisers wanted the military aid released," Johnson said, adding they tried to find any way to "convince" him to do so.

10/11/2019

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Iran acknowledges open case involving missing FBI agent, raising family's hopes

"We welcome Iran's taking the first step to finally end this nightmare," Levinson's family said in a statement to NBC News Saturday.

10/11/2019

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Could Trump's re-election go up in a puff of smoke? Vapers say watch out.

E-cigarette users are banding together politically, forging a new constituency of passionate single-issue voters.

10/11/2019

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Young female climate activists face hateful abuse online

"They feel they have the right to degrade us," said Theresa Sebastian, 15, from Cork, in the Republic of Ireland.

10/11/2019

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Mercury is making a rare 'transit' across the sun. Here's how to watch.

Skywatchers around the world have the opportunity to witness a rare astronomical event Monday that occurs just 13 times each century.

10/11/2019

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Uber self-driving car in fatal crash did not recognize that pedestrians jaywalk

The automated car lacked "the capability to classify an object as a pedestrian unless that object was near a crosswalk," an NTSB report said.

09/11/2019

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Woody Allen settles $68 million suit against Amazon

Amazon canceled a four-picture deal with the filmmaker amid the #MeToo movement.

09/11/2019

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Madonna is frequently hours late for concerts, a fan says. He's suing.

The singer has a "long history of arriving and starting her concerts late" and to accommodate her tardiness a show was rescheduled to start at 10:30 p.m., the suit says.

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GOP wants Hunter Biden, whistleblower to testify at impeachment hearing

A longtime business associate of Hunter Biden's, Devon Archer, is also on the list of requested witnesses that GOP Rep. Devin Nunes sent to Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff.

09/11/2019

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Three Senate Republicans aren't defending Trump from impeachment. Here's why.

Romney, Collins and Murkowski have refused to sign a resolution denouncing the House Democratic effort.

09/11/2019

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Two months after Dorian, debris poses critical health risks for Bahamians

Residents on Green Turtle Cay say they haven't received help from the government since the hurricane and have resorted to burning their trash in an attempt to prevent disease.

09/11/2019

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Indian court rules in favor of Hindu temple on disputed land

The dispute has been a lightning rod for tension between India's Hindu majority and Muslim minority.

09/11/2019

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Bloomberg faces big challenges if he leaps into 2020 White House race

The billionaire media mogul has the money and name recognition to shake up the Democratic presidential race, but he will face huge hurdles to the nomination if he makes the leap to become a formal candidate.

09/11/2019

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'Justice system remains broken': Mexico highway ambush shows fragility of government, experts say

"There are large portions of Mexican territory where there is an absence of the state and Mexican people ... are highly vulnerable," one expert said.

09/11/2019

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Smartphone voting app needs security review, senator says

In a letter sent to Defense Secretary Mark Esper, Sen. Ron Wyden requested a review of the Voatz voting app, which has been used in elections in Colorado, Oregon and Utah.

09/11/2019

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Rep. Jim Jordan tapped by GOP leader to grill witnesses at impeachment hearing

The Ohio lawmaker got the nod a day after a second man accused him of ignoring abuse while working as a wrestling coach at Ohio State University.

08/11/2019

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Bolton knows about 'many relevant meetings and conversations' on Ukraine that lawmakers might be unaware of, his lawyer says

Bolton's lawyer made the disclosure in a letter explaining why the former national security adviser says he needs a court order to be able to testify.

08/11/2019

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Wildfires in eastern Australia pose an 'unprecedented' threat

"If you are near these fires, your life is at risk and you need to take action to protect your life," the NSW RFS said in a Twitter post

08/11/2019

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'Absent yourself': Transcripts reveal what Schiff told Gaetz when he crashed secure hearing

There was a tense back-and-forth when Republicans who didn't belong were in the room during impeachment inquiry testimony.

08/11/2019

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Whistleblower's lawyer sends cease-and-desist letter to White House over Trump's attacks

"Let me be clear: should any harm befall any suspected named whistleblower or their family, the blame will rest squarely with your client," Andrew Bakaj wrote.

08/11/2019

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Euroviews. Even local elections are now about Trump. That's bad for the GOP ǀ View

Races for a seat on the Loudoun County, Va., Board of Supervisors don’t usually attract national media coverage. Juli Briskman changed that on Tuesday. The former government contractor won a seat on the nine-member board in Virginia’s fourth-most populous county. By Wednesday she had appeared on CNN

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Decades after fall of Berlin Wall, East German towns try to lure back workers

"The economy is really bad here, I have to say," said carpenter Sebastian Herz. "There are no craftsmen. And that's where we saw our chance."

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