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Netanyahu denies Israel planted spy devices near the White House

The allegations that Israel planted surveillance devices near the White House were reported by news site Politico.

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Trudeau fights for survival as Canadian election looms

Polls suggest Trudeau's Liberals and the opposition Conservatives are in a dead heat as Canadians prepare to go to the ballot box on Oct. 21.

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Boris Johnson denies lying to the queen over Brexit

Asked in an interview, "Did you lie to the queen when you asked her to [suspend] Parliament?" Johnson said, "Absolutely not."

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Supporters of prominent Kremlin critic accuse state of dozens of raids

The searches took place days after Russia's ruling United Russia party lost one third of its seats in the Moscow city assembly.

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Gun control coalition amps up pressure on corporations

A coalition of gun control advocates issues an open letter asking U.S. companies to break all ties with the NRA.

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Millions of years ago, this 'frozen dragon' flying reptile as big as a fighter jet soared over Earth

Scientists say the newly discovered species had a wingspan of up to 33 feet.

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Euroviews. Why Andrew Yang is totally wrong about robots replacing workers ǀ View

In a world of job-killing automation, you'd expect to see an epidemic of unemployed workers. Right now the unemployment rate is at a 50-year low.

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Buttigieg, O'Rourke fight to reinvigorate their campaigns

As they head into Thursday's debate, Pete Buttigieg and Beto O'Rourke are trying to recapture the early excitement of their early campaign days.

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Democrats prep for debate: Watch the clock, no cursing, who will strike first

The third faceoff takes place in Houston on Thursday night, and features the top 10 candidates on stage together for the first time.

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Troubled singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston dies at 58

The eccentric singer-songwriter was beloved by many fans in spite of, or even because of, his battles with mental health issues.

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Trump agency to halt House oversight trips amid complaint over staff behavior

Democrats believe the battle is a proxy fight in a larger war between Subcommittee Chairwoman Betty McCollum, D-Minn., and Interior Secretary David Bernhardt.

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Supreme Court allows Trump administration to enforce toughest restriction yet on migrant asylum requests

A lawsuit to stop the new policy is still working its way through the lower courts.

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Five takeaways from Republicans' narrow escape in North Carolina's 9th District

If Trump were to replicate Dan Bishop's performance all over the state next November, he'd clearly lose North Carolina.

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What is Andrew Yang's 'big' Democratic debate surprise?

Yang mysteriously tweeted that "we've got something big in store!"

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Trump admin will deny temporary protected status to Bahamians who fled Hurricane Dorian

The status would have let Bahamians work and live in the U.S. until it is deemed safe to return home.

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Strange alien world found to have water vapor and possibly rain clouds

Exoplanet K2-18 b lies in the habitable zone of its host star some 110 light-years from Earth.

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'Shame on you': North Carolina GOP votes to override veto while Democrats were absent

One Democratic lawmaker called the move "scorched earth politics."

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Pence's Doonbeg detour cost nearly $600K in ground transportation fees

Pence's stay at Trump's Irish golf resort has reinvigorated the debate about whether the president is using his position to enrich himself.

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Trump administration meeting to address vaping crisis

The meeting comes as members of Congress and lawmakers are calling for strong action.

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Mourners criticise Rep. Omar and decry gun violence at 9/11 ceremony

During the annual event in lower Manhattan, selected loves ones of those killed on Sept. 11, read the names of the more nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives that day.

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The September Democratic debate: Everything you need to know

Top-polling Biden, Warren, Sanders, Harris and Buttigieg will share one stage in Houston after a number of candidates failed to qualify.

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Undersea explorer becomes the first to reach deepest point of all five oceans

Victor Vescovo achieved the feat by diving to the bottom of the Molloy Deep, a frigid trench 170 miles west of Svalbard, Norway.

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Emboldened by Trump, Netanyahu pledges annexation move

"Netanyahu wouldn't have dared to say what he did during the Obama, Clinton and Bush administrations," said one Middle East expert.

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Court rules Boris Johnson's Parliament suspension was unlawful

The court said Johnson's advice to Queen Elizabeth II was unlawful "because its purpose was to stymie parliamentary scrutiny" of the government.

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There's good news and bad news for the GOP after a narrow North Carolina win

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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Watch again: US marks 18 years since September 11 attacks

On the 18th anniversary of 9/11, the names of the nearly 3,000 people killed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 are read. The names of those killed in the February 26, 1993 truck bombing of the twin towers are also read.

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