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Jony Ive, the iconic designer behind Apple's iPhone, is leaving the company

Ive, who was a close confidant of the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, plans to step down this year to form a design company.

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Emergency funding for detained migrants clears Congress

The House on Thursday passed a Senate-approved version of the funding bill after attempts to make changes failed.

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States removed 17 million voters from rolls in two years

Legal challenges over voter registration practices have broken out across the country, often splitting along partisan lines.

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House committee passes $300 million bill requiring carbon monoxide detectors in public housing

"It is unfathomable that the very people our government seeks to shelter are dying in their homes," Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, D-Ill., said.

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Trolls target online polls following first Democratic presidential debate

Users from pro-Trump communities on 4chan and Reddit implored fellow members to vote for lower-polling candidates, specifically Tulsi Gabbard and Bill de Blasio.

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Trump floats delaying 2020 census for citizenship question

The president said he has asked lawyers if it is possible to delay the 2020 census "no matter how long."

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USA

Manafort pleads not guilty to state mortgage fraud charges

The longtime GOP operative known for his dapper suits shuffled into the courtroom in downtown Manhattan dressed in a navy blue prison jumpsuit.

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Smartphone sales were already in decline — then came the trade war with China

For companies such as Apple — for whom 17.5 percent of all iPhone sales come from China — the growing impasse in the trade war has only served to further threaten the smartphone market.

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Twitter will label, but not delete, tweets from politicians who violate its rules

"A critical function of our service is providing a place where people can openly and publicly respond to their leaders," Twitter said Thursday.

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USA

Here are the rules for Robert Mueller's testimony before Congress

Mueller has agreed to testify before the House in July, but there are conditions, according to a Congressional aide with knowledge of the arrangement.

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Kushner cut me, other top diplomats out of the loop in talks with Saudis, Tillerson says

Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said he told Kushner his end-run around diplomats was a problem, but that Trump's son-in-law didn't change his approach.

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Paris' workers persevere as extreme heat wave hits Europe

Temperatures in the French capital soared to 93 degrees — and felt more like 102 degrees — as the heat intensifies across the continent.

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Supreme Court tosses citizenship question from 2020 census forms, a victory for Democratic states

The court found that while the department of commerce has a right to reinstate the question, it did not provide an adequate justification for doing so.

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USA

Zuckerberg says Facebook looking at ways to police deepfake content

The social media platform was criticised last month for not removing an altered video of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, which had been slowed so she appeared to be slurring.

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Supreme Court allows gerrymandering in North Carolina, Maryland

The justices found that the "partisan gerrymandering claims present political questions beyond the reach of the federal courts."

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Supreme Court rules cops can draw blood from unconscious drivers

"There is clearly a 'compelling need' for a blood test of drunk driving suspects whose condition deprives officials of a reasonable opportunity to conduct a breath test," the decision states.

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Two crew die in Siberia after plane skids off runway

The An-24 plane, carrying 43 passengers, experienced an engine failure and crash-landed in the town of Nizhneangarsk Thursday morning.

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Germany sees big increase in anti-Semitic acts of violence

A German government agency also found that the number of far-right extremists rose by 100 to 24,100 people last year with more than half of them potentially violent.

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Warren ran away with the Democratic debate, survey by progressive group shows

A flash poll conducted by Indivisible offers a window into the party's base after last night's face off.

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USA

Three women accuse Gambia's ex-president of rape or sexual assault

Human rights groups say Jammeh's rule was marked by forced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, sexual violence, torture and arbitrary detention.

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Hot dog weighing 66 pounds attempts Guinness World Record

A massive hot dog weighing in at 66 pounds (29.9 kilograms) attempted to set a Guinness World Record for the 'Largest Hot Dog'.

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What to watch for at tonight's second debate

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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USA

Germany's Merkel seen shaking for second time this month

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was seen shaking as she met President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday, her second such bout within two weeks.

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USA

Trump's high stakes meeting with Chinese leader set to loom over G-20 summit

Analysts warn an escalating U.S.-China trade war could hit the global economy and dent U.S. living standards, particularly among low-income households.

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USA

Trump hotel in Washington charged Secret Service $200,000 in president's first year

The hotel five blocks from the White House has been used by Trump and his supporters for events that require the agency's protection.

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World

Image of drowned migrants prompts political soul-searching

Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and daughter Valeria - originally from El Salvador - drowned trying to cross the border from Mexico.

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