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Symbolic 'Doomsday Clock' moves 30 seconds closer to midnight

World security situation now "as dangerous as it has been since World War II," says Bulletin of Atomic Scientists.

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Trump trumpets 'tremendous' boost in US-UK trade

Who said the British-American relationship was frosty? "We like each other a lot," said President Trump as he met with Prime Minister Theresa May, adding their two countries would be seeing a "tremendous" boost in bilateral trade.

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NYC sues Big Pharma over opioid crisis

The lawsuit alleges drugmakers and distributors used "deceptive marketing" that got millions of Americans hooked on potent painkillers.

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Eyewitness films school bus skidding down an icy hill in Massachusetts

29 children were on board the bus at the time.

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Senate confirms Powell as next Federal Reserve chairman

The US Senate overwhelmingly approves President Trump's nominee for the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell.

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UN: deadlock over use of chemical weapons in Syrian civil war

Russia wants a new independent investigation but the US wants to press ahead with prosecuting the Assad regime. Meanwhile chemical attacks are reportedly ongoing.

Israel

Mike Pence visits Western Wall amid tension with Palestinians

Palestinians in Jerusalem closed up shop in protest against Pence's visit, a day after the vice president said the US would open its embassy there by the end of next year.

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Doctor faces deportation 26 years after committing minor offence

His detention stems from two minor crimes he committed as a 17-year-old: destruction of property worth less than $100, and receiving and concealing stolen goods.

Syria

Ankara-Washington talks scheduled as Turkey pushes ahead in Syria

Ankara announces President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will speak to his US counterpart Donald Trump on Wednesday.

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Alaska earthquake sparks brief tsunami fears along US west coast

A magnitude-7.9 earthquake struck the Gulf of Alaska early on Tuesday, prompting authorities to warn of a possible tsunami in the area and all the way down the US west coast, where the alert was later lifted.

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US government shutdown looms

Congress scrambles to prevent a potential US government shutdown ahead of Friday's midnight deadline.

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President Trump unveils his 2017 "Fake News Awards"

The New York Times, CNN and other US media outlets scoop President's highly-anticipated media accolades.

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Sexual abuse victims confront 'repulsive' predator Larry Nassar

Four-time Olympic champion Simone Biles on Monday said she was also sexually abused by Nassar.

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Olympic gymnast Simone Biles breaks silence over sexual abuse

Four-time Olympic champion goes public saying she too was sexually abused by former U.S. team doctor Larry Nassar.

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Firefighter catches child dropped from burning building

The firefighter can be seen catching the child who was tossed down into his arms.

Syria

US is 'playing with fire', Turkey warns

Turkey claims the US is 'playing with fire' over plans to set up a border force on the Syrian frontier.

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Hawaii did not have ‘reasonable’ safeguards to stop false missile aler

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai described the error as "absolutely unacceptable."

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Foreign-language media get creative covering Trump’s phrase heard arou

Issues arose from the fact that there is no exact translation in some languages and the phrase itself differs in interpretation across cultures

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False missile alert spreads panic in Hawaii

Hawaii Governor David Ige said he was working to determine what had caused the false alarm and how to prevent it from happening again.

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Texas city trains volunteers to catch drivers who park in disabled spa

Houston city council is running an initiative "empowering" citizens to issue tickets to drivers who violate handicap parking spaces.

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