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Flowers and wreaths laid on the Hollywood star of Kirk Douglas

Actor Kirk Douglas has died at the age of 103. Flowers were placed on his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His son, actor Michael Douglas, announced the news on Instagram on 5. February.

06/02/2020

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Italian astronaut returns to earth, after six-month ISS stay

Luca Parmitano handed over control of the International Space Station station on 5. February 2020 to Oleg Skripochka.

06/02/2020

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Buttigieg, Sanders neck and neck in Iowa with nearly all votes reported

The results of Monday's Iowa caucuses were delayed after there were problems with a smartphone app.

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'Dishonest and corrupt': Trump rails against enemies after acquittal

The Senate found the president not guilty on abuse of power and obstruction of justice on Wednesday.

06/02/2020

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Romney's vote changed the narrative if not the outcome of impeachment

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.

06/02/2020

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Euroviews. Nancy Pelosi tearing up Trump's speech is the tipping point Democrats need ǀ View

Why was Pelosi so angry? Maybe it was the fact that Trump is totally getting away with undermining the election. Or maybe it was all the lying.

06/02/2020

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'One place left to hold him accountable': Trump acquittal raises stakes for Democrats

Some of the president's critics worry that their field of candidates isn't up to beating him with New Hampshire's primary days away.

06/02/2020

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12 Israeli soldiers injured in car-ramming attack in Jerusalem

The violence came as a 19-year-old Palestinian was killed in West Bank clashes, according to hospital officials.

06/02/2020

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China cuts tariffs on $75 billion of U.S. imports in trade truce

"We hope to work with the United States toward the final elimination of all tariff increases," said a Ministry of Finance statement.

06/02/2020

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Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas dies at the age of 103

He became a legend with Stanley Kubrick's 1960 film Spartacus. He had three Academy Award nominations and a lifetime achievement award.

06/02/2020

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Iowa caucus app was rushed and flawed from the beginning, experts say

"Someone was not paying attention or on a deadline," said one analyst who was able to examine the app.

06/02/2020

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Trump allies revel in end to 'hoax' impeachment, Democrats say vote 'normalized lawlessness'

California Sen. Kamala Harris, a Democrat, called Wednesday's vote a "miscarriage of justice on the floor of the United States Senate."

06/02/2020

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CIA's Haspel applauds during Trump's State of the Union speech, surprising some intel officials

In the Obama and Bush admins, CIA directors did not attend the SOTU. But Trump made the CIA director a cabinet post, meaning Gina Haspel was invited.

05/02/2020

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Call of the wild? African penguins share some linguistic patterns with humans.

Researchers found that, as outlined in Zipf's law of abbreviation, vocal sounds that penguins use the most tend to be shorter.

05/02/2020

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Donald Trump acquitted in Senate impeachment trial

The vote in the US Senate fell largely along partisan lines between Democrats and Republicans.

05/02/2020

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Iowa meltdown, Trump bump are 2020 warning signs for Democrats

Analysis: In this week's caucus mishap, many of the Democratic Party's vulnerabilities were displayed — just as the strength of the president's position came into sharp relief.

05/02/2020

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After Iowa 'gut punch,' Biden sharpens criticism of Sanders and Buttigieg

The former vice president got more pointed about the two frontrunners coming out of Iowa.

05/02/2020

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Full text: Romney's speech on why he'll vote to convict Trump of abuse of power

Read his full remarks as prepared for delivery.

05/02/2020

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NBC News, MSNBC announce 5 moderators for Democratic debate in Las Vegas

The event will take place on Feb. 19 at the Paris Theater in Las Vegas, just days ahead of the Nevada caucuses.

05/02/2020

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Plane breaks into pieces after skidding off runway in Istanbul

Passengers had to be evacuated through cracks in the plane, local media report.

05/02/2020

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Astronomers want to see a supernova. A dimming star is giving them hope.

Betelgeuse has created a sense of suspense in the astronomy world, which is hoping to someday observe a nearby supernova in real time.

05/02/2020

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Trump impeachment: Sen. Doug Jones says he will vote to convict

The GOP majority in the Senate is expected to acquit the president on abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

05/02/2020

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Conservatives blast Pelosi for tearing up a copy of Trump's State of the Union address

Vice President Mike Pence told "Fox and Friends" he "wasn't sure if she was ripping up the speech or ripping up the Constitution."

05/02/2020

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The takeaway from Iowa: Buttigieg, Sanders won their respective ideological lanes

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.

05/02/2020

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Avalanche kills at least 21, leaves others trapped in eastern Turkey

The team of rescue workers sent to find two people missing in an earlier avalanche.

05/02/2020

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The 2020 State of the Union, visualized

A by-the-minute breakdown of what President Donald Trump talked about in his third State of the Union speech.

05/02/2020