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Trump grants clemency to former 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr.

The football icon pleaded guilty to a felony charge in 1998 related to a payment to former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards to help secure a casino license.

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Kickstarter workers vote to form first union in tech industry

The historic vote comes amid growing discontent among employees at technology companies such as Google, Amazon and Microsoft, who have started to organize.

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Here's what Michael Bloomberg joining the debate stage means for Wednesday night

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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Kenan Thompson, Hasan Minhaj to headline White House Correspondents' Dinner

Minhaj headlined the 2017 dinner.

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HSBC cuts headcount by 35,000 in deep overhaul

The bank plans to reduce its workforce from 235,000 to 200,000 in the next three years.

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Court reinstates order for Russia to pay $50 billion over Yukos

"This is a victory for the rule of law," said the leader of a group of Yukos shareholders.

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Bloomberg qualifies for next Democratic debate

The late entrant to the presidential race got the final poll he needed to make the debate stage in Las Vegas.

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Early voting a boon for Las Vegas Strip workers

Las Vegas Strip workers don't need to travel far to cast their votes ahead of Saturday's caucuses.

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Graham tells Defense Secretary Esper he could 'make your life hell' in battle over Trump Africa policy

During a meeting in Munich, Graham warned Defense Secretary Mike Esper there would be consequences if the Trump administration pulled U.S. troops from Africa.

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Amazon's Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion to tackle climate change

The Bezos Earth Fund will give money to scientists, activists and NGOs to "amplify known ways and develop new ways" of fighting climate change.

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Warren: Sanders 'has a lot of questions to answer' about supporters' attacks

"That is not how we build an inclusive Democratic party. ... We do not build on a foundation of hate," Warren says after threats made to union that criticized his healthcare plan.

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Bolton book remains stuck in White House classification review

A Bolton adviser says the delay is "more about suppressing" the former national security adviser's book than concerns over classified information.

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Jeff Bezos commits $10 billion to combat climate change

"Climate change is the biggest threat to our planet," Bezos said.

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Sanders, trying to head off Bloomberg threat, finds his billionaire foil

Sanders is juggling a fight for the nomination on two fronts, competing in early states but attempting to blunt Bloomberg's Super Tuesday strategy.

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Democrats who don't want Sanders will have to sort out a muddle in the middle

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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Syrian forces seize most of Aleppo province, on eve of Turkey-Russia talks

Turkey, which backs rebels in the region, has been outraged since Syrian attacks in the Idlib region killed 13 Turkish troops in two weeks.

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Sanders' opposition to the Iraq War was more complicated than he presents

While Congress was debating how much authority to give the Bush administration, Sanders was more concerned with unilateralism than questioning WMDs.

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These prosecutors want radical criminal justice change. Barr is fighting to stop them.

With progressive district attorneys on the march, Attorney General William Barr delivered a blistering attack speech.

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14 Americans test positive for coronavirus after evacuation from quarantined cruise ship

More than 300 U.S. citizens and family members who had been on the Diamond Princess cruise ship were evacuated.

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Fast-and-loose culture of esports is upending once staid world of chess

Grandmasters and upstarts are reinventing the game online, becoming its most visible ambassadors and arguably its first entertainers.

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Kellyanne Conway says Trump 'works hand in glove' with Barr

The top White House aide's remarks come amid blowback over the Justice Department backtracking on its sentencing recommendation for Roger Stone.

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Buttigieg hits back: I won't 'take lectures on family values' from Rush Limbaugh

Limbaugh suggested Americans wouldn't elect Buttigieg because he is gay, saying, "How's this going to look ... on stage next to Mr. Man Donald Trump?"

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Rocket attack strikes near U.S. Embassy in Iraq

The incident remains under investigation, a U.S. military official told NBC News.

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Bernie Sanders hits a voter ceiling

Skeptics will note that Sanders was likely hurt by the large field of candidates in Iowa and New Hampshire that gave the vote more places to go.

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A powerful Ukrainian is playing both sides of Giuliani's Ukraine project

Ukraine official Arsen Avakov communicated with Guiliani pal Parnas, but also warned Amb. Yovanovitch that Giuliani wanted her ousted as U.S. ambassador.

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Trump pushed CIA to find, kill Osama bin Laden's son over higher priority targets

When the CIA gave Trump a list of major terror leaders to kill, he said he'd never heard of them. Instead he focused on a target with a famous name.

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