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U.K. braces for hurricane force winds and enormous waves as Storm Dennis rolls in

Airlines have pre-emptively canceled hundreds of flights out of London and other U.K. airports and train lines have warned about possible delays.

15/02/2020

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Cute videos, but little evidence: Police say Amazon Ring isn't much of a crime fighter

Hundreds of police departments have signed agreements with Ring to gain access to footage filmed on home surveillance cameras

15/02/2020

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US targets Airbus as it raises import tariffs on EU aircraft

Tariffs were introduced in October after the WTO ruled that the EU was found to have illegally subsidised Airbus.

15/02/2020

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Why the coronavirus outbreak might be the biggest challenge for China's Xi

COVID-19 might be the greatest challenge yet for China's strongman, President Xi Jinping.

15/02/2020

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Coronavirus updates: U.S. to evacuate Americans from quarantined cruise ship

As U.S. plans to evacuate Americans from the quarantined cruise ship, here's latest.

15/02/2020

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LA County built its new voting machines from scratch. Will they be ready?

The county has been in a race against the clock to shore up vulnerabilities in its system ahead of the California Democratic primary.

14/02/2020

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Trump pushed U.S. and Iran 'close to the brink,' Iran's Zarif tells NBC News

Zarif also says Iran can't decipher the black box from a Ukraine plane shot down by Iran without help, but won't hand it over to the U.S. or others.

14/02/2020

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11th Democratic debate to take place next month in Arizona

The debate will take place two days before voters head to the primary in the Grand Canyon State, which is emerging as a 2020 battleground.

14/02/2020

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Euroviews. The Senate finally found its spine when it came to limiting Trump's war powers ǀ View

Thursday's vote to require the president to consult with Congress before further engaging in military actions against Iran was a welcome first step in the legislative branch's acceptance of its constitutional responsibilities.

14/02/2020

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A museum's narwhal tusk disappeared in the 1980s. The FBI wants your help to find it.

In the late 1800s, famed explorer Robert Edwin Peary returned from an Arctic excursion with a unique souvenir: the long, sword-like tusk of a narwhal. Then it went missing.

14/02/2020

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U.S. officials: Using Huawei tech opens door to Chinese spying, censorship

The closest U.S. ally, Britain, disagrees with U.S. warnings that any use of Huawei technology exposes a country to digital espionage.

14/02/2020

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Justice Department opens inquiry into FBI interview at heart of Flynn's guilty plea

AG Barr has asked a U.S. attorney to lead the inquiry. Flynn pleaded guilty to making false statements during the interview, but wants to withdraw plea.

14/02/2020

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Justice Department drops leak case against former FBI deputy director McCabe

Trump had urged action be taken against the ex-official over allegations that he lied to investigators.

14/02/2020

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Trump tweets that he has the 'legal right' to involve A.G. Barr in criminal cases

Trump's assertion comes a day after Barr said the president's tweets "make it impossible for me to do my job."

14/02/2020

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Passengers finally begin to leave coronavirus-hit cruise ship in Japan

So far, 11 virus-free passenger have been allowed to leave the ship.

14/02/2020

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Emmanuel Macron's candidate for Paris mayor quits over sexting row

"I have decided to withdraw my candidacy from the municipal election," Benjamin Griveaux said in a video statement.

14/02/2020

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Can Bloomberg reshape the 2020 race with his blunt-force candidacy?

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.

14/02/2020

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COVID-19 updates: 1,700 heath workers infected, first fatality in Japan

As more 'wartime' measures are implemented, here is the latest.

14/02/2020

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Turkey-Syria clashes escalate as humanitarian crisis grows

"Escalation is likely going to continue as long as Turkey and Russia cannot agree on a new cease-fire," one analyst said.

14/02/2020

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Post-impeachment, House Democrats sharpen focus on Barr

House Democrats frustrated over the Senate’s acquittal of President Donald Trump are pushing their oversight efforts toward the Justice Department and what they call Attorney General William Barr’s efforts to politicize federal law enforcement.

14/02/2020

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Earth just had its hottest January in recorded history

The record highlights a worrisome trend as the planet continues to warm at an accelerated pace.

13/02/2020

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Former US Attorney who oversaw Roger Stone case resigns

President Trump had yanked Jessie Liu's nomination for a top spot at the Treasury Department earlier this week.

13/02/2020

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Euroviews. The White House's never-Trumper problem is much bigger than Mitt Romney ǀ View

Few observers are surprised by Trump's fury at those who participated in the effort to oust him from office. Most, however, have failed to notice one of the biggest ironies of the Trump administration: It has repeatedly endorsed, hired and elevated critics and opponents.

12/02/2020

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Euroviews. How and why impeachment is helping Trump politically ǀ View

Trump now can rile his base by portraying himself as a victim. Democrats, meanwhile, wasted a lot of time on a process that got them little.

12/02/2020

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US elections: Bernie Sanders wins early New Hampshire primary

Bernie Sanders won the New Hampshire primary election, the second state to pick a Democratic party candidate.

12/02/2020

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Defeating Trump tops issues for Democratic voters: poll

By nearly 2-to-1, respondents put November prospects at the top of their wish list, according to early exit poll data.

12/02/2020