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They're voting Friday in the presidential contest. Here's where.

Early balloting, which has been on the rise for years, could hit record levels in 2020.

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Flipping the Texas House: Inside Democrats' effort to turn a red state blue

With his presidential hopes dashed, Beto O'Rourke has joined the Democrats' fight to take control of the Texas state House.

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Andrew Yang's wife says doctor sexually assaulted her while pregnant

The New York gynecologist accused by dozens of women pleaded guilty to criminal sexual act in the third degree and one misdemeanor count of forcible touching

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App developers sue Facebook over alleged 'anticompetitive scheme'

The proposed class-action lawsuit was filed in federal court and is based entirely on previously secret documents that NBC News obtained last year.

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YouTube ran ads for major brands, environmental nonprofits against climate misinformation videos

"If we're going to stop the climate crisis, we need tech and social media companies like YouTube to be part of the solution, not part of the problem," a Greenpeace spokesperson said.

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FBI will now notify state election officials when any part of their election systems is hacked

Sen. Bill Nelson said in 2018 he'd learned Russians hacked some Florida voting systems, but was accused of making it up. In fact, one system was breached.

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Banker fined $58 million for smuggling Picasso painting from Spain

Ownership of "Head of Young Woman" — which is valued at $26 million — was also transferred from Jaime Botin to the Spanish state.

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Key things we learned from Lev Parnas' revealing MSNBC interview

Trump "knew exactly what was going on" in Ukraine, Parnas told MSNBC's Rachel Maddow.

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From tax bureaucrat to Russian PM: the unlikely rise of Mikhail Mishustin

As a career bureaucrat who has been in charge of Russia's taxes for the past 10 years, Mishustin has always kept a low profile.

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Massive oil refinery leaks toxic chemical in the middle of Philadelphia

Philadelphia Energy Solutions is just one of a dozen refineries across the U.S. that have consistently exceeded the EPA's "action level" for benzene.

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Putin moves the first chess piece in what many see as a grand power-grab strategy

"It is hard to see this as anything other than a ploy to remain in control beyond 2024," one expert said.

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FBI visits Robert Hyde's home and office after he's swept into Ukraine scheme

Impeachment investigators released texts earlier this week suggesting Hyde was tracking the movements of the then-U.S. ambassador to Ukraine.

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US watchdog says White House 'broke law' as Senate trial begins

The Government Accountability Office says the government broke the law in withholding aid to Ukraine.

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Trump administration violated the law by withholding Ukraine aid, watchdog finds

The government watchdog found the money was withheld "for a policy reason, which is not permitted under the Impoundment Control Act."

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Prince Harry makes first official appearance since royal crisis talks

Duke of Sussex avoids question about his future and talks about sports "changing lives."

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Here are the eight most explosive accusations from Lev Parnas

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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Euroviews. Warren and Sanders supporters are getting sucked back into 2016's biggest misstep ǀ View

Right now, the Russians are busy hacking organizations, the presidential candidates are getting whiter, and we’re debating whether or not a woman can become president of the United States.

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Ukraine launches probe into alleged surveillance of former U.S. envoy

The Interior Ministry is also investigating alleged hacking of Burisma Holdings, the natural gas company at the center of the Trump impeachment case.

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Iran is enriching more uranium than before nuclear deal, president says

Tehran scaled back its commitments to the landmark nuclear deal after Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Obama-era pact.

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U.S. restarts counter-ISIS operations paused after Soleimani killing

U.S. troops in Iraq had focused on force protection rather than offensive operations after the senior Iranian general died in an American drone strike.

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Who is Robert Hyde? The latest character in the Trump impeachment saga has a wild backstory

"It's kind of unfortunate the left had to get their panties in a bunch," Hyde said when asked about allegations he was tracking a U.S. ambassador.

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Doomsday scenario on the left: Warren, Sanders destroy each other while Biden skates in

"We cannot allow what was a nonaggression pact to transform into a suicide pact," a progressive activist said.

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Journalists injured in clashes between Lebanese forces and protesters

Reuters, along with Lebanese broadcasters Al Jadeed and MTV, said security forces injured cameramen for each of them during the violent unrest.

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Treasury's internal watchdog is probing Trump administration Opportunity Zone program

NBC News reported Trump pal Richard LeFrak and the family interests of Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner could benefit from possible projects in the zones.

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A '#NeverWarren' hashtag portended a Democratic squabble. Data showed otherwise.

The hashtag was used by many well-followed accounts that sought to downplay any division between Sanders and Warren, in turn boosting the trend.

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Michael Flynn's move to withdraw guilty plea could backfire, experts say

The latest step in Flynn's escalating battle with the Justice Department could lead to a harsher prison sentence, ex-prosecutors say.

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