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Video shows bald eagle entangled with octopus freed by fishermen

A bald eagle, probably looking for food, got tangled with a Pacific Octopus in waters off Quatsino, Canada, said a fishing company that separated them..

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How Boris Johnson used Brexit populism to storm to victory in U.K. election

Analysis: A simple message, changing voter behavior and Brexit fatigue propelled the Conservatives to a big win.

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Corbyn's UK defeat was bad news for Sanders, Warren and America's left

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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In unrelenting tweetstorm, Trump praises GOP anti-impeachment "warriors," hits Pelosi

The president tweeted or retweed more than 115 times on Thursday. On Friday, he picked up right where he left off.

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WH counsel Cipollone expected to defend Trump in Senate impeachment trial

The House Judiciary Committee is expected to vote Friday on two articles of impeachment.

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Trump congratulates Britain's Johnson on his 'great win'

Johnson has promised a quick departure from the European Union, potentially freeing Washington and London to strike a new trade deal.

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House Republicans narrow in on potential Democratic defectors for final impeachment votes

Republicans leaders are focused on as many as eight Democrats from districts Trump won in 2016.

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Boris Johnson's Conservatives win decisive victory in crucial election

The results bring the biggest Parliamentary majority since Margaret Thatcher won convincingly for the party in 1987.

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New Zealand team recovers 6 bodies from island after volcanic eruption

Two people remain unaccounted for as the search operation continues.

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McConnell: 'There's no chance' Trump is removed from office

"The case is so darn weak coming from the House," the Senate Majority Leader said on Thursday. "We know how it's going to end."

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Jeremy Corbyn to step down as Labour leader after crushing defeat

"Labour has to face some hard truths — this was not just about Corbyn but the broader worldview and an economic plan that so many people did not believe."

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Facebook wants to integrate Instagram and Whatsapp. The U.S. government may try to stop it.

Facebook has been the subject of an antitrust investigation by the Federal Trade Commission, the federal government's main business regulator.

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Boris Johnson set to win a clear majority in U.K. election, exit poll suggests

If the poll reflects the final results, the United Kingdom is all but certain to finally leave the European Union on Jan. 31.

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Lawmakers say bipartisan funding deal reached, avoiding another shutdown

House and Senate appropriators said that they had reached a tentative deal Thursday to keep the government open.

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Senate passes resolution recognizing Armenian genocide

Three previous attempts to pass the measure were blocked by GOP senators at the request of the White House, the bill's GOP co-sponsor said.

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Republicans trash Hunter Biden at Judiciary Committee meeting on impeachment

The vice president's son came under attack for his work for a Ukrainian company and past substance abuse issues.

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In emoluments case, court appears divided over Trump Hotel

"This case is a lemon," one of the judges declared.

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NBC News, MSNBC to host February Democratic debate in Las Vegas

The event, the third NBC News debate of the 2020 election cycle, comes in the midst the early-state primary voting.

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Inside the jockeying to prosecute Donald Trump's impeachment

Behind the scenes, House Democrats battle to influence Speaker Nancy Pelosi's picks for the team that will take the case to the Senate.

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Warren to advocate economic worldview, put opponents on notice in new speech

"I am serious about delivering real change," Warren will argue in a speech combining her economic vision and crusade against corruption Thursday.

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Who would benefit from a speedy Senate impeachment trial?

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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Trump, hours before vote impeachment vote, says 'no crime,' 'crazy!'

The president defended himself as the House Judiciary Committee considers abuse of power and obstruction of Congress charges.

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Major fire breaks out on unlucky Russian aircraft carrier

Admiral Kuznetsov, launched in the mid-1980s, has spent most of its 30-year life tied up in port undergoing repairs

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Pentagon watchdog plans to review award of $400M border wall contract to firm touted by Trump

Fisher Sand & Gravel has been publicly and privately endorsed to build the wall by members of the Trump administration, including the president himself.

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Russia expels two German diplomats after Berlin park murder

Prosecutors said there were "enough indications" the killing was either "contracted by government offices" of Russia or Russia-governed Chechnya.

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Police arrest protesters amid curfew in India's northeast

The protesters are concerned migrants will move to the border region and dilute the culture and political sway of indigenous tribal people.

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