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Attacker stabs 8 at popular Jordanian tourist site

The victims include four foreign tourists and their tour guide.

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Trump impeachment witness breaks week's no-show pattern

Since Monday, six witnesses in the House impeachment inquiry have not appeared for their scheduled depositions.

06/11/2019

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Here's what the GOP's rough election night in Virginia and Kentucky means for 2020

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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Wife of slain ISIS leader al-Baghdadi has been captured, Turkey says

The Turkish president said that despite capturing the high-profile figure, his country "did not make a fuss like United States."

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Iraq must 'engage seriously' with protesters, says U.S.

"There is no path forward based on suppression of the will of the Iraqi people," the U.S. embassy said in a statement.

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Extinction Rebellion wins court challenge against London police

A blanket ban against the climate change activist's 10-day demonstrations across London in October was ruled unlawful.

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Pro-China lawmaker stabbed in Hong Kong amid anti-government tensions

Ho told reporters that he was left with a chest wound just under an inch deep and that his ribs blocked the blade.

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Euroviews. A free market brings freedom. Just look at what could be without a strong market ǀ View

When the Berlin Wall came down, and the Soviet Union collapsed, a lot of us thought the war was over and the “good guys” had won. Capitalism was the dominant economic system and the free market was accepted almost everywhere as the path to prosperity and human happiness. Or so we thought.

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Showdown over Clean Water Act heads to Supreme Court

Environmental groups caution the case could open the door to unregulated pollution.

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Schools in Indian capital reopen, air quality still unhealthy

Authorities in New Delhi banished cars with number plates ending in an odd number on Monday in a bid to reduce the pollution.

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UK's Johnson begins election battle, vowing Brexit and casting rival as 'Stalin'

Parliament agreed to an early election last week, seeking to end three years of deep disagreement over Brexit.

06/11/2019

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'Talk to Rudy': Impeachment transcripts detail Giuliani's outsized influence in Ukraine policy

According to an NBC News tally, the former NYC mayor was mentioned more than 430 times in testimony by Sondland and Volker.

06/11/2019

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Giuliani met Ukraine presidential candidate in 2018 to get Biden dirt, says ex-prosecutor

A claim by an ex-Ukrainian prosecutor also deepens questions about the role of ex-Rep. Bob Livingston in the Trump camp's push to find dirt on the Bidens.

05/11/2019

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TikTok and China come under scrutiny in congressional hearing

"If you don't know what TikTok is, you should," Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said.

05/11/2019

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The Trump chaos theory for how to beat impeachment

Analysis: While Democrats need a clear message for voters, the president just needs to give Republican lawmakers options to keep them from jumping ship.

05/11/2019

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More than 11,000 scientists issue fresh warning: Earth faces a climate emergency

A new study identifies six key areas for critical changes, including addressing the planet's swelling population.

05/11/2019

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Elections in Kentucky and Mississippi test Trump's political power

The president throws his support behind two Republicans who are facing serious Democratic challenges on Tuesday night as impeachment looms.

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Roger Stone leaves jury selection because of food poisoning

Another man had to be stretchered out of the proceedings after appearing to suffer a seizure.

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Senators want to know how many ISIS prisoners have now escaped from Kurdish captivity

"Many are hard-core terrorists, with the kinds of expertise," including bomb-making, "that had made ISIS such a threat to the U.S. and our allies."

05/11/2019

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Read the transcript: Testimony of Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the European Union

Sondland told Congress that Trump directed Rudy Giuliani to push Ukraine to investigate the president's political rivals.

05/11/2019

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Read the transcript: Testimony of Kurt Volker, former U.S. envoy to Ukraine

Volker resigned his post after his name appeared in a whistleblower complaint about President Donald Trump's dealings with the Ukraine,

05/11/2019

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Greece rescues tourist floating in Aegean Sea for two days

The woman, vacationing on a sailboat near the Greek island of Folegandros, boarded an inflatable boat around midday on Friday to get supplies.

05/11/2019

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Facebook's Zuckerberg holds line on political ads, but microtargeting could change

Banning microtargeting has the support of Ellen Weintraub, chairwoman of the FEC, which regulates how money is raised and spent in elections.

05/11/2019

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Family recounts harrowing stories of young survivors of Mexican highway ambush

Thirteen-year-old Devin Langford had to walk for about 14 miles to La Mora, where the family lived, to look for help.

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Israel's top court allows expulsion of senior U.S. rights activist

Omar Shakir was given 20 days to leave the country and ordered to pay the legal fees associated with the case.

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American among 3 drug prisoners in escape from Thai court

CCTV footage showed one stabbing a guard and another forcing a guard at gunpoint to hand over keys to unlock a secured area so the three could escape in a nearby pickup truck.

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