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The Democratic presidential race has a clear top four — at least for now

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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'Americans deserted us': Kurdish despair laid bare as Syria cease-fire nears end

"We fought for the whole world, we fought terrorism and ISIS. We fought ISIS but at the end Americans deserted us," said an elderly Kurdish refugee.

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Trump compares the impeachment effort to 'a lynching'

"All Republicans must remember what they are witnessing here — a lynching," Trump said. "But we will WIN!"

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Jimmy Carter recovering from fractured pelvis after fall

Carter is the oldest living former president and turned 95 earlier this month.

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Armed man steals ambulance in Oslo, Norway

Police captured the vehicle after firing shots to stop the perpetrator.

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Watch: Rapinoe, Morgan, Bronze and White on Ballon d'Or shortlist

Also on the list is the inaugural winner of the award, Norway's Ada Hegerberg. Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Raheem Stirling are on the men's shortlist.

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Danes try to move 120-year-old lighthouse from eroding coast

When the 76-feet-tall lighthouse in Denmark was first lit in 1900, it was roughly 656 feet from the North Sea; now it is only about 20 feet away.

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'Baby Shark' soothes toddler caught in Lebanon unrest

The episode was a short reprieve from days of unrest that has seen hundreds of thousands of people flooding the streets across the country.

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Diplomat's wife to be interviewed by detectives over fatal car crash

The parents of Harry Dunn met President Trump at the White House last week, where they refused the president's offer to meet with Sacoolas.

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'Banzai!' Naruhito ascends Chrysanthemum Throne as Japan's 126th emperor

Naruhito is a historian, a viola player and an expert on water transport who studied at Oxford University.

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Euroviews. Mitt Romney's Trump criticism and House's Syria rebuke show growing cracks in the GOP ǀ View

It’s long been an open secret in Washington that many of the career Republicans who fawn over President Donald Trump in public have nothing good to say about him in private.

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Trudeau projected to win re-election as Canada's prime minister

Late in the campaign, Justin Trudeau's campaign was rocked when images of him in brownface and blackface as a young man resurfaced.

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New 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' trailer arrives on Carrie Fisher's birthday

The latest film in the blockbuster Disney franchise, set for release in December, will feature the last footage Fisher filmed before her death in 2016.

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Seized North Korean cargo ship awarded to United States

A judge awarded Washington ownership of the Wise Honest after two families with claims against North Korea agreed to cooperate with the action.

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Manhattan D.A., Trump lawyers strike deal to speed fight over Trump tax returns to Supreme Court

Eight years of financial records are being sought in a criminal investigation into the Trump Organization about hush money payments made to two women.

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Memes are an easy, digestible way to share your thoughts. The Kremlin agrees.

Facebook announced Monday that it removed 50 Instagram accounts linked to a Russian-backed influence campaign — and just one Facebook account.

21/10/2019

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Memes are an easy, digestible way to share your thoughts. The Kremlin agrees.

Facebook announced Monday that it removed 50 Instagram accounts linked to a Russian-backed influence campaign — and just one Facebook account.

21/10/2019

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Biggest public pension fund in U.S. divests from firms that run ICE migrant detention centers

The California state workers' pension fund known as CalPERS is the latest pension fund or business to pull financial backing from GEO Group and CoreCivic.

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The first human on Mars may be a woman, NASA chief says

"If my 11-year-old daughter has her way, we'll have a woman on Mars in the not-too-distant future," NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said.

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Democrats zero in on 'abuse of power' in impeachment inquiry

Pelosi is said to favor one sweeping charge related to Ukraine, but there's some debate about the need for additional charges.

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Netanyahu says he can't form a government after election deadlock

Netanyahu's announcement leaves the country's political future — and his — uncertain.

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Which candidates have qualified for the next Democratic debate?

There's still time left to make the stage, but so far eight candidates appear to be set for the face off in Georgia.

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House Republicans told Trump of their concerns about hosting the G-7 at Doral

The message from the GOP came hours before the president reversed himself and announced that he was dropping the plans.

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Republicans seek to censure Adam Schiff

Trump tweeted Monday, "Censure (at least) Corrupt Adam Schiff! After what he got caught doing, any pol who does not so vote cannot be honest....are you listening Dems?"

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appears confused at extradition hearing

Assange faces 18 counts in the U.S., including conspiring to hack government computers and violating an espionage law.

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Drug companies reach 11th-hour deal to settle US opioids lawsuit

The US three dominant drug distributors and a big drugmaker reached a last-minute deal to settle a lawsuit over the opioid crisis just at the first federal trial was about to start.

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