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Whistleblower allegation of server misuse raises alarm bells

If true, the allegations should spark an investigation into the potential mishandling of a classified system, intelligence experts say.

27/09/2019

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Trump admin sets lowest cap on refugee admissions in 4 decades. Again.

The State Department said it was slashing the number of refugees allowed in the U.S. from 30,000 ⁠— already a historic low ⁠— to 18,000.

27/09/2019

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'Breath is precious': The daughter of a woman who died from vaping speaks out

When doctors suspected pneumonia was causing her symptoms, my mother said she done with vaping. Yet her decision came too late.

27/09/2019

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'Total panic' as White House struggles to find impeachment footing

While many in the Trump White House are battle-tested from the Mueller investigation, this time is starting to feel different, aides and advisers said.

27/09/2019

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New York Times criticized for article with details about whistleblower

"It is absolutely horrifying that the New York Times thought this would serve the public interest," said one former deputy chief of staff to a CIA director.

26/09/2019

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Path toward impeachment takes shape with primary focus on Ukraine revelations

House Intelligence Committee will work through recess on whistleblower complaint as Ukraine becomes focus for impeachment.

26/09/2019

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Trump impeachment inquiry could be pivotal in Warren-Biden primary fight

Analysis: The former vice president's name has been at the center of the Ukraine issue.

26/09/2019

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Trump impeachment inquiry could be pivotal in Warren-Biden primary fight

Analysis: The former vice president's name has been at the center of the Ukraine issue.

26/09/2019

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NASA captures black hole destroying a star the size of the Sun

The event took place 375 million light years from Earth.

26/09/2019

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Iran denies it staged attack on Saudi oil sites, demands proof

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said his country had "nothing to do with" the attack during a Thursday press conference in New York.

26/09/2019

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'For the rest of my life, Jamal's murder will be an agony,' says Khashoggi's fiancée

"It took me a long time to enter into mourning," said Hatice Cengiz. "After a long delay, I experienced this huge shock wave."

26/09/2019

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Trump-Zelenskiy call may be a scandal in U.S. In Ukraine, not so much.

"Zelenskiy is an inexperienced politician, but obviously a good psychologist. He figured out Mr. Trump's profile and his absolute egocentrism."

26/09/2019

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Hunter Biden 'did not violate anything,' former Ukrainian prosecutor says

President Donald Trump is facing allegations that he tried to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate the former vice president's son.

26/09/2019

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Cannabis research pioneer hopes latest discovery is not overlooked — again

Decades after Raphael Mechoulam linked CBD with treating epilepsy, his latest finding may help develop new drugs for psoriasis, arthritis and anxiety.

26/09/2019

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Pelosi, on handling of whistleblower complaint: 'This is a cover-up'

"Our focus is on this allegation," the House speaker said Thursday at her first press conference since announcing a formal impeachment inquiry earlier this week.

26/09/2019

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10 things to know in the whistleblower complaint about Trump and Ukraine

The nine-page document was made public on Thursday.

26/09/2019

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10 things to know in the whistleblower complaint about Trump and Ukraine

The nine-page document was made public on Thursday.

26/09/2019

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Sinclair CEO says he's pivoted to local news and sports to avoid streaming services 'sea of blood'

The upcoming war among streaming services is going to mean "losses for many years to come for many of those companies who are going to be engaged in a major share battle."

26/09/2019

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Trump says 'our country is at stake' as whistleblower account is made public

From Trump Tower, where he was staying for the United Nations General Assembly, the president sent out three dozen tweets and retweets in his defense over a two-hour period Thursday morning.

26/09/2019

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Watch: Babe Ruth's uniform and Magic Johnson's boots up for auction

Movie fans can also bid on a baseball signed by both Joe DiMaggio and his wife, Marilyn Monroe.

26/09/2019

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Acting director of national intelligence faces Congress on Trump-Ukraine whistleblower complaint

The whistleblower says he lodged the complaint because he believed Trump was "using the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country" in the 2020 election.

26/09/2019

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Watch: Top US intelligence chief testifies on whistleblower complaint

Joseph Maguire, the acting U.S. Director of National Intelligence, testifies to the House Intelligence Committee on a whistleblower's memorandum regarding a telephone conversation between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

26/09/2019

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Nancy Pelosi says Donald Trump tried to cover up Ukraine call

House Speaker says that an impeachment inquiry will focus narrowly on the call to Ukraine's president.

26/09/2019

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Read the full text of the whistleblower complaint

The complaint, which the administration initially withheld from Congress, was declassified with minimal redactions.

26/09/2019

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Election meddling is at the heart of Trump's call with Ukraine's president

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.

26/09/2019

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Whistleblower complaint reveals witnesses, concern over handling of Trump Ukraine call

The director of National Intelligence is set to testify in an open hearing before Congress on Thursday.

26/09/2019