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Trump's Biden-Ukraine conspiracy theory has been debunked. So what really happened?

Trump's claims appear to be at the center of a scandal involving a phone call with Ukraine's president, in which Trump reportedly pressed for a probe of his political rival.

25/09/2019

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Makers of Barbie launch gender-inclusive fashion dolls

The range also offers a choice of hair length, style, and skin tone, while featuring a more ambiguous body shape.

25/09/2019

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Placido Domingo dropped by US opera house amid sex misconduct claims

Opera singer Placido Domingo, facing allegations of sexual misconduct, says he has agreed to end his career at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

25/09/2019

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Slash emissions or watch cities vanish, rivers run dry, marine life collapse, study warns

"Everybody in the world will be affected by the changes we are seeing," said Michael Meredith, one of the report's authors.

25/09/2019

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How do IPCC experts think we should tackle rising seas & melting ice?

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released a report with stark warnings on the current and future state of the oceans and cryosphere - the ice that covers planet Earth.

25/09/2019

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Trump gets temporary reprieve from testifying in Bronx civil trial

A state appeals court delayed the order for Trump to testify while they weigh the president's appeal.

25/09/2019

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What is impeachment and how does it work?

Two presidents, Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton, were impeached, but the Senate voted not to convict either of them.

25/09/2019

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4 key questions about the political fallout of the Trump impeachment inquiry

Democrats, Republicans and the president enter uncharted territory as the 2020 race heats up.

25/09/2019

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Judge tosses conviction against Michael Flynn's ex-lobbying partner, Bijan Rafiekian

A jury convicted Bijan Rafiekian in July, but a judge said "the evidence was insufficient as a matter of law for the jury to convict [him]."

25/09/2019

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US House Democrats plunge into Trump impeachment inquiry

Trump's re-election campaign raised a quarter of a million dollars in just 15 minutes on Tuesday in the immediate aftermath of the announcement.

24/09/2019

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Trump's Ukraine conduct may not be criminal, but it could be impeachable

Legal analysis: The singling out of Joe Biden's son ultimately could compromise the president's possible defense.

24/09/2019

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Federal investigation of Tony Podesta, Vin Weber ends without charges

The lobbyists were being investigated for possibly violating foreign lobbying rules for work on a Ukrainian public relations campaign organized by Manafort

24/09/2019

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First astronaut from UAE set to fly to space station

The other two astronauts are from the U.S. and Russia, and all three are scheduled to leave on Wednesday.

24/09/2019

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US Speaker Pelosi to announce formal impeachment inquiry of Trump

More than two-thirds of the House Democratic caucus have come out in support of an inquiry as Trump's Ukraine scandal grows.

24/09/2019

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U.S. exit from Syria could bolster ISIS threat, strengthen Iran, says bipartisan report

The Trump administration's repeated flip-flops on Syria policy have undercut U.S. credibility and confused allies, the report says.

24/09/2019

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2020 Democratic candidates stand pat on impeachment positions

New allegations on Ukraine result in renewed, but not new, calls for impeachment among 2020 Democratic presidential candidates.

24/09/2019

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Meet Lady Hale, the brooch-wearing justice who delivered a blow to Boris Johnson

"The effect upon the fundamentals of our democracy was extreme," Hale said of the prime minister's suspension of Parliament.

24/09/2019

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'The future does not belong to globalists': Trump pushes nationalism in U.N. speech

Trump told world leaders that globalism had "exerted a religious pull over past leaders causing them to ignore their own national interests."

24/09/2019

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Huge repatriation effort spells end to oldest travel company's storied history

The 178-year-old company began when a Baptist missionary organized 500 like minded passengers to travel to a temperance meeting in 1841.

24/09/2019

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Venus may have been habitable for 3 billion years, before mysterious climate shift

Venus may be a hellish world now, but it's believed that the planet may have once been temperate, with shallow oceans on its surface.

24/09/2019

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Warren campaign's next phase includes whopping eight-figure ad buy in early states

Some ads feature images of President Donald Trump and other administration officials as Warren talks about combatting corruption in Washington.

24/09/2019

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Warren campaign's next phase includes whopping eight-figure ad buy in early states

Some ads feature images of President Donald Trump and other administration officials as Warren talks about combatting corruption in Washington.

24/09/2019

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Trump acknowledges withholding funds from Ukraine

"I think it's unfair that we put up the money," Trump said. "Then other people call me. They said, 'Oh, let it go.' And I let it go."

24/09/2019

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Impeachment proceedings against Trump seem more likely than ever

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.

24/09/2019

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Watch back: World leaders speak at UN General Assembly 2019

World leaders spoke at the UN General Assembly in New York. Donald Trump used his speech to declare the "future belongs to patriots", not globalists.

24/09/2019

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Growing list of 150 House members backing some action on Trump impeachment

12 Democrats have joined the bandwagon since reports last week that the president pushed Ukraine to investigate the Biden family.

24/09/2019