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American man dies during underwater marriage proposal

The resort where the couple were staying confirmed to NBC News that a male guest drowned while freediving alone outside the underwater room on Thursday.

22/09/2019

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'Thrones' and 'Veep' eye farewell wins, and other Emmy Awards storylines

Is there more glory in store for HBO's heavyweights? How will the ceremony unfold without a host?

22/09/2019

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The Amazon is still burning. Illegal logging is partly to blame.

"I think it is fundamental that the government sends a signal that illegality is not allowed anymore in the Amazon," one expert said.

22/09/2019

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Greek police make arrest in 1985 hijacking of TWA flight

The hijackers shot and killed U.S. Navy diver Robert Stethem, 23, after beating him unconscious.

22/09/2019

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Two dead in South Carolina shooting

At least eight others have been injured in a shooting in a bar.

21/09/2019

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Giuffre talks about Prince Andrew's alleged sexual abuse

Virginia Giuffre talks for the first time about Prince Andrew's alleged sexual abuse

21/09/2019

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Watch again: Greta Thunberg speaks at UN Youth Climate Summit

Swedish teenage activist is speaking a year since her solo protest inspired a global movement.

21/09/2019

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Pod of orcas spotted frolicking in water near Seattle

A pod of orcas, also known as killer whales, was spotted frolicking in Washington state's Puget Sound on Friday.

21/09/2019

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Dozens of Phoebe from Friends look-alikes perform in New York

More than two dozen look-alikes of Friends character Phoebe descended on New York to celebrate the sitcom's 25th anniversary.

21/09/2019

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Made in Cambodia: How women in poverty are supplying America's market for hair

Third-world poverty pushes Cambodian women to sell their hair, feeding American demands for first-world vanity.

21/09/2019

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Booker memo: May not be in race 'much longer' if he can't raise millions in days

The Democratic presidential candidate's campaign manager warned the NJ senator won't stick around without a viable chance to win.

21/09/2019

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US to send troops to Saudi Arabia after attacks on oil installations

Drone strikes on key Saudi oil installations last Saturday have reduced the flow of the world's oil supplies by about five percent.

21/09/2019

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Is America ready for an 80-year-old commander in chief?

Analysis: The age issue hits close to home for Biden, 76, whose shaky debate performances have raised questions.

21/09/2019

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How Netanyahu's campaign against Israel's Arab citizens backfired

After being vilified, "Arab voters didn't like that, and they decided to do something about it," one expert said.

21/09/2019

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Security experts: Hack of voters' confidence in elections may be biggest threat to 2020

"If we keep telling voters that elections are screwed up then they're going to start believing us and stop voting," Ohio's elections chief said.

21/09/2019

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Euroviews. The Gen Xers on 'Friends' ruined the real world for millennials ǀ View

The TV show's most lasting legacy might well be the false portrayal of the real world that it bestowed on millennials watching it as they grew up.

21/09/2019

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Barron Hilton, hotelier and founding owner of Los Angeles Chargers, dies at age 91

Barron Hilton was an entrepreneur before succeeding his father, Conrad, as head of Hilton Hotels Corporation.

21/09/2019

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U.S. to deploy military forces to Saudi Arabia after drone attacks on oil sites

"The president has approved the deployment of U.S. forces which will be defensive in nature," U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Friday.

21/09/2019

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Judge orders Trump to answer questions under oath in protesters' case

The protesters allege Trump's security guards roughed them up. The judge said Trump's testimony is 'indispensable' to the case.

20/09/2019

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Deny, divert, discredit: Trump turns to his scandal playbook once again

Analysis: The president has a canned approach for trying to fend off bad news. This time it's a whistleblower report.

20/09/2019

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Trump admin says migrants passing through El Salvador must seek asylum there before asking U.S.

"El Salvador isn't safe for its own citizens. To deem it safe for refugees seeking asylum would be laughable if it wasn't so dangerous," one advocate said.

20/09/2019

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Amid blackface uproar, Justin Trudeau announces plan to ban assault rifles

The prime minister said Friday that if his Liberal Party wins the national election Oct. 21, the government would ban military-grade assault weapons.

20/09/2019

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Real-life Atlantis: Lost continent found under Europe is revealing Earth's missing history

Research has turned up lost continents buried beneath Europe and in the Pacific Ocean, and there may be more.

20/09/2019

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Can a president really say or promise anything he wants when conducting foreign policy?

Analysis: "The president [has] the authority to do, and say, and pledge, awful things in the conduct of U.S. foreign policy," said a Bush admin lawyer.

20/09/2019

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Trump appears to praise Pelosi's drug pricing bill after McConnell rejects it

McConnell said in an interview hours before Trump's tweet that Pelosi's measure is dead on arrival in the Senate.

20/09/2019

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Six months after Christchurch shootings, videos of attack are still on Facebook

Platforms increasingly face a battle with bad actors organizing on forums such as 8chan to circumvent their detection systems.

20/09/2019