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Global climate strike protests expected to draw millions

Coordinated action is expected in some 150 countries, organizers claimed.

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How one Syrian camp shows the fight against ISIS isn't over

Six months ago ISIS lost all of its territory and tens of thousands of fighters in Iraq and Syria — but it lives on.

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High school gamers are scoring college scholarships. But can esports make varsity?

The esports boom has reached high schools, where students are forming teams and districts are weighing the benefits. Esports startups see opportunity.

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Stephen Miller wants to slash the number of refugees allowed in the U.S. The Pentagon is fighting back.

The Pentagon is the lone voice inside the Trump admin defending the U.S. refugee program.

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Trump, Mark Zuckerberg hold surprise White House meeting

Trump has previously accused Facebook of having a bias against conservatives and even threatened to sue the tech giant.

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Topless women win big as Colorado city drops ban

Officials in Fort Collins decided it's not worth the money to fight for its ordinance banning women from appearing topless in public.

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DHS formally backs off plans to deport sick immigrant children

After backlash from Congress and the public, the administration says it will resume consideration of deportations on a "case-by-case" basis.

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Everyday people: How a massive picture database sparked a discussion about AI and bias

After an art project showed how AI can categorize people in offensive ways, a major research database is discarding half its images of people.

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McConnell changes position and backs $250 million for election security

Democrats said the Senate majority leader had finally caved into their pressure to safeguard the voting system.

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Can Justin Trudeau survive the blackface scandal? Canadian political experts weigh in

"This scandal could lead many of his supporters to wonder if the prime minister is more talk than action," one expert said.

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Trump administration expels two Cuban diplomats

The State Department said the two Cuban nationals allegedly tried to conduct "influence operations in the United States."

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Apple's privacy battle against rival tech giants is coming to your home screen

Apple on Thursday released the latest version of its iPhone operating system, which includes a new feature meant to notify people when apps are tracking them in unexpected ways.

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Mysterious 'alien megastructure' star may not be so special after all

Astronomers found more than a dozen stars that display similarly mystifying behavior.

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House passes short-term funding measure to avert October shutdown

The legislation will keep the government funded through Nov. 21, a week before Thanksgiving.

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Annual complaints to intel watchdog hotline have more than doubled since Trump took office

According to public records, the hotline received 563 contacts last year, and numbers for the latest fiscal year are on pace to be even higher.

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Schiff: Trump or 'people around him' likely behind effort to keep whistleblower details from Congress

"We're determined to do everything we can to determine what this urgent concern is [and] to make sure that the national security is protected" the House Intelligence Committee chairman said Thursday.

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U.S., Canada have lost 3 billion birds. Scientists say 'nature is unraveling.'

"It's an empty feeling in your stomach that these same birds that you grew up with just aren't there anymore."

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Pinky bone DNA yields first portrait of extinct human relative

The Denisovan girl is shown with dark hair, piercing eyes and a broad face.

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Third instance of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in darkened makeup surfaces

Trudeau admitted Wednesday to two instances of him wearing darkened makeup, but did not mention a third.

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Green new ride: 2020ers race forward with electric cars. Trump has other ideas.

The candidates' proposals set up a clash with the president, who has mocked electric cars and tried to deregulate the industry to allow vehicles to pollute more.

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After falling short in Israel's election, Netanyahu set to confront his legal fate

"In these 2019 elections of April and September, escaping court and possibly jail was Netanyahu's political Raison d'Etre," said one expert.

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The Democratic Party is still Barack Obama's party

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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MSNBC to moderate candidate gun safety forum in Las Vegas

The October event will feature the 10 leading Democrats who took part in the September primary debate.

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Belgian F-16 fighter jet crashes in France, pilot hits power line

Emergency workers extracted the pilot safely after cutting off power in the area, and he was been taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation.

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Trump communication reportedly at center of whistleblower complaint

The complaint the administration is withholding from Congress was filed by an intelligence officer after a phone call the president had, according to a former official.

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Barr praised 2017 book that claims colleges unfairly penalized male students accused of sexual assault

Before he was nominated attorney general, Barr also accused the Obama administration of "fanning the false narrative of a 'rape culture.'"

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