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'Ransom': Google faces antitrust probes — and that's emboldening some of its critics

Some small businesses use words like "ransom" and "shakedown" when talking about Google, while Google says it's acting in the best interest of consumers.

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Sarah Palin's husband, Todd, files for divorce over 'incompatibility of temperament'

Todd Palin filed to dissolve the couple's 31-year marriage with Anchorage Superior Court on Friday.

09/09/2019

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'NOTHING TO DO WITH ME': Trump distances himself from controversies involving his business as scrutiny grows

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement last week that Trump's properties "are a cesspool of corruption," and "a black hole for taxpayers' money."

09/09/2019

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House Dems to probe Giuliani's efforts to get Ukraine to investigate Trump opponents

The chairmen characterized Giuliani's efforts to pressure Ukraine on the Bidens and Paul Manafort as aiming to help Trump's reelection campaign.

09/09/2019

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Congress returns with guns, Trump probes and spending bills on its plate

Lawmakers haven't left themselves much time: The House is scheduled to be in session for only 45 days through the end of the year.

09/09/2019

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More GOP challengers line up against Trump, more states cancel their primaries

Republican Party leaders defended the decision not to let voters have a say about who they want on the ticket next year.

09/09/2019

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Trump complains 'boring' John Legend, 'filthy mouthed' Chrissy Teigen didn't credit him for criminal justice bill

"Imagine being president and spending your Sunday night hate-watching MSNBC hoping somebody — ANYBODY — will praise you," Legend responded.

09/09/2019

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Why is the Amazon rainforest important?

The world's largest rainforest affects the global climate, and its diversity of plants and animals is without equal.

09/09/2019

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Read the full text of the House Judiciary resolution outlining impeachment probe

Chairman Jerrold Nadler declared last month that his panel was proceeding with an impeachment investigation of Trump despite there being no vote to do so.

09/09/2019

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Four crew members found alive in capsized cargo ship off US coast

The Golden Ray caught fire and overturned on the St. Simons Sound off the coast of Brunswick, Georgia, around 2 a.m. Sunday.

09/09/2019

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N.Y. woman being held in Russia after arrest with medical marijuana

Audrey Lorber's congressman on Staten Island said, "No American citizen should be held in jail for a medical condition."

09/09/2019

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House lays out its impeachment probe

The House Judiciary Committee laid out the parameters on Monday of what it's calling its ongoing "impeachment investigation" of President Donald Trump.

09/09/2019

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Nissan board says chief to resign, successor to be named

The company's board has approved Saikawa's resignation, effective Sept. 16.

09/09/2019

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Tuesday's special election in North Carolina could reveal clues about 2020

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.

09/09/2019

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North Carolina House race has an unlikely scandal hangover

Ahead of Tuesday's election, Democrat Dan McCready is benefiting from a marathon campaign after last year's voter fraud upended the GOP field.

09/09/2019

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British Parliament to be suspended as Brexit hangs in balance

"I want to get a deal," said Boris Johnson, as the Brexit clock continues to tick.

09/09/2019

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Democratic freshmen holdouts on impeachment face rising pressure

For many lawmakers this August recess, there was no dodging the issue on the home front, whether their districts were solidly blue or more closely divided.

09/09/2019

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Summer heatwaves caused 1,500 extra deaths in France

The top temperature in France this summer was 46 degrees Celsius (114.8 Fahrenheit).

09/09/2019

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Air Force reviews layovers after crew stayed at Trump hotel

"We must still be considerate of perceptions of not being good stewards of taxpayer funds," the service's top spokesman says.

09/09/2019

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Secret Taliban peace talks at Camp David floated, scrapped within a week

National security adviser John Bolton vehemently opposed the idea but the State Department argued it could move the parties closer to an agreement.

09/09/2019

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'Everything's gone': In Abaco Islands, lives shattered by Hurricane Dorian's devastation

A week after Dorian slammed the islands as the strongest hurricane to hit the Bahamas on record, those remaining said the storm took everything from them.

08/09/2019

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Typhoon kills 5 in North Korea, 3 in South Korea

The North's official Korean Central News Agency said the typhoon left 460 houses and 15 public buildings destroyed, damaged or inundated in the country

08/09/2019

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Sudanese tribes sign peace deal after deadly clashes in Port Sudan

Sunday's deal was signed after General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo threatened to expel both sides from the country if they refused to commit to reconciliation.

08/09/2019

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Kamala Harris apologizes after appearing to laugh at slur

Harris said she "didn't hear the words the man used in that moment, but if I had I would've stopped and corrected him."

08/09/2019

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Pompeo defends plan to host Taliban leaders at Camp David

"President Trump ultimately made the decision," Pompeo said. "He said: 'I want to talk to President Ghani. I want to talk to these Taliban negotiators.'"

08/09/2019

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Tom Steyer appears to qualify for October Democratic debate

Steyer received 2 percent in a CBS News/YouGov's Sunday battleground poll of Nevada voters.

08/09/2019