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Hiker drags himself through rugged woods for 2 days with broken leg, arm

The 54-year-old fell 20 feet down a waterfall, breaking his leg and arm, and then dropped his cellphone in a creek.

18/09/2019

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Pompeo heads to Saudi Arabia as Middle East tensions grow

Official sources told NBC News Tuesday that the Trump administration was weighing options for a retaliatory action against Iran.

18/09/2019

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When Greta met Obama: 'You and me, we're a team,' says ex-US president

When Greta met Obama: 'You and me, we're a team,' says former US president

18/09/2019

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Lewandowski pumps life into Trump obstruction story

Analysis: The former campaign manager's Hill turn provided details of the president's efforts to intervene in the Russia probe.

18/09/2019

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Trump says homelessness hurting real estate prestige, will destroy cities

The homeless are living in "our best highways, our best streets, our best entrances to building," Trump said.

17/09/2019

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NBC/WSJ poll: Biden leads Dem 2020 field, Warren's support grows

While Biden dominates among more moderate Democrats and black voters, Warren overperforms among whites and liberals.

17/09/2019

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Trump admin weighing retaliatory action against Iran after Saudi oil attack

In a national security meeting on Monday, U.S. military leaders provided President Donald Trump with a menu of possible actions against Iran.

17/09/2019

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My night stranded at one of Greenland's fastest-melting glaciers

I was reporting on climate change at a glacier. Then I got stuck there.

17/09/2019

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Polls close in Israel's razor-tight election as Netanyahu seeks to keep power

Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party was polling neck-and-neck with the centrist Blue and White party when Israel headed to the polls Tuesday morning.

17/09/2019

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Explorer says he reached the deepest part of the ocean. James Cameron disagrees.

The filmmaker hailed Victor Vescovo's miles-deep dive but said he had dived just as deep.

17/09/2019

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Trump administration allows pork slaughterhouses to have fewer USDA inspectors

The new rule also allows plants to run their processing lines as fast as they like.

17/09/2019

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Justice Department sues Edward Snowden over publication of new memoir

The Justice Department argues the book violates the non-disclosure agreements they say Snowden signed with the CIA and NSA.

17/09/2019

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U.S. intel shows cruise missiles fired at Saudi oil facility came from Iran, officials say

The Department of Defense has advocated for restraint, but it has provided a briefing on military options to President Donald Trump.

17/09/2019

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AOC backs progressive trying to oust fellow Democratic lawmaker

Ocasio-Cortez joins Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren in backing a challenger to moderate Democratic Rep. Dan Lipinski of Illinois.

17/09/2019

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Nadler blasts 'shocking and dangerous' White House effort to block ex-aides' testimony

The White House ordered two former top aides to defy congressional subpoenas and sought to limit testimony from President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski.

17/09/2019

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In the Big Apple, a big contrast between two campaigns

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.

17/09/2019

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American cancer survivor swims the English channel four times non-stop

"I've been waiting for this swim for over two years now and have fought so hard to get here," wrote Sara Thomas on Facebook before setting off.

17/09/2019

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Was Boris Johnson's Parliament's suspension illegal?

The court is not expected to rule immediately, but a judgment could come at the end of this week or early next week.

17/09/2019

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Blast kills 24 at Afghan election rally, aide says president unhurt

There was no claim of responsibility from any militant group after the blast.

17/09/2019

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Netanyahu fights for his political life as Israel heads to the polls

"This election is about the same thing that every election in Israel has been about for the last 25 year: Benjamin Netanyahu."

17/09/2019

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Trump in New Mexico: 'Who do you love more — the country, or Hispanics?'

The president made a rally pitch for Hispanic voters in a state he lost by 8 points in 2016: "Nobody loves the Hispanics more," he said at a rally here Monday night.

17/09/2019

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Grassley: 'No credible evidence to support any of the allegations' against Kavanaugh

The former Senate Judiciary Committee chairman defended the investigation into allegations against the Supreme Court Justice.

17/09/2019

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Attack on a major Saudi oil facility was launched from Iran, U.S. intelligence shows

A Congressional source says Democrats familiar with the details do not dispute that the attack was carried out by Iran—an important signal of bipartisan agreement.

16/09/2019

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Manhattan DA subpoenas Trump's tax returns in probe of hush money payments

Congressional Democrats had already subpoenaed six years' worth of records, but their case is tied up in court.

16/09/2019

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Did Russian spies in the U.S. crack the FBI's radio codes?

There may not have cracked the codes, but Russian agents gained insight into the activities of secret FBI teams tracking Russian operatives in the U.S.

16/09/2019

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Scientists discover most massive neutron star ever seen

A sugar-cube's worth of the dead star's material has a mass of about 100 million tons.

16/09/2019