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Your safari selfies are cute, but they're a road map for poachers

In South Africa alone, around 1,200 rhinos were killed in 2017 — equivalent to approximately three per day. The poachers shoot the animal in the head, tear the horn from the skull, and leave the rhino to die.

22/07/2019

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'Not very smart': Trump renews attacks on 'the squad'

At a press conference last week, the four Democratic lawmakers sharply rebuked Trump, calling his rhetoric "the agenda of white nationalists."

22/07/2019

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Washington's answer to big tech could be an office mothballed almost 25 years ago

Democratic members of the House are renewing a push to reopen a government office dedicated to providing expertise and analysis on new technologies.

22/07/2019

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Wendy Davis to challenge Chip Roy in Texas congressional race

"I'm running for Congress because people's voices are still being silenced," Davis said

22/07/2019

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Half a century after Apollo 11, a new moon rush is coming

India, China and the European Space Agency are among the players looking to explore and exploit the moon.

22/07/2019

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Louisiana police officer suggests on Facebook that AOC be shot

The officer was responding to a fake quote attributed to Ocasio-Cortez.

22/07/2019

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Israeli crews demolish Palestinian homes in east Jerusalem

Israel says the buildings were erected too close to its West Bank separation barrier. Residents say the buildings are on West Bank land.

22/07/2019

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Here's what to expect from Robert Mueller on Wednesday

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.

22/07/2019

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17 alleged U.S.-trained spies arrested by Iran

The Iranian Intelligence Ministry held a briefing on Monday where they announced the alleged spies were Iranian citizens but trained by the CIA.

22/07/2019

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The one Democrat who can get Trump's state taxes doesn't want to. That's infuriated the left.

Ways and Means chair Richard Neal, D-Mass., is taking a pass on a new NY law allowing him to obtain info on the president's finances.

22/07/2019

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Costa Rica officials say tainted alcohol kills at least 19

The Costa Rican Health Ministry says it has confirmed 19 deaths from consumption of alcohol tainted with methanol.

22/07/2019

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GOP group deletes depiction of Democratic congresswomen as 'Jihad Squad'

The group's president says he regrets that the Facebook post was a "distraction" from discussions about the four "socialist" lawmakers.

22/07/2019

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Protesters attacked, tear-gassed as Hong Kong protest march violent

Protesters threw eggs at the central government's Liaison Office and spray-painted its surveillance cameras. China's national emblem was splattered with black ink.

21/07/2019

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These technologists think the internet is broken. So they're building another one.

Mark Nadal is one of a growing number of technologists trying to right what they see as the wrongs of the internet by building a new one around decentralization.

21/07/2019

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Schiff suggests Justice Department could reopen Trump hush-money probe once president is out of office

The Intelligence Committee chairman said he assumes the case "will be reopened when he leaves office ... and the Justice Department will have to weigh whether to indict the former president."

21/07/2019

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Nadler says Mueller report shows Trump 'is guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors'

The House Judiciary chairman and Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff previewed former special counsel Robert Mueller's congressional testimony, set for Wednesday.

21/07/2019

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Stephen Miller 'couldn't disagree more' with charge Trump is stoking racial divisions

In "a color blind society," he said, "you can criticize immigration policy, you can criticize people's views, you can ask questions about where they're born and not have it be seen as racial."

21/07/2019

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'Weak,' 'insecure,' incapable of 'loving our country': Trump blasts 'Squad' after slamming news report

Trump's top aides didn't think he fully understood what he'd done in posting racist rhetoric about the four congresswoman, The Washington Post reported.

21/07/2019

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Audio reveals confrontation between British navy and Iran over seized tanker

U.K. forces warned Iran it was violating international maritime law by seizing the British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero on Friday.

21/07/2019

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O'Rourke's campaign is cratering. But he's got a plan to bring back 'Betomania.'

The Texas Democrat spoke to NBC News about why it's too early to count him out.

21/07/2019

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Good news for big cats: Jaguars to make a comeback in Argentina

The project could one day be reproduced in the southern United States, where the cats roamed until the 20th century.

21/07/2019

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Bolton travels to Japan, South Korea amid heated trade dispute between U.S. allies

President Donald Trump on Friday offered his help to ease tensions in the political and economic dispute between the United States' two biggest allies in Asia.

21/07/2019

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César Pelli dies aged 92

César Pelli, known as the architect who designed some of the world's best-known buildings, has died aged 92.

20/07/2019

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American woman and Australian boyfriend found dead along highway in Canada

Chynna Deese and Lucas Fowler were on a road trip visiting national parks in Canada when they were killed, Deese's brother said.

20/07/2019

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Latino votes could swing the Democratic primary. And the candidates know it.

For the first time, Latino elected officials and voters are getting a real full-court press from presidential hopefuls — because they might pick the nominee.

20/07/2019

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Buzz Aldrin says moon landing was chance to prove 'America's can-do spirit'

"Looking back, landing on the moon wasn't just our job, it was a historic opportunity,"Aldrin tweeted on the 50th anniversary of the day he and Neil Armstrong landed on the moon.

20/07/2019