Americas

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Senate vote on calling witnesses fails, ushering in trial endgame

Democrats has pressed to hear testimony from witnesses like ex-national security adviser John Bolton.

31/01/2020

USA

Trump admin expands travel ban with new restrictions for six countries

The restrictions cover citizens of Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania. Five of six have large Muslim populations.

31/01/2020

USA

New DNC debate rules open door for Bloomberg to make stage

For the Feb. 19 debate hosted by NBC News/MSNBC in Las Vegas, the party scrapped requirements that candidates have tens of thousands of individual donors..

31/01/2020

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GOP Sen. Murkowski says she will vote against witnesses, calls impeachment articles 'rushed and flawed'

The Alaska senator's decision likely dooms Democrats' hopes of calling witnesses in impeachment trial

31/01/2020

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Social media users document coronavirus lockdowns

Video circulated online appears to show roadblocks, signs discouraging travel in rural China and even an apartment being barricaded by authorities.

31/01/2020

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'Gross negligence': Americans in epidemic epicenter say they feel abandoned by U.S.

"Making the simplest effort or establishing some presence would go a long way in alleviating our concerns," one American told NBC News.

31/01/2020

USA

Supreme Court sets arguments on Trump taxes, financial records in cases that could yield major rulings

The justices could issue important decisions on the power of the House of Representatives and the president.

31/01/2020

USA

Iowa voters echo concerns about Buttigieg's ability to win beyond the caucuses

Even if he gets a significant boost from Iowa, the last weeks of his campaign in the state have clarified challenges he faces going forward.

31/01/2020

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Is your child hooked on digital devices? These researchers hope to help.

The work could create a standard set of questions that pediatricians across the country can ask parents to gauge whether children are showing signs of compulsive screen use.

31/01/2020

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Space-time is swirling around a dead star, proving Einstein right again

The theory of general relativity predicted a phenomenon known as frame dragging, which states that space-time will churn around a massive, rotating body.

31/01/2020

USA

Hillary Clinton isn't running, but she hasn't gone away (even if some might like her to)

"Wouldn't we like to run against her?" Trump asked at a campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa.

31/01/2020

USA

Euroviews. Trump is a threat to peace. It is time for the UN to act on uniting Korea instead ǀ View

It’s an historic mistake - potentially catastrophic - to leave the fate of the Koreas, as well as of Iran and the Middle East - indeed international peace itself - in the hands of an individual who has demonstrated seriously erratic political and psychological behaviour.

31/01/2020

USA

Trump impeachment trial: Senate votes loom on witnesses, Trump's fate

The Senate vote on witnesses Friday could end in a tie, but it's considered unlikely the chief justice would decide the question.

31/01/2020

USA

Children held hostage after party invite, captor killed by Indian police

The hostage-taker kept the children in the basement and was drunk when he was shot by police.

31/01/2020

USA

Iowa could be Biden's last best chance to halt Sanders' rise

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.

31/01/2020

USA

John Delaney ends presidential campaign

In a statement, the moderate former congressman warned about nominating progressives like Warren or Sanders.

31/01/2020

USA

Sanders, Biden are neck-and-neck in new NBC/WSJ national poll

The two Democratic presidential contenders are statistically tied but Sanders has an edge in loyalty of his supporters.

31/01/2020

USA

Coronavirus updates: The latest news on the outbreak and the global response

Countries around the world evacuate citizens from the center of the outbreak in China, as the virus continues to spread.

31/01/2020

USA

Trump impeachment: Democrats dealt major blow in witness battle

Democrats needed four Republican senators to side with them in a vote to call more witnesses in the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump.

31/01/2020

USA

GOP Sen. Lamar Alexander, key impeachment vote, to reveal decision on witnesses tonight

Alexander is one of a handful of Republican senators who may vote to hear from witnesses during the Senate impeachment trial.

31/01/2020

USA

New video appears to show Trump and Lev Parnas at Florida club

The recording further calls into question Trump's assertion that he doesn't know Parnas and his associate Igor Fruman.

31/01/2020

USA

Schiff slams GOP senators on whistleblower questions: 'Disgraceful'

"Members of this body used to care about the protection of whistleblower identities," Schiff told the senators.

31/01/2020

USA

Memo shows CBP ordered agents to question Iranian-Americans at the border

Despite agency denials, a memo shows a Customs and Border Protection office ordered agents to question Iranian-Americans after Gen. Soleimani's death.

30/01/2020

USA

Outside groups unite to back Bernie Sanders as Democratic attacks on him mount

The independent expenditure effort is dubbed "People Power for Bernie."

30/01/2020

USA

Iowa anxiety: Caucus-goers say the pressure to get it 'right' has never been higher

Many voters in this first-in-the-nation contest say they feel special pressure to pick a winner this year, leaving them more conflicted and confused than ever before.

30/01/2020

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3 states ask judge to declare Equal Rights Amendment part of the Constitution

The most recent states to ratify the ERA — Virginia, Illinois, and Nevada — filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Washington, D.C.

30/01/2020