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Bloomberg to fund sizable campaign effort through November even if he loses

Exclusive: The former New York City mayor plans to continue paying hundreds of staffers and funding his digital operation to defeat Trump even if he's not the nominee.

10/01/2020

USA

Iraq asks U.S. to make plans to withdraw troops

Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi said the U.S. had been moving troops into the country and operating drones without authorization.

10/01/2020

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Canada holds vigils for victims of plane crash in Iran

Hundreds of mourners held a candle-light vigil Thursday night in Toronto to remember 176 people killed when a Ukraine-bound plane crashed in Iran.

10/01/2020

USA

Meghan leaves U.K. days after she and Prince Harry drop royal bombshell

The couple caused an uproar earlier this week when they announced that they would "step back" from their roles as senior members of the royal family.

10/01/2020

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WATCH | CES unveils tech solutions to increasing air pollution

A futuristic wearable anti-pollution mask has been presented at CES.

10/01/2020

USA

'Green revolutionaries': How Sweden built a generation of Greta Thunbergs

"We tried to create green revolutionaries, make them think in a specific way," one expert said.

10/01/2020

USA

Australian sheepdog credited with saving hundreds of animals from fire

Patsy the Wonderdog helped herd sheep into safety as fires burned in Victoria.

10/01/2020

USA

Australians urged to flee as huge wildfires revitalize

"If you can get out, you should get out ... ," said Andrew Crisp, emergency management commissioner for the state of Victoria.

10/01/2020

USA

Army won't reinstate elite status of soldier given clemency by Trump

Trump in November dismissed charges against Matt Golsteyn in November.

10/01/2020

USA

Tom Steyer appears to qualify for next Democratic debate after new polls

New surveys in South Carolina and Nevada show that the billionaire philanthropist has met the polling threshold to appear in next week's debate in Iowa.

10/01/2020

USA

Facebook stands firm on political advert policies

Good news for spin doctors?

09/01/2020

USA

Voting machine makers face questions from House lawmakers — but more remain

The CEOs of the three companies that make more than 80 percent of the country's voting machines testified before Congress Thursday for the first time.

09/01/2020

USA

Harry and Meghan's wax figures removed from Madame Tussauds' royal exhibit

The move comes less than 24 hours after the couple announced that they will be taking a "step back" from their senior roles in the royal family.

09/01/2020

USA

Trump would support witnesses testifying in Senate trial if Bidens were called

Trump told reporters he'd also want to hear testimony from House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff and the anonymous whistleblower.

09/01/2020

USA

Ukrainian jet that crashed, killing 176, appears to have been shot by Iranian missiles, sources say

The evidence comes from spy satellites, sources said.

09/01/2020

USA

Does money buy happiness? Billionaire giving $9M to Twitter followers to find out

Yusaku Maezawa will give 1 million yen to 1,000 followers, amounting to about $9,000 per person.

09/01/2020

USA

Appeals court frees up Pentagon money for Trump's border wall

President Donald Trump celebrated the ruling on Twitter Thursday morning.

09/01/2020

USA

800,000 years ago, a meteor slammed into Earth. Scientists just found the crater.

Scientists knew the impact happened; they just didn't know where.

09/01/2020

USA

Euroviews. Regardless of who is president in 2020, climate change will be at the bottom of the US agenda ǀ View

A second term for President Trump will entrench the “energy dominance” agenda. A new Democratic administration will likely bring a tour de force of federal executive action on climate policy through US domestic, foreign and trade policy.

09/01/2020

USA

Microsoft launches tool to identify child sexual predators in online chat rooms

The tool, codenamed Project Artemis, is designed to look for patterns of communication used by predators to target children

09/01/2020

USA

Lebanon bans ex-Nissan boss Ghosn from traveling: judicial sources

Ghosn will be required to keep authorities informed of his place of residence, the judicial sources said.

09/01/2020

USA

Australia's wildfire crisis faces a new foe: Misinformation

Wildfire researchers say it's unreasonable to think the actions of two dozen possible offenders could have caused the widespread fires.

09/01/2020

USA

The 2020 calendar squeeze is about to get real

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.

09/01/2020

USA

Top House Democrat: 'Time to send' articles of impeachment to Senate

"I think it is time to send the impeachment to the Senate and let Mitch McConnell be responsible for the fairness of the trial," Smith said.

09/01/2020

USA

U.S.-Iran crisis stops aid deliveries to thousands of vulnerable Iraqis

Oxfam warns that if the heightened security concerns continue, some 100,000 vulnerable people could be affected.

09/01/2020

USA

This Israeli town knows conflict with Iran-backed militants, and hopes more is not to come

"We know the threat exists, it's in the air, it did not go away," said one resident. "But as human beings you cannot be hysterical all the time."

09/01/2020