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Dershowitz says 'nothing' impeachable about Bolton allegations

In an unpublished manuscript obtained by the New York Times, Bolton claims Trump said he wouldn't release Ukraine aid without Biden investigations.

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State Dept. boots NPR reporter from trip after Pompeo spat

A different NPR reporter said last week that Pompeo berated her after she asked him about Ukraine.

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NFL Twitter accounts hacked, including those of Super Bowl-bound Chiefs and 49ers

A Saudi hacker group claimed responsibility for compromising several accounts, including those of Kansas City and San Francisco.

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Trump's Senate impeachment trial: What happened on Day 6

The Bidens and Burisma, Ken Starr, Rudy Giuliani and more came into play in the proceedings against the president.

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Trump impeachment defense team turns attention to Bidens, Burisma

During the defense arguments on Monday, Pam Bondi became the first member of the White House legal team to bring up the Bidens.

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What is Byte? The internet's new old-school, short-form video app.

Byte, a new short-form video app, hopes to capitalize on the nostalgia of the now-defunct Vine, but will have to contend with a saturated market.

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In 5-4 ruling, Supreme Court allows Trump plan to deny green cards to those who might need gov't aid

DHS said last year that it would expand the definition of "public charge," to be applied to people whose immigration to the U.S. could be denied because of a concern that they would primarily depend on the government.

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Kobe Bryant mourned from Italy to China as tributes pour in from across the world

The Italian Basketball Federation remembered Bryant as "an absolute champion who always had Italy in his heart."

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'A part of LA died': Fans mourn NBA legend Kobe Bryant

Emotional fans gathered at the Staples Center, home of the Los Angeles Lakers, to pay their respects to Kobe Bryant who was killed in a helicopter crash.

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Death toll from intense storms and flooding in Brazil rises to 44

The torrential rain — the worst since records were first kept 110 years ago — has eased but the risk of landslides continues in Belo Horizonte.

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'He knew he was the best': A view of Kobe Bryant from his childhood home in Italy

"It was immediately clear he was from another planet, a cut above us all," Davide Giudici, a longtime friend and a former teammate, said.

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GOP senators under pressure for witness testimony at Trump trial after Bolton revelations

At least four Republicans would need to support Democrats' call for witnesses in a vote expected last this week.

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Here's why Sanders is rising — and how he could win

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.

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Trump impeachment trial live coverage: The president's defense begins day 2 of arguments

An explosive report alleges ex-national security adviser John Bolton says in his unpublished book that Trump personally tied aid for Ukraine to an investigation of the Bidens.

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Trump disputes Bolton bombshell book, tweets he 'NEVER' linked investigations, Ukraine aid

The reported revelation in the ex-national security adviser's unpublished manuscript is spurring calls for his testimony at the Senate trial.

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Plane crash in Afghanistan kills everyone on board, Afghan official says

"The only thing we can say is 385 is written in the wreckage and we don't know which country or company it belongs to," an Afghan official said.

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80 dead from coronavirus in China as authorities scramble to contain outbreak

Chinese officials extended the week-long Lunar New Year holiday by three days to Feb. 2 to slow down the spread of the virus.

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Survivors return to Auschwitz 75 years after liberation

The event will recall the moment the Nazi camp was liberated by the Soviet army on Jan. 27, 1945.

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Democrats demand Bolton testimony after report his book says Trump tied Ukraine aid to Biden probe

The reported account in an unpublished manuscript by the former national security adviser counters the White House's defense of the president.

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Bloomberg addresses anti-Semitic violence, throws shade at Sanders and Trump

"Anti-Semitism is hardly the exclusive domain of one political party," the former NYC mayor said, adding "presidential leadership matters.".

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Nadler to miss day of Trump's impeachment trial due to wife's cancer treatment

Nadler was absent from a rules committee hearing on impeachment last month, with an aide telling NBC News at the time it was due to a family emergency.

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Kobe Bryant and daughter, 13, dead in helicopter crash

NBC confirmed Sunday that basketball star's daughter, Gianna, was among five killed.

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Republicans say they have no concerns about Trump-Parnas tape

"That video was more than a year before he asked Marie Yovanovitch to be removed," Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., told CBS's "Face the Nation.

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GOP senator: Impeachment should encourage Trump to be more 'careful' next time

"I think he'll put two and two together," Braun told NBC's "Meet the Press." "In this case, he was taken to the carpet."

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Briefly sprung from Trump's trial, candidates race back to the campaign trail

But they won't have long to stump in Iowa. Impeachment proceedings in the Senate continue on Monday.

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Memorial to be held for U.S. men who died battling Australian wildfires

Outpouring of "heartfelt grief" is "very much appreciated and deeply felt in this time of loss", said Wayne Coulson, Coulson Aviation (USA) Inc.