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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

USA

Prince Harry and Meghan's shock announcement caps feud with British media

After months of negative coverage and a lawsuit against a paper, the couple says they will no longer participate in the established system of media access.

09/01/2020

USA

Man dies in Germany four years after co-worker poisoned his lunch

A 57-year-old man had peppered co-workers' food with mercury and other substances over several years, leaving one in a coma and two others with serious kidney damage.

09/01/2020

USA

Facebook's final word on political ads: No changes to microtargeting but more control for users

Facebook will expand transparency around political ads and give its users more control over the ads they see.

09/01/2020

USA

Iranian investigators say Ukrainian jet did not call for help before crashing

Eyewitnesses, including the crew of a passing flight, described seeing the plane engulfed in flames before hitting the ground, the report said.

09/01/2020

USA

Misinformation grows on social media after Iran's attack on Iraqi military bases

False claims of American casualties and that Iran had declared war on the U.S. added to growing inaccuracies on social media.

09/01/2020

USA

Harry and Markle: From royal romance to breakup with the royals

It started out so well as their relationship bloomed, leading to a star-studded wedding and baby Archie, but unrelenting tabloid scrutiny took a toll.

09/01/2020

USA

White House counsel Cipollone expected to lead Trump impeachment defense, Dershowitz still in the mix

Giuliani likely won't be part of the team. His name came up often in the House testimony against the president.

08/01/2020

USA

Pelosi announces vote to limit Trump's war powers on Iran

Members of Congress "have serious, urgent concerns about the administration's decision to engage in hostilities against Iran and about its lack of strategy moving forward," Pelosi said.

08/01/2020

USA

Uber passengers can now choose 'favorite drivers' in California

The company introduced a series of changes designed to put the ride-hailing company in line with a new state law about gig work.

08/01/2020

USA

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to 'step back as senior members of the Royal Family'

Royal couple say they will "work to become financially independent, while continuing to fully support Her Majesty The Queen."

08/01/2020

USA

Graham to submit resolution calling on Pelosi to 'immediately' send articles of impeachment

A draft of Graham's resolution obtained by NBC News says Pelosi's delay "is a flagrant violation of" the Constitutional impeachment process.

08/01/2020

USA

Read the full transcript of Trump's Iran speech

The president vowed new sanctions on Iran the morning after Iran attacked an Iraqi base that hosts U.S. forces.

08/01/2020

Living

What is this award season's biggest unexpected trend?

We are one ceremony down and already things are looking greener than ever before.

08/01/2020

USA

TikTok fixes security flaws, announces new content rules

The research was made public in the wake of increased scrutiny on the short-form video app TikTok's cybersecurity.

08/01/2020

USA

Some Democratic senators say it's time for Pelosi to submit Trump impeachment articles

"We are reaching a point where the articles of impeachment should be sent," Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., told reporters Wednesday.

08/01/2020

USA

Mideast on alert after Iran fires missiles at U.S. forces

The U.S. embassy in Jordan advised personnel to avoid non-essential movements, including keeping children home from school.

08/01/2020

USA

More than 1 billion animals killed by Australian wildfires

The new estimate is more than double what one prominent ecologist predicted mere weeks ago.

08/01/2020

USA

Euroviews. Trump was right to kill Iranian general Qassem Soleimani ǀ View

It is a sad reality that some in this world respond only to power. Qassem Soleimani was one of them. There comes a point in dealing with those like him when words fail and become worse than foolish. Missiles are then necessary.

08/01/2020