Americas

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New Zealand team recovers 6 bodies from island after volcanic eruption

Two people remain unaccounted for as the search operation continues.

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McConnell: 'There's no chance' Trump is removed from office

"The case is so darn weak coming from the House," the Senate Majority Leader said on Thursday. "We know how it's going to end."

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Jeremy Corbyn to step down as Labour leader after crushing defeat

"Labour has to face some hard truths — this was not just about Corbyn but the broader worldview and an economic plan that so many people did not believe."

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Facebook wants to integrate Instagram and Whatsapp. The U.S. government may try to stop it.

Facebook has been the subject of an antitrust investigation by the Federal Trade Commission, the federal government's main business regulator.

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Lawmakers say bipartisan funding deal reached, avoiding another shutdown

House and Senate appropriators said that they had reached a tentative deal Thursday to keep the government open.

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Boris Johnson set to win a clear majority in U.K. election, exit poll suggests

If the poll reflects the final results, the United Kingdom is all but certain to finally leave the European Union on Jan. 31.

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Senate passes resolution recognizing Armenian genocide

Three previous attempts to pass the measure were blocked by GOP senators at the request of the White House, the bill's GOP co-sponsor said.

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Republicans trash Hunter Biden at Judiciary Committee meeting on impeachment

The vice president's son came under attack for his work for a Ukrainian company and past substance abuse issues.

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In emoluments case, court appears divided over Trump Hotel

"This case is a lemon," one of the judges declared.

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NBC News, MSNBC to host February Democratic debate in Las Vegas

The event, the third NBC News debate of the 2020 election cycle, comes in the midst the early-state primary voting.

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Inside the jockeying to prosecute Donald Trump's impeachment

Behind the scenes, House Democrats battle to influence Speaker Nancy Pelosi's picks for the team that will take the case to the Senate.

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Warren to advocate economic worldview, put opponents on notice in new speech

"I am serious about delivering real change," Warren will argue in a speech combining her economic vision and crusade against corruption Thursday.

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Who would benefit from a speedy Senate impeachment trial?

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, hours before vote impeachment vote, says 'no crime,' 'crazy!'

The president defended himself as the House Judiciary Committee considers abuse of power and obstruction of Congress charges.

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Major fire breaks out on unlucky Russian aircraft carrier

Admiral Kuznetsov, launched in the mid-1980s, has spent most of its 30-year life tied up in port undergoing repairs

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Pentagon watchdog plans to review award of $400M border wall contract to firm touted by Trump

Fisher Sand & Gravel has been publicly and privately endorsed to build the wall by members of the Trump administration, including the president himself.

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Russia expels two German diplomats after Berlin park murder

Prosecutors said there were "enough indications" the killing was either "contracted by government offices" of Russia or Russia-governed Chechnya.

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Police arrest protesters amid curfew in India's northeast

The protesters are concerned migrants will move to the border region and dilute the culture and political sway of indigenous tribal people.

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Attack by Islamist extremists kills at least 71 soldiers in Niger

The attack led by militants with ties to the Islamic State and al Qaeda left at least 12 soldiers wounded and many others still missing.

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McConnell's dilemma: Senate trial with Trump witnesses, or a quick vote

The Senate majority leader, facing conflicting pressures, has yet to lay out a timetable or plan for an impeachment trial.

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Euroviews. There's a simple reason Republican men yell in all the impeachment hearings ǀ View

GOP lawmakers have treated the hearings like Fox New segments, delivering loud, rambling monologues in a deliberate attempt to wear down participants and viewers.

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U.K. election: Polls open in crucial vote as Brexit hangs in balance

Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party is facing off against the opposition Labour Party, headed by Jeremy Corbyn.

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Krispy Kreme owner to give $5M to Holocaust survivors over family's Nazi ties

The Reimann family learned that their ancestors used forced laborers in their factory under the Nazis during World War II.

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New Zealand police finalizing plan to retrieve bodies after volcanic eruption

Many survivors suffered serious burns, and up to 16 people were feared dead.

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Lawmakers debate impeachment ahead of committee vote on articles

The House Judiciary Committee worked late into the night as Republicans and Democrats on the panel weighed in.

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Chilean Air Force finds debris believed to be from missing plane

A military cargo plane crashed this week with 38 people aboard over a remote stretch of frigid sea between South America and the Antarctic.

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