Americas

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Why New Zealand's deadly volcano eruption took people by surprise

While some warning signs were reported, scientists familiar with the area say they were not enough to halt public tours.

11/12/2019

USA

Facebook's 'inaccurate' HIV PrEP ads an 'imminent danger,' LGBTQ groups say

Dozens of LGBTQ and HIV and organizations signed an open letter claiming the ads are "causing significant harm to public health."

11/12/2019

USA

Sinclair drops Boris Epshteyn and other political analysts

Sinclair, which owns 193 stations in the U.S., said it wants to focus on local news and investigative journalism.

11/12/2019

USA

Biden campaign refutes speculation of a one-term pledge

A campaign promise to serve just one term if elected is "not something VP Biden is thinking about" his campaign said Wednesday.

11/12/2019

USA

Trump campaign refocuses on Keystone state with 2020 looming

Trump's re-election effort is betting that impeachment will help galvanize president's support in the critical state of Pennsylvania.

11/12/2019

USA

Trump to sign executive order targeting college anti-Semitism, Israel boycotts

The move would effectively reclassify Judaism under federal anti-discrimination law as both a religion and a nationality.

11/12/2019

USA

Barr puts Attorney General stamp of approval on Trump's 2016 revisionist history

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.

11/12/2019

USA

'Clever accounting and creative PR': Thunberg critiques emissions targets

"This is not leading, this is misleading," the Swedish activist told world leaders at COP25 in Madrid, Spain.

11/12/2019

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Church's nativity scene in cages to highlight plight of refugees

A reverend in California has defended the display of the nativity scene outside the church depicting Joseph, Mary and baby Jesus in cages.

11/12/2019

USA

Increased danger at New Zealand volcano means bodies can't yet be recovered

"Those deploying to the island will likely encounter serious physical and chemical hazards," an official said.

11/12/2019

USA

Aramco IPO to help Saudi economic shift from oil, says finance minister

Aramco's shares surged the maximum permitted 10 percent on their Riyadh stock market debut on Wednesday.

11/12/2019

USA

Aung San Suu Kyi in court to defend Myanmar over genocide allegations

More than 700,000 Rohingya fled to neighboring Bangladesh to escape what has been described as an ethnic cleansing campaign.

11/12/2019

USA

City of LED lights: How Carmel, Indiana, and other U.S. cities are trying to live up to the Paris Agreement

A new report released Monday by America's Pledge, a climate-focused research initiative, found that the actions of cities, states and businesses can add up.

11/12/2019

Canada

World's first full-electric commercial plane takes to the sky

Habour Air plans to become the world's first all-electric airline.

11/12/2019

USA

Trump slams 'flimsy, pathetic, ridiculous articles of impeachment'

Hours after House Democrats announced two articles of impeachment against the president, he told a crowd of supporters that it was "the lightest, weakest impeachment."

11/12/2019

USA

Buttigieg releases McKinsey client list, includes Best Buy and Defense Department

"I never worked or was asked to work on things that I had a problem with," Buttigieg told the Atlantic.

11/12/2019

USA

Trump target Lisa Page sues DOJ, FBI for 'unwanted invasion of privacy'

Page filed suit one day after a DOJ inspector general found there was no evidence that her and Strzok's complaints about Trump effected the Russia probe

10/12/2019

USA

Trump pays $2 million for misusing his charity, New York attorney general says

The court-ordered settlement money will go to eight charities.

10/12/2019

USA

New York attorney general intensifies investigation into the NRA

New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a new, wide-ranging subpoena in the probe, a person familiar with the document told NBC News.

10/12/2019

USA

Former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates should get probation, prosecutors say

Gates testified against former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort and former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone. Both were convicted.

10/12/2019

USA

Former top Mexican cop charged with protecting El Chapo's cartel

Genaro Garcia Luna was charged with accepting millions of dollars in bribes in exchange for providing protection to the Sinaloa Cartel.

10/12/2019

USA

Barr thinks FBI may have acted in 'bad faith' in probing Trump campaign's links to Russia

"I think our nation was turned on its head for 3 years based on a bogus narrative," said the attorney general in an exclusive interview with Pete Williams.

10/12/2019

USA

Read the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump

Democratic leaders announced the articles — one for abuse of power, the other for obstruction of Congress — earlier Tuesday.

10/12/2019

USA

Reindeer may starve as climate change threatens food supply in Arctic

"If we don't find better areas for them where they can graze and find food, then the reindeer will starve to death," said herder Niila Inga.

10/12/2019

USA

Democrats unveil formal impeachment charges against Donald Trump

Donald Trump to be third US president in history to face impeachment after Democrats unveil formal charges

10/12/2019

USA

America's information system is broken

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.

10/12/2019