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Euroviews. John Bolton makes Trump's North Korea summit vital, and risky | View

As Trump approaches these talks, it is essential that he not underestimate Kim's political savvy.

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Euroviews. Does Cynthia Nixon have a shot? Maybe — if she channels Reagan | View

Whether or not Nixon can defeat incumbent Andrew Cuomo may depend on how effectively she can bridge two distinct political traditions.

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This school district wants students to throw stones at school shooters

The superintendent of a school district in Pennsylvania has a unique approach when it comes to preventing a school shooting.

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Euroviews. Chris Hayes: Moral universe does not inherently bend towards justice

50 years after Martin Luther King Jr.'s death, America must confront a brutal reality: The analogy of the long and imperceptibly trending line of progress is wrong.

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Euroviews. Black journalists still unsung heroes of the civil rights movement

Black journalists put themselves on the dangerous front lines of the US civil rights movement so the sacrifices of activists would not go unnoticed.

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Euroviews. You can now test yourself for cancer. Here's why you shouldn't.

Cancer-screening is a double-edged sword. Knowledge can save lives, but it can also trigger fear and lead to unnecessary harm.

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China urges the U.S. to think again over tariffs

China has reacted to Donald Trump's announcement on tariffs by proposing three billion dollers' worth of tariffs on U.S. imports. The country is urging Trump to pull back from the brink.

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Vehicle explodes at California Air Force base, killing driver

Vehicle goes up in flames after gaining "unauthorized" access to the base in Northern California.

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Package bomber terrorized Austin — but was he a terrorist? It all comes down to motive

A crime is classified as terrorism only if it is politically motivated.

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Euroviews. Bill Murray: The Parkland kids remind me of those who protested Vietnam

Their most powerful asset in their fight to bring change is their idealism

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Video shows moments before Uber self-driving car hits pedestrian

Footage of the fatal crash in Arizona shows how the Uber vehicle failed to slow down as a 49-year-old woman walked her bike across the street.

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Euroviews. Opioid crisis: Trump's plan to execute dealers is a distraction | View

There is no evidence that expanding the application of the death penalty will prevent a single opioid-related death, says an American surgeon.

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Did Cambridge Analytica help elect Donald Trump?

Whistleblower Christopher Wylie speaks to NBC and journalist Carole Cadwalladr to MSNBC over revelations data analysis firm Cambridge Analytica allegedly harvested tens of millions of Facebook users’ personal information without their permission.

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National Geographic acknowledges past racism

A specialist review of National Geographic's old issues determined that the magazine presented racist and stereotypical content to the world.

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USA: Game over for Toys 'R' Us

The demise of the iconic store leaves tens of thousands of US staff facing unemployment

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Another Trump lawyer signed Stormy Daniels gag order documents

Jill Martin, assistant general counsel for the Trump Organization, signed documents aimed at keeping Stormy Daniels quiet.

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Flight attendant didn't realize dog was in overhead bin, United says

A flight attendant who fatally placed a dog in an overhead luggage bin did not hear a passenger's warning that there was an animal in the container, United Airlines said on Wednesday in a second round of apologizing for the incident.

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Navy fighter with crew of two crashes near Key West, Florida

There was no immediate word on the two-person crew aboard the F/A-18F, which was attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 213 at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia.

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Euroviews. Gina Haspel's complicity in torture makes her unfit to lead CIA |View

Trump's appointment of the CIA veteran suggests America has learned nothing from a torture program that was morally and professionally indefensible, writes Karen J. Greenberg.

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Euroviews. Trump's 'blame Russia last' attitude damages America and her allies

From hacking the DNC to chemical attacks in the U.K., the president always seems unsure of what Russia is truly capable

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