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FBI expresses ‘grave concerns’ over secret memo Trump plans to release

The controversial Republican intelligence memo alleges anti-Trump bias in the Justice Department.

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Train carrying US Republicans hits truck, killing driver

No serious injuries were reported among the Republican members of Congress on the train, who were on their way to an annual retreat in West Virginia.

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Watch: Russian jet intercepts US spy plane

The Russian jet came within 1.5 metres of the American surveillance aircraft.

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Donald Trump clapped his way through his own speech

President showed himself appreciation as Democrats expressed their distaste.

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Democrats deliver response to Trump's State of the Union address.

Without saying the president’s name, Joseph P. Kennedy III delivered the official Democratic Party response, chastising the Trump administration for what he said was its abandonment of the fundamental American values.

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How did social media react to Trump's State of the Union speech?

The address generated a record-breaking 4.5 million tweets, but what were people talking about?

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How some of Trump’s State of the Union claims stand up to reality

A fact-check of some of the key claims from Trump's speech.

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11 things you need to know about Trump’s State of the Union speech

From boasts of boosting the economy, to pledges on immigration and foreign policy threats, here are the key takeaways from Trump's address.

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Glee actor Mark Salling found dead

Salling, who played a supporting role in the TV show "Glee," died weeks before his sentencing on child pornography charges.

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Brexit impact report 'will not be published in full'

Brexit Undersecretary Steve Baker says publishing the report could damage EU-UK divorce negotiations.

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Fitness tracking app gives away military base locations

Heatmaps created by fitness tracking app Strava appear to reveal military US and Western military outposts

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Scale of Russian bots promoting Trump on Twitter revealed

Russian bots retweeted Donald Trump almost half a million times in the run-up to the US presidential elections

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Bearing up: black bears re-released after holistic treatment for burns

Fish skin was stitched to their poorly paws after they suffered burns in the recent California wildfires.

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Trump ‘ready to apologise’ for UK far-right group retweet

The US president says he knew ‘nothing’ about Britain First and did not mean to endorse ‘horrible, racist people’.

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Symbolic 'Doomsday Clock' moves 30 seconds closer to midnight

World security situation now "as dangerous as it has been since World War II," says Bulletin of Atomic Scientists.

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Trump trumpets 'tremendous' boost in US-UK trade

Who said the British-American relationship was frosty? "We like each other a lot," said President Trump as he met with Prime Minister Theresa May, adding their two countries would be seeing a "tremendous" boost in bilateral trade.

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NYC sues Big Pharma over opioid crisis

The lawsuit alleges drugmakers and distributors used "deceptive marketing" that got millions of Americans hooked on potent painkillers.

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Eyewitness films school bus skidding down an icy hill in Massachusetts

29 children were on board the bus at the time.

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Senate confirms Powell as next Federal Reserve chairman

The US Senate overwhelmingly approves President Trump's nominee for the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell.

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UN: deadlock over use of chemical weapons in Syrian civil war

Russia wants a new independent investigation but the US wants to press ahead with prosecuting the Assad regime. Meanwhile chemical attacks are reportedly ongoing.

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