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Nov 19, 2019
In honor of World Toilet Day, here is a sampling of toilet etiquette signage. It's hard to argue with advice like: "Please use a toilet finely."
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Nov 19, 2019
Despite her decision, Swedish prosecutor Eva-Marie Persson said on Tuesday, "I would like to emphasize that the injured party has submitted a credible and reliable version of events."
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Nov 19, 2019
Researchers edited the DNA in bone marrow cells taken from a Mississippi woman with sickle cell disease to produce a treatment that could alleviate the excruciating effects of her inherited illness.
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Nov 19, 2019
With a dictator gone, a peace deal in place, and a historic joint civilian-military council sworn in, what's next for Sudan's economy?
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Nov 19, 2019
American Kevin King and Australian Timothy Weeks were abducted in 2016 from Kabul, where they taught at the American University. Three Taliban commanders held by the Afghan government were also freed.
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Nov 19, 2019
Pete Buttigieg may face scrutiny after popping in the polls. Elizabeth Warren provided answers about her health care plan, and now she'll have to defend them. And is the field finally set?
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Nov 19, 2019
House Democrats are set to kick off week two of their impeachment hearings on Tuesday with witnesses who listened firsthand when President Trump spoke on July 25 with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
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Nov 19, 2019
House Democrats are set to kick off week two of their impeachment hearings on Tuesday with witnesses who listened firsthand when President Trump spoke on July 25 with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
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Nov 19, 2019
The poll shows just how locked in most Americans are in their partisan positions, even as nearly a dozen people have either testified or are set to testify in the impeachment inquiry.
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Nov 18, 2019
Hale, the under secretary of state for political affairs, allegedly knew about the White House's push to recall Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine.
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Nov 18, 2019
The diplomat testified Nov. 15 that he overheard President Trump telling Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the EU, that he was seeking political investigations from Ukraine's president.
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Nov 18, 2019
The government declared a state of emergency Friday. At least six people have died. Officials say most of them were children under two.
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Nov 18, 2019
The Italian city is reeling from a week in which floodwaters damaged the city's cultural legacy, as well as homes and businesses. Volunteers are helping salvage precious books, among other items.
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Nov 18, 2019
In September, the Trump administration said it would ban all flavored e-cigarette products in an effort to reduce the youth vaping epidemic. Since then, there's been no movement toward implementation.
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Nov 18, 2019
In September, the Trump administration said it would ban all flavored e-cigarette products in an effort to reduce the youth vaping epidemic. Since then, there's been no movement toward implementation.
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Nov 18, 2019
The change, announced by Secretary Mike Pompeo, follows the Trump administration's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and that country's sovereignty over the disputed Golan Heights.
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Nov 18, 2019
The U.S. incarceration rate of children is "the highest that we could find, followed by others like Bolivia, or Botswana, or Sri Lanka," says the author of a new U.N. study on children's rights.
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Nov 18, 2019
With the government set to run out of money on Thursday lawmakers say another temporary funding measure is needed. A stopgap spending bill introduced funds federal agencies through December 20.
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Nov 18, 2019
The president's surprise announcement comes after Democrats invited him to defend himself against accusations that he tried to bribe a foreign country to help himself politically.
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Nov 18, 2019
On Monday, the pop megastar's former label announced that it had come to an agreement over Swift's scheduled television performance on the American Music Awards this Sunday.
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Nov 18, 2019
The pop megastar's former label announced Monday that it had an agreement with the made-for-TV event. The awards show's producers say otherwise.
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Nov 18, 2019
Not since 2008 has the Amazon been destroyed at a faster rate, according to Brazilian authorities. They say an area more than 12 times the size of New York City was deforested in the span of a year.
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Nov 18, 2019
Before any opera purists start wringing their hands, let's remember that the 400-year-old art form has proven itself terrifically adaptable and resilient.
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Nov 18, 2019
The U.S. government is letting American businesses work with Chinese tech giant Huawei for another three months, in a third delay to a ban enacted in May for national security reasons.
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Nov 18, 2019
The victims were all Asian males between 25 and 35. "Most of them had jerseys on," said the deputy police chief. "And it looks like something terrible happened."
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Nov 18, 2019
Townshend talks about his debut novel, how it relates to The Who's rock opera, Tommy, and what he'd say now to his younger self - the one who wrote the lyric "I hope I die before I get old."
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Nov 18, 2019
As clashes intensified, protesters shot arrows and hurled gasoline bombs at the authorities — and police used tear gas and water cannons.
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Nov 18, 2019
In California, fines are being levied against winemakers who violate environmental laws, but activists say they are a drop in the bucket compared to the damage.
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Nov 18, 2019
Cybercrime is ballooning as scammers learn to research their victims and fine-tune their psychological tricks.
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Nov 18, 2019
The popularity of #OkBoomer suggests there might be a yawning gap in attitudes between old and young. Those differences can sometimes play out in the workforce, which now spans five generations.
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Nov 18, 2019
Three years after winning a big legal battle, abortion providers still find themselves losing the ground war when it comes to keeping clinics open across the huge, populous state.
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Nov 18, 2019
A new report from the U.S. Water Alliance found race is the strongest predictor of water and sanitation access. This has implications for public health.
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Nov 18, 2019
The Founding Fathers saw impeachment as a release valve from another "crisis of a national revolution." But they also worried it would devolve into partisan bickering if put into action.
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Nov 18, 2019
Cybercriminals have learned to refine the language they use in scams, making scams harder to detect and more likely to fool potential victims.
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Nov 18, 2019
Eight witnesses are scheduled over three days. Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the EU, faces questions about his call with President Trump about pushing for investigations in Ukraine.
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Nov 17, 2019
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned the president not to intimidate the whistleblower, as the president continued to call for the anonymous person to be exposed.
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Nov 17, 2019
Qantas Airways' approach to the 11,000-mile trip features carefully designed meals and lighting. Passengers are also encouraged to get out of their seats and they experience two sunrises in one day.
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Nov 17, 2019
A weekend that began with relative calm devolved into some of the most dramatic scenes of violence since the protests began nearly six months ago.
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Nov 17, 2019
The former defense secretary, who has been accused of human rights abuses during the country's civil war, campaigned on a platform of stability and national security.
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Nov 17, 2019
In lower-income countries, snakes, cow carcasses and collapsing walls are among the hazards faced by this critical but long-ignored group of workers.
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Nov 17, 2019
The biggest workplace immigration raid ever in a single state occurred on Aug. 7 in Mississippi. In Morton — a town that's about 25% Latino — the effects have rippled throughout the community.
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Nov 17, 2019
Behavioral problems, criminal arrests and limited access to health care leave a father worried that his 21-year-old son will be deported to Mexico.
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Nov 17, 2019
In Saturday's race, Gov. John Bel Edwards, the Louisiana Democrat, was able to defeat Republican Eddie Rispone, who President Trump heartily endorsed.
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Nov 17, 2019
In Saturday's race, Gov. John Bel Edwards, the Louisiana Democrat, was able to defeat Republican Eddie Rispone, who President Trump heartily endorsed.
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Nov 16, 2019
But Tim Morrison, the outgoing top Russia official on President Trump's National Security Council, said he found nothing wrong with the July 25 call between Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart.
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Nov 16, 2019
But Tim Morrison, the top Russia official on President Trump's National Security Council, said he found nothing wrong with the July 25 call between the U.S. president and his Ukrainian counterpart.
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Nov 16, 2019
The Attorney General's remarks at The Federalist Society drew swift criticism from some legal experts, who decried his ideas as "authoritarian" and "dangerous."
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Nov 16, 2019
At the time of her deposition on Nov. 7, her lawyer told NPR that Williams's testimony "will largely reflect what is already in the public record."
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Nov 16, 2019
In his closed-door deposition on Oct. 31, Morrison said President Trump had indeed asked Ukraine's president for assistance, but he argued the president's conduct wasn't unlawful.
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Nov 16, 2019
After 12 seasons, Ralphie V, the 1,200-lb buffalo who leads the football team onto the field is retiring due to safety concerns for her and her handlers, university officials say.
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Nov 16, 2019
With tensions running high following Morales' resignation last Sunday, demonstrators have taken to the streets to decry the nation's interim president, Jeanine Añez.
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Nov 16, 2019
The Duke of York told the BBC that he let the royal family down by staying at the home of the New York financier after he was convicted of soliciting a minor.
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Nov 16, 2019
The Duke of York told the BBC staying at the home of convicted sex offender Jeffery Epstein was "the wrong thing to do."
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Nov 16, 2019
Six priests became modern-day martyrs in one of the most high-profile religious crimes in recent Latin American history. A woman who witnessed the incident says the FBI pressured her to stay quiet.
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Nov 16, 2019
Written on four tablets, three of which date back no later than 1730 B.C., the recipes are considered to be the oldest known. And they taste pretty good, says a scholar who recreated them.
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Nov 16, 2019
For nearly two years, car enthusiasts have been trying to figure out what Ford meant when it said its new electric SUV was "Mustang inspired." On Sunday, they'll find out.
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Nov 16, 2019
Impeachment is clearly shaping up to be a partisan affair, and there was a new witness who said he overheard the president inquiring about how the prospect for "investigations" in Ukraine was going.
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Nov 16, 2019
CBD products are found everywhere from gas stations to drugstores. A record number of farmers are growing hemp for CBD this year, but making money has proved challenging.
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Nov 16, 2019
Closed-door testimony from the only White House staffer cooperating with the probe could provide first-hand knowledge about details that remain hazy.
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Nov 15, 2019
Some former and current Pentagon officials had warned that clearing the men might undermine the military justice system.
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Nov 15, 2019
Saturday is the final gubernatorial election of 2019 which got us wondering: why we use the term gubernatorial in the first place.
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Nov 15, 2019
David Holmes, the State Department official who overheard a phone call between the president and a top diplomat, appeared in a closed-door deposition Friday before the House impeachment inquiry.
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Nov 15, 2019
David Holmes, the State Department official who overheard a phone call between the president and a top diplomat, appeared in a closed-door deposition Friday before the House impeachment inquiry.
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Nov 15, 2019
Health officials have long known that virus from the oral vaccine can contaminate water supplies; they underestimated how big a problem this would be.
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Nov 15, 2019
Health officials have long known that virus from the oral vaccine can contaminate water systems; they underestimated how big a problem this would be.
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Nov 15, 2019
Health officials have long known that virus from the oral vaccine can contaminate water supplies; they underestimated how big a problem this would be.
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Nov 15, 2019
The Japanese automaker says a pump seal may wear down and cause brake fluid to leak onto circuitry, creating an electrical short.
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Nov 15, 2019
The president and his personal lawyers are looking to the high court for help in two developing legal battles over the tax returns, testing the separation of powers.
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Nov 15, 2019
Three off-duty law enforcement officers were the first to respond to the call of shots fired at Saugus High — because they were dropping their kids off at the school.
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Nov 15, 2019
One of two students killed at Saugus High was a nephew of a sheriff's employee. Three off-duty officers were the first to respond to the 911 call — they were dropping their kids off at the school.
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Nov 15, 2019
The new number from Judge Thad Balkman comes nearly three months after he ordered the drugmaker to pay $572 million for its role in the opioid crisis. Both sides had questioned that sum.
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Nov 15, 2019
Evan as the popularity of e-cigarettes like Juul has exploded — with unknown health risks — the federal government has been slow to regulate vaping companies.
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Nov 15, 2019
Hoda Muthana, a 25-year-old who was a student at the University of Alabama at Birmingham when she traveled to Syria, is currently imprisoned at a detention camp in northern Syria with her young son.
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Nov 15, 2019
The plan follows a ruling by a state court last month that said North Carolina Republicans, who control the legislature, had unfairly disadvantaged Democrats.
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Nov 15, 2019
To pack a healthier punch into staple foods like flour, researchers borrowed technology from the pharmaceutical industry.
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Nov 15, 2019
Two regulations announced Friday take aim at health care prices. One, to affect patients by 2021, addresses hospital rates. The second, a proposal, would require more upfront clarity from insurers.
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Nov 15, 2019
Stone faced charges that he lied to congressional investigators and obstructed an official proceeding. He pleaded not guilty and said he'd done nothing wrong.
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Nov 15, 2019
Stone faced charges that he lied to congressional investigators and obstructed an official proceeding. He pleaded not guilty and said he had done nothing wrong.
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Nov 15, 2019
Even though the Delhi government has urged folks not to exercise outdoors, a "Race for Children" still took place. The Twittersphere was outraged!
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Nov 15, 2019
Authorities have censored Chinese-language news of the hospitalization of a couple who traveled from Mongolia to Beijing for treatment, perhaps to tamp down fears.
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Nov 15, 2019
Alexei Navalny, a prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin, runs an anti-corruption organization that Russian authorities accuse of being a "foreign agent." This week, he hit back.
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Nov 15, 2019
Garrett will likely face a lengthy suspension for breaking an assortment of the NFL's most serious rules, from egregiously roughing the quarterback and fighting to striking someone in the head.
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Nov 15, 2019
The Cleveland Browns' defensive end is suspended without pay "at a minimum for the remainder of the season and postseason" after starting a fight at the end of a game with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Nov 15, 2019
The remarks were part of an opening statement in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump.
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Nov 15, 2019
The remarks were part of an opening statement to the impeachment inquiry into President Trump.
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Nov 15, 2019
The White House released a rough transcript of a phone call Trump made to Ukraine's just-elected leader in April. It differs in key areas from how the White House described the call at the time.
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Nov 15, 2019
The White House has released a log of a congratulatory phone call the U.S. president made to Ukraine's just-elected leader in April, which Trump has called "more important" than the July call.
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Nov 15, 2019
The White House released a rough transcript of a phone call Trump made to Ukraine's just-elected leader in April. It differs in key areas from how the White House described the call at the time.
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Nov 15, 2019
The 16-minute call was conducted from Air Force One and came two months before the now-infamous July 25 conversation between the two men that prompted the impeachment inquiry into Trump.
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Nov 15, 2019
The cast has changed, but the formula — i.e., heavy hangs the (figure)head that wears the crown — remains comfortingly intact.
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Nov 15, 2019
One year after his contentious confirmation battle, protesters outside Justice Brett Kavanaugh's speech played Christine Blasey Ford's testimony on a large video screen.
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Nov 15, 2019
The Education Department narrowly avoids a subpoena in a fight with House Democrats over forgiving the loans of defrauded student borrowers.
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Nov 15, 2019
As U.S. presidential candidates prep for their next debate, a doctor-to-be asks them, and us all, to remember that even universal access to health care won't fix other disparities that hurt health.
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Nov 15, 2019
America is now the world's biggest exporter of ethane, a part of natural gas that's a building block for making plastics. That's helping fuel the fast-growing global plastics industry.
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Nov 15, 2019
Yovanovitch was recalled from her post after a campaign to push her out led by President Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani. She is now appearing for the second day of open hearings in the inquiry.
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Nov 15, 2019
Yovanovitch was recalled from her post after a campaign to push her out led by President Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani. She is now appearing for the second day of open hearings in the inquiry.
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Nov 14, 2019
Officials say a Trump administration initiative requiring asylum-seekers to "remain in Mexico" is deterring border-crossers.
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Nov 14, 2019
The State Department's inspector general released a report concluding that Trump officials demoted a national security expert over her Iranian roots and the perception that she was disloyal to Trump.
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Nov 14, 2019
Amazon cited "unmistakable bias" as it prepares to challenge its loss in federal court. This starts a new chapter in the contentious battle over the biggest U.S. cloud-computing contract, called JEDI.
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Nov 14, 2019
The president and his lawyers are fighting two separate legal battles to gain access to his tax records. The other involves a subpoena for the documents issued by the House of Representatives.
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