South Carolina teenager sentenced to life in prison for school shooting

A county judge on Thursday sentenced a South Carolina teenager to life imprisonment for killing his father in 2016 before driving to an elementary school and fatally shooting a 6-year-old boy.

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Immigration hawk promoted to U.S. homeland security acting deputy

The Trump administration named immigration hawk Ken Cuccinelli to the No. 2 position at the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday, the same day it installed an acting secretary who became the agency's fifth leader in three years.

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Three key takeaways from the Trump impeachment hearing

The top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, testifying in the first televised hearing of the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, linked the president on Wednesday more directly to a pressure campaign on Ukraine for investigations of Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden and his son that would benefit him politically.

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Venezuelan migrants need $1.35 billion in 2020 for basic services: NGOs

Funding of $1.35 billion will be needed to provide healthcare, education, nutrition and other services to Venezuelan migrants and to help their hosts in 2020, non-governmental organizations said on Wednesday.

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Zut alors! The Americans who are farming edible snails

Two snail farms in the US are now allowing top restaurants to switch from canned to fresh supplies.

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Pascal Siakam: Toronto Raptors star & his unconventional path from Cameroon to NBA

Pascal Siakam might have been a priest. Or a footballer. The path that led him to the NBA is not what you would call conventional.

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Switzerland's plan to stop stockpiling coffee proves hard to swallow

Why the government's move to stop stockpiling 15,000 tonnes of coffee led to a public outcry.

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Antibiotic-resistant infections killing twice as many Americans as once thought

Nearly twice as many people are dying in the United States from antibiotic-resistant infections than previously believed, U.S. health officials said on Wednesday, as so-called "superbugs" alarm experts with their rate of growth and spread.

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‘We failed to reach Europe – now our families disown us’

Three young West Africans stole from their families to fund a trek to Europe, now they have to face the consequences.

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‘Women should be able to see male colleague’s pay’ - charity

Transparency law would help address unequal pay between men and women, says the Fawcett Society charity.

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My Money: 'I used the same nappy for my nine children'

As part of a new BBC blog series, Katie Holden shares what she spent her money on this week.

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Israeli strike in Gaza kills six civilians: medics, residents

An Israeli missile strike in the Gaza Strip killed six members of a Palestinian family on Thursday, all of them civilians, medical officials and residents said, bringing the death toll in the territory from a 48-hour surge in fighting to 32.

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Morales decries U.S. recognition of new Bolivian government

Bolivia's former President Evo Morales said on Wednesday that he condemned U.S. recognition of the South American country's new "de facto government" that has installed itself since his departure.

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Australian bushfires death toll rises to four, Karratha blaze being monitored

A man's body has been found in burnt-out bushland in New South Wales (NSW) state, taking the death toll from bushfires that have swept across Australia's east coast to four, police said on Thursday.

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Is surge pricing a fair way to manage demand?

Ride-hailing app Uber is far from the first company to change prices according to customer numbers.

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Islamic State: What happens to those expelled by Turkey?

Turkey has begun sending IS members to their home countries - even if they don't want them back.

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Public impeachment hearings: what did we learn?

For the first time, the public heard evidence in the case to impeach US President Donald Trump.

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Venice floods: Italian city under water following record high tide

The waters in Venice peaked at 1.87m (6ft) flooding many of Venice's famous landmarks.

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U.S. appeals court again backs House request for Trump tax documents

A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday said it would not revisit an October decision backing a U.S. House of Representatives subpoena issued to President Donald Trump's accounting firm for his financial records.

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Pay rise plans: Is minimum wage enough to live on?

Election promises of a rising minimum wage leave some bosses wondering how to fund staff pay rises.

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Cows swept away by Hurricane Dorian found alive in North Carolina

Officials believe the three cows washed up on the Outer Banks after swimming for up to five miles.

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Google is latest tech giant to reveal banking plan

Tech companies are increasingly wading into finance, raising regulatory questions.

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BRICS leaders rail against 'bullying' protectionism

Leaders of the BRICS group of emerging economies on Wednesday criticized what they view as politically motivated protectionism at a time of a global slowdown and said their countries are doing their best to counter the trend.

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Could 'invisible barcodes' revolutionise recycling?

A pilot is in progress to see if invisible barcodes on packaging can improve recycling rates.

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Hong Kong readies for more chaos as violence spreads citywide

Hong Kong prepared for more clashes on Wednesday as anti-government protesters planned to paralyze parts of the Asian financial hub for a third day, with transport, schools and many businesses closing after violence escalated across the city.

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Massive mural of Greta Thunberg to stare down at San Francisco

Greta Thunberg will gaze down at people from a building in downtown San Francisco from Tuesday night when an artist formally unveils a giant mural of the teenage activist, hoping it will remind residents of the dangers posed by climate change.

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Ex-judges, families of murder victims, call for halt to U.S. federal death penalty

The relatives of murder victims, along with former judges and corrections officials, asked President Donald Trump and his attorney general on Tuesday to halt federal executions, at least for now, citing concerns about how the penalty is carried out.

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Polio in Nigeria: 'I opposed vaccinations until my son caught polio'

A Nigerian father who used to chase health workers away from his home has a change of heart.

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