Friday, December 20, 2019

U.S. Democrats seek high-profile trial for Trump in Senate

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U.S. Democrats on Thursday pressed the Republican-controlled Senate to call Donald Trump's top lieutenants to testify in its trial of the impeached president, as they sought to focus attention on the trial ahead of the 2020 presidential election.


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New Zealand destroying military-style guns after ban

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It will be illegal to possess rifles and military-style guns after 21 December in New Zealand.

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How Beitar Jerusalem's football club owner took on racism and won

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For decades Israel's Beitar Jerusalem football club was known for violence and racism among some of its fans. So how did the new owner wipe out racism?

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How the scramble for sand is destroying the Mekong

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The Mekong river is being damaged by sand extraction, adding to calls for limits on sand usage.

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Thursday, December 19, 2019

U.S. House votes to impeach Trump for abuse of power

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The U.S. House of Representatives approved the first of two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Wednesday, voting almost entirely along party lines that he had abused his power by pressuring Ukraine to investigate a political rival.


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Majority of House votes to impeach Trump for abuse of power

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A majority of lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump on a charge of abusing his power by trying to pressure Ukraine to investigate a political rival.


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House begins voting on articles of impeachment against Trump

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The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday concluded a daylong debate and began voting on the first of two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.


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Warrant not always needed for 'inadvertent' NSA surveillance of Americans: U.S. court

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The U.S. government may collect information about U.S. citizens without obtaining a warrant if the information is gathered inadvertently while legally carrying out surveillance of non-nationals abroad, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday.


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Trump is impeached, becoming third US president to face Senate trial

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After a day of bitter debates, the US president is impeached, sending him to a trial in the Senate.

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New best story on Hacker News: The Essential Guide to Electronics in Shenzhen (2016) [pdf]

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Fox News Breaking News Alert

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House votes to impeach President Trump for abuse of power, obstruction fo Congress

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Australia's NSW state declares state of emergency amid bushfire threat

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Australia's most populous state declared its second state of state of emergency in two months on Thursday as extreme heat and strong winds were expected to fan scores of uncontrolled bushfires.


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15 years on, a look back at the Boxing Day tsunami

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December 26 marks 15 years since a 9.1 magnitude quake off the coast of Indonesia's Aceh province triggered a tsunami that killed more than 230,000 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and nine other countries.


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Temporary Thai tsunami orphanage becomes a permanent home

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An orphanage in southern Thailand has been Watana Sittirachot's home since 2004, when a deadly tsunami killed hundreds of thousands of people, including many of his family members, in one of the biggest natural disasters in recent history.


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Mexican children shiver in tents at U.S. border as temperature freezes

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Mexican officials concerned about the health of Mexican asylum seekers including around 200 young children sleeping in the open near the U.S. border in Ciudad Juarez tried to move people to shelters on Wednesday, as temperatures dropped below freezing.


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Trump says court decision on Obamacare won't change healthcare system

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President Donald Trump said a U.S. appeals court ruling on Wednesday that a component of the Obamacare law is unconstitutional would not change the current U.S. healthcare system.


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FDA grants accelerated approval for Astellas, Seattle Genetics' bladder cancer drug

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U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it approved Astellas Pharma Inc and Seattle Genetics' experimental drug to treat advanced bladder cancer, about three months ahead of schedule.


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Divided U.S. House nears historic vote to impeach Trump

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A bitterly divided U.S. House of Representatives neared a historic vote to impeach Donald Trump on Wednesday after a day-long debate in which Democrats called the president a threat to democracy and Republicans called the proceedings a partisan coup.


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Is the Netherlands becoming a narco-state?

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The murder of a prominent lawyer ended a common misconception: that drug cartels only kill their own.

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The Sudanese brides who undergo genital mutilation for love

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Women who want to pretend to be virgins before their weddings are opting for "re-circumcision" in Sudan.

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Why India shuts down the internet more than any other democracy

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India shut down the internet 93 times this year, and a blackout in Kashmir is the world's longest.

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How the scramble for sand is destroying the Mekong

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The Mekong river is being damaged by sand extraction, adding to calls for limits on sand usage.

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UK urges China to open dialogue with Hong Kong on 1984 declaration anniversary

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Britain urged China on Thursday to open dialogue with Hong Kong protesters and respect the commitments it made 35 years ago in the Sino-British Joint Declaration.


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