UK's Hunt says version of PM May's deal can get through parliament

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Saturday that the British parliament could back Prime Minister Theresa May's deal if lawmakers received assurances from the European Union, but warned that a no deal Brexit was still on the table.

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UN climate talks extended due to sticking points in Poland

Rows continue over the issue of paying poorer countries for damages caused by rising temperatures.

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Qatar foreign minister says Gulf Arab bloc 'has no teeth'

Qatar's foreign minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, said on Saturday that regional alliances need to be reshaped and new governance principles need to be put in place.

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New best story on Hacker News: UCLA asked faculty to consider declining to review for Elsevier journals

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New best story on Hacker News: Facebook says new bug allowed apps access to private photos of up to 6.8M users

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Romania says EU working on conference to help solve Gulf crisis

The European Union is working on organizing a conference that could help solve the Gulf crisis, Romanian foreign minister Teodor-Viorel Meleşcanu told the annual Doha Forum.

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Federal judge rules Obamacare unconstitutional

A federal judge in Texas on Friday ruled the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, was unconstitutional based on its mandate requiring that people buy health insurance, a decision in a case that could reach the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Police search ranch belonging to missing Colorado woman's fiance

Police looking for a Colorado mother who was reported missing from her small mountain town nearly two weeks ago searched her fiance's ranch on Friday but stopped short of calling him a suspect in the case.

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U.S. government watchdog to probe child's death after border arrest

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's internal watchdog will investigate the death of a 7-year-old Guatemalan migrant which occurred after she was detained by U.S. border agents, officials said on Friday.

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Challenging judges' orders, Trump aims to enlist Supreme Court

President Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court this week to suspend nationwide orders by federal judges blocking two of his major policies in an unusual step but one in line with an aggressive White House litigation strategy.

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Anti-harassment groups share $20 million CBS handout after Moonves exit

CBS Corp on Friday named the Time's Up anti-sexual harassment group and 17 other organizations that will share a $20 million donation stemming from the exit of its chief executive Les Moonves following allegations of sexual misconduct.

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Police probe hoax bitcoin bomb threats across U.S., Canada

U.S. law enforcement officials on Friday were investigating a wave of hoax emailed bomb threats demanding bitcoin payment that caused worry but no damage in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

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Saudi man pleads guilty in Oklahoma to lying about al Qaeda training

A Saudi man pleaded guilty in a federal court in Oklahoma on Friday to visa fraud and lying to the FBI about attending an al Qaeda training camp in Afghanistan in 2000, the U.S. Justice Department said.

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North Carolina governor vetoes photo ID bill

North Carolina Democratic Governor Roy Cooper on Friday vetoed a Republican-authored bill requiring voters to present photo identification, saying it would disenfranchise poor, minority and elderly voters.

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U.S. Senate panel asks FBI to probe U.S. Olympic chief over Nassar scandal

A former head of the U.S. Olympic Committee made "materially false statements" to a U.S. Senate subcommittee investigating sexual abuse in gymnastics, the panel said on Friday, and it said it would refer the matter to the FBI.

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Big Washington clean-up bill leads House Democrats' list

When the Democrats take over the U.S. House of Representatives in three weeks, their first order of business is expected to be a wide-ranging bill about political corruption, voter disenfranchisement and cleaning up campaign finance.

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