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Anti-government protesters blocked access to a second major commercial port in southern Iraq on Tuesday

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Iran will likely buy new advanced fighter jets and tanks next year when a U.N. Security Council arms embargo is scheduled to be lifted

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Ukrainian gas executive cooperating in US probe of Giuliani

Federal prosecutors are planning to interview an executive with Ukraine’s state-owned gas company as part of an ongoing probe into Rudy Giuliani

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Police surround last holdouts at Hong Kong campus protest

A band of anti-government protesters, their numbers diminished by surrenders and failed escape attempts, remained holed up at a Hong Kong university

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Woman pleads guilty in 3 sons’ deaths, sentenced to 37 years

An Ohio woman accused of suffocating her three sons pleaded guilty Tuesday in the boys’ deaths and was sentenced to 37 years in prison

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US official denies knowing Ukraine aid linked to Biden probe

Kurt Volker testified Tuesday he should have realized that Trump was holding up Ukraine military aid to pressure a Biden political investigation

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Sondland’s style created tension in EU before impeachment

Before Sondland stirred any controversy with his dealings on behalf of Trump in Ukraine, his caustic style had already created problems in Brussels

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Republicans assail aide who reported Trump phone call

Two top national security aides who listened to President Donald Trump’s call with Ukraine are preparing to testify in the impeachment hearings

Politics

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US, Australian hostages freed by Taliban in prisoner swap

The Taliban on Tuesday freed an American and an Australian held hostage since 2016 in exchange for three top Taliban figures

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Trump spokeswoman says Obama aides left behind mean notes

White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said Tuesday that Obama administration aides left behind taunting notes for incoming Trump officials

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Epstein jail guards charged with falsifying records

Two correctional officers responsible for guarding Jeffrey Epstein the night he killed himself were charged Tuesday with falsifying prison records

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Pentagon spy agency finds Trump’s Syria pullout aided ISIS

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Police: Oklahoma double-murder suicide was domestic-related

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Trump says Pelosi is holding up USMCA trade deal for impeachment votes

Trump complained that Nancy Pelosi isn’t advancing NAFTA and accused her of somehow using the accord to secure impeachment votes

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Giuliani associate’s creditors seek funds from Trump-linked PAC

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Politics

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‘Frost Fest’ in place of N.H. tree lighting gets cool reception

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Nation

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Movie studios could buy theaters as U.S. seeks to end old limits

The Paramount decrees were created in a world before TV was widespread, when theaters were a more significant part of America’s entertainment landscape

Movies

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Man pleads not guilty after son brings drugs to school

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Nation

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Toy safety: Nerf gun, Power Rangers claw cited by toy watchdog

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Business

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Arctic in hot water: Sea ice minimal in Chukchi, Bering seas

Chukchi sea ice in early November was at its lowest level on record, said climate expert Rick Thoman

Environment

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Sheriff: N.C. gun instructor accidentally shoots self

The instructor accidentally shot himself in the leg at the Wake County Firearms Education and Training Center

Nation

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Elizabeth Warren unveils a plan to combat white nationalist crime

Warren said she’ll direct the FBI to investigate significant hate crimes and improve law enforcement training

Politics

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Sweden discontinues Assange rape investigation

The prosecutor said the case was dropped because “the evidence has weakened considerably due to the long period of time that has elapsed”

World

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Sondland’s Ukraine tale often differs from others

The witnesses who have testified in the House impeachment inquiry so far have generally told a consistent tale -- then there’s Gordon Sondland

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Trump weighs testifying on impeachment after silencing his aides

Donald Trump said Monday that he’s “strongly considering” testifying in his own impeachment inquiry

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Trump backs off flavored vape ban

As Trump sat surrounded by political advisers while flying to and from Lexington, Kentucky, he grew reluctant to sign the flavored e-cigarette ban

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Novel drugs may offer fresh ways to reduce heart risks beyond the usual medicines to lower cholesterol and blood pressure

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US angers Palestinians with reversal on Israeli settlements

Washington — The Trump administration on Monday softened the U.S. position on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, reversing four decades of American policy and further undermining the effort to gain

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South Dakota man linked to Butina pleads in fraud case

A South Dakota man who was linked to an admitted Russian covert agent agreed to plead guilty in a fraud scheme that bilked at least $2.3 million

Nation

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Man pleads guilty to threatening to kill Rep. Omar of Minn.

A western New York man pleaded guilty Monday to threatening to kill U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota

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House puts out testimony from official who heard Trump call

Investigators have released closed-door testimony from a U.S. official in Ukraine who overheard a call between Gordon Sondland and Trump

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Trump invites ‘woke’ black voters to new group: Campaign update

Trump’s re-election campaign is directing supporters to text the word “woke” to a phone number in order to join its “Black Voices for Trump” group

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Chick-Fil-A charity ends aid to groups criticized as anti-gay

The Chick-fil-A Foundation will “deepen its giving to a smaller number of organizations working exclusively in the areas of education, homelessness and hunger”

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The house was deliberately targeted on Sunday evening, but the shooters fired at random once they saw men in the yard watching football

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House lawyer: Committee investigating whether Trump lied to Mueller

The House Judiciary Committee is seeking grand jury testimony and other details redacted from the public version of Mueller’s investigation i

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Camel, cow, donkey found roaming together along Kansas road

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Nation

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Prince Andrew’s efforts to put Epstein scandal behind him backfire

Andrew defended his previous friendship with the billionaire investor because of the contacts it provided

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Police chief: 3 killed in Oklahoma Walmart shooting

Two victims were shot inside a car and the third was in the parking lot outside the store in Duncan, Oklahoma

Nation

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2 dead as French bridge collapse sends vehicles into river

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