The Nobel Peace Prize for 2019 has been awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali
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Elizabeth Warren calls out Facebook for allowing lies in political ads by lying in a Facebook political ad
@juliacarriew: Elizabeth Warren is now running FB ads with a false statement about Mark Zuckerberg and FB endorsing Trump for president, to draw attention to FB's controversial policy allowing politicians to make false statements in ads. https://t.co/hulwrb3cc3
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One of forty-three allegations of sexual misconduct against Trump
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President Trump's lawyers said the President and his administration won't cooperate in an ongoing impeachment inquiry
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Norway decides against participation in NATO missile defence system
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Supreme Court allows blind people to sue retailers if their websites are not accessible
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US to step aside for Turkish assault on Kurds in Syria
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Second whistleblower comes forward after speaking with IG, has first-hand knowledge: Attorney
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Ron Johnson says he was blocked by President Trump from telling Ukraine foreign aid was coming
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Trump’s calls with foreign leaders have long worried aides, leaving some ‘genuinely horrified’
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Iraq blocks Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and Instagram, then shuts down internet amid civil unrest
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Bernie Sanders hospitalized for blocked artery, had two stents inserted; campaign events canceled until further notice
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Donald Trump administration will deny visas to US immigrants who cannot prove they will have health insurance or the ability to pay for medical costs
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Chairmen of House Intelligence, Oversight and Reform, and Foreign Affairs Committees provide update on investigative work and excerpts of Ambassador Volker's text messages
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Finland's papers are dominated on Thursday by President Sauli Niinistö's extraordinary meeting with his US counterpart Donald Trump
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As one of the world’s most unequal cities, why aren’t Hong Kong protesters angry at the rich and powerful?
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Facebook has taken down the popular 'World USA' page with almost 1 million followers after being exposed as a Ukrainian-based operation targeting older Americans with pro-Trump content
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US President Donald Trump pressed Australian leader to help William Barr investigate Robert Mueller inquiry’s origins
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Sweden's navy HQ is returning to a vast underground cold war fortress designed to withstand a nuclear attack – seen as a defensive move against a resurgent Russia
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'Everything you're seeing is deception.' How right-wing media talks about impeachment
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The whistleblower complaint alleging that Trump solicited foreign interference from Ukraine has been released
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Proroging parliament was unlawful
The UK Supreme Court just ruled that the prorogation of parliament was unlawful, which means it didn't happen. https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2019-0193.html...
The UK Supreme Court just ruled that the prorogation of parliament was unlawful, which means it didn't happen.
https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2019-0193.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49810261
This is a pretty big deal.
It's hard to see how Johnson can continue as PM.
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Nancy Pelosi plans formal impeachment inquiry of US President Donald Trump
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wore brownface makeup to a party at the private school where he was teaching in the spring of 2001
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PayPal co-founder Ken Howery confirmed as US ambassador to Sweden
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Russia carried out a massive breach of FBI communications system, escalating the spy game on US soil
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Victorian treaty negotiations move closer as voting opens for First People's Assembly
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Democratic Debate #3 - Sept 12 2019
I don't have as much to put up here as @alyaza but I thought it'd kick off the discussion as the debate begins. Watch live on your local ABC station. Edit: or on YouTube (thanks @deimos)...
I don't have as much to put up here as @alyaza but I thought it'd kick off the discussion as the debate begins.
Watch live on your local ABC station.
Edit: or on YouTube (thanks @deimos) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UWVO0Trd1cOnly 10 candidates and 1 night of debates this time.
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Brexit: Operation Yellowhammer no-deal document published
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Brexit: Scottish judges rule Parliament suspension is unlawful
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On a night when several smaller parties are set for big gains in Norway's elections, some of the country's biggest parties took a bruising
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12yo Alice Springs boy to speak at United Nations in push to change Australia's age of criminality
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US President Donald Trump fires national security adviser John Bolton over foreign policy disagreements
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Danish government announced that it plans to boost military contributions to a number of missions around the world
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Baby Trump balloon flies over Copenhagen despite canceled visit
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Britain's parliament approves law seeking to block October no-deal Brexit
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Sweden's Foreign Minister Margot Wallström to quit government
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Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's longtime strong man, dead at 95
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Andrew Yang gets media cold shoulder
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UK MPs vote against general election dealing another blow to Boris Johnson
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Brexit: Boris Johnson defeated as MPs take control
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Hong Kong government withdraws extradition bill, a key demand of protesters
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Cherokee nation takes up 1835 treaty right and names first delegate to US Congress
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Mike Pence heads into potential new Nordic storm with Iceland visit
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Australian Federal Police raid Canberra home where intelligence officer lived
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Australian government braces for poor GDP result as shoppers keep wallets shut
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Conservative MP Phillip Lee has defected to the Liberal Democrats ahead of a crucial no-deal vote, leaving the PM with no working majority
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Finland under pressure to criminalise lack of consent in rape laws
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President Trump tweets sensitive surveillance image of Iran
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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the European Union should be 'as flexible and positive as possible' in its negotiations over Brexit
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