Francesca Paris

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Rand Paul Says He'll Vote Against Trump's Border Emergency, Likely Forcing A Veto

Sunday, March 03, 2019

Normally a close ally of President Trump, Paul becomes the fourth Republican who plans to vote with Democrats in opposition to the President's declaration of a national emergency.

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Space Station Celebrates 'A New Era' In Exploration With Arrival Of SpaceX Capsule

Sunday, March 03, 2019

Astronauts in the station opened Crew Dragon's hatch and entered the spacecraft on Sunday, in a significant moment for both Elon Musk's company and the future of commercial space exploration.

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Brazil Investigates Possible Corruption Related To Dam Collapse

Friday, March 01, 2019

The country's mining secretary says the state will investigate potential collusion between the mining company Vale SA and auditors to misrepresent the safety of the dam, which burst in January.

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Blair Braverman And Her 'Ugly Dogs' Prepare For Her First Iditarod

Friday, March 01, 2019

The rookie musher and her team of rock-star racers, with their own social media following, face heavy snow, subzero temperatures and 938 miles of Alaskan wilderness.

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U.S. Leadership Falls Further Behind China In Global Regard, Gallup Poll Finds

Thursday, February 28, 2019

The U.S. maintained a strong lead in the annual poll for years until 2017, when its worldwide approval rating plummeted to 30 percent. That number increased slightly in 2018.

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PG&E Says Its Equipment Likely Caused Camp Fire, As Investigation Continues

Thursday, February 28, 2019

The California utility expects state investigators will find its damaged equipment started last November's fire, which killed at least 85 people and destroyed the town of Paradise.

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Students Protest Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's Bid For Fifth Term

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Demonstrations at universities across the country called on the president of two decades not to run again. Bouteflika has rarely been seen in public since suffering a stroke in 2013.

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U.S.-Backed Guaidó To Meet With Pence, Latin American Leaders Over Venezuela Crisis

Sunday, February 24, 2019

The meeting is set for Monday in Bogota, Colombia. At least four people were killed in clashes at the border Saturday, as military forces blocked humanitarian aid from entering the country.

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Pope Calls For 'All-Out-Battle' On Clergy Sex Abuse, With Few Specifics

Sunday, February 24, 2019

At the end of his four-day summit, Pope Francis called priests who had abused minors "instruments of Satan." But critics said his address did not offer a strong enough message against clergy abuse.

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'Grandfather Of Climate Science' Wallace Broecker Dies At 87

Monday, February 18, 2019

Broecker was an early advocate for reducing fossil fuels to avoid the disruptive effects of climate change and brought the term "global warming" into the mainstream.

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16 States Sue Over Trump's National Emergency Declaration

Monday, February 18, 2019

A coalition led by California has sued the Trump administration over its plan to divert billions of dollars to border wall construction.

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Queen And Lambert To Rock The Oscars

Monday, February 18, 2019

Bohemian Rhapsody, a biopic about Queen's late frontman Freddie Mercury, is up for five awards. Two surviving band members will play at Sunday's ceremony, joined by Adam Lambert singing lead.

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Why We Can't Break Up With Big Tech

Sunday, February 10, 2019

Gizmodo's Kashmir Hill spent six weeks trying to cut Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Apple out of her life completely. "Spoiler," she says. "It's not possible."

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PHOTOS: The Year Of The Pig Is Here

Monday, February 04, 2019

Pig-themed decorations marked Spring Festival celebrations ahead of the Lunar New Year on Tuesday.

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As Magnetic North Pole Zooms Toward Siberia, Scientists Update World Magnetic Model

Monday, February 04, 2019

The magnetic north pole has been drifting away from the Canadian Arctic at a brisk 55 kilometers — about 34 miles — per year, with ramifications for military and civilian travelers.

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Patriots Are Super Bowl Champions Again, Beat The Rams 13-3

Sunday, February 03, 2019

With their second title in three years, the Patriots are now tied for the most Super Bowl titles in NFL history.

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Months-Long Dutch Church Service To Protect Migrants Ends After Policy Shift

Thursday, January 31, 2019

The Bethel Church in The Hague carried on services for 96 days to protect the Tamrazyan family, Armenian migrants who have lived in the Netherlands for nearly nine years, from deportation.

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WHO Warns Of Dire Conditions, Deaths Of Children At Refugee Camp In Syria

Thursday, January 31, 2019

More than 20,000 people, mostly women and children, have arrived at the Al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria in just two months. The World Health Organization says aid workers are struggling to keep up.

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Survivors Mark Holocaust Remembrance Day On 74th Anniversary Of Auschwitz Liberation

Sunday, January 27, 2019

Former prisoners gathered at the site of the former concentration camp to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

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Police Arrest Louisiana Man Suspected Of Killing Parents, Girlfriend And 2 Others

Sunday, January 27, 2019

Dakota Theriot allegedly killed three people near Baton Rouge before later killing his parents. A local sheriff called the rampage "one of the worst domestic violence incidents I've seen."

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