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Boy, 14, confesses to shooting all five members of family in US home

The teen, who has not been identified, was helping investigators Tuesday morning to find the gun, which he said was a 9 mm handgun he "tossed nearby."

03/09/2019

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Five political storylines to watch this fall

First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.

03/09/2019

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Trump made 'suggestion' Pence stay at president's Irish golf club, VP's chief of staff says

"I don't think it was a request, like a command," Pence's chief of staff Marc Short told reporters Tuesday. "I think that it was a suggestion."

03/09/2019

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Trump's 2020 pitch: A powerless presidency

Analysis: The most powerful man in the world would like voters to know he is beset on all sides by sinister forces that deprive him of the authority he needs to deliver on his vision for America.

03/09/2019

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Palestinian Harvard student who had been denied entry to U.S. is admitted

Ismail Ajjawi, who is attending Harvard on a scholarship, has arrived on campus in time for the first day of classes.

03/09/2019

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Trump admin walks back plan to end deportation protections for sick migrants

The Trump administration said it would reconsider the plan after telling sick migrants they had 33 days to leave the country or face deportation.

02/09/2019

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Lam wishes she could quit as Hong Kong leader

When it comes to the interests of Beijing and the people of Hong Kong, "political room for maneuvering is very, very, very limited."

02/09/2019

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Taliban claims blast in Afghan capital as draft peace deal agreed

The explosion came as a senior U.S. diplomat was visiting Kabul to brief Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on a draft peace accord reached with the insurgents that could see thousands of U.S. troops withdrawn from Afghanistan.

02/09/2019

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Joe Biden says Trump has 'no intestinal fortitude' on guns, sees 'no compromise' with McConnell

McConnell is "not going to agree ... so we just have to beat him, flat out beat him," Biden said.

02/09/2019

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Why Republicans (and even a couple of Democrats) want to ax tech's favorite law

Experts and industry advocates say the proposals are rooted in a fundamental misunderstanding of federal communications law, and could unravel the internet as we know it.

02/09/2019

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Dozens feared dead in California boat fire

Four bodies have been recovered and another four have been identified on the ocean floor after a commercial diving boat caught fire off Santa Cruz Island in the early hours of Monday, the US Coast Guard confirmed.

02/09/2019

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'Please pray for us,' begs mother sheltering from Hurricane Dorian

"The apartment building, the whole roof came off, we just standing right here," says resident sheltering from the storm.

02/09/2019

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Student pilot hailed for landing plane after his instructor passes out

"Student — great pilot. Tower — great tower. I'm telling you, you don't get that cooperation very often."

02/09/2019

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Euroviews. The life-changing magic of tidying up your Netflix queue ǀ View

We have reached peak streaming saturation, and viewer fatigue is setting in. There is some amazing content being produced for sure, but there is simply too much out there to absorb.

02/09/2019

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Hong Kong students plan to strike as commutes disrupted

The protesters' demands include formally withdrawing an extradition bill that would allow Hong Kong residents to be sent to mainland China to stand trial.

02/09/2019

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Texas mass shooting victims include postal worker and truck driver

"I don't know what I'm going to do without her," a victim's sister said.

02/09/2019

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Kevin Hart suffers 'major back injuries' after car crash

Hart and two others were in the actor's 1970 Plymouth Barracuda when it rolled into a ditch in Malibu, California.

01/09/2019

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New Texas laws loosening gun control draw outrage after Odessa shooting

"If more guns and fewer gun laws made us safer ... Texas would be the safest state in the country," Shannon Watts of Moms Demand Action said.

01/09/2019

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Former Real Madrid star announces tragic death of 9-year-old daughter

Former football player and coach Luis Enrique revealed on Twitter that his 9-year-old daughter passed away from a form of bone cancer.

01/09/2019

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Trump officials defend decision to send FEMA funds to ICE ahead of Hurricane Dorian

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan said Sunday the funding changes won't "affect our ability to respond and recover from a major disaster."

01/09/2019

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Trump downplays background checks push after Odessa mass shooting

"Over the last five, six, or seven years, no matter how strong you need the background checks, it wouldn't have stopped any of it," he claimed.

01/09/2019

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Death toll in Odessa, Texas shooting rampage rises to 7

The death toll from the Texas rampage rose to seven on Sunday morning. The gunman is also dead.

01/09/2019

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2020 Senate map becomes less certain for GOP

Democrats to net only four seats to get to a 51-49 majority in the Senate and the list of seats that Republicans need to defend is growing.

01/09/2019

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The abortion underground: Groups quietly help women who have to travel to access care

"We're squirting a bottle of water at a building that is on fire. But it is something that people can do ... ," one volunteer said.

01/09/2019

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Pope gets stuck in Vatican elevator, firefighters rescue him

Francis apologized to faithful in St. Peter's Square Sunday for showing up seven minutes late for his traditional noon appointment with the public.

01/09/2019

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Crime and chaos: Risk experts fear violent consequences of a no-deal Brexit

"Things we're likely to see are hate crimes, people shouting on the streets, physical altercations," said an analyst at the Risk Advisory Group.

01/09/2019