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Dozens killed in Brazil prison riot

Authorities said the riot involved rival criminal gangs who took at least two penitentiary officers hostage as they battled one another.

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Meghan Markle gets lessons on motherhood from Michelle Obama in new interview

The Duchess of Sussex interviewed her friend Michelle Obama for British Vogue, asking her about motherhood and advice she's given to her daughters.

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Jailed Russian opposition leader hospitalized after suspected poisoning, lawyer says

He was arrested several days before a major opposition rally over the weekend that ended with nearly 1,400 people detained.

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U.S. and Europe caught up in fierce Saudi crackdown on dissenters

Jamal Khashoggi's murder was no anomaly. To stifle criticism, Saudi officials will even forcibly remove opponents from Western countries.

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Trump signs bill ensuring 9/11 victims fund will never run out of money

The bill Trump signed Monday morning authorizes money for the fund through 2092, essentially making it permanent.

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Pennsylvania teenager wins $3M in Fortnite World Cup

The $30 million in prizes won by various teenage Fortnite players may make some parents reconsider berating their kids for "sitting around playing Fortnite all day."

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8-year-old boy dies after being pushed onto train tracks in Germany

The boy's mother was also pushed onto the tracks at Frankfurt's main station. She was able to escape.

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Why the stakes for Biden in this week's debates are so high

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.

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Trump, Al Sharpton trade shots on Twitter

The president also continued his attacks on Rep. Cummings and the city of Baltimore.

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Methodology for 'Journey to power: The history of black voters, 1976 to 2020'

The data covers, to the best of our knowledge, every Democratic presidential primary exit poll conducted by national media organizations since 1976.

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2008: Clinton, Obama in an epic duel

The former first lady came to the race as the front-runner in the polls, but that's not how it ended.

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China blames Hong Kong violence on Western forces

"Their intention is to create trouble in Hong Kong, make Hong Kong a problem to China, in order to contain China's development," senior official said.

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2004: Sharpton, Moseley Braun make a run for the nomination

The national political atmosphere was charged. A country still traumatized by 9/11 found itself divided by the invasion of Iraq.

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1988: Jackson mounts a serious challenge, but a loss in one state ends the quest

"My message is transcending ancient barriers. Whites all over the country have opened their hearts to me," the candidate said.

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1992: Bill Clinton builds a winning coalition, Jackson is diminished

The Arkansas governor emerged as the national front-runner, but his candidacy was imperiled by a series of scandals.

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2000: Bill Bradley seeks African American support in challenging Gore

For the first time in eight years, the Democratic nomination would be open.

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1980: Carter vs. Kennedy left African Americans feeling ignored

The allegiance of black voters was in question, and a geographic divide emerged.

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1976: Jimmy Carter begins his march

A decade after the Voting Rights Act, millions of black Americans remained unregistered to vote.

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1984: Jesse Jackson's run for the White House and the rise of the black voter

Among black leaders, support for a black candidacy was far from universal.

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Journey to power: The history of black voters, 1976 to 2020

NBC News has assembled for the first time a record of the black vote for each competitive Democratic presidential campaign since exit polling began.

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Italians mourn officer killed in stabbing as two U.S. teens remain in custody

As the two Americans remain in Italian prison, mourners gather in Rome on Monday to pay their respects to killed officer Mario Cerciello Rega.

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US to use drug for executions that's in short supply

The US Attorney General William Barr said the US government would use pentobarbital — which has been in short supply in the US in part due to a European ban on exporting lethal drugs.

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Trump proposal failed to note it could jeopardize free school lunches for 500,000 children, say Democrats

The administration failed to include its analysis of how many schoolkids would be affected by food stamp changes in its formal proposal, according to a lawmaker who was briefed on the figures.

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London-bound flight diverted to Boston over 'smell in the cabin'

An American Airlines flight bound for the UK capital was forced to divert to Boston on Sunday evening after a strange odour was reported in the cabin.

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20 killed in attack at Afghan political office

About 50 other people were wounded in the attack on Green Trend party headquarters, which included a gunbattle between the attackers and security forces.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson keeps Museum of Natural History job after misconduct probe

The celebrity astrophysicist had been accused by three women of misconduct, unwanted sexual advances and assault.

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