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China lifts heavy tariffs on Australian wine as ties improve

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China said Thursday that it will lift tariffs placed on Australian wine over three years ago, in a sign of improving ties between the two countries.

An airstrip is being built on a Yemeni island near the Red Sea with ‘I LOVE UAE’ next to it

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As Yemen’s Houthi rebels continue to target ships, satellite pictures show what appears to be a new airstrip being built near the entrance to the Red Sea.

Greek police clash with demonstrators protesting concert by U.S. military cadets

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Police in Greece clashed with Communist-backed demonstrators who tried to prevent a concert by U.S. military cadets.

Russia will not attack NATO but F-16s will be shot down in Ukraine, Putin says

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Russia has no designs on any NATO country but if the West supplies F-16 fighters to Ukraine then they will be shot down by Russian forces, Vladimir Putin said.

New Jersey Democrat targets Sen. Menendez's access to classified information — and Trump's

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A new bill would prevent Sen. Bob Mendnez and Donald Trump from accessing classified information due their indictments on federal charges.

Why some Haitians don’t want foreign nations intervening in their crises — and others do

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Johnny Celestin generally believes that Haiti, which continues to be under heightened violence from armed groups and gangs, must re-establish order on its own.

Barack Obama and Bill Clinton to raise money with Biden amid concerns about his age

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Bill Clinton was 22 years younger than George H.W.

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Powerball jackpot increases to $935 million after no one wins the top prize

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The Powerball jackpot increased to an estimated $935 million after no one matched the six numbers drawn Wednesday night.

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Former correctional officer at women’s prison in California sentenced for sexually abusing inmates

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Nakie Nunley, a former correctional officer at a federal California women’s prison, was sentenced to six years in prison for sexually abusing five inmates.

U.S. military drains fuel from tank facility that leaked fuel into Pearl Harbor’s drinking water

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The U.S. military said it’s finished draining million of gallons of fuel from an underground fuel tank complex in Hawaii that poisoned 6,000 people.

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China-made vehicles will make up a quarter of Europe’s EV sales this year

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China-made electric vehicles will make up more than a quarter of the EV sales in Europe this year, according to a new policy analysis.

Yellen warns China’s surplus of solar panels, EVs could be dumped on global markets

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday warned that China is treating the global economy as a dumping ground for its cheaper clean energy products.

Smelly, invasive 'stinknet' plant closes part of Arizona national monument

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Take an invasive plant, already a threat to ecosystems, and add insult to injury: Stinknet, which smells as pleasant as it sounds, has forced the temporary closure of a picnic area at Arizona's Casa Grande Ruins National Monument.

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Police robot dog shot during standoff in Massachusetts

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A robotic dog was shot responding to a person barricaded in a Massachusetts home, and state police say the robot named Roscoe helped avert a tragedy.

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Judge recommends John Eastman be disbarred in California

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A judge recommended Wednesday that John Eastman, a co-defendant of Donald Trump in the Georgia election interference case, be disbarred in California.

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Lawsuit accuses Chicago doctor of abusing more than 300 women over decades

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A lawsuit against two top Chicago hospitals accuses an OB-GYN of sexually abusing more than 300 women, most of them Latina and Spanish speakers, and alleges that the hospitals ignored the women’s complaints.

4 dead, suspect arrested in 'senseless' violence in Rockford, Illinois, officials say

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Four people were killed and five others were wounded in and near Rockford, Illinois, on Tuesday in what the city’s mayor called a “random and senseless act of violence.”

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White House ramps up defense of embattled Muslim American judicial nominee

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The White House is amping up its defense of Adeel Mangi, who would be the first Muslim American ever to serve as a U.S. federal appeals court judge.

Former Sen. Joe Lieberman has died at 82

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Former Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman has died, his family announced in a statement Wednesday.

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Hunter Biden asks skeptical judge to dismiss tax charges he says are politically motivated

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Lawyers for Hunter Biden asked a judge at a hearing in federal court in Los Angeles on Wednesday to dismiss tax charges filed against him last year, arguing that the case is politically motivated — allegations that did not appear to sway…

Ski resort town votes on whether to create more affordable housing

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With even people with good jobs saying they've been locked out of the housing market in Steamboat Springs, Colo., the town took a vote on whether to make a big change. NBC News' Shannon Pettypiece reports.

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Sexually transmitted infection rates have risen sharply among adults 55 and older, CDC data shows

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CDC data shows that rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis in people ages 55 and up more than doubled over a 10-year period.

Fans are flocking to bars that show only women's sports on their TVs

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Long lines are expected this week outside A Bar of Their Own in Minneapolis, where its 12 TVs will be screening women's March Madness only.

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New image reveals spiraling magnetic field around Milky Way’s supermassive black hole

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A new image of the black hole that lies at the center of our Milky Way galaxy shows that it is surrounded by a strong, twisting magnetic field.

Democrats hope Biden can ride the party’s special election wave: From the Politics Desk

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Democrats keep winning special elections, but Joe Biden isn't getting a polling boost. RNC co-chair Lara Trump sits down for an interview.

Nearly 170-year-old private college in Alabama says it will close at the end of May

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Birmingham-Southern College, a private liberal arts college in Alabama, will close at the end of May after running into financial difficulties and being unable to secure a financial lifeline from the state, officials announced Tuesday.

Twitch to further limit sexual content, again

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Twitch is further limiting sexually suggestive content in yet another change to its rules around the subject.

Election denier who Trump wanted to take over DOJ invokes the 5th in disbarment hearing

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Jeffrey Clark, who Donald Trump considered naming acting attorney general before the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, testified in a disbarment hearing.

Baltimore bridge collapse victims’ family members reflect on their loved ones’ lives

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Two of the six men presumed dead after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore were remembered by loved ones as devoted husbands, fathers and workers.

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Ahmaud Arbery’s killers ask appeals court to overturn their hate crime convictions

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A U.S. appeals court heard arguments Wednesday from attorneys seeking to overturn the hate crime conviction of three white men in the death of Ahmaud Arbery.