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Khashoggi's Sons Forgive Saudi Killers, Sparing 5 Execution
The family of slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi has announced they have forgiven his Saudi killers, giving legal reprieve to five government agents who had been sentenced to death for an operation that cast a cloud of suspicion over the kingdom’s crown prince
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Pentagon: $10B Cloud Contract That Snubbed Amazon Was Legal
A government watchdog agency says the Defense Department’s decision-making process in awarding a major cloud computing contract to Microsoft was in line with legal and government purchasing standards
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Turkish Prosecutors File Indictment Over Khashoggi Killing
Turkish prosecutors have filed an indictment against 20 Saudi nationals over the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Saudi Arabia Sentences 5 to Death for Jamal Khashoggi's Killing
A court in Saudi Arabia on Monday sentenced five people to death for the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul last year by a team of Saudi agents.
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US Misled Public on Progress in Afghanistan War: Report
The Washington Post reports that three White House administrations have misled the public about failures in the Afghanistan war, often suggesting success where it didn’t exist. Thousands of pages of documents obtained by The Post reveal deep frustrations about America’s conduct of the Afghanistan war, including the ever-changing U.S. strategy. The documents quote officials close to the 18-year war effort...
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MSNBC, Washington Post to Co-Host November Democratic Presidential Debate
MSNBC and The Washington Post will co-host the fifth Democratic presidential primary debate in Georgia next month, MSNBC announced Tuesday. The debate will take place in prime time on Nov. 20. The specific location, venue, format and moderators will be announced at a later date. To qualify for the stage, candidates have to meet fundraising and polling criteria laid out...
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Clayton Kershaw Nearly Went a Year Without a Loss; Here's Everything That Happened In Between
Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw went 321 days between losses. Here’s everything that happened during that time.
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How African Americans Disappeared From the Kentucky Derby
When the horses enter the gate for the 145th Kentucky Derby, their jockeys will hail from Venezuela, New Mexico, Panama and France. None will be African-American. That’s been the norm for quite a while. When Marlon St. Julien rode the Derby in 2000, he became the first black man to get a mount since 1921. It wasn’t always this way....
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Garcetti Calls Plan to Release Immigrant Detainees Into Sanctuary Cities ‘Hateful'
On Friday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti called an announcement by President Donald Trump that he is considering releasing immigrant detainees into sanctuary cities “hateful” and a “waste of time.”
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Trump to Tour New Southern Border Fence in California
President Donald Trump is visiting the border on Friday to tour a recently built portion of fence that he is holding up as the answer to stop a surge of migrant families coming to the U.S. in recent months.
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Peter Tork of The Monkees Dies at 77
Peter Tork, who rose to teen-idol fame in 1966 playing the lovably clueless bass guitarist in the made-for-television rock band The Monkees, has died.
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Peter Tork of The Monkees Dead at 77
The Monkees bassist, singer and keyboardist Peter Tork died on Thursday. He was 77.
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Guatemalan Girl Likely Died of Sepsis Shock, Hospital Officials Said
Hospital officials who treated the 7-year-old Guatemalan girl who died in U.S. Border Patrol custody said she appears to have died from sepsis shock, according to the most detailed timeline of her death released by the Department of Homeland Security. Autopsy results that will provide the official cause of death were still pending early Monday, NBC News reported. Sepsis is...
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Saudi Arabia to Seek Death Penalty in Khashoggi Killing
Saudi Arabia will seek the death penalty against five men suspected of killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi, its top prosecutor said Thursday, while the U.S. slapped sanctions on 17 Saudi officials in the toughest action it has taken against the kingdom since the slaying. The Saudi moves failed to appease Turkey, which has put increasing pressure on its regional rival since...
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Rihanna, Axl Rose Among Latest Stars to Slam Trump's Use of Their Music at Rallies
Rihanna and Axl Rose over the weekend joined a growing number of musicians who have denounced President Donald Trump’s use of their music at his events.
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Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi Feared Dead After Entering Saudi Consulate
Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist and Washington Post contributor, is feared dead after he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last week and has not been seen since. Khashoggi has been a vocal critic of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. Khashoggi went to the consulate to pick up paperwork in order to marry his fiancee.
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NewsConference: Looking Back at US's Biggest Political Upset
When Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, it shocked many people, including journalists. But not Hollywood producer and director James D. Stern, who predicted Trump would win. His documentary, “American Chaos,” takes a journey into America’s red states and delves into the reasons for arguably the biggest political upset in US history.
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NC Extra: What's Next for Mueller?
NBC4’s Conan Nolan and “Meet the Press’” Chuck Todd talk about the next steps in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
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NewsConference: Political Fallout From Trump's Troubles
Mark Murray, Senior Political Editor for NBC News, talks about the political fallout from President Trump’s bad week. With midterm elections coming up, could this mean impeachment? How does it impact the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh?
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NC Extra: Trump's Tough Front Eroding?
Supporters of President Trump say he is a fighter and he is resilient, which he has been during his tenure in office. But is this past week different? NBC’s Chuck Todd and NBC4’s Conan Nolan talk about the latest developments that seem to be eroding the president’s Teflon coating.