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The Pentagon does not want war with Iran over the drone attack on Saudi Arabia Sep 17, 2019

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Pentagon officials are recommending a restrained response to the recent attacks on Saudi oil facilities, arguing against a potentially costly conflict with Iran.

Drug companies are trying to oust a federal judge ahead of major opioid trial Sep 16, 2019

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Drug companies facing more than 2,000 lawsuits over their alleged roles in the opioid epidemic demanded Saturday that the federal judge overseeing the case step aside, questioning his impartiality.

Biden has his best debate yet Sep 13, 2019

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The trio at the center of the stage have consistently held the top places in the polls, with the rest of the candidates trailing far behind and therefore growing increasingly desperate.

Trump hires four types of advisers. Bolton was all four. Sep 12, 2019

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The rupture between President Trump and John Bolton, as chronicled in public and in private accounts of administration officials, is a case study of the president’s sometimes Kafkaesque management style.

How John Bolton lost Trump’s confidence and his job Sep 11, 2019

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Over a turbulent 17 months, President Trump and national security adviser John Bolton had disagreed on a variety of issues, from North Korea to Venezuela to Iran. But Trump finally decided to remove his top security aide on Tuesday.

CIA exfiltration of Russian asset underscores the importance of human sources Sep 10, 2019

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Two years ago, the United States extracted from Russia an important CIA source who had provided information about the Kremlin’s interference in the 2016 presidential election.

Canceled Camp David summit with the Taliban shows internal divisions in the Trump administration Sep 09, 2019

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Plans for U.S. troop withdrawals from Afghanistan have been thrown into confusion following Trump’s decision to call off a secret meeting he planned at Camp David with Afghan and Taliban leaders to secure a peace deal.

Trump himself used the Sharpie to alter the hurricane map, a White House official says Sep 06, 2019

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A White House official says President Trump himself used a Sharpie to mark up an official National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration map, which he displayed during an Oval Office briefing on Wednesday.

Companies are getting scammed by voice-mimicking software Sep 05, 2019

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Thieves used voice-mimicking software to imitate the speech of a company executive and dupe his subordinate into wiring hundreds of thousands of dollars to a secret account.

Churchill’s grandson to be expelled from Conservative Party for breaking on Brexit Sep 04, 2019

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Nicholas Soames, a member of Parliament representing Mid Sussex, was among the group of 21 Conservative politicians who defied Johnson’s wishes by voting for a motion that paves the way for Brexit to be delayed till 2020.

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