North Korea Turns Up Pressure on the United States for Concessions
Date: 08 December 2019
By Choe Sang-Hun and David E. Sanger
Choe Sang-Hun
The North said it conducted an “important test” at a missile-engine site ahead of a Dec. 31 deadline set by its leader, Kim Jong-un, for a new proposal from Washington on denuclearization.
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Before Florida Shooting, Gunman Showed Off Videos of Mass Attacks
Date: 08 December 2019
By Frances Robles, Eric Schmitt, Patricia Mazzei and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs
Frances Robles
Investigators are still trying to understand the motive of a Saudi trainee who fatally shot three people at Naval Air Station Pensacola.
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Cheerleader Punished for Taking a Knee Is Awarded $145,000
Date: 07 December 2019
By Derrick Bryson Taylor
Derrick Taylor
Kneeling during the national anthem is a “completely appropriate protest” that should have been protected by Kennesaw State University, a lawyer for the student said.
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Trump Says He Will Delay Terrorist Designation for Mexican Cartels
Date: 07 December 2019
By Christopher Mele and Kirk Semple
Christopher Mele
The president said Friday night on Twitter that he was temporarily putting off the designation at the request of the president of Mexico.
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Pensacola Shooting Updates: F.B.I. Presumes It Was Terrorism
Date: 08 December 2019
By Patricia Mazzei, Frances Robles and Eric Schmitt
Patricia Mazzei
Officials said on Sunday that federal investigators were working on the presumption that the attack in Pensacola on Friday was an act of terrorism. Sailors from Alabama, Florida and Georgia were killed, and eight others were injured.
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With Impeachment Unfolding Amid a Booming Economy, What Will Voters Prioritize?
Date: 07 December 2019
By Annie Karni and Jeanna Smialek
Annie Karni
Mr. Trump could find himself in 2020 presiding over a record-long economic expansion while defending his fitness to hold office.
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Hong Kong, Pensacola Shooting, Art Basel: Your Monday Briefing
Date: 08 December 2019
By Melina Delkic
Melina Delkic
Here’s what you need to know.
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‘I Have Told Everything,’ Says Whistle-Blower in China Crackdown
Date: 07 December 2019
By Elian Peltier, Claire Moses and Edward Wong
Elian Peltier
Asiye Abdulaheb said she had helped spread documents exposing China’s detentions of Muslim minorities in Xinjiang.
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World’s Oceans Are Losing Oxygen Rapidly, Study Finds
Date: 07 December 2019
By Kendra Pierre-Louis
Kendra Pierre-Louis
A new report found that oxygen levels in the world’s oceans declined by 2 percent over 50 years, threatening marine life around the planet.
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5-Year-Old Carries Baby in Subzero Cold After They Are Abandoned, Police Say
Date: 08 December 2019
By Aimee Ortiz
Aimee Ortiz
A power outage scared the older child, who, wearing socks and light clothing, carried the baby about half a mile to another house in Alaska.
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