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TOP STORIES
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TRUMP-IMPEACHMENT-SENATE TRIAL — If the House decides to impeach President Donald Trump, the Senate would conduct a trial with Chief Justice John Roberts presiding. What would happen next is hard to say because almost everything about the trial itself can be negotiated between Republicans and Democrats, including its length. By Mark Sherman. SENT: 1,070 words, photo. WITH: TRUMP-IMPEACHMENT — Trump was briefed on whistleblower complaint before White House released military aid to Ukraine, officials say; TRUMP-IMPEACHMENT-MCGAHN SUBPOENA — ppeals court issues stay for former White House counsel (all sent).
CHINA-US — China reacts furiously to President Donald Trump’s signing of bills on Hong Kong human rights, summoning the U.S. ambassador to strongly protest and warning the move would undermine cooperation with Washington. By Yanan Wang. SENT: 630 words, photos. With TRUMP-HONG KONG — President Trump signs two bills aimed at supporting human rights and pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong; TRUMP-HONG KONG-THE LATEST; HONG KONG PROTEST — Hong Kong activists call for global support after US laws (all sent).
NKOREA-US-DEADLINE LOOMS — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump have signaled their affection for each other so regularly it might be easy to miss rising fears that the head-spinning diplomatic engagement of the past two years is falling apart. Pyongyang has issued increasingly dire warnings to Washington to mind a year-end deadline to offer some new initiative to settle the nations' decades-long nuclear standoff. By Foster Klug. SENT: 940 words, photos. With NKOREA-LAUNCH — Seoul says North Korea has fired 2 unidentified projectiles (sent).
CLIMATE-YOUTH-MOVEMENT — Hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of mostly young people are expected to rally in cities around the world Friday to demand that governments step up their efforts to curb climate change. Greta Thunberg is likely to join them in spirit from the sailboat La Vagabonde on which she’s crossing the Atlantic together with a small crew, hoping to make it to Madrid in time to put world leaders on the spot again about what they are doing to protect her generation from the worst of global warming. By Frank Jordans. SENT: 940 words, photos.
WINTRY WEATHER — A day after bringing havoc to the Rocky Mountains, a powerful winter storm rolled across the Midwest, threatening to scramble Thanksgiving plans for millions of people during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year. By Jeff Baenen, Colleen Slevin and David Koenig. SENT: 940 words, photos. With WINTRY WEATHER-THE LATEST.
NAVY SEAL-SPENCER — Former Navy Secretary Richard Spencer, who was fired this week for his handling of a SEAL war crimes case championed by President Trump, writes that the commander in chief “has very little understanding” of how the American military works. By Robert Burns and Julie Watson. SENT: 780 words, photo. With NAVY SEALS-REVIEW CANCELED — Navy cancels review for SEALs after firing of Navy secretary (sent).
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WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT
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BRITAIN-BREXIT-ELECTION — Britain’s opposition parties are intensifying attacks on Prime Minister Boris Johnson with two weeks to go until election day, as polls suggest Johnson’s Conservatives have a substantial lead. SENT: 130 words, photos.
AFGHANISTAN — Afghan officials say two separate explosions in the country’s north killed at least 16 people, almost all of them women and young girls. SENT: 200 words.
ALBANIA EARTHQUAKE — Hopes are fading of finding anyone else alive beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings in Albania two days after a deadly quake struck the country's Adriatic coast, with the death toll rising after more bodies were pulled from the ruins overnight. SENT: 130 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020 BLOOMBERG — Michael Bloomberg hires top staffer from California Sen. Kamala Harris’ 2020 campaign. SENT: 115 words, photo.
VIETNAM-BRITAIN-TRUCK BODIES — Vietnamese village holds funeral for trafficking victims. SENT: 130 words, photos.
STEVE-WYNN-NEW-YORK-LAWSUIT — Wynn Resorts settles with pension fund after sex allegations. SENT: 150 words.
FATAL BUS CRASH-DEPORTED WOMAN — ICE arrests woman convicted in fatal ’08 Minnesota bus crash. SENT: 160 words, photo.
GERMANY-PANDA CUBS — Twice as cute: Berlin zoo releases new photos of panda twins. SENT: 130 words, photos.
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INTERNATIONAL
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CONGO-DEADLY -UNREST — Rebels attack and kill Ebola response workers in eastern Congo, the World Health Organization chief says, an alarming development that could cause the waning outbreak to again pick up momentum in what has been called a war zone. SENT: 690 words, photo.
IRAQ-PROTESTS — Iran condemns the burning of its consulate in southern Iraq just hours earlier, which came amid an escalation in Iraq’s anti-government protests that erupted nearly two months ago. SENT: 710 words.
VATICAN-FINANCIAL-SCANDAL — Pope Francis has tapped a Bank of Italy executive to take over the Vatican’s financial intelligence unit following a scandal that resulted in the Vatican being suspended from an international anti-money laundering network. SENT: 820 words, photos.
PERU-KEIKO FUJIMORI — When opposition leader Keiko Fujimori leaves prison, her supporters will applaud her freedom and her detractors will lament what they consider more impunity for the corrupt, but the reality is the future is far from clear for the woman who twice almost won Peru’s presidency. SENT: 760 words, photos.
BRITAIN-CHINA STATE TV — Former British Consulate employee in Hong Kong who says he was detained and tortured by Chinese police for information on protesters complained to U.K. regulators that China’s state TV channel aired his forced confession. By Business Writer Kevin Chan. SENT: 520 words, photo.
FRANCE-CHURCH SEXUAL ABUSE — A French cardinal says he did not understand why he was found guilty of covering up sexual abuse of children, as an appeals court hearing began that will decide whether to uphold his conviction. SENT: 400 words, photos.
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NATIONAL
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THANKSGIVING PARADE — How high will they fly? That’s going to be the question of the morning for the giant balloons at the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Parade officials and the New York Police Department are keeping an eye on wind gauges along the 2.5-mile parade route that snakes through Manhattan. SENT: 330 words, photos.
EXTREME STALKING — A man arrested in Hawaii will be sent to Utah, where he’s accused of tormenting a family for more than year by sending more than 500 people to their house for unwanted services including food deliveries, repairs, tow trucks, locksmiths, plumbers and prostitutes. SENT: 640 words, photo. With EXTREME STALKING-THE LATEST.
CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRES — A strong storm moved into Southern California, almost completely dousing a wildfire that had threatened thousands of homes but briefly raising the threat of debris flows from barren slopes. SENT: 310 words, photos, video.
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WASHINGTON/ POLITICS
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OBIT-RUCKLESHAUS — William Doyle Ruckelshaus, who famously quit his job in the Justice Department rather than carry out President Richard Nixon’s order to fire the special prosecutor investigating the Watergate scandal, has died. He was 87. SENT: 850 words, photo.
IMMIGRATION-FAMILY SEPARATIONS — The U.S. government separated thousands of families despite knowing it lacked the technology to document and track their whereabouts, according to a report released by an internal government watchdog. SENT: 370 words, photos.
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BUSINESS
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JAPAN-NISSAN — Nissan is investing $303 million in its flagship auto plant in Japan’s Tochigi prefecture in a first rollout of a production system geared toward electric vehicles. By Business Writer Yuri Kageyama. SENT: 450 words, photos.
CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRES-UTILITY — A federal bankruptcy court judge rejects Pacific Gas & Electric’s latest attempt to change a California law requiring utilities to pay for the devastation from wildfires ignited by their electrical equipment. By Business Writer Michael Liedtke. SENT: 650 words, photos. With CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRES —
JAPAN-PANASONIC — Japanese electronics manufacturer Panasonic Corp. is abandoning the semiconductor business with the sale of its last business in that sector to a Taiwanese company. By Business Writer Yuri Kageyama. SENT: 240 words, photo.
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HEALTH & SCIENCE
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MED--HIV-NEWBORN TREATMENT — When babies are born with HIV, starting treatment within hours to days is better than waiting even the few weeks to months that’s the norm in many countries, researchers reported. SENT: 600 words, photo.
MED--DENSE BREASTS-CANCER — Giving women with very dense breasts an MRI scan in addition to a mammogram led to fewer missed cancers but also to a lot of false alarms and treatments that might not have been needed, a large study found. SENT: 475 words.
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ENTERTAINMENT
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SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-HARVEY WEINSTEIN — A New York judge rejects Harvey Weinstein’s bid to throw out the most serious charges in his sexual assault case. The ruling deals a big blow to the disgraced movie mogul as he sought to limit the scope of his looming trial and any potential punishment. SENT: 670 words, photo.
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SPORTS
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LAKERS-PELICANS — Anthony Davis capped off a 41-point performance in his return to New Orleans by intercepting Jrue Holiday’s inbound pass with 5 seconds left and making a pair of game-sealing free throws, and the Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to nine games with a 114-110 victory over the Pelicans. A packed-in and energetic crowd booed Davis during introduction and virtually every time he handled the ball, only to see him and new teammate LeBron James take over the fourth quarter. By Sports Writer Brett Martel. SENT: 1,060 words, photos.
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