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Updated Dec 17, 2019

Trump accuses Democrats of subverting democracy in blistering letter to Pelosi

Trump

Secretive FISA court orders FBI to fix surveillance standards in wake of IG report

Michael Horowitz, Inspector General
Dec 17, 2019 - Technology

Exclusive: Facebook adding part-time fact-checking contractors

McConnell on Senate impeachment trial: "I'm not an impartial juror"

McConnell.
Updated Dec 17, 2019 - Politics & Policy

Prosecutors say Lev Parnas hid $1 million payment from Russia

Lev Parnas
Dec 17, 2019 - Energy & Climate

Rick Gates sentenced to 45 days in jail after Mueller cooperation

Dec 17, 2019 - Technology

Sundar Pichai's Alphabet to-do list

An illustration of a wall with sticky notes on it.
Updated Dec 17, 2019 - Politics & Policy

McConnell rejects Schumer's call for new witnesses in Senate trial

The coming Wall Street battles over climate change

Extinction Rebellion climate activists protest on Wall Street in October. Photo: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images
Dec 17, 2019 - Economy

The venture capital party is not over

SoftBank's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son

SEC eyes oversight as investors pour cash into "socially responsible" funds

Illustration of a hand in a business suit giving a peace sign while holding a wad of hundred dollar bills

The future of owning content online

GOP monetizes impeachment as Dems try to change the subject

Animated GIF of a text-in-progress ellipsis made up of peaches instead of periods
Dec 17, 2019

Buckle up: Boeing 737 shutdown indicates turbulence ahead

Workers walk in to the Boeing 737 factory on December 16, 2019 in Renton, Washington.

Satellite uncovers Ohio gas well blowout's massive methane leak

Flaring, burning excess natural gas, is happening all over Texas
Dec 17, 2019

Pakistan sentences former leader Pervez Musharraf to death

Former Pakistani president General Pervez Musharraf speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations on November 2, 2011 in New York City.
Dec 16, 2019

WashPost: Mormon Church allegedly stockpiled $100 billion in donations

Conference goers walk past a reflection pool and the historic Salt Lake Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Tornado-spawning storms kill 3 people in the South

Deadly winter storms sweep Midwest

Missouri State Highway Patrol responds to a crash on a road
Dec 16, 2019 - Health

Congress approves $25 million in funding for gun violence research

The Capitol building.
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