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As Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman testified before the House Intelligence Committee Tuesday, Republicans attacked the Army combat veteran, who was born in Ukraine.
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Russia is arms dealing with the likes of Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates in a region in which Moscow was increasingly being seen as the top diplomatic power.
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Trump Accused of Spreading Fake Pelosi Quote in Attack on House Speaker
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"We're telling students in particular to hold their universities to account," said Matt Mahmoudi, a protest organizer and PhD student at Cambridge University.
Attenborough Says New President Could Stop U.S. Leaving Paris Climate Deal
The broadcaster did not mention President Donald Trump by name but said that with a new leader, there could still be American co-operation in the 2016 climate treaty.
Russian Tour Operators Promote Syria Vacations Despite Kremlin Warnings
At least two Russian operators are providing tourists with the chance to visit Syria in an itinerary that starts from the Lebanese capital, Beirut.
Stephen Miller Attacked Rubio, Immigrants Through Breitbart, Emails Show
During the 2016 presidential primaries, Miller used Breitbart News to call Rubio a "pathological liar" and to label immigrants as "child sex offenders."
Doctors Are Removing a Growing Number of Patients from Prescription Opioids
A federal guideline on removing patients from their opioid prescriptions was recently tempered, but not before physicians and hospital networks began aggressively removing people from their medication or sending them away entirely.
Trump Officials 'Perpetually on Deathwatch': Senior White House Staffer
The anonymous author of a new book—"A Warning"—claimed the president keeps staffers in line by fostering an environment where they could lose their jobs at any moment.
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"DMT has remarkable effects in human consciousness," Christopher Timmermann, from the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London, told Newsweek.
