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Beto O'Rourke joins 2020 race for president
Former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke joined the 2020 presidential race on Thursday, ending months of speculation about whether he would join the throng of Democrats vying for the chance to run against President Donald Trump. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Beto O'Rourke leaps into White House race
Former Texas Representative Beto O'Rourke will seek the Democratic Party presidential nomination to defeat Republican President Donald Trump in 2020.
U.S. prosecutors probe Facebook data deals: NYT
The New York Times reports that federal prosecutors are conducting a criminal investigation into data-sharing agreements with some of the world's top technology companies.
Trump orders all Boeing 737 MAX to the ground
The United States was the last major country to stop all Boeing 737 MAX jets from flying after the plane was involved in its second deadly crash in five months. Conway G. Gittens reports.
U.S. prosecutors probe Facebook data deals: NYT
The New York Times reports that federal prosecutors are conducting a criminal investigation into data-sharing agreements with some of the world's top technology companies. Michelle Hennessy reports.
Beto O'Rourke to run for 2020: source
Beto O'Rourke, the Texan who gained a national following with his long-shot election battle against U.S. Senator Ted Cruz last year, will seek the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, according to a source close to the campaign.
Trump says he's 'in no rush' to reach a trade deal with China
U.S. President Donald Trump says he's in no rush to complete a trade pact with China and insists that any deal include protection for intellectual property, a major sticking point between the two sides during months of negotiations. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
British parliament to vote on Brexit delay
British lawmakers have ruled out a "no-deal" Brexit, putting pressure on Theresa May to find a way out of the impasse. But it's non-binding, and anyway, the EU has the final say.
D.C. adds 3.5 years to Manafort's total prison time
President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced on Wednesday to about 3-1/2 more years in prison for charges arising from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russia's role in the 2016 U.S. election, with the judge giving him a stern lecture about his lies and criminal behavior. Nathan Frandino reports.
Trump feels "badly for Paul Manafort"
U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Wednesday that while he hadn't given "a thought" to pardoning Paul Manafort, he did feel "very badly" for his former campaign manager, now sentenced 7.5 years total in prison. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
More prison time for Ex-Trump aide Manafort
President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced on Wednesday to about 3-1/2 more years in prison by a judge who assailed him over his lies and criminal behavior. Nathan Frandino has more.
CA imposes moratorium on death penalty
California Governor Gavin Newsom imposed a moratorium on the state's death penalty on Wednesday, granting reprieves to all 737 inmates on death row and closing the state's execution chamber. Gavino Garay reports.
Ethiopia flight 'track' similar to Lion Air: FAA
Federal Aviation Administration Acting Administrator Daniel Elwell told reporters in a telephone call following Trump's announcement that the Boeing 737 Max would be grounded pending investigation that the Ethiopian plane's "track" was similar to that of a Lion Air flight that crashed just months ago. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Trump orders all Boeing 737 MAX to the ground
The United States was the last major country to stop all Boeing 737 MAX jets from flying after the plane was involved in its second deadly crash in five months.
As wildfires devour towns new toxic threats emerge
Fires like the one that razed Paradise last November burn thousands of pounds of wiring, plastic pipes and building materials, leaving dangerous chemicals in the air, soil and water.
China offers to help Venezuela restore power
China offered on Wednesday to help Venezuela restore its power grid, after President Nicolas Maduro accused his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump of cyber "sabotage" that plunged the South American country into its worst blackout on record.
Catholic teen in viral video sues CNN for $275 mln
A Kentucky teenager sued CNN on Tuesday for defamation, saying the cable network falsely conveyed to viewers that he was the “face of an unruly hate mob” confronting a Native American activist at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington in January.
Manafort's prison time boosted to 7.5 years
Nearly a week after being sentenced for bank and tax fraud, President Donald Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort was sentenced in separate Washington case to serve additional time totaling 7.5 years. .
Cardinal George Pell jailed for child sex abuse
Former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell has been sentenced to six years in jail by an Australian court for sexually abusing two choir boys in Melbourne in the 1990s, and will be registered as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
Ticking clock may save Trump from impeachment
With the 2020 presidential and congressional election campaigns already gearing up, the political calendar could dictate whether initiating the time-consuming impeachment process is even plausible, Democratic and Republican lawmakers said.