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Senate leader McConnell warned Republicans that they do not currently have the votes to block witnesses from testifying in the impeachment trial.
Trump’s mideast peace plan was quickly rejected by Palestine Authority President Abbas.
Cases of coronavirus have now surpassed the number of SARS cases during the 2002-2003 epidemic.
Trump threatens to drop 9,000 South Korean workers if South Korea does not bear more of the cost of military funding.
Top seed Rafael Nadal was knocked out by Alexander Zverev at the Australian Open.
Apple surprised forecasters with a strong report on iPhone sales in Q4 2019 and continued growth of their services business, which includes Apple TV subscriptions.
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“Future U.S. leaders also might find it hard to walk back Trump’s effort to limit who counts as a “Palestinian refugee.” Some might even find useful the Trump definition, which would not cover all descendants of original displaced Palestinians, because it could ease Israeli concerns about agreeing to a broad “right of return” for Palestinian refugees.” - Nahal Toosi, Foreign Affairs Correspondent at Politico
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