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David Holmes, a career diplomat, leaves Capitol Hill on Nov. 15 after a deposition before congressional lawmakers as part of the House impeachment inquiry into President Trump.

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Trump Impeachment Inquiry

READ: State Department Official David Holmes' Impeachment Inquiry Testimony

Nov 18, 2019

The diplomat testified Nov. 15 that he overheard President Trump telling Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the EU, that he was seeking political investigations from Ukraine's president.

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Four years after the hospital in Tonopah closed, there are some medical services for the town and surrounding area, but residents admit getting health care is not easy in Nevada's rural areas.

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Trump Impeachment Inquiry

Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale departs the U.S. Capitol after giving a closed-door deposition to the House committees conducting the impeachment inquiry of President Trump on Nov. 6.

READ: Testimony Of Top State Department Official David Hale

Nov 18, 2019

Hale, the under secretary of state for political affairs, allegedly knew about the White House's push to recall Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine.

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Shots - Health News

Attendees hold "We Vape, We Vote" signs ahead of a Trump rally last month in Dallas. The politics surrounding vaping and industry pushback against regulation appear to have derailed the Trump administration's plan to ban the sales of many vaping products

Politics, Industry Backlash Stall White House Ban On Flavored Vaping Products

Nov 18, 2019

In September, the Trump administration said it would ban all flavored e-cigarette products in an effort to reduce the youth vaping epidemic. Since then, there's been no movement toward implementation.

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World

Volunteers set up a footbridge across Venice's flooded Riva degli Schiavoni embankment on Nov. 13.

After Venice Floods, Volunteers Wade In To Help Salvage What They Can

Nov 18, 2019

The Italian city is reeling from a week in which floodwaters damaged the city's cultural legacy, as well as homes and businesses. Volunteers are helping salvage precious books, among other items.

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Health

Pictured are vaccines for measles, mumps and rubella. New Zealand officials sent 3,000 doses of the vaccine to Samoa in the face of a measles epidemic.

Samoa Closes Schools And Mandates Vaccinations Amid Deadly Measles Epidemic

Nov 18, 2019

The government declared a state of emergency Friday. At least six people have died. Officials say most of them were children under two.

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National

The leader of a U.N. study on children's rights says of the U.S. policy of separating migrant children from their families, "I would call it inhuman treatment for both the parents and the children." Here, children are seen near a tent at the Homestead Te

U.N. Expert Faults U.S. For 'Inhuman Treatment' And High Incarceration Of Children

Nov 18, 2019

The U.S. incarceration rate of children is "the highest that we could find, followed by others like Bolivia, or Botswana, or Sri Lanka," says the author of a new U.N. study on children's rights.

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Politics

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has been seeking a short-term deal to fund the government through Dec. 20. Currently, federal agencies are set to run out of money on Thursday.

Days From Shutdown Deadline, Congress Races To Pass Temporary Government Funding Bill

Nov 18, 2019

With the government set to run out of money on Thursday, lawmakers say another temporary funding measure is needed. A stopgap spending bill that has been introduced funds agencies through Dec. 20.

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All Songs Considered

Poll: Your Favorite Songs Of The 2010s

Nov 18, 2019

We know there were a lot, but we'd like to know what songs stand out the most to you from the 2010s — the ones you've gone back to again and again.

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Trump Impeachment Inquiry

President Trump tweeted on Monday that he likes the idea of providing written testimony to House lawmakers leading the impeachment inquiry.

Democrats Offer Trump Chance To Testify, And He Says He Might Do It — In Writing

Nov 18, 2019

The president's surprise announcement comes after Democrats invited him to defend himself against accusations that he tried to bribe a foreign country to help himself politically.