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U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland takes the oath ahead of his House Intelligence Committee hearing on Wednesday as part of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump.

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Trump Impeachment Inquiry

WATCH: Sondland Says 'Everyone Was In The Loop' Over Ukraine Investigation Requests

Nov 20, 2019

The U.S. ambassador to the European Union also said he kept Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other senior State Department officials abreast of his contacts with Trump personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani.

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Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles Director Rhonda Lahm has signed an agreement with the U.S. Census Bureau to share the state's driver's license records. The bureau is planning to use the records as part of an effort to produce data about the citizen

Nebraska Is 1st To Say It Will Share Driver's License Records With Census Bureau

Nov 20, 2019

The state's Department of Motor Vehicles signed an agreement to share records that the Census Bureau says will help it produce data about the citizenship status of every person living in the U.S.

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National

The Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt on display near the Washington Monument in Washington D.C. in October 1992. Then 21,000 panels, the quilt has more than doubled by 2019.

AIDS Memorial Quilt Is Returning Home To San Francisco

Nov 20, 2019

The quilt was the brainchild of AIDS activists in the late 1980's who wanted to use names to memorialize the lives of people who had died of the disease.

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National

Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher had his former rank reinstalled less than a week ago. Now he could soon be stripped of his status as a Navy SEAL.

Despite Trump Support, Navy Board May Strip Eddie Gallagher Of SEAL Status

Nov 20, 2019

The president championed the Navy SEAL's cause, and restored him to his former rank. But days later, top Navy officials said Gallagher may lose his standing as a member of the elite fighting force.

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World

Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz has failed to form a new government by the deadline, dashing his hopes of toppling longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and pushing Israel closer to an unprecedented third election in less than a year.

Israel May Hold New Elections After Netanyahu's Rival Fails To Form Government

Nov 20, 2019

Benny Gantz's failure to form a coalition prolongs months of political deadlock. It does not automatically trigger new elections; rather, it kicks off another wave of political haggling.

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Europe

Britain's Prince Andrew announced Wednesday that he is stepping back from his public duties amid renewed scrutiny of his ties to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, who took his own life in a Manhattan jail cell this summer.

Prince Andrew Steps Back From Public Duties Over Ties To Jeffrey Epstein

Nov 20, 2019

The news comes days after the prince sat down for an hourlong interview with the BBC over his association with the convicted pedophile. He says the scrutiny has been a "major disruption."

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Shots - Health News

The brain analyzes changes in sound volume to detect syllables and make sense of speech.

The Loudness Of Vowels Helps The Brain Break Down Speech Into Syl-La-Bles

Nov 20, 2019

Syllables are the building blocks of spoken language. And now a study of brain activity hints at how we extract them from a stream of speech.

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Trump Impeachment Inquiry

Gordon Sondland, the U.S ambassador to the European Union, departs for a short break while testifying before the House Intelligence Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

Key Takeaways From Gordon Sondland's Watershed Impeachment Hearing

Nov 20, 2019

The U.S. ambassador to the European Union said all the top leaders in officialdom were "in the loop" throughout the Ukraine affair, broadening its implications well beyond President Trump.

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Latin America

Mourners lament the deaths of young men at a funeral in El Alto, Bolivia, on Wednesday. The men were shot outside a major fuel plant in an operation by Bolivian security forces to clear a blockade that has caused fuel shortages in La Paz.

At Least 6 Killed As Political Turmoil Continues In Bolivia

Nov 20, 2019

Ex-President Evo Morales continues to influence politics from exile in Mexico City as the interim president moves toward new elections. The death toll has risen to 30 in the post-election violence.