What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘The Looming Tower’ and ‘Waco’

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As Xi Tightens His Grip on China, U.S. Sees Conflict Ahead

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Hope Hicks Acknowledges She Sometimes Tells White Lies for Trump

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11 Sickened by Hazardous Envelope Opened on Military Base

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Judge Orders Tarps Removed From Confederate Statues in Charlottesville

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Quotation of the Day: N.R.A. Battle Pits Business Against G.O.P.

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Review: ‘The Amateurs’ Takes On God, Noah’s Ark and the Plague. For Laughs.

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Flying Taxis May Be Years Away, but the Groundwork Is Accelerating

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Corrections: February 28, 2018

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What We’re Reading

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Steve Wynn Is Accused of Rape and Coercion in Police Reports

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Aid groups: Iraqi authorities push refugees to return home

International aid agencies say Iraqi authorities are increasing pressure on families in displacement camps in Anbar province to return to their homes ahead of national elections scheduled for May.

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Suspect in Chicago cop's death got off easy for major parole violations, records suggest

The suspect who allegedly gunned down Chicago police Commander Paul Bauer near City Hall earlier this month received an unusually light sentence for major parole violations in 2007, court records show.

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Taiwan detains developer of building where quake killed 14

Prosecutors in eastern Taiwan have detained the developer of a building complex that collapsed in an earthquake earlier this month, killing 14 people.

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N Korea 'providing materials to Syria chemical weapons factories'

Pyongyang has been sending equipment to the country, a UN report finds.

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Sridevi Kapoor: India fans gather to pay tribute to Bollywood star

India fans are gathering near the residence of the Bollywood star who died in Dubai on Saturday.

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Jared Kushner loses access to top-level security briefings

President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser will no longer receive top-level briefings.

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Jan Kuciak murder: Slovak PM makes cash reward appeal

Posing next to a million euros in cash, Robert Fico asked for information about Jan Kuciak's murder.

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EU to publish first draft of Brexit treaty

It is expected to say Northern Ireland may have to follow EU single market rules to avoid a hard border.

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Levi Strauss to use lasers instead of people to finish jeans

The company has developed new software that works with lasers to speed up its jean-making process.

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Amazon buys 'smart' doorbell firm Ring

Ring makes doorbells that stream videos of people approaching or ringing the front door to phones.

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Jerusalem: Christianity's 'holiest site' Holy Sepulchre reopens after protest

Israel shelves tax plans that prompted Church leaders to close doors of Christianity's holiest site.

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BBC charity sacked six over sexual misconduct

International development charity BBC Media Action reveals six people were dismissed over 10 years.

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US-Mexico wall: Judge throws out legal challenge

Donald Trump's plans receive a boost from a judge he once berated for being of "Mexican heritage".

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Why New Zealand is releasing a rabbit-killing virus

The government says the population needs controlling but animal activists say it's a cruel approach.

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Egypt's Sherine sentenced to prison over Nile joke

Two female singers are sentenced to prison: one for inciting debauchery, and one for a joke.

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Oxfam: What's gone wrong with the foreign aid sector?

After Oxfam's handling of a sex scandal in Haiti, the foreign aid sector faces tough questions.

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Meet the woman teaching others how to fight off sex attackers

Emily Moser was beaten up in an attempted rape. Now she teaches women self-defence.

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Police dog catches carjacker after wild chase in LA

Puskas, an eight-year-old police dog, needed jaw surgery after tackling the fugitive.

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Homeless students: Finding shelter outside the classroom

One in five students in Los Angeles face housing insecurity - so where are they living?

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Anthony Wong: Hong Kong actor on looking for his father

Hong Kong actor Anthony Wong considers his mixed-race heritage - and how it has shaped him.

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Skins: The TV show with an A-list alumni

How one hit E4 show of the 2000's has produced the Oscar nominees of today.

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'I prayed to die' after FGM aged six, says victim

Hibo Wadere was a victim of female genital mutilation and talks about her experience.

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How humans echolocate 'like bats'

Blind people who use sound to navigate their environment adjust their clicks very similarly to bats, research reveals.

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Amelia Earhart's stolen car found in Los Angeles

The 1932 vehicle once belonged to the pilot who mysteriously disappeared over the Pacific Ocean

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Winter Olympics: Is window for US-N Korea peace closing?

A small window for diplomacy emerged during the "peace Olympics" in Pyeongchang, but it's closing fast.

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How France hopes to help radicals escape jihadist net

A new strategy aims to tackle the influence of violent Islamist groups - but will it stop attacks?

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'Euphoria killing' women jailed in Australia

The Briton and Australian murdered a teenager after plotting to become serial killers, a jury heard.

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Five films compete for the best foreign language Oscar

What you need to know about the five movies competing for the best foreign language film Oscar.

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Reality Check: Is Chinese an official language in Pakistan?

Media outlets in Pakistan said parliament had declared it to be one, but that's not quite what happened.

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At 81, Silvio Berlusconi shows no signs of slowing down. CNN looks at the man, his past, and how he remains very much at the forefront of Italian politics.

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Letter opened at Virginia's Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall triggers hazmat situation; 11 fall ill

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Judge accused of bias by Trump rules against challenge to border wall

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Trump names Brad Parscale as campaign manager for 2020 re-election bid

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President Trump strikes deal with Boeing for new Air Force One planes

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Florida deputy who didn't enter school during mass shooting is not 'a coward,' lawyer says

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CNN's Delia Gallagher gets exclusive access to the Sistine Chapel as it has its annual checkup.

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North Korea has been sending supplies to Syria that could be used to produce chemical weapons, a United Nations Security Council diplomat has told CNN.

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Indigenous instruments play to a different tune.

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Drummer Teferi Assefa and bassist Henock Temesgen are on a mission to keep Addis Ababa's rich culture alive.

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Discover the sounds of one of Africa's richest music cultures.

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How secure are our schools? Since Columbine they are locked tightly, research shows

From 1999 to 2015, the percentage of students who said school doors were locked during class rose from 38% to 78%.

     

 

 

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Nearly 6,000 pedestrians killed in 2017 crashes, new report says

The number follows rises in 2016 and 2015 amid signs that walkers and drivers are dangerously distracted.

     

 

 

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Hope Hicks won't answer key questions before House panel in Russia probe

Democrats complained that the White House communications director would not answer key questions, but the panel did not take action to subpoena her.

     

 

 

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New shark species discovered in depths of the Atlantic

Atlantic sixgill sharks had kept their genetic secrets hidden amid the ocean depths since before the age of the dinosaurs.

     

 

 

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