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Tally is slightly less than senator’s fundraising haul in third quarter while rivals Biden raised $22.7m, Buttigieg $24.7m and Sanders $34.5m -
US advises its citizens to leave Iraq immediately after Iran vows ‘severe revenge’ for general’s killing
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Decision to accept money from Linda Fairstein raises fresh questions about Democratic contender’s views on criminal justice -
In 1901, William Trotter founded an other Guardian – the Boston Guardian – to ‘hold a mirror up to nature’. We could use something similar today, writes Kerri Greenidge -
Many evangelicals admire Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric – but undocumented Hispanics could also be in attendance on Friday -
Trump’s political fate could rest in the hands of the presiding judge – so what sort of role will the supreme court’s chief justice play?
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If banks destroy our homeland, they’ll have the Gwich’in Nation, and the millions of Americans who stand with us, to answer to -
Lots of research links male alcohol consumption to violence against women. Is all this female suffering worth it, just so men can have their boozy fun?
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There is not a microphone the Cowboys’ meddling owner Jerry Jones will run from, but in the words of one NFL executive: ‘They will do whatever it takes’ -
For a project which is looking to the Americas rather than merely America, the well-traveled Uruguayan seems to be the perfect hire -
The playoffs kick off as the field of 12 is narrowed to eight – with none of the four matchups looking overly easy to pick -
Today’s pass-first NFL claims to have no place for a lunch-bucket grinder like Gore and yet he abides, quietly scaling the record book as the Bills aim for a first playoff win in 24 years
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Biden accused Trump of having ‘tossed a stick of dynamite into a tinderbox’ as Sanders said move ‘brings us closer to another war’ -
Killing of powerful Iranian general will have far-reaching consequences for Trump -
The killing of the powerful Iranian military general presents a dramatic escalation of an already bloody struggle between Washington and Tehran for influence across the region
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The 45-year-old hoped to become America’s first Latino president but he struggled to build momentum and raise funds
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Brent crude up 4% amid escalating Middle East crisis that could hit world economy
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Record high on Wall Street and share rises in Europe following US-China trade deal progress -
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Thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets after a US airstrike killed Qassem Suleimani, the country's most powerful military chief
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Drivers in Washington state were forced to see in the new year while trapped under a 15ft-high (4.5m) sea of tumbleweeds. Police closed state route 240 at around 6.30pm on New Year's Eve after the desiccated but mobile plants buried a number of vehicles in their path. It took snow ploughs 10 hours to clear the weeds
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