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Chinese students flee Hong Kong as violence intensifies

University students from mainland China are fleeing Hong Kong, and classes in primary and secondary schools have been suspended as clashes turn increasingly violent in the city's 5-month-long anti-government unrest.

Impeachment hearings go live on TV with first witnesses
With the bang of a gavel, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff will open the hearings into President Donald Trump's pressure on Ukraine to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden's family.
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Five things to watch for in impeachment hearings
Two career diplomats will be the star witnesses for Democrats leading the inquiry.
Trump-Ukraine investigation: The key players
The inquiry probes whether Trump and associates used U.S. aid as leverage to try to damage a political rival.
Newsday recommends 6 key excerpts from the Mueller report
Here are a half-dozen noteworthy excerpts from special counsel Robert Mueller's report.
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1600: As Democrats push impeachment, what's a win?
Making the case against Trump As the Democrats tell it, the impeachment case they will begin to lay out against ...
Court's conservatives seem to back Trump on immigration
There did not appear to be any support among the five conservatives for blocking the administration's decision.
Trump continues criticism of Dems over impeachment
In NYC speech, he also says past interest rate hikes hampered economic growth.
Newsday recommends See the world's 19 happiest countries in 2019
The 2019 edition of the World Happiness Report finds little change at the top.
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Separating fact from fiction in Trump's impeachment hearings
A guide to separating fact from fiction on subjects likely to be heard in the hearings.
What's coming in impeachment: The inquiry goes public
A quick forecast of what's coming this week.
Then and now: How Trump impeachment process is different
Even if the two most recent impeachment proceedings offer instructive clues about the path ahead, there are notable differences in the case surrounding Donald Trump.
Supreme Court lets Sandy Hook shooting lawsuit go forward
The Supreme Court said Tuesday a survivor and relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting can pursue their lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 26 people.