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The US Office of Government Ethics says the White House should consider disciplinary action against presidential adviser Kellyanne Conway for appearing to violate government ethics rules by publicly endorsing Ivanka Trump products.
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Californians who were ordered to evacuate due to a threat from the tallest dam in the US can now safely return to their homes and businesses may reopen, authorities say, though warning remains.
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| UpdatedMichael Flynn's resignation following his "loss of trust" as national security advisor follows the Obama administration relieving him of the position as Defence Intelligence chief over insubordination.
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| UpdatedAlthough details are still uncertain over how and why the half-brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un was killed, government officials and independent experts all say the assassination looks like the work of North Korean agents.
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| UpdatedWhite House spokesman Sean Spicer said that former national security adviser Michael Flynn either misled Vice President Mike Pence and others, or forgot "critical details" about his call with Russia's ambassador to the US, creating "a critical mass and an unsustainable situation."
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Atlanta Falcons fans are still clearly feeling the Super Bowl loss, with the city's zoo naming a baby Madagascar hissing cockroach "Tom Brady".
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| UpdatedDonald Trump was informed in late January that Mr Flynn had not told Vice-President Mike Pence the whole truth about conversations he had with Russia's ambassador to the US before Mr Trump took office, White House spokesman Sean Spicer says.
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Beverley O'Connor speaks to Khaled Beydoun of the University of Detroit Mercy Law School about the implications of Michael Flynn's resignation.
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| UpdatedEither Michael Flynn has one of the world's worst memories or he deliberately misled his Vice-President and the United States as to the content and subject matter of his calls to the Russian ambassador, writes Philip Williams.
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Contractors arrive on Manus Island to begin interviews with refugees about resettlement in the United States.
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Conor Duffy reports from Washington DC, where Donald Trump's embattled national security adviser Michael Flynn has resigned, February 14, 2017.
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| UpdatedThe University of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team wins its 100th straight US college game, adding another chapter to their storied history.
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| UpdatedDonald Trump's national security adviser Michael Flynn resigns after conceding he gave "incomplete information" to Vice-President Mike Pence about his discussions with Russia's ambassador to the US.
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| UpdatedDiners at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort boasted about being at the centre of the action on Facebook as the President held an impromptu national security meeting in full view of club members.
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Despite water levels dropping at the Oroville Dam, more rain is expected later in the week prompting hurried repairs.
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| UpdatedThe Trump administration decrees sanctions against Venezuelan Vice-President Tareck El Aissami, accusing him of playing a major role in international drug trafficking.
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A lifelong obsession with Catholicism is one of the main themes in Martin Scorsese's latest film, as he continues what he calls a search for the spiritual human condition.
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| UpdatedTens of thousands of California residents remain in shelters as engineers work to shore up the tallest dam in the US before new storms sweep the region.
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Hidden Figures tells the story of three African-American women who worked at NASA in the 1960s to help send astronaut John Glenn into orbit. The film's stars, Octavia Spencer and Kevin Costner, discuss why it's such an important story to tell.
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| UpdatedUS President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have met at the White House.
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