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North America
US firm plans to cut open Titanic with robots and extract prized radio
The company's plans to "surgically remove" the Marconi wireless used to send emergency messages from the ship will infuriate MPs moving to protect the wreck.
- by Bill Gardner
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Trump impeachment
Trump lawyers call for his immediate acquittal from impeachment trial
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell puts forward rules that could lead to a quick impeachment trial for Trump.
- by Steve Holland and Karen Freifeld
Gun control
Armed gun rights activists rally against proposed Virginia gun laws
"What's going on here, if not stopped, will spread to other states," said one heavily armed activist.
- by Brad Brooks
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Huawei
Extradition case for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou begins in Canada
Canada's arrest of the daughter of Huawei's legendary founder shocked Beijing.
- by Amanda Coletta
Space
SpaceX launches, destroys rocket in astronaut escape test
The nine-minute flight ended with the Dragon crew capsule parachuting safely into the Atlantic, after separating and speeding away from the exploding rocket.
Trump's America
US National Archives admits it 'made a mistake' altering Trump photos
The non-partisan organisation altered images of the 2017 Women's March to obscure anti-Trump slogans and references to female anatomy.
- by Darlene Superville
Trump impeachment
'Brazen and unlawful': Trump's impeachment defence revealed
Trump's legal team has denied impeachment charges in its first official response to two articles of impeachment, choosing not to deny the core allegations of Democrats.
- by Michael D. Shear and Nicholas Fandos
US votes 2020
Billionaire Bloomberg granted financial disclosure delay
By getting approval to delay the release of his finances until after those pivotal contests, he is denying voters information about how much he is worth.
Courts
'Shattered' ex-congressman weeps at sentencing over Australian stocks
One of Donald Trump's most ardent supporters has been sentenced to prison for an illegal stock tip about an Australian Stock Exchange-listed biotech firm.
- by Peter Mitchell
Coronavirus outbreak
Passengers from China to be screened for new illness in US airports
Centres for Disease Control and Prevention officials say they will begin taking temperatures and asking about symptoms of passengers at three US airports.
- by Mike Stobbe
Trump impeachment
Trump adds legal heavyweights Starr, Dershowitz to impeachment team
Starr paved the way for former US president Bill Clinton's 1998 impeachment, while Dershowitz represented former NFL star and actor O.J. Simpson.
- by Karen Freifeld and Susan Heavey