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• US Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland will testify today with his own and Trump's future at significant risk November 20, 2019 5:38 am
  Gordon Sondland is entering a lions' den.
• Analysis: This could be the defining moment November 20, 2019 5:42 am
  This story was originally published in the November 20 edition of CNN's Meanwhile in America, the daily email about US politics for global readers. Sign up here to receive it every weekday morning.
• Sondland a day after Trump Ukraine call: US will increase support of Ukraine if it undertakes 'promised' reforms November 20, 2019 12:15 am
  US Ambassador Gordon Sondland said in an interview a day after President Donald Trump's July phone call with Ukraine's leader that the United States would increase its support of the country if it undertook "promised" reforms.
• Trump tweets it's 'a great day for Republicans'
  Read opening statements: Morrison, Volker, Williams, Vindman
• Analysis: 11 takeaways from Tuesday's impeachment hearings November 19, 2019 11:14 pm
• Carl Bernstein shares how GOP secretly voiced their concerns November 19, 2019 11:07 pm
  CNN Political Analyst Carl Bernstein, joins Anderson Cooper to answer your President Trump impeachment inquiry questions as the hearings ramp up. Watch Full Circle week nights at 5 p.m. ET.
• Opinion: Trump and bribery claim: Does the shoe fit? November 20, 2019 2:18 am
  For weeks, Americans have debated whether President Donald Trump's request that President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly announce the launch of investigations into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, involved a quid pro quo. Recently, however, Speaker Nancy Pelosi dropped the Latin.
• How to watch today's impeachment hearings November 20, 2019 3:37 am
  More public hearings in the impeachment inquiry will be held on Wednesday -- including highly anticipated testimony from a top diplomat central to House Democrats' investigation.
• How Republicans' star impeachment witness turned on them November 20, 2019 2:13 am
  • Analysis: What Tuesday's impeachment hearings tell us about the next ones • Polls show impeachment hearings aren't changing minds
• Watch Vindman correct Nunes during impeachment hearing November 19, 2019 6:40 pm
  • Opinion: Vindman's message to his dad • White House Twitter slams Vindman during testimony
• Study: Anal cancer rates and deaths are climbing in the US November 20, 2019 3:27 am
  Anal cancer cases and deaths are rising dramatically in the United States, especially among older people and young black men, a new study says.
• Secretive energy startup backed by Bill Gates achieves solar breakthrough November 19, 2019 4:04 pm
  A secretive startup backed by Bill Gates has achieved a solar breakthrough aimed at saving the planet.
• Report: Drugs found in the home of NFL player after woman's apparent overdose November 20, 2019 5:31 am
  She arrived at a suburban Washington, DC, hospital around 1:30 a.m. Thursday unconscious and unresponsive. Julia E. Crabbe was suffering from an apparent overdose, authorities said.
• The White House shifts description of Trump's visit to Walter Reed November 19, 2019 9:28 pm
  The White House has offered shifting descriptions of President Donald Trump's medical exam in the days since he made an unscheduled Saturday visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
• CNN panelist to Rick Santorum: That argument is insane November 20, 2019 2:56 am
  CNN legal analyst Carrie Cordero calls CNN senior political commentator Rick Santorum's defense of President Donald Trump insane during a discussion about the impeachment hearings.
• Boeing may need to redesign 7,000 jets after a fatal accident last year November 19, 2019 11:41 pm
  Investigators of a fatal accident on a Southwest Airlines plane last year recommend that Boeing retrofit the engines of nearly 7,000 jets to prevent a repeat of the accident.
• Prosecutor accused of using his daughter as bait to catch suspected child molester November 20, 2019 2:47 am
  A prosecutor in Northern California was placed on leave after he allegedly used his daughter to lure a suspected child molester, the Santa Clara District Attorney's Office says.
• Jake Tapper caught off guard by White House statement after hearing November 19, 2019 9:15 pm
  CNN's Jake Tapper reacts to a statement White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham gave after testimonies of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and Jennifer Williams during the public impeachment hearing.
• 16-year-old arrested after authorities discover her plan to attack a black church November 20, 2019 4:27 am
  A 16-year-old white girl was arrested after school officials and authorities discovered a plan to attack a black church in Gainvesville, Georgia, police said Tuesday.
• 8-year-old gets photo shoot after being denied school picture for her hair extensions November 20, 2019 5:41 am
  The 8-year-old Michigan girl who was not allowed to get her school picture taken because of her red hair extensions got a second chance at a special photo shoot.
• NFL player cut after he's accused of punching a woman who's pregnant with their baby November 20, 2019 1:25 am
  The Miami Dolphins waived second-year running back Mark Walton after he was arrested Tuesday morning, with police accusing him of repeatedly punching the mother of his unborn child in the face.
• A father put up flyers about his baby's rare disorders. 'Let the baby die,' someone responded November 19, 2019 9:57 pm
• California's largest utility to intentionally shut off power again, this time to 150,000 customers November 20, 2019 6:21 am
  California's largest utility will intentionally shut off power to about 150,000 customers starting Wednesday to prevent its equipment from setting off blazes.
• Alibaba on track to raise $12.9 billion in Hong Kong listing November 20, 2019 6:53 am
  Alibaba's highly anticipated Hong Kong debut has a price tag.
• 'Today' hosts weigh themselves on air November 19, 2019 2:36 pm
  Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager, hosts of "Today with Hoda and Jenna," weighed themselves on air prior to beginning their intermittent fasting experiment.
• Simone Biles offended by Larry Nassar banner November 19, 2019 9:44 pm
  Simone Biles took offense to a banner seen in Ann Arbor during the University of Michigan's football game with rival Michigan State over the weekend.
• Cops find 8-year-old girl who was kidnapped hiding in laundry basket of hotel room November 19, 2019 2:28 pm
  New video shows authorities rescuing a 8-year-old girl after breaking into the hotel room she was being kept in in Fort Worth, Texas.
• Emilia Clarke says she's been pressured to appear nude after 'Game of Thrones' November 19, 2019 8:15 pm
  Emilia Clarke's role as the Khaleesi on "Game of Thrones" began with many nude scenes for the actress. But, after Season 1 of the hit HBO series, she started calling the shots on how much of her body she wanted to show.
• Tom Hanks just found out he's related to Mister Rogers November 19, 2019 8:09 pm
  Tom Hanks is taking getting into character to a whole new level. He's actually related to one.
• 'Friends' props and costumes to be auctioned November 20, 2019 7:13 am
  Do you remember that episode of "Friends" when Joey and Chandler got robbed and were left with nothing but a canoe in their living room? Or the time Chandler accidentally said "I love you" to Monica while her head was buried in a turkey?
• Actor shares heartbreaking news on 'DWTS' November 19, 2019 6:16 pm
  Before being eliminated from contention on ABC's "Dancing With the Stars," actor James Van Der Beek announced that his wife Kimberly had a miscarriage.
• Why Jerry Seinfeld compares his daughter to a baby alligator November 19, 2019 7:04 pm
  Jerry Seinfeld is the guest for the newest episode of Spotify's "Amy Schumer Presents: 3 Girls, 1 Keith," where he compared his daughter Sacha to a baby alligator.
• These 5-star Amazon products make for the perfect holiday gift
• The best early Black Friday sales going on now
• Sale alert: Apple Watch Series 3 is just $169
• 20 of the best on-sale styles at Nordstrom
• Aston Martin unveils a $190,000 SUV November 20, 2019 5:42 am
  Aston Martin unveiled its first SUV Tuesday in Los Angeles and at a simultaneous event in Beijing. The British sports car company joins a long list of brands, including Lamborghini, Bentley and Rolls-Royce, for which an SUV would have once been unthinkable, but is now a reality.
• Woman charges into flames to save burned koala November 20, 2019 1:39 am
  Video shows a woman rescuing a koala from a bushfire in New South Wales. The koala has been treated for his burns and is still in "very serious condition."
• A camel, a cow, and a donkey were found lost on a Kansas road November 19, 2019 9:44 pm
  In a scene straight out of Jesus' manger, a camel, a cow and a donkey were found traveling together -- not in Jerusalem, but in small-town Kansas.
• Opinion: Chick-fil-A is trying to distract you November 19, 2019 10:21 pm
  What do bigots become when they bite their tongues?
• Google Stadia is here, but there are still huge issues November 19, 2019 7:46 pm
  Just days before Google launched its long-awaited video game service, the company announced it would nearly double the number of titles available to play on day one. But even that last-minute move won't be enough to guarantee it succeeds in the increasingly competitive gaming market.
• Chef launches new restaurants months after old chain collapsed November 19, 2019 4:30 pm
  Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has launched a new mid-range restaurant chain just six months after his UK dining empire collapsed.
• WeWork braces for mass layoffs this week November 19, 2019 1:24 am
  One month after WeWork's former CEO, Adam Neumann, received a massive payout despite all but running the company into the ground, more than 12,000 global staffers are bracing for mass layoffs this week.
• Trump's puzzling visit to the hospital November 19, 2019 1:30 am
  Like a weekend worrier who shows up at the emergency room, President Donald Trump went to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center unannounced for what the White House says were supposedly routine tests. "He's in good health and it was a routine checkup as part of his annual physical," insisted White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham.
• Call T.I. taking his daughter for a 'virginity test' what it really is November 19, 2019 3:50 pm
  Earlier this month, rapper T.I. told the hosts of the "Ladies Like Us" podcast that his idea of "sex education" goes far beyond having the "sex talk" with his 18-year-old-college freshman daughter.
• Stephen Miller has to go November 19, 2019 2:20 am
  Last week the Southern Poverty Law Center released a report that lays bare senior White House advisor Stephen Miller's support for white nationalism.
• Trump's assault weapons export move November 18, 2019 9:25 pm
  Less than 10 days after six children and three women of a US family of were killed in Mexico, drawing national and international alarm, the Trump administration indicated it would move forward with a dangerous policy change that would make the types of weapons most likely used in that tragedy easier to export. The move seemingly skirts Congress and is counter to the apparent will of the American public. The change is tone deaf to today's needs and must be stopped.
• Democratic naysayers wrong on Medicare for All November 19, 2019 2:40 pm
  The American political debate over health care is absurd. Americans pay twice as much as any other nation for health care, and then are told daily that they "can't afford" to switch to a lower-cost system very similar to those of Canada and Europe. If President Donald Trump and the plutocratic Republican party were the only ones carrying this ridiculous message, it would be understandable. Yet this message is also coming from media pundits aligned with the Democratic Party and the most conservative wing of the party.
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• In secular India, it's getting tougher to be Muslim November 20, 2019 5:18 am
  On the eve of India's independence, the man who would soon become the country's first Prime Minister outlined an aspirational vision.
• US-South Korea defense talks abruptly end as Trump's 400% price hike angers Seoul November 20, 2019 1:37 am
• Tottenham sack Mauricio Pochettino November 19, 2019 9:23 pm
  Mauricio Pochettino has been sacked by Tottenham Hotspur just six months after leading the club to the Champions League final.
• ISIS taught kids trigonometry for snipers November 19, 2019 10:04 am
  Two floors beneath the headquarters of Iraqi Military Intelligence, at the end of a red-carpeted corridor, two doors swing open to reveal a museum of cold, calculated and deliberate horror.
• Rising floods in Venice threaten the city's architecture November 18, 2019 12:22 am
  CNN's Scott McLean reports from Venice, Italy, where rising water is raising concern for the city's architecture and threatening some of the its artisan workshops.
• California won't buy cars from certain makers because they sided with Trump over emissions November 19, 2019 7:32 pm
  The state of California is taking aim at GM, Chrysler, Toyota, Nissan and other automakers that are aligning with the Trump administration in its battle over emissions rules.
• Authorities investigate series of violent horse attacks in South Carolina November 19, 2019 1:41 pm
  Officials are investigating a string of violent horse attacks in upstate South Carolina that left some animals dead and others with severe injuries.
• Southern California is about to get its first significant rain since May November 19, 2019 6:13 pm
  Southern California is about to get drenched for the first time in six months.
• Dozens of Indiana school districts cancel classes as teachers rally at the state capitol November 20, 2019 12:31 am
  Thousands of Indiana students are missing class Tuesday as teachers protest for better pay and more funding for public schools.
• What these rare 19th-century photos reveal October 24, 2019 6:16 pm
  Even in its grainy, black-and-white nascence nearly 200 years ago, it was clear that photography would be a game-changing invention.
• The hotel built 32 years ago (but never opened) August 10, 2019 3:15 am
  In 1987, ground was broken on a grand new hotel in North Korea's capital, Pyongyang. The pyramid-shaped, supertall skyscraper was to exceed 1,000 feet in height, and was designed to house at least 3,000 rooms, as well as five revolving restaurants with panoramic views.
• The one item of clothing in every genius' closet October 15, 2019 2:35 am
  When the disgraced health entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes was indicted on fraud charges for her lab-testing company Theranos last year, much of the media discussion rested not on her alleged corporate recklessness and staggering abuses of trust, but on her sartorial choices: black jackets, black slacks, and -- most importantly -- black turtlenecks.
• Portraits shine light on Tahiti's 'third gender' October 9, 2019 7:18 am
  On the Polynesian island of Tahiti, there is said to be something akin to a sixth sense -- one that belongs to neither men nor women. Instead, it is the sole domain of the "mahu," a community recognized as being outside the traditional male-female divide.
• Rare color photos cast new light on WWII October 19, 2017 9:33 am
  Color film was rare in World War II. The vast majority of the photos taken during the conflict were in black and white, and color photography as a whole was still a relatively new technique.
• How the 1% are preparing for the apocalypse August 7, 2019 1:09 pm
  Say "doomsday bunker" and most people would imagine a concrete room filled with cots and canned goods.
• A behind-the-scenes look at how Tyler Perry Studios is reshaping Hollywood November 19, 2019 3:25 pm
  Strolling about the 330 acres of Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia is like stepping back in time.
• Taylor Swift able to perform her hits November 19, 2019 1:29 am
  Everyone needs to calm down. It seems Taylor Swift can perform her hits, including those that were the subject of very public dispute last week, at the upcoming American Music Awards.
• Idris Elba is OK November 19, 2019 2:16 am
  In case you were wondering, Idris Elba is "doing OK."