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Rubio begins three-nation NATO tour in Iceland, which is wary of Trump’s Arctic intentions6:13 U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has begun a three-nation tour of NATO allies with a stop in Iceland The Russian ‘lab leak’ and America’s great weakness5:09 After Trump withdrew from the WHO and slashed funding for medical research, American scientists told me they feared China would take over as the world leader in science. Situations like this underscore how risky that move was, writes Holly Baxter Arizona opens new Taiwan representative office, rejecting warning from China5:09 Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs and Taiwanese leaders have opened an office in Phoenix to aid Taiwanese businesses and citizens in the region Trump says journalists should be ‘arrested’ for reporting on empty seats at rally4:33 The president claims upper-level empty seats were simply attendees moving down to the main floor during the Vandalia, Ohio event Trump spends campaign rally complaining about how he is treated by media amid record-low approval ratings4:33 Trump tried to ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House over unfavorable coverage, but a judge ordered that their access be restored Nicaragua torture victim imprisoned for second time after being deported by U.S.2:57 A Nicaraguan exile who was imprisoned and tortured after protesting against that country's government was deported by the U.S. back to his country, where he was immediately imprisoned once again by authorities Colombia launches joint task force to protect pipeline and fight ELN rebels2:57 Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has launched a joint task force that will fight rebel groups and drug gangs in the country's northeast Housing protests erupt in Barcelona as Spain calls early election, in photos2:57 Protesters clashed with police in Barcelona on Monday, hours after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a Nov. 29 general election after his government suffered a legislative defeat over emergency housing measures. Trump backs down on taxpayer funded ads and now says his PAC will pay for them2:23 More than $10 million in federal funds from a $20 million Homeland Security contract has already been spent on the national broadcast campaign since September |