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Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan dies at 100

WASHINGTON | U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan has died at the age of 100. He died on Monday from complications of Parkinson’s Disease, said his wife of 29 years, NBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchell. “To me he was my husband, who shaped my life from our very first date in 1984,” Mitchell said. “He […]

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A look at other presidential libraries as the Obama Presidential Center opens to the public

NEW YORK | Whenever historian Geoffrey Ward visits the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum to do research, he finds himself caught up in the spirit of FDR himself, the sense of landed contentment and cheerful disarray that helped define his public image. “It feels like you’re stepping back into his world,” Ward said […]

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Toon in Monday

Read more MONDAY NEWS IN A RUSH: Top headlines in today’s NewsMinute video Read more Aurora lawmakers slated for final vote on creation of internal police oversight sector Read more France restricts public alcohol consumption and outdoor sports as heat wave bakes parts of Europe

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Aurora lawmakers slated for final vote on creation of internal police oversight sector

AURORA | City lawmakers on Monday will hold a final vote on whether to create an Office of Public Safety Accountability, a permanent monitoring office to oversee police, fire, 911 and detention. The proposal has so far garnered unanimous approval among a city council that rarely sees such agreement among issues affecting the Aurora Police […]

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France restricts public alcohol consumption and outdoor sports as heat wave bakes parts of Europe

PARIS | France endured sizzling temperatures on Sunday, with trains, concerts and sports events canceled and authorities cracking down on drinking alcohol in public, as an exceptional heat wave unfurled across parts of Europe. Multiple drownings were reported as people sought relief in whatever water they could find. About a third of France is under […]

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US-Iran negotiations end, technical talks will continue after Trump shakes talks with threats

OBBUERGEN, Switzerland | High-level negotiations in Switzerland seeking a permanent end to the Iran war concluded early Monday, with lower-level talks planned for the rest of the week as Iran and the United States agreed to create a “de-confliction cell” to address the fighting in Lebanon. A statement from mediators Pakistan and Qatar said the […]

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7 killed and dozens injured following series of weekend shootings in Chicago

CHICAGO | A spate of shootings in Chicago has led to at least seven deaths and 38 injuries since Friday evening, police say, prompting President Donald Trump to renew his call for a military intervention in the nation’s third-largest city. “Why isn’t Governor Pritzker calling me for help. I could make Chicago a safe City […]