Profile: Billionaire philanthropist George Soros

The hedge fund investor turned liberal philanthropist is politically divisive around the world.

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Showdown in the South China Sea: Why China or America Won't Backdown

The South China Sea is once again rapidly becoming a major point of contention between Washington and Beijing, with both sides refusing to back down. Two U.S. Navy warships — the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins and Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam — conducted a freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) in the South China Sea Saturday, sailing within twelve nautical miles of several Chinese-controlled islands in the Paracels, territories the Chinese military forcefully seized from Vietnam in the 1970s. Asserting that the American vessels entered China’s territorial waters “without the permission of the Chinese government,” the Chinese Ministry of National Defense explained that the Chinese military “immediately dispatched warships to identify and inspect the American ships according to law, and warned them to depart.” This claim has not been verified.

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President Macron offers citizenship to migrant who saved dangling child

French President Emmanuel Macron granted Mamoudou Gassama citizenship and offered him a job with the Paris emergency services.

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Elections Since Trump Suggest Democratic Base Energized for 2018

Maddow talks with Kornacki about Democratic special election victories since the 2016 election, as well as significant shifts toward Democrats where Republicans managed to hold onto office, suggesting Democrats are energized for the midterm elections

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Video of Officer Punching Young Woman Surfaces, Officers Put on Administrative Duty

After video surfaced of a police officer punching a 20-year-old woman in New Jersey on Saturday, officers have been placed on administrative duty, pending an investigation.

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Hawaii volcano latest: 'Vog' joins array of horrifying eruptions from Kilauea

The dangerous volcano in Hawaii is spewing out yet another horror: vog. Volcanic smog is now spewing out of the Kilauea volcano, endangering people around it after weeks of danger. Vog isn't quite as explosive or spectacular as some of the other dangers that have been thrown out of the volcano.

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China Approves 13 New Ivanka Trump Trademarks in 3 Months, Adding to Conflict of Interest Questions

Chinese officials have emphasized that all trademark applications are handled in accordance with the law

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Berkeley's Head Basketball Coach Says She Was Questioned About Her Biracial Son by Southwest Agent

UC Berkeley head basketball coach says she was questioned at airport about her biracial baby.

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US search firm says to end MH370 hunt in 'coming days'

A private search for Flight MH370 will end in the coming days, an exploration firm said Tuesday, some four years after the plane disappeared in one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries. No sign of it was found in a 120,000-square kilometre (46,000-square mile) Indian Ocean search zone and the Australian-led hunt, the largest in aviation history, was suspended in January last year. After pressure from families, the Malaysian government struck a deal with US exploration firm Ocean Infinity to restart the search in January on condition it would only be paid if the Boeing 777 or its black boxes were found.

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