Trump is impeached following vote in House of Representatives
House holds historic vote after day-long debate over two articles, making Trump the third US president to be impeached
Joan E Greve in Washington
Second article of impeachment passes
The House has now passed the second article of impeachment, which is obstruction of Congress. The final vote was 229-198, with only Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard voting “present.”
Trump has been impeached on both abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, and the two articles will now taken up by the Senate in a trial to determine whether he should be removed from office.
It is widely expected the president will be acquitted by the Republican-controlled Senate, but the importance of this moment cannot be understated.
A majority of the House of representatives has declared that Trump has abused his power and obstructed Congress, and he will go down in history as only the third US president to ever be impeached.
There’s no way back for British Isis prisoners languishing in a Syrian jail
At a prison in northern Syria, Richard Hall meets two captured British Isis members who want to come home
Aseel Muthana always looked up to his older brother. There were only a couple of years between them, but the way he talks about him makes the gap seem much larger.
Growing up in the Welsh capital of Cardiff together, Aseel absorbed his extremist opinions on politics and religion, and followed him everywhere he went.
So when, in 2013, Nasser decided to travel to Syria to join one of the world’s deadliest terror groups, Aseel was eager to go too.
S.Africa still hobbled by abusive legacy of domestic work
For three years, SiyamthandaDube lived in a shed outside the house where she cleaned, cooked and babysat for a South African family.
Her employers asked her to move to "be with the kids" after their mum started a new job in 2014.
Dube complied, bringing her two daughters and reluctant husband from their home in a Johannesburg township.
"We put the bed up on top of buckets so that we could put the kids' mattresses underneath," she said.
Breaking TaboosA Rape Case Finally Has Japan Talking about Sexual Assault
The journalist Shiori Ito woke up in a hotel room naked and with no memory of what had happened. She is suing the man who brought her there and allegedly sexually assaulted her. It is a case that has divided Japan. On Wednesday, she won.
The night that changed Shiori Ito's life forever began with a spell of dizziness. Suddenly, the room started spinning and her eyelids became heavy.
On that evening, the then-25-year-old was with a fellow journalist at a sushi restaurant in Tokyo. His name was Noriyuki Yamaguchi, and he had made a name for himself in Japan, having interviewed senior politicians and written a biography about Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Ito and Yamaguchi were only cursorily acquainted. Ito was looking for a job and Yamaguchi had offered to discuss her options with her over dinner. And then Ito suddenly grew dizzy.
Earth's magnetic north pole is heading for Russia and scientists are puzzled
By Ashley Strickland, CNN
Updated 0029 GMT (0829 HKT) December 19, 2019
Unlike its geographical poles, Earth's magnetic poles that serve as the foundation of our navigation are actively moving.
The north magnetic pole has been slowly moving across the Canadian Arctic toward Russia since 1831, but its swift pace toward Siberia in recent years at a rate of around 34 miles per year has forced scientists to update the World Magnetic Model -- used by civilian navigation systems, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and US and British militaries -- a year ahead of schedule.
The World Magnetic Model 2020 forecasts that the pole will continue on its path to Russia, but now the speed is slowly decreasing to about 24.8 miles per year. Since its discovery in 1831, the pole has traveled 1,400 miles.
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