Tulsi Gabbard: Bashar Assad is 'a brutal dictator'

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard on Thursday called Syrian leader Bashar Assad a "brutal dictator" as her previous comments about the leader face increased scrutiny following a breakout performance at Wednesday's Democratic presidential debate.

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Asia tech stocks fall after Trump renews US-China trade war

Tech stocks in Asia took a beating Friday after US President Donald Trump announced another round of tariffs on the country.

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Coal miners in Trump country block train in bitter fight

Miners blocked the tracks of a coal train in Kentucky on multiple days as part of a standoff between a coal company that filed for bankruptcy and left nearly 400 workers without work and pay for a month. CNN's Alexandra Fields reports.

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The Gulf dead zone was expected to be a record-breaker. A hurricane may have stopped it

Record-breaking spring rains and historic flooding in the Midwest were poised to create one of the biggest dead zones on record in the Gulf of Mexico this summer, researchers had estimated.

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Ancient star discovery sheds light on Big Bang mystery

On the other side of the Milky Way galaxy, astronomers have discovered an ancient star that contains evidence of the very first stars formed after the Big Bang.

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This sizzling exoplanet is turning into a football

Sizzling exoplanets have been found before, but WASP-121b continues to surprise astronomers. In 2017, they discovered a water vapor atmosphere that glowed because it was so hot.

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