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U.S. wants North Korea to view Vietnam as a model for transformation When President Trump meets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi this week to discuss rapprochement and denuclearization, Washington will point to the host country as an example: a vibrant, fast-growing market economy that has a close relationship with the United States. By Simon Denyer · Read more Pompeo says North Korea remains a nuclear threat, contradicting Trump Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made the remark in an interview days before President Trump holds his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. By Felicia Sonmez and Toluse Olorunnipa · Read more   House Democrats to subpoena Mueller if report is not made public, Schiff says Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.), the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said Democrats will go to court if necessary to publicly release the special counsel's report on Russian interference in the 2016 campaign. By Felicia Sonmez · Read more   White House to select scientists to counter government climate findings, officials say The move would be the administration's most forceful effort to challenge the scientific consensus that greenhouse gas emissions are helping drive global warming. By Juliet Eilperin, Josh Dawsey and Brady Dennis · Read more   All three Kieboom brothers had pro potential. But Carter wants to be great. The older Kiebooms are used to being asked about Carter, now the Nationals' top prospect. As Trevor Kieboom put it, "I'd say, 'He's nothing like us. He's so much better.' " And that doesn't bother them much. Story by Jesse Dougherty | Photos by Jonathan Newton · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Pope calls for 'all-out battle' against sexual abuse, remains short on specifics The pontiff's words at the end of a Vatican summit underscored looming challenges for an institution that has acknowledged the seriousness of clerical abuse but nonetheless struggled to curtail it. By Chico Harlan and Michelle Boorstein · Read more   91st Academy Awards | Critic's Notebook Five things that should happen at this year's Oscars Give Spike Lee his Oscar, already. Over more than three decades, he has captured the tenor and timbre of his era with films that provoke, infuriate, amuse and linger. By Ann Hornaday · Read more   Go bold like Trump, Democratic presidential candidates have decided Swing-for-the-fences ideas are the norm for 2020 candidates, who saw President Trump's boldness as saying more to some voters than Hillary Clinton's incremental proposals. By Michael Scherer · Read more   After humanitarian aid met with violence, Venezuela opposition looks to foreign allies Opposition leader Juan Guaidó suggested he will entertain more radical solutions to try to oust President Nicolás Maduro. By Anthony Faiola · Read more   Tornado death confirmed as violent storms smack the South Homes, highways and bridges were flooded or put out of commission amid the heavy rains and severe storms. By Associated Press · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Proposed amnesty for crimes against humanity stirs outrage in Guatemala The bill would allow former army officers who committed abuses during the 36-year civil war to go free. By Sandra Cuffe and Mary Beth Sheridan · Read more   Trump announces plans for July 4 celebration at Lincoln Memorial "HOLD THE DATE!" the president tweeted Sunday morning. It was unclear if the festivities would complement or compete with the existing celebration on the Mall and who would pay for them. By Faiz Siddiqui · Read more   Voters in Japan's Okinawa prefecture deliver a resounding no to new U.S. military base  The referendum is not binding, but its result is a headache for Japan's government and the U.S. military as they seek to relocate the much-maligned Futenma base. By Akiko Kashiwagi and Simon Denyer · Read more   Hijacking suspect killed after Dubai-bound flight makes emergency landing The man, described by authorities as a "terrorist," was shot by military commandos who stormed the plane after it landed in Bangladesh. By Reis Thebault · Read more

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