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How a top-tier surrogacy agency became an FBI target

The FBI is investigating a surrogacy agency in Washington state that shut down suddenly, leaving intended parents out of thousands of dollars and surrogates without compensation.

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The embryo transfer Mariana Klaveno had planned is on hold after Surro Connections closed abruptly.

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The embryo transfer Mariana Klaveno had planned is on hold after Surro Connections closed abruptly.

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The embryo transfer Mariana Klaveno had planned is on hold after Surro Connections closed abruptly.
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Lawmakers vow to improve care for pregnant women in jails

Officials in Congress and in states from Pennsylvania to California said they were alarmed by a Bloomberg Law and NBC News investigation.

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Women who suffered stillbirths in jail said they wonder if things would have gone differently if they'd received better care.

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Kelsey Love delivered her son, Xayden, in a jail cell hours after pleading for help.
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Trump talks lower prices, health care costs, military bonuses in year-end address

Watch full coverage as President Donald Trump addressed the nation from the White House, highlighting his achievements and outlining future objectives. He announced a “warrior dividend,” stating that more than 1 million military service members will receive a bonus payment. NBC News' Tom Llamas and Peter Alexander provide analysis of Trump’s remarks.

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Watch full coverage as President Donald Trump addressed the nation from the White House, highlighting his achievements and outlining future objectives. He announced a “warrior dividend,” stating that more than 1 million military service members will receive a bonus payment. NBC News' Tom Llamas and Peter Alexander provide analysis of Trump’s remarks.
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Two families sue Meta over teens' deaths by suicide, citing 'sextortion' scams

The families of two boys who died by suicide filed a lawsuit against Meta, alleging that the company ignored the rising danger of sexual blackmail on Instagram.

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Tricia Maciejewski said she did not think it would be possible for a total stranger to message her 13-year-old son on Instagram.

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Tricia Maciejewski said she did not think it would be possible for a total stranger to message her 13-year-old son on Instagram.

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Tricia Maciejewski said she did not think it would be possible for a total stranger to message her 13-year-old son on Instagram.

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Tricia Maciejewski said she did not think it would be possible for a total stranger to message her 13-year-old son on Instagram.

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Tricia Maciejewski said she did not think it would be possible for a total stranger to message her 13-year-old son on Instagram.

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Tricia Maciejewski said she did not think it would be possible for a total stranger to message her 13-year-old son on Instagram.

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Tricia Maciejewski said she did not think it would be possible for a total stranger to message her 13-year-old son on Instagram.

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Tricia Maciejewski said she did not think it would be possible for a total stranger to message her 13-year-old son on Instagram.
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Senators Send Toymakers Warning Letter About AI-Powered Toys

Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Sen. Marsha Blackburn are sending out a bipartisan letter to six different companies in an effort to know what the toymakers are doing to prevent AI-powered toys from engaging in harmful conversations with children. The letters stem from a recent NBC investigation that revealed several AI-enabled toys engaged in sexual and inappropriate conversations with users.

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Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Sen. Marsha Blackburn are sending out a bipartisan letter to six different companies in an effort to know what the toymakers are doing to prevent AI-powered toys from engaging in harmful conversations with children. The letters stem from a recent NBC investigation that revealed several AI-enabled toys engaged in sexual and inappropriate conversations with users.
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Longtime children's pastor Joe Campbell arrested on child sex abuse charges

Joe Campbell, a former Assemblies of God minister, was indicted on sex abuse charges in Oklahoma after an NBC News investigation revealed decades of missed warnings.

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Pastor Joe Campbell.

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Joe Campbell was arrested Wednesday.

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Kerri Jackson, pictured in her childhood bedroom, says Campbell molested her once to twice a week for three years starting when she was about 9. At right, Jackson with her brother and younger sister.

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Phaedra Creed was 14 when Campbell invited her to live with him in 1988. The sexual abuse began within weeks, she later told police.

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Clockwise from left, Kerri Jackson, Kim Williams, Lisa Ball and Cheryl Almond each say they were sexually abused by pastor Joe Campbell as children.
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Rob Reiner's Son Charged With Murder as New Details Emerge

Nick Reiner has officially been charged with the murder of his parents, Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and his wife Michele. Newly obtained surveillance footage verified by NBC News shows Nick Reiner walking into a gas station before being arrested in downtown Los Angeles. NBC’s Morgan Chesky reports for TODAY.

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Nick Reiner has officially been charged with the murder of his parents, Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and his wife Michele. Newly obtained surveillance footage verified by NBC News shows Nick Reiner walking into a gas station before being arrested in downtown Los Angeles. NBC’s Morgan Chesky reports for TODAY.
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Video shows Nick Reiner’s arrest after parents’ deaths

Surveillance video obtained by KNBC shows the moment Nick Reiner was arrested a day after his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their Los Angeles home. Reiner is facing two charges of first-degree murder in the deaths of his parents.

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Surveillance video obtained by KNBC shows the moment Nick Reiner was arrested a day after his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their Los Angeles home. Reiner is facing two charges of first-degree murder in the deaths of his parents.
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Bondi Beach shooting suspect charged with terrorism and 15 counts of murder

Australian authorities on Wednesday charged the surviving suspect in the Bondi Beach shooting with 59 offenses, including terrorism and 15 counts of murder

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Rabbi Yehoram Ulman, center, father-in-law of Rabbi Eli Schlanger, weeps following his funeral at the Chabad of Bondi Synagogue on Wednesday.

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Floral tributes at the promenade of Bondi Beach on Wednesday.
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Trump defends WH chief of staff over new interview

President Trump defended White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles after her surprising new interview in Vanity Fair. NBC News’ Peter Alexander reports.

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President Trump defended White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles after her surprising new interview in Vanity Fair. NBC News’ Peter Alexander reports.
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Trump orders blockade of oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela

President Trump announced a blockade of all "sanctioned oil tankers" entering and leaving Venezuela. NBC News' Melanie Zanona breaks down the latest announcement. 

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President Trump announced a blockade of all "sanctioned oil tankers" entering and leaving Venezuela. NBC News' Melanie Zanona breaks down the latest announcement. 
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Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners pulls out of Paramount bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

Jared Kushner's private equity firm says it is dropping out of the group of firms that planned to back Paramount Skydance's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Jared Kushner's private equity firm says it is dropping out of the group of firms that planned to back Paramount Skydance's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Rob Reiner’s son charged with his parents’ murders

The Los Angeles district attorney announced Nick Reiner has been charged with two counts of first degree murder for the brutal slayings of his parents. Police say the couple’s bodies were found in their bedroom and their son was taken into custody without incident. NBC News’ Morgan Chesky reports.

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The Los Angeles district attorney announced Nick Reiner has been charged with two counts of first degree murder for the brutal slayings of his parents. Police say the couple’s bodies were found in their bedroom and their son was taken into custody without incident. NBC News’ Morgan Chesky reports.
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White House chief of staff Susie Wiles says Trump 'will go for it' when there's an 'opportunity' for retribution

WASHINGTON — White House chief of staff Susie Wiles said the administration's accusations against New York Attorney General Letitia James "might" be "retribution," and "when there’s an opportunity" for President Donald Trump to take retribution, "he will go for it," Vanity Fair reported in a new profile of Wiles

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How to Empower Kids to Take Control of the Devices in Their Lives

Screen time is a major concern for many parents. Now a new book is aiming to help kids take control of the devices in their lives. Authors Jonathan Haidt and Catherine Price join TODAY to talk about their book “The Amazing Generation: Your Guide to Fun and Freedom in a Screen-Filled World" that speaks directly to children.

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Screen time is a major concern for many parents. Now a new book is aiming to help kids take control of the devices in their lives. Authors Jonathan Haidt and Catherine Price join TODAY to talk about their book “The Amazing Generation: Your Guide to Fun and Freedom in a Screen-Filled World" that speaks directly to children.
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Bondi Beach Shooting Suspects 'Inspired' By ISIS: Prime Minister

New details are emerging on the father and son suspects in the shooting attack on a Hanukkah celebration at Australia's Bondi Beach with authorities saying the pair traveled last month to a region in the Philippines known for militant activity. "It would appear that there is evidence that this was inspired by a terrorist organization, by ISIS," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in a press conference. NBC’s Sara James reports for TODAY from Sydney.

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New details are emerging on the father and son suspects in the shooting attack on a Hanukkah celebration at Australia's Bondi Beach with authorities saying the pair traveled last month to a region in the Philippines known for militant activity. "It would appear that there is evidence that this was inspired by a terrorist organization, by ISIS," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in a press conference. NBC’s Sara James reports for TODAY from Sydney.
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Australian authorities ignored warning signs of rising antisemitism, some Jewish leaders say

For the past couple of years, leaders in Australia’s Jewish community have been seeing a rise in antisemitism and urging the country’s leaders to act.

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Members of the Jewish community during a vigil at Chabad of Bondi in Sydney on Monday. 

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Members of the Jewish community during a vigil at Chabad of Bondi in Sydney on Monday. 

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Members of the Jewish community during a vigil at Chabad of Bondi in Sydney on Monday. 
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Bondi shooters inspired by ISIS and visited extremist hotspot before attack, officials say

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the suspects were “motivated by Islamic State ideology.” They had traveled to the Philippines prior to the attack, officials said.

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Tributes piled together in memory of the victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney on Tuesday.

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Members of the public gather at a memorial at Bondi Beach on Monday.

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A member of the public disarmed one of the attackers in a dramatic scene captured Sunday.
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Police: Rob Reiner’s son 'responsible' for murder of his parents

After Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found dead inside their Los Angeles home, police arrested their son Nick on suspicion of murder. There has been a massive outpouring of support for the legendary actor and director from across Hollywood and beyond. NBC News’ Morgan Chesky reports.

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After Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found dead inside their Los Angeles home, police arrested their son Nick on suspicion of murder. There has been a massive outpouring of support for the legendary actor and director from across Hollywood and beyond. NBC News’ Morgan Chesky reports.
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New video released in search for Brown University gunman

The FBI is offering up to $50,000 in reward money for information leading to the identity of the shooter in the Brown University attack. NBC News’ Tom Winter details what was revealed in the new video that Providence officials released. 

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The FBI is offering up to $50,000 in reward money for information leading to the identity of the shooter in the Brown University attack. NBC News’ Tom Winter details what was revealed in the new video that Providence officials released. 
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Trump baselessly says Rob Reiner died because he was anti-Trump, politicizing the director's killing

President Donald Trump faced blowback from fellow Republicans Monday after he baselessly suggested that legendary director and actor Rob Reiner died because of Reiner’s anti-Trump views, injecting politics into the killing at a time when other conservatives expressed condolences.

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Law enforcement thwarts terror plot to target L.A. businesses on New Year’s

Law enforcement officials have uncovered a suspected New Year's Eve terror plot targeting Los Angeles businesses. NBC News' Kelly O' Donnell explains what this terror group was planning and how law enforcement disrupted its plans.

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Law enforcement officials have uncovered a suspected New Year's Eve terror plot targeting Los Angeles businesses. NBC News' Kelly O' Donnell explains what this terror group was planning and how law enforcement disrupted its plans.
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Brian Walshe found guilty of killing his wife and dismembering her body

A Massachusetts jury found Brian Walshe guilty of first-degree murder Monday, siding with prosecutors who accused the convicted fraudster of killing his wife and dismembering her body three years ago

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Brian Walshe during his trial in Dedham, Mass., on Dec. 9.

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Brian Walshe during his trial in Dedham, Mass., on Dec. 9.
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Rob Reiner's son Nick Reiner arrested in connection with parents' deaths

Nick Reiner, the son of movie director Rob Reiner, has been arrested in connection with the deaths of his parents, according to law enforcement. NBC News' Chloe Melas reports on how Hollywood is reacting to this family tragedy.

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Nick Reiner, the son of movie director Rob Reiner, has been arrested in connection with the deaths of his parents, according to law enforcement. NBC News' Chloe Melas reports on how Hollywood is reacting to this family tragedy.
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Rob Reiner, director of modern American classics, dies at 78

Rob Reiner, who was born into Hollywood comedic royalty and forged his own path directing films that marked America's mood through humor, satire and nostalgia, died Sunday.

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Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, in Los Angeles in 2014.

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Rob Reiner and Sally Struthers, as married couple Mike and Gloria Stivic, on "All in the Family" in 1979.

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Harry Shearer, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Rob Reiner at the premiere of "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues" in Los Angeles in September.

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Tom Cruise listens to director Rob Reiner between scenes on the set of "A Few Good Men" in 1992.
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Holocaust survivor and 10-year-old are among the victims of Bondi Beach shooting

A Holocaust survivor, a 10-year-old and a Chabad rabbi were among the 15 people killed when two gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah event at Australia's Bondi Beach on Sunday.

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Rabbi Eli Schlanger.

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Peter Meagher.

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Marika Pogany.
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Director Rob Reiner and wife found stabbed to death in their L.A. home

According to a source close to the Reiner family, filmmaker and director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their Los Angeles home. The source said the couple appeared to have died from stab wounds. 

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According to a source close to the Reiner family, filmmaker and director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their Los Angeles home. The source said the couple appeared to have died from stab wounds. 
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Person of interest in Brown University shooting to be released, officials say

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said the person of interest detained in connection with the Brown University shooting will be released. Smiley assured the community of safety and that an enhanced police presence will remain in the city and on Brown's campus. 

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Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said the person of interest detained in connection with the Brown University shooting will be released. Smiley assured the community of safety and that an enhanced police presence will remain in the city and on Brown's campus. 
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Officials: father & son kill 15 in Australia mass shooting

Officials in Australia said father and son attackers killed at least 15 people in a shooting during a Jewish holiday celebration in Sydney. Video showed a bystander tackling one of the suspects. NBC News’ Raf Sanchez has more.

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Officials in Australia said father and son attackers killed at least 15 people in a shooting during a Jewish holiday celebration in Sydney. Video showed a bystander tackling one of the suspects. NBC News’ Raf Sanchez has more.
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Officials hope to bring forth charges in Brown University shooting soon

Col. Oscar Perez, Providence’s police chief, told NBC News' Erin McLaughlin that police are confident the person of interest in custody is the suspected gunman and they hope charges can be brought forth within "the next few hours." 

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Col. Oscar Perez, Providence’s police chief, told NBC News' Erin McLaughlin that police are confident the person of interest in custody is the suspected gunman and they hope charges can be brought forth within "the next few hours." 
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Special Report: Trump speaks on shootings at Brown Univ., Bondi Beach and attacks in Syria

President Donald Trump gave his reaction to the recent fatal shootings at Brown University and Bondi Beach in Australia and fatal attacks on U.S. soldiers in Syria.

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President Donald Trump gave his reaction to the recent fatal shootings at Brown University and Bondi Beach in Australia and fatal attacks on U.S. soldiers in Syria.
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Video appears to show moment Bondi Beach shooter is disarmed

Video appears to show one of the shooters at Australia’s Bondi Beach being disarmed by a bystander. “That man is a genuine hero," New South Wales Premier Chris Minns said. At least 11 people were killed in the attack, which targeted the Jewish community and officials called an act of terrorism and antisemitism.

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Video appears to show one of the shooters at Australia’s Bondi Beach being disarmed by a bystander. “That man is a genuine hero," New South Wales Premier Chris Minns said. At least 11 people were killed in the attack, which targeted the Jewish community and officials called an act of terrorism and antisemitism.
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