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Opinion
Putting Clients Second
The Trump administration is moving to overturn a rule whose premise seems unarguable: that investment advisers should put their clients first.Much of the financial industry does put clients second.
Ask questions.
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U.S.
Fireworks Before a Final Vote on Jeff Sessions
Capping a strikingly contentious confirmation process, the Senate is expected to vote as soon as Wednesday evening on the nomination of Mr. Sessions to be attorney general.Jeff Sessions is confirmed.
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U.S.
Is News of Terror Attacks Underplayed? Experts Say No
President Trump’s claim runs counter to what has long been considered a given: that abundant media coverage has given terrorists the attention they crave.
"Preventing
terrorist attacks is, of course, a goal that is pretty much universally
shared. But Mr. Trump’s loose relationship with facts, and his
eagerness to fault journalists and judges, make some think he has a less
lofty goal as well: to find scapegoats for terrorist attacks that
sooner or later are certain to happen.
“Pre-emptive
blame,” said Ms. Crenshaw, the Stanford terrorism researcher.
“Nothing’s happened. But if something does happen, he can blame the
judiciary and the news media.”"4
World
Russian Airstrike Kills 3 Turkish Soldiers in Syria in ‘Friendly Fire’
The attack injected new tension into a volatile corner of the Syrian battlefield.The Turks and the Russians have a long history of hostility.
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N.Y. / Region
De Blasio May Be Interviewed by Federal Prosecutors on Friendly Turf
Mayor Bill de Blasio is expected to be questioned at his lawyer’s office, not at the office of the United States attorney in Manhattan, in an inquiry into his fund-raising.I will be surprised if anything is found.
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U.S.
Tom Price Is Sworn in as Health Secretary Amid Senate Disunity
The former representative from Georgia was sworn in hours after being confirmed in a contentious party-line vote.Tom Price will spend his time with Trump's foot in his mouth
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U.S.
Trump’s Legal Options in Travel Ban Case
The president’s team has struck out twice in court so far. Now it is deciding its next step.Rump will try again.
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Health
Doctors See Gains Against ‘an Urgent Threat,’ C. Diff
Infection rates appear to be declining, while innovative treatments are being tested and vaccine trials are in the works.People keep learning.
The normal bacteria that populate the human gut are important to individual health.
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World
A Rare Survivor of a Philippine Drug Raid Takes the Police to Court
The survivor has provided a chilling account that challenges the government’s assertion that those killed in the antidrug campaign were shot by the police in self-defense.There is hope for the Philippine nation.
The courts may break the government.
It is more likely the government will break the courts.
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U.S.
Tom Price Is Confirmed as Health Secretary
The Senate approved Mr. Price to be secretary of health and human services, where he will lead President Trump’s efforts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act.Twenty Million newly uninsured people or the destruction of the insurance industry have been too high a price so far.
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