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World
In Critical Brexit Vote, Theresa May Survives
Lawmakers narrowly rejected an amendment that would have put Parliament in charge of the withdrawal from the E.U., overturning constitutional protocol.Brexit without a deal.
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Climate
U.S. Midwest Freezes, Australia Burns: This Is the Age of Weather Extremes
Numbing cold hit parts of the United States as wildfires raged in Australia’s record-breaking heat. Here's the climate change connection.The weather is what it is.
The globe is warming.
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U.S.
Why Did Soviets Invade Afghanistan? Documents Offer History Lesson for Trump
President Trump claimed the Soviet Union went to war in 1979 to battle terrorists. But a newly published cable underscores Moscow’s fear that Afghanistan would switch loyalties to the West.Bad judgment.
4
Style
Florence Knoll Bassett, 101, Designer of the Modern American Office, Dies
The mid-20th-century furnishings she fashioned were profoundly influential, and they still resonate.Yes.
5
Sports
The Enduring Fight Over the First Ironman Triathlon
A simple box of papers delivered to a couple in the early years of the swimming, biking and running event in Hawaii set off a legal skirmish over what became a billion-dollar idea.Fighting over an idea is pointless.
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U.S.
Chris Christie Says Jared Kushner’s Father Committed a ‘Loathsome’ Crime
The former New Jersey governor, who prosecuted Charles Kushner more than a decade ago, issued his sharply personal attack during a TV interview on Tuesday.Thieves have fallen out.
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Magazine
The Day They Came to Tell Me My Husband Died
Grieving people remember compassion, like the compassion I received from the sheriff’s deputies who stayed by my side until I was no longer alone.I will do what I can.
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U.S.
Steven Mnuchin Draws Claims of Conflict of Interest in Decision on Russian Oligarch
Democratic lawmakers raised concerns about the Treasury secretary after a sanctions-lifting agreement benefited a big Republican donor.Steven Mnuchin does not look good.
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Arts
Jussie Smollett, Star of ‘Empire,’ Attacked in What Police Call a Possible Hate Crime
Smollett was attacked early Tuesday by two people who the police say yelled “racial and homophobic slurs” and wrapped a rope around his neck.I can't find the conspiracy.
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U.S.
A Growing Chorus of Republican Critics for Trump’s Foreign Policy
More than two years into his administration, the disconnect between President Trump and the Republican establishment on foreign policy has rarely been as stark.There may be grumbling in the ranks but there is no mutiny.
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U.S.
Jared Kushner, a Confident Negotiator, Finds Immigration Deal to Be Elusive
It has been challenging for Mr. Kushner to negotiate a broad immigration deal that would satisfy a president committed to a border wall and Democrats who have repeatedly cast it as immoral.Refugees get hearings as quickly as possible.
So says the law.
The president must follow the law.
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Obituaries
Diana Athill Dies at 101; Wrote Cleareyed Memoirs of Love and Sex
The English author, whose critically lauded autobiographies chronicled her romantic and sexual liaisons, attained literary celebrity in her 90s.She lived her life.
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Opinion
The ‘Rotten Equilibrium’ of Republican Politics
Charlatans rise. Government falls.I would like a more coherent argument.
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New York
How Luxury Developers Use the ‘Void’ to Build Sky High
Loopholes in New York zoning laws allow for a shocking cheat that is partly responsible for escalating real estate prices. Is a crackdown coming?I was not aware of the practice.
I doubt it will end soon.
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U.S.
How the Shutdown Reordered American Life
People accustomed to paychecks were forced to moonlight, visit food pantries and apply for unemployment benefits. A stable job suddenly felt high risk.Trump is undoubtedly a silly man.
He will not be allowed to shut down the federal government again.
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Opinion
Saving NATO
The House voted overwhelmingly to block President Trump’s threat to quit the Atlantic alliance. The Senate should promptly follow suit.Breaking NATO would be silly.
Russia has demonstrated it is willing to stray over its borders.
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Arts
You Know the Lorena Bobbitt Story. But Not All of It.
In the 1990s, she was the topic of tabloid headlines and comedy skits. Now, as a documentary series takes on the story, she opens up about how that one night changed her life.There are less dramatic cures for domestic violence.
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Real Estate
Staging a Duet in a One-Bedroom Apartment
Two Juilliard students flee the dorms and search the Lincoln Center area for a decent kitchen and living room to split.Enough income helps.
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Fashion
Cemetery Was the Right Vibe for a Glamour Goth Wedding
Ally Grossan, a music aficionado, and the rock musician Nabil Ayers, who has jazz in his blood, aren’t the “wedding factory” types.Any ceremony you can get.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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New York
How Madison McFerrin, Singer, Spends Her Sundays
She comes from music royalty, but that doesn’t stop her from committing to her craft in the afternoons. She also works in time for cooking and Netflix.II want time among tools and materials.
Time without wall to wall.
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