Friday, February 8, 2019

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Opinion

What Does Tucker Carlson Know That the Republican Party Doesn’t?

His populist attacks on the priorities of the “ruling class” have set off a maelstrom.

The Republican party must rebuild.

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U.S.

Beto O’Rourke Was Once Adrift in New York City. Now He’s Searching Again.

As the former Texas congressman weighs a run for president, his rebel-in-moderation youth offers revealing parallels to his search for direction now.

He is still searching.
    Journalism would take him.

3
Opinion

The Surprise in My Dog’s DNA Test

And what it taught me about myself.

Sooner is better.   As soon as you can is best.

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U.S.

Vanessa Tyson, Accuser of Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, Describes Assault

Tyson said that Fairfax, now the number-two leader in Virginia, forced her to perform oral sex in 2004.

The Republican party of Virginia must find the situation gratifying.

5
Books

A Dying Young Woman Reminds Us How to Live

Julie Yip-Williams’s memoir, “The Unwinding of the Miracle,” written before her death at 42 last year, is an exquisitely moving exhortation to the living.

I have nothing to add.

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Magazine

He Played by the Rules of Putin’s Russia, Until He Didn’t: The Story of a Murder

When the Russian politician Denis Voronenkov was gunned down in Ukraine, officials blamed the Kremlin. The truth was more complicated.

Putin's Russia is an autocracy.

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World

Pope Acknowledges Nuns Were Sexually Abused by Priests and Bishops

The remarks by Francis were his first admission that the Roman Catholic Church has such a problem. “Should more be done? Yes,” he told reporters.

There is rot in the system.
Reformation and schism usually follow.

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Obituaries

Christine Kay, Editor on Prizewinning Times Projects, Dies at 54

Ms. Kay helped shepherd Pulitzer-winning series, including the celebrated “Portraits of Grief” remembrances of the victims of 9/11.
Business

Trump Loves the New Nafta. Congress Doesn’t.

The president’s most significant achievement on trade — a revised deal with Canada and Mexico — is imperiled amid Democratic and Republican concerns.
Opinion

Abolish Billionaires

A radical idea is gaining adherents on the left. It’s the perfect way to blunt tech-driven inequality.
World

Where Europe Would Be Hurt Most by a No-Deal Brexit

Some countries could lose quite badly. A few could benefit.
Opinion

Meet Trump’s Worst!

Who’s champion of the race to the bottom?
U.S.

Yearbook Pages at Northam’s Medical School Recorded Both Memories and Prejudices

White former students say some of the offensive images were once acceptable, but their black classmates recall racially divided times when their presence was invisible.
Technology

After Uproar, Instacart Backs Off Controversial Tipping Policy

The delivery app’s practice of counting tips toward guaranteed minimum payments for its contract workers drew accusations of wage theft.
U.S.

Second Virginia Democrat Says He Wore Blackface, Throwing Party Into Turmoil

Attorney General Mark Herring, like Gov. Ralph Northam, said he dressed in blackface years ago. And a woman came forward to describe being sexually assaulted by the lieutenant governor.
Opinion

Thank God for Canada!

Our boring neighbor is a moral leader of the free world.
U.S.

Asked to Stop Investigations, House Digs In

The House Intelligence Committee began a broad inquiry into whether Russia and other foreign powers may be exercising influence over President Trump.
Business

Gucci and Adidas Apologize and Drop Products Called Racist

Gucci removed a sweater that critics said evoked blackface imagery, while Adidas abandoned a white shoe it was marketing as part of a Black History Month tribute.
U.S.

State of the Union Fact Check: What Trump Got Right and Wrong

President Trump appeared in front of a joint session of Congress for the annual address. Here is how his remarks stacked up against the facts.
U.S.

Trump Asks for Unity, but Presses Hard Line on Immigration

In his State of the Union address, the president toggled between conciliation and confrontation, and demanded a wall on the nation’s southwestern border.

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