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NYT > U.S. > Politics42 minutes ago
Trump shuts down his blog, frustrated by its low readership.
The former president had heard from friends that the site was making him look small and irrelevant, according to a person familiar with his thinking. read more
 
Trump is not popular.  He is not believed.
 
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Robert Mueller will take law students behind the decision-making process of the Russia inquiry.
Mr. Mueller and three lawyers who worked with him plan to explain the challenges that prosecutors faced and the legal context behind critical decisions. read more
 
Washington lawyers should know this set of traps.
 
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Biden Meets With Capito as Deadline for Infrastructure Deal Looms
President Biden and Senator Shelley Moore Capito, the top Republican negotiator, had no breakthroughs. But they agreed to speak again on Friday. read more
 
The Republicans continue to stonewall.  
The Democrats will do it themselves.
 
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Biden, Facing July 4 Deadline, Rallies Nation With Vaccination Incentives
President Biden announced a get-out-the-vote-style plan to meet his goal of partly vaccinating at least 70 percent of Americans by July 4, including offers of free child care, free sports tickets and free beer. read more
 
July 4 will be a party 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Masque_of_the_Red_Death
 
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How Many Americans Support the Death Penalty? Depends How You Ask.
Polling responses to certain policy-related questions — particularly morally or ethically sensitive ones — can differ significantly depending on whether the survey was taken online or by phone. read more
 
I am opposed to torture.  
Indecision is always torture.
Life without the possibility of parole is torture.
 
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Texas Seeks to Evict Migrant Children From State Shelters
The order could affect thousands of migrant children waiting to be united with family members or other sponsors in the United States. read more
 
Probably a good thing if they are sent on  to their destinations.

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Biden to Tout Free Child Care Through Big Providers For Vaccination Appointments
Four of the nation’s largest child care providers have agreed to offer free child care to parents and caregivers while they get vaccinated against the coronavirus during the next month. read more
 
Child care can be a solved problem.
 
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Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Charge
His case provides an early hint of the penalties that some 200 other similarly charged defendants may face if they plead guilty too. read more
 
He was not shot by firing squad.
 
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AstraZeneca In Talks to Switch Factories for Vaccine Production for U.S. Government
The vaccine maker has been seeking a new manufacturing partner since U.S. authorities decided that Emergent BioSolutions could not produce its coronavirus vaccine. read more
 
AstraZeneca as an ordor of fraud.
 
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For Many Workers, Change in Mask Policy Is a Nightmare
After a shift by the C.D.C., employers withdrew mask policies that workers felt were protecting them from unvaccinated customers. read more
 
Businesses can have mask policies.
Go to it.
 
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Yellen Aims to Win Support for Global Tax Deal
The Biden administration is trying to persuade other nations to approve a global minimum tax as it works to curb profit shifting and raise corporate taxes in the United States. read more
 
This would require a world government.
The U.N. Charter needs more work.
 
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The Toasts Are Mimed, but the Kennedy Center Honors Return
The pandemic made the ceremony, honoring Debbie Allen, Joan Baez, Garth Brooks, Midori and Dick Van Dyke and airing on TV Sunday, like no other. read more
 
Racing is the usual way to improve the breed.
 
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The Promise and Pressures of Deb Haaland, the First Native Atmerican Cabinet Secretary
As interior secretary, Ms. Haaland runs an agency once responsible for eradicating the homes, the culture and often the lives of Indigenous people. read more
 
Something will be done.
Perhapse it will be enough for this presidential term.
This is not the last opportunity.
 
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Stimulus Checks Substantially Reduced Hardship, Study Shows
Researchers found that sharp declines in food shortages, financial instability and anxiety coincided with the two most recent rounds of payments. read more
 
That was the point.
 
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Katie Hobbs, Arizona Secretary of State, Announces Bid for Governor
Ms. Hobbs, a Democrat who gained prominence for defending the state’s election system, has condemned a Republican recount currently underway, calling it a threat to democracy. read more
 
Arizona seems to be becoming blue.
 
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How to Watch Tonight's Mayoral Debate
The second debate, featuring eight Democratic candidates for New York City mayor, takes place Wednesday night from 7 to 9 p.m. read more
 
I can't vote for Mayor of New York city.
 
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Melanie Stansbury, a Democrat, Cruises in New Mexico House Race
Ms. Stansbury won a landslide victory in a special election to fill the seat vacated by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. The result was heartening for national Democrats. read more
 
Arizona sends another Democrat to the house.
 
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The Promise and Pressures of Deb Haaland, the First Native American Cabinet Secretary
As interior secretary, Ms. Haaland runs an agency once responsible for eradicating the homes, culture and often the lives of Indigenous people. read more
 
She will do what she can.
It will be more than has been done.
 
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How to Watch Tonight's Mayoral Debate
The second debate, featuring eight Democratic candidates for New York City mayor, takes place Wednesday night from 7 to 9 p.m. read more
 
Not my department.
Vote for the Democrat.
 
 
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