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U.S.

Trump Sticks to His Guns, Firing Twitter Salvos and Igniting Drama

By ALEXANDER BURNS | Dec 1st 2016

Mr. Trump’s surprise announcements and impulsive gestures have brought into sharp focus the compulsively theatrical style he will bring to the Oval Office.

yes

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N.Y. / Region

Mayor de Blasio’s Trips by Police Helicopter Rise Sharply, Records Show

By J. DAVID GOODMAN | Dec 1st 2016

Mayor Bill de Blasio has taken 10 rides by police chopper in the last three months. Before that, he had traveled that way a total of eight times since taking office.

Traffic is

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N.Y. / Region

Blueberries for a Stranger

By PAUNIE SAMRETH | Dec 1st 2016

Sharing a snack on a Manhattan sidewalk.

Nice gestures.

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U.S.

Trump Is Back in His Tower, as Chris Christie’s Hopes for R.N.C. Job Dim

By MAGGIE HABERMAN and NICK CORASANITI | Dec 2nd 2016

New Jersey’s governor may be pushing hard to be the next Republican National Committee chairman, but the president-elect appears to have other ideas.

I hope we have finished with Chris Christie.

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U.S.

Partial Recount Ordered in North Carolina Governor’s Race

By RICHARD FAUSSET | Dec 1st 2016

The State Board of Elections ordered a recount of roughly 94,000 votes in Durham County, a move that could help resolve Gov. Pat McCrory’s race for re-election.

More delay.
That election is decided.
Gov. Pat McCrory lost.

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U.S.

Trump Calls for Revoking Flag Burners’ Citizenship. Court Rulings Forbid It.

By CHARLIE SAVAGE | Nov 29th 2016

The proposal, advanced by the president-elect via Twitter, appears to be in conflict with an array of Supreme Court precedents.

Trump continues to pander to his base.

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Technology

Daily Report: Twitter Struggles to Turn Prominence Into Profit

By JIM KERSTETTER | Nov 30th 2016

You can’t think about the 2016 presidential election without thinking about the social media service. But attention hasn’t translated into big profits.

Twitter is a wall in a dark alley.

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U.S.

‘We’re Going to Get This Done’: Wisconsin Vote Recount Is Underway

By JULIE BOSMAN | Dec 1st 2016

Wisconsin is recounting the presidential vote at the behest and expense of Jill Stein, of the Green Party, with Michigan and Pennsylvania recounts up in the air.

Count all the votes.
I would seize on any chance.

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N.Y. / Region

Carnage and Heroism: Memories of 1956 Bush Terminal Explosion

By KEITH WILLIAMS | Dec 2nd 2016

An explosion on Dec. 3, 1956, on a Brooklyn pier was one of the largest in the city’s history, killing 10 people and injuring 247 others.

Another explosion.

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U.S.

California Today: Democratic Dominance in Sacramento

By MIKE McPHATE | Nov 29th 2016

Tuesday: The Democrats’ two-thirds majority in both houses of the State Legislature, when Hollywood’s moguls become mortals, and an encouraging rainy spell.

The water supply is still in trouble.


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