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Arts
The Best TV Shows of 2018
Another year brought another embarrassment of TV riches, as departing favorites gave way to audacious new series, and streaming services brought viewers a world of outstanding foreign fare.I don't see this television.
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U.S.
Trump’s China Truce Calms Markets, but He Chooses a Hard-Liner to Lead Talks
Even as the president cast farmers and automakers as major beneficiaries of the truce, confusion and deep divisions between the two countries posed threats to a final deal.A lost cause.
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U.S.
In the Blink of an Eye, a Hunt for Oil Threatens Pristine Alaska
For decades, opposition to drilling has left the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge off limits. Now the Trump administration is hurriedly clearing the way for oil exploration.Leave the carbon in the ground.
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U.S.
Comey Reaches Agreement With Republicans to Testify Behind Closed Doors
A compromise announced on Sunday would allow him to speak publicly about his testimony and for a transcript to be released in 24 hours, he said.Hillary's emails are a political red herring.
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Opinion
Wisconsin Is About to Make a Huge Mistake
The lame duck, heavily gerrymandered Republican Legislature plans to vote on Tuesday to limit the powers of the incoming governor and attorney general, who are — surprise — Democrats.The Wisconsin legislature made that mistake.
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Arts
Want to See All the Vermeers in the World? Now’s Your Chance
The Mauritshuis in the Netherlands, working with Google, has created an app that provides a virtual museum filled with all of this artist’s works.Watch the birdy.
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U.S.
Bush’s Coffin Arrives at Capitol, Where the Former President Will Lie in State
A Republican party.
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U.S.
Brett Favre and Soulja Boy Unwittingly Record Videos With Coded Anti-Semitism
Performers are not paid to think.
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Opinion
Forget Trinkets. These Gifts Change Lives.
Here’s my annual holiday guide for presents with meaning.https://readingpartners.org/
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New York
Why Michael Cohen, Trump’s Fixer, Confessed to It All
A price must be paid.
"Sooner started; sooner done.
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Style
Can’t Take Your Fancy Dog Hiking in the Country? Hire a Pro
Boarding dogs in the country is a job that pays.
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World
John Chau Aced Missionary Boot Camp. Reality Proved a Harsher Test.
Preaching should cost the preacher's life.
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World
Egyptian Actress Dressed to Impress. She Could Be Jailed for Debauchery.
Rania Youssef’s lacy, revealing dress at a Cairo film festival spurred three lawyers to sue her. A trial has been scheduled for January.Islam has Persian rules.
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Menial Tasks, Slurs and Swastikas: Many Black Workers at Tesla Say They Faced Racism
African-American workers have reported threats, humiliation and barriers to promotion at the plant. The automaker says there is no pattern of bias.Tesla is hiring.
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U.S.
‘We’ve Lost Both of Them’: Maine Town Grapples With Loss of George and Barbara Bush
The Bushes were “woven into the fabric of the town,” one resident said. “To not have them here is a void.”No action by the town could keep them alive.
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Opinion
Can You Like the Person You Love to Hate?
Bari Weiss and Eve Peyser were Twitter enemies. Then they met.yes
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Magazine
Why the Director of ‘Anchorman’ Decided to Take On Dick Cheney
With “Vice,” his biopic of Bush’s vice president, Adam McKay completes his journey from “S.N.L.” writer to fierce critic of the American right.| Dick Cheney | |
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| 46th Vice President of the United States | |
| In office January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Al Gore |
| Succeeded by | Joe Biden |
| 17th United States Secretary of Defense | |
| In office March 21, 1989 – January 20, 1993 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Deputy | Donald J. Atwood Jr. |
| Preceded by | Frank Carlucci |
| Succeeded by | Les Aspin |
| House Minority Whip | |
| In office January 3, 1989 – March 20, 1989 | |
| Leader | Robert H. Michel |
| Preceded by | Trent Lott |
| Succeeded by | Newt Gingrich |
| Chair of the House Republican Conference | |
| In office June 4, 1987 – January 3, 1989 | |
| Leader | Robert H. Michel |
| Preceded by | Jack Kemp |
| Succeeded by | Jerry Lewis |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming's at-large district | |
| In office January 3, 1979 – March 20, 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Teno Roncalio |
| Succeeded by | Craig L. Thomas |
| 7th White House Chief of Staff | |
| In office November 21, 1975 – January 20, 1977 | |
| President | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Donald Rumsfeld |
| Succeeded by | Hamilton Jordan (1979) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Richard Bruce Cheney
January 30, 1941 Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
Lynne Vincent (m. 1964)
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| Children | |
| Education | Yale University University of Wisconsin–Madison University of Wyoming (BA, MA) |
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