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U.S.
With No Votes Scheduled, a Shutdown Will Greet the Democratic House
The federal government will be partly shut down into the new year, Republicans announced, and the new Democratic leadership will have to get money flowing again.As expected.
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U.S.
A Week Into Government Shutdown, Ire Turns to Fear for Federal Workers
Government workers at first thought they were looking at the kind of ho-hum political brinkmanship they’ve become used to. Things look a lot more worrisome now.As expected.
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U.S.
Trump Threatens to Close Border if Congress Won’t Fund Wall
The president’s tweets were the latest indication that he was digging in for a protracted partial government shutdown.Closing the government is one of the G.O.P. goals.
4
Well
What Foods Are Banned in Europe but Not Banned in the U.S.?
The European Union prohibits many food additives and other drugs that are widely used in American foods.Good to know.
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Opinion
The Inevitability of Impeachment
Even Republicans may be deciding that the president has become too great a burden to their party or too great a danger to the country.Not yet.
Their heels will be dug in until impeachment is the better alternative.
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U.S.
Trump Iraq Visit Is Called a Political Rally
The president’s comments and his encouragement of supporters in the crowd in Iraq and Germany veered from norms even as he upheld the convention of visiting soldiers abroad during the holidays.The troops put on a command performance.
That looks like a civilian sleeve.
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New York
New York Sky Turns Bright Blue After Transformer Explosion
A giant plume of smoke exploded into the night sky on Thursday night in Queens, causing people across New York City to gawk in awe.Electric arcs are bright.
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U.S.
Trump Unites Left and Right Against Troop Plans, but Puts Off Debate on War Aims
A serious debate over the future of America’s wars is worth having. But the way President Trump made and announced his decisions snuffed out any opportunity.Iraq is like a tarbaby.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar-Baby
George W. Bush finally did the right thing and left.
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Opinion
To Deal With Trump, Look to Voltaire
Advice from the Enlightenment: In the face of crude bullying and humorless lies, try wit and a passion for justice.Wit does not serve well against arbitrary power.
Life would be unbearable without wit and justice.
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World
‘That’s Shiny’: How a U.K. Plane Spotter Cracked the Secret of Trump’s Iraq Visit
An aviation enthusiast saw something shiny out of his kitchen window. Public data, and a community of online sleuths, did the rest.A distinctive vehicle is not a secret way to travel.
People are watching and talking.
What is public is not secret.
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New York
Jewish ‘Cult’ Tied to Brooklyn and Mexico Is Accused of Kidnapping 2 Children
Aron Rosner is accused of conspiring with members of the religious group Lev Tahor to transport two siblings south of the United States border.Aron Rosner is probably guilty of kidnapping along with his conspiracy.
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U.S.
Democrats Vow Not to Seat Republican Who Claimed Victory in North Carolina
The pledge by the incoming House majority leader came after North Carolina’s elections board dissolved, throwing a contested race into greater turmoil.North Carolina must follow its law.
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World
Syria’s Kurds, Abandoned by U.S., Ask Assad Government for Protection
The call was the first move in a looming scramble for control of Syria’s east since President Trump announced the withdrawal of American troops.Trump is betraying his allies.
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U.S.
‘You Control Nothing’: House Republicans Brace for Life in the Minority
Most Republican representatives are about to enter a dark, unknown realm where those on the sidelines have few options to exert influence.Yes
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Opinion
The Best New Year’s Eve Party Is in Seat 17A
Get on a plane. It will make the passage of time that much more palatable.Yes
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‘I Feel Invisible’: Native Students Languish in Public Schools
At Wolf Point High School in rural Montana, Native American students face the same neglect Native students across the U.S. do as they navigate a school system that has failed American Indians.Wars end.
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Magazine
How a Crackdown on MS-13 Caught Up Innocent High School Students
The Trump administration went after gang members — and instead destroyed the American dreams of immigrant teenagers around the country.Trump is a sadist. He has help.
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U.S.
For Bernie Sanders, Holding Onto Support May Be Hard in a 2020 Bid
I don't care.
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