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New York
Man Dies After Subway Train Drags Him Into Tunnel
The 39-year-old man apparently became caught as a Queens-bound subway train pulled out of the station at Grand Central Terminal, witnesses said.An accident.
There will be a toxicology report.
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Opinion
Why Can’t Trump Build Anything?
Infrastructure won’t happen until the Democrats regain control.The political costs are not worth it.
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U.S.
Coast Guard Officer Plotted to Kill Democrats and Journalists, Prosecutors Say
A cache of weapons was recovered from the home of Christopher P. Hasson, a Coast Guard lieutenant and self-described white nationalist. A court filing called him a domestic terrorist.Crazies happen.
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Opinion
Is America Becoming a Four-Party State?
Fractures are growing among both Democrats and Republicans.Thomas Friedman may not understand "winner take all" politics.
The internal arguments are not worth defeat at the polls.
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World
Alabama Woman Who Joined ISIS Can’t Return Home, U.S. Says
Hoda Muthana says she regrets going to Syria to join the Islamic State. But President Trump directed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to deny her re-entry.Mike Pompeo is acting unconstitutionally.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizenship_of_the_United_States
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World
Trump Delivers Blunt Warning to Venezuela Military Over Aid Impasse
Mr. Trump warned Venezuelan soldiers to renounce loyalty to President Nicolás Maduro or they will find “no safe harbor.”Trump does not have the legal power.
A state of war does not exist.
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Smarter Living
Five Things I Wish I’d Known Before My Chronic Illness
Finding out you have a chronic illness — one that will, by definition, never go away — changes things, both for you and those you love.Age is certainly chronic.
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U.S.
Supreme Court Limits Police Powers to Seize Private Property
Civil forfeiture laws, a popular way to raise revenue, have been the subject of criticism across the political spectrum.Good.
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U.S.
2 American Wives of ISIS Militants Want to Return Home
Held in a refugee camp in Syria, the two female recruits said they regretted joining the Islamic State and asked for a second chance.OK.
The Trump administration is acting unconstitutionally.
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World
The Disappeared Children of Israel
In the state of Israel’s early years, a number of parents in immigrant transit camps were told that their babies had died. Their families believe the babies were abducted by the Israeli authorities in the 1950s, and were illegally put up for adoption to childless Ashkenazi families, Jews of European descent. A younger generation is demanding answers.Israel has a problem.
It will need to resolve these baby thefts.
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Business
Wall Street, Seeking Big Tax Breaks, Sets Sights on Distressed Main Streets
Hedge funds and other wealthy investors are plowing money into so-called opportunity zone funds, a creation of the 2017 tax law that provides incentives for spending on projects in poor areas.The benefits of investment should be sufficient without further government incentives.
The economy is not healthy.
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Opinion
Jussie Smollett and a Perfect Crime
An object lesson in what happens when people in positions of political and cultural authority indulge their biases by suspending disbelief.The Chicago police think Jussie Smollett committed a hoax.
The evidence seems to confirm the hoax.
13
Opinion
A Nation of Weavers
The social renaissance is happening from the ground up.Morality is a wedge rather than a binder.
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Obituaries
Peter Tork, Court Jester of the Monkees, Is Dead at 77
Mr. Tork was an accomplished musician, but he became famous for his comedic role as the goofy member of a made-for-television band.https://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=search_videos&search_query=the+monkees&search_sort=relevance&search_category=0&page=
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U.S.
16 States Sue to Stop Trump’s Use of Emergency Powers to Build Border Wall
A coalition of 16 states, including California and New York, is challenging President’s Trump use of emergency powers to spend billions on a border wall.Trump insists.
16
U.S.
Justice Clarence Thomas Calls for Reconsideration of Landmark Libel Ruling
The Supreme Court’s 1964 decision in New York Times v. Sullivan, Justice Thomas wrote, was not rooted in the text and history of the Constitution.Justice Thomas does not understand the constitution.
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Obituaries
Karl Lagerfeld, Designer Who Defined Luxury Fashion, Is Dead
“He represents the soul of fashion,” said Anna Wintour of Vogue, “restless, forward-looking and voraciously attentive to our changing culture.”I will be interested in how fashion changes.
18
Opinion
Europe to Mike Pence: No, Thank You
The Trump administration manages to turn Germans into Gaullists, ready to flirt with Russia and contemplate strategic independence.The Republicans are fighting The League of Nations.
19
World
A Staggering Exodus: Millions of Venezuelans Are Leaving the Country, on Foot
Venezuelans are fleeing the country’s economic crisis, with more than three million people leaving the country in recent years in search of food, medicine and water.These problems are usually enemy action.
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U.S.
Obama Quietly Gives Advice to 2020 Democrats, but No Endorsement
Former President Barack Obama has been counseling Democratic candidates on how to win the White House in 2020. But he has no plans to pick a favorite.The Republican noise machine must spread its bile more widely.
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New York
Man Dies After Subway Train Drags Him Into Tunnel
There looks to be no malice in the accident.
2
2 American Wives of ISIS Militants Want to Return Home
Held in a refugee camp in Syria, the two female recruits said they regretted joining the Islamic State and asked for a second chance.Trump does not have the power to abrogate the constitution.
4
U.S.
Trump Administration Wants California to Pay Back $2.5 Billion for High-Speed Rail
The move comes a day after California filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s emergency declaration over a border wall.Spite.
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Arts
Accused of Faking Own Assault, Jussie Smollett Arrested on Felony Charge
The “Empire” actor was accused of staging the assault he reported as a hate crime to Chicago police in January.There will be a trial of some kind.
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World
Trump Delivers Blunt Warning to Venezuela Military Over Aid Impasse
Trump does not have the power.
13
Climate
White House Climate Panel to Include a Climate Denialist
The Pentagon and federal intelligence agencies have said that climate change is a threat. Now, the White House is planning a panel to study whether that is true.Donald Trump is wrong again.
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World
A Staggering Exodus: Millions of Venezuelans Are Leaving the Country, on Foot
Venezuelans are fleeing the country’s economic crisis, with more than three million people leaving the country in recent years in search of food, medicine and water.President Nicolás Maduro is seeking Pyrick victory.
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U.S.
Justice Clarence Thomas Calls for Reconsideration of Landmark Libel Ruling
The Supreme Court’s 1964 decision in New York Times v. Sullivan, Justice Thomas wrote, was not rooted in the text and history of the Constitution.Clarence Thomas should not be sitting on the Supreme Court.
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U.S.
Intimidation, Pressure and Humiliation: Inside Trump’s Two-Year War on the Investigations Encircling Him
President Trump’s efforts have exposed him to accusations of obstruction of justice as Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, finishes his work.Donald Trump should not have been elected.
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U.S.
Inside a Fly-by-Night Operation to Harvest Ballots in North Carolina
With a congressional seat in the balance, sworn testimony this week has illuminated the inner workings of an amateurish operation that paid workers to collect absentee ballots.There will be another vote.
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Arts
Jussie Smollett Rehearsed His Own Assault, Prosecutors Say
The Chicago police said Thursday that the “Empire” actor, upset over his salary, staged a fake assault with the help of two brothers.Blazing Saddles.
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