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New York
Why the Amazon Deal Collapsed: A Tech Giant Stumbles in N.Y.’s Raucous Political Arena
The company, long accustomed to deferential treatment from localities, badly misjudged how it would be received in the city, according to dozens of interviews.New York is big enough to fight with Amazon.
Amazon is big enough to walk away.
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U.S.
Trump Declares a National Emergency, and Provokes a Constitutional Clash
The president’s decision incited instant condemnation from Democrats, who called it an unconstitutional abuse of his authority and vowed to overturn it with Republican support."Ms. Coulter fired back shortly afterward. “The only national emergency is that our president is an idiot,” she said on KABC radio in Los Angeles."
Trump will try to do it.
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New York
Where El Chapo Could End Up: A Prison ‘Not Designed for Humanity’
Lawyers for the drug lord Joaquín Guzmán Loera have warned him that he may be sent to the so-called ADX “supermax” in Colorado.Intentional torture without parole.
A suicide factory.
4
Sports
Colin Kaepernick and the N.F.L. Settle Collusion Case
The league said it reached a confidentiality agreement that barred it, Mr. Kaepernick and Eric Reid from discussing the terms of the settlement.It was a silly fight.
The cause was real enough.
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Sports
On Second Thought, Matt Kuchar Will Give His Caddie a Lot More Money
The caddie, David Giral Ortiz, initially received $5,000 when Kuchar won $1.296 million at the Mayakoba Classic in November. A typical caddie fee would have been about $130,000, or 10 percent of the winnings.Follow the traditions.
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U.S.
Aurora Shooting Updates: 5 Killed and Several Others Wounded
A gunman opened fire inside a workplace in Aurora, Ill. Five people were killed, and others, including five police officers, were injured in the shooting. The gunman also died.There may be no further report.
Guns do not solve problems.
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Magazine
The Secret History of Women in Coding
Computer programming once had much better gender balance than it does today. What went wrong?Gender problems are endemic and self reinforcing.
The history of women in coding is secret in so far as the question went unasked.
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Opinion
Phony Wall, Phony Emergency
The president plans to manage the border crisis from the golf course at Mar-a-Lago this weekend.Yes, Trump is lying again.
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Health
A Mother Learns the Identity of Her Child’s Grandmother. A Sperm Bank Threatens to Sue.
The results of a consumer genetic test identified the mother of the man whose donated sperm was used to conceive Danielle Teuscher’s daughter. Legal warnings soon followed.Blood lines are terribly important to some.
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Science
Ancient European Stone Monuments Said to Originate in Northwest France
Research on Stone Age tombs throughout Europe offers a new answer to an old debate on where and when the iconic stone works were first built.This theory will do until there is a better one.
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Arts
2 Men Detained in Jussie Smollett Case Are Released by Police
The two brothers who had been arrested by the Chicago police were freed late Friday. The police said they were no longer considered suspects.I have no evidence.
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World
Archaeologists in Pompeii Find Fresco of Narcissus in ‘Extraordinary’ Condition
In a home where researchers had found a fresco depicting Leda and the swan, a team has unearthed a remarkably well-preserved depiction of another famous myth.OK
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U.S.
Presidents Have Declared Dozens of Emergencies, but None Like Trump’s
In invoking emergency powers for an end run around Congress in building his border wall, President Trump violated a norm of presidential self-restraint.Another way to tie Trump in a legal knot.
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U.S.
He’s No Chuck Norris, but He Did Kill a Mountain Lion
The runner said the attack by a young cat in North Colorado won’t keep him from returning to the trails. But in the future, he’ll do so with a friend.Ok
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Opinion
A Trump-Made Emergency
The president decides that fulfilling a campaign promise is more important than respecting the separation of powers.The fight is over. Trump is a sore looser.
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Opinion
Amazon Isn’t Interested in Making the World a Better Place
New Yorkers who expected better bought into the myth that tech companies are more than just self-interested businesses.Amazon retails things and makes money.
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Style
A 20-Minute Exercise You Can Do Anywhere
Our wellness columnist tries out Transcendental Meditation.Do what works.
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Opinion
The Real Problem With Trump’s National Emergency Plan
The fact that the president may have the authority to throw away billions on a foolish campaign promise is itself scandalous.It is already old.
19
Style
She Slipped Past My Age Filter
They never would have matched online. Luckily, he had three hours to kill at the airport.Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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U.S.
At 243 Pounds, Trump Tips the Scale Into Obesity
The president gained four pounds since last year, pushing his body mass index into the obese category, but the White House physician otherwise declared him in “very good health.”I do not want president Pence.
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