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World
As Netanyahu Fails to Form a Government, Benny Gantz Gets a Chance to Try
The former army chief will have 28 days to assemble a coalition government for the fiercely divided country. Otherwise, a third election could follow.The Palestinian population persists.
The legitimacy of the state of Israel is questioned.
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U.S.
Democrats Slow Impeachment Timeline to Sharpen Their Public Case
House Democrats, once eyeing an impeachment vote by Thanksgiving, now conceded they may have to go slower as they plan public hearings to drive home their case.Yes.
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World
European Union’s Message to U.K.: Just Leave Already
Showing unusual flexibility but keeping its red lines, Brussels agreed to a quick Brexit deal with Boris Johnson, and hopes he can pass it at home.https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/oct/23/johnson-and-corbyn-fail-to-agree-timetable-for-paused-brexit-bill
Undecided.
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U.S.
Trump Visits Texas, Where the Fallout From a Secret Tape Awaits Him
The Republican speaker of the Texas House was recorded saying President Trump is “killing us” in suburban districts. On Thursday, the president came to Dallas for a rally.Texas may be less crazy.
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World
Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party Weakened but Re-Elected in Canadian Election
The Liberal Party is projected to lose its majority but keep enough seats to form a government.Canada is another country.
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World
Vacant: 600-Year-Old Job With Top Pay. Perks Include Monarch’s Bed.
As speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow won fame and helped lawmakers shape Brexit. Now he’s quitting, and nine lawmakers want his job.National Sovereignty will probably win the day.
The how is in question.
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World
‘There Is No Hope’: Crisis Pushes Haiti to Brink of Collapse
Haitians say the violence and economic stagnation stemming from a clash between the president and the opposition are worse than anything they have ever experienced.Haiti should qualify as a failed state.
Recovery would surprise me.
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Opinion
It Was the Best of Warren. It Was the Worst of Warren.
Tuesday’s debate — the tensest yet — put the Democrats’ newly minted front-runner to the test.The convention will name the candidate.
I support Warren.
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Opinion
How Florida Republicans Are Talking About Impeachment
Working-class Republicans see Donald Trump as a white businessman who made a lot of money. The investigations only strengthen their kinship with him.https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/1187007839430238211
It does not matter.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/23/us/politics/trump-impeachment-news.html
Impeachment will happen.
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World
In Hungary, a Freewheeling Trump Ambassador Undermines U.S. Diplomats
He brokered a White House meeting for Hungary’s prime minister. He spends $320,000 on parties and takes positions at odds with American policy. He says he knows what President Trump wants.David B. Cornstein represents Trump and his administration.
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Business
Boeing Pilot Complained of ‘Egregious’ Issue With 737 Max in 2016
Two years before two deadly crashes, a top pilot told a colleague that a new automated system, known as MCAS, was causing trouble in flight simulators.https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2019/10/23/business/23reuters-boeing-results.html
Upper management has not survived.
The control system will be reengineered and properly certified.
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Opinion
Can Buttigieg or Klobuchar Push Biden Aside?
The Midwestern centrists are the only two plausible not-Biden candidates.The primaries are comming.
Reporters do not control elections.
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U.S.
Who’s Up and Who’s Down in 2020 Democratic Fund-Raising
Elizabeth Warren saw her fund-raising increase once again. Joseph R. Biden Jr. brought in less money. Bernie Sanders remains strong. New fund-raising numbers reveal the shifting financial fortunes of 2020 Democrats.The numbers are public.
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U.S.
Former Top State Dept. Aide Tells Impeachment Investigators He Quit Over Ukraine
Michael McKinley, who resigned as a senior adviser to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, said career diplomats had been sidelined on Ukraine.Yes.
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U.S.
As Homelessness Surges in California, So Does a Backlash
Tent encampments across California are testing residents’ tolerance and compassion as street conditions deteriorate.Landlords want money.
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World
What Is in the New Brexit Deal?
Northern Ireland’s border controls and its ability to make trade rules are among the central issues covered in the latest agreement between the E.U. and Britain.None.
There is no deal acceptable to Parliament and the E.U.
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Science
The Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Acidified the Ocean in a Flash
The Chicxulub event was as damaging to life in the oceans as it was to creatures on land, a study shows.Another warning.
The use of fossil carbon must end.
Billions will die.
I refuse to choose.
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New York
Why Black Homeowners in Brooklyn Are Being Victimized by Fraud
Deed theft, or stealing the title to a house, has become a worrisome crime in Brooklyn, targeting rapidly gentrifying communities of color.Taking legal advice will prevent most fraud.
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World
Boris Johnson Loses a Critical Brexit Vote, Throwing the Process Into Disarray
Lawmakers voted down a measure to compress the timetable to debate the new withdrawal deal, in a rebuke to the prime minister.Yes.
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Opinion
We Don’t Need to Raise Taxes to Have ‘Medicare for All’
We can find billions of dollars to pay for universal health care if we look in the right places.Disengagement is more difficult than sending the marines.
A small example is north eastern Syria.
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