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World
Pope Francis Apologizes After Slapping Away a Clinging Pilgrim
As the pontiff greeted members of the public on New Year’s Eve, one woman grabbed his hand with both of hers. A video of the incident was shared widely online.Going through the motions.
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New York
Don’t Drink and Drive, Republican Leader Said. Then He Was Arrested.
“I made the wrong decision,” said a New York assemblyman who drove his official state vehicle into a ditch near his home on New Year’s Eve.Depression is.
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Climate
Science Panel Staffed With Trump Appointees Says E.P.A. Rollbacks Lack Scientific Rigor
The Trump administration staffed an E.P.A. advisory panel with its choice of scientists, but they concluded that three significant regulatory rollbacks broke with established science.Ignoring the science requires effort.
I expect that from Trump administration.
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World
It’s 50 Below. The Past Is a Horror Show. You’d Dream of Escaping Too.
Best known as the most feared and frigid outpost of the Soviet gulag, Magadan struggles to keep its residents from fleeing. The ice cream isn’t enough to keep them.For some it is home.
The January thaw has more power this year.
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U.S.
Trump Bet He Could Isolate Iran and Charm North Korea. It’s Not That Easy.
The president assumed economic levers would guide the countries’ national interests. Now, he confronts twin challenges in an election year.Trump has not delivered to his base.
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Business
Carlos Ghosn’s Escape: A Lawyer in Beirut, a French Passport and a Lot of Mystery
The prominent former auto executive eluded the authorities and the news media to flee while awaiting trial, setting off a flurry of speculation.The PR fight will go on.
Internal combustion engines are out of fashion.
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U.S.
Denying a Professor Tenure, Harvard Sparks a Debate Over Ethnic Studies
Some students of color say that even as the university defends its use of race in admissions, it devalues their experiences and fails to retain professors who support them.Equality is the best that should be done.
These students can try to fix the curriculum.
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U.S.
Elizabeth Warren Isn’t Talking Much About ‘Medicare for All’ Anymore
There are signs her campaign is seeking to calm fears about her health care proposal, including having small meetings with rural Iowa voters to explain her financing and transition plans."No battle plan survives contact with the enemy."
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Business
Chinese Scientist Who Genetically Edited Babies Gets 3 Years in Prison
He Jiankui’s work was also carried out on a third infant, according to China’s state media, in a new disclosure that is likely to add to the global uproar over such experiments.Someone had to be first.
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World
Hospitals and Schools Are Being Bombed in Syria. A U.N. Inquiry Is Limited. We Took a Deeper Look.
Attacks on civilian sites in Syria have grown so frequent that the U.N. launched a rare inquiry to document the violations. But the investigation is limited in scope and the final report may not be made public. The New York Times did its own investigation. Here’s what we found.Civil wars are messy.
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