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The New York Times
- For Shrinking Cities, an Aggressive Way to Dodge the Census Bullet January 17, 2020Places where the population is declining know it could cost them money after the 2020 head count is taken. The solution: Expand their borders to add more residents.
- Virginia Capital on Edge as F.B.I. Arrests Suspected Neo-Nazis Before Gun Rally January 17, 2020The three men had obtained guns and discussed traveling to Virginia for protests against new gun control measures, officials said.
- ‘Please Try to Help Us’: Conversing With Mississippi Inmates on a Contraband Phone January 17, 2020Prison officials said contraband cellphones fuel violence and undermine security. But as a crisis swelled in Mississippi’s prisons, images shared by inmates brought attention to troubling conditions.
- Martha McSally Calls CNN Reporter a ‘Liberal Hack’ January 17, 2020When Manu Raju of CNN posed an impeachment question to Ms. McSally, an Arizona Republican, she replied: “I’m not talking to you. You’re a liberal hack.”
- Would a 37-Year-Old Woman Be Where Pete Buttigieg Is? January 18, 2020Conversations with 37-year-old women in politics might offer some answers.
- Sex, Power and Fury: The Mystery of a Death at Guantánamo Bay January 18, 2020The federal trial of a former commander of the naval base put a spotlight on life at the isolated and secretive outpost best known for its terrorist court and prison.
- The Women’s March, Year 4: What to Know and What to Expect January 18, 2020More than 250 demonstrations are planned in cities across the United States.
- Sanders vs. Warren: This Week in the 2020 Race January 18, 2020Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren argue over what was said at a private 2018 meeting, their dispute takes center stage at the debate and Cory Booker says goodbye.
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- Coronavirus: more cases and second death reported in China January 18, 2020Experts fear numbers affected may be higher than first thought as US begins screening passengers arriving from Wuhan More cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the Chinese city of Wuhan and a second person has died, according to local authorities. It comes as disease-modelling experts warned that far more people may have been affected by the previously […]
- IMF boss says global economy risks return of Great Depression January 17, 2020Kristalina Georgieva compares today with “roaring 1920s” and criticises UK wealth gapThe head of the International Monetary Fund has warned that the global economy risks a return of the Great Depression, driven by inequality and financial sector instability.Speaking at the Peterson Institute of International Economics in Washington, Kristalina Georgieva said […]
- Alan Dershowitz and Ken Starr join Trump impeachment legal team January 17, 2020Dershowitz is known for defending Jeffrey Epstein while Starr led the investigation that culminated in Bill Clinton’s impeachmentThe White House has unveiled Donald Trump’s legal team for his Senate impeachment trial, a list of attorneys whose own ageing controversies threaten to overshadow their efforts to defend the president.As the impeachment process ent […]
- Meghan gets twice as many negative headlines as positive, analysis finds January 18, 2020Guardian analysis appears to support claim Duchess of Sussex receives more critical treatment than Duchess of CambridgeThe Duchess of Sussex gets more than twice as many negative headlines as positive ones, according to Guardian analysis of articles published between May 2018 and mid January 2019.The analysis – which appears to support Meghan’s argument that […]
- Sajid Javid: no alignment on EU regulations after Brexit January 18, 2020Chancellor’s comments represent ‘death knell for frictionless trade’, experts warnThe chancellor, Sajid Javid, has warned that there will be no alignment with EU regulations once Britain’s exit from the European Union is made official.In what is being seen as an opening salvo in the next stage of negotiations, he said the Treasury would not lend support to m […]
- Nepal avalanche: South Koreans among seven missing January 18, 2020Four South Koreans and three Nepalis are out of contact after an avalanche close to Annapurna base camp An avalanche in Nepal’s Annapurna region has left at least seven people missing, including four South Koreans and three Nepalis, officials said Saturday.The incident occurred at an altitude of around 3,230 metres close to the base camp for Annapurna, one o […]
- Hundreds of thousands of fish dead in NSW as bushfire ash washed into river January 17, 2020Ecologist fears the Macleay River may take decades to recover, with heavy rains likely to affect other waterwaysHundreds of thousands of native fish are estimated to have died in northern New South Wales after rains washed ash and sludge from bushfires into the Macleay River.Parts of the Macleay River – favoured by recreational fishers – have been turned int […]
- Rent rises force revered LGBT bookshop out of Paris's gay district January 18, 2020Les Mots à La Bouche’s move from the Marais shows loss of cultural heritage, activists say In the window of France’s best-known gay bookshop, above the display of Lucian Freud art books, opera singer Maria Callas’s memoirs and a history of the Pride movement, a poster warns in giant red letters: “Cultural heritage in danger.” An urgent note on the door adds: […]
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- New Chinese virus 'will have infected hundreds' January 18, 2020The virus emerged in December, two people have died and it has been detected in three countries.
- Australia fires: Heavy rains hit some blaze-hit regions January 18, 2020Heavy rains douse some fires on the east coast, but bring a new threat of flooding to some areas.
- Portrait of a Lady: Painting found in wall confirmed as stolen Klimt January 17, 2020Portrait of a Lady was missing for 22 years until gardeners cleared ivy from a gallery wall.
- Simpsons actor Hank Azaria says he will no longer voice Apu January 18, 2020The announcement by white actor Hank Azaria follows accusations of racial stereotyping.
- Disney culls 'Fox' from 20th Century Fox in rebrand January 18, 2020The company wants to distance its film studio from Rupert Murdoch's news company, US media report.
- Nepal avalanche: Four South Korean trekkers among missing January 18, 2020Helicopters are sent to Annapurna region amid poor weather conditions and plunging temperatures.
- FBI arrests three more members of right wing extremist group 'The Base' January 17, 2020Six suspected white supremacists have been arrested in what appeared to be a co-ordinated operation.
- Clinton prosecutor Ken Starr to defend Trump January 17, 2020Former special prosecutors from Bill Clinton's impeachment trial are on the president's team.
