She was a towering figure in Soviet literature who was once silenced in a Stalinist literary purge. Read More She was a towering figure in Soviet literature who was once silenced in a Stalinist literary purge.
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Millvina Dean, Titanic’s Last Survivor, Dies at 97
She was just 9 weeks old when she was lowered to safety in a mail sack, surviving the worst maritime disaster in history. Read More She was just 9 weeks old when she was lowered to safety in a mail sack, surviving the worst maritime disaster in history.
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Who’s Pulling the Strings on the World Stage? Ask the Puppets.
Eurasia Group, the geopolitical risk consultancy run by Ian Bremmer, gets into the political satire game with its Instagram show “Puppet Regime.” Read More Eurasia Group, the geopolitical risk consultancy run by Ian Bremmer, gets into the political satire game with its Instagram show “Puppet Regime.”
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Tricia McLaughlin, Forceful Defender of Trump’s Immigration Agenda, Is Leaving DHS
NYT > U.S. > PoliticsMs. McLaughlin was one of the most prominent voices in the administration defending President Trump’s mass deportation campaign.Ms. McLaughlin was one of the most prominent voices in the administration defending President Trump’s mass deportation campaign. Read More
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House Republican Faces Backlash to Islamophobic Post Suggesting He Prefers Dogs to Muslims
NYT > U.S. > PoliticsRepresentative Randy Fine had responded to a Palestinian organizer by saying that “the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one.”Representative Randy Fine had responded to a Palestinian organizer by saying that “the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one.” Read More
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Republicans, Braced for Losses, Push More Voting Restrictions in Congress
NYT > U.S. > PoliticsLegislation that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote was only the beginning as the G.O.P. presses to sharply limit voting in line with President Trump’s false claims of widespread fraud.Legislation that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote was only the beginning as the G.O.P. presses...
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Democrats and White House Trade Offers but Deal to Reopen D.H.S. Remains Elusive
NYT > U.S. > PoliticsWith Congress in a weeklong recess, there was little sign of progress toward a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security.With Congress in a weeklong recess, there was little sign of progress toward a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security. Read More
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Republicans Reach Deal With Democrats in N.C. Voter Rolls Case
NYT > U.S. > PoliticsThe agreement, which still must be approved by a judge, would end a lawsuit brought by the Republican National Committee that challenged the state’s handling of its voter registration list.The agreement, which still must be approved by a judge, would end a lawsuit brought by the Republican National Committee that challenged...
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U.S. Kills 11 in Boat Strikes in Pacific and Caribbean
NYT > U.S. > PoliticsIt was the first time in the campaign against people the United States accuses of drug smuggling at sea that American forces blew up boats on both sides of the Panama Canal in the same day.It was the first time in the campaign against people the United States accuses of drug...
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Jackson’s ‘Keep Hope Alive’ Speech in 1988 Was a Call for Social Justice and Unity
NYT > U.S. > PoliticsJesse Jackson didn’t win the Democratic nomination for president that year, but his address at the party’s convention moved some delegates to tears.Jesse Jackson didn’t win the Democratic nomination for president that year, but his address at the party’s convention moved some delegates to tears. Read More