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Jun 20, 2018
Trade Skirmish or War? Who Gets Hurt? - The New York Times
Trade Skirmish or War? Who Gets Hurt? - The New York Times: And other questions about the Trump administration’s tariffs on China and beyond
Fox News Faces Criticism of Family Separation Coverage From Inside Murdoch Empire - The New York Times
Fox News Faces Criticism of Family Separation Coverage From Inside Murdoch Empire - The New York Times: Steve Levitan, the creator of “Modern Family,” and the film director Paul Feig each expressed disgust with how the news network’s coverage of the Trump administration’s border security policy.
Microsoft Employees Protest Work With ICE, as Tech Industry Mobilizes Over Immigration - The New York Times
Microsoft Employees Protest Work With ICE, as Tech Industry Mobilizes Over Immigration - The New York Times: Microsoft workers objected to the company’s work with immigration authorities, part of a wave of outrage over the Trump administration’s immigration policy.
How Tech Companies Conquered America’s Cities - The New York Times
How Tech Companies Conquered America’s Cities - The New York Times: Elon Musk is drilling tunnels, electric scooters command the sidewalks, and Amazon is throwing its weight around in Seattle. Welcome to the technocapitalist metropolis of the future.
Opinion | American Internment Camps - The New York Times
Opinion | American Internment Camps - The New York Times: The government is building tent cities to hold thousands of minors for months at a time.
Photographing Ordinary Life in Passing - The New York Times
Photographing Ordinary Life in Passing - The New York Times: LeRoy W. Henderson Jr. has traveled up and down the East Coast, stopping alongside rural roads in his native Virginia, at rallies on the National Mall and on bustling New York City street corners.
American Cardinal Accused of Sexually Abusing Minor Is Suspended From Ministry - The New York Times
American Cardinal Accused of Sexually Abusing Minor Is Suspended From Ministry - The New York Times: Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, the former archbishop of Washington, is the first American cardinal to be suspended after an investigation found the allegations credible.
Instagram Allows Longer Videos in Challenge to YouTube - The New York Times
Instagram Allows Longer Videos in Challenge to YouTube - The New York Times: The social media service said a new video hub called IGTV would allow users to post videos up to an hour in length.
The Risky Business of Speaking for President Trump - The New York Times
The Risky Business of Speaking for President Trump - The New York Times: Flacks in this White House press office are getting enormous exposure — but potentially at a long-term cost to their credibility.
Fewer Births Than Deaths Among Whites in Majority of U.S. States - The New York Times
Fewer Births Than Deaths Among Whites in Majority of U.S. States - The New York Times: The pattern first started more than a decade ago. But lagging fertility rates and rising white mortality rates have sped demographic change.
Giuliani Promised a Surprise Before the Election. Comey Delivered One. - The New York Times
Giuliani Promised a Surprise Before the Election. Comey Delivered One. - The New York Times: Mr. Giuliani’s statements ahead of the 2016 election have led senators to ask the F.B.I. director if a pipeline exists between the bureau and the president’s lawyer.
It Was Supposed to Be an Unbiased Study of Drinking. They Wanted to Call It ‘Cheers.’ - The New York Times
It Was Supposed to Be an Unbiased Study of Drinking. They Wanted to Call It ‘Cheers.’ - The New York Times: Buried in a new N.I.H. report are disturbing examples of coordination between scientists and the alcohol industry on a study that could have changed America’s drinking habits.
Violence in Nicaragua Undermines Peace Talks 2 Months Into Uprising - The New York Times
Violence in Nicaragua Undermines Peace Talks 2 Months Into Uprising - The New York Times: President Daniel Ortega’s government is continuing its bloody crackdown on opponents, dimming hopes for a negotiated settlement.
Where a Taboo Is Leading to the Deaths of Young Girls - The New York Times
Where a Taboo Is Leading to the Deaths of Young Girls - The New York Times: In western Nepal, women are banished from their homes every month when they get their periods. They are considered polluted, and many die as a result.
Veterans Owe Thousands for Survivor Benefits. Why Can’t They Opt Out? - The New York Times
Veterans Owe Thousands for Survivor Benefits. Why Can’t They Opt Out? - The New York Times: The Defense Department has started deducting premiums from the monthly income of more than 19,000 disabled veterans for a benefit similar to life insurance. Some say it’s almost impossible to opt out, and now they’re in debt.
The Glamorous Grandmas of Instagram - The New York Times
The Glamorous Grandmas of Instagram - The New York Times: The subversive cadre of women over 60 prove that “old” is not what it used to be.
How One Conservative Think Tank Is Stocking Trump’s Government - The New York Times
How One Conservative Think Tank Is Stocking Trump’s Government - The New York Times: By placing its people throughout the administration, the Heritage Foundation has succeeded in furthering its right-wing agenda.
Immigration Myths and Global Realities - The New York Times
Immigration Myths and Global Realities - The New York Times: Immigrants have often delivered economic benefits to the countries taking them in, but they have also shaken the prevailing order and upended the politics of the industrialized world — where the native-born often exaggerate their numbers and their needs.
On Mexico’s Migrant Trail: Confusion and Tough Choices - The New York Times
On Mexico’s Migrant Trail: Confusion and Tough Choices - The New York Times: As word of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy reached migrants, some reconsidered their trips but others pressed on amid the possibility of a policy change.
Evangelical Leaders Lament Border Separations, but Stand Behind Trump - The New York Times
Evangelical Leaders Lament Border Separations, but Stand Behind Trump - The New York Times: Conservative Christians are navigating a tricky path as they recoil at an immigration policy enacted by a president they support
Opinion | I Am Running for President in Turkey. From My Prison Cell. - The New York Times
Opinion | I Am Running for President in Turkey. From My Prison Cell. - The New York Times: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his party are using the state of emergency and other underhanded measures to suppress Kurdish votes.
Opinion | Beyond Trump’s Korea Fantasies - The New York Times
Opinion | Beyond Trump’s Korea Fantasies - The New York Times: But there are ways to achieve a durable deal.
Outside Trump Hotel, an Uproar. Inside, a Calm Sea of Conservative Cash. - The New York Times
Outside Trump Hotel, an Uproar. Inside, a Calm Sea of Conservative Cash. - The New York Times: Outside the hotel’s walls, protesters blasted audio of children crying in detainment centers and the homeland security secretary was heckled at a nearby Mexican restaurant.
Michael Bloomberg Will Spend $80 Million on the Midterms. His Goal: Flip the House for the Democrats. - The New York Times
Michael Bloomberg Will Spend $80 Million on the Midterms. His Goal: Flip the House for the Democrats. - The New York Times: Mr. Bloomberg plans to pour money into advertising on television, online and in the mail, with most of it going to support Democratic congressional candidates.
Children Taken at the Border Arrive in New York - The New York Times
Children Taken at the Border Arrive in New York - The New York Times: Mayor Bill de Blasio said that 350 children separated from their parents had come through a shelter in East Harlem, and that the youngest of them was just 9 months old.
Ex-CIA employee charged in major leak of agency hacking tools - The Washington Post
Ex-CIA employee charged in major leak of agency hacking tools - The Washington Post: Joshua Adam Schulte was charged under the Espionage Act in connection with the leak of tools that were posted online by WikiLeaks.
The U.S. stood with Soviet dissidents. It should stand with North Korean ones, too. - The Washington Post
The U.S. stood with Soviet dissidents. It should stand with North Korean ones, too. - The Washington Post: Support will help, not hinder, America’s objectives.
On affirmative action, Harvard can't have it all - The Washington Post
On affirmative action, Harvard can't have it all - The Washington Post: The Ivy League university’s problem in this case is that its strongest argument is also its weakest one.
Paul Ryan has been living in a cave - The Washington Post
Paul Ryan has been living in a cave - The Washington Post: Incuriosity is a perfect excuse for the House speaker.
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