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Quotation of the Day: New York Police Create Unit to Counter a Rise in Far-Right Extremism

By Unknown Author Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/349CWUx Quotation of the Day for Thursday, December 12, 2019. New York Times December 12, 2019 at 03:05AM

Photos of the U.K. in the Shadow of Brexit

By BY STEVEN ERLANGER AND ANDREW TESTA World https://ift.tt/2EfFGoJ Britain feels anxious, with traditional loyalties cracking. A fifth election in five years has cleaved the country into Leave and Remain, and raised questions about whether the United Kingdom can remain united. New York Times Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit), International Trade and World Market, Immigration and Emigration, Agriculture and Farming December 12, 2019 at 03:00AM

Stick-Up Artist

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By BY DEB AMLEN Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/34dLDgG Alex Eaton-Salners makes a periodic appearance. New York Times Crossword Puzzles December 12, 2019 at 03:00AM

Is It Bad That I Gchat My Friends While I’m at Work?

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By BY ALISON GREEN Smarter Living https://ift.tt/2rD7vou And other pressing matters. New York Times E-Mail, Social Media, Text Messaging, Workplace Environment, Productivity December 12, 2019 at 03:00AM

Boy, 2, Is Fatally Hit by Subway Train at Busy Manhattan Station

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By BY ED SHANAHAN New York https://ift.tt/2YGobYr The child became separated from his mother at a financial district station during the evening rush hour. New York Times Subways, Railroad Accidents and Safety December 12, 2019 at 02:39AM

Tennessee Sheriff’s Deputy Indicted on 44 Criminal Charges

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By BY LIAM STACK U.S. https://ift.tt/2RJ1vFq Daniel Wilkey, who was charged on Tuesday with rape, extortion, stalking and assault, has previously been accused in lawsuits of false imprisonment, child molestation and forced baptism. New York Times False Arrests, Convictions and Imprisonments, Sheriffs December 12, 2019 at 02:30AM

Frequently Asked Questions About Wordplay

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By BY DEB AMLEN Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/38rsU4t How to get technical help with your crossword account, where to write if your streak gets struck and much more. New York Times Crossword Puzzles December 12, 2019 at 02:09AM

Corrections: Dec. 12, 2019

By Unknown Author Corrections https://ift.tt/38zIPxZ Corrections that appeared in print on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019. New York Times December 12, 2019 at 01:54AM

Michael Cohen, Broken and Humiliated, Asks for Leniency From Prison

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By BY BENJAMIN WEISER New York https://ift.tt/2qKEBCv He told a judge that he “sold his soul” in working as President Trump’s lawyer. New York Times Ethics and Official Misconduct, Tax Evasion December 12, 2019 at 01:44AM

Impeachment Briefing: A Late-Night Meeting

By BY NOAH WEILAND U.S. https://ift.tt/2rrgSHT The Judiciary Committee met for a rare evening gathering, during which each member got a chance to argue for or against impeachment. New York Times Trump-Ukraine Whistle-Blower Complaint and Impeachment Inquiry December 12, 2019 at 01:23AM

After North Korea Hints at New Policy, U.S. Warns Against More Missile Tests

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By BY RICK GLADSTONE World https://ift.tt/2Ebxhmh The American ambassador to the United Nations, responding to North Korean signals that it could resume long-range missile tests, said such a move would be “deeply counterproductive.” New York Times United States International Relations, Embargoes and Sanctions, Nuclear Tests December 12, 2019 at 01:21AM

Ukraine’s President Stands Alone Against Russia

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By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD Opinion https://ift.tt/2E9Wkq8 The lack of American interest was clear as the two nations’ presidents met in Paris. New York Times Trump-Ukraine Whistle-Blower Complaint and Impeachment Inquiry, Embargoes and Sanctions December 12, 2019 at 01:09AM

From Nixon to Trump, Zoe Lofgren Is Democrats’ Memory on Impeachment

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By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG U.S. https://ift.tt/2PcQk6d Ms. Lofgren, Democrat of California, is the lone Judiciary Committee member to have participated in all three modern impeachments. New York Times United States Politics and Government, Trump-Ukraine Whistle-Blower Complaint and Impeachment Inquiry, Impeachment December 12, 2019 at 01:03AM

Suspect in Rampage at N.J. Kosher Market Wrote Anti-Semitic Posts

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By BY JAMES BARRON, MICHAEL GOLD AND ALI WATKINS New York https://ift.tt/38zCkv5 He was a follower of the fringe Black Hebrew Israelite movement, which has expressed hostility to Jews, officials said. New York Times Jews and Judaism, Jersey City, NJ, Shooting (December 10, 2019), Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides, Anti-Semitism December 12, 2019 at 12:52AM

They Came to Play Table Tennis. They Were Deported at Gunpoint in the Dark.

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By BY PATRICK KINGSLEY World https://ift.tt/2Pf4OSQ Two Nigerian students, in Croatia for a sports tournament, were mistaken for undocumented migrants. They were robbed of their money and clothes and expelled to a country they had never heard of. New York Times Politics and Government, Middle East and Africa Migrant Crisis, Immigration and Emigration, Illegal Immigration, Deportation December 12, 2019 at 12:48AM

How the Yankees Wooed Gerrit Cole

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By BY JAMES WAGNER Sports https://ift.tt/2qIJPhX Gift boxes, visits from team legends and a record-breaking pile of money lured Cole, the top free-agent pitcher on the market, to the Bronx after a pursuit that began 11 years ago. New York Times Baseball, Free Agents (Sports) December 12, 2019 at 12:43AM

Trump’s Executive Order and the Rise of Anti-Semitism

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By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD Opinion https://ift.tt/2sflyAG The president’s campus intervention ignores the bigger threat of anti-Semitism and threatens speech. New York Times Jews and Judaism, Colleges and Universities, Executive Orders and Memorandums, Anti-Semitism, Discrimination, Charlottesville, Va, Violence (August, 2017), Fringe Groups and Movements, Hate Crimes December 12, 2019 at 12:30AM

Movie Nights, Camp David and Cable Messaging: A White House Impeachment Playbook

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By BY KATIE ROGERS U.S. https://ift.tt/2PP5ZrB The all-hands-on-deck atmosphere is a change from just weeks ago, when President Trump’s aides dismissed the idea of a war room. New York Times United States Politics and Government, Trump-Ukraine Whistle-Blower Complaint and Impeachment Inquiry, Impeachment December 12, 2019 at 12:26AM

Let Trump Have a Miserable Little Christmas

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By BY GAIL COLLINS Opinion https://ift.tt/2qHy4IA Deck the halls with tons of tweeting. New York Times United States Politics and Government, Presidents and Presidency (US), Trump-Ukraine Whistle-Blower Complaint and Impeachment Inquiry, Impeachment, Ethics and Official Misconduct December 12, 2019 at 12:22AM

Will Impeachment Change 2020?

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By BY LISA LERER U.S. https://ift.tt/2LMLk61 Public opinion has shifted about impeachment, but not about the president. Here’s what that means. New York Times Presidential Election of 2020, Polls and Public Opinion, Trump-Ukraine Whistle-Blower Complaint and Impeachment Inquiry, Impeachment December 12, 2019 at 12:19AM

M.L.B. Sends Message: Pitchers, Not Baseballs, Must Adapt

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By BY TYLER KEPNER Sports https://ift.tt/2qHSVvl Home runs are up and pitchers are grumbling but baseball said a study of its seemingly supercharged baseballs had led them to conclude they did not need to change a thing. New York Times Baseball, Sporting Goods and Equipment December 12, 2019 at 12:16AM

Arrest of Top Crime Fighter Stuns Mexico, Where Corruption Is All Too Routine

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By BY KIRK SEMPLE AND PAULINA VILLEGAS World https://ift.tt/2LMuSmg The news shocked even a country grown used to graft: The man who for years led Mexico’s war against drug traffickers was accused of taking millions in bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel. New York Times Drug Cartels, Corruption (Institutional), Politics and Government December 12, 2019 at 12:05AM

Ending America’s Endless War in Afghanistan

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By BY JOSEPH VOTEL Opinion https://ift.tt/2YDka73 We need to press for an agreement between the U.S. and the Taliban and cement the parallel support of the Afghan government. New York Times Afghanistan War (2001- ), United States Defense and Military Forces, Politics and Government, United States International Relations December 12, 2019 at 12:00AM