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How Serious Is Tom Steyer’s Polling Surge?

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By Unknown Author The Upshot https://ift.tt/39W0XTe In a new survey, he’s second in South Carolina and tied for third in Nevada. New York Times Presidential Election of 2020, Primaries and Caucuses, Polls and Public Opinion January 10, 2020 at 01:57AM

Boeing Employees Mocked F.A.A. in Internal Messages

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By BY NATALIE KITROEFF Business https://ift.tt/2T9YPRZ “We regret the content of these communications, and apologize to the F.A.A., Congress, our airline customers, and to the flying public for them,” the company said. New York Times Boeing 737 Max Groundings and Safety Concerns (2019), Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters January 10, 2020 at 01:50AM

Kushner’s Global Role Shrinks as He Tackles Another: The 2020 Election

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By BY ANNIE KARNI AND MAGGIE HABERMAN U.S. https://ift.tt/39RTVyO Ivanka Trump’s husband will now supervise her father’s re-election campaign, but he continues to weigh in with advice to the president on a range of other matters. New York Times Presidential Election of 2020, United States International Relations, United States Politics and Government January 10, 2020 at 01:30AM

Queens Woman Is Sentenced to 15 Years in Bomb Plot

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By BY AIMEE ORTIZ New York https://ift.tt/36FmayN The woman, who pleaded guilty to a charge involving weapons of mass destruction, had been accused of planning to build a bomb for use in a terrorist attack. New York Times United States Attorneys January 10, 2020 at 01:20AM

Tom Steyer Makes Democratic Debate With Two Surprising Polls

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By BY MAGGIE ASTOR AND NICK CORASANITI U.S. https://ift.tt/35D0FNL Mr. Steyer will join five other candidates onstage on Tuesday after registering double-digit support in Nevada and South Carolina. New York Times Presidential Election of 2020, Debates (Political), Polls and Public Opinion, Political Advertising January 10, 2020 at 01:17AM

Impeachment Briefing: One Step Closer

By BY NOAH WEILAND U.S. https://ift.tt/35xJQDS Speaker Nancy Pelosi signaled she could soon send articles of impeachment to the Senate. New York Times Trump-Ukraine Whistle-Blower Complaint and Impeachment Inquiry January 10, 2020 at 01:16AM

Evidence That Plane Was Shot Down in Iran May Upset U.S.-Canada Relations

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By BY DAN BILEFSKY World https://ift.tt/2R3xi1D As evidence emerged that an Iranian missile may have felled a jetliner, causing the death of 63 Canadians, journalists pressed Justin Trudeau if President Trump should bear any of the blame. New York Times United States International Relations, Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters January 10, 2020 at 01:05AM

Friday

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By Unknown Author Briefing https://ift.tt/2senwSa Saturday New York Times January 10, 2020 at 01:05AM

Good for Meghan and Harry

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By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD Opinion https://ift.tt/39OmsVU The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are right to blaze their own trail. New York Times Royal Families January 10, 2020 at 01:05AM

Trump Fails to Quash E. Jean Carroll’s Defamation Suit

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By BY ED SHANAHAN New York https://ift.tt/2QGjoDC Ms. Carroll, a writer who claims the president raped her in the 1990s, says that his denials have hurt her reputation and career. New York Times Suits and Litigation (Civil), Libel and Slander January 10, 2020 at 01:03AM

Trump Opens Re-election Year at Rally in Ohio

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By BY PETER BAKER U.S. https://ift.tt/37QSnTR For his first campaign event of 2020, the president flew to the region where many analysts believe the fall contest will be decided and touted his confrontation with Iran. New York Times Elections, Presidential Election of 2020, United States Politics and Government January 10, 2020 at 12:47AM

Twin Court Rulings Buoy Construction of Trump’s Border Wall

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By BY ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS U.S. https://ift.tt/2R57baz The decisions, in Texas and Louisiana, come as the administration has found itself behind schedule on the president’s promise to build 450 miles of border wall by 2021. New York Times Decisions and Verdicts, United States Politics and Government, Border Barriers, Presidential Election of 2020 January 10, 2020 at 12:44AM

John Kerry: Trump Played Into Suleimani’s Hard-Line Strategy

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By BY JOHN KERRY Opinion https://ift.tt/2T8U9vv The president could have ensured a nonnuclear Iran by sticking with the 2015 agreement. Instead, he put us on a path toward conflict and turmoil. New York Times Nuclear Weapons, Targeted Killings, United States International Relations January 10, 2020 at 12:34AM

Trump Has Made Us All Stupid

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By BY DAVID BROOKS Opinion https://ift.tt/35xDQLm The decline of discourse in the anti-Trump echo chamber. New York Times United States International Relations, United States Politics and Government January 10, 2020 at 12:21AM

Army Denies Request by Soldier Pardoned by Trump, Setting Up Showdown

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By BY DAVE PHILIPPS U.S. https://ift.tt/37U4jnI Maj. Mathew L. Golsteyn, once charged with murder, had asked that the Army restore his Special Forces tab, which denotes membership in the elite Green Berets force. New York Times United States Defense and Military Forces, War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, Amnesties, Commutations and Pardons January 10, 2020 at 12:13AM

Army Denies Request by Soldier Pardoned by Trump, Setting Up Showdown

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By BY DAVE PHILIPPS U.S. https://ift.tt/2tJYc6Z Maj. Mathew L. Golsteyn, once charged with murder, had asked that the Army restore his Special Forces tab, which denotes membership in the elite Green Berets force. New York Times United States Defense and Military Forces, War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, Amnesties, Commutations and Pardons January 10, 2020 at 12:13AM

How China May Help Its Enemy Get Elected in Taiwan

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By BY YI-ZHENG LIAN Opinion https://ift.tt/2uvfPrj President Tsai can thank Beijing for its stupidity if she stays in power. New York Times Politics and Government, Elections, Elections, Mayors, Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships, Polls and Public Opinion, Extradition January 10, 2020 at 12:00AM

Vaping Kills a 15-Year-Old in Texas

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By BY DENISE GRADY Health https://ift.tt/2t374Vc The teenager was the youngest to die so far in the outbreak of lung illnesses that affected thousands of people. New York Times Respiratory Diseases, Deaths (Fatalities), E-Cigarettes, Lungs, Smoking and Tobacco, your-feed-healthcare January 9, 2020 at 11:47PM

Larry David’s Nightmare

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By BY LISA LERER U.S. https://ift.tt/35Bbyzp He might be impersonating Bernie Sanders for a long time to come. New York Times Presidential Election of 2020 January 9, 2020 at 11:46PM

Pete Dye, Picasso of Golf Course Design, Is Dead at 94

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By BY RICHARD GOLDSTEIN Sports https://ift.tt/2FzxSz9 “His courses built for tournaments are hard,” Tiger Woods once said, “ but there’s a good reason for everything.” New York Times Golf, Architecture, Deaths (Obituaries) January 9, 2020 at 11:37PM

Cuomo’s 2020 Vision: Turbulent Waters and So Many Octopuses

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By BY JESSE MCKINLEY New York https://ift.tt/303L1d6 The New York governor commissioned a surreal poster that shows him navigating a “sea of division” and “squalls of hate.” New York Times Posters, Politics and Government, State of the State Message (NYS), Political Advertising January 9, 2020 at 11:36PM

Megyn Kelly Talks About Roger Ailes and ‘Bombshell’ in YouTube Video

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By BY RACHEL ABRAMS Business https://ift.tt/2NecOSR The former Fox News anchor has mostly ignored the movie in which she is played by Charlize Theron — until now. New York Times News and News Media, Television, Sexual Harassment, #MeToo Movement January 9, 2020 at 11:33PM

Civilian Planes Shot Down: A Grim History

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By BY RON DEPASQUALE World https://ift.tt/36HAuXE If a doomed Ukrainian passenger plane was shot down in Iran on Wednesday, as American officials believe, it would join a long list of civilian aircraft brought down by fire. New York Times Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters, Defense and Military Forces, Airlines and Airplanes, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 January 9, 2020 at 11:23PM