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‘Billions’ Season 5, Episode 3 Recap: Subjugate and Conquer

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By BY SEAN T. COLLINS Arts https://ift.tt/366ooaY Axe teaches his son a valuable lesson in economics. Chuck offers a lesson in family values, but not really. New York Times Television May 18, 2020 at 02:00AM

Fire Consumes Storefront in Harlem

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By BY SANDRA E. GARCIA New York https://ift.tt/36aPD3W The fire started at 7:30 p.m. in a furniture store on 125th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard. New York Times Fires and Firefighters May 18, 2020 at 01:43AM

Japan Falls Into Recession, and Worse Lies Ahead

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By BY BEN DOOLEY Business https://ift.tt/2AvGiIi Despite signs of success in fighting the coronavirus, the world’s third-largest economy will struggle for months to come as it tries to reopen for business. New York Times Economic Conditions and Trends, Recession and Depression, Politics and Government, International Trade and World Market, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Shutdowns (Institutional), Epidemics May 17, 2020 at 11:59PM

Is Ronan Farrow Too Good to Be True?

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By BY BEN SMITH Business https://ift.tt/3bFbMc6 He has delivered revelatory reporting on some of the defining stories of our time. But a close examination reveals the weaknesses in what may be called an era of resistance journalism. New York Times May 17, 2020 at 11:51PM

Inspector General’s Firing Puts Pompeo’s Use of Taxpayer Funds Under Scrutiny

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By BY EDWARD WONG U.S. https://ift.tt/2Tdn00S Accusations of improperly using government resources have trailed the secretary of state, but President Trump’s move to fire the State Department inspector general has handed Democrats a new weapon. New York Times United States International Relations, United States Politics and Government May 17, 2020 at 11:51PM

Obama Lives in Trump’s Head

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By BY CHARLES M. BLOW Opinion https://ift.tt/2X3jQy4 The president feels the need to shower lies and blame upon his predecessor. New York Times United States Politics and Government, Race and Ethnicity, Black People, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Affirmative Action May 17, 2020 at 11:42PM

2 Kansas City Officers Charged With Assaulting Transgender Woman

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By BY MARIEL PADILLA U.S. https://ift.tt/2TclETZ Prosecutors said the officers slammed Breona Hill to the sidewalk and kneed her in the face, torso and ribs in an episode that a passer-by captured on video. New York Times Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings, Transgender and Transsexuals, Assaults, Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming May 17, 2020 at 11:34PM

Canadian Military Jet Crashes During Flyover for Coronavirus Workers, Killing One

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By BY SANDRA E. GARCIA World https://ift.tt/3cBJHDH Another member of the military was injured, the authorities said. The jet crashed into a house in Kamloops, British Columbia. New York Times Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters, Military Aircraft, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Defense and Military Forces, Traffic Accidents and Safety May 17, 2020 at 11:10PM

Forty Years Later, Lessons for the Pandemic From Mount St. Helens

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By BY LAWRENCE ROBERTS Opinion https://ift.tt/2LDUqBO The tensions we now face between science, politics and economics also arose before the country’s most destructive volcanic eruption. New York Times Volcanoes May 17, 2020 at 11:00PM

‘Straight-Up Fire’ in His Veins: Teen Battles New Covid Syndrome

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By BY PAM BELLUCK Health https://ift.tt/2yYLIeK Jack McMorrow, 14, awoke in agony, with heart failure. His case may help doctors understand a frightening new affliction in children linked to the coronavirus. New York Times your-feed-science, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Children and Childhood, Heart, Hospitals, Doctors May 17, 2020 at 08:10PM