Friday, 31 May 2019

Trump Accuses Mueller of a Personal Vendetta as Calls for Impeachment Grow

President Trump dismissed comments from Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, that the Russia inquiry did not clear the president of wrongdoing. “He’s somebody that dislikes Donald Trump.”

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Photos of the Tiananmen Square Protests Through the Lens of a Student Witness

After three decades, Jian Liu decided to reveal images he took of the hopeful 1989 student movement and its bloody aftermath.

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How the Raptors Won Game 1 Over the Warriors

Toronto came out hot and never let up, withstanding Golden State’s 3-pointers to take a 1-0 lead in the N.B.A. finals.

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Adam Silver Says the N.B.A. Is Flying, and He Is Sort of Right

A young fan base, big stars and little off-the-court controversy have the N.B.A. enjoying smooth sailing.

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John McCain, Uber, N.B.A. Finals: Your Thursday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.

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DealBook Briefing: A U.S.-Europe Trade War Looms

The focus has been on China, but Europe may soon find itself in a fight with President Trump on tariffs.

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Tariffs, Mr. Trump’s Miracle Cure

The president appears to view tariffs as the solution to a wide range of foreign policy problems. It isn’t working.

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What Comes After Angela Merkel?

Germany’s big political parties are imploding, but no one knows what will come next.

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Looks Like the Trump Administration Lied About the Census

The administration said it needed citizenship data to protect voting rights. New documents tell another story.

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When Trolls and Crybullies Rule the Earth

How technology reshapes consciousness.

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How Uber Hopes to Profit From Public Transit

Ride-hailing companies see a ‘massive market opportunity’ in replacing bus and subway rides.

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We Don’t Need to Be Saved From Making Smoothies

Food delivery services have tried to convince us that cooking is a difficult, boring task. It’s actually a life skill.

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I Was an Anti-Abortion Crusader. Now I Support Roe v. Wade.

Overturning the Supreme Court’s 1973 decision would not be “pro-life.” It would be destructive of life.

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Trump’s Twitter Frenzy Is Packing Less of a Punch

His accelerating activity has become less novel to his followers.

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John McCain and Trump’s Narcissism: A Clash at Sea

The White House coddles the president, even by disparaging a warship, its crew and a Navy hero.

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Can Californians Still Find a Path to Mobility at the State’s Universities?

As a counter to staggering inequality, the system needs to be more open to the people who actually live in the Golden State.

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In Turkey, Keeping a Language of Whistles Alive

Before cellphones, Turkish “bird language” allowed farmers to communicate across long distances in the Pontic Mountains.

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I’m a Veteran Without PTSD. I Used to Think Something Was Wrong With Me.

I couldn’t understand why I was able to move on from my traumatic experiences until I joined a PTSD study.

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South Korean Daily Says That Kim Jong-un Executed and Purged Top Nuclear Negotiators

The report comes amid speculation that the North’s leader is changing tack after his summit meeting with President Trump failed to lift punishing sanctions.

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Apps Purged by Apple Say It Holds the Key They Need to Get Back In

Seventeen companies that make apps designed to fight iPhone addiction called on Apple to let them use technology that would resolve privacy concerns.

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Authorities Subpoena Information on Andrew Gillum’s 2018 Campaign

Mr. Gillum, who lost his race for Florida governor, had previously been shadowed by an F.B.I. inquiry into city government in Tallahassee, where he was mayor.

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Lyon Bomb Suspect Told Police He Pledged Allegiance to ISIS

The exact motivations of the suspect, identified as Mohamed M., remain unclear. There has been no claim of responsibility by the Islamic State.

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Learning About The Holocaust Could Soon Be Mandatory In Oregon Thanks To This Friendship

Oregon public schools could soon be required to teach students about the Holocaust starting in the 2020-2021 school year thanks to an unlikely friendship between a Holocaust survivor and a young girl.



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Thursday, 30 May 2019

Deceased G.O.P. Strategist’s Hard Drives Reveal New Details on the Census Citizenship Question

Weeks before the Supreme Court rules on the legality of the citizenship question, evidence filed in court could further erode the Trump administration’s rationale for the question.

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Impeachment 101: Here's how it would work (if it actually happened)

Many Democrats viewed Robert Mueller's public comments on Wednesday as passing the baton to them to start impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.


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Wall Street is betting the president won't let stocks collapse

Investors are once again growing worried about the US-China trade war. But Wall Street isn't completely freaked out.


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Mueller Delivered a Message. Washington Couldn’t Agree on What It Was.

As he stepped down from his role as special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III refused to exonerate President Trump but also avoided being declarative enough to change many minds.

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Julian Assange too ill to appear via video link at court hearing, lawyer says

Julian Assange was too ill to appear via video link at a court hearing in London on Thursday, his lawyer said, after WikiLeaks expressed "grave concerns" about the health of its founder and said he had been moved to the medical ward of his prison.


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This country could be the first to wipe out cervical cancer

Girls began queuing at their local school with their friends, waiting for their names to be called. Many were apprehensive. After all, most of them had not had a vaccination since they were babies. It was 2013 and a new vaccine had arrived in Kanyirabanyana, a village in the Gakenke district of Rwanda.


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House Leaders Push Mueller to Testify as More Democrats Clamor for Impeachment

Robert S. Mueller III stated clearly that he hoped his public statement Wednesday would be his last, but with impeachment fever rising, Democrats want him on a witness stand.

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Israel in Uncharted Territory as Netanyahu Fails to Form a Coalition

The morning after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s staggering failure to form a government, recriminations flew, giving a taste of the contentious campaigning ahead.

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Four Years After Beau Biden’s Death, His Father Bonds With Voters in Pain

As Joe Biden runs for president, there is evidence that his family tragedies have helped him form connections with voters grappling with their own grief.

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What the Bond Market Is Trying to Tell Us: (Worry)

The financial world is suddenly tuning in, nervously, to what is typically a much less exciting sector.

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Robert Mueller, U.S.S. John McCain, Stanley Cup: Your Thursday Briefing

Here’s what you need to know.

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Why Violence Is Up in Pockets of Brooklyn

Thursday: Gang retaliation is partly behind a rise in shootings in the northern part of the borough.

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Robert Mueller Breaks His Silence

The special counsel, making his first public statement in two years, said that charging a sitting president was never an option. But he declined to clear President Trump.

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Netanyahu Won the Election. Why Is Israel Doing It Over?

Because Israeli politics is ready for new rivalries.

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Joe Biden: Be Proud of Your Crime Bill

The Democratic front-runner helped make the country a lot safer.

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The United States of Socialism?

A debate with Jacobin editor Bhaskar Sunkara

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To Make Headway on Climate Change, Let’s Change the Subject

States point to the economic advantages of cleaning up their electric grids.

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Before I Could Change the World, I Had to Change Myself

Each time I held myself accountable, I took a small part of myself out of the hands of others and put it back under my control.

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Lady Gaga, Tyra Banks and the Disneyfication of Fashion

Shopping has always been about amusement. Now it’s going to be about amusement parks.

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Perk for the Ultrarich: Buy an $85 Million Apartment, Get a Trip to Space

A Manhattan unit is being marketed with impressive incentives, including three luxury cars and a home in the Hamptons.

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36 Hours in Bend, Ore. (and Environs)

This small, woodsy city is the perfect base for family fun, with enough hiking, fishing, biking, doughnut-eating and parental beer-sipping to keep everybody happy.

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French Rock Star’s Instagram Defeats His Widow in Inheritance Battle

If Johnny Hallyday, the “French Elvis,” was a United States resident, then his fourth wife stood to inherit his whole fortune. Social media evidence led a French court to rule otherwise.

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Space junk poses terrifying threats to SpaceX and civilization

SpaceX fired 60 small satellites into orbit last week, the first installment of an internet-beaming megaconstellation that the company hopes will grow to include thousands of satellites in just a few years.


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White House Asked Navy to Hide McCain Warship


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Robert De Niro: Robert Mueller, We Need to Hear More


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Opinion: Missouri fight shows a new anti-abortion strategy

There is only one clinic left to provide abortions in the state of Missouri -- and soon there may be none at all. On Friday May 31, the Planned Parenthood Clinic located in St. Louis is expected to stop providing abortions because a state health department has refused to renew the license it needs to continue offering abortion services.


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Foul ball hits a child during Cubs game

A foul ball struck a young fan during a game between the Cubs and the Astros in Houston on Wednesday night.


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Here's why the US has seen extreme weather in the past few weeks

If you feel like the weather has been out of control in much of the United States, you're right. A weather pattern that stuck around longer than usual created a dangerous mix of conditions.


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The Making and Remaking of ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’

Eighty years after its release, the sentimental holiday standard continues to enchant listeners and inspire the musicians who take it on. ...