September 2019

Trump Calls Whistle-Blower ‘Partisan’ and Defends Conduct With Other Leaders

Politics /

WASHINGTON — President Trump dismissed on Friday as a “partisan” attack a whistle-blower complaint said to involve his dealings with Ukraine amid mounting questions about his interactions with the country’s new government. Details of the complaint remained murky, but the revelation that it was connected at least in part to Ukraine immediately increased scrutiny on […]

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U.S. Lifts Tariffs On 400 Chinese Products, Trump Wants ‘Complete’ Trade Deal

Finance /

WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration was “making a lot of progress” with China on Friday, as deputy-level trade talks continued for a second day and Washington lifted tariffs on over 400 Chinese products. Trump, speaking to reporters at a White House meeting with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, said the United States

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Ukraine Pressured on U.S. Political Investigations

Politics /

MOSCOW — Months before a whistle-blower’s complaint came to light this week, raising alarms over dealings between the Trump administration and Ukraine, the issue was roiling politics in Kiev. The whistle-blower’s specific allegations remain cloaked in mystery, but they involve at least one instance of President Trump making an unspecified commitment to a foreign leader

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Saving Money, and Your Sanity, on College Visits (Hint: Resist the Swag)

Finance /

Some schools offer free “fly in” visits for underrepresented students, including those who are from low-income families or are the first in their families to attend college. “You could get a visit paid for,” said Belinda J. Wilkerson, an education consultant in Fayetteville, N.C. Oberlin College, for instance, has a multicultural visit program that covers

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The Latest: Patient records found at closed abortion clinics

Lifestyle /

The Latest on the discovery of fetal remains at the Illinois home of a former Indiana abortion doctor (all times local): 12:15 p.m. Indiana’s attorney general says thousands of patient medical records have been found at three shuttered Indiana abortion clinics that were operated by a late abortion doctor whose Illinois garage was found to

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