WASHINGTON — As the senior State Department official in charge of Ukraine, George P. Kent was so alarmed by what he viewed as President Trump’s efforts to initiate “politically motivated prosecutions” there that he wrote a memo about it over the summer — weeks before an anonymous whistle-blower’s explosive complaint prompted the impeachment inquiry. On […]
How do New York Times journalists use technology in their jobs and in their personal lives? Ben Casselman, an economics and business reporter, discussed the tech he’s using. You compile complicated data sets and distill them into stories for our readers. What are the tech tools and methods behind this madness? “Madness” is tough but
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption A man is given the Ebola vaccine in DR Congo A second Ebola vaccine is to be offered to around 50,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as part of a major clinical trial. The Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine will be used alongside a vaccine made by Merck,
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Image caption Niall Tóibín played Fr MacAnally in Ballykissangel, which ran from 1996 until 2001, starring opposite Stephen Tompkinson and Dervla Kirwan Niall Tóibín, the Irish actor and comedian, has died in Dublin after a long illness. He was 89. Tóibín appeared in numerous films and television series, including Ryan’s Daughter, Veronica Guerin, The Irish
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You’re walking around and a thought occurs: “I should check my phone.” The phone comes out of your pocket. You type a message. Then your eyes remain glued to the screen, even when you walk across the street. We all do this kind of distracted walking, or “twalking.” (Yes, this term is really a thing.)
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Raymond Poulidor, known as the “eternal runner-up” behind five-time Tour de France winners Jacques Anquetil and Eddy Merckx, has died. He was 83. By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer November 13, 2019, 4:50 PM 5 min read Raymond Poulidor, the “eternal runner-up” whose repeated failure to win the Tour de France helped him conquer French
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The Green Party have pledged to appoint a “carbon chancellor” if voted into power. The job of the new official will be to allocate the £100bn per year they have pledged for tackling the “climate emergency”. Co-leader Jonathan Bartley says the chancellor will lead a new department and issue an annual carbon budget. Read more:
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California’s first-in-the-nation law requiring publicly held companies to put women on their boards of directors faces a second legal challenge By DON THOMPSON Associated Press November 13, 2019, 4:35 PM 4 min read California’s first-in-the-nation law requiring publicly held companies to put women on their boards of directors is facing a second legal challenge. The
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40 Hilariously Real Tweets About Gender Reveals | HuffPost Life Part of HuffPost Parenting. ©2019 Verizon Media. All rights reserved. Expectant parents are welcome to celebrate every step of their pregnancy journey as they see fit. But it’s no secret the gender reveal tradition has been the subject of much criticism and mocking, as well
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In advance of the public impeachment hearings, the “Late Night” host on Tuesday said transcripts revealed that a Pentagon official, Laura Cooper, told investigators that Trump ordered an “unusual hold” on military aid to Ukraine. (Watch above.) “Because if there’s one thing Trump specializes in, it’s unusual holds,” Meyers said. The host then cut to
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