2019

Ukraine Pressured on U.S. Political Investigations

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)

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

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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Celine Dion Begs Drake Not To Tattoo Her Face On His Body

Celine Dion has a serious message for fellow Canadian Drake: Don’t tattoo her face on his body. Drake is known for getting tribute tattoos of his musical and creative inspirations. The “Hotline Bling” rapper has tats of Denzel Washington, Sade, the Beatles and, Rolling Stone notes, Rihanna eating ice cream. A couple of years ago, Drake reportedly

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A look at the first decade of the NFL, the 1920s

A look at the NFL’s first decade, the 1920s: FRANCHISES: The first season, 1920, the American Professional Football Association had 14 teams, including two Tigers (Cleveland and Chicago). The Akron Pros, Decatur Staleys (later the Chicago Bears), Buffalo All-Americans, Chicago Cardinals, Rock Island Independents, Dayton Triangles, Rochester Jeffersons, Canton Bulldogs, Detroit Heralds, Hammond Pros, Columbus

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California Sues the Trump Administration in Its Escalating War Over Auto Emissions

WASHINGTON — California and 23 other states on Friday filed suit against the Trump administration’s unprecedented legal reversal of the state’s authority to set its own rules on climate-warming tailpipe emissions. The lawsuit represents the starting gun in a sweeping legal battle over states’ rights and climate change that is likely be resolved only once

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