2019

Kamala Harris, Seeking a Campaign Jolt, Defends Record as Prosecutor

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. — Senator Kamala Harris of California has, for months, faced criticism from activist Democrats who have said her record as California attorney general was at odds with her progressive reputation. But on Saturday, as Ms. Harris seeks to reinvigorate her presidential campaign, she went on the offensive, laying out a robust defense

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In Iraq Museum, ‘Things There That Are Nowhere Else in the World’

BAGHDAD — If people remember anything about the Iraq Museum, it is most likely the televised images of it being looted in 2003 as American troops watched from their tanks. Statues too heavy to move were knocked from their pedestals, their 3,000- and 4,000-year-old shoulders bashed to powder. Some lost their eyes or one side

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Scientists feel chill of crackdown on fetal tissue research

To save babies from brain-damaging birth defects, University of Pittsburgh scientist Carolyn Coyne studies placentas from fetuses that otherwise would be discarded — and she’s worried this kind of research is headed for the chopping block. The Trump administration is cracking down on fetal tissue research , with new hurdles for government-funded scientists around the

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A Drama of Trump’s Own Making Ends with a Familiar Hero

After withdrawing his tariff threat against Mexico, Mr. Trump expressed displeasure at some of the “reviews” — his word — of the drama. “While the reviews and reporting on our Border Immigration Agreement with Mexico have been very good, there has nevertheless been much false reporting (surprise!) by the Fake and Corrupt News Media, such

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Blues’ Russian Two, Tarasenko and Barbashev, on verge of Cup

Slava Fetisov called Vladimir Tarasenko midway through the second round of the playoffs to deliver an important message. “I said, ‘Listen, you’ve got a good chance to win this year, so you’re gonna play 100 percent, maybe a little more,’” Fetisov recalled Friday. “‘You get all your talents and your skill and you can win

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