January 2020

Democratic Debate Recap: Gender, War and Taking on Trump

DES MOINES — The Democratic presidential candidates clashed in starkly personal terms Tuesday over who had the best chance to defeat President Trump, as Senator Elizabeth Warren sought to jump-start her campaign in the last debate before the Iowa caucuses by highlighting her electoral success and that of other female candidates in the Trump era. […]

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Ken Jennings Is Officially The ‘Jeopardy!’ GOAT

Longtime “Jeopardy!” favorite Ken Jennings is now officially the show’s “Greatest of All Time.” Jennings, who holds the show’s longest ever win streak with 74 consecutive victories in 2004, claimed the show’s GOAT title Tuesday night over competitors James Holzhauer and Brad Rutter. In the tournament format, the first to win three nights would take the

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Michael Flynn Moves to Withdraw Guilty Plea in About-Face After Extensive Cooperation

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s former national security adviser Michael T. Flynn moved late on Tuesday to withdraw his guilty plea on charges of lying to investigators in the Russia inquiry, accusing prosecutors of “bad faith” and vindictiveness after they asked a judge to sentence him to prison for backing out of a deal to cooperate

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California housing crisis: Oakland moms evicted by deputies

SAN FRANCISCO — Homeless women ordered by a California judge last week to leave a vacant house they illegally occupied in Oakland for two months were evicted before dawn Tuesday by sheriff’s deputies in a case that highlighted the state’s severe housing shortage and growing numbers of homeless people. Alameda County Sheriff’s deputies, some dressed

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Worst-performing mental health trust NSFT ‘still has a way to go’

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Care Quality Commission visited the trust last autumn A mental health trust dubbed England’s worst will remain in special measures despite showing improvements in care. The Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) provides mental health and learning disability services. Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) found

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s ‘Smells Like My Vagina’ Candle Has Twitter Talking

The $75 item contains traditional perfume elements like bergamot, cedar and rose “to put us in mind of fantasy, seduction, and a sophisticated warmth,” the product copy reads. According to a previous Goop description, the provocative name came from a joke between perfumer Douglas Little and Paltrow. The two were testing a fragrance one day

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