Credit…Art Lien for The New York Times Sketches on Thursday by the courtroom artist Art Lien capture several restless senators during the presentations by House managers. But Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — two moderate Republicans who have signaled they may be open to calling witnesses — appeared to be […]
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You can prepare a delicious meal using a $10 chef’s knife and a $5 skillet. But you also can spend serious money on those same tools, making that meal with a $3,000 Japanese chef’s knife and a skillet that costs almost $1,000. And you could even start protecting your favorite cooking sweatpants with a $300
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Image caption Fergal Keane reports for news programmes such as The Andrew Marr show The BBC’s Africa editor Fergal Keane is stepping down from his role due to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). His diagnosis was the result of “several decades of work in conflict zones around the world”, said the BBC’s head of newsgathering, Jonathan
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Image copyright Reuters Up to 500 jobs could be lost at British Steel if the sale of the business goes ahead, unions have said. The steel maker, which employs 4,000 people in the UK, is on the cusp of securing a rescue deal with Chinese firm Jingye. However, unions have warned the takeover could involve
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MELBOURNE, Australia — Perhaps Serena Williams, now 38, will win a 24th Grand Slam title someday. And maybe Coco Gauff, still just 15, never will earn her first major championship. Sure felt, though, as if a generational shift was being signaled Friday at the Australian Open, with a pair of monumentally significant third-round results hours
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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has conceded to a secretive intelligence court that the available evidence about Carter Page, a former Trump campaign adviser wiretapped by the F.B.I. during the Russia investigation, was legally insufficient to justify the last several months of his continued surveillance in 2017. The department has also promised to sequester phone
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German finance minister says he is confident that his country won’t suffer from Brexit January 24, 2020, 11:51 AM 1 min read DAVOS, Switzerland — German finance minister says he is confident that his country won’t suffer from Brexit but that Britain will inevitably face “consequences” from its decision to leave the European Union. At
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Cutting off access to entire cities with millions of residents to try to stop a new virus outbreak is a step few countries other than China would consider January 24, 2020, 9:03 AM 4 min read BEIJING — Cutting off access to entire cities with millions of residents to stop a new virus outbreak is
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From the outside, it looks like the Grammys have come a long way from 2017, when the award show was widely criticized for being dominated by men. Powerhouse artists like Lizzo, Billie Eilish and Ariana Grande are set to perform Sunday night at the music awards, hosted by Alicia Keys. Women make up the majority
Image copyright Getty Images Going to the pub with your children? You may have to watch your drink consumption. Wetherspoons pubs are limiting parents to two alcoholic drinks each if they have their children with them. The rule came to light when the Robert Pocock pub in Gravesend, Kent, put up a poster publicising it.
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