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Elijah Cummings, Powerful Democrat Who Investigated Trump, Dies at 68

“Did you see him?!” Mr. Cummings roared, his voice rising in anger as he implored the congregation to confront the invisibility of young black men. “Did you see him? Did you see him?” The congregation roared back with applause. In 2016, after a Justice Department investigation found that the Baltimore Police Department had routinely harassed […]

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A Scotch Maker’s Challenge: First Brexit. Now Tariffs.

ISLAY, Scotland — Britain’s planned departure from the European Union has turned distiller Anthony Wills’s workdays into a marathon of logistics. For months, he communicated with importers to ensure that his single malt, whisky distilled from barley harvested from his farm on the windswept isle of Islay, could be shipped to the Continent and the

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Ryan Reynolds Confirms Birth Of Baby With Blake Lively In Adorable First Photo

Ryan Reynolds’ schedule is packed with starring in blockbuster films, trolling Hugh Jackman and heavy celebrity gin promo, so maybe he hasn’t had time to announce the birth of his new baby.  For weeks, neither the “Deadpool” actor nor his wife Blake Lively would confirm reports that they’ve welcomed their third child together. But it

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Zuckerberg, Inflaming Debate, Asserts Facebook Stands for Free Expression

Neil Chilson, a senior research fellow at Stand Together, an organization within the Koch Network, said Facebook’s free speech position was “a very reasonable policy choice.” When Mr. Trump speaks, reporters then fact-check what he says, showing “that the cure to a politician’s misstatement is more speech, not to shut it down,” Mr. Chilson said.

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New Brexit deal: Four ways it’s different, one way it’s the same

The BBC’s Adam Fleming in Brussels compares the withdrawal agreement negotiated by Boris Johnson with the one negotiated by Theresa May. Ninety-five per cent of this revised deal is the same as Theresa May’s, which was crafted during two years of painstaking negotiations. But that one didn’t gain consent from the UK Parliament. This deal

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J&J agrees to $117M settlement over pelvic mesh devices

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to a $117 million multistate settlement over allegations it deceptively marketed its pelvic mesh products, which support women’s sagging pelvic organs. Ohio’s attorney general said Thursday an investigation found that J&J, the world’s biggest health products maker, violated state consumer protection laws by not fully disclosing the devices’ risks. Numerous

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