John Schwartz
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Site That Ran Anti-Semitic Remarks Got Passes for Trump Trip
The White House granted TruNews, a right-wing Christian site, press credentials for the president’s Davos trip after its founder’s remarks calling impeachment a “Jew coup.”
Trump Tied Ukraine Aid to Inquiries He Sought, Bolton Book Says
Drafts of the book outline the potential testimony of the former national security adviser if he were called as a witness in the president’s impeachment trial.
Susan Finch, tough, trailblazing newspaper reporter, dies at 74
Susan Finch, a tough-talking, take-no-prisoners reporter whose gruff exterior masked a tender-hearted woman who cared deeply about her colleagues, her dogs and the newspaper industry, died Saturday at Passages Hospice
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Finch’s tirades, the most memorable of which cannot be recounted in a family newspaper, were stunning, Nolan said: “It was a magnificent thing to behold the way she could string together profanity like that. It was a performance.” A great @JohnPope2 obit.
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Anatomy of a Lie: How Iran Covered Up the Downing of an Airliner
For three days, Iranian military officials knew they had shot down a Ukrainian jetliner while the government issued false statements, denying any responsibility.
As ‘American Dirt’ Racks Up Sales, Its Author Becomes the Story
Jeanine Cummins’s novel about migrants fleeing violence is a hit with booksellers, but critics have called it “trauma porn” that exploits another country’s pain.
Coronavirus Live Updates: A Somber Holiday as China Reports More Deaths
The authorities reported 15 new deaths in Wuhan, the center of the outbreak, as the virus spread to Australia and elsewhere.
About New York; Scotland's Poet Hailed With Kilt And Tex-Mex
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@yaffebellany @steviepesce My first appearance in The New York Times came 12 years before I walked in the door as an employee. And it had to do with haggis. And @steviepesce
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Greta Thunberg Joins Climate March on Her Last Day in Davos
Ms. Thunberg, who has been pressing world leaders to take urgent action to combat climate change, said she was not deterred by critics who called her concerns overblown.
85,000 Pieces in Beloved Chinatown Museum Likely Destroyed in Fire
The president of the Museum of Chinese in America said that she was “just distraught” and that the collection was one of a kind.
For Haggis Purists in the U.S., the Law Is No Obstacle
A federal agency bans the sale of sheep lungs, a key ingredient for the distinctive Scottish dish. Haggis lovers have found ways around that.
How Early Intervention Changed My Son’s Life
Free access to quality care accelerated his recovery after a prenatal stroke.
E.P.A. Makes It Easier for Cities to Keep Releasing Raw Sewage Into Rivers
The agency is allowing cities to delay or otherwise change federally imposed fixes to their sewer systems.
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Somebody's gonna say it, so I will: you can expect that this regulatory rollback's result will be crappy.
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@cflav That tunnel is in Washington, D.C., but sewer system expansions are going on all over the U.S., and many cities are trying to wriggle out of past agreements with the federal government over dumping raw sewage into waterways when it rains hard.
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Big Business Says It Will Tackle Climate Change, but Not How or When
In Davos, business leaders were newly vocal about the danger, though they gave few details about how they would reform their practices.
A Bank Wouldn’t Take His Bias Settlement Money. So He’s Suing.
When Sauntore Thomas, 44, tried to deposit settlement checks at a bank, he was asked where he got the money, a lawsuit claiming discrimination says.
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“I have had this with black clients before,” Ms. Gordon said. “There can be a lot of questions when they suddenly have money.”
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Some years ago, my friend Elizabeth Smith interviewed the great Madeleine L'Engle, with a focus on the author's faith and theology. Elizabeth has now written up the piece and put it online; It's well worth reading.
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Review: ‘Picard’ Is, Finally, ‘Star Trek: Peak TV’
The seventh live-action “Star Trek” series offers some fan service for franchise nostalgists, but Patrick Stewart is just about the only thing that hasn’t changed.
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So good, from @mikehalenyt ... all this, and @michaelchabon , too! nyti.ms/37mjndZ pic.twitter.com/yXoXXJbPry
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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Takes Jab at Greta Thunberg at Davos
At a Swiss economic forum, Mr. Mnuchin dismissed criticisms by Ms. Thunberg, the teenage environmental activist.
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And here is the NYT story on that Mnuchin exchange, and other recent exchanges, between @GretaThunberg and Donald Trump and members of his administration
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Andy Byford, New York City’s Subway Chief, Resigns
He arrived nearly two years ago to turn around the city’s failing subway, making significant progress.
Mnuchin says Thunberg can tell us what to do 'after she goes and studies economics in college'
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin sharply criticized the financial credentials of Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Thursday.