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R. Kelly Documentary Hits Close to Home for Chicago’s Top Prosecutor
Kim Foxx, the Cook County state’s attorney who is herself a sexual assault survivor, has asked anyone with allegations against the R&B singer to come forward.
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In January, the New York Times talked to Kim Foxx, Chicago's top prosecutor who was asking people with abuse allegations against R. Kelly to come forward. “This is about, for me, opening the doors,” she said.
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Twins Were Born to a Gay Couple. Only One Child Was Recognized as a U.S. Citizen, Until Now.
One twin was conceived with sperm from his American father, and the other was conceived with sperm from his Israeli father. Only the first boy was recognized as an American citizen.
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Aiden and Ethan Dvash-Banks are twin brothers who were born minutes apart. But only one was recognized as an American citizen, until now.
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Cohen Gave Prosecutors New Information on the Trump Family Business
President Trump’s former lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, discussed possible irregularities at the Trump Organization. He wants a reduced prison sentence.
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Breaking News: Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former lawyer, gave prosecutors information about possible irregularities at the Trump family business
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How Amy Klobuchar Treats Her Staff
Interviews with more than two dozen former staff members and internal emails reviewed by The Times reveal demeaning and unusual behavior by Ms. Klobuchar toward her subordinates.
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As Amy Klobuchar joins the 2020 U.S. presidential race, former aides say she was not just demanding but often dehumanizing, the steward of a work environment colored by volatility and distrust
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This reporting by @mattfleg and @melbournecoal is based on interviews with more than 2 dozen former Klobuchar staff members and internal emails nyti.ms/2SRqkAK pic.twitter.com/uqty2kNLIo
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R. Kelly Charged With Sexual Abuse in Chicago, Reports Say
The singer, who has been trailed by accusations of misconduct for two decades, faced renewed scrutiny after the January broadcast of the documentary “Surviving R. Kelly.” He has denied the claims.
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Breaking News: R. Kelly was charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse, news reports said, citing court records. Accusations have trailed the singer for years.
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The Dollar Is Still King. How (in the World) Did That Happen?
Despite talk that the dollar was losing dominance, it has only gained stature, reinforcing President Trump’s power to dictate foreign policy.
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The dollar for now remains what it has long been — the closest approximation to a sure thing in a volatile global economy
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Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Charged in Florida Prostitution Sting
Robert K. Kraft, the owner of the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, was charged with two counts of soliciting sex.
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Breaking News: Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots, was charged with 2 counts of soliciting a prostitute, said the police in Jupiter, Florida
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For Yemen Child Soldiers, a Refuge Mixes Play With Saudi Propaganda
A Saudi-financed center offers six weeks of comfort and schooling to former child soldiers in Yemen. But it doubles as a propaganda stage set, blaming only one side for the conflict: Houthis.
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A Saudi-financed rehabilitation center offers up to six weeks of schooling and play to former child soldiers in Yemen. But it doubles as a propaganda stage set, blaming only one side for the conflict: Houthis.
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Sex in New York City Parks? It’s Less of a Thing Than It Used to Be
A decade ago, New York City police officers handed out hundreds of tickets for “sex in park.” Last year, they wrote six.
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"Sex in park" tickets issued by New York City police officers
2007: 432
2018: 6
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As Venezuela’s Politicians Fight Over Aid, Patients Die Without It
The opposition has vowed to deliver food and medication, but the president has refused to allow it. Patients whose lives depend on aid fear the political standoff is obscuring their desperate crisis.
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This 8-year-old girl is in a government-run hospital in Venezuela. Her father has been hunting for medical supplies in pharmacies, the black market and Colombia.
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Public Theater Sues Ian Schrager’s Public Hotel, Alleging Trademark Violation
The lawsuit claims that by introducing entertainment like musical performances and theater, the Public hotel on the Lower East Side is sowing confusion.
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In NYC, the Public Theater is suing the Public hotel, which sits a 12-minute walk away, over trademark infringement because of the hotel’s foray into the entertainment industry
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After SpaceX Launch, Israeli Spacecraft Begins Journey to the Moon
The privately built spacecraft will take a long trip to the moon, landing on its surface in April.
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A spacecraft built by a private Israeli nonprofit just launched on a mission to the moon. Here’s the story of how it got to the launchpad.
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Google Ends Forced Arbitration for All Employee Disputes
The company had pledged to do away with the controversial practice for sexual harassment claims, but expanded it to all disputes.
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Google said it would no longer force employees to settle disputes with the company in private arbitration, expanding on an earlier pledge to do away with the practice in cases of sexual harassment or assault
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Looking to Technology to Avoid Doctors’ Offices and Emergency Rooms
New medical and diagnostic tools could put patients more in charge of their own care — eventually.
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Artificial intelligence, sensors and the so-called internet of things are revolutionizing medicine — from using the sound of one's voice to detect Alzheimer’s to telling cancer patients, in real-time, if their chemotherapy is working.
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Japan’s Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Lands on Ryugu Asteroid
The space probe ascended from the space rock after trying to gather samples that it will eventually return to Earth.
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A Japanese spacecraft completed a touchdown on the surface of an asteroid, where it fired a bullet at the rock’s surface rock. A successful mission could help advance understanding of how our planet formed in the early solar system.
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DNA Gets a New — and Bigger — Genetic Alphabet
DNA is spelled out with four letters, or bases. Researchers have now built a system with eight. It may hold clues to the potential for life elsewhere in the universe and could also expand our capacity to store digital data on Earth
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The genetic alphabet just doubled in size. Researchers have created a new DNA system with 8 bases, instead of 4.
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As Colorado Moves to Bar Abstinence-Only Sex Education, Teenagers Take the Lead
Students have supported legislation that would require the teaching of safe sex, consent and sexual orientation, elements that have prompted a backlash from conservative groups.
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Proposed legislation in Colorado that is widely expected to pass would bar the state’s public and charter schools from abstinence-only education, and mandate teachings about safe sex, consent and sexual orientation
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The Mueller Report Is Coming. Here’s What to Expect.
A concise report will probably act as a “road map” to investigation for the Democratic House — and to further criminal investigation by other prosecutors.
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Neal Katyal writes, "A short Mueller report would mark the end of the beginning, not the beginning of the end"
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North Carolina Republican at Center of Fraud Inquiry Calls for New Election
Mark Harris, the Republican candidate for Congress in North Carolina whose campaign is accused of funding an illegal voter-turnout operation, called for a new election.
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Breaking News: A Republican in North Carolina whose congressional campaign is facing an inquiry into fraud allegations has called for a new election
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USA Today Searched Old Yearbooks for Blackface Photos. It Found One Published by Its Editor.
Nicole Carroll, the newspaper’s editor in chief, apologized for a racist photo that appeared in a college yearbook in the late 1980s, when she was the yearbook’s editor.
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After the blackface scandals in Virginia, reporters at USA Today set out on an ambitious review of hundreds of college yearbooks from the '70s and '80s. In their search, they uncovered a racist image published by USA Today’s current editor in chief.
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