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Victor or Victim? Trump Shifts Response to Mueller Report
While he once welcomed the report as “total exoneration,” the president in recent days has assailed it as a “total ‘hit job’” produced by “true Trump Haters.”
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Facebook Expects to Be Fined Up to $5 Billion by F.T.C. Over Privacy Issues
Facebook and the F.T.C. have been in negotiations over a financial penalty for claims that the company violated a 2011 privacy consent decree with the agency.
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Breaking News: Facebook said it expected to be fined up to $5 billion for violating an agreement with the FTC to better protect users’ privacy
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Woman Wakes After 27 Years Unconscious
An Emirati mother who suffered brain damage in a car accident in 1991 made an unexpected recovery at a clinic in Germany.
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In 1991, at the age of 32, Munira Abdulla fell into a state of reduced consciousness after a road accident. Last June, after 27 years, she awoke.
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Scientists Create Speech From Brain Signals
A prosthetic voice decodes what the brain intends to say and generates (mostly) understandable speech, no muscle movement needed.
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A new virtual-voice generator can translate brain signals into mostly intelligible speech, with no muscle movement needed
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Why a Drug Company in N.Y. Was Charged Over Opioids
Wednesday: An upstate distributor of oxycodone was charged criminally in Manhattan.
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For the first time, a distributor of oxycodone and other painkillers has been charged criminally for its role in America’s opioid crisis. Prosecutors applied the same kind of felony drug-trafficking charges as they have brought against street dealers.
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Pennsylvania Honors the Snot Otter. It’s Not Even the Strangest State Animal.
From parasitic wasps to shark look-alikes, states have honored many distinctive creatures. Often, students were the driving force.
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The eastern hellbender is the largest salamander in the United States. Pennsylvania's governor signed a bill on Tuesday naming it the state's official amphibian.
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A Florida Man Was Killed by a Giant Bird. Now It’s for Sale.
Marvin Hajos, 75, was killed by a cassowary that he kept on his property. Now, it will go up for auction with about 100 other exotic animals he owned.
In Push for 2020 Election Security, Top Official Was Warned: Don’t Tell Trump
As homeland security secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen became increasingly worried about Russian attempts to influence the 2020 election. But she couldn’t discuss it at high-level White House meetings.
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Don't tell the president: Kirstjen Nielsen worried about Russian interference in 2020 before quitting. She was told not to discuss it with her boss.
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Measles Outbreak Declared in Los Angeles County
Five cases of the disease, the first in the county this year, are being investigated by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
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Public health officials in Los Angeles have declared a measles outbreak in the county. Officials did not indicate the ages of those infected but said the majority of individuals were unvaccinated.
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Disney Heiress Escalates Attack on Company’s Pay Practices
In an opinion column, Abigail Disney railed against what she calls the “naked indecency’’ of the practices. Disney disputed her assertions.
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“It’s time to call out my family’s company — and anyone else rich off their workers’ backs,” Abigail Disney wrote, criticizing the company's CEO for being paid 1,400 times more than a median worker.
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What We Know and Don’t Know About the Sri Lanka Attacks
Tuesday was a day of fast-moving events. While new information continues to emerge about the bombings, some basic questions remain unanswered.
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What we know about the Sri Lanka attacks:
—The Islamic State claimed responsibility
—The death toll rose to more than 350 people
—Investigators are looking into the possibility that the bombings were retribution for attacks on 2 mosques in New Zealand
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Nearly 8,000 Boy Scout Leaders Have Been Accused of Sexual Abuse Since 1944, Researcher Found
A professor reviewed long-secret files. The Scouts say that every account of suspected abuse has now been reported to law enforcement agencies.
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Nearly 8,000 Boy Scout leaders have been accused of sexual abuse against children since 1944, according to a child sexual abuse expert
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A State Senator Who Said Nurses ‘Play Cards’ While on the Job May Shadow One
The state senator, Maureen Walsh, made the remark while denouncing a bill that would afford nurses in Washington uninterrupted meal and rest breaks.
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Maureen Walsh, a Republican state senator from Washington, apologized to those she offended by saying that nurses “probably play cards for a considerable amount of the day.” Now she may shadow one for a 12-hour shift.
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Jared Kushner Dismisses Russian Election Interference as ‘Couple of Facebook Ads’
His comments seem to contradict Facebook’s own estimates that Russian ads and social-media posts reached 126 million Americans during the election.
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Jared Kushner dismissed Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential campaign as a “couple of Facebook ads” and said the investigation of it was far more damaging to the U.S. than the intrusion itself
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Egypt Approves New Muscle for Its Strongman Leader
Voters approve constitutional amendments giving President el-Sisi new powers, reversing gains of the Arab Spring and allowing him to rule until 2030.
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Breaking News: President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt won sweeping new powers that cemented his authoritarian rule, allowing him to govern until 2030
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For First Time, Pharmaceutical Distributor Faces Federal Criminal Charges Over Opioid Crisis
The charges against the wholesaler, Rochester Drug Cooperative, and two of its former executives marked a new tactic for prosecutors in tackling the epidemic of addiction to prescription painkillers.
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Breaking News: For the first time, a major pharmaceutical distributor is facing federal criminal charges over its conduct in the opioid crisis
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Sri Lanka Bombings Live Updates: ISIS Claims Responsibility for Attacks
The claim came shortly after a government official said the bombings, which killed more than 300 people, were in retaliation for the shootings last month at mosques in New Zealand.
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Latest updates on the Sri Lanka bombings:
— The death toll rose to 310
— The number of suspects arrested increased to 40
— The government declared “emergency law," which allows the police to detain and interrogate suspects without obtaining warrants
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Breaking News: ISIS called the bombers in Sri Lanka its "fighters," as a government official claimed that the attacks were payback for violence in New Zealand
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Google Employees Say They Faced Retaliation After Organizing Walkout
Two Google workers who called for an employee protest over the company’s treatment of sexual harassment said they were demoted or told their role would change.
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Two Google employees who called for a walkout over the company's treatment of sexual harassment said they were demoted or told their role would change
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Why Having a Gun in New Jersey Could Soon Cost 20 Times as Much
Gov. Philip D. Murphy’s proposed fees — $550 to own and carry a gun, up from $27 — would be among the nation’s highest.
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Having a gun in New Jersey could soon cost 20 times as much: Gov. Philip Murphy’s proposed fees — $550 to own and carry a gun, up from $27 — would be among the highest in the U.S.
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As Seas Warm, Galápagos Islands Face a Giant Evolutionary Test
Climate change is ravaging the natural laboratory that inspired Darwin. The creatures here are on the brink of crisis.
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New York Times journalists Nicholas Casey and Josh Haner traveled 600 miles off Ecuador’s coast to uncover how ocean warming is affecting the Galápagos. In our latest ad, see how they reported this story: nyti.ms/2W0pI9s pic.twitter.com/Z8hLqdp1n7
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