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House Votes to Give the Government the Power to Negotiate Drug Prices
The high-profile measure would curb the price of prescription drugs and extend more benefits to Medicare beneficiaries.
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The House, delivering on one of Democrats’ central campaign promises, passed legislation to lower the rising cost of prescription drugs by empowering the federal government to negotiate prices with pharmaceutical manufacturers
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Live Updates: U.K. Votes in General Election
Britons are voting in pubs, churches, schools and other polling stations for their next government on Thursday, an important moment for the deeply divided country.
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Breaking News: Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party appear set to win a large majority in Parliament, exit polls show, clearing the way for Brexit by January
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Trump Mocks Greta Thunberg, and She Jabs Back
The 16-year-old climate activist changed her Twitter biography to read, “a teenager working on her anger management problem,” after the president tossed that accusation at her.
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President Trump called Time Magazine's choice to name Greta Thunberg its person of the year "ridiculous" and said the 16-year-old climate activist "must work on her anger management problem."
She responded by adding Trump's insult to her Twitter bio.
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Exposing a Hidden Climate Threat: Methane ‘Super Emitters’
Vast amounts of methane are escaping from oil and gas sites nationwide, worsening global warming, even as the Trump administration weakens restrictions on offenders.
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Vast amounts of methane are escaping from oil and gas sites nationwide, worsening global warming, even as the Trump administration weakens restrictions on offenders
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Inside the Private Moments of Impeachment
Members of the House granted The New York Times rare access to photograph their impeachment preparations.
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The New York Times was granted rare access to photograph impeachment preparations.
The photos are a behind-the-scenes look at how Congress really operates: long days — fueled by adrenaline, a sense of history and takeout food — and interludes of quiet.
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France to Investigate How Qatar Got the World Cup
A meeting with Nicolas Sarkozy, Michel Platini and Qatar’s prime minister draws scrutiny.
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The French authorities have opened a corruption investigation into the circumstances that led to Qatar being awarded the 2022 World Cup
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They Came to Play Table Tennis. They Were Deported at Gunpoint in the Dark.
Two Nigerian students, in Croatia for a sports tournament, were mistaken for undocumented migrants. They were robbed of their money and clothes and expelled to a country they had never heard of.
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Two Nigerian students, in Croatia for a table tennis tournament, were mistaken for undocumented migrants. The men said they were arrested by the police, robbed of their money and clothes, and deported at gunpoint to a country they had never heard of.
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Weinstein’s Bail Is Doubled Over Handling of Ankle Monitor
The bail was set at $2 million after concerns that he had been disabling the device. His lawyers blamed “technical glitches.”
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Harvey Weinstein’s bail has been increased by a state judge after prosecutors said he mishandled his electronic ankle monitor, causing it to stop transmitting dozens of times and leaving prosecutors with no idea of where he was
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5 Charged in New Jersey in $722 Million Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme
Federal prosecutors said the defendants operated BitClub Network, a bogus investment scheme that they promoted as “the most transparent company in the history of the world” and “too big to fail.”
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5 people have been charged with defrauding investors of $722 million, using promises of huge returns if they joined a cryptocurrency investing club
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House Passes $738 Billion Military Bill With Space Force and Parental Leave
A bipartisan group of lawmakers agreed to give troops a pay raise and the president his Space Force, while jettisoning a slew of measures that would have reined in the president’s war powers.
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The House passed a bipartisan bill authorizing the Space Force as a sixth military branch and expanding paid parental leave for federal workers.
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Weinstein and His Accusers Reach Tentative $25 Million Deal
A proposed settlement would end nearly every lawsuit filed by the Hollywood producer’s alleged victims, without his having to admit wrongdoing or pay anything to the women.
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Harvey Weinstein and his former studio have a tentative $25 million deal with his accusers. Weinstein, accused of offenses ranging from sexual harassment to rape, won't have to admit wrongdoing or pay them his own money.
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Breaking News: Harvey Weinstein and his former studio have a tentative $25 million deal with his accusers. Weinstein, accused of offenses ranging from sexual harassment to rape, won't have to admit wrongdoing or pay his own money.
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With Rise of Far-Right Extremists, N.Y.P.D. Creates Special Unit
Threats from far-right and neo-Nazi organizations, including groups like The Proud Boys, will be investigated.
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The NYPD has created a special unit — known as “Racially and Ethnically Motivated Extremism” — that's dedicated to investigating terror threats from far-right and neo-Nazi organizations, including groups like the Atomwaffen Division and The Proud Boys
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Someone Is Putting Cowboy Hats on Pigeons in Las Vegas
No one knows why. A rodeo was in town but denied any connection. The Las Vegas police said it “does not appear to be a police matter at this time.”
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Greta Thunberg Is Time Person of the Year for 2019
The 16-year-old from Stockholm rose to global prominence this year with her impassioned pleas for governments to take far-reaching action to avert climate catastrophe.
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The climate activist Greta Thunberg has been named Time's person of the year.
The 16-year-old from Stockholm rose to global prominence with her impassioned pleas to governments to take action to avert climate catastrophe.
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Jersey City Shooting: Kosher Market Was Targeted, Mayor Says
The morning after a firefight left six people dead, officials said camera footage indicated that the market location had been deliberately chosen.
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Investigators are examining links between the attackers in the Jersey City shooting and the Black Hebrew Israelite movement. The group has no connection with mainstream Judaism and is designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
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A suspect in the Jersey City shooting that killed 6 people had written anti-Semitic posts before targeting a kosher market, an official said
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China Displaces Turkey as Top Jailer of Journalists in 2019
In its annual survey, the Committee to Protect Journalists found that at least 250 journalists are imprisoned around the world, largely by authoritarian leaders.
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At least 250 journalists are imprisoned around the world, largely by authoritarian leaders, the Committee to Protect Journalists's annual survey found
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Following in the Footsteps of Leonardo da Vinci
Many of the artist’s works have traveled from around the world to a major show at the Louvre. But many more remain in Italy, in cities and small towns alike.
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Many of Leonardo da Vinci’s works have traveled from around the world to a major show at the Louvre. But many more remain in Italy, in cities and small towns alike.
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Trump Pays $2 Million to 8 Charities for Misuse of Foundation
Under a settlement, the president admitted he had used his charity to bolster his campaign and settle business debts.
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President Trump paid $2 million to 8 charities as part of a settlement in which the president admitted he misused funds raised by the Donald J. Trump Foundation to promote his presidential bid and pay off business debts, the New York attorney general said
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Black Women Reign at Beauty Pageants
When Zozibini Tunzi was named Miss Universe on Sunday, it signified the first time that black women had simultaneously held the top prize in four of the major beauty pageants.
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When Zozibini Tunzi of South Africa was named Miss Universe on Sunday, it signified a milestone: All 4 major beauty pageant crowns are now held by black women
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Jersey City Shooting Live Updates: Multiple People Killed, Including Officer
Two people with at least one gun opened fire on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.
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Update: One police officer was shot dead after 2 people opened fire in Jersey City, New Jersey, on Tuesday. 2 other officers and a bystander were also wounded in the shooting but are in stable condition, the county prosecutor’s office said.
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