The 67-year-old, one of the biggest pornography stars, is accused of attacking a total of 17 women.
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Still ill with coronavirus six months later: 'I have no idea how to get better'
For some people Covid just will not go away – one woman’s Instagram diary of her long-haul illness.
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George Ezra opens up about OCD struggle
The musician says he is plagued by intrusive thoughts, and has suffered from OCD "my whole life".
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Hundreds of migrants still dying in Med five years since 2015
Five years on from the migrant crisis of 2015 hundreds are still dying in the Mediterranean.
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Rival powers jockey for the lead in hypersonic aircraft
The US, China and Russia are pouring money into aircraft that can fly at five times the speed of sound.
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Coronavirus: How teachers are feeling as schools return
Four teachers share their experiences of the pandemic as they prepare to welcome pupils back to school.
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The traditional crafts in danger of dying out
Who was the last British deckle-maker? Who makes withy pots? And what is an orrery?
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Biden Condemned Violence. Why Won’t Trump?
By BY MICHELLE GOLDBERG from NYT Opinion
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Only one candidate incites his supporters to mayhe...
Trump Defends Kyle Rittenhouse
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President Trump said Mr. Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old who has been charged in the killings of two people in Wisconsin, was “violently attacked...
A Long History of Language That Incites and Demonizes
By BY PETER BAKER from NYT U.S.
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President Trump has employed provocative and sometimes incendiary words and images to focus attention on demonstrations and away from the human and economic costs of the pandemi...
‘We Germans,’ Alexander Starritt by the Author: An Excerpt
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An excerpt from “We Germans,” by Alexander Starri...
Unwitting Progressives for Trump
By BY BRET STEPHENS from NYT Opinion
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Defend looting if you want to re-elect the presiden...
Facebook Could Block Sharing of News Stories in Australia
By BY DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI AND MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology
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The move, a response to pressure to pay publishers when their stories are posted on the social network, could add to internet silos springing up around the worl...
Frustrated by Election Boycott, Venezuela’s Leader Pardons 100 Opponents
By BY ANATOLY KURMANAEV from NYT World
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President Nicolás Maduro cast his decree as a bid for unity, but many members of the political opposition quickly scorned i...
A Teacher and Congresswoman Confronts School Reopenings
By BY REID J. EPSTEIN from NYT U.S.
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Representative Jahana Hayes, a former National Teacher of the Year, says that she has many concerns — and that parents need to make their voices hear...
Trump Fans Strife as Unrest Roils the U.S.
By BY PETER BAKER AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S.
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The president plans to visit to Kenosha, Wis., on Tuesday, unwelcome by officials in a state pivotal to the election, to condemn what he calls “left-wing mobs...
Trump defends supporters accused in deadly clashes
The US president suggests right-wing activists in Wisconsin and Oregon acted in self-defence.
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Zoom revenues skyrocket as profits double
The popular video conferencing app has seen a 458% jump in customer growth compared with last year.
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Child Trust Funds: Teenagers get first chance to access cash
Savings pots could now be worth more than £1,000 but many teenagers are unaware they exist.
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The 1980s 'super recession': When unemployment topped 3m - and kept rising
As the UK copes with being in a recession, how does it compare with the recession in the 1980s?
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Rohingya crisis: Growing up in the world's largest refugee camp
Nayeem, 3, is one of 20,000 children born every year in the camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
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Meet Senegal's first female professional surfer
Khadjou Sambe, 25, defied social expectations to ride the Atlantic waves.
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Why this black drive-in cinema is a big hit
Drive-ins are booming, of course. But this one is also responding to the other big story of the year.
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Your Monday Briefing
By BY NATASHA FROST from NYT Briefing
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Belarus, Portland protests, British schools: Here’s what you need to kno...
'We need Eat Out To Help Out to run in the autumn'
A group of restaurateurs wants the Eat Out To Help Out scheme to be brought back in the autumn.
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Coronavirus: From fitness training to feeding people
Gym owner Mike Hind and his team have been delivering care packages to vulnerable people.
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Going for a Lake District walk with Max the Miracle Dog
Kerry Irving and his three dogs have become an internet sensation, so the BBC joined them for a walk.
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Hilary Swank on Netflix's sci-fi Away and the ultimate work-life dilemma
Hilary Swank talks about her role for Netflix as the commander on the first manned mission to Mars.
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The search engine boss who wants to help us all plant trees
Christian Kroll is the boss of Ecosia, which donates 80% of its profits to tree-planting projects.
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Sheffield United: Who wrote club anthem Greasy Chip Butty?
John Denver's 1974 hit Annie's Song has been the tune of Sheffield United's anthem for decades. Why?
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No Corrections: Aug. 31, 2020
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No corrections appeared in print on Monday, Aug. 31, 202...
Quotation of the Day: As China Flexes, Taiwan Revamps Its Military
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Quotation of the Day for Monday, August 31, 202...
How to Help Someone Who Lost Their Job
By BY DORIE CHEVLEN from NYT Smarter Living
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Check in, but not too muc...
Think You’re Making Good Climate Choices? Take This Mini-Quiz
By BY VERONICA PENNEY from NYT Climate
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Most Americans don’t have the information they need to effectively reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, according to new research. You might be one of the...
I’m Still Reading Andrew Sullivan. But I Can’t Defend Him.
By BY BEN SMITH from NYT Business
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He’s one of the most influential journalists of the last three decades, but he’s shadowed by a 1994 magazine cover story that claimed to show a link between race and I....
Norway bunker partygoers poisoned with carbon monoxide
More than 20 people were hospitalised after attending the party in the Norwegian capital Oslo.
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Portland Shooting Amplifies Tensions in Presidential Race
By BY MIKE BAKER, THOMAS KAPLAN AND SHANE GOLDMACHER from NYT U.S.
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A fatal shooting after clashes in Portland came on the heels of the shooting deaths of two people during confrontations in Kenosha, Wis., earlier in the wee...
Eat Out to Help Out discount comes to an end
The government's dining discount scheme ends on Monday, but there are calls for it to be extended.
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Price of plastic carrier bags to double to 10p next year
The fee for single-use bags will rise to 10p and be extended to all shops from April 2021.
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Government paid influencers to promote Test and Trace
Taxpayer money was used to pay influencers to promote Test and Trace.
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Mauritius oil spill: 'We want to protect our island'
Young locals are helping to prevent environmental damage after an oil leak from a ship that ran aground.
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Trump, Vicar of Fear and Violence
By BY CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion
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He continues the old practice of stoking white victimhood for vote...
Jon Rahm Sinks a Big Putt to Win Playoff at the BMW Championship
By BY ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports
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Dustin Johnson, the third-round leader, forced the playoff with Rahm, who shut the door by sinking a putt of over 65 feet for a birdie 3 on the first extra hol...
Stories of 2020: Five Lives Caught in a Year of Upheaval and Pain
By BY PETER BAKER, JOHN BRANCH, JOHN ELIGON, REID J. EPSTEIN, DAN LEVIN AND MARC STEIN from NYT U.S.
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In a year that has filled morgues, emptied schools, shuttered workplaces, swelled unemployment lines and polarized the electorate, these are a few of...
It’s Confusing Sometimes, but the Yankees Manage to Stay on Track
By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports
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A strange season continued as the Yankees and Mets ended a five-game weekend series at Yankee Stadium on Sunday with two extra-inning games, though each of them lasted only eight inning...
The Papers: Tax rises 'backlash', and schools' budget 'crisis'
Several papers lead with criticism over Rishi Sunak's reported plans to raise taxes in the next Budget.
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Shinzo Abe Is Ill. But Is That the Only Reason He’s Quitting?
By BY KOICHI NAKANO from NYT Opinion
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Maybe he can’t face the Japanese people’s calls for accountabilit...
Corrections: Aug. 30, 2020
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Corrections that appeared in print on Sunday, Aug. 30, 202...
Coronavirus: PM's U-turns create a 'climate of uncertainty', says Conservative
It has become 'increasingly difficult' for MPs to defend government policy, a senior Tory warns.
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Jacob Blake: Donald Trump to visit Kenosha amid unrest
The president is due to visit the city of Kenosha on Tuesday to meet local police.
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With a Wary Eye on China, Taiwan Moves to Revamp Its Military
By BY STEVEN LEE MYERS AND JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ from NYT World
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The self-governing democracy is taking steps to bolster its armed forces in order to deter or defeat an invasion from China — with or without American hel...
Quotation of the Day: District by District, a Plan for In-Person Schooling Falls Apart
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Quotation of the Day for Sunday, August 30, 202...
Amid Tennis’s Swirling Storms, a Stubborn Djokovic Claims a Title
By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports
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“It has been challenging mentally and emotionally for me to stay sane,” said Novak Djokovic, who beat Milos Raonic on Saturday while working to create a controversial new players’ associatio...
Mauritius oil spill: Thousands march in Port Louis
Massive amounts of oil spilled into a wildlife sanctuary, and 39 dead dolphins have been discovered.
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How to Build a Catapult From Newspaper
By BY GODWYN MORRIS AND PAULA FRISCH from NYT At Home
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With a few folds and some tape you can soon be launching soft projectile...
Phoenix Settles With Black Family After Police Drew Guns Over Reported Doll Theft
By BY CHRISTINA MORALES from NYT U.S.
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The settlement, which is for more than $470,000, comes after an episode last year in which officers responded to a shoplifting complaint at a Family Dollar stor...
Coronavirus: Life chances at risk if pupils don't return to school, Williamson says
The education secretary has written an open letter to parents insisting that schools are safe.
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‘It Was Challenging’: Bucks Return, Balancing Basketball and Activism
By BY MARC STEIN from NYT Sports
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“This group wants to do both,” Coach Mike Budenholzer said of pursuing a championship without abandoning the team’s efforts to combat police brutality and systemic racis...
Coronavirus Around the World
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Coronavirus Around the Wor...
Covid warning as a million students set for uni return
Sending more than a million students back to university could spark second Covid wave, say lecturers.
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Coronavirus: How lockdown 'robbed' us of grieving for mum
Jenny Wilson’s mum died just as the UK was going into lockdown.
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Flooding in Hereford: Residents still in temporary homes
People whose houses flooded twice in four months are still in temporary homes.
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Begum Rokeya: The forgotten 19th Century feminist
Begum Rokeya was a writer, educationalist and reformer who tirelessly fought for women's rights.
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One in four BHS stores remain vacant four years after collapse
Department store chain closed its last stores in 2016 but finding new uses is a lengthy process.
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The diary of my daughter's murder: 'We were in hell on earth'
Bea Jones started writing a diary as she tried to come to terms with the brutal murder of her daughter Moira.
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Coronavirus doctor's diary: The fake news about schools that's misleading parents
A video claiming that children could be placed in quarantine at school could disrupt the start of term.
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'They wanted to drown me at birth - now I'm a poet'
Kuli Kohli has always used writing as a means of escape from the prejudice she has experienced as an Asian woman with cerebral palsy.
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Algeria's lessons from The Plague in the age of coronavirus
Finding parallels between the famous novel and how Algeria is coping with coronavirus amid political upheaval.
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Corrections: Aug. 29, 2020
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Corrections that appeared in print on Saturday, Aug. 29, 202...
Quotation of the Day: ‘Panting for Air’ Under Smoky Western Skies
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Quotation of the Day for Saturday, August 29, 202...
Coronavirus: Winter plans revealed in leaked Sage report
A leaked government report suggests a “reasonable worst case scenario” of 85,000 Covid deaths this winter.
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Coronavirus: France sees 'exponential rise' in cases
The country records 7,379 new cases on Friday as President Macron warns of another lockdown.
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TikTok stars charged over partying in LA during pandemic
Bryce Hall and Blake Gray held parties that breached Covid-19 restrictions, Los Angeles officials say.
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Apple removes Fortnite developer Epic from App Store
The move is the latest in a row between Apple and Fortnite creator Epic over in-app payments.
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‘My son was stillborn and now I help other parents’
Tommy Ferguson’s son Joshua was stillborn in 2009. He says helping others has been a "game changer" for him.
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Workers will have to pay any deferred payroll taxes by April.
By BY ALAN RAPPEPORT from NYT Business
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Rival Themes Emerge as Race Enters Final Weeks: Covid vs. Law and Order
By BY KATIE GLUECK, ANNIE KARNI AND ALEXANDER BURNS from NYT U.S.
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The national political conventions over the last two weeks set the battle lines for the election’s remaining weeks. Joe Biden is focusing on President Trump’s virus management, while the...
Dead Dolphins Wash Ashore After Oil Spill Off Mauritius
By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON from NYT U.S.
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The deaths have added to growing concern that the spill could be disastrous for Mauritius, a tiny island nation off Africa’s eastern coast that is highly dependent on fishing and touris...
Returning to the campaign trail, Trump unloads baseless attacks on Biden.
By BY PETER BAKER from NYT U.S.
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Jacob Blake Was Shackled in Hospital Bed After Police Shot Him
By BY JOHN ELIGON, SARAH MERVOSH AND RICHARD A. OPPEL JR. from NYT U.S.
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The authorities said an earlier sexual assault charge was the reason for the restraints, which were removed on Frida...
Lute Olson, Who Put Arizona on College Basketball Map, Dies at 85
By BY RICHARD GOLDSTEIN from NYT Sports
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He led the Wildcats to 23 consecutive appearances in the N.C.A.A. tournament, winning the championship in 1997. Earlier, he took Iowa to the Final Fou...
El legado de Shinzo Abe, el primer ministro de Japón que anunció su dimisión
By BY MOTOKO RICH AND RUSSELL GOLDMAN from NYT en Español
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Abe, quien dio a conocer su salida del cargo por problemas de salud, persiguió una agenda conservadora, buscó reactivar la economía y reformar la constitución pacifista del país. Estas son las...
Medal for hero dog Kuno who saved soldiers' lives in Afghanistan
Kuno ran through a hail of bullets to tackle a gunman - and now has prosthetic paws after being shot.
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Coronavirus unemployment: 'I felt worthless'
Julie changed jobs a week before lockdown - then found herself out of work and ineligible for help.
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A clever way to provide life-saving oxygen
An invention is saving children’s lives, providing oxygen in hospitals without reliable electricity.
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Why parcel delivery courier company DPD is in court
Most DPD drivers are on self-employed franchise contracts without sick pay and holiday pay.
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Week in pictures: 22-28 August 2020
A selection of remarkable images taken around the world this week.
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Jejoen Bontinck: I escaped a life of Islamic terror - now I rap about it
Jejoen Bontinck, an ex-member of Islamist group Sharia4Belgium, wants to use music to move on from his past.
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Coronavirus: Bus journeys will be first challenge of new school year
As pupils return, there are concerns buses could be a weak link in the back-to-school safety plan.
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Amazon fires: Are they worse this year than before?
Blazes are continuing to rage in the Amazon rainforest, despite the Brazilian president's fire ban.
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Five things to focus on in your CV
When it comes to CV-writing, maximise your chances of a job by focusing on these five things.
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“He [Joseph R. Biden Jr.] voted to normalize trade with China and helped pave the way for them to join the W.T.O., even though they were hurting American companies like ours.”
By BY ANA SWANSON from NYT U.S.
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Mitch McConnell calls the Senate a ‘firewall’ against Democrats, describing their agenda in hyperbolic terms.
By BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR from NYT U.S.
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Hurricane Laura Carves Destructive Path Across Louisiana
By BY RICK ROJAS, MANNY FERNANDEZ AND RICHARD FAUSSET from NYT U.S.
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Although the storm surge was less than projected, Laura was responsible for at least six deaths and extensive property damag...
Dan Scavino, who shapes Trump’s tweets, claims the president shows ‘endless kindness.’
By BY ANNIE KARNI from NYT U.S.
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“Just think about what we achieved together with President Trump. The strongest economy in history.”
By BY JEANNA SMIALEK from NYT U.S.
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Jeff Van Drew, a former Democratic congressman who joined the Republicans, heaps praise on Trump.
By BY MATT STEVENS from NYT U.S.
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“As Republicans, we are proud to stand with [President Trump] and to work for you. Together we … achieved energy independence.”
By BY CORAL DAVENPORT from NYT U.S.
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Ja’Ron Smith, a top Black White House aide, continues an R.N.C. trend by saying Trump has ‘deep empathy.’
By BY GLENN THRUSH from NYT U.S.
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Mets G.M. Says Commissioner ‘Doesn’t Get It’ in Video
By BY TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports
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The Mets’ Brodie Van Wagenen criticized Rob Manfred’s handling of player protests in comments captured on a video stream. The Mets were one of many teams that opted not to play Thursda...
Kevin McCarthy rehashes many of the convention’s biggest catchphrases in his speech.
By BY MAGGIE ASTOR from NYT U.S.
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Jackson Heights, Queens: Walk Where the World Finds a Home
By BY MICHAEL KIMMELMAN from NYT Arts
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Stroll through the city’s most global neighborhood with the author Suketu Mehta, featuring Diversity Plaza, Roosevelt Avenue and the birth of Scrabbl...
