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Nepal Is Investigating New Airport Made by China
After a Times article about the cost and quality of Pokhara airport, which Chinese state-owned firms financed and built, Nepal’s anti-corruption agency said it was looking into the project.
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Trump calls political enemies ‘vermin,’ echoing dictators Hitler, Mussolini
Former president Donald Trump described his domestic opponents as “vermin” that posed a greater threat to the United States than countries such as Russia, China or North Korea, drawing rebuke from historians who noted his language parallels comments made by authoritarian leaders.
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Trump Trials: Law & Order & Math
The latest developments in Donald Trump’s four criminal cases — and the business fraud lawsuit in New York.
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New York Democratic Rep. Higgins will leave Congress in February
The lawmaker from the Buffalo area joins three other members of Congress who have announced their decision not to run again since last Tuesday.
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Key stats from the 2023 election
A look at what just happened and where this leaves us, by the numbers.
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The market for third-party candidates is hot. But who could catch on?
Despite the pervasive belief on the left that this is all about spoiling things for Biden, the specific third-party candidate matters greatly.
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Kelly Johnson Embodies the Hard-Line Views She Shares With the Speaker
The wife of Mike Johnson, the new speaker, has rallied opposition to abortion rights and used her pastoral counseling business to condemn homosexuality.
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In Israel, Christie Says Trump Ducked Mideast Progress and Fueled Bigotry
The former New Jersey governor and chief G.O.P. antagonist to the former president cited Mr. Trump’s rhetoric of intolerance and faulted him for a lack of ambition on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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5 U.S. Special Operations Forces Killed in Helicopter Crash in Mediterranean
The troops were on a refueling training mission when the aircraft crashed off the coast of Cyprus. The episode, which Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said was an accident, is under investigation.
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How to be a Better Person in 2020
2020 is the year to be better! We all know what it’s like to start the New Year with resolutions that fizzle out by February. This year, let’s make a resolution that sticks: to be a better person. Here are some tips to help you make 2020 the year of personal growth. Set realistic goals.…