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Hakeem Jeffries, Pressing to Lead Democrats, Marks a Generational Shift
Standing on the Senate floor during President Donald J. Trump’s 2020 impeachment trial, Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York…
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Russia Raises Hopes for Griner’s Release, but U.S. Says It’s Just Talk
A day after the American basketball star Brittney Griner was sent to a Russian penal colony, a top Russian diplomat…
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A New Effort to Help Places Mired in Poverty
Should people move to jobs or should jobs move to people? It’s a long-running debate. Lately the Biden administration has…
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Justice Department Asks Supreme Court to Let Student Debt Cancellation Proceed
The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to allow its student loan relief plan to go forward, arguing…
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The Case for a Less-Effective Altruism
Last weekend, I took my family to Harkness Memorial State Park, a spread of green lawns and gardens that occupies…
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Prosecution and Defense Sum Up in Oath Keepers Sedition Trial
Prosecutors at the sedition trial of five members of the Oath Keepers militia made their final remarks to the jury…
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Elizabeth Holmes Is Sentenced to More Than 11 Years for Fraud
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the failed blood testing start-up Theranos, was sentenced to more than…
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Manhattan D.A. Slams Brakes on Prosecution of Woman in Husband’s Death
The Manhattan district attorney’s office will halt the prosecution of Tracy McCarter, a woman charged with murder in 2020 after…
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At Danksgiving, There’s No Need to Go Outside for a Smoke
LOS ANGELES — It was a Thanksgiving tablescape like any other: Pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes and stewed greens jockeyed for…
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I Was the Head of Trust and Safety at Twitter. This Is What Could Become of It.
Earlier this month, I chose to leave my position leading trust and safety at Elon Musk’s Twitter. As the company’s…