As U.S. nears a deal with the Taliban, another major threat looms: ISIS
There are widespread concerns that Taliban defectors will join the more ruthless Islamic State if Taliban leaders in Afghanistan make a deal with U.S. officials.
Campaign 2020Trump critics eye GOP primary race, even if defeating him seems ‘preposterous’
Joe Walsh and Mark Sanford are leaning toward a bid, while Jeff Flake is taking recruitment calls and John Kasich plans a visit to New Hampshire.
Trump postpones Denmark trip after prime minister declines to sell him Greenland
The announcement suggests that, despite the president’s denials, the central purpose of his trip had been discussion of a U.S. purchase of the island.
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The Park Service seeks to reclaim the Jefferson Memorial from the creeping grasp of nature
Workers are cleaning giant marble roof tiles and using lasers to attack the biofilm. Masonry will be fixed. And the insect colonies will be eradicated.
Parkland students unveil sweeping gun-control proposal and hope for a youth voting surge in 2020
The March for Our Lives “Peace Plan” — announced in the wake of mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio — calls for a gun registry, an assault weapons ban and mandatory buybacks.
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White House discussions have shifted from public denials that anything is wrong to a review process aimed at soliciting ideas to stimulate the economy.
Critics say that the president’s remarks, made in an exchange with reporters in the Oval Office, were promoting anti-Semitic stereotypes.
Australian Cardinal George Pell was convicted earlier this year on five criminal charges of sexually assaulting two boys in the 1990s.
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David Bowie and the Beatles may have helped topple the Berlin Wall. Now South Korean and Western pop may be undermining the Pyongyang regime.
American hammer thrower Gwen Berry, who raised a fist while on the medal stand, received the same punishment. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee warned of harsher consequences for similar protests in the future.
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In honor of the forthcoming “No Time to Die,” lambasted for how generic it sounds, we’ve ranked every title from worst to best. No, not the movies — the titles.
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Unearthing what motivated the U.S. to go to the moon
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The dog is one of the world’s most destructive mammals. Brazil proves it.
They’re invading nature reserves and parks, hunting in packs and threatening endangered species. And the problem is global.
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