Markets’ plunge over coronavirus fears underscores political risk for Trump
The president’s strategy of publicly downplaying the threat the virus poses to the United States was undermined after markets saw heavy losses Monday.
Acting intelligence chief’s paid consulting included work for U.S. nonprofit group funded mostly by Hungary
Richard Grenell made his voice heard globally in the years before he became acting director of national intelligence.
Election 2020
Bernie Sanders, at the time the mayor of Burlington, Vt., visited the Soviet Union in June 1988. (CCTV.org)
Sanders’s Cold War trips to communist countries become a problem for his campaign
Video clips from the 1980s of Bernie Sanders talking about his visits to the Soviet Union, Cuba and Nicaragua are being spread online by rivals who say his views were naive — and that they make him vulnerable to GOP attacks in the general election if he is the Democratic nominee for president.
In South Carolina, an anti-poverty program is recast as reparations
Rep. James E. Clyburn (D) conceived the race-neutral program a decade ago. Now, some Democratic presidential candidates view it as a way to provide practical restitution for slavery.
The next Democratic debate is scheduled for Tuesday in Charleston, S.C., ahead of Saturday’s primary.
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Mayors for Mike: Why so many black mayors back Bloomberg’s presidential bid
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The jury in the New York trial determined that Harvey Weinstein forced a sex act on a former production assistant in 2006 and raped a former aspiring actress in 2013. He was found not guilty of the most severe charge, predatory sexual assault.
Vanessa Bryant speaks at the memorial service. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Kobe Bryant’s parents, Joe and Pam Bryant, arrive at the memorial service. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)
Michael Jordan speaks during the memorial service for Kobe Bryant. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
Beyoncé opened the memorial service for Kobe and Gianna Bryant with a performance of “XO,” which she said was his favorite song.
The president did not publicly take his host to task over alleged discrimination and human rights abuses but said India’s rise is tied to unity and tolerance.
The bill, while unlikely to pass the Senate or be signed into law by President Trump, marks the first legislative effort calling for a non-binary gender marker in a federal document, said Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.).
Beginning May 12, manufacturers must prove their products benefit public health. Anti-tobacco groups hail the effort, but small companies see it as a threat.
Katherine Johnson
1918–2020 Long overlooked, Mrs. Johnson became the subject of a book and hit movie in her 90s. She codified mathematical principles that remain at the core of manned space travel and was eventually recognized as a pathbreaker for women and African Americans.
The spring-like storm system is bringing a taste of every season, from heavy snow to severe thunderstorms.
The Oklahoma school district apologized for the comment, which was caught on camera and has since gone viral.
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The anti-Greta: A conservative think tank takes on the global phenomenon
German teen Naomi Seibt is the newest face of the libertarian Heartland Institute’s effort to promote what it calls “global warming realism.”
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At a Greek refugee camp, migrants wait in bread lines. Nearby, grilled octopus is on the menu.
The food situation at Europe’s largest migrant camp reflects the continent’s political gridlock.
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‘Mad’ Mike Hughes, who wanted to prove the flat-Earth theory, dies in homemade-rocket disaster
Hughes was perhaps the most visible advocate of the theory that Earth isn’t a sapphire-and-emerald globe revolving around a massive star.
