A New York Times report shows that President Trump used tax strategies that are unavailable to most Americans. Households in the middle 20 percent paid an average of about three times what Trump reportedly paid in 2016 and 2017.
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The report on the president’s taxes fills in some gaps in our understanding but doesn’t tell the whole story.
Analysis
Jimmy Carter voluntarily paid $6,000 in 1976 despite a zero tax bill, while other recent predecessors typically paid tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars.
President Trump’s nominee would bring a sharp shift in views on birth control from the liberal icon she would succeed.
The choice is especially tough for voters who are socially liberal but fiscally conservative.
A review by The Washington Post of nearly 90 state and federal voting lawsuits found that judges have been dubious of Republican arguments about the risk of widespread fraud.
From the first wave in February in China through New York City’s April catastrophe and on to India’s current surge, the coronavirus has unleashed worldwide suffering with no evident exit.
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The days will be short. The election fight may be long. And the pandemic isn’t letting up.
The agency’s response to the worst public health crisis in a century has been marked by technical mistakes, botched messaging, false accusations and interference by Trump administration political appointees.
Advocates say the pandemic has laid bare the precarious nature of pursuing a degree while raising a family.
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The settlement in the fatal shooting of William Green is one of the nation’s largest involving a death at the hands of an on-duty officer, the family’s lawyers say.
The fires have spread during yet another in a series of heat waves that have shattered records across the state since August, and dry offshore winds are pushing the flames to spread rapidly.
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The president believes that he alone, unfiltered, can rescue his reelection chances. But it’s not clear that his incendiary words are persuading many voters.
Democratic nominee Joe Biden, awash in campaign money, is spending freely in contested states and pressing his advantage among targeted groups.
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Not even Maureen Reagan wielded as much power as Ivanka, though other presidential daughters have left their mark on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
More than 100 people from around the world have also raised their hands to do time.
Iraqi officials said that the decision caught them by surprise and that they hope the U.S. will reconsider.
The Trump administration is trying to prohibit personal communications in the TikTok case, a judge said, which is not allowed under the act the president used.
Restaurants are scrambling for solutions — yet again — before they face what one chef called an “extinction event.”
Last year, the median and mean wealth for Black families was less than 15 percent that of White families, according to the 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances.
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Recent research suggests that people with “Dark Triad” or antisocial personality traits appear less willing to comply with public health guidelines.
Naturalist Sir David Attenborough breaks Instagram’s record for fastest to reach 1 million followers
The 94-year-old naturalist said the achievement has given him “important hope” for the future amid growing concerns over “the destruction of nature.”
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Pediatricians and others offer guidance on assessing risk, taking precautions and finding alternatives.
She wants to extend her sympathy, but his family tells her not to.
They want to foster children, and worry about the impact brother’s family may have.
Reader can’t introduce himself to strangers and doesn’t know how to start a conversation.
West Coast winemakers have yet another hurdle to overcome this year.
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Too many people believe that what helped them lose weight is the One True Diet. That’s dangerous.
