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In a tweet, President Trump also said the United States would be recognizing Moroccan sovereignty over the long-contested region of Western Sahara.
Anyone who still thinks of him as the awkward Harvard undergrad depicted in “The Social Network” might be startled to encounter the bare-knuckled operator portrayed in the lawsuits filed Wednesday.
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The Halo Band asks you to strip down and strap on a microphone so that it can make 3-D scans of your body fat and monitor your tone of voice. After all that, it still isn’t very helpful.
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The legislation has divided socially liberal but predominantly Roman Catholic Argentina.
Many residents and citizens are unable to return because of the island continent’s extreme limits on mandatory quarantine slots.
Iceberg A68a (bottom) nears South Georgia Island (top) on Dec. 9. (NASA)
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World leaders have their part to play in reassuring vaccine skeptics, but they could end up skipping the line.
Opposition slams “disgraceful submission” to Kim Jong Un’s sister, while human rights group say the Moon government is stifling free speech.
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Maskless residents walk past storefronts in Mitchell, S.D., on Nov. 22. (KC McGinnis for The Post)
A city council member in Mitchell, S.D., tried to introduce a mask mandate in October and was ridiculed. Since then, the town has been inundated with the coronavirus and the council is trying again.
Viral testing, contact tracing, quarantine housing and creative public health campaigns have become the go-to tools of higher education.
For weeks, health officials warned that a record surge in infections would be followed by rising hospitalizations and deaths. Their fears materialized in late November, as rampant community spread and Thanksgiving travel gave way to a return of the virus to the region’s nursing homes and a steady uptick in fatalities not seen since the spring.
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The largest meal delivery service, which launched its IPO on Wednesday, said it would talk to lawmakers to increase their "understanding of the impact pricing regulations have."
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky speaks during a 2018 event in San Francisco. (Eric Risberg/AP)
Airbnb's anticipated IPO comes on the heels of a successful debut from food delivery service DoorDash.
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The electric car company’s impending inclusion in the S&P 500 is doing wonders for its share price. It could also influence your investment portfolio.
Cydia allowed iPhone owners to install apps before there was ever an App Store. Apple successfully pushed it into oblivion, but the company's founder is fighting back in a new lawsuit.
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The Buckeyes merited inclusion in the title game, the Big Ten said, regardless of whether they had lost to Michigan in a contest that was canceled because of the pandemic.
The 19-year-old is one of a handful of players in the running for the Wizards’ lone open starting spot. He’s not fretting about the competition.
James Harden has become a prisoner of his own greatness. (Mark J. Terrill/AP)
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James Harden is addicted to getting away with whatever he can, whether it is a traveling violation or, now, doing everything in his power to compel the Houston Rockets to carry out his trade request.
Its 30 big league franchises will extend invitations to four farm teams apiece — shifting affiliations among franchises, league and levels, and leaving nearly a dozen teams in the cold.
See where every team stands in the NFL playoff picture entering Week 14.
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An archival photo of MOVE members from the film “40 Years a Prisoner.” (HBO)
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"40 Years a Prisoner" proves that the more things change, the more they stay the same.
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Lifetime’s “The Christmas Setup” and Hallmark’s “The Christmas House” show why inclusiveness is a real gift.
It may seem strange to see a fried chicken mascot in a campy Lifetime romance, but KFC has done this kind of thing before.
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Glass’s protagonist, like the author, is a nurse, veering between the emotional highs and enervating lows of emergency medicine.
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The actress portrays a self-absorbed novelist in this slightly off-center literary yarn.