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Donald Trump aggressively blamed the nation’s chronic problems on Hillary Clinton yet found himself mostly on the defensive in their first debate as she accused him of racist behavior, hiding potential conflicts of interest and “stiffing” those who helped build his business empire.
Many wondered which version of the unpredictable GOP candidate would show up at the debate. The answer is, two versions did.
The Democratic nominee began with a dig at the very core of Donald Trump's identity as a self-made success story, then kept up the jabs and the footwork.
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Trump repeatedly relied on troublesome and false facts that have been debunked throughout the campaign. Clinton stretched the truth on occasion, but her misstatements paled in comparison to his.
Hillary Clinton wasn’t perfect, but she was, unsurprisingly, very well prepared. Lester Holt and Merriam-Webster also had a good night. It wasn’t so great for Donald Trump — or his website.
The NBC News anchor often stayed in the background — sometimes to the debate’s detriment.
U.S. charges four people and a firm — all based in China — with aiding North Korea’s nuclear program
The unsealing of criminal charges and the imposition of new sanctions are aimed at shutting down a major Chinese node supporting North Korea’s weapons proliferation, officials said.
Unnatural Causes
Sick and Dying in Small-Town America The agriculture secretary must confront not only the rural drug crisis but also the frustrations and feelings of economic hopelessness that have taken root and allowed the epidemic to flourish.
Failure to start the camera before interacting with civilians is a violation of the department’s policy, and, in this case, resulted in footage of the fatal police shooting not having audio evidence.
While he’s being pushed forward as an alternative, the Communist loyalist isn’t recognized by many Tibetans and his status as Tibetan Buddhism’s second-most-important living religious figure is the subject of bitter controversy.
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The charitable foundation has received approximately $2.3 million from companies that owed money to Donald Trump or one of his businesses but were instructed to pay the foundation instead, according to people familiar with the transactions.
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The company calculated its profits after factoring in a tax rate that is more than five times the overall tax rate it actually paid last year.
The move to a swanky $6 billion glass-and-steel market has been put on ice due to reports about cyanide and arsenic being found in the soil. But the site was already controversial.
OPINION | A professor at the University of Pennsylvania talks about why faculty diversity is an important — and elusive — goal.
