Huawei C.F.O. Is Arrested in Canada for Extradition to the U.S.
A top executive and daughter of the founder of the Chinese tech giant Huawei was arrested on Saturday in Canada at the request of the United States, in a move likely to escalate tensions between the two countries at a delicate moment.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/05/business/huawei-cfo-arrest-canada-extradition.html
A top executive and daughter of the founder of the Chinese tech giant Huawei was arrested on Saturday in Canada at the request of the United States, in a move likely to escalate tensions between the two countries at a delicate moment.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/05/business/huawei-cfo-arrest-canada-extradition.html
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Huawei C.F.O. Is Arrested in Canada for Extradition to the U.S.
The detention of Meng Wanzhou is likely to escalate tensions between the United States and China just as their trade tensions had begun to thaw.
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Jeff Sessions Is Forced Out as Attorney General as Trump Installs Loyalist WASHINGTON — President Trump fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday, replacing him with a loyalist who has echoed the president’s complaints about the special counsel investigation…
Trump Will Nominate William P. Barr as Attorney General
President Trump on Friday said he intended to nominate William P. Barr, who served as attorney general during the first Bush administration from 1991 to 1993, to return as head of the Justice Department.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/us/politics/john-kelly-trump.html
President Trump on Friday said he intended to nominate William P. Barr, who served as attorney general during the first Bush administration from 1991 to 1993, to return as head of the Justice Department.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/us/politics/john-kelly-trump.html
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Trump Will Nominate William Barr as Attorney General (Published 2018)
The president’s chief of staff John F. Kelly may also leave his post in coming days, administration officials said.
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Michael Cohen Says He Arranged Payments to Women at Trump’s Direction Michael D. Cohen, President Trump’s former lawyer, made the extraordinary admission in court on Tuesday that Mr. Trump had directed him to arrange payments to two women during the 2016…
Prosecutors Say Trump Directed Illegal Payments During Campaign
Federal prosecutors said on Friday that President Trump directed illegal payments to ward off a potential sex scandal that threatened his chances of winning the White House in 2016, putting the weight of the Justice Department behind accusations previously made by his former lawyer.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/nyregion/michael-cohen-sentence.html
Federal prosecutors said on Friday that President Trump directed illegal payments to ward off a potential sex scandal that threatened his chances of winning the White House in 2016, putting the weight of the Justice Department behind accusations previously made by his former lawyer.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/nyregion/michael-cohen-sentence.html
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Prosecutors Say Trump Directed Illegal Payments During Campaign (Published 2018)
Court filings revealed the most direct evidence to date tying Mr. Trump to potentially criminal conduct during the campaign involving hush payments to women.
French Police Crack Down on ‘Yellow Vests’ With Tear Gas and Hundreds of Arrests
PARIS — A fourth weekend of antigovernment protests in France turned violent again on Saturday, with demonstrators in Paris burning cars and ripping down barricades from store fronts, while the riot police fired tear gas and water cannons to control the crowds.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/08/world/europe/france-paris-riots-yellow-vest.html
PARIS — A fourth weekend of antigovernment protests in France turned violent again on Saturday, with demonstrators in Paris burning cars and ripping down barricades from store fronts, while the riot police fired tear gas and water cannons to control the crowds.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/08/world/europe/france-paris-riots-yellow-vest.html
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French Police Crack Down on ‘Yellow Vests’ With Tear Gas and Over a Thousand Arrests
The police took a more aggressive stance this weekend as more hard-core elements hijacked the demonstrations. They arrested nearly 1,400 people.
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Prosecutors Say Trump Directed Illegal Payments During Campaign Federal prosecutors said on Friday that President Trump directed illegal payments to ward off a potential sex scandal that threatened his chances of winning the White House in 2016, putting the…
Michael Cohen, Trump’s Ex-Lawyer Who Implicated Him in Hush-Money Scandal, Sentenced to 3 Years
Michael D. Cohen, the former lawyer for President Trump, was sentenced to three years in prison on Wednesday morning for his role in a hush-money scandal that could threaten Mr. Trump’s presidency by implicating him in a scheme to buy the silence of two women who said they had affairs with him.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/12/nyregion/michael-cohen-sentence-trump.html
Michael D. Cohen, the former lawyer for President Trump, was sentenced to three years in prison on Wednesday morning for his role in a hush-money scandal that could threaten Mr. Trump’s presidency by implicating him in a scheme to buy the silence of two women who said they had affairs with him.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/12/nyregion/michael-cohen-sentence-trump.html
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Michael Cohen Sentenced to 3 Years After Implicating Trump in Hush-Money Scandal (Published 2018)
The sentencing in Manhattan capped a startling fall for Mr. Cohen, who is a central figure in the payments to a adult-film star and a former Playboy model.
Theresa May Survives Leadership Challenge, but Brexit Plan Is Still in Peril
Britain’s prime minister, Theresa May, survived the gravest threat yet to her embattled leadership on Wednesday, winning a confidence motion called by Conservative Party lawmakers angry at her handling of the country’s troubled departure from the European Union.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/12/world/europe/brexit-theresa-may-vote.html
Britain’s prime minister, Theresa May, survived the gravest threat yet to her embattled leadership on Wednesday, winning a confidence motion called by Conservative Party lawmakers angry at her handling of the country’s troubled departure from the European Union.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/12/world/europe/brexit-theresa-may-vote.html
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Theresa May Survives Leadership Challenge, but Brexit Plan Is Still in Peril (Published 2018)
A party vote left her in power, but her government’s plans on how to leave the European Union were left in disarray.
Nations at UN Climate Talks Back Universal Emissions Rules
After two weeks of bruising negotiations, officials from almost 200 countries agreed Saturday on universal, transparent rules that will govern efforts to cut emissions and curb global warming. Fierce disagreements on two other climate issues were kicked down the road for a year to help bridge a chasm of opinions on the best solutions.
https://apnews.com/bed944b3b50b43298b58682be83243b4?2
After two weeks of bruising negotiations, officials from almost 200 countries agreed Saturday on universal, transparent rules that will govern efforts to cut emissions and curb global warming. Fierce disagreements on two other climate issues were kicked down the road for a year to help bridge a chasm of opinions on the best solutions.
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Nations at UN climate talks back universal emissions rules
KATOWICE, Poland (AP) — After two weeks of bruising negotiations, officials from almost 200 countries agreed Saturday on universal, transparent rules that will govern efforts to cut emissions and curb global warming. Fierce disagreements on two other climate…
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Les Moonves, Longtime CBS Chief, Steps Down Leslie Moonves, the longtime chief executive of the CBS Corporation, stepped down on Sunday night from the company he has led for 15 years. His fall from Hollywood’s highest echelon was all but sealed after the…
CBS Says Leslie Moonves Will Not Receive $120 Million Severance
The CBS Corporation, battered by scandal and facing a leadership vacuum, said its former chief executive, Leslie Moonves, misled the company about multiple allegations of sexual misconduct and tried to hide evidence as he made a frenzied attempt to save his legacy and reap a lucrative severance. The company determined he breached his employment contract and, as a result, will not receive his $120 million exit payout.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/17/business/media/les-moonves-cbs-severance.html
The CBS Corporation, battered by scandal and facing a leadership vacuum, said its former chief executive, Leslie Moonves, misled the company about multiple allegations of sexual misconduct and tried to hide evidence as he made a frenzied attempt to save his legacy and reap a lucrative severance. The company determined he breached his employment contract and, as a result, will not receive his $120 million exit payout.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/17/business/media/les-moonves-cbs-severance.html
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CBS Says Les Moonves Will Not Receive $120 Million Severance
The company announced that Mr. Moonves, who was forced out in September after multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, had breached his employment contract.
Trump Withdraws U.S. Forces From Syria, Declaring ‘We Have Won Against ISIS’
President Trump has ordered the withdrawal of 2,000 American troops from Syria, bringing a sudden end to a military campaign that largely vanquished the Islamic State but ceding a strategically vital country to Russia and Iran.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/19/us/politics/trump-syria-turkey-troop-withdrawal.amp.html?2
President Trump has ordered the withdrawal of 2,000 American troops from Syria, bringing a sudden end to a military campaign that largely vanquished the Islamic State but ceding a strategically vital country to Russia and Iran.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/19/us/politics/trump-syria-turkey-troop-withdrawal.amp.html?2
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Trump to Withdraw U.S. Forces From Syria, Declaring ‘We Have Won Against ISIS’
The president overruled his military and diplomatic advisers, who warned against abandoning Kurdish allies and ceding influence in Syria to Russia and Iran.
Jim Mattis, Defense Secretary, Resigns in Rebuke of Trump’s Worldview
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, whose experience and stability were widely seen as a balance to an unpredictable president, resigned Thursday in protest of President Trump’s decision to withdraw American forces from Syria and his rejection of international alliances.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/20/us/politics/jim-mattis-defense-secretary-trump.amp.html?3
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, whose experience and stability were widely seen as a balance to an unpredictable president, resigned Thursday in protest of President Trump’s decision to withdraw American forces from Syria and his rejection of international alliances.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/20/us/politics/jim-mattis-defense-secretary-trump.amp.html?3
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Jim Mattis, Defense Secretary, Resigns in Rebuke of Trump’s Worldview
Officials said Mr. Mattis went to the White House on Thursday afternoon in a last attempt to persuade Mr. Trump to keep American troops in Syria.
Government Shuts Down as Talks Fail to Break Impasse
The federal government shut down early Saturday after congressional and White House officials failed to find a compromise on a spending bill that hinged on President Trump’s demands for $5.7 billion for a border wall.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/21/us/politics/trump-shutdown-border-wall.html
The federal government shut down early Saturday after congressional and White House officials failed to find a compromise on a spending bill that hinged on President Trump’s demands for $5.7 billion for a border wall.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/21/us/politics/trump-shutdown-border-wall.html
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Government Shuts Down as Talks Fail to Break Impasse (Published 2018)
It is the third shutdown in two years of unified Republican rule in Washington. Hundreds of thousands of government employees are affected.
Tsunami Hits Without Warning in Indonesia, Killing Over 220
CARITA BEACH, Indonesia — The deadly tsunami struck in the dark, without warning.
At least 222 people were killed as waves smashed into houses, hotels and other beachside buildings Saturday night along Indonesia's Sunda Strait, in a disaster that followed an eruption and possible landslide on Anak Krakatau, one of the world's most infamous volcanic islands.
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/12/22/world/asia/ap-as-indonesia-tsunami.html?3
CARITA BEACH, Indonesia — The deadly tsunami struck in the dark, without warning.
At least 222 people were killed as waves smashed into houses, hotels and other beachside buildings Saturday night along Indonesia's Sunda Strait, in a disaster that followed an eruption and possible landslide on Anak Krakatau, one of the world's most infamous volcanic islands.
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/12/22/world/asia/ap-as-indonesia-tsunami.html?3
NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Signals Successful Flyby of Ultima Thule, the Most Distant Object Ever Visited
Thirty-three minutes after midnight, scientists, engineers and well-wishers here at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory celebrated the moment that NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made its closest approach to a small, icy world nicknamed Ultima Thule.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/science/new-horizons-ultima-thule.html
Thirty-three minutes after midnight, scientists, engineers and well-wishers here at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory celebrated the moment that NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made its closest approach to a small, icy world nicknamed Ultima Thule.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/science/new-horizons-ultima-thule.html
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NASA’s New Horizons Takes Photos of Ultima Thule, 4 Billion Miles Away (Published 2019)
Now scientists await a bounty of new data about the small, mysterious icy body, the most distant object ever visited.
China Lands Spacecraft on Far Side of Moon
China reached a milestone in space exploration on Thursday, landing a vehicle on the far side of the moon for the first time in history, the country’s space agency announced.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/02/world/asia/china-change-4-moon.html
China reached a milestone in space exploration on Thursday, landing a vehicle on the far side of the moon for the first time in history, the country’s space agency announced.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/02/world/asia/china-change-4-moon.html
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‘New Chapter’ in Space Exploration as China Reaches Far Side of the Moon (Published 2019)
It was China’s second moon landing, and the first spacecraft to touch down on the side of the moon that always faces away from Earth.
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Democrats Capture Control of House; G.O.P. Holds Senate Democrats harnessed voter fury toward President Trump to win control of the House and capture pivotal governorships Tuesday night as liberals and moderates banded together to deliver a forceful rebuke…
Nancy Pelosi Elected Speaker as Democrats Take Control of House
On a day of pomp and pageantry, ebullient Democrats assumed control of the House on Thursday and elected Representative Nancy Pelosi of California to be speaker, returning her to a historic distinction as the first woman to hold the post at the pinnacle of power in Congress, second in line to the presidency.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/03/us/politics/nancy-pelosi-speaker-116th-congress.amp.html?2
On a day of pomp and pageantry, ebullient Democrats assumed control of the House on Thursday and elected Representative Nancy Pelosi of California to be speaker, returning her to a historic distinction as the first woman to hold the post at the pinnacle of power in Congress, second in line to the presidency.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/03/us/politics/nancy-pelosi-speaker-116th-congress.amp.html?2
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Nancy Pelosi Elected Speaker as Democrats Take Control of House
Ms. Pelosi returned to her historic role as the first woman to hold the post, and she and President Trump began the era of divided government clashing almost from dawn to dusk.
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Government Shuts Down as Talks Fail to Break Impasse The federal government shut down early Saturday after congressional and White House officials failed to find a compromise on a spending bill that hinged on President Trump’s demands for $5.7 billion for…
This Government Shutdown Is Now the Longest Ever
At midnight on Saturday, the shutdown entered its 22nd day, which makes it the longest gap in American government funding ever.
That beats the previous record, under President Bill Clinton in 1995, of 21 days.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/01/09/us/politics/longest-government-shutdown.html
At midnight on Saturday, the shutdown entered its 22nd day, which makes it the longest gap in American government funding ever.
That beats the previous record, under President Bill Clinton in 1995, of 21 days.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/01/09/us/politics/longest-government-shutdown.html
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The Government Shutdown Was the Longest Ever. Here’s the History. (Published 2019)
The roots of Washington’s budget dysfunction date to the 1970s. Here’s a look at past shutdowns and how they led to today’s.
F.B.I. Opened Inquiry Into Whether Trump Was Secretly Working on Behalf of Russia
In the days after President Trump fired James B. Comey as F.B.I. director, law enforcement officials became so concerned by the president’s behavior that they began investigating whether he had been working on behalf of Russia against American interests, according to former law enforcement officials and others familiar with the investigation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/11/us/politics/fbi-trump-russia-inquiry.amp.html
In the days after President Trump fired James B. Comey as F.B.I. director, law enforcement officials became so concerned by the president’s behavior that they began investigating whether he had been working on behalf of Russia against American interests, according to former law enforcement officials and others familiar with the investigation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/11/us/politics/fbi-trump-russia-inquiry.amp.html
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F.B.I. Opened Inquiry Into Whether Trump Was Secretly Working on Behalf of Russia (Published 2019)
The investigation, whose fate is unclear, led counterintelligence investigators to consider an explosive question: whether the president’s actions constituted a possible threat to national security.
Theresa May’s Brexit Deal Is Crushed by Parliament, Sending Britain Into Uncharted Waters
Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday suffered a humiliating defeat over her plan to withdraw Britain from the European Union, thrusting the country further into political chaos with only 10 weeks to go until it is scheduled to leave the bloc.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/15/world/europe/brexit-vote-theresa-may.amp.html
Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday suffered a humiliating defeat over her plan to withdraw Britain from the European Union, thrusting the country further into political chaos with only 10 weeks to go until it is scheduled to leave the bloc.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/15/world/europe/brexit-vote-theresa-may.amp.html
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May and Brexit Face Uncertain Future After Crushing Vote in Parliament (Published 2019)
The 230-vote margin was the largest in Parliament in recent British history and sends the country into uncharted waters.
Theresa May Survives Confidence Vote in British Parliament
Prime Minister Theresa May narrowly survived a vote of no-confidence in Parliament on Wednesday, but the result did little to quell the turmoil gripping the British government over her plan for leaving the European Union, coming a day after she suffered a historic defeat on the blueprint.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/world/europe/brexit-theresa-may-no-confidence-vote.html
Prime Minister Theresa May narrowly survived a vote of no-confidence in Parliament on Wednesday, but the result did little to quell the turmoil gripping the British government over her plan for leaving the European Union, coming a day after she suffered a historic defeat on the blueprint.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/world/europe/brexit-theresa-may-no-confidence-vote.html
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Theresa May Survives No-Confidence Vote in British Parliament (Published 2019)
A day after a crushing defeat on her plan for leaving the European Union, the prime minister held onto her job, but she has no obvious way forward on Brexit.
Thousands More Migrant Children Likely Taken From Families Than First Reported
The Trump administration likely separated thousands more children from their parents at the Southern border than was previously believed, according to a report by government inspectors released on Thursday.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/us/migrant-children-inspector-general-family-separation.html
The Trump administration likely separated thousands more children from their parents at the Southern border than was previously believed, according to a report by government inspectors released on Thursday.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/us/migrant-children-inspector-general-family-separation.html
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Family Separation May Have Hit Thousands More Migrant Children Than Reported
The government has said that about 2,700 migrant children were separated from their families at the border last year. But the removals may have involved thousands more.
After U.S. Backs Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s Leader, Maduro Cuts Ties
President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela faced the most direct challenge to his hold on power on Wednesday, when an opposition leader stood in the streets of the capital and declared himself the legitimate president, cheered on by thousands of supporters and a growing number of governments, including the Trump administration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/23/world/americas/venezuela-protests-guaido-maduro.html?2
President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela faced the most direct challenge to his hold on power on Wednesday, when an opposition leader stood in the streets of the capital and declared himself the legitimate president, cheered on by thousands of supporters and a growing number of governments, including the Trump administration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/23/world/americas/venezuela-protests-guaido-maduro.html?2
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After U.S. Backs Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s Leader, Maduro Cuts Ties
President Nicolás Maduro, facing a direct challenge to his hold on power, told American diplomats to leave, an order the United States said it would ignore.