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.
Roger Stone, Adviser to Trump, Is Indicted in Mueller Investigation
Roger J. Stone Jr., a longtime informal adviser to President Trump, was charged as part of the special counsel investigation over his communications with WikiLeaks, the organization behind the release of thousands of stolen Democratic emails during the 2016 campaign, in an indictment unsealed Friday.
Mr. Stone was charged with seven counts, including obstruction of an official proceeding, making false statements and witness tampering, according to the special counsel’s office.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/us/politics/roger-stone-trump-indictment-arrest.amp.html?2
Roger J. Stone Jr., a longtime informal adviser to President Trump, was charged as part of the special counsel investigation over his communications with WikiLeaks, the organization behind the release of thousands of stolen Democratic emails during the 2016 campaign, in an indictment unsealed Friday.
Mr. Stone was charged with seven counts, including obstruction of an official proceeding, making false statements and witness tampering, according to the special counsel’s office.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/us/politics/roger-stone-trump-indictment-arrest.amp.html?2
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Indicting Roger Stone, Mueller Shows Link Between Trump Campaign and WikiLeaks (Published 2019)
The evidence was revealed in an indictment of Roger J. Stone Jr., a self-described dirty trickster and longtime adviser to President Trump.
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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.…
Government Shutdown Sets Off Airport Delays as F.A.A. Announces Staffing Shortages
Significant flight delays were rippling across the Northeast on Friday because of a shortage of air traffic controllers as a result of the government shutdown, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/nyregion/lga-flights-government-shutdown.html?2
Significant flight delays were rippling across the Northeast on Friday because of a shortage of air traffic controllers as a result of the government shutdown, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/nyregion/lga-flights-government-shutdown.html?2
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Shutdown Sets Off Airport Delays as F.A.A. Announces Staffing Shortages (Published 2019)
The delays cascaded along the East Coast, reaching as far north as Boston, but La Guardia was the only airport that had been closed off to arriving flights.
Trump Signs Bill Reopening Government for 3 Weeks in Surprise Retreat From Wall
President Trump agreed on Friday to reopen the federal government for three weeks while negotiations continued over how to secure the nation’s southwestern border, backing down after a monthlong standoff failed to force Democrats to give him billions of dollars for his long-promised wall.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/us/politics/shutdown-deal-reached-trump.html?5
President Trump agreed on Friday to reopen the federal government for three weeks while negotiations continued over how to secure the nation’s southwestern border, backing down after a monthlong standoff failed to force Democrats to give him billions of dollars for his long-promised wall.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/us/politics/shutdown-deal-reached-trump.html?5
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Trump Signs Bill Reopening Government for 3 Weeks in Surprise Retreat From Wall (Published 2019)
The plan will fund the government until Feb. 15 while Republicans and Democrats negotiate over border security. The plan includes none of the money for the border wall that the president had demanded.
U.S. Suspends Nuclear Arms Control Treaty With Russia
The Trump administration said on Friday it was suspending one of the last major nuclear arms control treaties with Russia, following five years of heated conversations between the two powers that failed to resolve a long-running American accusation that Moscow is violating the Reagan-era agreement.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/01/us/politics/trump-inf-nuclear-treaty.html
The Trump administration said on Friday it was suspending one of the last major nuclear arms control treaties with Russia, following five years of heated conversations between the two powers that failed to resolve a long-running American accusation that Moscow is violating the Reagan-era agreement.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/01/us/politics/trump-inf-nuclear-treaty.html
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U.S. Suspends Nuclear Arms Control Treaty With Russia (Published 2019)
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo acknowledged a risk of a new arms race after the suspension of a 1987 treaty banning the deployment of intermediate-range missiles.
El Chapo Convicted in Trial That Revealed Drug Cartel’s Brutality and Corruption
The Mexican crime lord known as El Chapo was convicted on Tuesday after a three-month drug trial in New York that exposed the inner workings of his sprawling cartel, which over decades shipped tons of drugs into the United States and plagued Mexico with relentless bloodshed and corruption.
https://nyti.ms/2UTgR8v
The Mexican crime lord known as El Chapo was convicted on Tuesday after a three-month drug trial in New York that exposed the inner workings of his sprawling cartel, which over decades shipped tons of drugs into the United States and plagued Mexico with relentless bloodshed and corruption.
https://nyti.ms/2UTgR8v
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El Chapo Found Guilty on All Counts; Faces Life in Prison (Published 2019)
After decades evading the police, the drug kingpin Joaquín Guzmán Loera was convicted in a drug conspiracy trial and faces a life sentence in an American prison.
Trump Declares a National Emergency, and Provokes a Constitutional Clash
President Trump declared a national emergency on the border with Mexico on Friday in order to access billions of dollars that Congress refused to give him to build a wall there, transforming a highly charged policy dispute into a confrontation over the separation of powers outlined in the Constitution.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/us/politics/national-emergency-trump.html
President Trump declared a national emergency on the border with Mexico on Friday in order to access billions of dollars that Congress refused to give him to build a wall there, transforming a highly charged policy dispute into a confrontation over the separation of powers outlined in the Constitution.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/us/politics/national-emergency-trump.html
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Trump Declares a National Emergency, and Provokes a Constitutional Clash
The president’s decision incited instant condemnation from Democrats, who called it an unconstitutional abuse of his authority and vowed to overturn it with Republican support.
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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…
White House Says 200 Troops Will Stay in Syria, Retreating From a Full Withdrawal
The White House said on Thursday that it plans to leave about 200 American troops in Syria, signaling a partial retreat from President Trump’s announcement in December that he would withdraw all 2,000 forces after what he described as a victory over the Islamic State.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/world/middleeast/us-troops-syria-.html
The White House said on Thursday that it plans to leave about 200 American troops in Syria, signaling a partial retreat from President Trump’s announcement in December that he would withdraw all 2,000 forces after what he described as a victory over the Islamic State.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/world/middleeast/us-troops-syria-.html
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200 U.S. Troops to Stay in Syria, White House Says
The move was a concession to allies and Pentagon officials who argued that a complete withdrawal risked returning key areas to the Islamic State.
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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…
Michael Cohen Accuses Trump of Expansive Pattern of Lies and Criminality
President Trump’s longtime lawyer and fixer accused him on Wednesday of an expansive pattern of lies and criminality, offering a damning portrayal of life inside the president’s orbit where he said advisers sacrificed integrity for proximity to power.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/27/us/politics/michael-cohen-trump.html
President Trump’s longtime lawyer and fixer accused him on Wednesday of an expansive pattern of lies and criminality, offering a damning portrayal of life inside the president’s orbit where he said advisers sacrificed integrity for proximity to power.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/27/us/politics/michael-cohen-trump.html
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Michael Cohen Accuses Trump of Expansive Pattern of Lies and Criminality (Published 2019)
Mr. Cohen, the president’s former lawyer, said he had lied to Congress to protect President Trump. “I am not protecting Mr. Trump anymore,” Mr. Cohen said.
Trump’s Talks With Kim Jong-un Collapse Over North Korean Sanctions
President Trump and Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, abruptly ended their second summit meeting on Thursday after talks collapsed with the two leaders failing to agree on any steps toward nuclear disarmament or measures to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/world/asia/trump-kim-vietnam-summit.html
President Trump and Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, abruptly ended their second summit meeting on Thursday after talks collapsed with the two leaders failing to agree on any steps toward nuclear disarmament or measures to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/world/asia/trump-kim-vietnam-summit.html
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Trump’s Talks With Kim Jong-un Collapse, and Both Sides Point Fingers (Published 2019)
President Trump said “sometimes you have to walk,” asserting that the talks with North Korea failed because the country was not prepared to do more to end its weapons programs.
Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel Prime Minister Faces Corruption Charges
Israel's attorney general intends to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges.
Mr Netanyahu faces possible charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in connection with three cases.
The prime minister is alleged to have accepted gifts from wealthy businessmen and dispensed favours to try to get more positive press coverage.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-47399539
Israel's attorney general intends to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges.
Mr Netanyahu faces possible charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in connection with three cases.
The prime minister is alleged to have accepted gifts from wealthy businessmen and dispensed favours to try to get more positive press coverage.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-47399539
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Israel PM faces corruption charges
The attorney general intends to indict Benjamin Netanyahu on bribery, fraud and breach of trust charges.
H.I.V. Is Reported Cured in a Second Patient, a Milestone in the Global AIDS Epidemic
For just the second time since the global epidemic began, a patient appears to have been cured of infection with H.I.V., the virus that causes AIDS, scientists reported on Tuesday.
The news comes nearly 12 years to the day after the first patient known to be cured, a feat that researchers have long tried, and failed, to duplicate. The surprise success now confirms that a cure for H.I.V. infection is possible, if difficult, researchers said.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/04/health/aids-cure-london-patient.html
For just the second time since the global epidemic began, a patient appears to have been cured of infection with H.I.V., the virus that causes AIDS, scientists reported on Tuesday.
The news comes nearly 12 years to the day after the first patient known to be cured, a feat that researchers have long tried, and failed, to duplicate. The surprise success now confirms that a cure for H.I.V. infection is possible, if difficult, researchers said.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/04/health/aids-cure-london-patient.html
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H.I.V. Is Reported Cured in a Second Patient, a Milestone in the Global AIDS Epidemic (Published 2019)
Scientists have long tried to duplicate the procedure that led to the first long-term remission 12 years ago. With the so-called London patient, they seem to have succeeded.
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Paul Manafort, Trump’s Former Campaign Chairman, Guilty of 8 Counts ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chairman, was convicted on Tuesday in his financial fraud trial, bringing a dramatic end to a politically charged case that…
Paul Manafort Is Sentenced to Less Than 4 Years in 1 of 2 Cases Against Him
Paul Manafort, the political consultant and Trump presidential campaign chairman whose lucrative work in Ukraine and ties to well-connected Russians made him a target of the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, was sentenced to 47 months in prison on Thursday in the financial fraud case that left his grand lifestyle and power-broker reputation in ruins.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/07/us/politics/paul-manafort-sentencing.html
Paul Manafort, the political consultant and Trump presidential campaign chairman whose lucrative work in Ukraine and ties to well-connected Russians made him a target of the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, was sentenced to 47 months in prison on Thursday in the financial fraud case that left his grand lifestyle and power-broker reputation in ruins.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/07/us/politics/paul-manafort-sentencing.html
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Paul Manafort Is Sentenced to Less Than 4 Years in 1 of 2 Cases Against Him (Published 2019)
President Trump’s former campaign chairman was handed a prison term that was substantially less than federal sentencing guidelines.
Ethiopian Airlines Flight Crashes Near Addis Ababa, Killing All Onboard
An Ethiopian Airlines flight carrying at least 150 people crashed early Sunday shortly after departing from the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, en route to Nairobi, Kenya, the airline said, killing everyone onboard.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/10/world/africa/ethiopian-airlines-plane-crash.html?2
An Ethiopian Airlines flight carrying at least 150 people crashed early Sunday shortly after departing from the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, en route to Nairobi, Kenya, the airline said, killing everyone onboard.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/10/world/africa/ethiopian-airlines-plane-crash.html?2
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Ethiopian Airlines Plane Is the 2nd Boeing Max 8 to Crash in Months
The flight that killed all 157 people on board was en route from the Ethiopian capital to Nairobi, Kenya. It lost contact six minutes after take off, the airline said.