NYTIMES (Tony Romm) - Ahead of Jobs Report, White House Seeks to Downplay Any Slowdown
President Trump’s top aides have argued in recent days that the economy is strong, even if new data on Wednesday show sluggish hiring.
ABCNEWS - Nancy Guthrie disappearance: Law enforcement to release image of potential suspect
Guthrie was abducted Feb. 1 from her Arizona home.
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NYTIMES (Stefanos Chen) - They Use MetroCards to Make Art. They’re Starting to Run Out.
The fare card is dead. How much longer can these New York artists stretch a finite supply?
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NYTIMES (Roni Caryn Rabin) - Drinking Is a ‘Social Lubricant.’ That’s Not Always a Good Thing.
Explaining why officials dropped limits, Dr. Mehmet Oz said alcohol “brings people together.” But social drinking also can lead to health problems, studies show.
NYTIMES (Katherine Rosman) - A Desperate Father, a Troubled Son and Death in a 5-Star Hotel
Henry McGowan headed for Europe, showing signs of mental distress. His father, John McGowan, raced after him. This week, the son will stand trial in Ireland, accused of his father’s murder.
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NYTIMES (Shane Goldmacher and Theodore Schleifer) - Republican Cash Edge Threatens to Swamp Democrats in the Midterms
“Donald Trump has 99 problems going into the midterms,” one Democratic strategist said. “But money ain’t one.”
AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - Trump is in the unredacted Epstein files "more than a million times," Raskin alleges
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) told Axios in an interview Tuesday that, when he searched President Trump's name in the unredacted Epstein files the previous day, it came up "more than a million times." Why it matters: At least one of the files Raskin found appears to contradict what Trump has publicly claimed about his association with Jeffrey Epstein, according to the House Judiciary Committee ranking member. - That document is a 2009 email exchange between Epstein and his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell , in which Epstein recounted his lawyers' account of a phone call with Trump, as Raskin previously told reporters . - "Trump is paraphrased and quoted as saying, 'No, Jeffrey Epstein was not a member of Mar-a-Lago, but he was a guest at…
NYTIMES (Alex Marshall) - Philippe Gaulier, Clown Who Taught Actors Like Sacha Baron Cohen, Dies at 82
Gaulier often insulted his pupils, but many became stars, including Sacha Baron Cohen, Emma Thompson and Rachel Weisz.
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NYTIMES (Anna Kodé and Amir Hamja) - The Sublime and Subversive Desire Paths of a Snowy New York
With the snow sticking around, New Yorkers have had to navigate new, temporary terrain.
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NYTIMES (Reed Abelson) - How Are Health Care Costs Affecting You?
We want to hear from readers who are trying to manage their medical bills and their health insurance costs.