Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) said “you never want to encourage the obscene act of starting a fire.”
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Bureau secretly flagged Cabinet officials like Bill Barr and Mike Pompeo, lawmakers and journalists as ‘conduits’ for Russia propaganda.
The insects, revered in local culture, are disappearing for many reasons, including rapid development to cater to tourists.
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New images from the James Webb telescope show a galaxy with a trio of supermassive black holes. Two of them appear to be locked in a tight tango.
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The tests aren’t a guarantee that someone will develop dementia, but that hasn’t stopped people from getting them.
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Transgender rights advocates said the new rule would face a legal challenge.
If President Trump moves ahead with 50 percent tariffs on a wide range of Canadian products later this month, some companies may only survive by relocating to the United States.
About half a dozen states explicitly protect workers from excessive heat. And some others, like Texas, prevent local governments from passing their own laws.
Franz Welser-Möst, the Cleveland Orchestra’s music director, takes us on a tour through the handwritten score of Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony.
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A Times reporter spoke with detainees in southern Africa using a cellphone one of them obtained after a hunger strike.