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... not so different from the robust one he inherited and disparages at every turn. Trump’s State of the Union speech came packed with assertions tailor-made for his reelection bid, during a week when his acquittal in his Senate impeachment trial emboldened him. The leading Democrats vying to replace ...
... Public Citizen, a consumer group on the political left, said Pelosi didn't go far enough. The legislation leans left politically and appears to be tailor-made for Pelosi's Democratic majority in the House. But in a signal that Pelosi wants a deal, it also incorporates ideas from the ...
Most states are keeping a close eye on opioid overdose deaths, but they may need to start focusing on cocaine and other stimulants as well. It turns out that the same lethal drug that has been driving the nation’s spiraling opioid epidemic is also causing an historic surge in ...
... season. “You know, I think we all kind of know more or less what the results are going to be and so you really legitimately start to celebrate your peers,” Jenkins said. “And I think you know you look across the room to see all these people — some of whom ...
... describe the Fed's outlook toward future hikes, Powell has stressed there's no "preset course" for rate increases. The Fed, in other words, will tailor its rate policy to the latest economic data. In its statement Wednesday, the Fed said, "In light of global economic and financial developments and ...
... for five days before his tiny body gave up. His father and 16 members of his family have moved at least six times since the start of the war. Before, the father said, he had been a tailor, earning enough to feed his family meat, chicken and vegetables. He said ...
... concerts and musicians. CHRISTOPHER LIVESAY, Milan, Italy: Verdi called this retirement home the finest of his life’s work. And walking through these halls, you start to understand why. It’s impossible to go anywhere without hearing the sound of music. You also see musical references in every corner. In ...
... from it, I'm joined by our own John Yang and Lisa Desjardins. And thank you for being here. And, John, I'm going to start with you. I have been in Washington a long time. I have covered a lot of meetings. This one was different. John Yang: Absolutely ...
... We are confronted daily not simply with outrage, but a kind of end-of-worldism: America is on the brink of dictatorship; Trump is going start World War III; the president’s access to the nuclear codes might actually destroy the universe; if he manages to control his impulses, then ...
... in the relief effort. Support established nonprofits Sometimes new groups sprout up to respond to catastrophes like the ones now unfolding in Texas that seem tailor-made for supporting people in distress but have some shortcomings. When I studied the philanthropic response after the 9/11 attacks, I found that ...
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