Roger Federer Doesn’t Play Tennis ‘Just to Protect That Record.’ But Another Grand Slam Couldn’t Hurt
Australian John Millman, facing Roger Federer in the third round of the Australian Open on Friday evening down under, was leading 8-4 in a fifth-set tiebreaker, just two points away from pulling off the upset. But Millman's end came soon enough, in a typical Federer flurry. A backhand winner, via Federer's magic wand of a tennis racquet. Millman committed unforced errors, as Federer refused to ...
4m Jan 25, 2020
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AI Is About to Spark a Radical Shift in White Collar Work. But There’s Still ‘Plenty of Work for People to Do’
The story of automation in America has long been told in shuttered factories and declining Midwestern cities. But the latest wave of advancements in artificial intelligence may be bring the prospect of machine replacement beyond blue collar work. Developers are creating algorithms that promise to take over vast amounts of work in white collar fields like law and medicine, potentially upending t...
6m Jan 24, 2020
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Scientists Confirm Mount Vesuvius Eruption Turned Victim’s Brain Into Glass
(MILAN) — The eruption of Mount Vesuvius turned an incinerated victim's brain material into glass, the first time scientists have verified the phenomenon from a volcanic blast, officials at the Herculaneum archaeology site said Thursday. Archaeologists rarely recover human brain tissue, and when they do it is normally smooth and soapy in consistency, according to an article detailing the discov...
2m Jan 24, 2020
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Patrick Mahomes Is Headed for NFL Icon Status at Super Bowl LIV—Unless the 49ers Sterling Defense Can Stop Him
Patrick Mahomes, quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs, is a football magician. In the AFC Championship game on Sunday, Mahomes tore up the Tennessee Titans with his nimble feet and graceful arm—sending Kansas City to its first Super Bowl in 50 years. At Super Bowl LIV on Feb. 2 in Miami, the Chiefs will meet the San Francisco 49ers, who crushed the Green Bay Packers in the NFC title game and a...
4m Jan 24, 2020
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U.S. Imposes Visa Rules for Pregnant Women on ‘Birth Tourism’
(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration is imposing new visa rules aimed at restricting “birth tourism," in which women travel to the United States to give birth so their children can have U.S. citizenship. The regulations, which take effect Friday, address one of President Donald Trump's main political priorities.
7m Jan 24, 2020
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From Threats of Gang Rape to Islamophobic Badgering, Indian Women Politicians Face High Levels of Online Abuse, Says Report
Women politicians in India receive on average 113 problematic or abusive tweets per day, including threats and badgering, according to a report released today by Amnesty International. The report, which analyzed 114,716 tweets directed at 95 Indian women politicians during the last Indian general election in 2019, found that 1 in 7 tweets about female politicians were abusive or problematic.
4m Jan 24, 2020
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House Democrats Try to Convince Senate Republicans Trump Compromised National Security — To No Avail
"I have news for everybody," Mick Mulvaney told the world on Oct. 17, weeks after House Democrats launched a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. "Get over it. There is going to be political influence in foreign policy." In pressuring Ukraine to investigate his political rival last July, Mulvaney argued, Trump was doing nothing his predecessors hadn't.
6m Jan 24, 2020
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Africa’s Richest Woman Is Being Accused of Stealing Money from a Country Suffering from an Economic Crisis. Here’s What to Know
In a video interview at a summit hosted by the London School of Economics in May 2017, Isabel dos Santos, Africa’s richest woman, addresses the camera face on. “What’s important is that we start telling the real African story.
12m Jan 24, 2020
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3 American Firefighters Who Died in Australian Plane Crash Identified
(SYDNEY) — The three American firefighters who were killed when the aerial water tanker they were in crashed while battling wildfires in Australia have been identified by their employer. The men who died Thursday in the crash of the C-130 Hercules were Capt. Ian H. McBeth, 44, of Great Falls, Montana; First Officer Paul Clyde Hudson, 42, of Buckeye, Arizona; and Flight Engineer Rick A. DeMorgan...
5m Jan 24, 2020
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China Puts 13 Cities on Lockdown as Coronavirus Death Toll Climbs
China broadened its lockdown to include at least 13 cities Friday as it strives to contain a deadly virus outbreak the World Health Organization has termed a domestic health emergency. The respiratory virus has claimed 26 lives and infected at least 830 people in China since it was first detected at a seafood market in Wuhan last month, according to figures provided by the National Health Commi...
4m Jan 24, 2020
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A 36-Year-Old Man Is the Youngest Victim of the Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak So Far
A 36-year-old man in the central Chinese city of Wuhan has become the latest—and youngest—victim of the new coronavirus outbreak, local health authorities announced Friday. The patient was not reported to have any prior medical conditions. In many of the other 26 virus deaths, health officials reported pre-existing conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and pulmonary infection. According to ...
2m Jan 24, 2020
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‘I Absolutely Will Not Back Down.’ Meet the Young People at the Heart of Hong Kong’s Rebellion
At 15 years old, Yannus is too young to drive a car, buy a beer or donate blood. But he says he is willing to give his life in the “final battle” for Hong Kong. “Maybe I will die for this movement,” he says, at the edge of one of the pitched battles that demonstrations have frequently become over the past eight months. As protesters beside him pour Molotov cocktails, the teenager straps on a mo...
10m Jan 24, 2020
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How Millennial Leaders Will Change America
Love 'em or hate 'em, this much is true: one day soon, millennials will rule America. This is neither wish nor warning but fact, rooted in the physics of time and the biology of human cells. Millennials--born between 1981 and 1996--are already the largest living generation and the largest age group in the workforce. They outnumber Gen X (born 1965--1980) and will soon outnumber baby boomers (bo...
25m Jan 23, 2020
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‘A Fighting Chance’: Tulsi Gabbard Could Possibly Win Her Defamation Suit Against Hillary Clinton
Hawaii Representative and Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard filed a defamation suit on Wednesday against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, alleging that Clinton "lied" about Gabbard and "harmed" her campaign when she appeared to suggest in a 2019 podcast interview that Gabbard was a "Russian asset." Legal experts are split over whether Gabbard can win the case.
6m Jan 23, 2020
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1 Killed, 7 Wounded, Including 9-Year-Old, in Shooting in Downtown Seattle. Here’s What to Know
One person is dead and seven others were injured, including a 9-year-old boy, after multiple gunmen opened fire following a dispute in a crowded shopping district in downtown Seattle on Wednesday. A 50-year-old woman was in critical condition at Seattle's Harborview Medical Center, and the child boy was in "very serious condition," according to Seattle Fire Chief Harold Scoggins. The fire depar...
2m Jan 23, 2020
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Utah Bans Discredited Practice of Conversion Therapy for LGBTQ Kids
(SALT LAKE CITY) — The discredited practice of conversion therapy for LGBTQ children is now banned in Utah, making it the 19th state and one of the most conservative to prohibit it. Supporters navigated a winding path to passage and some dissent remains, but barring it in Utah could give a boost to similar efforts in other right-leaning states, said Shannon Minter, legal director for the Nation...
4m Jan 23, 2020
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President Trump Minimizes Severity of Troop Head Injuries in Iran Missile Attacks
(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday minimized the severity of head injuries sustained by U.S. troops during an Iranian missile strike on an Iraqi air base as he was pressed on why he had claimed no troops were injured in the attack. “I heard they had headaches and a couple of other things ... and I can report it is not very serious,” Trump said at a press conference in Davos, Swi...
5m Jan 23, 2020
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Free Speech Groups Call for Release of U.S. Environmental Journalist Arrested in Indonesia
Free speech advocates are calling for the release of an American journalist for an environmental news site after he was jailed on this week in Indonesia on allegations that he violated the conditions of his visa, according to his employer. Philip Jacobson, an editor for the non-profit U.S.
5m Jan 23, 2020
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Scientists Confirm That Stress Can Indeed Turn Hair Grey
When Ya-Chieh Hsu, professor of stem cell and regenerative biology at Harvard University and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, wanted to figure out exactly what makes hair turn grey, she started with an obvious, albeit anecdotal, culprit: stress.
6m Jan 23, 2020
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3 Americans Killed in Australia After Tanker Plane Crashes While Battling Bushfires
(SYDNEY) — Three American crew members died Thursday when a C-130 Hercules aerial water tanker crashed while battling wildfires in southeastern Australia, officials said. New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirmed the crash deaths in the state's Snowy Monaro region as Australia attempts to deal with an unprecedented fire season that has left a large swath of destruction. Coulson Aviat...
3m Jan 23, 2020
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They’ve Just Started to Make Their Case, and Democrats Are Already Battling Impeachment Fatigue
It was one of the most high-stakes moments in a dramatic impeachment process. After weeks of debate and speculation, House Democrats were finally taking the stage to formally make the case that the Senate should convict President Donald Trump for abusing the power of his office and obstructing Congress. But as Rep.
6m Jan 23, 2020
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Giants Quarterback Eli Manning Retires After 16 Seasons and 2 Super Bowls
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Eli Manning, who led the New York Giants to two Super Bowls in a 16-year career that saw him set almost every team passing record, has retired. The Giants said Wednesday that Manning would formally announce his retirement on Friday. The recently turned 39-year-old's future had been in doubt since the end of the season.
1m Jan 23, 2020
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It Is With Heavy Hearts That We Must Face This Announcement That the Dapper Mr. Peanut Has ‘Died’
It is with heavy hearts that we must report that Mr. Peanut has passed away. Don’t worry, the death of the pants-less, top hat-wearing, anthropomorphic peanut was for a good cause—a Super Bowl 2020 ad. The aged peanut was killed off after 104 years of loyal service to the Planters corporation in an ad that was released in advance of the football game.
1m Jan 23, 2020
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Here’s What It’s Like in Wuhan, the Chinese City at the Center of the Deadly Coronavirus Outbreak
Rows of blue-shuttered market stalls remain bolted behind streams of police tape. On one side of the street, a queue of market workers line up for inspection by health personnel. On the other, under a sign that reads “Huanan Seafood Market,” figures clad in white hazmat suits carry bundles of evidence into a small camouflage tent.
9m Jan 22, 2020
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On the Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Advocates Grapple With Abortion Restrictions
Forty-seven years ago today, the Supreme Court ruled on Roe v. Wade, establishing the legality of abortion nationwide. But as another case about abortion heads to a significantly more conservative Supreme Court this year, reproductive rights advocates and health care providers say they are preparing for a world in which the landmark 1973 decision is either significantly weakened or overturned.
9m Jan 22, 2020
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John Roberts Has More Power Than Mitch McConnell Would Like You to Think. But Will He Use It?
The Constitution is, in many respects, vague. And no part of our founding charter has more gaps than the impeachment clauses. At the time of drafting of the Constitution, the colonists were still recovering from a bitter eight-year war for independence, in which their adversary was the armed forces of the British King George III -- the tyrannical monarch who had stripped them of their right to ...
7m Jan 22, 2020
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California Man Accused of Killing 3 Teens After ‘Intentionally’ Ramming Them With His Car
A 42-year-old man is facing three murder charges after California officials say he intentionally slammed a Toyota Prius with his own vehicle on Sunday night in Temescal Valley, Calif. about 60 miles southeast of Los Angeles. Six teenage boys were inside the Prius, which went off the road after being hit, and three are now dead. According to jail records, Anurag Chandra is being held without bai...
2m Jan 22, 2020
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Hillary Clinton Suggests She Would Back Bernie Sanders After Scathing Interview
(WASHINGTON) — In an abrupt about-face, Hillary Clinton said Tuesday night that she would endorse her 2016 rival Bernie Sanders if he wins the Democratic nomination to face President Donald Trump in November. The former secretary of state had earlier refused to say whether she would endorse Sanders in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published Tuesday, instead telling the outlet: “I'm n...
5m Jan 22, 2020
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New Report Finds Distrust in Capitalism, Government and Global Institutions —Despite a Strong Economy
A new report found widespread distrust in societal institutions — defined as government, business, NGOs and the media — despite a strong global economy, a phenomenon it deemed a "trust paradox." The report concluded that people's fears about the future are driving this trend, and proposed institutions prioritize balancing competence with ethical behavior to rebuild public trust.
6m Jan 22, 2020
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How the Trump Impeachment Trial Rules Compare to Clinton’s Trial
The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump began in earnest on Tuesday with a fight in the Senate over the rules that will guide the proceedings. The trial kicked off with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell revising two proposed rules for the proceedings, after he came under criticism for repeatedly claiming the trial rules would follow a precedent set by President Bill Clinton's impea...
5m Jan 22, 2020
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A New Generation of Leaders Inspired By Activist Movements Is Driving Change Around the World
All of the things you need to know now from the editors of TIME
6m Jan 22, 2020
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2 Inmates Killed in Mississippi Prison That Continues to Struggle With Deadly Violence
Two prisoners were killed at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman on Monday night. It's the latest deadly incident at the prison, which has been dealing with stretches of violence in the past few weeks. The Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) says an altercation between multiple inmates left Timothy Hudspeth, 35, and another inmate with fatal injuries. The second inmate was n...
3m Jan 22, 2020
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To Understand Mitch McConnell’s Impeachment Priorities, Look at the 2020 Senate Map
Understanding Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s handling of the impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump is easy. For some people, impeachment is about high Constitutional questions. For others, it’s about the balance of power between Congress and the White House. But for the wily Republican from Kentucky, it’s about something much more parochial: control of the United States Senate.
8m Jan 22, 2020
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It’s the Battle of Baby Jabba vs. Baby Yoda. Who Deserves to Be the Internet’s Favorite Child?
Ever since Baby Yoda came onto the scene in November, it has seemed like no other Star Wars character could possibly live up to his level of cuteness. But it's when you least expect things to happen that it often seems like they're most likely to. Cue the entrance of Baby Jabba, a miniature version of galaxy far, far away crime lord Jabba the Hutt that has taken the internet by storm.
3m Jan 22, 2020
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Derek Jeter, Larry Walker Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
NEW YORK — Derek Jeter came within one vote of being a unanimous pick for the Hall of Fame while Larry Walker also earned baseball's highest honor on Tuesday. The longtime New York Yankees captain appeared on 396 of 397 ballots cast by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, falling just shy of the standard set when longtime Yankees teammate Mariano Rivera became the first unanimous selec...
8m Jan 22, 2020
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Taylor Swift Reveals Her Mother Has a Brain Tumor
(NEW YORK) — Taylor Swift has revealed in a new interview that her mother has a brain tumor. Swift, who has spoken about her mother's battle with cancer over the years, told Variety in an interview published Tuesday that while her mother was going through treatment, “they found a brain tumor." “And the symptoms of what a person goes through when they have a brain tumor is nothing like what we’v...
1m Jan 22, 2020
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Greta Thunberg Joins Youth Activists on TIME Panel at Davos to Say ‘Pretty Much Nothing’ Has Been Done on Climate Change
Greta Thunberg no longer has to worry about being heard on the issue the climate change, she told a room full of adults Tuesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. "I’m being heard all the time," she said. The 17-year-old Swedish climate activist's comment was met with chuckles from the audience, but her wry smile soon turned to a serious message.
6m Jan 21, 2020
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‘A Defining Moment.’ An Indian State’s Decision to Challenge the Country’s Controversial Citizenship Law Signals a Growing Divide
Kerala became the first Indian state to challenge the country’s controversial citizenship law before the Supreme Court on Jan. 14 following nationwide protests against the measure, which critics say could turn Indian Muslims into second-class citizens.
9m Jan 21, 2020
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The Titanic Wreck Will Now Be Protected Under a ‘Momentous Agreement’ With the U.S.
The world's most famous shipwreck, the RMS Titanic, will be more rigorously protected under an international agreement, the U.K.’s Maritime Minister Nusrat Ghani confirmed ahead of a Tuesday visit to Belfast, where the ship was built. The U.K. and the U.S. will now be responsible for granting permits to those wishing to visit the wreck and remove artifacts. The agreement, which was signed by th...
5m Jan 21, 2020
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Massachusetts Governor Apologizes for Calling Ayanna Pressley’s MLK Speech a ‘Rant’
(BOSTON) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker apologized Monday after he used the word “rant” to describe remarks from U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley at an event honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Pressley, a Boston Democrat, had delivered a speech about inequality and the unfinished fight for civil rights at the 50th annual MLK Memorial Breakfast in Boston.
3m Jan 21, 2020
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The Constitutional Question at the Heart of Trump’s Impeachment
Democrats and the White House traded opening shots in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial over the holiday weekend, with each side accusing the other of attempting to subvert the 2020 election. But beneath the heated partisan language is a fundamental constitutional question.
5m Jan 21, 2020
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Exercise Like Michelle Obama With Her 2020 Workout Playlist
You might not be able to work out with Michelle Obama, but now you can now sweat to the same playlist she uses. The former First Lady and physical activity advocate released a list of her favorite workout music on Instagram Sunday, writing that she wanted to give people “a little inspiration” now that “It's about that time when New Year's goals and resolutions get just a bit harder to stick to.
2m Jan 21, 2020
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Climate Refugees Cannot Be Forced Home, U.N. Panel Says in Landmark Ruling
Climate refugees cannot be sent home, the U.N. Human Rights Committee ruled in a landmark judgment. “The decision sets a global precedent," Kate Schuetze, Amnesty International’s Pacific Researcher said Monday, in response to the news. "It says a state will be in breach of its human rights obligations if it returns someone to a country where – due to the climate crisis – their life is at risk, ...
5m Jan 21, 2020
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Human-to-Human Transmission Confirmed in China Coronavirus
BEIJING — The head of a Chinese government expert team said Monday that human-to-human transmission has been confirmed in an outbreak of a new coronavirus. Team leader Zhong Nanshan, a respiratory expert, said two people in Guangdong province in southern China caught the disease from family members, state media said. The National Health Commission task force also found that some medical workers...
58s Jan 21, 2020
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How Ageism Negatively Affects Older People’s Health
Bias against age is prevalent in many societies, embedded into societal institutions and expressed in individual perceptions and behaviors, and studies have shown that ageism can negatively affect older people’s health. As the aging population around the world continues to grow, these biases could add to already skyrocketing health care costs, say experts.
4m Jan 21, 2020
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Malaysia Sends Back Tons of Trash From Rich Countries, Saying It Is ‘Not the Dumping Site of the World’
(PENANG, Malaysia) — Malaysia has sent back 150 containers of plastic waste to 13 mainly rich countries since the third quarter last year, with the environment minster warning on Monday that those who want to make the country a rubbish bin of the world can “dream on.” Shipments of unwanted rubbish have been rerouted to Southeast Asia since China banned the import of plastic waste in 2018, but M...
2m Jan 21, 2020
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Billionaires Have More Wealth Than 60% of the World’s Population, Report Finds
A new report found that the world's 2,153 billionaires have more wealth than 4.6 billion people, underscoring the degree of global inequality. The Oxfam International study, released Monday and dubbed "Time to Care," shows that the number of billionaires has doubled in the past decade. The authors add that these fortunes have largely been amassed while everyday people, especially poor women, co...
2m Jan 21, 2020
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Prince Harry Says He and Meghan Markle Hoped to Continue Royal Duties, But ‘That Wasn’t Possible’
(LONDON) — Prince Harry said Sunday that he felt “great sadness” but found “no other option” to cutting almost all of his and his wife Meghan’s royal ties in the hopes of achieving a more peaceful life. The comments were Harry’s first public remarks since his split from the royal family was announced earlier this month. Video of his speech was posted to Instagram.
3m Jan 21, 2020
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The Wuhan Pneumonia Crisis Highlights the Danger in China's Opaque Way of Doing Things
Back in the fall of 2017, during the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, President Xi Jinping took the podium at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People to claim that one-party autocracy offered an option for “countries that want to speed up their development while preserving their independence.” In the years since, China’s belief in its system of governance has only grown. The im...
5m Jan 20, 2020
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Was Martin Luther King Jr. a Republican or a Democrat? The Answer Is Complicated
Martin Luther King Jr.'s influence on American politics and his views about policy issues are a perennial topic of discussion around the time of his January 15 birthday and the Martin Luther King Jr. Day federal holiday. However, the civil-rights leader's personal political party affiliation remains a mystery. His niece Alveda King, an Evangelical supporter of President Donald Trump, has argued...
9m Jan 20, 2020
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