President Trump Says He Wants to Limit Asylum Seekers. Experts Say He's on Shaky Legal Ground
President Donald Trump said Thursday that asylum seekers must arrive at official ports of entry in order to make their claim — a departure from current U.S. law that legal experts tell TIME would very likely be challenged. “My administration is finalizing a plan to end the rampant abuse of our asylum system,” Trump said in a speech about immigration.
5m Nov 02, 2018
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How Meghan Markle Made a Case for Sustainable Fashion on Her Royal Tour
Following Meghan Markle's debut as part of the British Royal Family, there's been plenty of discussion around the "Meghan Markle Effect" — that is, the bankability and sustained interest in the Duchess of Sussex's fashion statements, the power of which was estimated to give the British economy a boost. While it's nothing new that royals are looked to as trend setters, Markle is cutting a diffe...
6m Nov 02, 2018
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The Migrant Caravan as Political Bandwagon
A thousand miles south of the Rio Grande, Lesly Xiomara Chirinos plodded along a Mexican road comforting her year-old son Murphy, her partner holding up an umbrella to shield them from the punishing sun. On Oct. 13, they abandoned their home in the Honduran city of La Ceiba to join several thousand people on the so-called migrant caravan heading north. Since then, they have been marching for lo...
6m Nov 02, 2018
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We Finally Know How Game of Thrones Season 8 Begins
Warning: This post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones season 8. After more than a year of suspense following the Night King's destruction of the Wall in Game of Thrones' season 7 finale, fans are finally getting an idea of how season 8 will begin. A cover story published Thursday by Entertainment Weekly reveals that season 8 will not open with an update on the Army of the Dead's progress, ...
3m Nov 02, 2018
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‘I Reported and He Got Promoted.’ Google Employees Hold Worldwide Walkout Over Sexual Harassment
"Show me what Googley looks like!" Google product manager Cathay Bi shouted. "This is what Googley looks like!" responded hundreds of her fellow employees, chanting a word used internally to describe company culture. Like workers at the other company offices around the world, Google employees in San Francisco took part in walkouts on Thursday morning. Around 11 a.m.
6m Nov 02, 2018
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How Affordable Health Care Became the One Issue Unifying Americans
Kevin Johnson, the president of a precision tool--manufacturing shop in Mentor, Ohio, pins a new bar graph to the bulletin board across from his desk each month. It shows the cost-to-income ratio at his company, Fischer Special Tooling, and it's not a pretty picture. Expenses are rising while revenues decline; the image slopes painfully to the right.
20m Nov 01, 2018
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Column: Maryland's Firing of Football Coach DJ Durkin Is a Watershed Moment for Athlete Activism
Once the players protested, the coach had no chance. The University of Maryland's board of regents tried to pull a fast one on campus on Tuesday, and boy, did that decision backfire. More than four months after offensive lineman Jordan McNair, 19, died after suffering heatstroke at a football practice, and after an explosive ESPN report unveiled signs of a toxic football coaching environment, ...
4m Nov 01, 2018
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Lucas Hedges Is the Beating Heart of the Dutiful Boy Erased
We live in an age when movies often seem more important for what they're saying than for what they are. When we go into a quiet film about a serious subject--like Boy Erased, directed by Joel Edgerton and adapted from Garrard Conley's 2016 memoir about enduring conversion therapy--our automatic response is to approve of its aims, even if we can see its flaws.
3m Nov 01, 2018
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Babies Born to Older Dads May Have a Higher Risk of Health Problems, Study Says
Women are constantly reminded of their ticking biological clocks and the risks that come with having children later in life — both in terms of maternal and infant health, and the ability to conceive a baby in the first place. But for the most part, men don't get the same warnings. A new study published Wednesday in the BMJ suggests that men, too, may have biological clocks worth heeding.
5m Nov 01, 2018
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The Beto Effect: How O’Rourke’s Campaign For Senate Could Help Other Texas Democrats
Beto O’Rourke may well lose his bid for Senate, but win his effort to reshape politics in Texas. The three-term Congressman from El Paso is drawing huge crowds, raising a ton of cash and impressing even the most jaded campaign observers. But he’s still behind in the polls, Republicans are voting early at a faster clip than O’Rourke’s fellow Democrats, and even his biggest fans harbor doubts th...
6m Nov 01, 2018
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The Kepler Space Telescope Found Science and Art in Exoplanets
It's a very good thing spacecraft can't get bored, because if spacecraft could get bored, the Kepler space telescope would have gone out of its mind long ago. It was in March 2009 when NASA launched Kepler into orbit around the sun, pointed it to a small patch of deep space containing about 150,000 stars, and gave it one instruction: "Don't blink — ever." Kepler, which was at last retired on O...
8m Nov 01, 2018
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Researcher: Angela Merkel's Departure Means Europe is Losing Its Greatest Bulwark Against Nativism
When Angela Merkel was elected to the helm of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), 9/11 hadn’t happened, the Lehman Brothers still existed, and the release of the first iPhone was seven years away. Eighteen years on, after winning four elections as German Chancellor, Merkel announced on Oct. 29 that she will step down as the chair of her party in December. With that, the leader who had c...
5m Nov 01, 2018
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Robert Bowers on 44 Counts in Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
(PITTSBURGH) — The suspect in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday, four days after 11 people were killed and six wounded in the deadliest attack on Jews in American history. The indictment, which was expected, charges Robert Bowers with 44 counts, including hate crimes. Federal prosecutors have previously indicated they plan to seek the death penalt...
7m Nov 01, 2018
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How Vietnam's New Leader Could Strengthen Ties to China
Nestled in Hanoi’s leafy French Quarter, under the shadow of its neoclassical Opera House, is a tiny gallery that exclusively stocks Vietnamese propaganda art. The interior is piled high with posters—all square jaws, oversize clenched fists and primary colors—supporting the revolutionary hero Ho Chi Minh, who founded the Communist Party and led the resistance to French and American forces durin...
11m Nov 01, 2018
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What the Constitution Really Says About Birthright Citizenship
Despite President Trump’s recent efforts to muddy the waters — efforts that would likely be unanimously laughed out of court — the words of our Constitution and the relevant judicial rulings are emphatically clear when it comes to the issue of birthright citizenship. If you’re born in America under the American flag, you’re an American citizen.
7m Nov 01, 2018
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Apple’s New iPads Are a Mess for Music Lovers. Here’s How to Fix Your Headphone Headaches
Apple on Tuesday announced a pair of new Mac devices, along with a redesigned iPad Pro lineup. Unlike Apple’s previous tablets, the new iPads ditch the company’s proprietary Lightning port and the 3.5mm headphone jack for the more versatile USB-C port. While that’s great for connecting to other accessories, it’s a real frustration when it comes to using headphones.
4m Nov 01, 2018
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Mafia Hit Man Is Now a Suspect in ‘Whitey’ Bulger’s Death Behind Bars
(BOSTON) — A former federal investigator says a Mafia hit man is a suspect in the prison slaying of Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger. The official told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Fotios "Freddy" Geas and at least one other inmate are believed to have been involved in 89-year-old Bulger's killing Tuesday at a West Virginia prison. The longtime investigator spoke on the condi...
4m Nov 01, 2018
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U.S. Sailors and Marines Drank so Much in Iceland They Caused a Beer Shortage at Bars in the Capital
American service members participating in NATO training exercises in the North Atlantic drank so much they caused a beer shortage at bars in Reykjavik during a stopover in Iceland. Nearly 7,000 sailors and Marines were in Iceland after Trident Juncture 18, a NATO training exercise in Norway and the surrounding areas of the North Atlantic and the Baltic Sea.
2m Nov 01, 2018
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Trump's Birthright Citizenship Ban Is Part of His All-Out Midterm Strategy
In the days leading up to the 2016 election, Donald Trump toned it down. He gave his staff control of his Twitter account, avoided starting or inflaming any personal feuds and let his running mate tour the country, inviting Republicans to come home. That is decidedly not his strategy in 2018.
4m Oct 31, 2018
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Beto O'Rourke Is Behind in All the Polls. Why Texas Democrats Aren’t Giving Up
Jason Kile is the kind of voter who makes Democrats optimistic that they can win the Senate seat here. The 45-year-old business analyst took an almost-eight-hour road trip to pick up his two children attending Texas A&M and his third at the University of Texas-Austin so that the family could vote together for Democratic nominee Beto O’Rourke.
6m Oct 31, 2018
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‘They Were the Yin and Yang of Each Other.’ Pittsburgh Says Goodbye to ‘Inseparable’ Brothers Gunned Down at Tree of Life
Ronna Wedner's voice broke as she recalled Cecil Rosenthal's daily visits to her flower shop in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. "Every day, it was, 'Good afternoon, ladies.' He would tell you how beautiful you were. Everyone was beautiful to him," Wedner, whose family has owned the Squirrel Hill Flower Shop for about 70 years, tells TIME. "He was the happiest guy I knew.
6m Oct 31, 2018
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Foreign Election Influence Is Still a Huge Problem in America. Here’s How We Can Stop It.
The 2018 midterm elections are seven days away, yet our elections are not sufficiently secure. There should be little doubt that the nation-state influence operations to infiltrate state election systems and private vendors in 2016 were a mere trial run for harder hitting efforts to come, perhaps in the 2018 midterm elections and almost certainly again in 2020.
8m Oct 31, 2018
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China Just Eased a Ban on Rhino and Tiger Parts. Here’s How Organized Crime Fuels Illegal Poaching
On Oct. 24 in a New York courtroom, two kingpins of Kenya’s illegal wildlife trade pleaded guilty to crimes that carry a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. Baktash and Ibrahim Akasha had been connected to seizures of over 30 metric tons of illegal ivory in Mombasa. The illegal wildlife trade is worth as much as $23 billion each year, and has led to the deaths of 7,000 rhinos and 200,000 el...
8m Oct 31, 2018
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NATO Is in the Middle of an Expensive and Dangerous Military Exercise. Here’s Why Those War Games Are Worth It
I was in Naples, Italy, recently and spent time with the Commander of NATO’s Joint Force Command, Admiral Jamie Foggo. A tall, forceful nuclear submarine commander, he is currently deployed to Norway, leading the largest military exercises in the Alliance’s post-Cold War history. Over 50,000 troops, hundreds of aircraft and dozens of warships under his command are spread out around northern Eur...
7m Oct 31, 2018
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Apple Made a Great New MacBook. But That's Not What It Wants You to Buy
On October 30, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced long-awaited updates to the company’s aging Mac mini and MacBook Air, along with a redesigned iPad Pro line. While the Mac mini received a primarily internal update, the MacBook Air received a pretty substantial refresh, with a high-resolution display, smaller footprint, and pair of Thunderbolt 3 ports replacing the o...
5m Oct 31, 2018
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The Lion Air Jet That Crashed Into the Sea May Have Been Found, Indonesia’s Military Says
(JAKARTA, Indonesia) — A massive search effort has identified the possible seabed location of the crashed Lion Air jet, Indonesia's military chief said Wednesday, as experts carried out the grim task of identifying dozens of body parts recovered from a 15-nautical-mile-wide search area and chilling video of passengers boarding the fatal flight emerged.
4m Oct 31, 2018
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What Is Samhain? What to Know About the Ancient Pagan Festival That Came Before Halloween
Dressing up in costumes and trick-or-treating are popular Halloween activities, but few probably associate these lighthearted fall traditions with their origins in Samhain, a three-day ancient Celtic pagan festival. For the Celts, who lived during the Iron Age in what is now Ireland, Scotland, the U.K. and other parts of Northern Europe, Samhain (meaning literally, in modern Irish, “summer’s e...
6m Oct 31, 2018
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These Are the Best 2018 Halloween Pranks So Far
For some, "trick or treat" is just a phrase that expedites the process of securing candy on Halloween. For others, it's a motto — and the "trick" part becomes a calling card. From celebrity appearances to regular citizens getting in on the seasonal spooky spirit, here are 2018's best Halloween pranks so far.
4m Oct 31, 2018
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Donald Trump Could Lift Democrats to Victory in Kansas
Mary Joyce of Overland Park, Kans., is a lifelong Republican. Her husband Dave has voted for both parties, but idolizes Richard Nixon as one of the nation's greatest presidents. Two years ago, the couple did what they usually do: voted a straight Republican ticket, including a vote for Donald Trump for President and Kevin Yoder for Congress. Thanks to voters like the Joyces, Trump won Kansas by...
7m Oct 31, 2018
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Robert Mueller’s Office Asks FBI to Investigate Allegations That Women Were ‘Offered Money to Make False Claims’ About Him
(WASHINGTON) — Robert Mueller's office has referred to the FBI allegations that women were "offered money to make false claims" about the special counsel, according to Mueller's spokesman. In a statement, spokesman Peter Carr says that once the office learned of the allegations, it immediately referred the matter to the FBI for investigation.
2m Oct 31, 2018
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What Does It Mean to Discriminate Because of ‘Sex’? How the Legal Meaning of That Word Has Evolved
Words that seem short and simple often conceal the greatest complexity in meaning. The longest entries in the Oxford English Dictionary are not for long words but the multifarious run and set. The same is true for the word sex, three little letters that remain utterly contentious half a century after they wound their way into the United States' most historic civil-rights legislation.
15m Oct 30, 2018
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Democrats Put Ethics Reform at Top of Legislative Agenda, If They Win the Midterms
With the midterm elections just over a week away, Democrats have begun touting an ethics reform package that will top their legislative agenda if they take over the House of Representatives. On Tuesday, approximately 100 advocacy groups will announce their support for the legislation, which is still being written, as part of a campaign called "A Declaration for American Democracy.
4m Oct 30, 2018
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Human Activity Is Decimating Global Wildlife Populations, Says New WWF Report
Human activity has decimated global wildlife, reducing species counts by an average of 60% over the last four decades, according to an alarming new World Wildlife Fund report. Species are disappearing due to habitat loss and degradation, as well as overexploitation of wildlife, pollution and climate change, the Living Planet Report 2018 says.
3m Oct 30, 2018
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‘We May Have to Self-Exile.’ Brazil Rejoices and Trembles at Bolsonaro Victory
It was 7.22pm on Oct. 28 when Brazil erupted like it had won the World Cup. On Copacabana beach, on Avenida Paulista, in squares and street bars across cities and savannas, euphoria blended with antagonism to produce tears, chants and blasting horns.
6m Oct 30, 2018
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China's Reversal of Rhino and Tiger Parts Ban Alarms Activists
Reversing a 25-year-old ban, China announced Monday that it will allow the use and trade of rhino and tiger parts, enraging conservationists who warn the move will further jeopardize already imperiled species.
3m Oct 30, 2018
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More Than 90% of Generation Z Is Stressed Out. And Gun Violence Is Partly To Blame
Gun violence, political turmoil and personal problems are causing significant stress among America's teenagers and youngest adults, according to a new report. Members of Gen Z — people ages 15 to 21 — reported the worst mental health of any generation included in the American Psychological Association's annual Stress in America report, which was based on almost 3,500 interviews with people age...
5m Oct 30, 2018
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The Reasons Why Right-Wing Terror Is Rising in America
One irony of the Tree of Life Synagogue killings, the worst anti-Semitic attack in American history, is that Jews have never been more accepted. A Pew “thermometer” poll last year, in fact, found that Americans feel more warmly toward Jews than any other religious group–one degree higher than Catholics, two higher than mainline Protestants, six higher than Evangelical Christians and 13 higher t...
7m Oct 30, 2018
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This Entire Village in New Zealand Is Listed for Sale for $1.8 Million
A village in New Zealand that has stood mostly empty for three decades is for sale. Not included: neighbors. The entirety of Lake Waitaki village, located on New Zealand's south island, is on the block for NZ$2.8 million (US$1.8 million), the Guardian reports. According to the listing, the property includes eight three-bedroom houses, nine garages, a bar and a 6,300 square-foot lodge. These da...
3m Oct 30, 2018
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Macs, iPads and Maybe More. What to Expect From Apple’s Late-October Event
Apple Inc. is about to give two product lines much needed upgrades after the gadgets slipped into the towering shadow of the iPhone. On Tuesday, the Cupertino, California-based technology giant will take the stage in Brooklyn, New York, to unveil new Mac computers and iPad tablets. The theme of the event is "making," and it will take place at the Brooklyn Academy of Music -- both clues to how ...
5m Oct 30, 2018
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Venice Is 75% Under Water as Italy Confronts Widespread Flooding, Deadly Winds
(MILAN) — Venice was inundated by an exceptional high tide Monday, putting three-quarters of the famed Italian lagoon city under water as large swathes of the rest of Italy experienced flooding and heavy winds that toppled trees and other objects, killing six people. Tourists and residents alike donned high boots to navigate the streets of Venice after strong winds raised the water level 156 c...
3m Oct 30, 2018
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President Trump Keeps Hostile Tone as Synagogue Mourns
When President Donald Trump visits Pittsburgh Tuesday, he'll be faced with the tough task of balancing the traditional presidential duty to comfort and unite the country following the deadly synagogue shooting with his instinct to rip into his political foes and the press. The White House struggled to strike that balance Monday.
3m Oct 30, 2018
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Japan’s Princess Surrenders Royal Title to Follow Her Heart Into Marriage With Normal Non-Royal Guy
Who needs the title of "princess" when you have love? Not Japan's Princess Ayako, who forfeited her royal title and status on Monday after walking down the aisle to wed her fiancé Kei Moriya, a non-royal with a career in the shipping industry. Ayako is the third daughter of the late Prince Takamado, who was a first cousin of Emperor Akihito.
2m Oct 30, 2018
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Pentagon Sends 5,200 Active Duty Troops to U.S.-Mexico Border
(WASHINGTON) — The Defense Department says it's sending 5,200 active duty troops to "harden" the southern border against a migrant caravan making its way through Mexico. Gen. Terrence O'Shaughnessy tells reporters that 800 soldiers were en route on Monday and that the remainder of the troops would be at the southwest border by the end of the week. That's in addition to the more than 2,000 mem...
7m Oct 30, 2018
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Missing Lion Air Plane Crashed Into the Sea With 189 People on Board
(JAKARTA, Indonesia) — A Lion Air plane with 189 people on board crashed into the sea just minutes after taking off from Indonesia's capital on Monday in a blow to the country's aviation safety record after the lifting of bans on its airlines by the European Union and U.S. Indonesia's disaster agency posted photos online of a crushed smartphone, books, bags and parts of the aircraft fuselage t...
4m Oct 29, 2018
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Why Anti-Semitism Flourishes Whenever Hatred Thrives
As I walked into synagogue Saturday morning a woman rushed up to me, “Rabbi did you hear what happened? We ran away from Iran to escape this.” Half my congregation at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles are Iranian Jews who lost everything in fleeing Ayatollah Khomeini almost 40 years ago. Many of them still have nightmares. They know that you can run away from governments, but not from hatred. Anti-S...
5m Oct 29, 2018
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Stressed-Out People May Have Smaller Brains, Study Says
You already know that stress is bad for your health, but according to a new study published in Neurology, it may also be bad for your brain. The new study found that middle-aged adults with the highest levels of cortisol had lower brain volume and cognitive functioning than people with lower levels of the hormone, suggesting that stress may be to blame. The hormone cortisol is involved in a ra...
4m Oct 29, 2018
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No Wonder America Is Divided. We Can’t Even Agree on What Our Values Mean
These days, it feels like any group of three or more Americans talking politics can’t make it past the first minute before the animosity and cynicism boils over and derails the conversation. Too many of us are too angry to listen, to learn or — God forbid — to work together to get anything done. Even our language is being torn apart.
8m Oct 29, 2018
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Trump Wants to Leave a Nuclear-Weapons Treaty. Here’s What Happened When Arms Control Failed in the 1930s
Twice in the 20th century, the great powers tried to create a peaceful world for the long run by limiting armaments. And, with recent developments, it appears as if those efforts have twice failed. The first failure led directly to the Second World War. We do not know where the second will lead. The first attempt at disarmament followed the First World War, which shocked Europe and persuaded m...
7m Oct 29, 2018
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What to Know About the Victims of Pittsburgh’s Synagogue Shooting
Authorities have released the names of the 11 victims killed after a gunman armed with an assault rifle and at least three handguns opened fire during a service at a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday morning.
8m Oct 29, 2018
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Should You Be Afraid of Election Hacking? Here’s What Experts Say
After Election Day two years ago, one thing became clear: foreign powers, notably Russia, had attempted to interfere in the American democratic process. They used various methods, and had varying degrees of success. Whether those efforts had a decisive impact is less certain. But such a brazen assault on U.S. elections by an adversarial nation left many Americans worrying: Can our elections be ...
9m Oct 29, 2018
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