As a rebel alliance with a tenuous hold on power struggles to assert control of the fractured country, Israel, Turkey and the United States are trying to influence what Syria …
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The indictment was the second time in a week that the Justice Department announced that it had charged top Syrian officials with human rights abuses.
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Clarke Reed, Who Helped the G.O.P. Conquer the South, Dies at 96
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHe built Mississippi’s Republican Party into a conservative powerhouse, making himself a regional power broker in the process.
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Ex-F.B.I. Informant Agrees to Plead Guilty to Lying About Bidens
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAlexander Smirnov’s deal with the special counsel overseeing the investigation into Hunter Biden could lead to 48 to 72 months in prison, though a federal judge would need to review …
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The president-elect became convinced that letting Pete Hegseth fail would set off a feeding frenzy among senators. What followed was a MAGA swarm that helped salvage his bid, at least …
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Trump Considers Kennedy’s Daughter-in-Law for C.I.A. Deputy Director
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAmaryllis Fox Kennedy, a former C.I.A. officer who is married to the son of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., raised alarms for publishing a book about her work at the agency …
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New Jersey Politician Fakes Spotify Wrapped to Show All Springsteen Songs
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesRepresentative Josh Gottheimer, a Democrat who is running for governor, may well be a huge fan of the Boss. But his Spotify Wrapped was not real.
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Supreme Court Won’t Decide Nvidia Securities Fraud Case After All
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn an unsigned order, the justices dismissed the case against the tech giant as “improvidently granted,” meaning they had concluded that it had been a mistake to take it up.
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Fund-Raiser Who Pocketed Money Meant for Sick Kids and Vets Gets 10 Years in Prison
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesRichard Zeitlin, a telemarketing kingpin who kept 80 percent of the donations raised for charities, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in September.
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Trump’s Record on Syria: Airstrikes and Troop Moves in a Land of ‘Sand and Death’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe president-elect faces hard choices about the country’s post-Assad future. His vows not to get involved might be hard to keep.