As Graham Platner’s campaign for Senate teetered on a precipice on Tuesday, progressive-minded voters in Maine grappled with the possible end of a cherished dream: that an untested populist oysterman …
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Trump Expected to Tell Turkey He Is Ready to Restore Access to F-35 Jets
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump is expected to tell President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey that he is prepared to restore the country to a program that would allow it to purchase F-35 …
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new video loaded: Trump’s Tenuous Relationship With NATO Allies At this year’s NATO summit in Turkey, President Trump is arriving with his own priorities — and, as Tyler Pager, The …
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U.S. Loss Is a Gut Punch, but a Bright Future Remains for Soccer Here
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAs the United States players hung their heads after a 4-1 loss to Belgium in Seattle on Monday night, a nation momentarily captivated by soccer mourned the sudden end of …
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Erika Kirk Attends Hearing for Man Accused of Killing Her Husband
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBarely known outside conservative youth circles before her 31-year-old husband, Charlie Kirk, was murdered at a campus event 10 months ago, Erika Kirk was thrust into a crucible. A former …
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Research Universities Are Admitting Fewer Ph.D.s, a Bad Sign for Science
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe number of students admitted to Ph.D. programs this fall dropped 15 percent from the previous year, according to data from over 50 top research universities, raising fears that the …
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Two separate shootings in Brooklyn left four boys and four others wounded in Coney Island on Saturday night and a police detective escaping serious injury after he was struck in …
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It has been six weeks since Kelsey Pfendler, a Grand Canyon river-rafting guide, launched her 21-foot rowboat off the craggy shores of Central California into the Pacific Ocean. Late on …
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Trump Asked FIFA to Review U.S. Player’s Suspension. Now He’s Eligible to Play.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump called Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, on Wednesday and asked him to review the suspension of the United States’ top goal scorer, Folarin Balogun, after he was …
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Bill Archer, a Texas Republican who in three decades in the House of Representatives became a savvy veteran of budget fights and one of the most passionate and powerful anti-tax …