Impeachment Briefing: Waiting to Transmit
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End of Merkel era begins as German CDU picks new party leader
The ConversationA white supremacist coup succeeded in 1898 North Carolina, led by lying politicians and racist newspapers that amplified their liesArmed white insurrectionists murdered Black...
C.D.C. Warns New Virus Variant Could Fuel Huge Spikes in Covid Cases
“We know that that’s an overestimate of the current level of vaccination that’s occurring,” said Michael Johansson, a researcher at the C.D.C. “But certainly, we...
Mexico Frees a General, and Wounds Its Alliance With the U.S.
By Natalie Kitroeff, Alan Feuer and Oscar LopezMEXICO CITY — When U.S. officials agreed to hand back over to Mexico a former defense minister whom...
‘We Need to Stabilize’: Big Business Breaks With Republicans
But last week seemed to be a breaking point. Big business could evidently tolerate working with Mr. Trump despite his chauvinism, his flirtations with white...
Rebels kill 1 UN peacekeeper in Central African Republic
The ConversationA white supremacist coup succeeded in 1898 North Carolina, led by lying politicians and racist newspapers that amplified their liesArmed white insurrectionists murdered Black...
Hypersonic Superweapons Are a Mirage, New Analysis Says
Military experts call hypersonic warheads the next big thing in intercontinental warfare. They see the emerging arms, which can deliver nuclear or conventional munitions, as...
Biden Plans Covid Vaccine Push
President-elect Joe Biden’s vaccination push is colliding with the reality of limited supplies, a scarcity that has dashed hopes for a federal stockpile. Source: New...
WhatsApp Delays Privacy Changes Amid User Backlash
SAN FRANCISCO — WhatsApp said on Friday that it would delay a planned privacy update, as the Facebook-owned messaging service tries to stem a backlash...
US CDC warns new COVID variant could be dominant strain by March
A new, more transmissible variant of the coronavirus first discovered in the United Kingdom has been detected in 10 US states, the US Centers for...