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What Makes a Special Counsel ‘Special’?
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick B. Garland’s appointment on Friday of Jack Smith, a longtime prosecutor, as a special counsel…
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World
Iranian Protesters Attack Khomeini’s Childhood Home as Unrest Spreads
Three months into a nationwide uprising, Iranian protesters have turned their fury against the founder of the Islamic revolution and…
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Carol Leigh, Who Sought a New View of Prostitution, Dies at 71
Carol Leigh, who sought to change the image and treatment of sex workers — a term she is generally credited…
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Suspect in University of Virginia Shooting Had Guns in His Dorm Room, Report Says
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The suspect in the shooting deaths this week of three fellow University of Virginia students had a…
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Hakeem Jeffries, Pressing to Lead Democrats, Marks a Generational Shift
Standing on the Senate floor during President Donald J. Trump’s 2020 impeachment trial, Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York…
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World
Russia Raises Hopes for Griner’s Release, but U.S. Says It’s Just Talk
A day after the American basketball star Brittney Griner was sent to a Russian penal colony, a top Russian diplomat…
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A New Effort to Help Places Mired in Poverty
Should people move to jobs or should jobs move to people? It’s a long-running debate. Lately the Biden administration has…
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Justice Department Asks Supreme Court to Let Student Debt Cancellation Proceed
The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to allow its student loan relief plan to go forward, arguing…
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The Case for a Less-Effective Altruism
Last weekend, I took my family to Harkness Memorial State Park, a spread of green lawns and gardens that occupies…
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Prosecution and Defense Sum Up in Oath Keepers Sedition Trial
Prosecutors at the sedition trial of five members of the Oath Keepers militia made their final remarks to the jury…