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Trump’s Tariffs Haven’t Really Transformed Trade. Yet.
President Trump’s protectionist impulses have upended the global debate about international trade. But so far, his policies have barely changed a fundamental reality: The United States is still less protectionist than it has been throughout most of its history or than most nations are today. Even if the tariffs currently in place inflict only limited…
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Earth marks fourth hottest year on record as Congress opens climate...
Tourists swim off a beach on Santa Cruz in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. According to data from NASA, 2018's global temperatures were 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the mean temperature from 1951 to 1980. | Chris J. Ratcliffe/Getty Images for Lumix The Earth posted the fourth hottest year on record in 2018, according to data…
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Indonesia Tsunami and Quake Devastate an Island, Killing Hundreds
But obstacles remain. Provincial authorities in Indonesia, who hold significant power, have had a habit of turning away offers of help from outsiders, say the staff of international charities. In the aftermath of the Lombok earthquake, for instance, foreign nongovernmental organizations were told they were not needed. Even though more than 10 percent of Lombok’s…
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“You have to believe that the Republican senators right now are asking themselves whether this was a good idea, whether or not they have robbed themselves of the opportunity to ask pointed questions in a way that perhaps might be more compelling,” Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum said. | Alex Wong/Getty Images When Air Force…
W Series: Pippa Mann says new women-only series will ‘segregate’ female racers
Mann was the first British woman to compete in the Indy 500 in 2011A new women-only motorsport series will "segregate" female racers and is a "sad day for motorsport", says British IndyCar driver Pippa Mann. W Series will start in 2019 and is backed by a number of major F1 names. It aims to attract…
Red-state Democrats refuse to come out against Kavanaugh
“I’m very open. I haven’t closed any doors at all on Kavanaugh. I just want to make sure there’s a fair, open and civil hearing,” said Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images Democrats have all the cover they need to vote in lockstep against Brett Kavanaugh. But a half-dozen of them…
How Everything Became the Culture War
To understand how American politics got the way it is today, it helps to rewind the tape to the presidential campaign of John McCain—specifically to his effort to win back a listless crowd at an otherwise forgettable campaign event in south-central Pennsylvania in the summer of 2008. The Republican nominee had opened by promising a…
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Debunking 5 Viral Rumors About Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh’s Accuser
Dr. Blasey has been the target of widespread social media disinformation since she came forward with accusations of sexual assault against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court nominee. Image Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court nominee. CreditCreditErin Schaff for The New York Times Just minutes after Christine Blasey Ford, a California-based psychologist, went…
Northam digs in
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam's shifting story and refusal to call it quits has stunned his fellow Democrats. | Steve Helber/AP Photo Politics The embattled Democratic governor of Virginia said he was not one of the people in a racist photo in his medical school yearbook — but that he did once dress up as the…
FA Cup: Peter Crouch volleys Stoke City level against Shrewsbury Town – BBC Sport
Substitute Peter Crouch volleys Championship side Stoke City level after an Oliver Norburn goal had put League One Shrewsbury ahead in the FA Cup third round.
Fernando Alonso: The Ferrari years and the championships that got away
Fernando Alonso: the F1 great who couldn't catch a break - part three of five Luca Di Montezemolo was Ferrari president throughout Fernando Alonso's time with the team, and he remembers him, Michael Schumacher and Niki Lauda as "the three best drivers I have seen in the Ferrari team". "What I appreciated about Fernando is…
UK Championship 2018: Victorious Mark Williams ‘not bothered’ about snooker
UK Snooker Championship: Mark Williams hits 124-break on way to winWorld champion Mark Williams says he is "not bothered" about snooker after thrashing fellow Welshman Daniel Wells 6-0 to reach the third round of the UK Championship in York. Williams, twice a winner of the event, made two centuries and two 60 breaks. "If someone…
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Davis Cup 2018: Murray & Inglot put GB ahead against Uzbekistan Great Britain v Uzbekistan - Davis Cup play-off Venue: Emirates Arena, Glasgow Dates: 14-16 September Coverage: Live video on the Red Button and online; live text commentaries on the BBC Sport website Jamie Murray and Dom Inglot came from behind to win their Davis…
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