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Cosby’s Team Alleges Racism and Sexism, Calling Him Victim of a ‘Sex War’
After Bill Cosby was sentenced to prison on Tuesday, his defense team made fiery accusations of racism and sexism in statements outside the courthouse, framing …
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BEIJING — China rejected a request by an American warship to make a port visit to Hong Kong next month, officials from both nations said …
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The Senate Judiciary Committee’s Republican leadership said Tuesday that it had retained Rachel Mitchell, an Arizona prosecutor specializing in sex crimes, to help question Christine …
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what Mr. Trump said “The UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar have pledged billions of dollars to aid the people of Syria and Yemen, and they …
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(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good morning. “America First” at the U.N., a leadership void in Sweden, and friction at …
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OKINAWA — Concluding a stump speech before more than 500 supporters in a large auditorium, Denny Tamaki, a candidate for governor on this southern Japanese …
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Delta Air Lines said Tuesday night that it was experiencing a “technology issue” with some of its computer tracking systems, forcing officials to issue a …
Read More »Trump Boasts and Scorns Globalism to Skeptical U.N. Crowd
America’s other great strategic rival, Russia, went unmentioned by Mr. Trump, except for a reference to what he described as Germany’s dependence on Russian energy. …
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