Bad News for Germany’s Economy Might Be Good News for the Far Right
Date: 16 August 2019
By Katrin Bennhold
Katrin Bennhold
At a moment when populism is riding high in different corners of Europe, a slowdown in the Continent’s richest democracy could add fuel to the fire.
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Director of M.I.T. Media Lab Apologizes for Ties to Jeffrey Epstein
Date: 16 August 2019
By Marc Tracy and Tiffany Hsu
Marc Tracy
Joichi Ito, a member of The New York Times Company board, accepted donations to M.I.T. and investment money for outside funds from the financier.
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11 of Our Best Weekend Reads
Date: 16 August 2019
By Lauren Hard
Lauren Hard
A look at the waves of Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, the fate of bohemian consumerism and the doctor behind The New York Times Magazine’s “Diagnosis” column.
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Economic Trouble Signs Hang Over Trump’s Trade War
Date: 16 August 2019
By Jim Tankersley, Jeanna Smialek and Ana Swanson
Jim Tankersley
White House advisers discount warnings of a possible recession. But the president may be gambling that the Federal Reserve can ward off that prospect.
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Trump’s Hong Kong Caution Isolates Him From Congress, Allies and Advisers
Date: 16 August 2019
By Michael Crowley and Edward Wong
Michael Crowley
In his showdown with Beijing over trade and tariffs, Mr. Trump is ignoring his hawkish advisers, who believe China threatens American interests worldwide.
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Trump and Netanyahu Put Bipartisan Support for Israel at Risk
Date: 16 August 2019
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Sheryl Stolberg
After the president enlists Benjamin Netanyahu to deny entry to two Muslim members of Congress, both parties warn that bipartisan support for Israel is in danger.
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Cathay Pacific C.E.O.’s Resignation Shows China’s Looming Power Over Hong Kong Unrest
Date: 16 August 2019
By Raymond Zhong and Ezra Cheung
Raymond Zhong
The departure of the executive, Rupert Hogg, illustrates Beijing’s influence over global companies whose bottom lines depend upon access to the mainland.
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Man Charged in Connection With Rice Cooker Scare, Police Say
Date: 17 August 2019
By Derrick Bryson Taylor
Derrick Taylor
The man, who was found in the Bronx on Saturday, faces three charges of placing a false bomb.
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Colbert Says to Beware Trump’s ‘Patented Anti-Recession Elixir’
Date: 16 August 2019
By Trish Bendix
Trish Bendix
With 15 months to keep the economy from crashing before the election, the president will pull “every trick in the book he has never read,” Stephen Colbert said.
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The Week in Tech: Are Lawmakers Too Eager to Weaken Big Tech’s Legal Shield?
Date: 16 August 2019
By Jamie Condliffe
Jamie Condliffe
Revising Section 230 could change the internet as we know it. How about policy decisions based on sound evidence?
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