For News Media, a Day of Solidarity in a Summer of Unease
Date: 16 August 2018
By Michael M. Grynbaum
Michael
Job losses, insults from Mr. Trump and threats have made this a difficult time for many journalists. On Thursday, more than 300 publications responded.
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The Week in Good News: Rubik’s Cube Champions, Paid Medical School Tuition, Efficient Ants
Date: 17 August 2018
By Melina Delkic
Melina Delkic
Sometimes it seems as if we’re living under a constant barrage of heavy news. But it isn’t all bad out there.
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Once Dry Discussions, Cabinet Meetings Are Now Part of the Trump Show
Date: 17 August 2018
By Julie Hirschfeld Davis
Julie Davis
The president alternates between gentle and pointed quizzing of his cabinet secretaries in a ritual with a story line that has become almost comically consistent.
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The Real Risk of the John Brennan Episode
Date: 16 August 2018
By Quinta Jurecic
Quinta Jurecic
It may strike fear into the many civil servants and government contractors who need security clearances for their jobs.
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Little-Known Justice Dept. Official Makes Trump’s Security Clearance List
Date: 16 August 2018
By Katie Benner
Katie Benner
Critics said the inclusion of Bruce Ohr on the list of those whose clearances were revoked or under review was an abuse of presidential power and an intrusion on the independence of law enforcement.
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Our Blind Spots Often Hide the Truth About America
Date: 16 August 2018
By Sarah Smarsh
Sarah Smarsh
Responding to readers, the author of a recent Op-Ed about “Trump Country” says that we must remain vigilant against easy, reductive frameworks and labels.
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Trump Says Newspapers Are ‘in Collusion’ on Championing a Free Press
Date: 16 August 2018
By Eileen Sullivan
Eileen Sullivan
The president lashed out after more than 200 newspapers, including The New York Times, published editorials about the dangers of the Trump administration’s repeated attacks on the news media.
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Miss America Slams the Miss America Organization and Gretchen Carlson
Date: 17 August 2018
By Jonah Engel Bromwich and Sara Simon
Jonah Bromwich
“I never expected — or wanted — to have to be a whistleblower,” Cara Mund, the winner of Miss America 2018, wrote in a letter.
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DealBook Briefing: Tencent, and the Markets, Are Hurting. Blame Beijing.
Date: 16 August 2018
A crackdown on gaming weighed heavily on the fortunes of the Chinese internet giant. Investors worldwide worry that the pain could spread.
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China Fires 10 Officials Over Bad Vaccines as Anger Mounts
Date: 17 August 2018
By Javier C. Hernández
Javier Hernández
President Xi Jinping is trying to quell a national outcry over the scandal and restore confidence in the health care system.
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The Week in Tech: When to Tweet
Date: 17 August 2018
By Sheera Frenkel
Sheera Frenkel
Twitter struggled, and failed, to answer the question of what is allowed on its platform. And Elon Musk dealt with the consequences of having tweeted in the first place.
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