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Hunter Biden’s Former Partners Describe the Toll of His Drug Abuse
As the government deepens its argument against Hunter Biden, prosecutors have started calling his former partners to the stand Wednesday, inviting them to air unflattering details of his life and the depths of his addiction to crack cocaine.
The GOP Push for Post-Verdict Payback: ‘Fight Fire With Fire’
Republican allies of Donald Trump are calling for revenge prosecutions and other retaliatory measures against Democrats in response to his felony conviction in New York. Within hours of a jury finding Trump guilty last week, the anger congealed into demands for action. Since then, prominent GOP leaders in and out of government have demanded that elected Republicans use every available instrument of power against Democrats, including targeted investigations and prosecutions.
To Restrict Migrants, Biden Leans on Trump’s Favorite Immigration Law
WASHINGTON — Looking for a way to shut down the southern border in 2018, President Donald Trump found a 73-word provision in the asylum law that he said gave him “magical authorities” to keep migrants out of the country.
Protesters Want Charges Dropped. What Is the Right Price for Protests?
Youssef Hasweh expected to receive his diploma from the University of Chicago on Saturday. What he got instead was an email from the associate dean of students informing him that because he was under investigation for his participation in a protest encampment on the campus quad, “your degree will not be conferred until the resolution of this matter.”
For Heroes of D-Day, This Reunion Might Be a ‘Last Hurrah’
DEAUVILLE, France — For many, it will be the last big commemoration. The last reunion. Eighty years after Allied armies invaded the beaches of Normandy, marking a definitive turning point in World War II, those veterans who are still alive and sound enough are expected to return to France this week from the United States, Britain and Canada to commemorate the moment — gingerly, slowly, happily.
Garland Rebukes Attacks on Justice Department
Attorney General Merrick Garland, facing the prospect of a contempt vote in Congress, lashed out at House Republicans on Tuesday, accusing his critics of seeking to undermine the rule of law, peddling conspiracy theories and spreading falsehoods.
OpenAI Insiders Warn of a ‘Reckless’ Race for Dominance
SAN FRANCISCO — A group of OpenAI insiders is blowing the whistle on what they say is a culture of recklessness and secrecy at the San Francisco artificial intelligence company, which is racing to build the most powerful AI systems ever created.
Consumer Bureau to Create ‘Corporate Offender’ Registry
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Monday finalized a plan to create a public registry of nonbank businesses that have been penalized for violating consumer protection laws, a roster some have called a “rap sheet” for companies.
In Former Soviet States, a Tug of War Between East and West
In Georgia, protesters waving European Union flags have rallied against what they see as their pro-Russia leaders. Moldova’s government is pushing to join the Western bloc, enraging citizens hoping for closer relations with Russia. Armenia, too, has reached out to Europe, angered that Russia, a longtime ally, is courting its enemy, Azerbaijan.
Fauci Says the Idea That He Covered Up a Lab Leak Is ‘Preposterous’
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the former government scientist both celebrated and despised for his work on COVID, on Monday forcefully denied Republican allegations that he sought to cover up the possibility that the pandemic originated in a laboratory, calling the accusation “absolutely false and simply preposterous.”
In Baltimore’s Senior Homes, Overdoses Plague a Forgotten Generation
BALTIMORE — Larnell Robinson sat at a desk in his cluttered office last September, between a bookshelf full of Bibles and a table stacked with the overdose antidote Narcan. He slid out a list of residents of the West Baltimore high-rise where he was tenant council president — one of dozens of subsidized complexes that house the city’s poor seniors. One by one, he began scratching through names, conducting a grim accounting of the dead.
Mexicans Await Results in Historic Election Expected to Lead to First Female President
MEXICO CITY — Mexican voters Sunday were awaiting the results of an election that was groundbreaking on several fronts: It was set to be the largest race in the country’s history, it has been among the most violent in recent memory and it will probably put a woman into the presidency for the first time.
Colorado’s Bold New Approach to Highways — Not Building Them
When Interstate 25 was constructed through Denver, highway engineers moved a river. It was the 1950s, and nothing was going to get in the way of building a national highway system. Colorado’s governor and other dignitaries, including the chief engineer of the state highway department, acknowledged the moment by posing for a photo standing on bulldozer tracks, next to the trench that would become I-25.
Faith-Based Groups That Assist Migrants Become Targets of Extremists
SAN DIEGO — A man posing as a pest exterminator tried to gain access to a San Diego hotel that operates as a shelter for migrant families. The next day, a woman showed up claiming to be an immigrant in need of help. Workers at the shelter, run by Catholic Charities, turned away both impostors.
A Felon in the Oval Office Would Test the American System
WASHINGTON — Revolutionary hero Patrick Henry knew this day would come. He might not have anticipated all the particulars, such as the porn actor in the hotel room and the illicit payoff to keep her quiet. But he feared that eventually a criminal might occupy the presidency and use his powers to thwart anyone who sought to hold him accountable. “Away with your president,” he declared, “we shall have a king.”
At-Home IV Drips Are the Latest Luxury Building Amenity
LOS ANGELES — About two weeks after Marcell Leon Viragh moved into the Park Santa Monica, a Los Angeles building where residents can sweat in a Himalayan salt sauna or gaze at the Pacific Ocean from the expansive roof deck, he took the elevator down to the spa, where a registered nurse slid a needle into a vein in his arm, sending a liter of saline, vitamins and electrolytes coursing through his bloodstream.
‘2,000 Mules’ Producer Apologizes to Man Depicted Committing Election Fraud
The conservative media company Salem Media Group has apologized to a Georgia man who was falsely depicted as having committed election fraud in the film “2,000 Mules,” which Salem co-produced and released in 2022.
Trump Has Few Ways to Overturn His Conviction as a New York Felon
NEW YORK — “This is long from over,” Donald Trump, the former president and current felon, declared Thursday, moments after a Manhattan jury convicted him on 34 counts of falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal.
Trump Announces Nearly $53 Million Fundraising Haul After Guilty Verdict
Donald Trump’s campaign announced Friday evening that he had raised nearly $53 million in the 24 hours after his felony conviction, shattering online records for Republicans and raking in enough cash to help him close what has been a substantial financial gap with President Joe Biden.
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