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May 3, 2018

Rudy Giuliani and the Desperate Campaign to Protect the President

Adam Davidson writes about the poorly organized effort within the Trump inner circle, which includes the lawyer Rudy Giuliani, to protect the President by performing publicly on his behalf.
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Published on May 03, 2018 14:30

Kim Jong Un Was Funny, Charming, and Confident but Brought His Own Toilet

Robin Wright reports on the impression that North Korea���s Kim Jong Un left on South Koreans after the recent inter-Korean summit.
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Published on May 03, 2018 13:07

North Korea���s Leader Was Funny, Charming, and Confident but Brought His Own Toilet

Robin Wright reports on the impression that North Korea���s Kim Jong Un left on South Koreans after the recent inter-Korean summit.
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Published on May 03, 2018 13:07

Lauren Bonner, the Face of #MeToo on Wall Street, Is Still Reporting to Work Every Day

Sheela Kolhatkar speaks with Lauren Bonner, who has filed a gender-discrimination lawsuit against Steven Cohen, Point72 Asset Management, and the firm���s former president, Douglas Haynes.
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Published on May 03, 2018 02:00

May 1, 2018

When a Suicide Bombing Claims a Friend: Reflecting on the Suicide Bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, That Killed Shah Marai

May Jeong writes about the suicide bombing in Kabul that killed twenty-five people, including nine journalists, among them Shah Marai, of Agence France-Presse.
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Published on May 01, 2018 18:18

When A Suicide Bombing Claims a Friend: Reflectings on the Suicide Bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan That Killed Shah Marai

May Jeong writes about the suicide bombing in Kabul that killed twenty-five people, including nine journalists, among them Shah Marai, of Agence France-Presse.
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Published on May 01, 2018 18:18

A Saudi-Backed ���Assassination��� Could Worsen Yemen���s War

Nicolas Niarchos on the killing of the Houthi leader Saleh al-Sammad in an air strike, in April, and the ongoing war and humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
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Published on May 01, 2018 12:01

April 27, 2018

Nicaragua on the Brink, Once Again

Jon Lee Anderson on protests in Nicaragua over proposed social-security reforms that are threatening the stability of the government of President Daniel Ortega.
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Published on April 27, 2018 14:46

Why Trump���s Boasts About the Korea Summit Are Premature

Robin Wright on the summit between the North Korean leader, Kim Jung Un, and South Korea���s President, Moon Jae-in.
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Published on April 27, 2018 13:18

Bill Cosby���s Crimes and the Impact of #MeToo on the American Legal System

Jeannie Suk Gersen writes about the guilty verdict in the retrial of Bill Cosby by Andrea Constand and other sexual-assault victims, and its implication for evidentiary processes in future cases.
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Published on April 27, 2018 09:50

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