Man Accused of Smacking Reporter’s Rear on Live TV Is Charged
Date: 14 December 2019
By Johnny Diaz
Johnny Diaz
Alex Bozarjian was reporting on a race in Savannah, Ga., when a passing runner slapped her behind. A video clip of the episode shared on Twitter provoked outrage.
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Clinton’s Impeachment Was Suspenseful. Trump’s Grip on G.O.P. Means His Won’t Be.
Date: 14 December 2019
By Peter Baker
Peter Baker
As much as the impeachment battle over President Trump echoes that of President Bill Clinton, a wildly different political landscape has contributed to some striking differences.
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Impeachment Briefing: House Committee Approves Articles
Date: 14 December 2019
By Noah Weiland
Noah Weiland
The party-line vote set the stage for the full House to take up impeachment next week.
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Staring Down Impeachment Vote, Freshman Democrat Seeks Legislative Victories
Date: 14 December 2019
By Emily Cochrane
Emily Cochrane
As Representative Antonio Delgado, a moderate New York Democrat, eyes a politically risky impeachment vote, he is toiling to keep his focus on legislative business and district work.
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As U.N. Climate Talks Go to Overtime, a Battle for the ‘Spirit’ of the Paris Pact
Date: 14 December 2019
By Somini Sengupta
Somini Sengupta
World leaders meeting in Madrid remained at loggerheads on Saturday about whether they could commit, just on paper, to raise voluntary climate targets next year.
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A Woman, a Banana and a $120,000 Question About What a Life Is Worth
Date: 14 December 2019
By Frances Robles
Frances Robles
A college student in a viral picture from Art Basel has maxed out the annual limit on her health insurance because of chemotherapy treatment for blood cancer.
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An Arsenal Star Criticized China’s Detention Camps. Fury Soon Followed.
Date: 14 December 2019
By Chris Buckley
Chris Buckley
The soccer club distanced itself after Mesut Özil condemned China’s mass detention of Uighurs. But Chinese state media, and sports fans, were not mollified.
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Wisconsin Judge Says State Must Purge 200,000 Voter Registrations
Date: 14 December 2019
By Monica Davey and Mitch Smith
Monica Davey
The decision, which was derided by Democrats, comes in a fight to win Wisconsin in the 2020 presidential election.
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Florida Police Officer Indicted on Federal Charges Alleging Sex Abuse and Kidnapping
Date: 14 December 2019
By Liam Stack
Liam Stack
Prosecutors accused Jesus Manuel Menocal Jr., a police sergeant in Hialeah, of sexually abusing two females, one a minor, in 2015.
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Matt Bevin, Ousted in Kentucky, Sets Off Furor With ‘Extreme Pardons’
Date: 14 December 2019
By Sarah Mervosh
Sarah Mervosh
The outgoing governor pardoned or commuted the sentences of more than 400 people as he left office, prompting calls for an investigation.
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