Polar Vortex Live Updates: Bitter Cold Spreads From Midwest to East Coast

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The Six Forms of Media Bias

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What’s Going On in This Graph? | Feb. 6, 2019

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Soft power: Australia uses hard game to tackle China in Pacific

SYDNEY — Australia will direct more foreign aid to develop the sport of rugby league in the Pacific, officials say, bolstering a soft power offensive against China's growing influence in the region. The

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China offered to nearly halve cost of Malaysia's $20bn rail project

KUALA LUMPUR — China offered to nearly halve the cost of a $20-billion rail project to save the centerpiece of its infrastructure push in Southeast Asia, two sources said on Thursday, but contradictory

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Modi plans to raise rural spending by 16% to woo rural voters

NEW DELHI — India is likely to raise its rural welfare spending by 16 percent for the fiscal year beginning April, two government sources said, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi tries to woo the farm vote

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Japan police probe 'uranium' on online auction site

TOKYO — Japanese authorities are investigating how a substance that appears to be uranium came to be offered for sale on an online auction site, a nuclear official said Thursday. Police are trying to

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Hariri newspaper drops off Lebanese stands

BEIRUT — Lebanese newspaper Al-Mustaqbal issued its last print version after 20 years on Thursday, it said, the latest victim of the country's media crisis. Established by late billionaire premier

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US cold wave lingers, but should lose some of its bite by weekend

NEW YORK — The blast of arctic cold that hit the US Midwest this week will linger on Thursday, but it's pushing east and losing much of its bite. The cold has caused at least a dozen deaths since

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Migrants land in Sicily as ship crew faces uncertain fate (WRAP)

CATANIA, Italy — A charity ship carrying 47 rescued migrants docked in the Sicilian port of Catania Thursday, where the crew feared legal action as Italy's far-right interior minister tries to stop

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Dissidents trapped inside Taiwan airport allowed in after 125 days

TAIPEI — Two Chinese activists who spent more than four months trapped in limbo at a Taiwanese airport have been temporarily allowed to stay on the island, officials said Thursday. Liu Xinglian, 64,

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Asia Bibi still in Pakistan, but free to go: Foreign office

ISLAMABAD — Asia Bibi, the Christian woman whose acquittal was upheld this week in a blasphemy saga which has made her a prime target for vigilantes, is still in Pakistan, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday. As

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Zimbabwe's public sector union backs down on strike, says situation is volatile

HARARE — Zimbabwe's umbrella public sector union has backed down from plans for a national strike, an official said on Thursday, citing the volatile situation in the country after violent protests

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Nigeria files graft charges against Buhari's former aides

ABUJA — Nigeria has filed corruption charges against two former senior government officials and close aides of President Muhammadu Buhari who were sacked for alleged graft, the country's anti-corruption

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Aaron Donald Doesn’t Look Like a Defensive Tackle. So He Reinvented the Position.

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N.Y. Today: Brutally Cold Weather

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‘They Shall Not Grow Old’ Review: World War I, in Living Color

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‘The Unicorn’ Review: Two’s Company, Three’s a Comedy

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‘Piercing’ Review: A Killer Romance

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‘Outlaws’ Review: Uneasy Riders.

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‘Daughter of Mine’ Review: Lessons in Imperfect Parenting

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‘Braid’ Review: Childhood Friends Play a Dangerous Game in This Jumpy Thriller

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‘Arctic’ Review: Madness in a Frozen Wasteland

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U.K. Auto Industry Already Feeling the Brexit Pinch

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DealBook Briefing: The Fed’s Reversal Soothes Wall St.

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The Perils of Reporting on an Investigation of the President

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Family Ties at the Supreme Court

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A.I. Could Worsen Health Disparities

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Julia Hartz Founded Eventbrite With Her Fiancé. Then She Took His Job.

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Weather, Facebook, Venezuela: Your Thursday Briefing

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On Jackie Robinson’s 100th Birthday, 100 Photos of an Icon

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Saudis Executed Maid From Philippines Despite Protests, Officials Say

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New Zealand Vowed 100,000 New Homes to Ease Crunch. So Far It Has Built 47.

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Can Big Global Sports Come Around to Human Rights Advocacy?

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Massaging Away a Potential Complication of Birth?

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A Secret Tunnel Leading Toward a Florida Bank Puzzles the F.B.I.

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He Says ‘Wall,’ They Say ‘Border Security’: A Glossary of the Border Debate

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36 Hours in St. Moritz

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Tips for Traveling Cheaply in Any City

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On Jackie Robinson’s 100th Birthday, 100 Photos of an Icon

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Was C.T.E. Stealing His Mind? A Gunshot Provided the Answer

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A Canadian Scores From Long Distance

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From The Times’s Photo Vault, the Many Dimensions of Jackie Robinson

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Who’s Leading the Democratic Primary?

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Does ‘Creative’ Work Free You from Drudgery, or Just Security?

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How Iran’s Greatest Director Makes Art of Moral Ambiguity

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Locast, a Free App Streaming Network TV, Would Love to Get Sued

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As Chances of No-Deal Brexit Rise, British Companies Scramble to Prepare

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Marlon James: By the Book

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As a Reporter, She Wrote About Business. As a Novelist, She Writes About Murder.

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Afghan Government Control Over Country Falters, U.S. Report Says

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Jackie Robinson Showed Me How to Fight On, Not Fight Back

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Whether They Wanted it or Not, Jackie Robinson Raised Americans’ Consciousness

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Trevor Noah Doesn’t Think Weather Reporters Ought to Freeze in the Cold

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Could You Last 11 Days Without the Internet? Tonga Finds Out the Hard Way

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The Best Movies and TV Shows New to Netflix Australia in February

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‘Russian Doll’: Programmer, Debug Thyself

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Frida Kahlo Was a Painter, a Brand Builder, a Survivor. And So Much More.

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Learning With: ‘A Merciless Cold Lingers in the Midwest’

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Trump Says He’ll Leave Decision of Whether to Release Special Counsel’s Report to Justice Dept.

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On Politics: Trump Calls His Own Intelligence Officials ‘Naïve’

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