Family Dog Walks Out Of Rubble After 5 People Killed in Tornado, Deadly Floods

Central U.S. through Appalachia experienced gale force winds and heavy rains over the weekend.

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Doyle Lee Hamm execution: Repeated jabbing of death row inmate in attempted lethal injection amounts to torture, says lawyer

Convicted murderer Doyle Lee Hamm, 61, who has spent more than half his life on death row, was returned to his cell after more than two hours of effort by the execution team. Bernard Harcourt, who has represented Hamm for 28 years, claimed the “botched” execution attempt led to at least 12 puncture wounds from failed needle placements. “It was a gory, botched execution," he said.

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In free speech case, justices troubled by Fla. man's arrest

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court justices seemed troubled Tuesday by the arrest of a Florida man during a city council meeting in Florida, an arrest he says was retaliation for being an outspoken critic of the city.

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Fire breaks out in overhead storage on Chinese aircraft

A fire broke out in the overhead storage of a Chinese passenger jet moments before it was scheduled to take off. Flight attendants and a passenger threw water and juice over a bag in the luggage compartment as it was engulfed in heavy smoke and flames. The fire was thought to have been triggered by a power bank that was being carried in the bag, reports said. The owner was taken away by police for questioning. All the passengers were forced to disembark the Boeing 777 following the fire, which happened while the plane was parked on the tarmac at Guangzhou Airport in southern China. It was scheduled to fly to Shanghai. The passengers and crew were taken to a different aircraft which took off just after 3pm, three hours after the original flight was scheduled to depart. Fire caused by portable charger on China Southern flight in Guangzhou was put out promptly, while passengers were relocated to another plane pic.twitter.com/HYwShVN1t3— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) February 25, 2018 The power charger was not in use when the fire started, Chinese media said. The video of the fire was shared widely on Chinese social media, where many were commenting on why only bottles of water and juice were used to extinguished the flames. “Don’t they have proper fire extinguishers on planes,” said one comment on Sina Weibo, China’s version of Twitter. The fire on the aircraft Credit: Weibo However, other observers said the crew reacted to the fire correctly. “Using water is standard operation procedure,” said a Tweet from ChinaAviationReview, which tweets updates on Chinese aviation news.  “Water is actually better than… extinguisher in case of lithium battery fire.” Chinese airlines allow lithium batteries to be taken onto aircraft in hand luggage, but they are not allowed to be packed in checked-in luggage. Additional reporting by Christine Wei

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Poll: Most Voters Think The NRA Is Bad For America

Most voters think the National Rifle Association supports policies that are bad for the country, new polling finds, as an increasing share favor stricter gun laws. In a Quinnipiac University National Poll conducted after the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, 51 percent of voters said the NRA supports policies that are bad for the U.S. That’s an uptick from October, when the poll found that 47 percent of respondents thought the NRA supported bad policies.

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Major quake cuts communications, halts oil and gas operations in Papua New Guinea

By Charlotte Greenfield and Sonali Paul WELLINGTON/MELBOURNE (Reuters) - At least one company began evacuating non-essential personnel after a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit Papua New Guinea's energy-rich interior on Monday, causing landslides, damaging buildings and closing oil and gas operations. The tremor hit in the rugged, heavily forested Southern Highlands about 560 km (350 miles) northwest of the capital, Port Moresby, at around 3.45 a.m. local time (1545 GMT Sunday), according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). A spokesman at Papua New Guinea's National Disaster Centre said by telephone the affected area was very remote and the agency could not properly assess damage until communication was re-established.

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NSA chief: Trump 'has not ordered disruption of Russia election meddling'

A top national security official told lawmakers on Tuesday he had not been directed by Donald Trump to disrupt Russian efforts to meddle in US elections, and that Vladimir Putin had come to the conclusion there was “little price to pay” for such actions.

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US deputy branded a 'coward' breaks silence, defends actions

Now, after nearly two weeks of opprobrium, the sheriff's deputy accused of failing to take action during the Florida high school shooting is fighting back. Scot Peterson, 54, broke his silence on Monday and defended his conduct during the shooting at Marjory Douglas Stoneman High School in Parkland, Florida, which left 14 students and three adult staff members dead. "Let there be no mistake, Mr. Peterson wishes that he could have prevented the untimely passing of the 17 victims on that day, and his heart goes out to the families of the victims," his attorney, Joseph DiRuzzo III, said in a statement.

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So That Baby Definitely Wasn't Crying On 'Walking Dead,' Right?

By all accounts, the most recent episode of “Walking Dead” was tragic (RIP Carl). In the Season 8 midseason premiere on Sunday, Carl enjoyed a touching moment with his sister Judith (Chloe and Sophia Garcia-Frizzi), saying goodbye before his inevitable death from a zombie bite.

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The Latest: Obama not planning to attend Graham memorial

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on those paying respects to the Rev. Billy Graham in Charlotte (all times local):

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Oakland mayor warns residents of ICE immigration raids

Escalating California’s resistance to federal immigration enforcement, Oakland’s mayor has warned residents that she believes an operation was imminent. “I am sharing this information publicly not to panic our residents but to protect them,” Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said in a press release, citing her “moral obligation” and directing people to immigration law resources. “I know that Oakland is a city of law-abiding immigrants and families who deserve to live free from the constant threat of arrest and deportation,” she added, saying immigration authorities have “used activity rumors in the past as a tactic to create fear”.

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No Jail For Texas Teen Who Lied About Being Raped By 3 Black Men

On Thursday, 19-year-old Breana Harmon of Pottsboro pleaded guilty to four felony charges of tampering with physical evidence and government documents in relation to false reports of kidnapping and sexual assault. “She’s very remorseful for what she did and what she said, and that’s why she decided to plead guilty,” Harmon’s attorney Bob Jarvis told the Sherman Herald Democrat. On March 8, 2017, Harmon was reported missing to the Denison Police Department after witnesses noticed the door to her vehicle was open with personal items, including a phone and keys, scattered on the ground.

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After Unsuspecting Mom Is Crushed in Central Park, How to Spot a Troublesome Tree

Anne Monoky is still in a neck brace after the incident six months ago.

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Winter Olympics Awards

Roger Angell reflects on the 2018 Winter Olympics, held in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

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Jerome Powell’s Big Challenge

John Cassidy on the challenge facing the new chair of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, as he aims to roll back the extraordinary measures taken in the wake of the Great Recession without causing a relapse.

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A Documentary Filmmaker’s Investigation of Racist Violence in His Family’s Past

Richard Brody writes about Travis Wilkerson's documentary “Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun?,” in which the filmmaker pursues the a rumor his great-grandfather killed a black man in small-town Alabama.

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Jorja Smith, Richard Russell, and Britain’s Poised Pop

Matthew Trammell writes that the British singer Jorja Smith and the XL Recordings head Richard Russell are helping to revive a music genre now all but lost in the American mainstream: adult contemporary.

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Escaping Twitter’s Self-Consciousness Machine

David Zweig tries out a new browser extension called the Twitter Demetricator, which removes all metrics from the platform’s interface, and discusses how it changes the social-media experience.

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The Rise of the World’s New Emperors—with America’s Help

Robin Wright on the rise of emboldened authoritarian leaders worldwide, including from Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Russia, and China, and how the U.S. is partly to blame.

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Lessons for Donald Trump in the Supreme Court’s DACA Order

Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the Supreme Court’s rejection of the Trump Administration’s appeal of an order that put a hold on the abrupt end of most of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA.

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The Living Memorial to Boris Nemtsov Is the Most Radical Political Statement in Russia

Masha Gessen on the around-the-clock vigil for the assassinated opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, held a stone’s throw from the Kremlin.

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An Open Letter to the Taliban

Barnett Rubin, an American who helped open secret negotiations with the Taliban, calls for the group to accept a ceasefire and peace talks with the Afghan government.

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Conversations With Ma: Cheez Whiz and Tree Climbing

Julia Wertz illustrates humorous conversations she had with her mother about food poisoning, gravity, aging rock stars, and drugs.

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Trump Hides Under Desk After Diet Coke Can Opens Loudly

Andy Borowitz jokes that President Trump showed his bravery by diving under his desk after a can of Diet Coke opened loudly.

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Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, February 27th

In Ellis Rosen’s Daily Cartoon, the President awards a Medal of Honor.

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Trump’s Idea of Arming Teachers Is Crazy but Clarifying

John Cassidy write about Donald Trump’s ideas about arming teachers in schools to prevent shootings.

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The New Yorker Interview: David Remnick Talks to Masha Gessen About Putin, Russia, and Trump

In the first installment of a new interview series, Masha Gessen discusses the Mueller indictments, Russia under Putin, the Trump Administration, and gay rights in Russia.

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Horror Movies Based on My Actual Fears

A run without headphones, a Lyft in traffic, a plagiarized “thought”: Karen Chee humorously imagines satirical horror-movie plots based on her own crippling, day-to-day worries.

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#NeverAgain Is Different Because Survivors of School Shootings Can’t Grieve in Private Anymore

Jesse Dorris writes about the 1992 mass shooting at Bard College of Simon’s Rock, and the ways that the survivors of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Florida, are making their grief public and political.

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Nicole Krauss Reads “Seeing Ershadi”

Nicole Krauss reads her story “Seeing Ershadi,” from the March 5, 2018, issue of the magazine.

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A Startling Début Novel Explores the Freedom of Being Multiple

Katy Waldman writes that “Freshwater,” Akwaeke Emezi's début novel, is a study in dysphoria that explores the paradox of trying to trace a self that is defined by indefinability.

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Xi Jinping May Be President for Life. What Will Happen to China?

Evan Osnos writes about China’s recent decision to end its two-term limit for the Presidency, paving the way for Xi Jinping to remain in power far into the future.

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Masha Gessen on Putin’s Russia and Trump’s America

Dorothy Wickenden interviews Masha Gessen, who is uniquely positioned to write about Putin’s Russia, Trump’s America, and how the two intersect.

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Trump Orders Parade to Celebrate His Hypothetical Act of Heroism in Florida School

Andy Borowitz jokes that President Trump has planned a parade in honor of his claim that he would have thwarted the Parkland school shooting.

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Indicted

In “Indicted,” Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about Robert Mueller’s distinctly American indictments.

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Letter opened at Virginia's Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall triggers hazmat situation; 11 fall ill

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Judge accused of bias by Trump rules against challenge to border wall

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New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: What happened when Amazon moved into your business?

Ask HN: What happened when Amazon moved into your business?
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Without going too much into my own product. I have recently found out after watching the AWS conference that I am now directly competing against an Amazon product... I am looking for stories of how your company reacted and maybe the successes or failures...

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Trump names Brad Parscale as campaign manager for 2020 re-election bid

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New top story on Hacker News: Western science catching up to Indigenous Traditional Knowledge

Western science catching up to Indigenous Traditional Knowledge
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New top story on Hacker News: Amazon to acquire video doorbell maker Ring

Amazon to acquire video doorbell maker Ring
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New top story on Hacker News: Veteran Wall Street enforcers are landing new roles in virtual currencies

Veteran Wall Street enforcers are landing new roles in virtual currencies
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New top story on Hacker News: Pricing low-touch SaaS

Pricing low-touch SaaS
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New top story on Hacker News: Launch HN: Slite (YC W18) – Note App for Teams

Launch HN: Slite (YC W18) – Note App for Teams
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Hi HN! I'm Chris, founder of Slite ( https://slite.com ). We’re building a tool for modern teams to write down and retrieve things that matter. I've launched two companies in the past and basically ran them on note-taking apps. The first was a hiring SaaS and the second an on-demand fashion-delivery service, and while the two were pretty different, I needed to write down a lot of stuff: interview notes, mentoring, email and article drafts, notes on customers and so on. I had this habit because notes are versatile, incredibly user-friendly, and immediate. They made up my personal knowledge base but the biggest frustration I had was sharing those with teammates. So I decided to build a note app that would work with teams from day 1. This is in line with the current problems in team collaboration. A lot of people were thrilled to dump email to get on Slack, but recent conversation has shifted towards Slack killing team productivity and leading to loss of information. This topic even trended on HN a week ago: http://ift.tt/2nSGHeM . We’re building an asynchronous writing tool for teams to organize their work with one simple yet crucial goal in mind: make sure teams stop losing valuable information and find it more quickly. We want to remove the back and forth you have on Slack, via email or even offline to find information. We use the same channels pattern as Slack, mainly because this avoids the folders structure where content is hard to find, organize and where permissions are a nightmare. But using Slite allows you to separate use cases: channel chat a la IRC or Slack to communicate instantly, Slite to write and retrieve information. Another major product focus is search: existing tools such as Google Docs or Dropbox Paper make it hard to organize and navigate through content (not to mention Slack where everything get lost between cat gifs). We put huge efforts on making it seamless in Slite. With these basic differences we've already convinced hundreds of teams and thousands of active users to switch their content over from Google Docs, Dropbox Paper or other tools. We’re now entering a new phase where we’re focusing on integrations, allowing teams to push and access their information from anywhere in their workflows. It’s an exciting time and we’d love for you to check it out and give us your feedback. And we're eager to hear your ideas in this space. Please share your thoughts in the comments!

New top story on Hacker News: Ryzen Boards Reign at Embedded World 2018

Ryzen Boards Reign at Embedded World 2018
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New top story on Hacker News: Vulkan is coming to macOS and iOS, but no thanks to Apple

Vulkan is coming to macOS and iOS, but no thanks to Apple
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New top story on Hacker News: Western Digital Demos SD Card with PCIe X1 Interface, 880 MB/s Read Speed

Western Digital Demos SD Card with PCIe X1 Interface, 880 MB/s Read Speed
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New top story on Hacker News: After rising for 100 years, electricity demand is flat

After rising for 100 years, electricity demand is flat
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New top story on Hacker News: NumPy Exercises for Data Analysis in Python

NumPy Exercises for Data Analysis in Python
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I compiled a list of numpy practice exercises related to data analysis. Might be helpful if you want to practice some data munging problems. Feedback welcome! http://ift.tt/2CnJk13

New top story on Hacker News: How GDPR Will Change The Way You Develop

How GDPR Will Change The Way You Develop
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New top story on Hacker News: The Substitutability of Physical and Social Warmth in Daily Life (2013)

The Substitutability of Physical and Social Warmth in Daily Life (2013)
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'The left is creating a crisis': conservative activists respond to Florida shooting

CPAC – the annual conference for conservative activists, which is sponsored by the NRA – occurred less than two weeks after the Parkland school shooting.  The Guardian spoke with attendees including Sebastian Gorka, Katie Hopkins and Mark Burns about gun ownership, Parkland conspiracy theories and policy reform in the wake of the massacre

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Robert Mueller drops many charges against ex-Trump aide cooperating in Russia inquiry

Special counsel in Russia investigation drops almost two dozen fraud charges against former Paul Manafort associate Rick Gates

• Trump-Russia investigation: the key questions answered
  

The special counsel investigating possible collusion between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin has dropped nearly two dozen criminal fraud charges against a key witness who has agreed to cooperate in the investigation.

A court filing on Tuesday showed that prosecutors working for Robert Mueller dropped some charges against Rick Gates, a former aide to the Trump campaign who previously worked as a lobbyist for pro-Russian interests, just days after he was indicted for participating in a conspiracy to hide millions of dollars in fees he was paid for lobbying work and evade US taxes.

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'We got Bannoned': Trump aide Hope Hicks frustrates House panel on Russia

• Communications director refuses to answer some questions
• House intelligence committee is investigating Trump-Russian links

A member of the House intelligence committee said “We got Bannoned” on Tuesday, after a closed-door interview with Hope Hicks, a key aide to Donald Trump, as part of the panel’s Russia investigation.

Bloomberg reported that Denny Heck, a Washington Democrat, invoked Bannon, Trump’s former campaign manager and White House strategist, who refused to answer some questions in front of the panel.

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Could this 'military guy' Democrat find a magic formula to win back blue-collar voters?

Richard Ojeda is part of a wave of Democrats who have the ability to connect with working class white voters in districts where Trump won by double digits

When Richard Ojeda first comes into view, he barrels down the hallway like a bowling ball and with barely a pleasantry exchanged, he’s already on the attack.

“I’m fit’na light a fire today!” are nearly the first words out of the West Virginia state senator’s mouth. He’s animated about a state supreme court justice accused of bilking taxpayers with a lavish office redesign, including a $32,000 couch. “You’re gonna see how I roll, just wait.”

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Monica Lewinsky says Bill Clinton affair was ‘gross abuse of power’

Former intern says she suffered from PTSD after relationship and praises #MeToo movement

The former White House intern Monica Lewinsky has said the affair that led to impeachment proceedings against Bill Clinton was not sexual assault, but “constituted a gross abuse of power”.

Writing in the March issue of Vanity Fair, Lewinsky also said she was in awe of the sheer courage of women who have been confronting entrenched beliefs and institutions.

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Trump names Brad Parscale to manage 2020 re-election campaign

Parscale, an ally of Jared Kushner, worked for the Trump Organization and was the Trump campaign’s digital director in 2016

Donald Trump has named former digital adviser Brad Parscale as campaign manager of his 2020 re-election campaign.

In a statement, the Trump campaign said Parscale will lead “advanced planning” for the 2020 effort, and that the campaign will also be engaged in the 2018 midterm elections, which are shaping up to be a challenging environment for Republicans.

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Bernie Sanders' son running for Congress in New Hampshire

Levi Sanders is joining seven other Democrats and three Republicans in the race for the 1st congressional district

Bernie Sanders’ son says he is running for Congress in New Hampshire.

Levi Sanders is joining seven other Democrats and three Republicans in the race for the 1st congressional district. Democratic representative Carol Shea-Porter is stepping down after her term ends.

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'I was high as hell': Flea, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist, attacks prescription of OxyContin

The musician wrote about his drug addiction in Time magazine, and argued ‘it’s hard to beat temptation’ when doctors prescribe opioids

Flea, the bassist in Red Hot Chili Peppers, has laid bare his struggles with addiction, and attacked the prescription of the controversial opioid painkiller OxyContin.

Flea, born Michael Balzary, wrote the revelations in an opinion piece for Time magazine called The Temptation of Drugs is a Bitch. In it he says he started smoking weed aged 11, before he “proceeded to snort, shoot, pop, smoke, drop and dragon chase my way through my teens and 20s.” He added that he had some “close calls” with death as a result of his drug-taking, which he “cut out forever” in 1993, aged 30.

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Trump renews attack on Florida deputy: 'I’d run in there even if I didn’t have a weapon'

The president renewed his criticism of officers outside the Florida school, while speaking to lawmakers who returned to session on Monday

Donald Trump has renewed his criticism of an armed sheriff’s deputy who failed to enter a high school in Parkland, Florida, during a mass shooting this month, saying he would have run into the building even if he did not possess a weapon.

Related: NRA and Donald Trump appear to part ways over raising age to buy rifle

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Trump Organization says it gave back foreign government profits, but offers few details

Company says it made good on president’s promise to return hotel profits to treasury, but does not disclose amount or methods

The Trump Organization said on Monday it had made good on the president’s promise to donate profits from foreign government spending at its hotels to the US treasury, but neither the company nor the government disclosed the amount or how it was calculated.

Watchdog groups seized on the lack of detail as another example of the secrecy surrounding Donald Trump’s pledges to separate his administration from his business empire.

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Pregnancy is a life experience I’d rather avoid. That doesn’t mean I’m selfish | Arwa Mahdawi

Society still frowns on women who don’t want to go through having children – despite the immense toll it can take on them. Why?

I recently conducted a very scientific study in the pub with some straight male friends. “Have you ever wanted to experience pregnancy?” I asked. The answer was an emphatic “absolutely not”. In the interests of methodological rigorousness, I rephrased my question. “Do you ever feel sad you aren’t able to experience what it’s like to grow a human inside you?” Again, 100% of respondents answered with some variation of, “Hell, no.”

My investigations were prompted by a scientific study published in the journal Human Reproduction. The official title of the study is Parity Associated With Telomere Length Among US Reproductive-Age Women, but a more accurate title would be Yet More Evidence That Pregnancy Is Torture. Not only does pregnancy mess with your hormones, it appears to mess up your DNA; giving birth may add the equivalent of 11 years to a woman’s biological age.

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America's unions could be dismantled. Progressives must unite now | Tom Steyer

It is time to raise our unified voice for a positive agenda that puts the American people ahead of corporate profits

During the March on Washington in 1963, Dr Martin Luther King Jr spoke about “the fierce urgency of now”, underscoring the immediate and pressing need to take strong and immediate action to advance civil rights. It couldn’t wait. Today, communities across the country find themselves in a similar moment, fighting politicians who are hellbent on enacting Donald Trump’s noxious agenda of inequality and injustice.

The most recent incarnation: a supreme court case, Janus v AFSCME Council 31, intent on stripping away the rights of working people to join together in their unions, an attack on a basic American right.

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Why we're psychologically hardwired to blame the victim

We want the world to be fair: the good will be rewarded, the evil punished. As a result, we blame the victims of misfortune

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“Why I stayed” is the title of the blog entry.

In it, Jennifer Willoughby, the ex-wife of former White House staff secretary Rob Porter, lists abuses she says she endured, including being called a “fucking bitch”, and being physically prevented from leaving the house.

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The Democratic party is now publicly attacking progressive candidates | Lawrence Douglas

A liberal candidate for office is being maligned. The surprising twist? It’s her own party that is funding the ads

In their desperation to win back the House in the 2018 midterm elections, the Democrats have turned to eating their own. How else to make sense of the unhappy drama unfolding in Texas’s 7th congressional district?

The district, which includes much of affluent west Houston, has a Republican incumbent named John Culberson, but was carried by Hillary Clinton in 2016. Culberson, a gun-loving, climate change-denying champion of Donald Trump, is a dreary exemplar of the kind of reactionary outlier who now passes as a mainstream Republican politician. And so the effort to unseat him has attracted a crowded field of seven Democrats, all vying to win the 6 March primary.

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I was assaulted by a director. Now I'm giving up sex | Sarah Doyle

My assault is not the worst thing that has happened to me but it has made me confront my understanding of desire

#MeToo has kicked up the dust of some collective sexual pain. Sexuality itself is at battle. The French backlash against the semantically sinister #BalanceTonPorc (Call out your pig) fears a wave of puritanism, which has sparked some nods and some outrage. The movement continues its nuanced conversation.

I was assaulted by a Hollywood director and, in the wake of Weinstein, I have put in an incident report with LAPD. NYPD and Beverly Hills PD have since opened up an investigation against my abuser. Since reporting the assault, I have become part of a group of women who banded together on Twitter. We have met several times on either conference calls or meet-ups in LA streamed to others in other parts of the country, to further our mission for a safer society for women.

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LeBron James unsurprised by illegal payment claims around 'corrupt' NCAA

• Cleveland Cavaliers star chose to skip college for NBA
• Says colleges benefit more from players from amateur system

As college basketball finds itself mired in scandal, with allegations of illegal payments to student athletes flying around, one man who famously skipped the collegiate system has had his say.

LeBron James opted to go straight to the NBA after high school and said he wasn’t surprised to hear of the claims and had withering words for college sports’ governing body, the NCAA. “Kids getting paid is nothing new under the sun,” the three-time NBA champion told ESPN. “The NCAA is corrupt, we know that. Sorry, it’s going to make headlines, but it’s corrupt.”

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NFL seeks $2m from Cowboys owner Jones after clashes over Elliott and Goodell

• Jones wanted to derail NFL commissioner’s extension talks
• Dallas team owner also fought suspension of star running back

The NFL is exploring options to get more than $2m in reimbursement for legal fees from Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones over his threat to derail Commissioner Roger Goodell’s contract extension, as well as court costs for running back Ezekiel Elliott’s fight to avoid a six-game suspension, said a person with knowledge of the situation.

Many NFL owners were consulted on seeking restitution, including members of the finance committee, according to AP’s source. Some of the finance committee members are on the compensation committee that was at the center of what became a legal back-and-forth over Goodell’s deal.

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Mark Cuban: NBA's populist billionaire hit hard as scandal envelops Mavericks

As allegations of sexual harassment and violence at the franchise, the Mavs owner appears to be either complicit or incompetent

This was how Mark Cuban fared last week: fined a colossal sum for being too honest, the day after a report of grotesque behaviour at his basketball team drew questions about his potential role in what amounts to a long-running sexual harassment cover-up.

He’s either complicit or incompetent: two very off-brand prospects for a man who has burnished a reputation as an entrepreneur-savant and an American dream embodiment, bartender to self-made billionaire. Of course, he wrote a self-help book. It was called How to Win at the Sport of Business - If I Can Do It, You Can Do It.

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Five years ago Stephen Curry's 54-point game helped redefine the NBA

LeBron James is this era’s best player, but the Warriors guard has become its defining one. In February 2013, we saw a glimpse of the league’s future

Whatever debate once existed has long since been put to rest: the NBA is a three-point league. Teams are hoisting them at a higher rate than ever before – 28.9 attempts per game, at the latest tally. If the season’s trends hold, the Houston Rockets will become the first team in history to take more threes than twos, but they surely will not be the last. Everywhere you look are players willing to hoist it, with the analytics to back them up.

If you were trying to pinpoint the start of this spacious, audacious, and wildly entertaining era of professional basketball, you could do worse than 27 February 2013. In a contest that evening between the Golden State Warriors and the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden, the Warriors’ 24-year-old point guard, Stephen Curry, hit 11 of 13 shots from behind the arc en route to a 54-point performance. Statistically, the game wasn’t really all that different from the half-dozen or so similar outbursts that crop up every season, when a gifted player becomes unstoppable for a couple hours, and it didn’t end up perfectly, with the Warriors losing by four. But to revisit it now, five years later, is to see something singular: a statement of purpose for a different sport.

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US housing department to spend $165,000 on own furniture as it faces $6.8bn budget cut

• Spending is in addition to $31,000 dining set for Ben Carson’s office
  
• Proposed budget cuts would affect poor and homeless Americans

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Hud) has agreed to spend $165,000 on “lounge furniture” for its Washington headquarters, in addition to a $31,000 dining set purchased for housing secretary Ben Carson’s office.

The revelations on Tuesday of Carson’s expensive decor spending come as Donald Trump’s administration has proposed a cut of $6.8bn to Hud’s annual budget, or roughly 14% of its total spending, which would lead to reductions in programs aimed at poor and homeless Americans.

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What gun control proposals are being considered – and will they succeed?

Efforts to ban bump stocks, improve background checks and arm teachers are among ideas officials have recently floated

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US official: I was demoted for rejecting Ben Carson's costly office revamp

Exclusive: Senior housing officer says she was replaced by a Trump appointee and told ‘$5,000 will not even buy a decent chair’

A senior career official in the US Department of Housing and Urban Development has alleged that she was demoted and replaced with a Donald Trump appointee after refusing to break the law by funding an expensive redecoration of Ben Carson’s office.

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US immigration kept asylum seeker and daughter apart for months, suit says

Lawyers says separation of Congolese woman and her seven-year-old is part of Trump administration’s tactic to deter immigrants

US immigration authorities have kept a Congolese woman seeking asylum separated from her seven-year-old daughter for four months, according to a lawsuit filed on Monday.

Related: Congo gripped by fear as thousands flee 'bone-chilling' violence

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Sky takeover: bidding war predicted as Comcast makes £22bn offer - as it happened

Federal Reserve chairman tells Congress US economy 'remains strong'

• Jerome Powell indicates gradual increase in interest rates this year
• New chairman avoids controversy in first congressional testimony

The US economy “remains strong”, the Federal Reserve chairman, Jerome Powell, told Congress on Tuesday as he signaled the central bank is on course to carry on gradually increasing interest rates in the coming months.

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Hawk or dove? Bitcoin is forcing central banks to take sides | Howard Davies

Love them or hate them it seems cryptocurrencies and the blockchain are too big to ignore

A few days ago, President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela announced that his government had launched the petro, a new state-sponsored cryptocurrency. He claimed that $735m (£529m) worth of the new currency had already been sold, though observers are sceptical, unless state entities have been obliged to buy them. Even they will find it hard to do so, however, as the technology platform on which the petro will be traded has not yet been confirmed.

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Putin concludes 'no price to pay’ for Russia cyber attacks, says NSA chief – video

Adm Mike Rogers, director of the National Security Agency, tells lawmakers that Putin has concluded that Russia can pursue digital warfare against the US with impunity

• NSA chief: Trump ‘has not ordered disruption of Russia election meddling’
  

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Winter Olympics: Is window for US-N Korea peace closing?

A small window for diplomacy emerged during the "peace Olympics" in Pyeongchang, but it's closing fast.

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‘Murphy Brown’: Pam Fryman To Direct Pilot Episode For CBS Revival Series

Broadcast pilot season’s busiest director this year just got busier. Pam Fryman, who already had signed on to direct four multi-camera/hybrid comedy pilots, has been tapped to direct the opening episode for Murphy Brown, CBS' 13-episode revival of the 1988 sitcom. Original series creator Diane English and stars Candice Bergen, Faith Ford, Joe Regalbuto and Grant Shaud are set to return for the new installment, which also will feature Murphy Brown's millennial adult son…

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Piece of Cake: Malted Lucky Charm Brownies

St. Patricks day is usually a food holiday filled with green and minty flavors, but because we live our own lives it can also be a food holiday filled with gold and lucky charms (insert sunglass wearing emoji)! Today we’re making over a box of brownie mix with malted milk buttercream and lucky charms to give it a step up. This is perfect for a St. Patricks Day but also works for any other gathering where you might be serving robin’s eggs or malt balls. Enjoy!

Malted Lucky Charm Brownies
Makes 16 fairly rich brownies

For the brownies:
1 box of your favorite brownie mix for an 8×8″ pan plus the ingredients to prepare them
1 cup of the actual cereal, not the lucky charm marshmallows

For the Malted Milk Buttercream:
1/2 cup butter
1 3/4 cup powdered sugar, sifted
1/4 cup malted milk powder
2 tablespoons heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup lucky charm marshmallows

Prepare the brownies according to the box, mixing in the cup of the crispy cereal before adding to the baking dish and baking. After your brownies are baked, let them cool completely before moving onto the buttercream.

To make the buttercream, beat together the butter for 1 minute to lighten it up a little. Then sift in the powdered sugar and malted milk powder and beat on medium speed for 1 minute more. Add the heavy cream and vanilla then beat for one final minute until the buttercream is light and fluffy.

Spread the buttercream on the cooled brownie, top with the marshmallows and serve.

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In N.R.A. Fight, Delta Finds There Is No Neutral Ground

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The Life, Death and Career of Harper Lee

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President Trump strikes deal with Boeing for new Air Force One planes

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Is Ivanka Trump unqualified? Newsroom readers respond

“Ivanka and Jared must return to NYC and stay out of U.S. politics.” “She’s qualified, she’s designed handbags, stilettos and a wonderful perfume fragrance, Ugh!” Newsroom readers are joining the chorus questioning if Ivanka Trump has too much power. The first daughter and adviser to dad President Trump recently traveled to the Winter Olympics in South Korea, the latest eyebrow-raising appearance as part of her controversial post. Pundits and the public have long questioned her role and influence, but now White House chief of staff John Kelly is also said to be concerned. This week he made the call to downgrade the security clearance of Ivanka’s husband, Jared Kushner. According to a report, Kelly is frustrated and questioning whether the first daughter has the qualifications to represent the administration. Newsroom seems to agree: “We have children playing king and queen while poppa plays President,” one reader wrote. Another chimed in: “To represent the U.S. should be an earned honor, not appointing relatives.” What do you think? Does Ivanka deserve her power in the White House? Join the conversation in Newsroom.

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Deadly weather in Eastern US as tornadoes rip through five states

At least five different tornadoes ripped through parts of Tennessee, Missouri and Kentucky, tearing roofs off buildings and flattening homes, as other areas experienced strong winds and flooding.

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China punters bet on 'Emperor' Xi after term-limit news

Superstitious Chinese investors rushed to buy stock in companies with "emperor" in their names Monday following the latest power boost for President Xi Jinping, who has been likened to a modern-day sovereign. State media said on Sunday that the ruling Communist Party had proposed abolishing rules limiting leaders to two five-year terms, a move that could allow the increasingly powerful Xi to rule indefinitely like an emperor. The millions of mom-and-pop investors who dominate trade in Chinese securities often do so more on superstition or perceived portent in corporate names rather than fundamentals, and they appear to have leapt into action again on Monday.

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Johnnie Walker Whisky Bottles Have a Female Logo Now. Meet 'Jane Walker'

Johnnie Walker is rolling out a female version of its iconic logo, an attempt to draw more women to the world’s best-selling scotch

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The Latest: Quake causes damage in Indonesia's Papua

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The Latest on a powerful earthquake that struck Papua New Guinea (all times local):

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99-year-old woman held hostage at gunpoint in Utah

Utah police say 99-year-old Doris Rucker Wasden was held hostage by a gunman for hours.

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Jake Tapper Skewers Florida Sheriff Over Failure To Act On Shooter Red Flags

CNN’s Jake Tapper tore into a Florida sheriff Sunday about his office’s handling of over a dozen warnings from people about Nikolas Cruz, the 19-year-old who police say confessed to the deadly mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, earlier this month.

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BLM's Alicia Garza Launches Census Project To Mobilize Black Political Power

Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza has created a new initiative aimed at helping black communities achieve greater political power.

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Ivanka Trump: 'I Believe My Father' On Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Ivanka Trump, daughter and adviser of President Donald Trump, says she sides with her father when it comes to the more than a dozen women who have accused him of sexual misconduct. When asked about the allegations during an interview that aired Monday on NBC’s “Today” show, Ivanka appeared agitated and defended her father. “I think it’s a pretty inappropriate question to ask a daughter if she believes the accusers of her father when he’s affirmatively stated that there’s no truth to it,” Trump told NBC’s Peter Alexander.

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UN faces rival drafts on Iran missiles to Yemen

The UN Security Council on Sunday was considering two draft resolutions on Yemen after Russia put forward a rival text aimed at blocking action against Iran over missiles sent to the country's Huthi rebels. The council is set to vote on Monday on renewing sanctions on Yemen for a year, but a British-drafted text also calls for "additional measures" in response to a UN report which found that Iran had violated the arms embargo on Yemen.

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Four dead after blast destroys shop and home in English city of Leicester

By Darren Staples LEICESTER, England (Reuters) - At least four people were killed and four more injured when a blast destroyed a convenience store and a home in the central English city of Leicester on Sunday, British police said. "There are four confirmed fatalities at this stage and a number of people still undergoing treatment in hospital," Leicestershire Police Superintendent Shane O’Neill said. "We believe there may be people who have not yet been accounted for and rescue efforts continue in order to locate any further casualties." He said there was no immediate indication that the explosion was linked to terrorism.

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Students too scared to return to Nigeria school after attack

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Frightened students on Monday stayed away from the school in northern Nigeria where Boko Haram extremists seized 110 girls in a raid a week ago, while the military said it had handed over the town's security to police ahead of the attack because it was "relatively calm."

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Florida Survivors Defend Sheriff Against Republican Calls To Oust Him

Students who survived the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, earlier this month don’t blame Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel for missing various red flags in the shooter’s behavior.

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Correction: School Shooting-Florida story

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — In a story Feb. 22 about the Florida school shooting, The Associated Press misquoted Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel in some versions of the story when he spoke about the families of the victims. He said, "I've been to their homes where they're sitting shiva," not "where they sit and shiver."

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Monica Lewinsky: 'I'm Not Alone Anymore' Thanks To The Me Too Movement

Monica Lewinsky has waited 20 years for the Me Too movement.

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These Are The Real-Life Effects Of Trump's Obamacare Sabotage

Somebody has finally put some numbers on what the Republican effort to undermine Obamacare will mean for everyday Americans.

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22 Poolhouse Ideas and Design Inspiration

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U.S. Military Battle with Possible Russian Mercenaries: 'Our Strikes Were Done out of Self-Defense'

Both the Pentagon and the Russian government are deemphasizing the Feb. 7 incident because a wider conflict that is spiraling out of control does not benefit anyone. The Pentagon is reiterating that a battle in Syria that allegedly left some number of Russian mercenaries dead was purely an act of self-defense on the part of U.S. forces. Indeed, the Pentagon still does not know exactly who it is that American forces targeted during their retaliatory strike on Feb. 7.

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Church leaders shut Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre in land, tax protest

By Ori Lewis JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Church leaders in Jerusalem shut the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Sunday in protest at a new Israeli tax policy and a proposed land expropriation law which they called an unprecedented attack on Christians in the Holy Land. Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Armenian church leaders said the holy site, a popular stop for pilgrims and where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified and buried, would remain closed until further notice. After the protest move, an Israeli cabinet committee delayed by a week its scheduled consideration on Sunday of a bill that would allow the state to expropriate land in Jerusalem sold by churches to private real estate firms in recent years.

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Romanians march in support of anti-corruption chief

Thousands of Romanians braved freezing temperatures on Sunday to show their support for the popular head of the country's anti-corruption investigation body, who the left-wing government is trying to oust. Justice Minister Tudorel Toader from the Social Democratic Party (PSD) launched a procedure on Thursday to sack Laura Codruta Kovesi, the chief prosecutor of the DNA anti-corruption body, accusing her of being "authoritarian". About 3,000 protesters gathered near the government building in capital Bucharest, according to news agency Agerpres, chanting "Codruta, don't forget, we are with you", and "Justice not corruption".

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Maxine Waters says it's time for impeachment

Will Congresswoman Water's message bring Democrats' a victory? The Washington Examiner's Philip Wegmann debates Democratic strategist Sarah Badawi on 'Fox & Friends First.'

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The Supreme Court Is Considering the Limits of Freedom of Speech in 3 Upcoming Cases

The Supreme Court will decide on the limits of freedom of speech in three major upcoming cases.

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Judge rules against 'Pharma Bro' on investor losses

NEW YORK (AP) — "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli was responsible for nearly $10.5 million in losses in a securities fraud scheme, a judge ruled Monday, a blow to the defense that could result in a harsher sentence for the eccentric former pharmaceutical company CEO.

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Heather Locklear Arrested For Alleged Domestic Violence Against Her Boyfriend

Heather Locklear was arrested for felony domestic violence as well as battery on a police officer on Sunday night.

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Snow Competition: Illustrations from the Women’s Alpine Combined Slalom at the Winter Olympics

Edward Steed’s cartoons of female Olympians participating in the Alpine combined slalom at the 2018 Winter Olympics, in Pyeongchang.

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What to Do with the Snow Now That the Winter Olympics Are Over

Colin Stokes makes a humorous list of uses for snow at the end of the Winter Olympics.

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All Figured Out: Illustrations from Women’s Figure Skating at the Winter Olympics

Edward Steed’s cartoons of women’s figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics, in Pyeongchang.

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The Seductive Confinement of a Weighted Blanket in an Anxious Time

Jia Tolentino writes about the rise of weighted blankets, such as the Gravity Blanket, and whether they have a real effect on anxiety.

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Daily Cartoon: Monday, February 26th

Pia Guerra’s Daily Cartoon celebrates the end of the Winter Olympics.

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The Aspirational Anima of the Netflix Revival of “Queer Eye”

Troy Patterson reviews the 2018 reboot of Bravo’s “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,” which has been reimagined on Netflix for a less binary world.

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The New York Congressman Who Could Lead an Impeachment Charge Against Trump

Susan B. Glasser writes about the prospects of Congressman Jerry Nadler leading an impeachment charge against Donald Trump.

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No Way to Say Goodbye

Shouts & Murmurs by Larry David: “Of course I’ll write to you. Every day? Hmm. Well, I’ll certainly try. I mean, I’ll be in a war.”

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The Mail

Letters respond to Rachel Aviv on Jahi McMath, a child who was declared brain-dead, and the family members who disagree with her diagnosis. 

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“Alms”

Poetry by Idea Vilariño: “Open the hand and give me / the sweet sweet crumb.”

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Briefly Noted Book Reviews

“Freshwater,” “The Immortalists,” “The Bughouse,” and “Fifty Million Rising.”

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Jordan Peterson’s Gospel of Masculinity

Kelefa Sanneh on how a once obscure academic became the Internet’s most revered—and reviled—intellectual.

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Edna O’Brien Has Been #MeToo-ing for Fifty Years

The Irish novelist and Colum McCann parse the movement over tea. Emily Stokes listens in. 

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Donald Glover Can’t Save You

Tad Friend profiles the creator of “Atlanta.” 

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Tiffany Haddish’s Onstage Experiments

Hilton Als on the “She Ready” tour, which is at once an act of creation and an act of self-creation.

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Slide Show: New Yorker Cartoons February 26, 2018

New cartoons from the magazine.

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Rediscovering Thomas Nast’s First Drawings of Abraham Lincoln

The cartoonist’s early rough sketches of his great subject turned up recently in an old scrapbook. Adam Gopnik reports. 

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“Speak No Evil”: A Novel of Coming Out in America

The author of “Beasts of No Nation” writes a new book about sexuality, race, and cultural dislocation. Laura Miller reviews. 

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U.S. Girls’ Collection of Characters

Hua Hsu reviews “In a Poem Unlimited,” “Half Free,” and more music by Meghan Remy.

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Chris Ware’s “Golden Opportunity”

The artist Chris Ware discusses his cover for the latest issue of The New Yorker, a visual nod to the Oscars, sexual misconduct in Hollywood, and the #MeToo movement.

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“Seeing Ershadi”

Fiction by Nicole Krauss: “His face did something to me. Or, rather, the film, with its compassion and its utterly jarring ending, did something to me.”

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In Search of New Jersey’s Wild Bears

John McPhee on the Garden State’s ursine population. 

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“New Year”

Poetry by Rachel Coye: “It’s not a special pain, / but I’ve just never felt it before.”

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A Shoemaker’s Acting Début in “Phantom Thread”

George Glasgow crafted footwear for Daniel Day-Lewis. Then the actor asked him to be in his movie.

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New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: I'm writing a book about white-collar drug use, including tech sector

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485 by Eilene | 533 comments on Hacker News.
Hi HN. I’m a journalist who wrote ‘The Lawyer, The Addict’, a story that ran in the New York Times in July. The story was about my ex-husband, Peter, who was a high-flying powerful partner in Wilson Sonsini (the prestigious, Palo Alto-based law firm) and who died in July 2015, a drug addict. Almost everyone in his life missed the signs. The story wound up with enormous traction and was the 55th most read story in the entire paper in 2017. It also generated several threads of commentary on HN, including http://ift.tt/2t2aMcp, http://ift.tt/2vpHetB and http://ift.tt/2tY2Km8. I’m now writing a book based on that story for Random House. Although it is about what happened to Peter, the broader story is about the problem of substance use (and often abuse) in white-collar professions, where the users are well-off, well-educated, working long hours, often with all the outward trappings of success. What can you tell me about drug use as a professional or in your profession? I know there is drug use in law, finance, medicine and technology, and am hoping that some of you will be open to discussing with me what you see and what you've experienced in your profession and professional environment. I’d like to use some of your comments in the book and will not know or need to know your names, so I hope you’ll feel comfortable being as candid as possible. I’m not here to make judgements, all I’m looking for is the truth about what’s going on. I'm interested in whatever you can tell me about drugs you are using or observe being used in your field: which drugs, what effects you see, any stories you have, any details you can share. Thanks.

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Please share what tools & approaches you use - it may Scratch, Python, any kids specific like Linux distros, Raspberry Pi or recent products like Lego Boost... Or your experiences with them.. thanks.

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UN Unanimously Demands a 30-Day Cease-Fire Across Syria

The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Saturday demanding a 30-day cease-fire across Syria "without delay" to deliver humanitarian aid to millions and evacuate the critically ill and wounded.   

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Reality Check: Labour's Brexit position

Jeremy Corbyn sets out Labour's position on future relationship with the EU.

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‘Robin Hood’ Trots To Thanksgiving; Paul Feig’s Suspense Pic ‘A Simple Favor’ Eyes Fall

The Leonardo DiCaprio-produced Robin Hood from Lionsgate is moving from September 21 to the Thanksgiving eve of November 21. The Otto Bathurst-directed movie starring Taron Egerton will compete against Universal’s The Women of Marwen from Robert Zemeckis, MGM’s Creed 2, STXfilms’ Second Act and Disney’s Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2.  Lionsgate also has dated Paul Feig’s A Simple Favor, for September 14. It centers on Stephanie (Anna Kendrick), a mommy…

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‘The Alienist’ Season 1, Episode 6: Elimination Round

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Singapore proposes measure to bar communications from terror attack sites

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore on Tuesday proposed a new law to deal with terror attacks by preventing people in the area from taking photos or videos of the incident and communicating about police operations.

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Drunken Man Rides Horse Onto California Freeway, Police Say

"No, you may not ride your horse on the freeway"

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Uncovering the Secrets of the ‘Girl With a Pearl Earring’

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