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$23 Billion Funding Gap Exists Between White and Nonwhite School Districts, Report Finds

The report took aim at school district borders, which it said wall off wealthier communities and, crucially, the money their property taxes raise.

Michael Cohen Accuses Trump of Expansive Pattern of Lies and Criminality

Mr. Cohen, the president’s former lawyer, said he had lied to Congress to protect President Trump. “I am not protecting Mr. Trump anymore,” Mr. Cohen said.

Cohen Testimony Raises Questions About Trump’s Financial Disclosure

Democrats focused on whether the president deliberately hid repayments to Michael Cohen from his 2017 financial disclosure form.

Highlights of Michael Cohen’s Testimony Before Congress

Before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Wednesday, President Trump’s former lawyer accused Mr. Trump of directing hush payments, lying about his business dealings in Russia and inflating his wealth.

What North Korea’s Economy Looks Like

NPR’S Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Travis Jeppesen, author of See you Again in Pyongyang about his article in The New York Times Magazine describing North Korea’s economy.

How Trump’s split-screen presidency transfixes a divided US

On one side of the screen, President Trump sits pensively, leaning forward, tapping his fingers together. Next to him, a smiling Kim Jong-un takes his seat. On the other side of the screen sits Michael Cohen.

Kremlin Says U.S. Cyberattacks On Russia Are ‘The Reality We Live In’

Spokesman Dmitry Peskov links the attacks to Russia’s need for its own Internet. It is a “geopolitical angle to try to defend their own steps,” says Internet freedom expert Sanja Kelly.

Experiment no more, the Lamar Jackson Era begins for Baltimore Ravens

With Joe Flacco in Denver and Jackson established as Baltimore’s starter, the Ravens are now looking to playmakers to add around him.

      

 

 

Washington Official Subpoenas Trump Inaugural Committee

The attorney general for the District of Columbia appears to be looking for possible evidence of self-dealing.

Overlooked No More: The Underground Graffiti Adventures of Dondi

Donald Joseph White, considered a legend before “street art” became popular, turned New York City’s subways into rolling canvases of color, humor and social commentary.

What restrains India, Pakistan from nuclear war

One lesson of modern war is this: Watch your tongue. India and Pakistan appear to have absorbed this lesson as seen so far during their latest military flare-up. In retaliatory strikes following a Feb. 14 terrorist attack in disputed Kashmir, each ha…

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