Secret Experiment in Alabama Senate Race Imitated Russian Tactics
A project to help the Democratic contender, Doug Jones, in his closely contested race against Roy Moore used deception on Facebook and Twitter.
Living with tech: What We Can Learn About Online Privacy From Climate Change
Real action to protect privacy hinges on big institutions, to the point that small, individual measures pale in comparison. But there are still ways to act.
News Analysis: A Strategy of Retreat in Syria, With Echoes of Obama
President Trump’s view that U.S. forces cannot alter the strategic balance in the Middle East was fundamentally shared by his immediate predecessor, Barack Obama.
Fewer Births, More Deaths Result in Lowest U.S. Growth Rate in Generations
Not since the Great Depression when birthrates were down sharply has the population grown so slowly. Many states now rely on immigrants to retain population.
Congress Grills Head of V.A. Over New Health Care Law
The tough questioning foreshadowed a potential partisan battle next year over veterans issues on Capitol Hill.
Trump’s Use of National Security to Impose Tariffs Faces Court Test
Companies affected by the administration’s metal tariffs are challenging a 1962 law that sets “no limits” on the use of national security to justify trade actions.
Bidding Congress Farewell, Paul Ryan Laments Nation’s ‘Broken’ Politics
On a valedictory tour, Mr. Ryan is putting a high gloss on a speakership of dubious accomplishment. He fulfilled his tax-cutting dream, but the deficit is soaring.
Illinois Attorney General Says Catholic Church Withheld Names of at Least 500 Accused Priests
After opening an investigation into clergy sex abuse against minors in Illinois in August, the state attorney general released preliminary findings on Wednesday.
Blackwater Security Contractor Found Guilty, Again, in Deadly 2007 Iraq Shooting
The verdict was the second time a jury had found Nicholas A. Slatten guilty in an episode that outraged Americans over what many saw as a military mission with no clear strategy.
Trilobites: The Bullet Lodged in His Knee. Then the Injuries Really Began.
In an unusual medical case, a bullet left in the knee of a patient for 14 years led to joint damage and lead poisoning.
Overlooked No More: Gertrude Beasley, Who Wrote an Uncompromising Memoir, Then Vanished
“Thirty years ago, I lay in the womb of a woman, conceived in a sexual act of rape,” the memoir begins. It disappeared, and so did Beasley.
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