Top Cancer Doctor Resigns as Editor of Medical Journal
Dr. José Baselga, the former chief medical officer of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, was asked to resign after he failed to disclose corporate ties in dozens of scientific articles.
Politics Played ‘No Role’ in Interest Rate Hike, Fed Chairman Says
Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve Chairman, announced an increase in the benchmark interest rate and dismissed President Trump’s warnings to the Fed to stop raising rates.
Fed Raises Interest Rates, Showing Confidence in Health of Economy
Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chairman, defended the decision to raise the benchmark rate for the fifth consecutive quarter, a move made despite political pressure and financial market worries.
John Ford Noonan, ‘Coupla White Chicks’ Playwright, Dies at 77
His plays, produced frequently in the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s, often threw polar opposites together to explore themes both comic and serious.
In Overture to Democrats, Trump Officials May Challenge Peru on Deforestation
The United States is considering using trade deal provisions to challenge Peru’s decision to dismantle an agency created to stop the illegal harvesting of trees in the Amazon.
Under New Leadership, the C.F.P.B. Lives On
The consumer bureau’s new director halts a controversial initiative by her predecessor to change the agency’s name.
Nevada Becomes First State With Majority-Women Lawmakers
With two appointments on Tuesday, women will hold 23 of 42 seats in the Nevada Assembly when the next session begins in February.
China Holds Third Canadian, Escalating Diplomatic Crisis with the United States
The detentions of three Canadian citizens appear to be retaliation for Canada’s arrest of a top Chinese executive at the behest of the Trump administration.
Senate Passes Stopgap Spending Bill That Would Avert Shutdown
The bill was expected to pass the House on Thursday and be sent to President Trump before the midnight Friday deadline, when funding lapses for nine federal departments.
Late-Night Philosophy Festival Expands to Five U.S. Cities
This year’s American installment of the Night of Ideas will feature appearances by philosophers, musicians, artists and a puppet of Noam Chomsky.
Trump Withdraws U.S. Forces From Syria, Declaring ‘We Have Won Against ISIS’
The president overruled his military and diplomatic advisers, who warned against abandoning Kurdish allies and ceding influence in Syria to Russia and Iran.
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