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For Spy Agencies, Briefing Trump Is a Test of Holding His Attention
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China Moves to Tighten Its Control of Hong Kong

China Moves to Tighten Its Control of Hong Kong

By KEITH BRADSHER, AUSTIN RAMZY and TIFFANY MAY

New security laws would allow Beijing to take aim at the protests that have roiled the semiautonomous city and posed a direct challenge to the Communist Party and its leader, Xi Jinping.

For Spy Agencies, Briefing Trump Is a Test of Holding His Attention

For Spy Agencies, Briefing Trump Is a Test of Holding His Attention

By JULIAN E. BARNES and ADAM GOLDMAN

President Trump's intelligence briefings have gotten renewed attention since he blamed them for failing to sound the alarm early on about the coronavirus.

Many Jobs May Vanish Forever as Layoffs Mount

Many Jobs May Vanish Forever as Layoffs Mount

By PATRICIA COHEN

With over 38 million U.S. unemployment claims in nine weeks, one economist says the situation is "grimmer than we thought."

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In Istanbul Under Lockdown, Baklava Makers Are Essential Workers

World | Istanbul Dispatch

In Istanbul Under Lockdown, Baklava Makers Are Essential Workers

By CARLOTTA GALL

A strict weekend curfew quiets the city's joyous commotion, but offers up new moments of breathtaking beauty, both spiritual and natural. And essential sweets are still delivered.

The End of Meat Is Here

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The End of Meat Is Here

By JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER

If you care about the working poor, about racial justice, and about climate change, you have to stop eating animals.

Today's Videos

'I Look Better in the Mask,' Trump Says

VideoVideo: 'I Look Better in the Mask,' Trump Says

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

President Trump on Thursday toured a Ford plant in Ypsilanti, Mich., where he wore a mask for only a portion of his visit, despite the recommendations of federal health officials.

How to Be Alone

VideoVideo: How to Be Alone

By SINDHA AGHA

I was struggling with quarantine — until I found the polar explorers.

'We Could Have Saved Many, Many More Lives,' Cuomo Says, Citing New Data

VideoVideo: 'We Could Have Saved Many, Many More Lives,' Cuomo Says, Citing New Data

By REUTERS

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo responded a question about whether New York State should have implemented stay-at-home orders sooner.

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