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How to Get Better at Doing Things Alone

As a recent college graduate in a new city, Samantha Elliott thought she’d be lonely. Instead, she found companionship in the most unexpected place: with herself. And that, ironically, helped expand her community. “Being alone has this negative connotation, like

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‘We are the dominant predator’: GOP lawmaker justifies US right to take Greenland

GOP Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) told Fox Business Network Tuesday that the U.S. has the right to “acquire” Greenland because, “We are, quite frankly, the dominant predator.” President Donald Trump has long talked about annexing Greenland for the purpose of

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Winds spread small fires in Southern California – Los Angeles Times

Winds spread small fires in Southern California  Los Angeles Times Live L.A. fire updates: Rain in the forecast could cut back on wildfire risk in Southern California  Los Angeles Times Dangerous winds return to Southern California as new wildfires break out  Bakersfield Now

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Trump’s executive orders already face pushback, legal challenges – The Washington Post

Trump’s executive orders already face pushback, legal challenges  The Washington Post A look at President Trump’s first full day in the White House  Fox News Trump issued a head-spinning flurry of executive orders on Monday. Here are the most notable.  USA TODAY Trump

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Murdoch’s News Corp offers Prince Harry settlement to resolve years-long lawsuit

New York Times DealBook summit in December.’/> Rupert Murdoch’s team made the offer to resolve the hacking suits from Prince Harry and a British lawmaker as a trial was to begin. A settlement could help Washington Post CEO Will Lewis.

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Cecile Richards Never Flinched

Ten days before the 2016 election, I was standing in a cinderblock room in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with Cecile Richards and other leaders of prominent women’s groups, all of us out to make the case for Hillary Clinton’s historic run

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WATCH LIVE: Elise Stefanik testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for ambassador to the UN

Stefanik is likely to face questions at her confirmation hearing on Tuesday to become the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations about her lack of foreign policy experience, her strong support for Israel and her views on funding the U.N.

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Israel’s Top General Resigns, Citing Oct. 7 Security Failures

JERUSALEM — Israel’s top general resigned on Tuesday, citing the security and intelligence failures related to Hamas’ surprise attack that triggered the war in the Gaza Strip. Israel meanwhile launched a large military operation in the occupied West Bank city

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Donald Trump Can Bring the End of Vladimir Putin’s Rule

President Donald Trump revealed on his first day that he may be closer to delivering on a campaign promise than skeptics believed. As we show in our new, original economic analysis, Trump has the levers to force Vladimir Putin to

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Breaking Down All of Trump’s Day 1 Presidential Actions

Within hours of his Inauguration, President Donald Trump set out to fulfill a number of his campaign promises, issuing a spate of presidential actions on everything from the border to federal building architecture. The White House’s website lists 46 presidential

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