Gene Editing Is Trickier Than Expected—but Fixes Are in Sight

A popular gene editing technique may produce lots of unintended changes to DNA, but the good news is we now have a better way of finding such errors.

from Wired https://www.wired.com/story/precise-gene-editing-is-trickier-than-expected-but-fixes-are-in-sight
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Cohen Testimony Raises Questions About Trump’s Financial Disclosure

WASHINGTON — Michael D. Cohen’s congressional testimony on Wednesday revived questions about whether President Trump broke the law by failing to disclose that he footed the bill for a hush payment to a pornographic film actress. Members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee grilled Mr.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/27/us/politics/trump-finances-payments.html
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Under Peace Plan, U.S. Military Would Exit Afghanistan Within Five Years

WASHINGTON — All American troops would withdraw from Afghanistan over the next three to five years under a new Pentagon plan being offered in peace negotiations that could lead to a government in Kabul that shares power with the Taliban.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/us/politics/afghanistan-military-withdrawal.html
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Trump Is Increasingly Isolated on Climate Science as Silence and Denial Recede Around Him

WASHINGTON — New efforts by President Trump and his staff to question or undermine the established science of climate change have created a widening rift between the White House on one side, and scientific facts, government agencies, and some leading figures in the president’s own party on the o

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/climate/trump-climate-science.html
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The World Is Losing Fish to Eat as Oceans Warm, Study Finds

Fish populations are declining as oceans warm, putting a key source of food and income at risk for millions of people around the world, according to new research published Thursday.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/climate/fish-climate-change.html
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Mark Meadows and the Victim Card

Accused of a racist act, the congressman threw a fit. President Trump’s former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, testified before Congress with evidence that the president had committed campaign finance violations and is of terrible moral character.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/opinion/mark-meadows-rashida-tlaib.html
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Justin Caldbeck sues Binary Capital co-founder Jonathan Teo, claiming he ‘made no effort to save the firm’

Embattled venture capitalist Justin Caldbeck (pictured) is suing his former co-Binary Capital founder Jonathan Teo, alleging breach of contract, fraud and more.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/28/justin-caldbeck-sues-binary-capital-co-founder-jonathan-teo-claiming-he-made-no-effort-to-save-the-firm/
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Facebook says that Workplace now has 2M paying users

With Slack gearing up to go public and now seeing daily active users of 10 million with 85,000 organizations using it to help employees communicate with each other, Facebook today released some updated numbers of its own for Workplace, its enterprise-focused platform: the company says that there are

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/28/facebook-says-that-workplace-now-has-2m-paying-users/
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Google is not great at retaining black, Latinx and Native American employees

Believe it or not, the retention of black and Latinx employees at Google was better last year than in 2017. Though, Google’s attrition rates of black and Latinx — which indicate the rate at which employees leave on an annual basis — are still higher than the national average.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/28/google-retention-black-latinx-native-american/
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Andrew Wheeler, Who Continued Environmental Rollbacks, Is Confirmed to Lead E.P.A.

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed Andrew R. Wheeler to be the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, giving oversight of the nation’s air and water to a former coal lobbyist and seasoned Washington insider. The confirmation formalized a role Mr.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/climate/andrew-wheeler-epa-confirmation.html
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Prosecutor Moves to Indict Netanyahu on Corruption Charges

JERUSALEM — Israel’s attorney general announced his plans on Thursday to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust, imperiling Mr. Netanyahu’s political future just 40 days before he is to stand for re-election.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/world/middleeast/benjamin-netanyahu-indicted.html
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Applications are open for Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2019

Founders. This is your shot. TechCrunch is officially in the hunt for the most disruptive startups for this year’s Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2019.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/28/applications-are-open-for-startup-battlefield-at-techcrunch-disrupt-sf-2019/
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Announcing the Agenda for TC Sessions: Robotics/AI at UC Berkeley on April 18

We’re bringing TC Sessions: Robotics + AI back to UC Berkeley on April 18, and we’re excited to announce our jam-packed agenda that highlights the best and brightest in robotics and – new for 2019 – artificial intelligence.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/28/announcing-the-agenda-for-tc-sessions-robotics-ai-at-uc-berkeley-on-april-18/
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Daily Crunch: TikTok faces children’s privacy fine

The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here. And if you’re confused about Musical.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/28/daily-crunch-tiktok-fine/
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Momo is basically 2019’s answer to viral chain mail

Have you heard about Momo? Odds are you have if you’ve ever perused this awful place we call the internet.

from Pocket https://www.fastcompany.com/90313568/momo-viral-video-is-a-new-hoax-but-an-age-old-problem
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The Next Time You Get Laid Off, Blame an Avatar

New advances in virtual humans are making corporate training incredibly lifelike, a little bit awkward—and hopefully a lot more human.

from Wired https://www.wired.com/story/vr-soft-skills
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'Dark Phoenix' Trailer Here to Remind You X-Men Still a Thing

Move over, Captain Marvel—'Dark Phoenix' has a female superhero and supervillain, played by Sophie Turner and Jessica Chastain.

from Wired https://www.wired.com/story/dark-phoenix-trailer
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Luka Doncic Is a Sore Loser. He Is Also a Sensation.

The Mavericks rookie is drawing LeBron James comparisons and has “fast-forwarded” his team’s decision-making. DALLAS — Dirk Nowitzki has seen many things in his 21 seasons with the Dallas Mavericks.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/27/sports/luka-doncic-dallas-mavericks.html
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Can ‘Captain Marvel’ Fix Marvel’s Woman Problem?

When “Captain Marvel” opens next Friday, it will be a moment of great satisfaction mixed with lingering frustration.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/movies/captain-marvel.html
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Why People Are Outraged at Lower Tax Refunds (but Probably Shouldn’t Be)

Rationally, a dollar today is worth more than a dollar next year. Today, we offer further proof that humans are not always rational. Both these things are true: Most Americans received a tax cut in 2018. But many will see a smaller tax refund than they are used to when they file their 2018 returns.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/27/upshot/lower-tax-refunds.html
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Privacy complaints received by tech giants’ favorite EU watchdog up more than 2x since GDPR

A report by the lead data watchdog for a large number of tech giants operating in Europe shows a significant increase in privacy complaints and data breach notifications since the region’s updated privacy framework came into force last May.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/28/privacy-complaints-received-by-tech-giants-favorite-eu-watchdog-up-more-than-2x-since-gdpr/
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What Trump Got Wrong, and Right, on North Korea

The summit in Hanoi revealed the hazards of his personal approach to diplomacy. The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher. It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/opinion/trump-kim-vietnam-summit.html
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How much oil and gas money have Dem 2020 candidates supporting New Green Deal received?

At least 10 current and potential candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination won’t be losing much oil and gas money because of their support for an ambitious plan to wean the country from its dependence upon fossil fuels.

from Pocket https://www.fastcompany.com/90313589/how-much-oil-and-gas-money-have-democratic-2020-candidates-supporting-new-green-deal-received
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Trump-Kim Summit’s Collapse Exposes the Risks of One-to-One Diplomacy

HANOI — Three American presidents have tried cajoling, threatening and sabotaging North Korea’s efforts to build a nuclear arsenal. Eventually each turned to negotiations, convinced that an isolated, broken country would surely choose economic benefits for its starving populace over the bomb.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/world/asia/trump-north-korea-nuclear-sanctions.html
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Prosecutor Moves to Indict Netanyahu on Corruption Charges

JERUSALEM — Israel’s attorney general announced his plans on Thursday to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust, imperiling Mr. Netanyahu’s political future just 40 days before he is to stand for re-election.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/world/middleeast/netanyahu-corruption-charges.html
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PG&E Says It Probably Caused the Fire That Destroyed Paradise, Calif.

Pacific Gas & Electric said Thursday that its equipment probably caused the Camp Fire, the catastrophic November blaze that destroyed thousands of homes in Paradise, Calif., and killed at least 86 people. PG&E, which filed for bankruptcy protection in January, said it had recorded a $10.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/business/energy-environment/pge-camp-fire.html
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Did Cohen Give a Peek at the Mueller Report?

The special counsel is still hiding events that lie at the core of his investigation — events that involve the president directly. Ms. Wheeler writes about national security at the website Emptywheel.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/opinion/michael-cohen-robert-mueller-report.html
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Report: Disney in talks with AT&T to buy WarnerMedia’s 10% Hulu stake

Disney is in discussions to buy AT&T’s 10 percent stake in Hulu, which it comes into by way of its WarnerMedia acquisition, according to a report from Variety this morning. The news is not surprising – AT&T had already said it was exploring a sale.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/28/report-disney-in-talks-with-att-to-buy-warnermedias-10-hulu-stake/
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Siri gets new airline, food order and dictionary Shortcuts, with more on the way

Announced at last year’s WWDC, Apple’s been firing up Siri Shortcuts at a fairly steady clip. The company says there are now “thousands” of apps integrating the iOS 12 feature, which bring all sorts of third-party functionality to the smart assistant.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/28/siri-new-shortcuts/
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Two Chairs nabs $7M for its client-therapist matching app and brick-and-mortar clinics

The future of healthcare isn’t entirely digital. For encounters as intimate as the client-therapist dynamic, a face-to-face relationship is still key. For those able to afford tech-enabled therapy services, Two Chairs, a San Francisco-headquartered mental healthcare business, may be of interest.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/28/two-chairs-nabs-7m-for-its-client-therapist-matching-app-and-brick-and-mortar-clinics/
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Ceros raises $14M for its interactive content platform

Ceros allows marketers to create animated, interactive content — but don’t call it a content marketing company. That’s why he describes Ceros as a platform for creating experiences.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/28/ceros-series-c/
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How Many Times Do You Have to Slap a Chicken to Cook It?

While you could technically cook a chicken by slapping it, as proposed by a recent meme, you might also cook your hand. We crunch the numbers.

from Wired https://www.wired.com/story/how-many-times-do-you-have-to-slap-a-chicken-to-cook-it
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The Siberian City Where the Winter High Is –40°F

Think the Midwest is cold? Welcome to Yakutsk, Russia, a town of 200,000 built on permafrost.

from Wired https://www.wired.com/story/siberia-photo-gallery
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'Devotion' Is a Brilliant Videogame—Too Bad You Can't Play It

Following a controversy involving Winnie the Pooh memes, the game is no longer on Steam.

from Wired https://www.wired.com/story/devotion-controversy-review
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The Perfect Pair of Pants Is Just a 3D Body Scan Away

A new startup can generate a piece of custom clothing using smartphone photos you snap of your body. And that's just the beginning of the bespoke clothing future.

from Wired https://www.wired.com/story/bespoke-clothing-3d-body-scans
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JD.com shares take off despite slowing revenue growth

Shares of JD.com, the Chinese e-commerce service that rivals Alibaba, are on the rise today after the online retailer announced better than expected results for Q4 2018, bucking uncertainty around tech companies in China. The company reported net revenue of RMB 134.8 billion ($219.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/28/jd-com-shares-take-off/
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Amazon launches new tools that allow brands to proactively fight counterfeiting

Amazon this morning announced a new initiative focused on reducing counterfeiting on its site called Project Zero – a name that references Amazon’s lofty goal of driving counterfeit sales to zero.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/28/amazon-launches-new-tools-that-allow-brands-to-proactively-fight-counterfeiting/
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Real estate giants try to be more like WeWork, before it overtakes them

In the fight for the future of the real estate industry, legacy firms are trying to figure out how to contend with WeWork. The beer-loving co-working startup that landlords once welcomed has grown into something much more complicated and powerful, in part through technology.

from Pocket https://www.fastcompany.com/90303842/real-estate-firms-are-building-tech-to-be-more-like-wework
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Why can’t we build anything? (Part 2)

One of the major themes we are working on these days at the Extra Crunch Daily is trying to understand why America and many other Western nations can’t seem to build infrastructure anymore.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/28/why-cant-we-build-anything-part-2/
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What Comes Next on the North Korea Nuclear Roller Coaster?

A return to ‘fire and fury’ seems unlikely. But the situation could easily take a turn for the worse. Mr. Cha is a former National Security Council director for Asia.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/opinion/north-korea-summit-trump.html
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Vision Fund startups Fanatics and Coupang unite to sell US sports merch in Korea

SoftBank chairman Masayoshi Son has repeatedly described the Vision Fund as a club for the world’s most exciting startups and, while even the fund’s own LP seem to disagree with some of its investment thesis, its portfolio companies do frequently come together.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/28/fanatics-coupang/
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Amazon Prime members can choose a weekly delivery date with launch of ‘Amazon Day’

Amazon this morning launched a new delivery option for Prime members that will allow them to control when their orders arrive, Amazon Day. The option lets shoppers pick a day of the week to take delivery of their recent orders.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/28/amazon-prime-members-can-choose-a-weekly-delivery-date-with-launch-of-amazon-day/
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California Today: In Paradise, an Artist Draws Out ‘Beauty Among the Ashes’

Good morning. An atmospheric river storm has gripped Northern California this week, pouring almost two feet of rain on parts of Sonoma County and swelling waterways.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/us/california-today-paradise-art-murals.html
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Apple’s Aetna deal hints at the future of health–and the Apple Watch

Apple’s agreement to provide both app expertise and Apple Watches to Aetna could be the fruition of Steve Jobs’s vision for his company to one day help ease friction in the healthcare delivery system. If so, it will have been a long time coming. In the summer of 2009, the ex-CEO of a large U.S.

from Pocket https://www.fastcompany.com/90313106/apples-aetna-deal-hints-at-the-future-of-health-and-the-apple-watch
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N.Y. Today: Transit Costs Are Going Up. (But Don’t Expect Better Service.)

It’s Thursday. Yes, that was Lynne Patton, a Trump associate who runs the HUD office in New York, who was a focus of attention at the Michael Cohen hearing yesterday. Weather: Sunny skies may help melt whatever snow stuck around from last night. Wear good shoes.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/nyregion/newyorktoday/mta-fare-hike.html
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SoftBank’s Vision Fund invests $1.5B in Chinese second-hand car startup Chehaoduo

SoftBank’s Vision Fund is taking a bet on China’s auto market after it agreed to pour $1.5 billion in online car trading group Chehaoduo, which literally means “many cars” in Chinese.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/28/softbank-invests-1-5-billion-in-chehaoduo/
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Best Nintendo Switch Deals and Console Bundles (Spring 2019)

The best Nintendo Switch console deals, and all the essentials you'll need when you own one.

from Wired https://www.wired.com/story/best-nintendo-switch-deals-bundles-and-essentials
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A Second Life for the 'Do Not Track' Setting—With Teeth

In recent years, the setting has been criticized as being essentially meaningless. But it might have a crucial role to play in enforcing privacy regulations.

from Wired https://www.wired.com/story/a-second-life-for-the-do-not-track-setting
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How to Make YouTube Kids Safer for Your Kids

YouTube's filters won't catch every disturbing video, but it does offer settings to better control what kids watch online. Here’s how to use them.

from Wired https://www.wired.com/story/youtube-kids-parental-settings-safer
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Post-Apocalyptic Insurers Try Out a New 'Make it Rain' Strategy

These disaster insurers don't want to hear your story. They just want to drop a flat cash payout, no matter how much—or little—you suffered.

from Wired https://www.wired.com/story/post-apocalyptic-insurers-are-trying-out-a-cash-bomb-strategy
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ClassDojo, an app to help teachers and parents communicate better, raises $35M

Messaging apps have become the de facto way that many people today keep in regular contact with each other, and that trend has also found its way into the classroom.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/28/classdojo-an-app-to-help-teachers-and-parents-communicate-better-raises-35m/
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LinkedIn forced to ‘pause’ mentioned in the news feature in Europe after complaints about ID mix-ups

LinkedIn has been forced to ‘pause’ a feature in Europe in which the platform emails members’ connections when they’ve been ‘mentioned in the news’.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/28/linkedin-forced-to-pause-mentioned-in-the-news-feature-in-europe-after-complaints-about-id-mix-ups/
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Thailand passes controversial cybersecurity law that could enable government surveillance

Thailand’s government passed a controversial cybersecurity bill today that has been criticized for vagueness and the potential to enable sweeping access internet user data.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/28/thailand-passes-controversial-cybersecurity-law/
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Zūm, a ridesharing service for kids, raises $40 million

Ride-sharing isn’t just for transporting teenagers and adults anymore. Zūm, a ridesharing startup for kids, just raised a $40 million Series C round led by BMW i Ventures with participation from Spark Capital and Sequoia Capital. This brings the company’s total funding to $70 million.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/28/zum-a-ridesharing-service-for-kids-raises-40-million/
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Politics are tearing tech companies apart, says new survey

Silicon Valley lends itself to political stereotypes–called overly progressive by conservatives and overly conservative by progressives. A new survey of 1,924 tech workers around the US indicates that neither view is quite right, but why both are so prominent.

from Pocket https://www.fastcompany.com/90313045/politics-are-tearing-tech-companies-apart-says-new-survey
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Pakistan 'to free Indian pilot on Friday' - BBC News

Pakistan will release a captured Indian pilot as a "peace gesture" on Friday, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said.Mr Khan revealed the decision in parliament after a speech in which he said Pakistan was focused on de-escalation.Pakistan shot down the pilot's jet on Wednesday, as tensions rose with In

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How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Won the Cohen Hearing

Too many representatives chose to bloviate instead of interrogate — except for one. Ms. Fredrickson is the president of the American Constitution Society.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/opinion/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-cohen-hearing.html
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Pakistan’s Leader Offers to Return Captured Indian Pilot

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan announced on Thursday that his country would be releasing a captured Indian pilot as a way to de-escalate the military crisis that has pitted nuclear-armed militaries against each other for days.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/world/asia/pakistan-india-pilot-kashmir.html
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After the Trump-Kim Failure

The President was right to walk rather than accept a bad deal, but look out ahead. President Trump was right to walk away from his summit with Kim Jong-un rather than accept a bad nuclear agreement, but the outcome underscores that he was bamboozled last year at his first summit with Kim.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/opinion/trump-kim-summit.html
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Will Michael Cohen’s Testimony Doom Trump?

This week on “The Argument,” Michelle Goldberg and David Leonhardt break down Michael Cohen’s testimony before Congress. Does anything from Cohen’s disclosures on Wednesday threaten the future of his former boss’s presidency?

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/opinion/the-argument-michael-cohen-bernie-sanders.html
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