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Dark plays are fitting for a dark month, and perhaps for our national mood. These productions offer criticism, mystery, warning and hope.
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Moscow and Cairo signed a preliminary agreement that would give Russia its deepest presence in Egypt since Soviet times.
Ahead of a final vote, Senate Republicans scrambled to make changes to their proposal in order to address concerns that it would balloon budget deficits.
A research group has proposed ending weekday overnight subway service to enable much-needed repairs. Riders and transit advocates called the idea elitist and unfeasible.
With the Senate debate on taxes set, Republicans were still discussing revisions to their plan to address the concerns of a number of members.
The Pentagon has received permission to put precision-guided bombs and missiles on drones in Niger. The drones would increase the military’s ability to go after extremists in West Africa.
Doug Jones, the Democratic nominee running against Roy S. Moore in Alabama, has leaned on a network of fellow prosecutors and civil rights lawyers for help.
A transition plan would install Mike Pompeo, the C.I.A. director, as secretary of state, and tap Senator Tom Cotton to lead the spy agency, officials said.
Mr. Nabors found fame as an amiable bumpkin while pursuing as a second career as a singer with a booming baritone voice.
Jenny Lumet, a writer, said on Thursday that Mr. Simmons sexually assaulted her in 1991.
With the Senate debate on taxes set, Republicans were still discussing revisions to their plan to address the concerns of a number of members.
A transition plan developed by John F. Kelly, the White House chief of staff, would install Mike Pompeo, the C.I.A. director, as secretary of state, officials said.
Thursday: Jerry Brown confronts Detroit, Harvey Weinstein’s long shadow, Californians brace for higher taxes
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