The tobacco and vaping industries and conservative allies intensively lobbied against a ban on popular flavored e-cigarettes. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2SSMth1
Zaosong Zheng, a promising cancer researcher, confessed that he had planned to take the stolen samples to Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, and publish the results under his own name. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2FfOOKx
In three years, the administration has diminished the role of science in policymaking while disrupting research projects nationwide. Experts say the effects could be felt for years. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2teFtzT
Congress could do much more to protect Americans who have served their country from predatory for-profit colleges. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2QDFBkv
The Trump administration staffed an E.P.A. advisory panel with its choice of scientists, but they concluded that three significant regulatory rollbacks broke with established science. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2MHzpqv
After receiving presidential clemency, Edward Gallagher has left the SEALs to become a pitchman and conservative activist. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2tni27y
The ride-hailing company and the delivery start-up are seeking an injunction against the new law, which takes effect Jan. 1. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/369vDhC
Judge Richard J. Leon acted after the House dropped its subpoena to Charles Kupperman and mooted the case, which had been closely watched for its implications about whether John Bolton would testify about President Trump’s pressuring Ukraine. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/36alYqR
Lacking snow to complete the holiday atmosphere, Moscow bought fake snow from skating rinks. “It will all create a festive mood, I am sure,” one Muscovite said. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/35aL33y
State and local governments are proving that higher minimum-wage standards are good for workers. Congress should take the lesson. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2ZFex8B
The secretary of state will “reaffirm U.S. support for Ukraine’s sovereignty,” becoming the first cabinet official to meet with the Ukrainian leader since President Trump’s impeachment inquiry began. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Q8rViC
Eight board members and the former president of the organization have resigned amid outcry over how it handled a member’s criticism of another member’s book. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/36eyhCw
The Communist Party wants to remold Xinjiang’s minorities into loyal blue-collar workers to supply Chinese factories with cheap labor. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/354uTZG
The infractions, which can include dangling signs and cracks in walls, were considered so risky that the city said they must be fixed immediately. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2MHypTg
The 49ers hung on for a wild win in Seattle, the Packers and the Chiefs both secured first-round byes, and the Patriots were shocked by Miami. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2rDgsOy
Utah is known for its high birth rate, but an ongoing lag has researchers wondering if the state is in a new era of lower fertility. from St. George - News https://ift.tt/2rDhmuq
The 49ers hung on for a wild win in Seattle, the Packers and the Chiefs both secured first-round byes, and the Patriots were shocked by Miami. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2rDgsOy
A weekend filled with exasperating video reviews showed how the sport’s rule book is simply incompatible with the scrutiny of the replay system. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/35bivXH
The statute was meant to standardize how companies disclose their consumer data-mining practices. So far, not so much. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/39fLOvA
Philadelphia and a healthy contingent of its fans ended the Giants’ season — and perhaps Eli Manning’s career — with a dominant second half. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2QuAAuz
Philadelphia and a healthy contingent of its fans ended the Giants’ season — and perhaps Eli Manning’s career — with a dominant second half. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2QuAAuz
In China, teaching men the manipulative ways of the pickup artist became big business. A crackdown is revealing a curriculum of abuse. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2SC3Ylf
Mr. Lewis said he had Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, but would return to Washington to continue work and begin treatment. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2QsChc9
Analysts warned that Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, might end a moratorium on testing long-range missiles and nuclear weapons. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Q7FDC8
The police arrested Paul Newey on suspicion of financing terrorism after his son, Daniel, traveled to Syria to fight with Kurdish-led forces. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/39iEKyw
The fateful decision in 1979 to admit Mohammed Reza Pahlavi prompted the seizure of the American Embassy in Tehran and helped doom the Carter presidency. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/37eg7Rq