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Bitcoin Plummets More Than 30 Percent in Less Than a Day
Just days after the price of Bitcoin nearly reached $20,000, the virtual currency was hit by a panicked sell-off. Reddit users posted suicide hotlines.
Fiat Chrysler to Recall 1.8 Million Ram Trucks Over Rollaways
The automaker said the vehicle could be shifted out of park without a driver’s foot on the brake. Seven injuries were linked to the defect.
Peru’s President Hangs On to Power, but at What Cost?
Even as Pedro Pablo Kuczynski was spared impeachment, the congressional vote on his fate revealed the limitations of his power.
Contributing Op-Ed Writer: The End of Miss America
Crass emails from pageant leaders show this contest should be on its way out.
Catalonia’s Election Yields a Crisis That Is Here to Stay
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy of Spain has tried to remain aloof from Catalonia’s secessionist leadership, but the election results may now make it harder to ignore.
Op-Ed Columnist: If This Is America
The Great Leader stoops ever lower in pursuit of Turkmenistan-on-the-Potomac.
F.B.I. Director Wants to Move Forward, but the President Is Making His Job Harder
Christopher Wray tries steer a bureau the president has said is in “Tatters.”
Jeanine Pirro of Fox News Helps an Old Friend: President Trump
After a White House visit, the Fox News host has called for the firing of Robert Mueller and said F.B.I. agents should be “taken out in cuffs.”
Prosecutors Said to Seek Kushner Records From Deutsche Bank
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn subpoenaed records about entities associated with the family company of President Trump’s son-in-law, people briefed on the matter said.
Security Council Tightens Economic Vise on North Korea, Blocking Fuel, Ships and Workers
The new sanctions, adopted 15 to 0, could constrict North Korea’s supplies of fuel and foreign currency, but experts say sanctions alone are unlikely to halt its nuclear program.
With Cuomo Assist, Homeowners Rush to Soften Tax Bill’s Impact
Many residents in suburbs outside New York City want to prepay their 2018 property tax bills in 2017 to reduce their tax liability by thousands of dollars.
Past Debates Echo in Split Between Cornel West and Ta-Nehisi Coates
There was no Twitter to fan the flames when W.E.B. Du Bois sparred with Booker T. Washington and Malcolm X argued with Martin Luther King Jr.
Trump Promised to Kill Carried Interest. Lobbyists Kept it Alive.
White House officials say their one tax bill regret is not killing the carried interest loophole. A group of lobbyists set out to ensure the tax break survived.
Op-Ed Contributor: Dr. King’s Interconnected World
In his last Christmas sermon, Martin Luther King anticipated the links between ecology and social justice that are so pertinent today.
Op-Ed Columnist: Tax Bill Hysteria
Opposition to the bill is a gift to the G.O.P.
Sprawling Across New York, a Solstice Music Marathon
Make Music Winter, an annual explosion of participatory “parades,” included riffs on Bach, West African music and microtonality.
Trump Promised to Protect Steel. Layoffs Are Coming Instead.
Steelworkers thought they would see a new dawn for their industry. But the president’s pledge to do something has actually done more harm than good.
2 Top Soccer Officials Found Guilty in FIFA Case
The verdicts against Juan Ángel Napout and José Maria Marin partially resolved a trial in the United States’ case focused on FIFA.
Trump, North Korea, ‘Star Wars’: Your Friday Evening Briefing
Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.
A Sports Titan’s Strange and Sudden Abdication
John Skipper, president of ESPN, announced his resignation this week, surprising and confounding many of his colleagues.