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'Everyone has lost their minds over Barbie's "snubs"'
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'Why Fani Willis should step aside in the Trump case in Georgia'
Clark D. Cunningham in The New York Times
Georgia Attorney General, Fani Willis should hand the election-interference case against former President Donald Trump to a "career prosecutor," says Clark D. Cunningham in The New York Times. A Trump co-defendant's allegation that Willis and her top prosecutor, Nathan Wade, are romantically involved could torpedo, or at least delay, the case. Willis is "in a spotlight that should belong to the serious charges" against Trump. Stepping aside would be a "public service" keeping the case "on track."
'Haley revealed Trump's weaknesses'
The Wall Street Journal editorial board
Donald Trump wanted to bury Nikki Haley's presidential bid in New Hampshire, says The Wall Street Journal editorial board. But the former president's "11-point victory was less than most recent polls showed." In fact, "Haley's strength with independent voters revealed a howling weakness" for Trump if he wins the GOP nomination. He has the party's base firmly behind him, "but his appeal across the electorate remains as limited" as it was when he lost in 2020.
'Black Americans cannot wait hundreds of years for the wealth gap to close'
Willie Wilson in the Chicago Tribune
Of all the injustices in our society, "the wealth gap is the most pernicious," writes Willie Wilson in the Chicago Tribune. A report last year found that Black people had 58 cents for every dollar of white family income in 1967. By 2021, the figure had only risen to 62 cents. At that rate, it will take 513 years to "reach income parity." It's "insanity to believe" we can close the gap "without significant government investment."
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Political cartoons for January 25Cartoons Sunday's political cartoons include a hot economy, A.I. wisdom, and more
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Le Pen back in the dock: the trial that’s shaking FranceIn the Spotlight Appealing her four-year conviction for embezzlement, the Rassemblement National leader faces an uncertain political future, whatever the result
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Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ comes into confounding focusIn the Spotlight What began as a plan to redevelop the Gaza Strip is quickly emerging as a new lever of global power for a president intent on upending the standing world order
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‘It’s good for the animals, their humans — and the veterinarians themselves’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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Trump sues JPMorgan for $5B over ‘debanking’Speed Read Trump accused the company of closing his accounts for political reasons
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Minnesota roiled by arrests of child, church protestersSpeed Read A 5-year-old was among those arrested
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‘We know how to make our educational system world-class again’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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Migrant death in ICE custody ruled homicideSpeed Read Geraldo Lunas Campos, 55, died of asphyxia, the coroner said
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ICE memo OKs forcible entry without warrantSpeed Read The secret memo was signed last May
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‘One day fentanyl will come back — and there will be little anyone can do’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
