It is a reanimation story strange enough for a zombie movie, made possible by the fact that the original George trademark lapsed, only to be secured by a conservative lawyer.
Category: Politics and Government
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Global First Ladies Alliance Is a School for First Ladies (and First Gentlemen Are Welcome)
It’s a highly visible role that usually comes with no job description or salary. This group aims to assist. (And yes, first gentlemen are welcome.)
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China Vows to Unleash More Borrowing to Spur Economy and Strengthen Banks
The finance minister said Beijing would sell bonds to supplement spending and help banks but did not detail how much.
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A Trump Fix for the Housing Crisis Could Actually Make It Worse
The former president often implies that deportations will bring down housing costs. Reality is more complicated.
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Who Is Yolanda Hill? The Wife of Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson of North Carolina Has Had Scandals of Her Own
North Carolina’s second lady helped make her husband’s political foray possible. But her ventures — a day care and a nonprofit — also caused problems.
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How Iceland Became a Virtual Home for Online Disinformation and Identity Theft
A Reykjavik building that houses a penis museum and an H&M is also the virtual home to an array of perpetrators of identity theft, ransomware and disinformation.
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India’s Elections Offer Mixed Results for Modi
Two closely watched elections, in Haryana and the turbulent Jammu and Kashmir, kept the surprises coming after this summer’s shocking national outcome.
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Elon Musk and Ben Horowitz Split on Trump
Elon Musk appeared onstage at a rally for the former president this weekend, but Silicon Valley was abuzz about Ben Horowitz’s U-turn on backing the Republican candidate.
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An Oasis in England’s Troubled, Polarized Opera Landscape
The Glyndebourne Festival, which receives little government support, has been mostly immune from recent convulsions of the opera industry in Britain.
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Stocks Tumble in Japan After Party’s Election of New Prime Minister
Stocks dropped after Japan’s governing party chose Shigeru Ishiba, a critic of the country’s longstanding ultralow interest rates, as its leader.
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Top Bidder for Citgo Is Elliott Management, Court Master Says
The sale, which requires a judge’s approval, would help compensate foreign companies owed billions of dollars by the government of Venezuela, which owns Citgo.