Maybe Musk Isn’t All-Powerful, After All
A series of setbacks have raised questions about Elon Musk’s enduring influence in the White House.
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Putin Keeps Pummeling Ukraine, Convinced Trump Is on His Side
President Vladimir V. Putin is, brutally, walking a tightrope. The Russian leader appears eager to keep up talks with President Trump as Moscow brims with optimism that energy deals, direct flights and the lifting of sanctions could all be in the …
A Faithful Throng Pays Last Respects to Pope Francis
“It meant a lot to me to see him, he gave us so much,” said one woman who waited in line to file past the pontiff’s casket.
Air Raids and Antidepressants: Sleep Deprivation Takes a Toll in Ukraine
Sleep deprivation has become a health crisis in the country, experts and psychologists say. They cite near-nightly drone attacks as one of the major impediments to getting proper rest.
Pope Francis Simplified Papal Funerals. Not Everyone Will Notice.
The changes reflect Francis’ view of the pope as a pastor more than a powerful person, but the rites will still be on a grand scale.
A New, Full-Bodied Fraud Comes in a Whisky Barrel
There are some 48,000 barrels of Scotch whisky quietly aging in Martin Armstrong’s warehouses in southwestern Scotland. Last year, 17 of them became a problem. Mr. Armstrong normally deals with companies that buy hundreds of barrels at a time from …
Trump Urges Russia to ‘STOP!’ After Deadly Attack on Ukraine’s Capital
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Trump May Concede Crimea to Russia, Ending Decade of U.S. Resistance
A new U.S. peace plan offered to Russia and Ukraine proposes American recognition of the peninsula, which Moscow seized in 2014.
U.S. Sidelines Lawyers Who Exposed Flaws in Anti-Congestion Pricing Case
The U.S. Department of Transportation chafed at the release of a confidential memo mulling its strategy and raised the possibility that the move aimed to sabotage its case.