After Epstein’s death, a rush to tap into his $559 million estate

Somewhere, perhaps spread around the globe, Jeffrey Epstein claimed he had $559 million worth of assets just before he died in an apparent suicide on Saturday. With every passing hour, more people are laying claim to a piece of the fortune that the financier…
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Perspective | Anthony Scaramucci is how you got Trump

If you even care at all, by now youre caught up on the most-dramatic-rose-ceremony split between Anthony Scaramucci and President Trump: Friday on Real Time with Bill Maher, Scaramucci said there are certain things Trump has done that are absolutely indefensi…
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Opinion | Israel barring Omar and Tlaib is good for Democrats and bad for Republicans

Israel made a mistake in denying Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) the opportunity to visit. First, it was disrespectful to the U.S. Congress, which has been a consistently stalwart friend of Israel. Setting aside the foreign policy view…
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Opinion | We must abolish the ‘public charge’ rule

Christopher Richardson was a State Department consular officer and diplomat from 2011 to 2018. He is now an immigration attorney. The Trump administration announced a vast expansion of an immigration inadmissibility this week known as the public charge. Th…
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Opinion | John Hickenlooper’s graceful exit sets a standard

Former Colorado governor John Hickenlooper is getting out of the presidential race. His exit video was classy and responsible: Judging from the videos tone and production value, Id put good money on him running for Senate in Colorado. Recent polls show him c…
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Opinion | Elizabeth Warren is gaining ground. But her path to the nomination is harder than you think.

Elizabeth Warren has become the flavor du jour in the Democratic presidential race on the back of two strong debate performances. But her polling numbers suggest passing former vice president Joe Biden will be a much harder task. The senator from Massachuset…
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Opinion | You’re not in ‘the Resistance’ if you’re using Trump’s playbook

Jonathan Zimmerman teaches education and history at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author, with Emily Robertson, of The Case for Contention: Teaching Controversial Issues in American Schools. You know who you are. You condemn President Trump for …
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9 key countries are on the verge of recession, driving fears the U.S. could follow

Nine major economies around the world are in recession or on the verge of one, raising fears that a global economic slowdown could help tip the United States into an economic contraction as well. The ugly stock market drop Wednesday began after bad news from…
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