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Trump’s quest to shatter GOP economics reached its peak in 2019

From trade to spending, from the Federal Reserve to paid parental leave, the president has embraced policy changes that historically are more in line with the approach of Democrats than Republicans in establishing a forceful role for government in setting the terms of the economy.
Trump’s stock market rally is very good, but still lags Obama and Clinton

Massive explosion in Somalia’s capital kills at least 78

The detonation of a vehicle packed with explosives appeared to target the morning rush hour at a busy tax collection center located near one of two checkpoints that control all entry and exit from Mogadishu. A government spokesman said the dead included university students and police officers.
Integration’s New Frontier

America’s schools are more diverse than ever. But the teachers are still mostly white.

Researchers have found significant positive results when black and Hispanic students have teachers who match their race or ethnicity.
Preston Gorman described the years after his cure as a “fugue state” of sadness and alienation. (Ilana Panich-Linsman/The Post)
Preston Gorman described the years after his cure as a “fugue state” of sadness and alienation. (Ilana Panich-Linsman/The Post)

Against the odds, he survived Ebola. Then his life fell apart.

Preston Gorman chose to remain anonymous after being treated for the deadly virus. Now he’s telling his story — about his prolonged battle with PTSD that cost him his family, the woman he intended to marry, his friends and his job.
After the Caliphate

Disarmed but not defused: Thousands of Islamic State fighters captured in Syria face uncertain fate

As the mother of one Moroccan detainee campaigns to bring him home, she is drawn into a debate roiling governments around the world over repatriating suspected fighters.

The Altamont Concert, Part 2: A day of chaos and violence

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Campaign 2020
Buttigieg once boasted he helped McKinsey ‘turn around’ Fortune 500 companies. Not anymore.
When he first ran for public office, Pete Buttigieg used McKinsey to bolster his resume. Amid criticism from liberals, he now says he had little influence there.
‘No indications of survivors’ after tour helicopter crashes in Hawaii with 7 people onboard
Authorities said the remains of six people were found among the wreckage, with a seventh person presumed dead.
College Football Playoff
‘Down the bayou’: What the LSU coach’s lionized voice says about him
“A lot of people don’t know that there is a south of New Orleans,” one Louisiana professor said of Ed Orgeron's hometown.
2°C: Beyond the Limit
On land, Australia’s rising heat is ‘apocalyptic.’ In the ocean, it’s even worse.
Tasmanian Aboriginals faced genocide, and now extreme climate change is threatening what’s left of their culture.
By The Way
A Post Travel Destination
A family booked an Airbnb for a Christmas getaway. Then their presents and belongings were stolen.
A side door had been unlocked leading to the unit’s basement, an entryway the family was not aware of.
Don Imus
1940–2019
Controversial radio and TV host dies at 79
He spent more than half a century in radio and television skating along the edge of propriety and occasionally falling into the abyss of the unacceptable.
Weekend Picks
Books
(Riverhead; Crown; Knopf)
(Riverhead; Crown; Knopf)
What to read in 2020 based on the books you loved in 2019
Sally Rooney and Elizabeth Gilbert may not have new books coming out just yet, but we have some worthy alternatives.
Relationships
She took her date to a hockey game. He went to the restroom — and never came back.
Wellness
Does happiness in your 50s signal the end of ambition?
Voraciously
Ham it up with these 6 recipes for holiday leftovers
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