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South Koreans in New York Celebrate a 100-Year-Old Independence Movement
About 200 people gathered in Midtown Manhattan on Friday to commemorate a movement against Japanese rule that helped to unify Korea.
source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/01/nyregion/korea-independence-celebrations.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Studies of Deadly Flu Virus, Once Banned, Are Set to Resume
The government will allow research on bird flu that had been halted over safety concerns. But officials have not publicly announced the decision nor explained how it was made.
source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/01/health/bird-flu-pandemic.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
White House Memo: Mark Penn, Ex-Clinton Loyalist, Visits Trump, and Democrats Are Not Pleased
As the Democratic Party has moved to the left, Mr. Penn, with his centrist politics, has become alienated from the party in which he once reigned as a winning pollster.
source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/01/us/politics/mark-penn-trump-clinton.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
House Democrats Demand Information From White House About Security Clearances
After the revelation that President Trump had ordered that his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, be granted a top-secret clearance, two committees are now seeking documents and interviews with officials.
Bernie Sanders Is Making Changes for 2020, but His Desire for Control Remains
His aides are urging him to talk more about himself. But Mr. Sanders charts his own course. Already there has been a dispute that led to the departure of top consultants.
Snow in Forecast for a 2,500-Mile Path From California to Maine
You thought spring was on the horizon, didn’t you?
source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/01/us/snow-weather-forecast.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Woman Sentenced to 15 Years for Attacking Man, 92, With a Brick in California
The woman, Laquisha Jones, will serve prison time for what the authorities said was an unprovoked attack last year in the Los Angeles area.
source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/01/us/laquisha-jones-brick-attack.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
At War: This Is What Happens When You Call in a Bomb Squad for Centuries-Old Hand Grenades
The Revolutionary War-era grenade cores had been salvaged from a shipwreck and were sitting in boxes in a museum’s storeroom.
Matter: One Twin Committed the Crime — but Which One? A New DNA Test Can Finger the Culprit
A handful of criminal prosecutions have stalled because DNA tests cannot distinguish between suspects who are twins. Then scientists decided to create one.
source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/01/science/twins-dna-crime-paternity.html?partner=rss&emc=rss