IN SHIFT BY U.S., TRUMP PRAISES EGYPT AUTOCRAT
"If Egypt can be a partner in the battle against international terrorism, then in Mr. Trump's calculation, that is more important to the United States than concerns over its brutal suppression of domestic dissent."
"Nothing could have made Mr. Sisi happier."
"... Giulio Regeni, an Italian postgraduate student found dead in Cairo last year ... [was] abducted, tortured and killed ... probably on suspicion that he was a spy."
"The authoritarian bargain the U.S. has struck with Egypt might seem to be the right thing, but it never pays off in the long run ... [I]t's not just about being on the wrong side of history, but about over-investing in a regime that is fueling radicalization that will ultimately harm U.S. interests."
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HOW MUCH PEOPLE IN THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ARE WORTH
DeVos, Kushner, Ross, Cohn, Cordish, Mnuchin and Tillerson are worth a combined $4,680,001,172. That's FOUR-AND-A-HALF BIG BEEs amongst seven individuals.
Brother, can you spare a dime?
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METS CATCH A BREAK, THEN CATCH FIRE, TO DEFEAT THE BRAVES ON OPENING DAY
Bottom of the seventh. Scoreless.
"The Mets' Wilmer Flores raced home from second base on a single to center field by Asdrubal Cabrera ... his foot seemed to touch the plate just before Atlanta Braves catcher Tyler Flowers tagged him. The home-plate umpire, Jeff Kellogg, saw it differently, however, calling Flores out ... Mets Manager Terry Collins challenged the call, and it was overturned."
"Thanks, M.L.B., for inventing replay," Mets right fielder Jay Bruce said.
Every Tuesday, The Times publishes a section called "Science Times." Today:
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IN SURFERS, TRACES OF SEAFARING MICROBES
Don't worry too much, my Hawaii family!
"So far, neither he [Cliff Kapono] nor his collaborators have found evidence that swimmers or surfers are picking up antibiotic-resistant infections from the ocean."
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