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Today's Headlines: Protesters Attack U.S. Embassy in Iraq, Chanting ‘Death to America’

Science Panel Staffed With Trump Appointees Says E.P.A. Rollbacks Lack Scientific Rigor
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Wednesday, January 1, 2020

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Protesters Attack U.S. Embassy in Iraq, Chanting 'Death to America'

Protesters Attack U.S. Embassy in Iraq, Chanting 'Death to America'

By FALIH HASSAN, BEN HUBBARD and ALISSA J. RUBIN

President Trump blamed Iran after demonstrators breached the compound's outer wall. Tensions are high after American airstrikes killed members of an Iran-backed militia.

Science Panel Staffed With Trump Appointees Says E.P.A. Rollbacks Lack Scientific Rigor

Science Panel Staffed With Trump Appointees Says E.P.A. Rollbacks Lack Scientific Rigor

By CORAL DAVENPORT and LISA FRIEDMAN

The Trump administration staffed an E.P.A. advisory panel with its choice of scientists, but they concluded that three significant regulatory rollbacks broke with established science.

Carlos Ghosn's Escape: A Lawyer in Beirut, a French Passport and a Lot of Mystery

Carlos Ghosn's Escape: A Lawyer in Beirut, a French Passport and a Lot of Mystery

By BEN DOOLEY and MICHAEL CORKERY

The prominent former auto executive eluded authorities and the news media to flee while awaiting trial, setting off a flurry of speculation.

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New Year's Eve 2020: Pictures From Around the World

World

New Year's Eve 2020: Pictures From Around the World

By SARAH ECKINGER

Confetti is flying as the new year makes its way across the globe.

Where Are All the Women Coaches?

Opinion

Where Are All the Women Coaches?

By CAROL HUTCHINS, EDNIESHA CURRY and MEREDITH FLAHERTY

Title IX got women playing college sports. Now it's time to let them lead.

Today's Videos

Scenes From Attack on U.S. Embassy in Iraq

VideoVideo: Scenes From Attack on U.S. Embassy in Iraq

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

Protesters attacked the United States Embassy in Baghdad in response to American airstrikes on an Iranian-backed militia in Iraq. Many of the demonstrators were members of that militia and others.

Where Are All the Women Coaches?

VideoVideo: Where Are All the Women Coaches?

Title IX got women playing college sports. Now it's time to let them lead.

Secret Video Offers Rare Look Inside Chinese Labor Program

VideoVideo: Secret Video Offers Rare Look Inside Chinese Labor Program

By MUYI XIAO, CHRISTOPH KOETTL, NATALIE RENEAU and DREW JORDAN

China is relocating Uighurs and other Muslim minorities to urban areas as part of a contentious labor program. The Times obtained rare footage taken inside one.

Opinion

Protect Veterans From Fraud

Protect Veterans From Fraud

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Congress could do much more to protect Americans who have served their country from predatory for-profit colleges.

Republican Women Are in Crisis

Republican Women Are in Crisis

By NANCY L. COHEN

In the past 10 years, they have become an endangered species on the political stage.

The Year in Charts

The Year in Charts

By STEVEN RATTNER

Tweets, trade wars, impeachment. Will all the commotion affect Trump's re-election chances in 2020?

No More Phones and Other Tech Predictions for the Next Decade

No More Phones and Other Tech Predictions for the Next Decade

By KARA SWISHER

Despair not. What's coming in the next few years might be a lot better than you expect.

Doctors, Nurses and the Paperwork Crisis That Could Unite Them

Doctors, Nurses and the Paperwork Crisis That Could Unite Them

By THERESA BROWN and STEPHEN BERGMAN

They don't always get along. But they are both under siege by the bureaucracy of a failing health care system.

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