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Bringing Back Waterboarding May Be Easier Said Than Done

  • Federal law, international pressure and resistance from the C.I.A. stand in the way of the extreme interrogation tactics that Donald J. Trump has said he would reinstate.
  • Mr. Trump recently said that he had heard compelling arguments that torture was not effective, though it was not clear whether he planned to walk back his position.

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Petraeus and Trump Meet on State Dept.

David Petraeus, a retired general and former C.I.A. director, has emerged as a new contender for secretary of state amid internal feuding over the post.

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‘Doomsday’ for Rebel Bastion as Syria Nears a Turning Point

  • Government forces and Kurdish fighters drove rebel fighters out of part of their section of Aleppo and sent thousands of people fleeing in what may prove a turning point in the war.
  • It seemed increasingly likely that President Bashar al-Assad would eventually manage to take back all of Aleppo.





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Trump Threatens to Roll Back Obama’s Cuba Policy

In a post on Twitter, Donald J. Trump said he would “terminate” the pact President Obama made if Cuba is unwilling to make “a better deal for the Cuban people.”


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$47.5 Million da Vinci Markup Pits Sotheby’s in a Fight

A lawsuit has entangled the auction house in a dispute between a Swiss art dealer who resold a Leonardo da Vinci painting a day after buying it for $80 million and a billionaire Russian collector.



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