Kenyan Workers Get Abused Abroad. The President’s Family and Allies Profit.

President William Ruto’s government acts as an arm of an industry whose leaders compare women to dogs and blame them for their own abuse, a Times investigation found.

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Swalwell Denies Allegations of Fraud and Says Trump is Targeting Him

Representative Eric Swalwell, a Democrat, said he would not back down from his criticism of President Trump, and denied wrongdoing.

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The Shutdown Is Over. For Many SNAP Recipients, the Scars Remain.

Some recipients have seen their benefits return but are worried they could still be taken away. Others wonder whether the funding could be stopped again at some point.

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‘No Closure, No Transparency’: Harassment Victims Seek Resolution

Fewer women in South Korea are reporting workplace harassment, but those who do say their claims are often not taken seriously or handled sensitively.

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An Escape From India’s Air Pollution for Those Who Can Afford It

Companies are offering much-needed, but expensive, air purification systems to shelter from the smog in one of the world’s most polluted cities.

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Of Books and Men

My colleague, the book critic Dwight Garner, tells us about “Flesh” by David Szalay, this year’s Booker Prize winner.

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A.I. Cheating Rattles Top Universities in South Korea

As many elite colleges struggle to adapt to the technology, the nation’s most prestigious universities said dozens of students used artificial intelligence tools to cheat.

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Far Right’s Fixation on Jan. 6 Pipe Bomb Suspect Reaches F.B.I.’s Top Ranks

For all his bluster, the F.B.I.’s deputy director Dan Bongino played a central role in stoking expectations that the bureau would quickly find the suspects who planted pipe bombs.

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John Beam, Football Coach Who Was Focus of Netflix’s ‘Last Chance U,’ Is Shot

The coaching fixture John Beam was gravely wounded in a shooting at Laney College in Oakland, Calif., a commuter school where he is athletic director, according to a city councilman.

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After 3 Whale Deaths Off British Columbia, Researchers Fear a Pattern

A humpback whale known to locals since 2004 was found dead on Nov. 8. Vessel collisions have become a major threat to humpback whales in the region.

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