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I Can't Work With You! How Political Fights Leave Workplaces Divided

Amid impeachment and the 2020 election, surveys show political fevers running high at work, undercutting trust and productivity. And workers and employers are bracing for those dynamics to get worse. John M Lund Photography Inc/Getty Images hide caption

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I Can't Work With You! How Political Fights Leave Workplaces Divided

Amid impeachment and the 2020 election, surveys show political fevers running high at work, undercutting trust and productivity. And workers and employers are bracing for those dynamics to get worse.

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Trump Defense Team Finishes Opening Arguments In Impeachment Trial

by Claudia Grisales

Trump Defense Team Finishes Opening Arguments In Impeachment Trial

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As China's Coronavirus Cases Rise, U.S. Agencies Map Out Domestic Containment Plans

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar led a press briefing Tuesday laying out the agency's strategy for preventing the novel form of coronavirus from taking hold in the U.S. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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As China's Coronavirus Cases Rise, U.S. Agencies Map Out Domestic Containment Plans

by Richard Harris

As China's Coronavirus Cases Rise, U.S. Agencies Map Out Domestic Containment Plans

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Middle East

Trump Announces Middle East Peace Plan

by Michele Kelemen

Trump Announces Middle East Peace Plan

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Nl-L56-18-07443 Aleksi Perälä

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Encore: How A 19th Century Chemist Took On The Food Industry With A Grisly Experiment

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Before Time Koelle

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Silver Lining Rilo Kiley

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U.K. Allows Chinese Telecom Giant Huawei To Help Build 5G Network Over U.S. Objection

by Frank Langfitt

U.K. Allows Chinese Telecom Giant Huawei To Help Build 5G Network Over U.S. Objection

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Self-Defense Classes Help Indigenous Women Face Kidnapping Threat

by Quincy Walters

Self-Defense Classes Help Indigenous Women Face Kidnapping Threat

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What The Museum of Chinese In America Lost In A Fire

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Love Is a Calculated Risk Tuatara

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Meet the Friends M83

National Security

Harvard Chemistry Professor Arrested And Accused Of Lying About Ties To China

by Ryan Lucas

Harvard Chemistry Professor Arrested And Accused Of Lying About Ties To China

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Black Hockey Players Celebrated In NHL's Mobile History Museum

Willie O'Ree (left) and Howie Young (center) of the Los Angeles Blades talk during warm ups before their game at the Los Angeles Sports Arena during the 1963-64 season in Los Angeles, Calif. O'Ree became the first black player in the National Hockey League when he joined the Boston Bruins in 1958. B Bennett/Getty Images hide caption

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Black Hockey Players Celebrated In NHL's Mobile History Museum

by Ryan Delaney

Black Hockey Players Celebrated In NHL's Mobile History Museum

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In Between Lines The Album Leaf

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Recharge & Revolt The Raveonettes

Middle East

Former Palestinian Diplomat Reacts to Trump's Middle East Peace Plan

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Trump Lawyers Wrap Up Opening Arguments In Senate Impeachment Trial

by Ayesha Rascoe

Trump Lawyers Wrap Up Opening Arguments In Senate Impeachment Trial

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The Singing Snow Plow Driver Of Bozeman, Mont.

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The Singing Snow Plow Driver Of Bozeman, Mont.

by Rachel Cramer

The Singing Snow Plow Driver Of Bozeman, Mont.

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Middle East

Millions Of Civilians Affected As Syrian Military Advances On Idlib Province

by Deborah Amos

Millions Of Civilians Affected As Syrian Military Advances On Idlib Province

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I Can't Work With You! How Political Fights Leave Workplaces Divided

by Yuki Noguchi

I Can't Work With You! How Political Fights Leave Workplaces Divided

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Entropy Reigns (In the Celestial City) Kelley Polar

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The Boys of Summer Don Henley

Media

NPR Protests State Department Decision To Bar Reporter From Pompeo Trip To Ukraine

by David Folkenflik

NPR Protests State Department Decision To Bar Reporter From Pompeo Trip To Ukraine

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Due To New California Law, Uber Allows Some Drivers To Set Their Own Rates

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Due To New California Law, Uber Allows Some Drivers To Set Their Own Rates

by Scott Rodd

Due To New California Law, Uber Allows Some Drivers To Set Their Own Rates

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Bust Times In A Former Wyoming Coal Boomtown

by Cooper McKim

Bust Times In A Former Wyoming Coal Boomtown

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Hotel Theme, Pt. 1 College

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'Baby Shark,' Now In 19 Languages And Counting — Including A Navajo Tongue

by Zac Ziegler

'Baby Shark,' Now In 19 Languages And Counting — Including A Navajo Tongue

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'London Calling' At 40: Greil Marcus Revisits His Original Review

From left to right, Mick Jones, Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon of The Clash, circa 1980. The band's classic album London Calling was released in the United States 40 years ago this month. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption

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'London Calling' At 40: Greil Marcus Revisits His Original Review

by Art Silverman

'London Calling' At 40: Greil Marcus Revisits His Original Review

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London Calling The Clash

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Lost in the Supermarket The Clash

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