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In Private Letters, Harvard and Trump Administration Escalate Duel

It is the latest twist in the marquee battle of the administration’s campaign to rein in colleges and universities it views as too liberal.

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An exchange between Linda McMahon, President Trump’s education secretary, and Alan M. Garber, Harvard University’s president, has complicated efforts by the White House and Harvard to end the marquee battle.

Long Carrier Deployment Projects Strength in U.S. Pressure Campaign on Venezuela, and Carries Costs

The U.S.S. Ford has been deployed for six months, now in the Caribbean as part of President Trump’s pressure campaign on Venezuela. Maintenance woes and strains on sailors will likely mount.

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The aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford in the North Sea in September. Neither the Navy nor the Pentagon has said when the ship’s deployment in the Caribbean will end.

Intense Storm in Southern California Brings Heavy Rain and Forces Evacuations

The authorities said some residents had resisted leaving their homes on the holidays, but forecasters warned the storm could be deadly, especially where burn scars from this year’s fires remain.

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Los Angeles County workers loading sandbags on Tuesday in preparation for a strong storm in Altadena, Calif.

Lawmaker Returns to Migrant Center Where She Clashed With U.S. Agents

Representative LaMonica McIver, a New Jersey Democrat, called on immigration officials to close Delaney Hall in Newark, calling detainees’ food and medical care inadequate.

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From left, Representatives Robert Menendez, LaMonica McIver and Yvette Clarke denounced conditions at Delaney Hall, a federal immigration detention center, after visiting it on Tuesday.
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