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United States

  1. foreign interests
    What Happens If Israel Is Found Guilty of Genocide?The specter hanging over the U.S. at the ICJ trial.
  2. crime
    Feds Say They Foiled NYC Assassination PlotAuthorities allege that an Indian national plotted to kill a prominent Sikh separatist in the city.
  3. housing
    Is Apartment-phobia Driving America’s Housing Crisis?Or is the problem that Americans speak English?
  4. false equivalence
    Ilhan Omar and Marjorie Taylor Greene Are Not EquivalentIt’s lazily convenient to lump these two “extremists” together. But there’s no comparison in what they’ve said and how they’ve dealt with criticism.
  5. New Study Confirms That American Workers Are Getting Ripped OffU.S. workers get a smaller share of growth, less job security, and fewer unemployment benefits than laborers in nearly every other developed country.
  6. Trump Asks Trudeau: ‘Didn’t You Guys Burn Down the White House?’Canada, Britain, whatever.
  7. America Is About to Risk a World War to Defend the Credibility of Trump’s TweetsOfficials say Trump is likely to go through with a Syria strike over his Defense Secretary’s objections — because he said he would on Twitter.
  8. international politics
    What the New Liberal South Korean President Might Mean for U.S. RelationsMoon Jae-in’s victory could change the dynamic when it comes to how Washington wants to deal with North Korea.
  9. U.S. Is Trying to Repair Relations With Mexico by Mostly Leaving Trump Out of ItSecretary of State Tillerson met with his Mexican counterpart in Washington, and is headed to Mexico City in the coming weeks.
  10. How the Loyal Opposition Will Work in Trump’s AmericaWhat should Democrats in Congress — and Barack Obama, and you — do now?
  11. It’s Officially a No Go Between Russia and the United States on SyriaTalks are suspended after the Kremlin-backed Syrian government’s ongoing strikes against Aleppo.
  12. Syria Cease-fire Goes Into Effect, But Humanitarian Aid Still Hasn’t ArrivedNo deaths reported since the truce began, but the fighting hasn’t completely stopped.
  13. motherhood
    Fewer U.S. Women Are Having Babies Than Ever BeforeAnd it’s not because we’re becoming less fertile.
  14. Think America’s Primary System Is Too Closed? Look at Britain’sIn the U.K., the rank and file pay dues to become party members, and letting them choose leaders is a recent innovation.
  15. the sports section
    The Best Celebration Photos From Last Night’s U.S. Women’s World Cup WinThe U.S. Women’s National Team routed Japan to capture their first World Cup since 1999.
  16. the sports section
    Photos: Reaction Shots of U.S. and Belgium Fans Watching Today’s MatchOn the scene in DUMBO and at BXL Zoute.
  17. the sports section
    GIF Recap: The U.S. Is Out of the World Cup, Despite Tim Howard’s HeroicsBelgium advances to the quarterfinals.
  18. the sports section
    XOn the scene in DUMBO and at BXL Zoute.
  19. the sports section
    Today’s U.S.-Belgium World Cup Match: A Primer for the Vaguely InterestedThe Americans can’t lose and advance this time.
  20. the sports section
    The United States Will Play Belgium on TuesdayStart practicing your “I need to leave work early” cough now.
  21. the sports section
    Photos: Reaction Shots of U.S. and German FansOn the scene at Zum Schneider and Nike’s “Hall of Phenomenal” pop-up.
  22. the sports section
    GIF Recap: The U.S. Loses to Germany, Advances AnywayCouldn’t sneak out of work? We’ve got you covered.
  23. Everything You Need to Know About Today’s U.S.-Germany World Cup GameThe U.S. can advance to the knockout stage with a win, a draw, and maybe even a loss.
  24. the sports section
    U.S. and Portugal Fans React to Yesterday’s DrawOn the scene with U.S. fans at Lonestar Bar and Grill and Portugal fans at Pao.
  25. the sports section
    World Cup GIF Recap: The United States’ Devastating Draw With PortugalHeads hang across America. 
  26. the sports section
    GIF Recap: The United States’ Thrilling World Cup Win Over GhanaRe-live the Americans’ 2-1 victory in their World Cup opener.
  27. the sports section
    U.S. May Not Get Another Chance to Topple CanadaCanada won today’s semifinal, 1-0.
  28. the sports section
    Canada Rallies to Stun U.S. in Women’s Hockey Gold-Medal GameThe Americans had a two-goal lead late in the third period.
  29. the sports section
    Canada Survives, Sets Up Dream Hockey Matchup With U.S.Bring it on, ya hosers.
  30. the sports section
    Team USA Beats Russia in Olympic Hockey PrelimsAmerica, meet T.J. Oshie.
  31. the sports section
    The U.S.-Canada Women’s Hockey Rivalry Is the Fiercest One in Sochi“We don’t like them, plain and simple.”
  32. middle east
    Israel and Iran’s War of Words Increasingly Troubling Netanyahu: “You want these fanatics to have nuclear weapons?” Iranian general: “Nothing of Israel will be left.”
  33. 2014 world cup qualifying
    USMNT Averts Disaster vs. JamaicaThe U.S. soccer team beats Jamaica 1–0.
  34. usmnt
    USMNT Wins Historic FriendlyTake that, Mexico.
  35. us soccer
    United States, Mexico Pretend to Be ‘Friendly’It’s a warm-up!
  36. london games
    A Scary, But Still Celebratory, Team USA GoldIt was close there for a while.
  37. london games
    Team USA Wins Gold, But Boy, It Wasn’t EasyThe United States outlasts Spain to win the Gold Medal.
  38. london games
    USA Women’s Soccer Wins Gold MedalUSA! USA! USA!
  39. Studies
    Americans’ Big, Fat Appetites Putting the Rest of the World at RiskThe United States, which makes up only 5 percent of Earth’s population, accounts for nearly a third of all the word’s weight.
  40. 2014 world cup qualifying
    USMNT Ties With GMNT in CONCACAF WCQAcronyms!
  41. 2014 world cup qualifying
    Tonight, USMNT Tries to Survive Guatemala (Literally)The U.S. men’s soccer team plays in Guatemala tonight.
  42. class conflict
    Rising Number Believe There Is Conflict Between Rich and PoorTwo-thirds of Americans now believe there are strong conflicts between the rich and poor.
  43. Iran Warns of Oil Price Spike, Shoots Down U.S. Drone [Updated]In wake of British Embassy invasion.
  44. usmnt
    U.S. Soccer Gold Cup Action TONIGHT, PeopleThe U.S. soccer team plays Panama in the semifinals of the Gold Cup tonight.
  45. gold cup
    U.S. Soccer Stays Alive Against the JamaicansThe United States will play Panama in the semifinals on Wednesday.
  46. soccer
    In Case You’re Wanting to Get Back Into USA Soccer … a Primer on Catching UpUSMNT’s sked, for dummies.
  47. soccer
    The United States Won’t Host the 2022 World CupRussia was awarded the 2018 World Cup, and Qatar was awarded the 2022 tournament.
  48. soccer
    The U.S. Soccer Team Is Still PlayingU.S. soccer, against Brazil, at the New Meadowlands tonight.
  49. world cup
    Moving On, Without Team USAWe’re all dealing with the loss.
  50. world cup
    United States–Ghana: It’s Game Day, People!USA-Ghana. IT IS ON.
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