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The revelation this week that MORE Jr. corresponded with WikiLeaks during the presidential campaign has added a new wrinkle to the competing probes into Russian interference. Legal experts say the development is likely to intensify scrutiny of Trump’s eldest son, who is already under the microscope for a controversial June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower with a Russian lawyer. Separately, a pair of senators revealed Thursday that Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, had received correspondence about WikiLeaks prior to the election.

When Kammy Eisenberg broke out in hives last December, she attributed it to stress. But the rash persisted, and Ms. Eisenberg was covered in hives “from head to toe” for eight months. “It was everywhere,” said Ms. Eisenberg, 52, who lives in Atlanta. “I was beyond itchy.” Even powerful drugs like prednisone provided only moderate relief, she said. “My allergist was at a loss.” She eventually consulted Dr.

When Kammy Eisenberg broke out in hives last December, she attributed it to stress. But the rash persisted, and Ms. Eisenberg was covered in hives “from head to toe” for eight months. “It was everywhere,” said Ms. Eisenberg, 52, who lives in Atlanta. “I was beyond itchy.” Even powerful drugs like prednisone provided only moderate relief, she said. “My allergist was at a loss.” She eventually consulted Dr.

Over the last two years, riders have been leaving the New York subways in a slow but steady decline never before seen during an era when population and jobs have surged in the city. Meet one of them. Rich Gilberto, 30, an accountant in the film industry, had a two-hour ride to Lower Manhattan from the north Bronx on Oct. 29, 2015.

After a drumbeat of transit disasters this year, it became impossible to ignore the failures of the New York City subway system. A rush-hour Q train careened off the rails in southern Brooklyn. A track fire on the A line in Upper Manhattan sent nine riders to the hospital.

DUBLIN — Gerry Adams, a pivotal figure in the political life of Ireland for almost 50 years, said Saturday that he would step down as leader of Sinn Fein, the main Irish Republican party, after more than three decades. Reviled by many as the face of the Irish Republican Army during its campaign against British rule in Northern Ireland, Mr. Adams reinvented himself as a peacemaker in the troubled region and then as a populist opposition member of the Irish Parliament. At a packed party conference in Dublin, Mr.

PARIS — Lebanon’s absent prime minister arrived in France on Saturday morning after two weeks in Saudi Arabia, a mysterious stay that touched off intense speculation that he was being held against his will. The prime minister, Saad Hariri, who has not publicly explained the nature of his stay in Saudi Arabia, met with the French president, Emmanuel Macron, for lunch at the Élysée Palace and confirmed that he would travel to Beirut later in the week. The meeting with Mr. Macron came hours after a phone call between Mr.

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Tens of thousands of Zimbabweans gathered in the capital on Saturday, hooting, whistling and hugging soldiers as they called for President Robert Mugabe to give up power, days after the military placed him under house arrest. In scenes perhaps unthinkable only weeks ago, people marched side by side with members of the military — who rode in armed tanks — and the protesters hailed the army as setting them free from Mr. Mugabe’s 37-year autocratic rule. “Mugabe must go, and his goons must leave.

Honda announced on Saturday it was recalling about 800,000 Odyssey minivans in the United States because of problems with locking adjustable seats into place. The company said the affected minivans, which include model years 2011 to 2017, have second-row seats that can tip forward if they are not properly latched. In a statement, Honda said it was trying to educate owners on how to properly latch the seats until it can develop an approved repair. Honda poste

WASHINGTON — President Trump on Friday reversed the government’s decision to start allowing hunters to import trophies of elephants that were killed in two African countries, pending a further review. His evening Twitter message reversed a decision by his own administration over Zimbabwe that was announced this week and promoted as recently as Friday afternoon by the White House press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders. “Put big game trophy decision on hold until such time as I review all conservation facts,” Mr.