| 单词 | pretext |
| 例句 | I was about to use it as a pretext for starting a conversation when the train stopped again. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She had a daughter who served her as a pretext for cultivating the sodety of young men of fashion. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z When the Reichstag building burned down, which became the pretext for Hitler’s suppression of political dissent, Szilard was dismayed by the failure of his German friends to grasp the developing reality. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Lacking actual evidence of criminal activity, the officers decided to stop them based on a pretext—a traffic violation. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The Spaniards counteracted this threat by inventing a pretext to seize the tlatoani in his own palace, making him first their captive and then their puppet. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z On every kind of pretext she would run away from work and go to the drinking pool, where she would stand foolishly gazing at her own reflection in the water. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Get the heads of all the noble houses out of their pyramids on some pretext, Daario had said. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I moved in under the pretext that I was the houseboy or caretaker who would look after the place until my master took possession. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Turks wanted to invade all along. That malarkey about ‘protecting the Constitution’ was just a pretext.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She had only to stretch her neck or rise on some pretext to see twenty or forty undressed males lounging or playing ball in the sunlight. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z It just about shattered every defense mechanism and every pretext I had against going to school. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Under the pretext of holding up a measuring cup to see if he’d poured out enough armadillo bile, Harry sneaked a sidelong glance at the pair of them. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Then Dr. Noguera closed the window with the pretext that there was too much sun, and explained to him in simple terms that it was a patriotic duty to assassinate Conservatives. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z "He was intelligent, spellbinding. I knew in my bones that here was an opportunity to do some work. I needed only some kind of pretext to make contact with him." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z These African states have fallen prey to the British-American imperialist conspiracy to use the committee’s recommendations as a pretext for a massive arms support for their puppet and tottering neocolonialist regime in Nigeria.... Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z If he put his mind to it, he could coerce away the whole letter on some pretext of giving it to the police, having the typing analyzed, who knew what he might come up with? The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The sparrows showed no kindness or civility to one another, often fighting savagely among themselves on the slightest pretext. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z There seemed no further pretext for holding it, though it had been rather nice while it lasted. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Without warning or pretext the sailors tried to shove them into the hold. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She spun the dial and tugged the door open, ducking her head inside under the pretext of sorting things into and out of her backpack. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z All he did was try to maintain a certain distance, on the pretext of being a hopeless bachelor when it came to matters of the heart. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The doors of the house, wide open from dawn until bedtime, were closed during siesta time under the pretext that the sun heated up the bedrooms and in the end they were closed for good. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “So why have you decided to let us have our things now? Can’t think of a pretext to keep them?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Then, with the pretext that the animals were losing their fertility, he transferred his barns and stables. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Allowing the police to use minor traffic violations as a pretext for baseless drug investigations would permit them to single out anyone for a drug investigation without any evidence of illegal drug activity whatsoever. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z It was merely a pretext to invite her to lunch, which I did. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z To this perpetual accusation Elizabeth had never replied; she merely regarded her aunt with a wide-eyed, insolent stare, meant at once to register her disdain and to thwart any pretext for punishment. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Told the deputy if he called me to his office on some pretext or other, maybe I could tell him who killed the Clutters. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z That afternoon, I went to see Julian on the pretext of talking about credit transfers, but with something very different on my mind. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I lay my hand on her head and under the pretext of lifting her eyelid a little, I pressed my finger against the bruise on her temple, hard. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He would call pretty women who worked in the factory to his room, and on the pretext of lecturing them on labor rights and trade union law, flirt with them outrageously. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She spun the dial and tugged the door open, ducking her head inside under the pretext of sorting things into and out of her backpack. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He even posed as a slave catcher named “James Olney,” prying slaves from jail on the pretext of delivering them to their masters. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The rolls of music that she herself had thrown into the trash with the pretext that they had rotted from dampness kept spinning and playing in her memory. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The next time we hear of her is after the Argonauts returned, when Medea had killed Jason’s uncle Pelias under the pretext of restoring him to youth. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I had been busy with pain and rage, but not with fear, till now; I had not thought that the Order of Exile might be mere pretext for my execution. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The pretext of genetic cleansing had largely been subsumed by its progression into ethnic cleansing. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I passed up the street, looking as I went at all the houses to the right hand and to the left; but I could discover no pretext, nor see an inducement to enter any. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z First, with the pretext of taking the burden off his wife, he transferred his parties. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z In other words, police officers use minor traffic violations as an excuse—a pretext—to search for drugs, even though there is not a shred of evidence suggesting the motorist is violating drug laws. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z She made a pretext of cutting up my meat, and as she cut, she whispered in bite-sized phrases: "Please...Señorita...Sandi...you must...come to...my house." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z But Gordievsky was already briefed on his new duties, and he recognized instantly that the meeting was a pretext for something else. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She tried to get near him under any pretext. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Robb wants me safe, I cannot fault him for that, but his pretext is growing threadbare. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z At least in Virginia, lynch mobs maintained a pretext of spontaneity. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “An excellent pretext—but a pretext all the same.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Days later the woman suddenly called him to her house, where she was alone with her mother, and she had him come into the bedroom with the pretext of showing him a deck of cards. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Lily decided to borrow the car on the pretext of helping her out by doing the grocery shopping. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Is politics merely a pretext for shirking one’s responsibilities, an excuse for not being able to provide in the way one wanted? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Caesar had no pretext on which to leave the grounds until Sunday. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The heat and the manual work had even given him a pretext for reverting to shorts and an open shirt in the evenings. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Or perhaps Gaia’s forces had arranged some pretext to keep the tourists and construction workers away. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Finally, with the pretext that it was cooler in his concubine's house, he transferred the small office in which he handled his business. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z It would have been easier if Eduardo had come up to be a natural buffer for me, a screen, and perhaps also to provide the pretext by which I might depart. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Hemme gave up all pretext of lecture and lay in wait for the next tardy student. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was such an unforeseen attitude that Amaranta Úrsula felt humiliated by the idea that she had given her husband the pretext that he had wanted in order to abandon her to her fate. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Ferula had turned down two suitors on the pretext of her mother’s illness. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Two years ago, she had tried to evict them on the pretext that relatives from China were coming to live there. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Get the men aboard with this false pretext and seize the ships when the fleet is out to sea. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Jewish children were disproportionately targeted—forcibly examined by state doctors, labeled “genetically sick,” and exterminated, often on the most minor pretexts. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z "All we need is some pretext for going down to our ship to-day and taking stuff on board." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z The Court ruled that the police are free to use minor traffic violations as a pretext to conduct drug investigations, even when there is no evidence of illegal drug activity. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z It’s a pretext for being a prima donna. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “It’s obviously a pretext. You can tell by the way the men are talking that there’s been a break-in!” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I stop Peeta’s practice, on the pretext of showing him how to rid himself of the itchy scabs, and as we scrub ourselves, I bring up our escape. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I went down to the lounge about half-past nine on the pretext of getting luggage labels and he was not there. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Under this pretext, without showing his aspiration for imperial power, he moved his army to Rome, and was in Italy before his departure was known. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Like consent searches, pretext stops are favorite tools of law enforcement in the War on Drugs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Here,” he said, pushing it across the table to Harry, “you’ll know sooner or later anyway. That’s their pretext for going after you.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The pose of chauffeur was convenient because I could travel under the pretext of driving my master’s car. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The settings merely serve as pretexts for farce and mayhem. Music Review: Haydn’s ‘Orlando Paladino’ at Manhattan School of Music 2014-05-04T21:38:14Z In 1546 the Council of Trent said of this translation of a translation that “no one is to dare, or presume to reject it under any pretext whatever.” Talking in tongues 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z When we stand up and decry injustice, our rage becomes the pretext for even more state-sanctioned violence, repression, and disenfranchisement. White police are killing black kids: The cops get off, because the system protects the lives it values 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z The tribal Germanic idea of Heimat, or homeland, for instance, represented a bulwark against the ills of modernity before the Nazis notoriously used it as a pretext for ethnic cleansing. Can Islamic and European Civilizations Coexist? 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z One of the questions at the heart of Polchin’s book is whether the term “homosexual panic” described a real psychological response or was merely an ideological pretext. The Theory That Justified Anti-Gay Crime 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z To be fair, though, the song is merely a pretext for the video, which is a hyperfuturist update of the Missy Elliott oeuvre. Billie Eilish’s Kiss-Off, and 14 More New Songs 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z On the pretext of protecting the public, human rights abuses became rampant. A Personal Fight for the Dignity of L.G.B.T. People in India 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z In it, Carlson argues that Jan. 6 is being used as a pretext for persecution of conservative Americans, and compared it to how falsehoods were used in the lead-up to the Iraq War. Two Fox contributors quit, citing ‘irresponsible’ voices 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z With the inheritance contest as pretext, they study each other closely. “The Westing Game,” a Tribute to Labor That Became a Dark Comedy of American Capitalism 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z Police often used the existing law as a pretext to investigate problems such as boisterous clubbers, illegal drugs or suspected gangster involvement, so changing the rules may not end police intrusions into clubland. Japan's party animals closer to dancing the night away 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z The former spokesman for the Los Angeles County Superior Court claims false rumors that he leaked information to a celebrity news website were used as pretext for his firing. Fired LA court spokesman denies TMZ.com leaks 2010-11-19T22:39:00Z “Guitars, Whiskey, Guns and Knives,” with its light cautionary pretext, could be the companion piece to a song from the first album, “Drinkin’ Dark Whiskey.” Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-09-05T21:33:00Z “This is a transparent attempt to use national security as a pretext to censor Mr. Bolton, in violation of his constitutional right to speak on matters of the utmost public import,” Cooper wrote. White House balks, again, at Bolton plan to publish memoir 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z One girl Dr. Boyd knows made her Facebook page sound as if she were depressed so that she could use her mental state as a pretext for breaking up with a boyfriend. Danah Boyd: Cracking Teenagers? Online Codes 2012-01-20T23:56:23Z Here is one way the American era could end: China, on a pretext or piqued by some provocation, orchestrates an invasion of Taiwan. Are China and the United States on a Collision Course to War? 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z It’s the kind of question that finds a natural setting at Art Basel Miami Beach, the annual art fair slash millionaire mosh pit slash cross-platform branding frenzy that provided the pretext for the P.S. Art Basel Miami Beach Wraps Up Its 10th Year 2011-12-10T12:30:08Z Perhaps the screenwriters felt that a hero who wusses out of the wars on the pretext of a hairdo wasn't quite going to cut the mustard. Beau Brummell: friends without benefits 2012-10-05T13:12:00Z Elsewhere, the filmmaker uses Gary’s claim that he was fathered by the Russian actor Ivan Mosjoukine outside of marriage as a pretext to discuss the development of Soviet montage. The Passion of Saint Jean 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z I approached a group of girls sitting astride one of the lions, gossiping away under the pretext of reviewing notes. Returning to Hyderabad, Once a Land of Princes and Palaces 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z How many guys, over the years, have used that pretext for buying old albums and watching old movies? Chabon on race, sex, Obama: “I never wanted to tell the story of two guys in a record store” 2012-09-20T15:25:00Z Those who have read “Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals” or “The Silence of Animals: On Progress and Other Modern Myths” will recognize the cat gambit as a pretext to retread old ground. Review | We’ve been looking to philosophers to make sense of life. Maybe we should be looking at cats instead. 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z The pretext for the display is a practical one. In ‘African Origin’ Show at Met, New Points of Light Across Cultures 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z In any case, the plot is just scaffolding — a pretext for the dancing. Review: ‘Harlequinade’ Has Charming Baubles, but Why Do It? 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z The story’s pretext is an award named for the Duke of Edinburgh, a.k.a. ‘Get Duked!’ Review: The Kids Are All Fight (and Jokes) 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z In 1822, he painted “The Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum,” and interestingly, did not use this theme as a pretext for depicting extravagant architecture. Art Review: John Martin's Greatness and High Kitsch 2011-09-30T11:30:09Z That action amounts to punishing a member of the press for doing his job of informing the public — and then creating a false pretext to justify that relatiation. Perspective | Words and walkouts aren’t enough. CNN should sue Trump over revoking Acosta’s press pass. 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z Apologizing for other people’s nasty looks sounds like a pretext for getting back in touch with your dreamboat, which is natural but ill-advised. Social Q?s: A Beep Too Soon 2011-02-11T00:34:27Z The gulf is never more visible than in action movie shoot ’em ups, where body counts stack high and anonymous, grieving families left off-screen, death the pretext for a scriptwriter’s quip. Death wears Mickey Mouse ears: how Disney is doing parents a favour 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z It’s an inherently cruel line of questioning that turns the disfiguring savageness of his murder into a pretext for doubting her. When the Camera Can’t Turn Away, These Women Force Us to Listen 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z And what if focusing on building a solid career is a pretext for avoiding the big stuff? Meet the New York Bachelors Who Yearn for Something More 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z In “Bad Luck Banging,” the city’s frazzled citizens sling foul insults at one another on small pretexts, with medical masks around their chins. For This Sex Satire, the Pandemic Built a Perfect Set 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z But for its cover this year, the magazine has decided to dispense with even the pretext of realism, by trotting out a bloodless, nearly 55-year-old female who’s a collection of fake body parts. Sports Illustrated’s absurd, trolling Barbie cover 2014-02-13T18:49:00Z Wolff says Trump toyed with the idea of postponing the election, using the Floyd protests as a pretext. The media scramble at the heart of Trump Book Summer 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z That her boycotting that year’s Oscars was part of a larger protest against the Academy for not nominating Black artists went unsaid, implying it was merely a pretext. Review: Chris Rock’s ‘Selective Outrage’ Strikes Back 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z But Gruen’s shopping centers required even less of a pretext for visiting than a department store. ‘Meet Me by the Fountain’ Takes a Tour of the Mall 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z MacNair said a patriarchal culture on sets diverted work to stuntmen on the pretext that some action sequences were too perilous for female colleagues with less experience. 'It's historical sexism' – the fight to end stuntmen doubling for women 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z The play was written as an allegorical critique of the mid-20th century rise of totalitarian regimes — Nazi, fascist, communist, nationalist — but applies to any doctrine invoked as a pretext for tyranny. The 99-Seat Beat: DACA drama, Lenny Bruce and new Nick Payne 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z Most of the choreography is just a pretext for what follows, a move the Dazzle Dancers refer to as “the doggie pile” melt. The Gimlet Eye: For Dazzle Dancers, It?s Clothing Optional 2010-05-19T19:42:00Z There’s also the nearby city of Calais, where the presence of refugees is a pretext for young Bloc members’ racist aggression. Bruno Dumont’s Vision of a Confused, Far-Right, Alienated France 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z But others view the measures as a pretext for what the communist government has long sought to do: control China’s image by suppressing independent reporting. ‘China will be China’: Why journalists are taking burner phones to the Beijing Olympics 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z But for its cover this year, the magazine has decided to dispense with even the pretext of realism, by trotting out a bloodless, nearly 55 year-old female who’s a collection of fake body parts. Sports Illustrated’s absurd, trolling Barbie cover 2014-02-13T18:49:00Z As with book banning in Texas, Friedmann contends it’s a pretext: “They don’t like our content regarding misconduct and corruption by prison officials.” Battling censorship behind bars 2013-05-07T13:00:00Z I subscribed to Disney+ on the pretext of occupying my kids, but of course – of course – I actually bought it for myself. ‘Feasting on fantasy’: my month of extreme immersion in Disney+ 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z In one the most controversial episodes, cameras follow Iraqi actress Nessma Tanneb as she is taken to a rural area outside Baghdad under the pretext of meeting a family liberated from IS rule. Iraq’s prank TV show depicting IS attacks taken off air 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z If you are alone for long enough, the “habitually silent partner” begins to speak, “without being addressed and without any visible pretext.” Fiction That Will Make You Feel Pleasantly Insane 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z And the scant text, by Ms. Moss herself, provides a pretext for the detonation of tiny bombshells about her scandal-prone life. A Few Words With Kate Moss, Fashion’s Garbo 2012-11-05T18:07:07Z A fairly conventional heart beats underneath the quirky stylings, and the orca plot feels as if it’s a pretext to get the characters together. ‘Deep Blue Sound’ Review: Searching for Orcas and Longing for Community 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z He has accused the White House of using national security information as a pretext to censor Bolton. Trump administration sues to stop release of Bolton book 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z On Sept. 20, 1913, under a half-baked pretext of going caribou hunting, he took five men and the 12 best dogs and left his ship behind. Arctic Explorers Trapped in a Frozen Hell 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z The pretext on Thursday at Carnegie Hall was “In War and Peace,” a well-traveled, predominantly Baroque program with the early-music band Il Pomo d’Oro, which has already been released on disc by Erato. A Diva, Two Pianists and a Pair of ‘Messiahs’: Classical Music This Week 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z The birthday was a pretext until the breathy song, “Happy birthday, Mr President ...” ‘Happy Birthday, Mr President’: the story of Marilyn Monroe and that dress 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z Plans to display the restored sculpture supplied the pretext for a larger show. Art Review: When Picasso Changed His Tune 2011-02-10T22:50:56Z What is the difference between a “thin pretext” and a valid request, other than whether the asker is Philip Roth or his shrewish, sinus-clogged wife? Perspective | Philip Roth and the sympathetic biographer: This is how misogyny gets cemented in our culture 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z I was familiar with the phony pretext of “protecting women’s health,” but I was surprised seeing Perry, and others, state explicitly, “We want to end abortion.” The new documentary “Trapped” takes viewers to the bloodiest battlefield in the American “war on women” 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z Marianne is introduced into the household on the pretext of being Héloïse’s walking companion, although, in the course of their strolls, Marianne must closely observe and furtively sketch her and complete the portrait in secrecy. Speaking for Women’s Art in “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z In “Take Me Out,” Lemming’s announcement that he’s gay, prompted by no scandal and involving no lover, is essentially a pretext for a disquisition on maleness. Review: In ‘Take Me Out,’ Whose Team Are You On? 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z As for the roots of a social predictability bordering on ritual, Mr Murphy finds them in the Tokugawa shogunate, when sword-carrying samurai were entitled to cut anyone down on the slightest pretext. In the air 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z The 1970 documentary "Sexual Freedom in Denmark," for example, used educating the public about Denmark's liberal censorship laws and red light districts as a pretext to screen explicit scenes featuring hardcore sex. Why the re-release of iconic porn film "Deep Throat" fizzled 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z “The Met’s so-called ‘investigation’ of Levine’s conduct,” they wrote in court papers, “was nothing more than a pretext for the Met to suspend, fire and defame him.” James Levine and Met Opera Settle Suit Over Sexual Misconduct Firing 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z Joseph, in a manner consistent with Shakespeare’s example, uses history as a pretext to tell a story about the contemporary moment. Rajiv Joseph's 'Archduke' at the Taper is an ambitious mix of history, comedy and tragedy 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z Bane's demise is not mythical or even memorable; his death is a joke, a pretext for Catwoman to wise-crack that she does not share Batman's views about guns. In the fight between good and evil, even Batman must play by the rules 2012-08-23T19:30:00Z The Russian position is widely considered a pretext. Greece outraged by British loan of Elgin Marbles piece to Russia 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z He suspects that the company’s warning to employees could merely serve as a pretext for further cutbacks at Cumulus’s many stations. On conservative talk radio, efforts to tone down inflammatory rhetoric appear limited 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z Bolton’s lawyers have argued that the White House assertions of classified material are a pretext to censor him over a book the administration simply finds unflattering. Judge weighs US bid to stop release of John Bolton’s book 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Cooperating with authorities, she then made two pretext phone calls to Arevalos. Stalked by a city? How an alleged assault victim became a surveillance target 2014-02-05T16:34:00Z Eight numbers were choreographed by Mr. Galletto; all too often it seemed that tango was an awkward pretext for a more artfully unspontaneous and strenuous kind of movement. Dance Review: Gabriel Missé and Analía Centurión Dance Tango 2013-08-12T21:40:10Z “Black Swan” is no more about the behavior of ballerinas than its central pretext, “Swan Lake,” is about the habits of birds. The Oscars: Natalie Portman Embraces Monster and Victim 2010-12-31T20:48:10Z It’s day camp meets Sephora meets the “American Idol” live tour, all packaged in the pretext of empowering young women. BeautyCon Puts on a Colorful Show With Bethany Mota, Gigi Gorgeous and Other YouTubers 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z The young woman asking for a cigarette — not the woman he is expecting, but someone he’ll have to deal with — doesn’t approach him with any pretext of seduction. ‘The Wild Goose Lake’ Review: A Noir Thriller in Wuhan 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z They said the failed July 15 coup shouldn't be used as a pretext for a "McCarthy-style witch hunt." Prominent thinkers urge Turkey to end writers' 'witch hunt' 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z The situation, which grows contrived in the final stretch, is merely a pretext for verbal war games. Chutzpah and humor temper message 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z If you have time to engage with the more than 300 works on view, many of them national treasures, the animals depicted become a bit of pretext for a larger study of Japanese artistic traditions. Review | Cute puppies and octopus sex: A Japanese art exhibition reveals our fascination with animals 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z Fox News has changed the game and won, with an ever-thinner pretext of service. How Fox News created a new culture of idiots 2012-10-28T12:00:00Z The fuzzy-headed animals are just a means to an end, an excuse and a pretext to tramp through a pristine rain forest where the air is cool, the sun warm and the rivers Evian-clear. Only in Madagascar 2010-12-20T09:00:32Z One of those antique data-storage devices provides the pretext for a bit of plot. Review: In ‘Landline,’ the Family That Strays Together 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z In other words, we ought to dignify and normalize an emperor with no clothes, on the pretext that this was showing respect to the office. Fired from The New York Times over Trump 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z The gimmick is that these weirdos appeared as characters in Arthur's books, but the literary parody is just a pretext for farcical mugging and unbridled horseplay. 'Murder for Two' offers exhaustingly manic music, comedy 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z A lawyer representing some of those arrested said that police had abused their power by using security concerns as a pretext to block protests that could embarrass the royal family. UK police make 56 arrests around royal wedding 2011-04-29T18:04:22Z “Disney Villains” is a pretext to revisit those movies and to learn backstage trivia about the actors and animators who made the scoundrels memorable. Which delightfully evil Disney villain still haunts you? 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z One of the crucial pretexts for the graduate students’ trip to the festival is that Josh is writing his thesis on summer-festival rituals across cultures and hopes to include this one in his research. “Midsommar,” Reviewed: Ari Aster’s Backwards Horror Story of an American Couple in Sweden 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z Scattered throughout are interludes that musically feel like vamping and that offer little obvious pretext for action. Review: After 36 Years, a Malcolm X Opera Sings to the Future 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z There was, it was true, a political pretext for Kardashian’s photo op. Kim Kardashian Meeting Donald Trump in the Oval Office Is a Nightmare We Can’t Wake Up From 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z “Tea is drunk at the slightest pretext every hour of the day,” wrote Madame Guinaudeau in her classic 1950s work on Moroccan cuisine. Tea in Morocco: ‘It’s in the blood’ It’s about how we manufacture celebrities on scant pretext and then destroy them, or allow them to destroy themselves while we watch. Review: ‘Pawn Sacrifice,’ Another Take on the Royal Game 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z The objects he designs exist as pretexts for his experiments. Design: From Lab to Life, a 'New World of Objects' 2010-03-15T13:40:00Z According to campaigners, at the heart of the debate is the pretext that the plan is being undertaken in the name of reducing the number of public bodies and making efficiency savings. Keep Public Lending Right's excellent office in Stockton-on-Tees 2012-05-23T07:26:34Z It's an irritation well known to the parents of teenagers: you buy them a mobile phone, on the pretext that it provides a measure of security – wherever they are, they're always contactable. Ignore No More: the app that forces wayward teenagers to call you back 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z The subject was the pretext, the intro, the foyer to a whole house. The Peerless Imagination of Greg Tate 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z Perhaps Ms. Bennett was worried that no one would listen to the Archbishop of Canterbury’s long speech, providing Henry with a flimsy pretext to go to war. | 'Henry V': A Kingdom for a Stage, Princes to Act ...and Maybe a Better Hall? 2011-08-17T21:51:54Z But both conceits are essentially thin pretexts to throw a bunch of jokes together recapping recent news under socially distanced conditions. When Is a Comedy Special Also a Corporate Synergy Message? 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z But like the brutal, brawling sport that provides Mr. O’Connor with a backdrop, a storehouse of metaphors and a pretext for staging some viscerally effective fight scenes, “Warrior” possesses surprising poetry and finesse. | 'Warrior': ?Warrior,? Directed by Gavin O?Connor - Review 2011-09-08T16:26:17Z The plan, unveiled on Sunday, called events in Syria "deeply worrying" and said: "We oppose anyone interfering in Syria's internal affairs under the pretext of 'humanitarian' issues." U.N. aid chief seeks access to battered Syrian city 2012-03-07T13:18:06Z In Minsk, members of the company continue to perform in secret, alerting their audience by text, performing sometimes in private homes, sometimes in forests, congregating under the pretext of a wedding. Strange Interlude; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Trash Cuisine – review 2013-06-08T23:05:35Z Naval Forces at the Gulf of Tonkin and intrinsically involved in the hoax that our country used as the pretext for starting the Vietnam War. This is the Fox News of music: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is an embarrassing, corrupting institution 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z “It is quite useless to become outraged on the pretext that Trump voters ‘don’t believe in facts,’” Latour writes. Why Fighting Fake News With the Facts Might Not Be Enough 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z In the midst of what was meant to be a festive weekend of relaxation, they were chained to an endless stream of news alerts, under the pretext they had to “stay up-to-date”. Lessons from the ancient philosophers to help improve our lives today 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z “The pat and occasionally preposterous story is really just a pretext, a serviceable scaffolding for a handful of expert, satisfying performances,” Mr. Scott wrote in The Times in September. DVD: New DVDs, Mary Pickford on Blu-ray, Early Perry Mason 2012-11-18T01:53:01Z Yet they co-opt the notion of “women’s rights”when it suits, chiefly as a pretext to attack what they claim is mass immigration by socially conservative men. From Le Pen to Alice Weidel: how the European far-right set its sights on women 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z This play, like many of Axis’s productions, mostly serves as a pretext for David Zeffren’s tenebrous lighting and Paul Carbonara’s ominous sound design. ‘Worlds Fair Inn’ Review: You Can Check Out Anytime You Like 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z States who do this are requiring clinics to meet an impossible standard as a pretext to shut them down. Mike Pence’s sadistic abortion law: Indiana passes draconian anti-choice bill geared towards humiliating and bankrupting women who have abortions 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z I’ll take salmon sashimi, or whatever other pretext I can muster, to experience a place like it. In New Zealand, Sauvignon Wishes and Sashimi Dreams 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z I also spotted the great cinematographer Roger Deakins, who shot True Grit, and went over to say hello on the pretext of knowing a friend of a friend. Winner's diary 2011-02-28T16:48:07Z Britain had invaded Palestine in 1916 to protect the Suez canal from the Turks and once they had conquered it wanted a pretext for remaining. The Promise: an exercise in British self-exculpation 2011-03-04T14:40:36Z A few weeks later, he used the pretext of the arson of the Reichstag to pass an enabling act that in effect replaced the constitution. How Did the Nazis Gain Power in Germany? 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Relatives and supporters say the allegations are a pretext for detaining him because of his political and social campaigning. Chinese officials question Ai Weiwei's wife 2011-04-12T09:35:06Z He denied any impropriety and contended that the allegations were a "pretext" for his dismissal. Fired LA court spokesman denies TMZ.com leaks 2010-11-19T22:39:00Z But the body and balance of the fumet were so right that it became the point of the dish; the shellfish were mere pretext. Le Coucou Pays Rich Homage to Old-School French Cuisine 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z The police beat men like him on little pretext, and fists land in his face, on rugby days, for no reason at all. ‘The Fortune Men,’ a Novel That Remembers a Man Wrongly Sentenced to Death 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z In 2017, after she had returned to Charleston, a get-together on the pretext of talking about their respective businesses turned out to be the prelude to their romance. Hart Hagerty, John Wrangle 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z The Met’s pretext for the concert was the exhibition “Liturgical Textiles of the Post-Byzantine World,” on view through Nov. 1. Review: Arvo Pärt and 9/11, Paired at the Metropolitan Museum 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z But, as I said, this was always just a pretext to leave home, even when the understanding was that it was semi-obligatory. | Gideon Lewis-Kraus 2012-03-13T18:15:57Z A waiter met him at the door and took him aside on a pretext, then asked for the ring and instructed him which dessert he should order. Caring for Each Other, and Many Others 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z And while that may be grounds for drama or divorce elsewhere, here it’s a pretext for some he-said, she-said blah, blah, blah. ‘The One I Love,’ With Elisabeth Moss and Mark Duplass 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z The palace theme, however, was essentially a pretext for the master of va-va-voom to carry on his infinitesimal variations on the popular embellished gowns he produces season upon season. ‘Calm’ Kardashian joins Emma Watson at Valentino 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z Green films in Boulder, Colorado, where Ramsey was killed, on Christmas night in 1996, on the pretext of making a dramatization of the story, and collects actors who live in the area. “Casting JonBenet”: A Documentary That Unintentionally Exploits Its Participants 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z About a week before the sessions began, the government began proceedings to try to have Lennon deported, on the pretext of a 1968 drug conviction in England. ArtsBeat: Unguarded Moments: John Lennon in the Studio 2010-12-08T13:00:00Z Yet Jones had abandoned all but the pretext of religion by the time he founded the Guyana settlement. The divine inspiration of Jim Jones: Inside the mind of one of history’s deadliest cult leaders 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z Kiem is aghast at the thought of marrying someone so recently bereaved; Jainan is horrified by the prospect of failing his people by giving any pretext for the treaty to be broken. Mystery Boxes and Budding Loves: New Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z But this disillusionment was only the pretext for an object lesson: if Howdy Doody could molder in a box for decades, he might also be made to reappear under the bright lights of TV. The Belief That Andy Kaufman Is Alive 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z But this seems to be just a pretext for ladling a particular message in his ear. 'Wolf Hall' Recap: Cromwell Shows Us His Two Sides 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z Being England, they'd be colonising blameless wee planets all over the shop on the pretext of national security and telling us they are harbouring al-Qaida and space weapons of mass destruction. If only a Scotsman had boldly gone… 2013-07-13T23:05:54Z Or at least that was the pretext — he went there to find himself as a black man. Constantly on the Go, Looking for New Voices 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z The Ibsen-esque crisis Hnath concocts is a pretext to follow up not so much on the characters in “A Doll’s House” but on the unresolved issues of their story. Laurie Metcalf in 'Doll's House, Part 2': An acting marvel in one of the year's best plays 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z NOT incidentally, the convergence provides for people like him, whose fortunes are derived from real estate, fashion and art, a pretext and a regular occasion to convene. Art Basel Miami Beach: Where Art and Commerce Come Together and Party 2010-12-10T19:11:00Z After learning that his family had been deported, Grynszpan fatally shot a German diplomat, a pretext the Nazis used to justify Kristallnacht, the “Night of Broken Glass.” Music Review: Collegiate Chorale Sings Tippett and Bruckner at Carnegie 2012-02-05T22:40:45Z Three years ago, Nathaniel Silver, the curator of the museum’s collection, came across them and decided to make them the pretext for the present show, of which McKeller is the newly spotlighted star. John Singer Sargent’s Drawings Bring His Model Out of the Shadows 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z To me, the teachable moment is showing just how pervasive the attitudes and beliefs are that provide the pretext and foundation for abusive acts to take place in. The unexpected silver lining of Donald Trump’s misogyny: “It’s a teachable moment, on steroids” 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z A collective curiosity about the mysterious Howard provides a gossamer-thin pretext for the characters’ continual assembling in Olive’s apartment. | 'Olive and the Bitter Herbs': Co-Op?s Old Crank Finds a Fresh Spirit 2011-08-17T02:30:38Z “The books are not a pretext for scandal; the scandal was the pretext for the books,” he said. Edward St. Aubyn, Author of ?At Last,? at Peace 2012-03-14T22:08:58Z In fact, the official reason was a pretext. A brief survey of the short story part 50: Ivan Turgenev 2013-06-21T13:42:13Z Perhaps Hamlet conjured the ghost himself as a pretext for working out his mommy and stepdaddy issues? Review: ‘Hamlet’ as an After-Party That Got Out of Hand 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z He would chew her out, profanely, at almost any pretext. Books of The Times: William Styron, in a Daughter?s Words 2011-04-19T18:14:34Z But most of the group seems to be warming up to the reality of the community, a.k.a. that it’s real and not some nefarious pretext. The Walking Dead Episode 13 Recap 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z The invocation of "cancer" to provide yesterday's rulers with a pretext to unleash war abroad and repression at home is mirrored by the questions being asked about Neruda's cancer today. Pablo Neruda's importance was as much political as poetic 2013-04-10T09:42:31Z The destruction of a symbolic edifice—a blaze that caused no loss of life—became the pretext for the government to begin terrorizing its own civilian population. When It’s Too Late to Stop Fascism, According to Stefan Zweig 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z But Ford and Benard soon see the demonstration for what it is: a pretext for firing Bernard and for nudging Ford toward retirement. ‘Westworld’ Season 1, Episode 7: They Cannot See 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z But retaining the verse format also provides a fine pretext for the disaffection of the central character, Alceste, who resolves to speak in plain prose. The Misanthrope – review 2013-02-21T17:43:00Z Even harder to remember is the pretext for Ethan Hunt’s putting himself in harm’s way. Perspective | Why Mission: Impossible is the best blockbuster franchise right now 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z The misogyny and threatened masculinity on display half a world away is no different from what exists in the United States; the only distinction is in the pretext. Sex and Power: The Provocative Explorations of Catherine Breillat 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z He has designed similar-looking roofs elsewhere, without a dove pretext in sight. Memories at Ground Zero 2011-07-30T23:03:01Z So much of the mythos of “The Year of Magical Thinking” is predicated on the ideal Didion-Dunne marriage, and this sort of pretext to it illuminates something we didn’t know about Didion before. Joan Didion gets out of town in 'South and West' — and finds only fragments 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z But the machinations are just a pretext for such sequences as an escape in a crowded transit station and pursuits involving multiple teams of cars. Review: ‘Cold War 2,’ a Brisk Exercise in Hong Kong Suspense 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Their premises are simple—an African king’s coronation, a tour of a great scientist’s inventions—and mere pretexts for describing the objects of his fancy. How Raymond Roussel Put the Impossible on the Page 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z He attempted several times to interview the two engineers in charge of the 1972 operation, finally seeking to meet them under the pretext of presenting gifts from Poseidon descendants. Answers sought in China's salvaging of British sub 2012-08-03T09:01:05Z I used reading as one of many pretexts to avoid chores. Why a ‘Peanuts’ Collection Has Stuck With Jeremy Denk, Concert Pianist 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z Some signs indicate story lines: submerged chronicles of breakups and crackups, inherent narratives of spring cleaning approached as spiritual cleansing, pretexts for day drinking and contexts of financial need. The Found Art of the Stoop-Sale Sign 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z “This whole story of your son turning 15 triggering your trauma was a pretext for bringing this lawsuit,” she said. Bill Cosby’s Lawyer Accuses Judy Huth of Inventing Her Assault Account 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z “Meteor Shower” is a pretext for a Facebook status update on a giggly night out when thought and feeling are held in abeyance. Amy Schumer and Keegan-Michael Key lend star power to 'Meteor Shower,' but it's still space junk 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z “The Met’s so-called ‘investigation’ of Levine’s conduct,” they added, “was nothing more than a pretext for the Met to suspend, fire and defame him.” Met Opera Accuses James Levine of Decades of Sexual Misconduct 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z Most of the tracks here come from the 1960s and ’70s, when Mr. Velasquez had moved to Venezuela to escape the drug-related violence around the Colombian coast, but they could start a riot without pretext. Playlist: CDs by People, Places & Things, and Anibal Velasquez 2010-04-30T19:54:00Z But all such pretexts for dismissing the book would be easy ways of avoiding the hard questions it raises. Notes From the Book Review Archives 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z He will move forward, for the shirt is just a pretext for that headlong, solemn race toward adulthood. 11 Flowers - review 2012-05-22T13:01:46Z After a few weeks of the writing-group pretext, Ms. Demirdjian offered to take Dr. Rivest on a guided tour of Versailles in November, which, through her Louis XIV research, she had come to know intimately. Louis XIV Brought Them Together in Paris 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z There is something quite touching about Cage's complete failure to publicise it during the interview, although it is the pretext for our meeting. Nicolas Cage: 'People think I'm not in on the joke' 2013-07-20T08:00:00Z “I understand full well,” Professor Jackson wrote, “that Ewell only attacks Schenker as a pretext to his main argument: That liberalism is a racist conspiracy to deny rights to ‘people of color.’” Obscure Musicology Journal Sparks Battles Over Race and Free Speech 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z When am I ever going to study Yiddish and read lots of Yiddish literature if I don’t give myself this pretext? Chabon on race, sex, Obama: “I never wanted to tell the story of two guys in a record store” 2012-09-20T15:25:00Z “Occasion” is a freighted word here, for almost everything in “Essays One” is “occasional” in an old-fashioned sense: derived from an opportunity, pretext or invitation. For Lydia Davis, Language Is Character 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z In any event, few of the people who bought Isaacson’s biography were looking for tips on becoming masters of the universe or pretexts for rationalizing their own arrogance. Trump, Jobs, Zuckerberg: We idolize jerks 2012-08-12T12:00:00Z On the pretext of performing usability testing for Sparkle Dungeon 5, she is taught “power morphemes” — ways to condense layers of meaning into abstract sounds that can bend real-world physics, shattering glass and folding space-time. A Gamer Learns to Weaponize Sounds in This Genre-Bender 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z What Wiseman found in Jackson Heights is people talking, mainly in organized, formalized settings that have their pretext and their agenda defined. Finding the American Ideal in Queens 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z A pretext for your visit can be useful in distracting you from the single most scream-worthy fact about Switzerland: its fearsome expensiveness. Zurich, for a Song 2010-09-24T18:42:00Z Soon, though, it became apparent that the pretext was a ruse. MacArthur will give 25 new fellows $625,000 each to pursue ‘high-risk, high-reward’ work 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z It seems mostly like a pretext for removing cellphones, internet searches, GPS tracking and other modern conveniences that might ruin the analog ambience needed for an old-fashioned serial-killer thriller. ‘The Little Things’ Review: Good Old-Fashioned Police Work 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z The pat and occasionally preposterous story is really just a pretext, a serviceable scaffolding for a handful of expert, satisfying performances. Movie Review: ‘Trouble With the Curve,’ With Clint Eastwood and Amy Adams 2012-09-20T21:56:24Z But no pretext is needed to see this show as part of a global picture. Art Review: ‘Witness: Art and Civil Rights in the Sixties,’ at the Brooklyn Museum 2014-03-21T01:34:12Z Devotion to dogma and sheer perversity erodes their fellowship as day turns into night — after which “Clash” turns into a full-fledged horror movie, albeit one without the fake comfort of a supernatural or science-fiction pretext. Review: A Police Truck in Egypt Brimming With Anger and Pain in ‘Clash’ 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z Shaw runs with it, luring the credulous and admiring Jewell into the office for questioning under the pretext of making a training video. The Unintentional Politics of Clint Eastwood’s “Richard Jewell” 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Not only does this law expose as pretext purported conservative orthodoxy regarding federalism and the importance of local government, but it also likely runs afoul of the Supreme Court’s decision in Romer v. North Carolina just lost some of its charm: There’s no way the governor’s backward measures legalizing discrimination against LGBTQ individuals can stand 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z I sometimes think I became a writer as a pretext of being a full-time reader. Junot Diaz on reading, writing, and America's amnesia about race 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z It was always going to do what it calls 'stripping the fat out of the state'; the world economic crisis merely gave it a pretext for cutting even further. Julian Barnes criticises Britain's 'philistine' approach to arts 2013-04-12T12:21:21Z Most important, there’s a love of paint in itself so clear and contagious that it almost makes all the figuration look like a pretext. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z He offers to help determine the painter and provenance of Annie’s mysterious purchase — as a pretext for courtship, of course. Review: In ‘The Improbability of Love’ by Hannah Rothschild, an Art-World Caper 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z "We fear an escalation of violence in the coming days to create a pretext for emergency rule in Bangladesh," said Shakil Ahmed, assistant professor for government and politics at Jahangirnagar University in Dhaka. Bangladesh sets parliamentary election for Jan 7 amid violent protests 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Donner also debunked Tucker Carlson’s “Patriot Purge,” a program on the Fox Nation streaming service that argued Jan. 6 was used as a pretext for persecution of conservative Americans. Former Fox News reporter says he was fired after challenging Jan. 6 coverage 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Donner also debunked Tucker Carlson’s “Patriot Purge,” a program on the Fox Nation streaming service that argued Jan. 6 was used as a pretext for persecution of conservative Americans. Ex-Fox News producer claims in lawsuit that he was fired after challenging Jan. 6 coverage 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Hamas and hospital staff deny the claims and say the military is creating a pretext to strike it. Israeli strikes pound Gaza City, which tens of thousands have fled in recent days 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Hamas and hospital staff deny the claim and say the military is making a pretext to strike it. Israeli strikes pound Gaza City, where tens of thousands have fled in recent days 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z His mother, Sylvie, told Reuters the pretext given for his sentencing were for "propaganda and harming the security of the Iranian state." France says five-year conviction for citizen held in Iran 'unacceptable' 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z "It cannot be justified under any pretext and it will not bring Israel security, it will not bring the region peace." Israel-Gaza war: Ceasefire would allow Hamas to regroup, says Blinken 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z “We don’t accept that this is self-defense,” Safadi said, adding, “It cannot be justified under any pretext and it will not bring Israel security, it will not bring the region peace.” Live: Live updates | Palestinians report deadly Israeli airstrikes including in southern Gaza 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z She contends that FDR’s record with unemployment was miserable, but only because she omits government-provided jobs from the employment rolls, on the pretext that those were temporary jobs, with no long-term prospects. Right-wing fake history is making a big comeback — but it never went away 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z He used the Hamas attack on Israeli citizens as a pretext to unleash a nightmarish amount of violence on Palestinian citizens while giving bloodthirsty speeches to justify these actions. From 9/11 to Netanyahu: The world is learning that toxic masculinity won't keep us safe 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem denied any senior commander was in the camp, and called the claim an Israeli pretext for killing civilians. Israel strikes crowded Gaza camp; says Hamas commander killed 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z “It was beautifully honest. There was no pretext, there was no manipulation. It was just an honest authentic man who presented himself as plainly as he could and laid out what his objectives are.” Speaker Mike Johnson’s Christian faith: ‘We build walls because we love the people on the inside’ 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z He led them to a hidden trail, on the pretext that the way to the bridge was difficult to navigate. Neuschwanstein: US man charged over deadly attack at famed German castle 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z “It’s not a complicated issue: The pretext was that he hosted guests. In no scenario is hosting guests a justification for expulsion,” Sfard said. Palestinian activist is expelled by Israeli forces from his home in a volatile West Bank city 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Beijing accuses Washington of using the issue as a pretext to curb its rise. Forced labor concerns prompt U.S. lawmakers to demand ban on seafood from two Chinese provinces 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Many experts say North Korea heightens tensions with its rivals to provide a pretext for expanding its nuclear arsenal and then uses the arms as leverage to wrest greater outside concessions. North Korea raises specter of nuclear strike over U.S. aircraft carrier’s arrival in South Korea 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z He added that Turkey is looking “for a pretext to legitimatize its continuous attacks on our region and to launch a new aggression and this is raising our concerns.” Turkey strikes Kurdish militants in Iraq again after warning of retaliation for a bombing in Ankara 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z The “clean” bill was Mr. Gaetz’s pretext to try to remove Mr. McCarthy as speaker with a resolution that is known as a motion to vacate the chair. McCarthy says Gaetz is more interested in punishing him than pursuing Biden impeachment inquiry 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z Critics said the Turkish government used the failed putsch as a pretext to quash dissent. Turkish film festival cancelled after row over censorship 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z There is no theology available anywhere in Christian thinking or teaching that allows believers to reject the immigrant for any reason — except, apparently, if the threat of sex trafficking is used as a pretext. Evangelicals and "sex trafficking" hysteria: Another exercise in Christian hypocrisy 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z The pretext may change — today it's Fetterman's hoodie while in the past it was "Clinton's emails" or "Obama's birth certificate" — but the underlying impulse remains the same. Fetterman's hoodie vs. Boebert's handsy night: Why Republicans can't see their own hypocrisy 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z "There is an urgent need to return to dialogue between Baku and Karabakh Armenians. This military escalation should not be used as a pretext to force the exodus of the local population", he said. EU calls on Azerbaijan to stop military activities in Karabakh 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z “This lie is Russia’s pretext for aggression and conquest. Russia has presented no credible evidence. It cannot. In reality, Russia has turned the Genocide Convention on its head.” Ukraine lawyers insist that UN’s top court has jurisdiction to hear Kyiv’s case against Russia 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z In Moyn's account, the Cold War conflict severed liberalism from a commitment to "emancipation and reason," and "the aspiration to universal freedom and equality was denounced as a pretext for repression and violence." How liberalism sabotaged itself: Are Cold War intellectuals to blame? 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z “Those who intend to abuse Mahsa Amini’s name, under this pretext to be an agent of foreigners, to create this instability in the country, we know what will happen to them,” he warned. Analysis: Iran-US prisoner swap for billions reveals familiar limits of diplomacy between nations 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z "Propriety" is an ambiguous and ever-shifting concept, which makes it perfect for Republicans looking for a pretext to deny the legitmacy of Democrats. Fetterman's hoodie vs. Boebert's handsy night: Why Republicans can't see their own hypocrisy 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Mr. Cox said that while Christian faith motivates the efforts of Send Relief, providing help in Morocco is a charitable endeavor and not a pretext for proselytizing. U.S. religious groups rush aid to quake-stricken Morocco 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z Some activists say the credits, which allow polluters to offset emissions by funding green activities, are a pretext for big polluters to keep emitting carbon dioxide. Africa proposes global carbon taxes to fight climate change 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z "We demand the unjust decision be retracted. It isn't based on any real justification and it violates the international law using fragile pretexts," the ministry said in a statement. Israeli ban on Gaza exports deals blow to long-suffering economy 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z They say carbon credits are a pretext for continued pollution by wealthier countries and corporations, who should instead pay their "climate debt" through direct compensation and debt relief. Hundreds of millions pledged for African carbon credits at inaugural climate summit 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z They say carbon credits, which allow polluters to offset emissions by funding green activities, are a pretext for wealthier countries and corporations to continue polluting. Kenya's Ruto urges Africa to seize climate financing opportunities 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z Foreign experts say Kim uses U.S.-South Korean military drills as a pretext to expand his missile and nuclear arsenals to boost leverage in future diplomacy with the United States. North Korea fires cruise missiles into the sea after US-South Korean military drills end 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z While there were legitimate grievances about the vote and Bongo’s rule, his ousting is just a pretext to claim power for themselves, Gabon experts say. Ousting of Gabon’s unpopular leader was a ‘smokescreen’ for soldiers to seize power, analysts say 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z After fighting in Tripoli this month, many Libyans will be watching whether armed factions opposed to Dbeibah use the dispute as a pretext to move against him. Libyan PM sacks foreign minister as row over Israel meeting grows 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z However, the arrangements were often a pretext to provide the officials with overseas travel to induce them to purchase 3M products. 3M to pay more than $6.5M for violating certain provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z In the weeks before Russia's invasion, it is thought Wagner carried out so-called "false flag" attacks in Ukraine, to give the Kremlin a pretext for invading. What is Russia's Wagner group, and where are its fighters? 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z The other side of the disaster-scam coin is fraudsters seeking money under the pretext of helping people who lost homes or loved ones. Disasters like Hilary are a magnet for fraudsters. Look out for these scams 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Taiwanese officials had said China was likely to conduct military exercises near the island, using Lai's U.S. stopovers as a pretext to intimidate voters ahead of next year's presidential election and make them "fear war". Taiwan election is between democracy and autocracy, VP says 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z Taiwanese officials say China could launch military drills this week, using Lai's stopovers in the United States as a pretext to intimidate voters ahead of an election next year and make them "fear war". China military action to US stopover would be election interference, Taiwan VP says 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z The play isn’t the thing but simply the pretext for disaster. Review: 'Peter Pan Goes Wrong' is spectacularly clumsy. That's meant as a compliment 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z China is likely to launch military drills this week near Taiwan, using Lai's U.S. stopovers as a pretext to intimidate voters ahead of a next year's election and make them "fear war," Taiwanese officials say. China condemns visit of 'troublemaker' Taiwan VP to US 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z “Previously, after a similar warning was issued, a merchant vessel was seized by Iranian authorities under a false pretext,” the firm warned. Shippers warned to stay away from Iranian waters over seizure threat as US-Iran tensions high 2023-08-12T04:00:00Z “It was a pretext stop, and police do that all the time — if you don’t like it, tell the legislature to change the law.” Prosecutors agree to drop charges against trans man beaten by sheriff's deputy 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z "It is fairly likely that they could use it as a pretext and announce 'drills' around the Taiwan Strait," said one of the sources, a senior official familiar with Taiwan's security planning. Taiwan steeling itself for Chinese drills over VP's US visit 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z All these various faux-outrages over education are being ginned up by Republicans and groups like Moms for Liberty for one reason: As pretexts to make it impossible for teachers to do their jobs. Don't be fooled: Despite their protestations, Republicans are harassing teachers out of their jobs 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Later that evening, after consulting the hotel's owner, the receptionist goes up to Room 5D on the pretext of providing fresh towels. Blood, cocaine and questions - the death of 'the Pirate' 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z Some critics have said bans on them are racist, and serve as a pretext for harassing and arresting people of color — particularly Black and Latino men. 9th Circuit overturns butterfly knife ban, citing Supreme Court 'history' standard on guns 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z “I’m not necessarily a fan of the pretext stop,” said Chief Chacon, referring to instances where officers use traffic violations to stop people they suspect of being involved in crime. ‘We Are Feeling Overpoliced’: State Troopers Join Patrols in Austin 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z Officials in Minsk denied the intrusion and claimed Poland was using the accusation as a pretext to justify a military build-up near the tense border. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko wants Wagner Group Russian fighters for his army 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Officials in Minsk denied the intrusion and claimed Poland is using the accusation as a pretext to justify a military build-up near the Belarusian border. Poland sending more troops to border after airspace violation by Belarus 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z "Some very strong evidence they knew Trump lost election, the litigation was a "pretext," that their means were unlawful," he wrote. Legal experts identify Trump’s co-conspirators — and warn they “will be charged” unless they “flip” 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z He said there was a "pretext to vilify Christians and preachers". Belfast Pride: Street preacher claims remarks 'taken out of context' 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z But some analysts and Nigeriens say that’s just a pretext for a takeover that is more about internal power struggles than securing the nation. As regional and global powers decry Niger’s coup, the country’s future remains uncertain 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z "Iran has seized or attempted to seize commercial vessels with no pretext, warning or prior justification." Iran loses bid to host shipping event after vote at UN agency meeting 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z The director of the U.S. de facto embassy in Taiwan, Sandra Oudkirk, said Wednesday there is “absolutely no reason” for China to use Lai’s transit “as a pretext for any sort of provocative action.” China doesn’t want trade war with U.S. but will retaliate against further curbs, ambassador says 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z "There is absolutely no reason for the PRC to use the transit as a pretext for any sort of provocative action. And we certainly hope that they don't." US hopes China won't take 'provocative' action over transit stops by Taiwan VP 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z For many, that argument gives Russia’s president a pretext to prolong the war, which President Vladimir Putin ostensibly launched to keep Ukraine from joining NATO. Article 5: NATO’s common defense pledge that stands in the way of Ukraine’s admission while at war 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z “Slander promoted by the White House, related to events it sponsored in 2021, is used as a pretext to maintain a policy of maximum pressure against Cuba,” it said. Cuba says US responsible for 2021 protests, biggest in decades 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z The Biden administration’s new action comes as a small but loud chorus of Republican lawmakers is advocating for U.S. military action against Mexico, on the pretext of stopping shipments of fentanyl. Biden administration to launch global coalition to fight fentanyl 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Mao Ning, China's foreign ministry spokeswoman, said China opposed the US's "abuse of export controls" and its "use of various pretexts to win over and coerce other countries into imposing a technological blockade against China". Dutch to restrict chip equipment exports amid US pressure 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z “The armed insurgency by the Wagner private military company has become a pretext for a massive purge in the ranks of the Russian armed forces,” the blogger wrote. Confusion, infighting plague Russian military in mutiny’s wake 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z A disciplinary subcommittee would permanently revoke the license of any health professional convicted of sexual contact or penetration under the pretext of medical treatment. Sexual assault laws inspired by Larry Nassar’s abuse are signed by Michigan’s governor 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z A disciplinary subcommittee would also be created that could revoke the license of an health professional convicted of sexual contact or penetration under the pretext of medical treatment. Sexual assault laws inspired by Larry Nassar’s abuse are signed by Michigan’s governor 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Turkey - which was also angered by a Quran burning protest earlier this year - said it was "unacceptable" to allow such "anti-Islamic actions" to take place "under the pretext of freedom of expression". Sweden Quran burning sparks anger across Muslim world 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z "The armed insurgency by the Wagner private military company has become a pretext for a massive purge in the ranks of the Russian Armed Forces," said Rybar. Analysis: Where are Russia's top generals? Rumours swirl after mercenary mutiny 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Beijing has countered that Washington should stop using the fentanyl crisis as a pretext for sanctioning Chinese companies, and Chinese state media outlets have said addiction and demand for the drug are U.S. domestic problems. Beijing raps US presidential hopeful Haley over tough China plan 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z In the weeks before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, it is thought Wagner carried out "false flag" attacks to give the Kremlin a pretext for invading. What is Russia's Wagner Group of mercenaries in Ukraine? 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z More recently, Russia has used the expansion of Nato as a pretext for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Ben Wallace rules out being next Nato chief 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z Major League Baseball “blacklisted” older scouts and used analytics and the pandemic as “pretext for coordinated and systemic discrimination based on age,” a group of formerly employed veteran scouts alleged in a lawsuit filed Wednesday. Scouts sue MLB for age discrimination, claiming the league had a 'blacklist' 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z In granting these requests, Judge Nuffer said in his ruling that St. George officials used “never-previously-enforced ordinances” as a “pretext for discrimination” against the drag group as a political minority. Utah judge rules city must allow public drag show 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z The permit denial, Nuffer wrote in his ruling, was a pretext for discrimination. A Utah city violated the First Amendment in denying a drag show permit, judge rules 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z North Korea has used the expanding U.S.-South Korean drills as a pretext to ramp up its own weapons demonstrations, including test-firing around 100 missiles since the start of 2022. North Korea opens key party meeting to discuss its struggling economy and defense strategies 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z He then led them to a hidden trail, on the pretext that the way to the bridge was difficult to navigate, before attacking the 21-year old woman. Neuschwanstein: US man held after fatal attack at German castle 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Instead, Republicans are pursuing increasingly outlandish pretexts for violence – most recently with H.R. New GOP target: Is war with Mexico next? 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z The lawsuit argues these reasons “were nothing more than a false pretext for unconstitutional discrimination based on Doe’s HIV status.” Utah man sues Alaska troopers, says his job offer was yanked after revealing HIV status 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z “Under the pretext of ‘rescue,’ they are separating children from their parents, manipulating human tragedy,” said Mykola Kuleba, the founder of a charity called Save the Children. Zelensky Visits Ukraine’s Flood Zone, Where Residents See ‘Horror’ Float By 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z But revealingly the right-wing outrage persisted despite many debunkings of this lie, showing the conspiracy theory was a mere pretext. he Tennessee drag decision shows even a Trump judge can see through the "protect the kids" lie 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z In an interview, Khan said that the incidents of violence was used as a "pretext" to for a "blanket ban" on him and his party. Pakistan's embattled Imran Khan faces blackout on local media 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z North Korea has said its intensified testing activity is meant to counter its rivals’ joint military exercises as it continues to use those drills as a pretext to advance its arsenal of nuclear-capable weapons. North Korea says it will launch its first military spy satellite in June 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z “The love story was a pretext for to deal with myth,” she says. A first-time filmmaker makes a mark in Cannes competition with a Senegalese drama 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z Revolts in 150 and 146 against Roman power served as the final pretext for the Roman subjugation of Greece. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z As Business Insider reports, however, that thin pretext has dissolved. he Tennessee drag decision shows even a Trump judge can see through the "protect the kids" lie 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z AMEN: On what pretext, if any, were they rounded up? World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z “For many instances there’s not even the attempt at a pretext,” Dan Novack, Penguin Random House vice president and associate general counsel, told The Times. Why the world's largest publisher found a book-ban lawsuit in Florida 'irresistible' 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z “The redevelopment project is being carried out under the pretext of development of sport.” Dispute centered around redevelopment of historic Tokyo park, iconic stadiums 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, the idea of an invasion created an excuse for Macedonian and Greek imperialism and aggression under cultural pretext of revenge. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Aside from the senators, the other unknown is whether the Election Commission or the Constitutional Court, two institutions notorious for their role in disabling previous elected governments, find some pretext for dissolving Move Forward. Thailand elections: Move Forward looks to make history 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z On the pretext that certain actions were necessary for the good of the populace in this time of crisis, some leaders took advantage of the opportunity to impose authoritarian rule. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Feminists have long argued these religious right claims are lies, mere pretexts propped up to conceal the right's true interest, which is in preserving male dominance over women. Trump's dogwhistle to the Christian right is a permission slip to harm women 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z In prepared remarks, Bowman also cautioned against using recent turmoil in the banking sector as "pretext" for aggressive new banking rules, calling the current system "fundamentally strong." Fed's Bowman calls for external review of Silicon Valley Bank oversight 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z President Volodymyr Zelensky strongly denied any involvement in what would have been a brazen strike and has warned that Moscow would use it as a pretext to win public support and potentially escalate the war. Victory Day, the battle for Bakhmut, and NATO: What to watch for this week. 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z Approaching Assad under the pretext of the humanitarian crisis was a less controversial way to continue an improving of ties that was already underway. What’s behind Syria’s return to the Arab League? 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z Rights groups and Western allies later raise concerns that Erdogan used the coup attempt as a pretext to quash dissent. Erdogan's milestones before Turkey's election 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z Ukraine, which typically maintains deliberate ambiguity over responsibility for attacks inside Russia, categorically denied involvement and accused Moscow of manufacturing the incident as a pretext for further aggression and to stir up public support. Explosions rock Kyiv and Odesa overnight after the Kremlin incident. 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z "We should avoid using these bank failures as a pretext to push for other, unrelated changes to banking regulation," she said. Fed's Bowman calls for external review of Silicon Valley Bank oversight 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Senate Majority Leader Kate Lieber said that’s just a pretext, and noted that the vast majority of bills have passed with bipartisan support, including on housing and attracting the semiconductor industry to Oregon. GOP boycott in Oregon halts bills on guns, abortion and more 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z The incident could serve as a pretext for Mr. Putin to escalate the war somehow, possibly by striking government buildings in Kyiv or trying again to decapitate the Ukrainian government. What We Know About the Explosions Over the Kremlin 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z "If the other parties under any pretext trigger it, they will be responsible for all the consequences," he told Reuters. Analysis: Smoldering Iran nuclear crisis risks catching fire 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Some commentators suspect it was staged by the Russian authorities or by elements of the security services to provide a pretext for escalating the war in Ukraine. Who was behind the Kremlin drone attack? 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Ukraine presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said the claims could provide a pretext for Russia “to justify massive strikes on Ukrainian cities, on the civilian population, on infrastructure facilities.” Ukraine denies Russian claim Kyiv sent drones to hit Kremlin 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Western countries accused Belarus of hijacking the Ryanair plane under the pretext of the bomb threat. Belarusian dissident Roman Protasevich sentenced to eight years 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z Religion is often the pretext for laws like the new one in Pakistan, used by ruling powers to further their own agendas. Opinion: Is God on the side of blasphemy laws? 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z The regime’s space program is considered a pretext for developing missiles and rockets and is banned under U.N. The scariest advancements in North Korea missile tech so far 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z And yet, ever since the Kremlin launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, it has shown it is ready to escalate the conflict without a need for any pretext. Who was behind the Kremlin drone attack? 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Or was it a pretext for reducing head count and costs so they could eliminate my salary and not have to pay severance? Must Love Dogs Was Not in the Job Description 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z China in response accused Ottawa of using national security as a pretext and said the divestment order broke international commerce and market rules. Canada's Trudeau suggests China uses slave labor in lithium production 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z These draconian, anachronistic blasphemy laws have been used as a pretext to persecute Pakistan’s religious minorities, especially Christians. Opinion: Is God on the side of blasphemy laws? 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z Washington warned that the Kremlin was trying to create a false-flag pretext to escalate the war. U.S. Wires Ukraine With Radiation Sensors to Detect Nuclear Blasts 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z "The United States and its allies, under the pretext of helping in the fight against terrorism, are trying to restore their military presence in Central Asia," RIA cited Shoigu as saying. Russia boosting combat readiness of its C. Asia bases to counter U.S. - defence minister 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z In a series of scenarios that might easily be mistaken as a pretext for musical variety, the characters are defined not so much by their personalities but by their professional aspirations and demographics. 'New York, New York’ the film is not good. The new Broadway musical is worse 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z The boy was first molested when Uller took him to his father’s medical office under the pretext of getting a physical exam needed to play sports, a ploy Uller used repeatedly, authorities said. A Santa Monica police employee molested more than 200 kids. Why were warnings ignored? 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z But stability has often been used as a pretext for authoritarian regimes like the one that rules in Egypt to suppress dissent. Sudan crisis: Egypt's dilemma over the fighting 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z Civil rights advocates say laws against hanging objects from rearview mirrors have been used as a pretext for stopping Black motorists. Minnesota officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright to be freed 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z North Korea has used such drills as a pretext to accelerate its own weapons development, creating a tit-for-tat cycle that has raised tensions in recent months. US, allies stage drills as N. Korea warns of security crisis 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z In a speech in Tehran on the anniversary of the revolution on 11 February, President Ebrahim Raisi accused the West of "exploiting women" under the pretext of human rights. Iran protests: LGBTQ community rises up 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z Or look further back to GamerGate, a years-long harassment campaign in which a cadre of angry web dwellers, under the pretext of fighting “unethical” games journalism, systematically threatened and doxed their feminist targets. Opinion | We’ve seen the Discord leaker’s story before 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z “They managed to reach close to Atiq and his brother on the pretext of recording a byte and fired at them from close range. Both sustained bullet injuries on the head,” he said. Former Indian lawmaker, brother fatally shot live on TV 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z Supreme Court, which could use it as a pretext to weaken the actual malice standard that was set in a 1964 decision in New York Times Co. v. Fox News and 2020 election lies set to face jury come Monday 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z Juricks was the earliest of four known lynching victims in Prince George’s County, and his case and contemporary news accounts show how extrajudicial killings on even the flimsiest pretexts were used to intimidate Black communities. Prince George’s remembers the county’s first known lynching victim 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z During the 52 years since then, Ellsberg has continually provided key information and cogent analysis of the pretexts for U.S. wars, and has also focused on what those wars have actually meant in human terms. American prophet: Nearing the end of his life, Daniel Ellsberg can't be confined to the past 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z "It is unacceptable to allow these vile attacks under the pretext of freedom of expression, despite all our warnings," the ministry said in a statement, without specifying what attacks it was referring to. Turkey summons Danish envoy over attacks on Koran and Turkish flag 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z Police said they began their search for followers of the Good News International Church after receiving intelligence that "ignorant citizens" were "starving to death in pretext to meet Jesus after being brainwashed by a suspect". Kenya cult deaths: Four die after suspected starvation plot 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z “There were so many complaints about the military registration and enlistment offices, people erroneously mobilized, and those who were able to hide under the pretext of a non-received summons,” he said. Russia moves to tighten conscription law, pressing more men to fight 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z There's a pretext: if we continue to support the war, we'll put Ukraine in a better negotiating position. Noam Chomsky on "savage capitalism": From climate change to bank failures to war 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z “But China used this as a pretext to start military drills, creating instability in the Taiwan Strait and region. This is not the attitude of a responsible major nation in this region.” Taiwan’s Tsai says China not being ‘responsible’ with drills 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z Worshipers and some human rights observers saw that claim as a pretext to enter the building. Israel strikes back at Syria; thousands gather at Jerusalem holy sites 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z The Iraqi presidency said in a statement that Turkey has no legal justification to "continue its approach of intimidating civilians under the pretext that forces hostile to it are present on Iraqi soil." Iraq calls on Turkey to 'apologize' for shelling Sulaymaniyah airport 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z They're putting even less effort than the Tennessee Republicans into crafting a pretext. Tennessee Three — minus one — expelled: Is Republicans' revenge racist? 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Tensions are likely to prolong as North Korea is likely to use the allies’ continuing drills as a pretext to advance weapons development and intensify military training involving its nuclear-capable missiles. North Korea warns ‘offensive action’ over allies’ drills 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Another factor is whether the individual is being held in "inhumane conditions" or was detained in a country where the U.S. mission has received credible reports that the detention is merely a pretext. Blinken says U.S. working on 'wrongful detention' label for WSJ reporter 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z In addition to criticizing Mr. Blinken, Mr. Fu accused the United States of unfairly trying to contain China’s development under the pretext of security concerns. China’s Ambassador to the E.U. Tries to Distance Beijing From Moscow 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Kyiv and the West say these are baseless pretexts for a war of conquest. Japan rejects Russian Sovcombank's allegation that sanctions are illegal 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z But Ukrainians opposed to the eviction have accused the government of using the war as a pretext to deny them freedom of religion. Ukraine puts Orthodox priest under house arrest for Russia ties 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z Anger searching not for a target but a pretext. Review | Exploring the crowds that gather for Trump — and dream of civil war 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z The monks rejected the claim as a pretext. Ukraine asks court to put Orthodox leader under house arrest 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z A web of laws and restrictions means that practically anyone can be detained, even on the thinnest pretext. Opinion | The Kremlin takes an American hostage. Again. 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z It was a pretext for “Taiwan independence separatist forces” to promote their cause in Washington, said a spokeswoman for China’s Foreign Ministry, Mao Ning. Taiwan, like Ukraine, is fighting for democracy, Tsai says in New York 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Dubeck's response to the request was that they were trying to invent "a baseless pretext to interfere with our Office's work," stating that they never cited that rationale in their original request for documentation. Manhattan DA accuses GOP of "unlawful political interference" in Trump case 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z Ukraine and the West say Russia's claims are a baseless pretext to justify its invasion. Russia says Ukraine ceasefire now would not achieve Moscow's goals 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z He believes the fire was the work of opportunists, not allied with the protest, who used the anger in the street as a pretext to create damage. French Anger at Macron Seeps Into Unexpected Corners 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z "I hope that China will not find pretext to provoke," he said, when asked about Beijing's retaliation threat. China stages combat patrols after warning Taiwan about U.S. speaker meeting 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z “The People’s Republic of China should not use this transit as a pretext to step up any aggressive activity around the Taiwan Strait,” Kirby said. Taiwan’s president begins US visit to shore up support 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z The White House urged China on Wednesday not to use Tsai's "normal" stopover in the United States as a pretext to increase aggressive activity against Taiwan. Taiwan sees less severe China reaction to president's U.S. meeting 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z "The Peoples Republic of China should not use this transit as a pretext to step up any activity around the Taiwan strait," he said. White House to China: Don't use Taiwan visit as 'pretext' 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z "So there's absolutely no reason for Beijing to use this upcoming transit as an excuse or a pretext to carry out aggressive or coercive activities aimed at Taiwan," the official said. No reason for China to overreact to transit by Taiwan's president, senior US officials say 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z But those tenants claimed this was just a pretext and the landlords really wanted to re-let the apartments at a higher price. Russian influx drives up rental prices in Dubai 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z However, he said he now believes the visits were pretexts for Chinese officials to influence him and other lawmakers. Amid strained U.S. ties, China finds unlikely friend in Utah 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Ukraine - which was part of the Soviet Union and itself suffered devastation at the hands of Hitler's forces - rejects those parallels as spurious pretexts for a war of conquest. NATO slams Putin rhetoric on nuclear weapons in Belarus 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Ukraine - which was part of the Soviet Union and itself suffered devastation at the hands of Hitler's forces - rejects those parallels as spurious pretexts for a war of imperial conquest. Ukraine slams Putin plan to station Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z The monks of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church dispute this, saying these claims are a pretext, and they refuse to leave. Tensions on the rise at revered Kyiv monastery complex 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z All of this was a pretext to silence an institution that has frequently held the Russian authorities to account for human rights abuses. Opinion | The despots of Russia and Belarus cannot jail freedom 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z “It should not be used as a pretext to step up any aggressive activity around the Taiwan Strait.” Taiwan’s president to stop in U.S., raising prospect of friction with China 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Critics say that in the past, removal of diseased trees has been used as a pretext for felling healthy trees for timber. Number of monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico drops 22% 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z The false claim of supposed weapons of mass destruction in Iraq was the main pretext for the invasion. The urbanity of evil: 20 years after the Iraq invasion, the lies continue 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z “President Putin has unleashed an unjust war of aggression against Ukraine under ridiculous pretexts,” he wrote. Oscar-winning documentary ‘Navalny’ tells terrifying, timely tale 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Kyiv and its Western allies dismiss this as a baseless pretext for a war of aggression. Kremlin says Ukraine 'illegally attacking' Orthodox Church 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Many experts say North Korea uses its rivals’ drills as a pretext to aggressively expand its nuclear arsenal and overall military capability. North Korea says ICBM launch was response to rivals’ drills 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Many experts say North Korea uses its rivals’ drills as a pretext to boost its nuclear capability to pressure the United States to make concessions like the relaxing of international sanctions. North Korea launches ICBM before South Korea-Japan summit 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Ukraine and the West say this is a baseless pretext put forward to justify a war of aggression and Moscow's attempts to seize swathes of Ukrainian land. Kremlin says its goals in Ukraine can only be achieved by military force 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Some observers say North Korea uses its rivals’ drills as a pretext to test weapons and modernize its nuclear arsenal to secure an upper hand in dealings with the United States. North Korea tests submarine-launched missile, Seoul confirms 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z “The actual facts,” Judge Robert L. Hinkle wrote, “did not matter. All that was needed was a pretext.” Inside Ron DeSantis’s Politicized Removal of an Elected Prosecutor 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z She said national security is being used as a pretext to wage a war on civil society. Hong Kong activists behind Tiananmen vigil jailed for months 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z He said Georgia's law on foreign agents, which parliament dropped on Friday, had been used as a pretext "to start what is, essentially, an attempt to force a change of power." Russia cautions regional allies against aligning with the United States 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z When it was, it was disproportionately targeted toward people of color and those experiencing homelessness, raising suspicion it was being used as a pretext. How many bicyclists wear helmets after King County law was dropped 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z The point of Republicans' anti-trans laws is to create a pretext for law enforcement to harass queer people, not straight men like themselves. The trouble with GOP hypocrisy: Why Jessa Duggar's abortion and Bill Lee's drag aren't "gotchas" 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Nebraska’s lawyers called the focus on the pandemic “a pretext for the president to fulfill his campaign promise” to relieve student debt. Supreme Court casts more doubt on Biden's plan to forgive student loans 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, Russia's defence ministry has alleged, with no evidence, that Ukrainian saboteurs dressed as Russian troops would attack from Transnistria, to provide a pretext for a Ukrainian invasion. Wizz Air to suspend Moldova flights over airspace safety 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z By claiming to be more willing than the West to negotiate, Russia gives the countries a pretext for not taking a stance against it. In Ukraine War, Talking About Peace Is a Fight of Its Own 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z Kyiv would the then use that as a pretext to invade the territory. Live: Live updates | Russia Ukraine War Anniversary 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z They're a pretext to punish women who live outside the strict gender rules that Republicans want to place on women. The trouble with GOP hypocrisy: Why Jessa Duggar's abortion and Bill Lee's drag aren't "gotchas" 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Russia's defence ministry alleged, with no evidence, that Ukrainian saboteurs would stage an invasion of Transnistria dressed as Russian soldiers as a pretext for a Ukrainian invasion. Moldova warns of Russian 'psy-ops' as tensions rise 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Moscow alleged, without presenting any evidence, that Ukrainian soldiers disguised as Russian troops planned to fake an attack from Transnistria, thereby providing a pretext for an invasion of the territory. New drone footage shows scale of Bakhmut’s destruction 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z The Russian news agency RIA said Ukraine, which borders Moldova, planned to stage an attack by purportedly Russian forces from Transdniestria as a pretext for the invasion. Moldova dismisses Russian report of Ukraine plot over Transdniestria 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Weeks before the war, U.S. intelligence officials learned that Russia planned to carry out an attack that it would blame on Ukraine as a pretext for invasion. Word war: In Russia-Ukraine war, information became a weapon 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Journalists were provided details about their arrival at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington early Sunday, for example, under the pretext of traveling for a golf tournament. On surprise trip to Kyiv, Biden vows enduring support for Ukraine 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z Nor did Mr. Blinken mention concerns in Washington that the Turkish leader might use the earthquake as a pretext to suspend his country’s spring elections for self-interested reasons. On Blinken Visit, Quake Relief Soothes U.S.-Turkey Tensions 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z Some observers say North Korea often uses its rivals’ drills as a pretext to test and improve its weapons systems. North Korea fires 2 missiles in tests condemned by neighbors 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z The silly pretext given for the closure should not mask Mr. Hun Sen’s true intent. Opinion | Cambodia silences another voice of democracy 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z State TV suspended some entertainment shows and expanded political and news programs to boost the narrative that Russia was ridding Ukraine of Nazis, a false claim Putin used as pretext for the invasion. Russia’s year of war: Purge of critics, surge of nationalism 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z The Magnificent Eleven wonder: By Biden’s reasoning, could a president declare, say, a climate emergency “as a pretext for unilaterally granting financial relief to some politically important constituency”? Opinion | The Supreme Court finally gets a shot at Biden’s student-loan lawlessness 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z “China should not use any visit as a pretext to intensify its actions around Taiwan,” a senior State Department official said Friday. California lawmaker leads delegation to Taiwan amid already high U.S.-China tensions 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z Its existence opens the United States to charges of hypocrisy on human rights, suggesting the nation’s promotion of freedom and democracy abroad is a cynical pretext for engaging in self-interested global interventionism. Opinion | The Guantánamo Bay prison persists. Here’s how to end the shame. 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Kyiv and its Western allies, including Britain, say these are baseless pretexts for an unprovoked war of acquisition. In England's north, Ukraine's civilians become soldiers 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Earlier this month, the Fifth Circuit used Thomas's decision as a pretext to rule against a law barring domestic abusers from owning guns. Republicans would rather kids be shot than let them read books 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z "The U.S. has abused force, overreacted, escalated the situation, and used this as a pretext to illegally sanction Chinese companies and institutions," Wenbin said. China firmly opposed to U.S. blacklist on Chinese entities, will take countermeasures 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z “Our constitution allows them to do unbiased journalism, but let me show you how they use journalism as a pretext to put forward their agenda.” Indian government raids BBC offices in wake of documentary critical of Modi 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Spence also denied that Harris had drugs on him, saying in an interview, “they totally fabricated that … that is the fabricated pretext for the stop.” Memphis police culture comes under scrutiny after Nichols beating 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z "At home I was told that my illness was a pretext to better practice witchcraft. They did not take me to get medical treatment," she recalled. Children accused of witchcraft find solace in east Congo shelter 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z They can also, in most states, initiate a traffic stop as the pretext to investigating other crimes. Expert: Police traffic stops can alienate communities and lead to violent deaths like Tyre Nichols’ 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z It added that Beijing "would not accept any groundless conjecture or hype" and accused "some politicians and media in the United States" of using the incident "as a pretext to attack and smear China." China balloon: US going to take care of it, says Joe Biden 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z And it added that "some politicians and media in the United States used the incident as a pretext to attack and smear China." China urges calm over 'spy' balloon in US airspace 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z But whatever official pretext McGonigal might have for those trips and associations could also have served as a cover for more questionable activities, others said. How prosecutors say a top FBI agent sold his services overseas 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z "This is a criminal assault under the pretext of law." Death in Memphis: Racism, dehumanization and the corrosion of America 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Using the traffic code to raise funds for jurisdictions or as a pretext to investigate serious crime produces only dubious public safety benefits and comes at a heavy costs, research indicates. Expert: Police traffic stops can alienate communities and lead to violent deaths like Tyre Nichols’ 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Pro-Iranian militias in Iraq also have a pretext to respond to Turkey's presence, analysts say, raising the prospect of escalation between Turkish troops and groups besides the PKK. Turkey's push into Iraq risks deeper conflict 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z In Tennessee, the "protecting children" pretext has been abandoned entirely, as it's just about defunding medical care for adults. It's not about "the kids": GOP push family-friendly version of anti-LGBTQ agenda 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z “But it was done under the pretext that they would protect and serve and not violate anyone’s rights, and these officers did in a hugely problematic way.” Scorpion Unit Emerged as Memphis Pursued Get-Tough Strategy 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z “This is a criminal assault under the pretext of law.” Tyre Nichols case revives calls for change in police culture 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z “The event as described to us does not constitute legitimate police work or a traffic stop gone wrong. This is a criminal assault under the pretext of law,” Yoes said in a statement. Memphis authorities release video in Tyre Nichols’ death 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z Instead, Yoes called it a “criminal assault under the pretext of law.” Live Updates | Release of video in Tyre Nichols’ arrest 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z "The sad fact is that Ukraine is both a pretext and victim of this policy," Osman said during the speech delivered in the Red Sea port of Massawa. Lavrov bolsters Eritrean support for Russia in conflict with Ukraine 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z With police corruption so rampant in Mexico, many fear that rather than issuing real fines or punishments for smoking in public, some officers will use it as a pretext for taking bribes. Mexico tightens ban on smoking in public places 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z “Resorting to insults on the pretext of freedom is a clear indication of their frustration in concluding plot for chaos and insecurity” in Iran, he said. Amid unrest, Iran’s hardliners turn their anger to France 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z He said he viewed the claim of PA ties as “a political pretext to ban” the meeting. Palestinian FM: Israel revokes travel permit over UN move 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z “Imposing a state-controlled board will also ensure that Orange County cannot use this issue as a pretext to raise taxes on Orange County residents.” ‘Don’t Say Gay’ feud advances with new proposed legislation 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z But there always has been criticism that the restrictions were used as a pretext by the Republican to seal off the border. Biden toughens border, offers legal path for 30,000 a month 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z The city seized the Bruces’ land in 1924 under the pretext of building a park but left the site vacant and eventually transferred it to the state and then to Los Angeles County. After regaining its seized land, a Black family will sell it to L.A. County 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z Congress has the authority to obtain any individual Americans’ taxes, but Republicans say it was a pure abuse of power and that the “investigative function” claims used in court were mere pretexts. Trump’s taxes: GOP defends ex-president amid warnings of ‘dangerous precedent’ set by Democrats 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z “If you want to sum it up: It’s not to irritate the Russians, not to give them any pretext to cut the flow of gas or oil.” For Ukraine, Hungary’s Orban is another problematic strongman next door 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z They have accused the government of using the membership obligations as a pretext to seize greater control of the press. Zelensky signs a controversial law to regulate the news media. 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Language here is not merely politicized but weaponized: One of Putin’s pretexts for the invasion is the protection of Russian language speakers. Op-Ed: Learn Ukrainian, defeat Russia 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Still, the bombardment of the Sviatohirsk monastery has special resonance in Ukraine, underscoring the knotty history of Russian and Ukrainian religious orthodoxy and the cultural pretexts for the invasion. Ukraine: A Culture in the Cross Hairs 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z Justice Neil Gorsuch accused the government of using the law as a pretext when the Supreme Court halted a trial judge’s ruling that would have lifted the measure on Tuesday night. ‘This Is Not About the Pandemic Anymore’: Public Health Law Is Embraced as Border Band-Aid 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z In a first-person story for the Times, Mr. Toth called the pretext for his arrest “laughable,” saying a source he believed was a scientist had handed him a paper on parapsychology, not military secrets. Robert Toth, L.A. Times reporter targeted by KGB, dies at 93 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z Kosovo officials have accused Vucic of using Serbia’s state media to stir up trouble and trigger incidents that could act as a pretext for an armed intervention in the former Serbian province. Serbs put up new roadblocks as tensions soar in Kosovo 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z However, opposition parties accuse Bainimarama and his allies of stoking fears of ethnic trouble as a pretext to cling to power. Fiji's king-maker party set to meet on coalition agreement as military remains on call 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Immigration advocates have said that the restrictions go against American and international obligations to people fleeing to the U.S. to escape persecution, and that the pretext is outdated as coronavirus treatments improve. Tens of thousands at U.S.-Mexico border wait for limits to end 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Republicans have insisted that the rationale was a pretext for a politically motivated fishing expedition. Your Wednesday Briefing 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Republicans in turn have insisted that rationale was a pretext for a politically motivated fishing expedition they say lacks a legitimate legislative purpose. House Committee Will Vote on Making Trump’s Taxes Public 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z It would also raise questions about whether, in this case, Democrats on the House committee created a pretext for using their power as a political weapon against an opponent. Release of Trump Tax Returns Could Herald New Era for Taxpayer Privacy 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Mr. Trump’s lawyers said that was a pretext for a politically motivated fishing expedition, accusing the panel of lacking any legitimate legislative purpose. House Committee Takes Step Toward Potential Release of Trump’s Tax Data 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z The six states challenging the administration’s effort say relying on the pandemic “is a pretext to mask the President’s true goal of fulfilling his campaign promise to erase student-loan debt.” Opinion | A loan forgiveness emergency? The Supreme Court takes up Biden’s Trumpy plan. 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z It was always a pretext for what its proponents really want, which is a movement to replace the process by which we choose American presidents with a dictatorship, ideally led by Donald Trump himself. Kari Lake goes out with a whimper: She couldn't galvanize Trump's Jan. 6 army 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z "And remember, many gang members use the church as a pretext," he alleged. El Salvador: The people caught up in the gang crackdown 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z Citing a 2017 Education Office for Civil Rights investigation, the GAO said the reasons a school prohibited Afro hair styles were simply “pretexts for discrimination.” Perspective | School dress codes can discriminate against many students, report finds 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Kyiv and its allies dismissed that as a baseless pretext for a war of aggression. Ukraine security service searches monastery, warns of 'subversive activities' 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z But in an interview shortly after Monday’s vote, Ms. Judd acknowledged that this was mostly a pretext for a certification delay that was intended as a protest of Maricopa County’s own certification. G.O.P.-Controlled County in Arizona Holds Up Election Results 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z Samadashvili said she fears Putin could use the pretext of "protecting" Russians in Georgia as grounds for a further invasion, just as he did in Ukraine. Russians who fled draft in no hurry to return from Georgia 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z The SDF - a mostly Kurdish militia alliance backed by the US - has denied any involvement in the attack, and has accused Turkey of using it as a pretext to justify a long-planned cross-border offensive. Islamic State: Kurdish forces threaten to stop guarding camps 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z “A state of hysteria was created in the country on the pretext of a fake and false narrative,” he said during a military ceremony in Rawalpindi. Pakistan Names a New Army Chief, Amid Political Drama Centered on the Military 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z Ukraine and the West have dismissed this as a baseless pretext for a war of conquest that has killed thousands, displaced millions, and turned cities to rubble. Russian foreign ministry slams Kyiv's 'godless' raid on Orthodox monastery 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z His claim that Congress needs the materials to study a program that audits presidents is a pretext for a politically motivated abuse of power, they have said. Supreme Court Permits House Democrats to Obtain Trump’s Tax Returns 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Addressing the Russian parliament, Diaz-Canel showed his solidarity by directly endorsing Moscow's stated pretext for sending its troops into Ukraine. Evoking Castro, Putin and Cuban leader pledge to deepen ties 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Immigrant rights’ groups have argued that the use of Title 42 unjustly harms people fleeing persecution and that the pandemic was a pretext used by the Trump administration to curb immigration. States move to keep court from lifting Trump asylum policy 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Posts on social media showed many parents, fearing their children might get COVID, are using pretexts such as toothaches or ear infections to pull them from school. Analysis: China's great reopening may come too late for many businesses 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z “The harmful effects of eroding individual rights under the pretext of law and order are real – and they are rampant all over the country,” she said. HBCU files complaint seeking review of bus search 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z While many in the West see this as a cynical move by Moscow, Stockholm is worried that Russia might use this as a pretext to stage a more regular presence close to Swedish shores. A journey to the site of the Nord Stream explosions 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z Each new war becomes a pretext for further increases in military spending, much of it unrelated to the current war that provides cover for the increase. Congress wants to spend billions on new weapons for possible ground war with Russia 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z The Trump-era public health measure known as Title 42, which became a pretext for expelling migrants en masse at the border, might be dead. Opinion | Only Congress can solve the coming border surge 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Support for separatists in eastern Ukraine was a key part of Vladimir Putin’s pretext for Russia’s full-scale invasion. Your Friday Briefing: MH17 Convictions 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Support for separatists in eastern Ukraine was a key part of President Vladimir V. Putin’s pretext when he gave the order to invade the country in February of this year. A Dutch court is delivering a verdict in the MH17 crash, which killed 298 people. 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z February 2022: Russia launches a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with Mr. Putin citing the plight of separatists in eastern Ukraine as a pretext for military action. The MH17 case: A timeline of tragedy and conflict. 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Labour left-wingers claim they are being prevented from standing for the party at the next general election on flimsy pretexts, as Sir Keir Starmer seeks to remake the party in his own image. Labour left-wingers angry about being blocked as MP candidates 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z But, he said, it leaves the allies open for more North Korean provocations, with the North “prone to using rhetorical criticism or defensive military drills by its adversaries as a pretext for escalating.” Leaders quietly work to ramp up pressure on N. Korea at G-20 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z The PKK, for its part, denied any role in the attack and claimed the government was using it as a pretext to move against Kurdish forces in Syria. Turkey accuses Kurdish militants in deadly Istanbul bombing 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Some U.S. officials thought the allegations could be aimed at creating a pretext to use a nuclear weapon. C.I.A. Director Warns Russian Counterpart Against Using Nuclear Weapons 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Law enforcement officials have long defended pretext stops as a potent crime-fighting tool, but they have come under scrutiny for the racial inequities that often arise. Minor police encounters plummet after LAPD put limits on stopping drivers and pedestrians 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z “They gave us cholera, they didn’t do anything to eradicate the cholera” and they are using its resurgence as a “pretext” to return, Joseph said. The U.N. is mulling another mission to Haiti. Haitians are skeptical. 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z He said the city’s officers were early to wear body cameras and they have limited “pretext” traffic stops in an effort to reduce racial disparities in arrests. The Bike Thieves of Burlington, Vermont 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z Liu said, has “frequently used state power to unreasonably suppress” foreign-owned companies “under the pretext of national security” in what he called “a blatant act of bullying.” As Washington wavers on TikTok, Beijing exerts control Zhao called on Germany to “provide a fair, open and non-discriminatory market environment for normal operation of all companies” and avoid “using national security as a pretext for protectionism.” China calls on Germany to protect access amid chip scrutiny 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z In the wake of high-profile killings by police of George Floyd and other Black Americans in recent years, a debate has intensified over pretext stops. Minor police encounters plummet after LAPD put limits on stopping drivers and pedestrians 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Some Ukrainian officials and residents say the civilian evacuation was a pretext for forced deportations. Why Kherson, Bracing for Battle, Matters So Much to Russia and Ukraine 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z Ukrainian officials and residents said that was a pretext for forced deportations. Why Control of Kherson Is Important to Russia and Ukraine 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z The Federal Communications Commission pledged to crack down on robocalls asking former students for financial information under the pretext of collecting or forgiving payments. Officials warn of spike in scams related to Biden student loan forgiveness plan 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z Republicans charge that Democrats have used Mr. Trump’s election lies as a pretext to paint legitimate conservative policy aims as threats to democracy. Republican Secretaries of State Walk a Minefield of Election Lies 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z But the LAPD’s new policy on pretext stops does not explicitly define the type or amount of information an officer must have to justify pulling someone over. Minor police encounters plummet after LAPD put limits on stopping drivers and pedestrians 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Ukrainian and Western officials have rejected those accusations, which were unaccompanied by any evidence, suggesting that the Kremlin could be using the charge as a pretext to escalate the war. Kherson Braces for Battle as Russian Administration Evacuates 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Last week, the diplomats issued a rare joint statement saying that the Kremlin could be using the false claim as a pretext to escalate its war on Ukraine. The U.N.’s nuclear watchdog finds no evidence for Russia’s claim that Ukraine is readying a ‘dirty bomb.’ 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Even when investigations don't result in criminal charges, they can be used as a pretext to disrupt the election process. “Enormous damage to democracy”: Ken Paxton targeted election workers with probes that went nowhere 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Both teens were lured on separate days to a wooded area in Holmes Run Stream Valley Park under the pretext of a gang meeting. MS-13 members who killed Va. teenagers are sentenced to life in prison 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Jack Glaser, a professor of public policy at UC Berkeley who studies racial disparities in policing, said the policy on pretext stops has created a disincentive for officers to make minor stops. Minor police encounters plummet after LAPD put limits on stopping drivers and pedestrians 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z |
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