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Monday, December 4, 2017

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The Times in Print for Monday, December 04, 2017

THE FRONT PAGE

Trump, Defending Himself After Flynn Guilty Plea, Says F.B.I. Is in ‘Tatters’

In an extraordinary attack on the top law enforcement body in his own government, President Trump accused the F.B.I. and its career investigators of having a bias against him.

11-Year-Old Has Spent Her Life in Jail, a Serial Killer as a Cellmate

Meena, an Afghan girl born behind bars, has never been outside, and her convicted mother can keep her until she is 18. She is not the only child there, either.

CVS to Buy Aetna for $69 Billion in a Deal That May Reshape the Health Industry

The deal would combine CVS’s pharmacy and clinic business with a giant insurance company. The combination could lead to lower prices — or fewer choices — for consumers.

Met Opera Suspends James Levine After New Sexual Abuse Accusations

The company is investigating its revered conductor after three men came forward with accusations that he abused them when they were teenagers.

G.O.P. Pushes to Avoid Government Shutdown, but the Path Is Tricky

A two-week stopgap measure would provide more time to negotiate, but obstacles loom on both sides of the aisle as lawmakers push their own priorities.

How a Company Actually Plans to Spend Its Tax Cut Money

Republicans say their proposals will set off a wave of investment, hiring and raises. But the outlook from the executive suite is not so clear.

Today's Front Pages

Quotation of the Day
"How do you think she feels? It’s a prison, how should she feel? A prison is a prison, even if it’s heaven."
SHIRIN GUL, a serial killer serving a life sentence in an Afghan prison, where her daughter was born and has lived all her 11 years. Ms. Gul is permitted to keep her daughter at the prison until she turns 18.

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