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The messages take aim at Democrats by name as part of a broad effort to undermine landmark climate legislation that now hangs in the balance in Congress. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3AXd0gb via IFTTT

North Korea Continues a Barrage of Missile Tests

The North said it tested a new antiaircraft missile, the second missile test this week and the seventh this year, indicating that it is ramping up its weapons development. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3D182jc via IFTTT

Senate Passes Short-Term Spending Bill to Avert Government Shutdown

The president signed the stopgap bill on Thursday evening, after both chambers of Congress passed it earlier in the day. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zRY1md via IFTTT

Biden Campaigned as the Anti-Trump. But a Clean Break Is Never Easy.

When it comes to policy, the president is finding that it is not always easy to draw a clear line separating himself from his predecessor. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3m8kIOi via IFTTT

Of Vaccine Mandates and Facing Reality

Many Americans said they'd quit if required to take their shots. Luckily they didn't. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kWXs6p via IFTTT

This Is Why We Need to Spend $4 Trillion

When you’re facing a social crisis it’s time to go big. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/39T2zyd via IFTTT

Will 2024 Be the Year American Democracy Dies?

The Capitol riot has been described as both a bullet dodged and a dress rehearsal for a more successful attack on American elections. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3omS0ft via IFTTT

Congress, Teen Vaping, October Books: Your Thursday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/39PSXV7 via IFTTT

More Than Half of Police Killings Are Mislabeled, New Study Says

Researchers comparing information from death certificates with data from organizations that track police killings in the United States identified a startling discrepancy. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3uw9C9M via IFTTT

‘The Moratorium Saved Us. It Really Did.’

With the eviction moratorium over, the road to more opportunity and less inequality runs through affordable housing. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zY3TdZ via IFTTT

The Academy Museum Finds Good Intentions in Messy Film History

While the cinematic objects on display fascinate, the much-delayed institution opens with an emphasis on diversity and pluralism, not past and present sins. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kUznNx via IFTTT

Driving the Stake Through Emotional Vampires

How a visit to a love shaman helped put an end to draining relationships. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ukkdVb via IFTTT

She Was Training for a Marathon. Suddenly, She Could Barely Walk.

What could cause so sudden a decline? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2XZMBj9 via IFTTT

Biden Guidelines Direct ICE to Focus on Immigrants Who Pose Safety Threat

The new priorities, which also give agents broad case-by-case discretion, attempt to undo the indiscriminate immigration arrest policies of the Trump administration. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Y6CCc1 via IFTTT

Rep. Cori Bush Shares Her Abortion Story With House Panel

After a legal setback for abortion rights, three Democratic representatives and one Republican shared their personal stories with a House panel. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zXNHJt via IFTTT

Hank Paulson: The World's Biodiversity Is in Peril

The growing damage to the world’s biodiversity presents dire risks to human societies. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3usRe1d via IFTTT

Your Friday Briefing

Asia is speeding ahead on vaccinations. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3usSD7Z via IFTTT

Met Museum to Return Ancient Sculpture to Nepal

Three years after returning two stone sculptures, the museum has decided to give back another artwork to Nepal, this one thought to have been stolen from a temple in the Kathmandu Valley. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3uul8SJ via IFTTT

The Role for State Governments in the Housing Crisis

How to solve the housing crisis (part 3). from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3mfiDQx via IFTTT

As Need in Afghanistan Grows Dire, Aid Groups Plead for Help

Health clinics are closing. Temperatures are dipping. Prices are rising. Food and money are scarce. A calamity looms, humanitarian groups warn. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3D0uSHI via IFTTT

Facebook’s Strategies to Hook Our Kids are Dangerous

Getting children hooked on social media is a bad idea. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Y7qrLK via IFTTT

How Accurate Are At-Home Covid Tests?

If you test positive in an at-home Covid test, you’re very likely carrying the virus. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3m7VDDi via IFTTT

Panel Subpoenas 11 in Capitol Riot Inquiry, Eyeing Jan. 6 Rally Planners

The second round of subpoenas issued by the House select committee investigating the attack signaled that it was moving aggressively to go after crucial witnesses. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2WoqqTk via IFTTT

Swimming in an Uncertain Sea

The underwater filmmaker Ron Elliott describes what he’s learned from his encounters with sharks near the Farallon Islands. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3usofuK via IFTTT

Book Review: ‘I’ll Take Your Questions Now,’ by Stephanie Grisham

In “I’ll Take Your Questions Now,” the former press secretary under President Trump makes some withering assessments and compares her and the first lady to Thelma and Louise. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3mcNBJ8 via IFTTT

Kyrsten Sinema Faces a Growing Revolt From Her Former Supporters

The centrist senator is key to President Biden’s agenda in Washington. Her positions have angered some Democrats back home. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3F6sMYm via IFTTT

China Will Create ‘Closed-Loop’ Bubble for Winter Olympics

Athletes and visitors will face severe restrictions on their movement, Beijing 2022 organizers said, and a level of control never before seen at the Games. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3iilwix via IFTTT

AT&T to Require Vaccines for Most Unionized Workers

The mandate will apply to tens of thousands of employees who are members of the Communications Workers of America union. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3m9rDqn via IFTTT

Who Is Fumio Kishida, Japan's Likely Next Prime Minister?

Though Fumio Kishida, a ruling-party stalwart, has sought to distinguish himself from the unpopular departing prime minister, he’s struggled to connect with the public. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/39Oppab via IFTTT

Congress, Vaccine Mandates, James Bond: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zZSfiM via IFTTT

China Will Create ‘Closed-Loop’ Bubble for Winter Olympics

Athletes and visitors will face severe restrictions on their movement, Beijing 2022 organizers said, and a level of control never before seen at the Games. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3iilwix via IFTTT

Who Is Fumio Kishida, Japan's Likely Next Prime Minister?

Who Is the New Leader of Japan's Ruling Party?

Fumio Kishida, a former foreign minister, prevailed in a closely fought election to lead Japan’s governing Liberal Democratic Party. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3umrPpW via IFTTT

Democratic Support For Israel Has Changed. Here's What It Means.

The consensus on Israel has changed. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Ya8Jb2 via IFTTT

New York Needs Vaccine Mandates. Don’t Let Unions Stop Them.

Unions are hurting their members and the rest of us by fighting vaccine mandates. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3F0hTrb via IFTTT

Roxane Gay: "Pass Over" on Broadway, and the Death of My Beloved Brother

Even when I feel there is nothing more any of us can say about our collective grief for the fragility of Black life, there can be a way forward. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Wncc55 via IFTTT

Travel Tips for How Not to Be an Ugly American Tourist

Pre-pandemic, we were flooding the world and wrecking it. As we start to travel again, we need to be more mindful of our impact. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3AVM3cD via IFTTT

Why Are Fast Food Workers Signing Noncompete Agreements?

Federal and state governments want to curb this widespread employment practice. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3CXdS58 via IFTTT

Talk of Iraq Recognizing Israel Prompts Threats of Arrest or Death

A conference promoting normalization, organized by a little-known American group, prompted a furor, pointing to the volatility and danger in Iraqi politics. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/3F2Lbp9 via IFTTT

Biden Presses Democrats to Embrace His Economic Agenda

The president canceled a trip to Chicago in an attempt to salvage a pair of bills containing trillions of dollars in spending on infrastructure, education, climate change and more. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ol1Myy via IFTTT

Your Thursday Briefing

Japan’s next prime minister. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3kSMfUE via IFTTT

Memo to Democrats: ‘Grow Up. Do Your Job.’

Suggestions for Democrats in Congress; the return of live performances; Justice Sandra Day O'Connor; an airline no-fly list; boys' struggles. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3AOyXhn via IFTTT

Amid Tensions With U.S., Erdogan Praises Ties with Russia

Meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey said “there is no path back” from Turkish-Russian military deals opposed by the West. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/39QZoqI via IFTTT

Gen. Milley Says He Warned Biden Against Afghanistan Withdrawal

During a heated Senate hearing, Gen. Mark Milley also defended his actions in the final months of the Trump administration. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kPCk28 via IFTTT

Hollywood’s Recovery, Live Events in the Covid Era and Microsoft

The entertainment industry is still grappling with the digital future. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3CVAF13 via IFTTT

Pfizer and BioNTech Submit Data on Vaccine for Kids 5 to 11

The companies said that their vaccine was safe and effective in that age group, and that they would submit a formal request in the coming weeks to U.S. regulators to allow a pediatric dose. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/39K2A7B via IFTTT

Huawei Case Raises Fears of 'Hostage Diplomacy' by China

Critics of the Justice Department deal to free Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou say it could blunt tools like sanctions and prosecutions. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3m50LYJ via IFTTT

For Haitians at the Border, Is Biden Any Better Than Trump?

The president promised a “humane” immigration policy. Images of U.S. agents menacing Haitians at the border tell a different story. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3APzNKP via IFTTT

Do Democrats Have the Courage of Liz Cheney?

When one party in our two-party system goes completely rogue, it falls on the other party to protect democracy. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/39JGylx via IFTTT

Racism, Redlining and Police Shootings

Often-cited examples of redlining and police shootings don’t tell such a simple story. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3umruUn via IFTTT

Huawei Case Raises Fears of 'Hostage Diplomacy' by China

Critics of the Justice Department deal to free Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou say it could blunt tools like sanctions and prosecutions. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3m50LYJ via IFTTT

S&P 500 Drops 2% in Worst Day Since May

Investors, weighing the prospect of the Federal Reserve preparing to reduce its purchases of government debt, sold off bonds, pushing the 10-year’s yield to its highest level since June. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3AW9eDW via IFTTT

How the Debt Ceiling Came to Be a Political Cudgel

The current fight over raising the debt limit is proving to be another lesson in American political dysfunction. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2XSeLN0 via IFTTT

Kasim Reed Focuses on Crime in Atlanta Mayoral Election

Kasim Reed, the former mayor whose administration was marked by corruption scandals, is running for another term, promising to restore public safety. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3icjT5J via IFTTT

The Republican Senate Spending Bill Vote Was Sabotage

Republicans have learned that sabotage works. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/39Hwj0Y via IFTTT

How to Save New York City’s Cabdrivers

There's a smart and equitable way to rescue them from their crushing debts. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/39IrdBA via IFTTT

World's Most Dangerous Birds Were Raised by People 18,000 Years Ago

Researchers studying ancient cassowary egg shells in New Guinea found signs that the sharp-taloned bird was being domesticated. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/2Y0YcPy via IFTTT

How Lip-Syncing Got Real

Not long ago, lip-syncing was the domain of subversive drag queens, or pop stars that the media saw as talentless. Now it’s how scrappy amateurs get famous. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2XVVRok via IFTTT

Book Review: ‘Robert E. Lee,’ by Allen C. Guelzo

Allen C. Guelzo’s “Robert E. Lee” offers a nuanced portrait of the Confederate general who chose his state over the nation. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3AIV74B via IFTTT

Congress, Vaccine Mandates, Baseball: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3igDPEO via IFTTT

Bringing Aaliyah Into the Streaming Era

A conversation about the tug of war over her musical legacy, and how her songs — even without a digital presence — impacted the evolution of contemporary R&B. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kNMXCl via IFTTT

German Election Leaves Merkel’s Conservatives in Disarray

Sunday’s defeat has revealed a gasping conservative party. But what that means for Germany’s future is not clear as traditional left-right politics are scrambled. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3EYYyqk via IFTTT

Your Wednesday Briefing

Tough questions for Gen. Milley. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/39Q4fbC via IFTTT

Why Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Is Likely to Stay in Power

The country has free elections, opposition parties and, lately, public discontent. So why are the Liberal Democrats nearly assured to remain in power? from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3kQagvC via IFTTT

Taro Kono, Japan's Most Popular Prime Minister Candidate, Far From a Shoo-In

Taro Kono has by far the highest poll numbers of any candidate to lead the governing Liberal Democrats. But party elders don’t think so highly of him. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3zOLjor via IFTTT

Canada Doubles Its Afghan Refugee Resettlement Target to 40,000 People

The official announcement was made by Canada’s foreign minister on Monday evening, speaking at the United Nations General Assembly. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3CUNTvc via IFTTT

Sinema to Raise Money From Business Groups That Oppose Budget Bill

Five groups invited association members to an undisclosed location on Tuesday afternoon to write checks for between $1,000 and $5,800, payable to Sinema for Arizona. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kKvbju via IFTTT

R. Kelly Is Convicted On All Counts After Decades of Accusations of Abuse

The singer, who for years dominated the world of R&B music, was found guilty of being the ringleader of a decades-long scheme to recruit women and underage girls for sex. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3m8cyFJ via IFTTT

American Siblings Barred From Leaving China for 3 Years Return to U.S.

Their release coincided with an agreement on Friday that cleared the way for a senior executive of Huawei Technologies, the Chinese telecommunications giant, to return to China. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3ufT0mv via IFTTT

Biden Versus Centrists Living in the Past

Do centrists realize that 2021 isn't 1999? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zGEyoA via IFTTT

The A.C.L.U. Errs on R.B.G.

A bad tweet reveals a rift over gender and reproduction. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3uhEY3w via IFTTT

North Korea Launches Projectile as Country’s Envoy Speaks at U.N.

The launch came just three days after the sister of North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, said the country would consider holding a meeting with the South and declaring an official end to the Korean War. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3AI4JfX via IFTTT

NBA Vaccine Skeptics Speak Out

More than 90 percent of players have received at least one dose of the vaccine, but some, like Nets guard Kyrie Irving, won’t say if they have been or plan to be vaccinated. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ichBDT via IFTTT

Intelligence Agencies Pushed to Use More Commercial Satellites

Congress wants the government to turn to the private sector to augment the capabilities of highly classified spy satellites. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3B0WrA9 via IFTTT

Ford Will Build 4 Factories in a Big Electric Vehicle Push

The automaker and a supplier will spend $11.4 billion on three battery factories and a truck plant, creating 11,000 jobs. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3AM7i0E via IFTTT

Republicans Block Government Funding, Refusing to Lift Debt Limit

Senate Republicans opposed legislation to avert a government shutdown and prevent a debt default at a critical moment for Democrats’ domestic agenda. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/39KEQAa via IFTTT

Olaf Scholz is a Winner but Not Chancellor — Yet.

Olaf Scholz, the leader of the center-left Social Democrats, narrowly won the night. But now the hard part begins — building a durable governing coalition. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2ZDWaoP via IFTTT

Kaplan and Rosengren, Fed Presidents Under Fire for Trades, Will Step Down

Robert S. Kaplan will exit his role as head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas next month. Eric S. Rosengren, the head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, is also retiring earlier than planned. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3CLCP3c via IFTTT

Mapping Losses for Angela Merkel's Party in German Vote

The conservatives who have been the dominant force in modern German politics suffered their worst defeat, while the Social Democrats and Greens made gains. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3i9FhZG via IFTTT

Why Haitians in Chile Keep Heading North to the U.S.

Many of the Haitian migrants who recently entered Texas had taken refuge for years in Chile. Some said they faced increasing joblessness, poverty and hostility there. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3CNQqqM via IFTTT

Finding Memories in Reused Food Containers Like Cool Whip

The containers we use over and over, from Cool Whip tubs to Taster’s Choice jars, can evoke stronger feelings than the food that came in them. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3iaxgmW via IFTTT

New Taliban Chancellor Bars Women From Kabul University

The new policy for Afghanistan’s premier university is another major blow to women’s rights under Taliban rule, and to a two-decade effort to build up higher education. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/2XPXrrW via IFTTT

Your Tuesday Briefing

Germany’s election results. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3CSHTmo via IFTTT

Why We Can’t Quit Muhammad Ali

He’s our favorite combatant-saint. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ml8Etl via IFTTT

How a Princeton Economist Teaches Resilience

Through the pandemic, Markus Brunnermeier conducted remarkable video seminars with leading thinkers in his field. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kN8JGg via IFTTT

Hakuho, Japan's Most Decorated Sumo Wrestler, Retires at 36

The Mongolia-born champion, known for flouting tradition and for his sometimes rough tactics, won his final tournament in July. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/2ZDuh07 via IFTTT

Jurors Reach Verdict in Trial of R. Kelly

The six-week trial included graphic testimony about sexual abuse by the musician. The verdict is expected to be announced soon. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ml7gXF via IFTTT

The Secret War Over Pentagon Aid in Fighting Wildfires

The military’s satellites excel at spotting new blazes, but for decades they have been mostly off limits to civilian firefighters. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2ZvHqrX via IFTTT

What We Learned From Week 3 of the N.F.L. Season

Justin Herbert and the Chargers want a Chiefs rivalry, Josh Allen is still Josh Allen and the Steelers aren’t winning their bet on Ben Roethlisberger. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/39C16MN via IFTTT

Social Democrats Narrowly Defeat Angela Merkel’s Party

The Social Democrats narrowly defeated Angela Merkel’s conservative party on Sunday, setting the stage for tough negotiations to determine who will replace her as chancellor. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/39GwFF8 via IFTTT

'Slave Play' Is Returning to Broadway

The play, which had been nominated for 12 Tony Awards, will return to Broadway in November. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kJd8dF via IFTTT

Germany’s Elections Show the Country Is Stuck

After Sunday’s equivocal elections, the country is headed for more of the same. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kIUQsL via IFTTT

Freed From Guantánamo, but Still in Limbo 15 Years Later

Abu Bakker Qassim, a Uyghur from China, was dumped in Albania after the U.S. concluded he was not a terrorist, as Chinese authorities had maintained. The only country that wants him is China. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3CFfzE6 via IFTTT

‘Moulin Rouge!’ and ‘The Inheritance’ Take Top Honors at Tony Awards

The ceremony, held for the first time in more than two years, honored shows that opened before the pandemic and tried to lure crowds back to Broadway. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2ZpTPxw via IFTTT

Goldman Sachs, Ozy Media and a $40 Million Conference Call Gone Wrong

The digital media company has raised eyebrows for its claims about its audience size for years. Then came the strange voice on the phone. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3EVkXVt via IFTTT

German Election Results Herald Messier Politics and Weaker Leadership After Merkel

Preliminary results indicated an outcome so tight that it could take months of talks to form a new government at a critical moment for Europe. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3oa35Ar via IFTTT

U.S. Debt-Limit Brinksmanship Has Become a Political Game

Republicans and Democrats have long sparred over raising the debt ceiling. But this time, the odds are growing that the U.S. could default. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3obW5Tw via IFTTT

Speaker Pelosi Delays Vote on Infrastructure Bill

Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California said that the House would take up the $1 trillion bill on Thursday, hours before government funding is scheduled to lapse. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zJ8alj via IFTTT

Five Years After Peace Deal, Colombia Is Running Out of Time, Experts Say

A treaty with rebels in 2016 called for the end of a decades-long war. But that is not the same as achieving peace, and the window for doing so may be closing. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3i4Tsis via IFTTT

Danny Burstein and David Alan Grier Win Their First Tonys

Grier won for best featured actor in a play and Burstein won for best featured actor in a musical. Follow updates from the awards show here. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3i66FHF via IFTTT

The Mendacity of Joe Biden

No White House fact sheet about other policies that benefited Black people can hide the fact that Haitian migrants at the southern border were treated like animals. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3CPxjws via IFTTT

What Happens Inside a Broadway Theater Can Help Us Heal

It is church for the heart and mind. It is shul for the intellect. A mosque celebrating mankind. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3obaeAa via IFTTT

Republicans Are Playing a Dangerous Game With Debt

They know the borrowing limit must be raised, one way or another. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2XVKb5E via IFTTT

The Maps That Steer Us Wrong

Misleading maps are leading us astray. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/39D0h6f via IFTTT

Behind the Trees, a Brooklyn Artists’ Collective

A historic house in Clinton Hill South has been colonized by painters, designers, poets, architects and activists, living and working together. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2XMIWoD via IFTTT

‘Our Differences in Age and Skin Color Meant Nothing to Us.’

Constance Collins and Matthew Steuer, 24 years her senior, met five years ago as each was about to begin a teaching job in Africa. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nZxfpL via IFTTT

Book Review: ‘When We Cease to Understand the World,’ by Benjamín Labatut

“When We Cease to Understand the World,” by Benjamín Labatut, considers the fine line between the brilliance and darkness of human advancement. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3oi7P7d via IFTTT

Your Monday Briefing

Germany’s election is neck and neck. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3AFrNvM via IFTTT

Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, 85, Dies; Led Egypt After Mubarak’s Fall

A general and defense minister, he took power after the Arab Spring uprising, overseeing a crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/3lVrc2W via IFTTT

How They Failed: California Republicans, Media Critics and Facebook

Ezra Klein and Kara Swisher join Jane Coaston to debate recent and ongoing mistakes dominating the news. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zqjlz6 via IFTTT

Marines Reluctantly Let a Sikh Officer Wear a Turban on Duty

While other armed services allow some religion-based exceptions to dress standards without problems, the Marines insist that even small deviations can threaten the force’s effectiveness. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kH6Mv9 via IFTTT

He Taught Ancient Texts at Oxford. Now He Is Accused of Stealing Some.

Hobby Lobby, the craft chain that helped build a collection for the Museum of the Bible, has sued a former Oxford lecturer, asserting he sold it stolen artifacts. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/39AkARQ via IFTTT

How Ukraine Negotiated With the Taliban and Rescued 96 Afghans

Few countries have been willing to fly rescue missions into Afghanistan since the Americans left. Ukraine is an exception. It says it has a different definition of danger. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3u7NIt0 via IFTTT

Wole Soyinka Is Not Going Anywhere

The Nobel laureate, whose new novel, “Chronicles From the Land of the Happiest People on Earth,” is his first in nearly 50 years, refuses to back down when he senses that his homeland’s freedom is under threat. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ueV5PE via IFTTT

Tony Awards: What to Expect and How to Watch Tonight

Most of the awards are being streamed at 7 p.m. Eastern on Paramount+, followed by a 9 p.m. musical theater concert (including three big prizes) broadcast on CBS. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3EV0YX9 via IFTTT

‘Everyday Is Doomsday’: New Limits Give Chinese E-Gamers Whiplash

China has a complex relationship with video games. New government rules for minors have made it even more so. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3m2sskO via IFTTT

A Journey Through Merkel’s Germany: Affluent, Anxious and Almost Normal

As Germany heads into an election that will see Angela Merkel step down after 16 years as chancellor, she leaves behind a country profoundly changed — and anxious about changing more. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3AGk4gV via IFTTT

What You Need to Know About Germany’s National Election

Germans will vote on a new government on Sept. 26, one without Angela Merkel, who will step down after 16 years in power. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2V6r6LW via IFTTT

True Crime, Keith Morrison and Me

The stories may be based in reality, but they portray a fictitious world. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ubPedD via IFTTT

Amtrak Derailment: At Least 50 Hurt in Montana, Official Says

An emergency coordinator said there was an unspecified number of fatalities in the derailment, which happened near Joplin, Mont. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ALo4wJ via IFTTT

They Never Could Work From Home. These Are Their Stories.

A parallel universe of millions of employees did not have the luxury of thinking about returning to the office — they never left. Six workers share their experiences. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nY3kyi via IFTTT

Packing Your Purse (or Pockets) for a Night at the Opera

Melissa Clark takes in the drama with a side of snacks, neat and petite, to sustain her through the highs and lows. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lV0fws via IFTTT

Can Joe Biden Recover?

Biden can definitely float his way back up. Clawing his way up might be a different story. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3o8CSC0 via IFTTT

8 Arrested in Fraternity Pledge’s Alcohol-Poisoning Death, Police Say

Adam Oakes, a 19-year-old student at Virginia Commonwealth University, died in February after being told to drink a bottle of Jack Daniel’s whiskey, family members say. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lXYuyu via IFTTT

Wonking Out: This Might Be China’s ‘Babaru’ Moment

Evergrande may not be another Lehman, but so what? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2XIrP7y via IFTTT

On Charles W. Mills, a Great Philosopher We Lost This Week

A tribute to Charles W. Mills. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3om01kT via IFTTT

My Accidental Visit to Kyiv, the Pandemic’s Party Capital

Kyiv was supposed to be a quick layover for the writer Rosa Lyster. But its underground nightlife turned out to be just what she needed. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3o0dxKq via IFTTT

Can ‘The Wonder Years’ Break Through the White Noise of Nostalgia?

ABC’s reboot is conscious of how remembering the old days is more complicated for its Black characters. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kzK9ZF via IFTTT

How Record Rain and Officials’ Mistakes in China Led to Drownings on a Subway

The deluge in the city of Zhengzhou revealed how China’s years of go-go construction had left its cities vulnerable to climate change. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2XJs42e via IFTTT

Angela Merkel Was Underestimated, and It Became Her Superpower

Her 16-year reign is evidence that effective politics doesn't require losing your humanity. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Y3kAHL via IFTTT

Democrats’ Spending Fight Carries High Stakes for Their Candidates

Failure of moderates and progressives to reach a deal would fuel Republican attacks on their competence — with consequences as soon as November in Virginia, and in the midterms next year. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Zy0Axt via IFTTT

The Restaurant Host Is Suddenly at the Front of the Covid Wars

Forget the powerful maître d’ of old. Today’s hosts are mostly young, inexperienced women who have to enforce health rules and deal with the sometimes violent response. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kGih6d via IFTTT

Ignoring Arizona Humiliation, ‘Stop the Steal’ Races Forward

As a Republican review of 2020 votes in Arizona sputtered to a close, Donald Trump and his allies signaled that their attack on the election, and their drive to reshape future elections, were far from over. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3AGAplU via IFTTT

U.S. Reaches Agreement to Release Huawei's Meng Wanzhou

The case suggested that the Biden administration and the government of President Xi Jinping could come to some kind of accommodations in a dispute that included allegations of hostage-taking on both sides. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3EPkXX5 via IFTTT

China Frees Jailed Canadians After U.S. Agrees to Release Meng Wanzhou

Two Canadians imprisoned in China since 2018 were free and on their way home, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada announced Friday night. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/39ytI9y via IFTTT

Border Patrol Agents Who Mistreated Haitians 'Will Pay,' Biden Says

Several members of the administration said that an inquiry into what happened was still open and that officials would continue deporting migrants under a Trump-era public health rule. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2XGMvge via IFTTT

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Apologizes for Vote on Iron Dome Funding

In a letter to constituents, the New York congresswoman suggested she had changed her “no” vote because she had been subjected to “hateful targeting” for opposing the aid. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/39yCcxo via IFTTT

Will Lawmakers Finally Act Against Big Tech?

Facebook may have crossed the line. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ETjoY0 via IFTTT

States Begin a Complex Booster Shot Rollout for Pfizer Recipients

Health officials were preparing on Friday to start giving booster shots to older and at-risk Americans, trying to make sense of new and broad eligibility guidelines. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2XS8PUK via IFTTT

Biden Promised to Follow the Science. But Sometimes, He Gets Ahead of the Experts.

White House officials dismiss criticism that President Biden’s comments on booster shots amount to undue pressure on public health experts. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lZt8r8 via IFTTT

War-Torn Yemen Faces Virus Case Spike, Charity Says

The British charity Oxfam found that Covid deaths in Yemen had increased by more than fivefold in the past month. Here’s the latest on the pandemic. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Zj7d6y via IFTTT

Guidance on Booster Shots Gets Ahead of the Science

The responsibility for making decisions about getting boosters in some cases has shifted onto individuals and their doctors. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lVKPrx via IFTTT

No, California Isn’t Doomed

With a budget surplus and plans for fixing its biggest problems, the Golden State is looking a bit more golden. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lTzxEs via IFTTT

Rebuking Biden, Iran’s Chief Diplomat Demands More Sanctions Relief

The foreign minister for Iran’s new hard-line government said it would demand a higher price for limiting its nuclear program than it did in the 2015 deal. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/3lYDYO1 via IFTTT

Biden Promised to Follow the Science. But Sometimes, He Gets Ahead of the Experts.

White House officials dismiss criticism that President Biden’s comments on booster shots amount to undue pressure on public health experts. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2XKGe3g via IFTTT

How Democrats Could Shrink Their $3.5 Trillion Budget Bill

Here are three options to shrink down the Democrats’ climate change and social welfare bill as moderates demand less spending and smaller tax hikes to pay for it. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3u8t4cc via IFTTT

The Tax Loophole That Helps America's Richest Families Stay That Way

The longer we fail to constrain inherited wealth, the sooner the dream of a democratic society dies. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ERSorW via IFTTT

German Protesters Call for Climate Action as Election Nears

Protests took place worldwide, but those in Germany had heightened urgency amid calls for the next government to do something about climate change. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3AIKSx7 via IFTTT

Faith vs. a Full Week of Work

You shouldn’t have to forgo religious observance to do your job. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lPYwrW via IFTTT

A History of Medical Innovation That Doesn’t Ignore the Side Effects

In “You Bet Your Life,” Paul A. Offit looks at advances that have prolonged life, from chemotherapy to the Covid vaccine, and the difficult, even deadly, paths to arrive at them. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3AH7VIV via IFTTT

Huawei, Booster Shots, Britney Spears: Your Friday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3o6rbMo via IFTTT

China Declares All Cryptocurrency Transactions Illegal

The clampdown comes as China’s central bank has been testing its own digital currency. The price of Bitcoin dropped on the news. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zG9tkV via IFTTT

New York Hospitals Face Possible Mass Firings as Workers Spurn Vaccines

With a Monday deadline looming, thousands of health care workers in the state are risking their jobs by not getting a coronavirus vaccine. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Zu3vY2 via IFTTT

Huawei Executive Accepts Deal Freeing Her; Case Strained U.S.-China Ties

The Canadian authorities had arrested Ms. Meng in December 2018 at the request of the United States. She appeared by videoconference at a court hearing in Brooklyn on Friday. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3u80qbc via IFTTT

Why Are Democratic Centrists Spouting Right-Wing Propaganda?

A lot of what they think they know just isn't so. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lXGQuL via IFTTT

Democrats Face Tough Choices as They Look to Shrink Safety Net Bill

With moderates insisting that the cost of the measure dip below $3.5 trillion, Democrats have a number of options for scaling back their plan. None of them are easy. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3CDsWVe via IFTTT

A Guide to the Twisted Thicket of Bills in Congress

Congress needs to fund the government and raise the debt ceiling. You’d need a flow chart to figure out all the complications, but we’re here to help. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nZ2KAo via IFTTT

Thousands of Haitian Migrants to Stay in U.S.

Border agents are making life-altering decisions for thousands of Haitian families on the border on whether they can stay in the U.S. or be deported. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3o6lKwO via IFTTT

U.S. Diplomat to Haiti Resigns Over Biden Administration Policy

The diplomat, Daniel Foote, was appointed special envoy to Haiti in July, just weeks after President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lVAGem via IFTTT

In Biden’s Foreign Policy, Friends and Foes Claim Echoes of Trump

President Biden’s speech at the U.N. was a stark contrast to President Donald J. Trump’s. But it came amid complaints that some of Mr. Biden’s policy moves echoed his predecessor’s approach. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/3AErn95 via IFTTT

In Biden’s Foreign Policy, Friends and Foes Claim Echoes of Trump

Gira Sarabhai, Designer Who Helped Shape Modern India, Dies at 97

The youngest daughter of an influential family of industrialists, she trained with Frank Lloyd Wright before returning to India and founding design institutions. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3ilQqXt via IFTTT

Treasury's Janet Yellen Is Being Tested by Debt Limit Fight

The Treasury secretary must wade into a standoff between Democrats and Republicans over raising the debt limit. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3o4bhlA via IFTTT

Secret Hearing Focuses on Hidden Microphones at Guantánamo Prison

Hearings resumed in the destroyer Cole bombing case after a 600-day delay caused by the pandemic. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/3i1R6Rm via IFTTT

Why Electric Cars Could Make American Roads Resemble Cuba

As the nation shifts to electric vehicles, picture well-kept but long discontinued gas-powered pickups, especially in areas where charging stations may be sparse. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lPQdMP via IFTTT

The 18-Year Wait for New Wrens Music Is Over. Sort Of.

The New Jersey indie rockers promised a final album. Their day jobs and families have expanded, but the band’s two creative forces kept writing — separately. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3u2YctJ via IFTTT

Dr. Fauci, Movie Star

“Fauci,” a new documentary, follows his work in two health crises: AIDS and the coronavirus pandemic. He agreed to participate as long as it didn’t interfere with his work. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lPEQ7O via IFTTT

Your Friday Briefing

The U.S. prepares for vaccine boosters. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3kChKlA via IFTTT

One Dead and a Dozen Injured in Tenn. Grocery Store Shooting, Police Say

Officials said the gunman apparently killed himself after the attack inside a Kroger in Collierville, Tenn. Follow updates on the shooting. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zBAfe8 via IFTTT

A Foul Play by Progressives Over Israel’s Iron Dome

Progressive Dems are wrong to target a defensive weapon system. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2ZqTZ81 via IFTTT

Have We Failed Suburban Schools?

Our focus on the problems with inner-city education has left us with big blind spots. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2XVKvBh via IFTTT

Adoptees Shouldn’t Have to Live in Fear of Being Deported

There’s bipartisan support for legislation that could put an end to the peril facing transnational adoptees. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3i1y4dM via IFTTT

Taliban's New Rules for Afghan Journalists Raise Fear

The directives for journalists include rules against publishing topics in conflict with Islam or insulting to national personalities. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3o3L0DY via IFTTT

Thousands of Boko Haram Members Surrendered. They Moved In Next Door.

Fighters and family members of a terrorist group in Nigeria have defected in droves since the death of their leader. They’ve been relocated to a city they once terrorized. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lLWd9u via IFTTT

House Approves Funding for Israel's Iron Dome

Progressives balked at sending military aid to a country they accuse of human rights abuses, angering centrists and Jewish lawmakers who said the United States must support a crucial ally. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/3lS3OU7 via IFTTT

House Approves Funding for Israel's Iron Dome

Ancient Footprints Suggest Humans Arrived In Americas During Ice Age

Human footprints found in New Mexico are about 23,000 years old, a study reported, suggesting that people may have arrived long before the Ice Age’s glaciers melted. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3i0Y35m via IFTTT

Biden Huddles With Democrats as Divisions Threaten His Agenda

Democrats are nearing a make-or-break moment for President Biden’s agenda, with party divisions imperiling top-priority legislation and fiscal crises looming. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2XIFDzv via IFTTT

Is Biden Showing Shades of Trump?

Angry allies. Border bedlam. Sound familiar? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zy6pHz via IFTTT

Redistricting Is the Name of the Game

Gimme an R! Gimme an E! Gimme a Districting! from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nZKBTa via IFTTT

Gabrielle Petito and America's Obsession With Missing White Women

I've seen it happen time and again. Missing white women and girls receive outsize media coverage when other missing people receive none. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3iifq1N via IFTTT

At Covid Summit, Biden Sets Ambitious Goals for Vaccinating the World

But his plans face a tough road as pressure grows for big pharmaceutical companies to share their vaccine technologies with poorer nations. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3ztcO6V via IFTTT

F.D.A. Authorizes Pfizer Booster Shot for Higher-Risk People

Regulators said that people over 65 or at high risk of severe Covid-19 were eligible for an extra shot, setting up a staggered national booster campaign. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3AuJcqW via IFTTT

Jerome Powell says the Fed is reviewing its trading rules.

The Federal Reserve is embroiled in an unusual drama: Some officials traded stocks and other financial products last year, prompting calls for an investigation. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hXx62g via IFTTT

Biden Pushes Deterrent Border Policy After Promising ‘Humane’ Approach

The deportation of Haitian migrants is a stark example of how President Biden has deployed some of the most aggressive approaches to immigration put in place by former President Donald J. Trump. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2XPyoFO via IFTTT

Melvin Van Peebles, Champion of New Black Cinema, Dies at 89

A fertile creative force, he wrote fiction and musicals but is best known for a breakthrough movie that heralded the genre known as blaxploitation. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hVmKQI via IFTTT

Biden Declared the War Over. But Wars Go On.

The president’s assertion after the withdrawal from Afghanistan that the United States is not at war for the first time in 20 years ignored continued smaller-scale conflicts. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/2XFXM06 via IFTTT

Biden Declared the War Over. But Wars Go On.

The Fed, Booster Shots, ‘The Sopranos’: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3u7bcyG via IFTTT

Biden Declared the War Over. But Wars Go On.

What a Fungus Reveals About the Space Program

One thing’s for sure: Escaping the dung heap doesn’t come cheap. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3CnLoRI via IFTTT

What About the Heroine’s Journey?

The Harvard scholar Maria Tatar has made a career of studying fairy tales and folklore. Now she is taking aim at Joseph Campbell and showing us the women he left out of the story. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nSnbPr via IFTTT

Some activists say that Biden’s new plan for donating vaccines is not enough.

Of the 1.1 billion doses that the United States has committed to donations, only 300 million are expected to be shipped this year. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3EI7fVX via IFTTT

Voice Assistants Don’t Understand Us. They Should.

Even for new technologies, accessibility matters. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nVJ0O7 via IFTTT

Why Are Moderates Trying to Blow Up Biden’s Centrist Economic Plan?

In attacking the Build Back Better Act, they are working against their own purported aims. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3AxE9Go via IFTTT

It’s Not Really a ‘$3.5 Trillion’ Bill

The fiscal impact of the Biden spending plan would be smaller than that figure suggests. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3CtMX0u via IFTTT

Federal Reserve Signals It May Soon Slow Bond Purchases

The Federal Reserve said it could soon slow its large-scale purchases of government-backed debt and indicated it might raise interest rates in 2022. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nXDt9R via IFTTT

Your Thursday Briefing

Biden urges a ‘go big’ response to the pandemic. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3Cx01SA via IFTTT

Wall Street rebounds from a four-day slump as the Fed signals its next move.

from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/39qsBsB via IFTTT

A Governor’s High School Basketball Dreams Are Blocked. And He Is Crying Foul.

As his state was battered by Covid-19, Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia applied to coach a boys’ team in his spare time. When the school board rejected him, he threatened to haul the members before a judge. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ESgRO2 via IFTTT

China Pledges to Stop Building Coal-Burning Power Plants Abroad

It marks a major shift for one of the biggest backers of coal-fired plants globally. Still, China remains heavily reliant on new coal plants at home, and is the world’s top emitter of greenhouse gases. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3EH8Jji via IFTTT

A Botched Drone Strike in Kabul Started With the Wrong Car

An errant strike that killed 10 civilians has called into question the reliability of the intelligence that will be used to conduct future U.S. operations in Afghanistan. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ExAw5w via IFTTT

Lawsuits Filed Against Texas Doctor Could Be Best Tests of Abortion Law

Legal experts said two lawsuits filed this week might test the constitutionality of the Texas law more than federal challenges by abortion providers and the Justice Department. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2XKuNbW via IFTTT

How to Vaccinate the World

The world can’t end this pandemic — or prevent the next one — without global vaccine equity. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3Ax3u3d via IFTTT

Clamping Down on ‘Spiritual Opium’

Chinese tech regulation, Elizabeth Holmes’s trial and Facebook’s obfuscation. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3CNGygX via IFTTT

Why the Child Tax Credit Should Be Permanent

Spending more on children is a very good idea. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3EBbgeJ via IFTTT

The Fight Over Abortion Rights in Mexico Isn’t Over

The Mexican Supreme Court's decision followed years of feminist activism. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3AuzZ1L via IFTTT

Cairo’s Antique Elevators, Glorious and Glitchy, Are Scenes of Love and Fear

For some Cairenes, the city’s geriatric lifts are beautiful marvels. Others consider them frustrating and frightening. Everyone has a story. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lCY7ct via IFTTT

‘The Right to Sex’ Thinks Beyond the Parameters of Consent

Amia Srinivasan’s brilliant essays urge us to think more fully about sex, as a personal experience with social implications. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hRW96Y via IFTTT

I Had My First Child at 45. Here’s What I Learned.

A little empathy goes a long way, and people are going to judge. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lIdxw9 via IFTTT

Taliban Complete Interim Government, Still Without Women

The Taliban spurned calls from the United Nations and big donors to include women in its new cabinet, but did add a few men from minority ethnic groups. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/3EFQgDB via IFTTT

A Botched Drone Strike in Kabul Started With the Wrong Car

Taliban Complete Interim Government, Still Without Women

The Taliban spurned calls from the United Nations and big donors to include women in its new cabinet, but did add a few men from minority ethnic groups. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3EFQgDB via IFTTT

China Won’t Build More Coal Plants Abroad, Xi Jinping Says

One analyst called the announcement, which the Chinese leader made in prerecorded remarks to the U.N. General Assembly, “an important step by the world’s biggest provider of overseas coal finance.” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3tZ9kYw via IFTTT

Democrats Propose Bill to Raise Debt Ceiling, Setting Up Clash With Republicans

The House is on track to vote on the measure Tuesday afternoon but it appears doomed in the Senate. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lQuaG6 via IFTTT

China Won’t Build More Coal Plants Abroad, Xi Jinping Says

Saadi Yacef, ‘Battle of Algiers’ Catalyst and Actor, Dies at 93

At the center of the Algerian effort to throw off French rule, he re-created that role in Gillo Pontecorvo’s searing 1966 movie, based on a book by Mr. Yacef. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/3CC60We via IFTTT

Taliban Complete Interim Government, Still Without Women

Your Wednesday Briefing

Biden tries to reassure allies at the U.N. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3lOrYyy via IFTTT

Taliban Complete Interim Government, Still Without Women

Trump Campaign Knew Lawyers' Dominion Claims Were Baseless, Papers Say

Days before lawyers allied with Donald Trump gave a news conference promoting election conspiracy theories, his campaign had determined that many of those claims were false, court filings reveal. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3AwJIVk via IFTTT

Justice Dept. Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Roe v. Wade

The department also sought permission to present oral arguments in December when the court hears a case challenging Mississippi’s restrictive abortion law. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3m030N5 via IFTTT

Biden to Raise the Cap on Refugees to 125,000

The move indicates the president’s intention to open the country’s doors after four years in which the Trump administration sought to prevent refugees from settling in the United States. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hPaSzs via IFTTT

BTS Took Center Stage at the U.N. Over One Million Fans Watched Live.

The boy band’s seven members accompanied President Moon Jae-in of South Korea, who designated them as special presidential envoy for future generations and culture. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3CwwTuR via IFTTT

Democrats to Pair Spending Bill With Raising Debt Ceiling, Pressuring G.O.P.

The approach essentially dares Republicans to follow through on their threats to oppose increasing the debt limit, by coupling it with urgently needed federal spending. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3Cvyp0l via IFTTT

Dear Joe Manchin: Coal Isn’t Your State’s Future

Coal's glory days ended during the Reagan era, and they aren't coming back. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/39tTUSx via IFTTT

The Cancel Culture Panic and Middle-Aged Sadness

It's painful to feel repelled by the sensibilities of the young. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ELXGFF via IFTTT

N.Y.C. Schools' Covid Strategy: Test More, but Keep Classrooms Open

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced weekly testing of students and relaxed quarantine rules but continued to resist mandatory vaccination of schoolchildren. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3CyBnB1 via IFTTT

Deported by U.S., Haitians Are in Shock: ‘I Don’t Know This Country’

Haitians who lived abroad for years have been returned to a country in crisis that they barely recognize — often, they say, without a hearing. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3iat4UD via IFTTT

After Setback, Democrats Vow to Push Ahead on Immigration Overhaul

After a top Senate official rejected a proposal to legalize millions of undocumented immigrants, Democrats said they would craft an alternative. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zsSwKL via IFTTT

Abortion Lawsuits Target Texas Doctor Who Said He Violated Law

The suits, brought by men in Arkansas and Illinois, appear to be the first under a state law that bans most abortions after the six-week mark. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Zanivf via IFTTT

An Architect Who’s Known for Aesthetic Purity and Counts Kanye West as a Client

The cult Swiss talent Valerio Olgiati creates austere, often concrete spaces that eschew references to history or place. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/39kATlx via IFTTT

Hope (and Ian McKellen) Lured Me to Britain. Was It Worth the Risk?

I made the calculations before I traveled, and decided to go for it. Double masked, I stepped off the plane and set off for a week of theater. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3znewGU via IFTTT

France Asks ‘Forgiveness’ for its Abandonment of Algerian Harkis

After fighting on the French side in the Algerian war of independence, Algerian Arabs were left to be slaughtered in Algeria or were abused in France. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/3hTnaqu via IFTTT

Wall Street Suffers Worst Drop Since May as Global Markets Swoon

The S&P 500 closed down 1.7 percent, part of a global market swoon caused by a range of jitters, from China’s sputtering real estate market to a potential Federal Reserve timeline for scaling back stimulus measures. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3CkTVF0 via IFTTT

U.S. to Lift Travel Ban for Vaccinated Visitors

Travelers who provide proof of full vaccination against the coronavirus before boarding a flight will be able to enter the United States. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3Atd0V1 via IFTTT

Biden Administration to Draft Rules on Workplace Heat Dangers

The move, aimed at protecting workers in sectors like agriculture and construction, reflects a growing recognition of the health threats posed by global warming. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lJJdRO via IFTTT

Does the U.S. Economy Still Need Booster Shots?

This week, the Federal Reserve may hint at an answer. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nUE77Q via IFTTT

Your Tuesday Briefing

U.S. to allow vaccinated foreigners. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3hPM5eS via IFTTT

France's Macron Takes on U.S., a Big Gamble Even for a Risk-Taker

For President Emmanuel Macron of France, a debacle over a lost submarine deal with Australia suggests that the NATO alliance is debilitated through lack of trust. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3CArHGx via IFTTT

Why Covid Vaccines for Kids Are Taking the F.D.A. So Long

The F.D.A. needs a new system for responding to pandemics. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Zhy0Ak via IFTTT

America Is Being Held for Ransom. It Needs to Fight Back.

Businesses attacked. Data stolen. Miles of pipeline shut down. The scourge of ransomware is worse than ever. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/39nnOrG via IFTTT

What Is 23andMe Doing With Your DNA?

C.E.O. Anne Wojcicki grapples with the ethical questions that come with building a business on customers’ personal information. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3CrQkoA via IFTTT

Russia Vaccinates Indigenous Yamal Herders Against COVID-19

Covid has reached even the Yamal Peninsula in the Arctic. So vaccination teams are following, and finding ways to inoculate nomadic herders. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3nSfEjA via IFTTT

Cairo’s Antique Elevators, Glorious and Glitchy, Are Scenes of Love and Fear

For some Cairenes, the city’s geriatric lifts are beautiful marvels. Others consider them frustrating and frightening. Everyone has a story. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/3lCY7ct via IFTTT

Review: At the Emmy Awards, TV Celebrates Its Own Survival

The telecast felt like a very private party — people seemed to be having fun, but the jollity didn’t really come through the screen. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3EwbWCb via IFTTT

With ‘The Crown,’ Netflix Finally Takes the Emmys Throne

The lush Netflix series chronicling the British royal family took home the four major acting awards as well as best drama. “Ted Lasso,” on Apple TV+, and “Mare of Easttown,” on HBO, also scored numerous wins. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/39hNupG via IFTTT

Sanae Takaich Hopes to Be Japan’s First Female Leader

If Sanae Takaichi wins, it would be a milestone for the country. But some feminists hope it doesn’t happen. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3CxUv2p via IFTTT

Average Daily Deaths From Covid-19 in the United States Surpass 2,000

Texas and Florida, two of the hardest-hit states in the country, account for more than 30 percent of those deaths. Here’s the latest on the pandemic. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kl3DRE via IFTTT

How the U.S. Helped, and Hampered, the Escape of Afghan Journalists

The secretary of state cites a “massive effort” by the government, but people involved in the evacuation instead describe bureaucratic snags. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nPPrlI via IFTTT

Democrats Dealt a Blow on Immigration Plans

The Senate’s parliamentarian ruled that Democrats’ plan to give 8 million immigrants a path to citizenship could not be achieved through the reconciliation process. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zj3wdu via IFTTT

2021 Emmy Winners Updates: 'The Crown,' 'Mare of Easttown' and More

The list of winners for the 73rd annual Emmy Awards. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2XxQETL via IFTTT

Gabby Petito's Disappearance: a Timeline

The authorities said on Sept. 19 that they had found human remains consistent with a description of Ms. Petito, 22 in Wyoming. She had traveled to national parks with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie. Their social media accounts provide a glimpse into their trip. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nNPGhh via IFTTT

Jill Biden Is Chasing the President’s Most Elusive Campaign Promise: Unity

As the president tries to prove that bipartisanship is still possible, the first lady is not standing on the sidelines. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hPG2Xv via IFTTT

Human Remains Believed to Belong to Woman Missing in Van Mystery Are Found

Authorities said the human remains in Wyoming are consistent with a description of Gabrielle Petito. The search continues for her fiancé. Here’s the latest. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lHS0U6 via IFTTT

Gabby Petito's Disappearance: a Timeline

Human Remains Believed to Belong to Gabby Petito Are Found

The authorities said they had found human remains in Wyoming consistent with a description of Gabrielle Petito, 22. The authorities continue to search for her fiancé, Brian Laundrie. She was reported missing after he returned home alone from a cross-country van trip. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nOyND6 via IFTTT

White Evangelicals Shun Morality for Power

They’ve been a “political arm of the Republican Party” for decades now. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lGqOoJ via IFTTT

How to Age Gracefully

Inspired by a new book, “Stupid Things I Won’t Do When I Get Old,” I’m taking stock of my life and deciding what I need to reconsider. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3k3ousw via IFTTT

Was Occupy Wall Street the ‘Beginning of the Beginning’?

In “Generation Occupy,” Michael Levitin argues that the 2011 protest against income inequality shaped both the substance and style of American politics. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2XEowP9 via IFTTT

Emmy Awards 2021 Updates: Here’s What to Expect

The red carpet arrivals will begin at 6 p.m. Eastern. Cedric the Entertainer, the veteran stand-up comedian, will host the show. Here’s the latest. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hQgedN via IFTTT

Emmys 2021: The List of Nominees

The 73rd Emmy Awards will be held on Sunday. Several winners were announced earlier this week. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lsuwCq via IFTTT

Your Monday Briefing

France recalls its U.S. and Australian ambassadors. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3knCZaH via IFTTT

Joe Manchin Will Craft U.S. Climate Plan

Senator Joe Manchin is already a crucial swing vote in the Democrats’ sweeping budget bill. But he will also write the details of its climate change program. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nOYlA2 via IFTTT

Haiti Protests Mass Deportation of Migrants to a Country in Crisis

Haiti migration officials have asked the United States for a “humanitarian moratorium” even as they prepare to receive the first returnees from Texas. “Will we have enough to feed these people?” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2XCT5oc via IFTTT

Merkel’s Children: Living Legacies Called Angela, Angie and Sometimes Merkel

For some refugee families who traveled to Germany during the migrant crisis of 2015 and 2016, gratitude for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s decision to welcome them comes via a namesake. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zqbeT0 via IFTTT

Booster Shots for Covid Leave Africa With Few Options

Just 20 percent of people in low- and lower-middle-income countries have received a first Covid-19 vaccine dose — compared to 80 percent in high- and upper-middle-income countries. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3AvNxdG via IFTTT

Carl Nassib Made History, but Also a Big Play

Last week Nassib, 28, became the first openly gay player to compete in an N.F.L. game. Teammates, the news media and observers casually noted the feat, then cheered his game-changing play. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2ZbfcTj via IFTTT

Covid Trash Isn't Always Dangerous. Not Everyone Got the Memo.

Overblown fears that the coronavirus could be transmitted through surfaces have created a stigma around handling nonhazardous trash, experts say. Some recyclable waste has been junked or burned. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hN3yEv via IFTTT

Evergrande Gave Workers a Choice: Loan Us Cash or Lose Your Bonus

The Chinese property giant owes $300 billion and is on the hook for as many as 1.6 million apartments. It may owe tens of thousands of its employees money, too. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3znVP5Z via IFTTT

Israel Captures Last 2 Palestinian Inmates Still Free After Prison Break

Six prisoners had tunneled out of a maximum-security facility on Sept. 6, in an embarrassment for Israel. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/2VRNQ3c via IFTTT

Israel Captures Last 2 Palestinian Inmates Still Free After Prison Break

Six prisoners had tunneled out of a maximum-security facility on Sept. 6, in an embarrassment for Israel. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/2VRNQ3c via IFTTT

SpaceX's Inspiration4 Civilian Crew Completes 3-Day Mission

The mission hinted at what space travel could look like in a more accessible future, while remaining in reach now to only the richest of the rich. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3km2DMS via IFTTT

Texas Doctor Says He Performed an Abortion in Defiance of New State Law

In an opinion essay in The Washington Post titled “Why I violated Texas’s extreme abortion ban,” Dr. Alan Braid wrote, “I am taking a personal risk, but it’s something I believe in strongly.” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lCdbHp via IFTTT

Covid in Senegal: Vaccine Demand Grows but Supply Is Short

As rumors and misinformation about coronavirus vaccines gradually subside and the West African country emerges from a third wave, Senegalese are less reluctant to take a shot. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/39gi8Qf via IFTTT

The N.F.L. Bets on Betting

Gambling on football has come out of the shadows. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kjg6VV via IFTTT

A Political Road Not Taken in America

A brief look at the Confederate Constitution. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ClXxXe via IFTTT

SpaceX Updates: Watch the Inspiration4 Crew Return to Earth

After nearly three days orbiting planet Earth, a unique group of astronauts is getting on track for an ocean landing near Florida. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nLrgVr via IFTTT

Law Roach, Stylist Who Ruled the Met Gala

The self-described “image architect” was an M.V.P. of both New York Fashion Week and the Met Gala. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3tH1W3U via IFTTT

Fully Virtual Weddings Are Happening in Utah

Thousands of international couples, separated by Covid-19 travel restrictions, have found a surprising lifeboat in Provo, Utah, where the wedding process has been fully virtualized. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hI3qGm via IFTTT

Ford’s Truck of the Future Looks Pretty Familiar

A compelling commercial to sell electric trucks leaves out planetary responsibility. Is this really good news? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hzadls via IFTTT

In Orange County, the Recall’s Defeat Echoes Years of G.O.P. Erosion

Voters struck down the effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom, continuing the political seesawing that has defined the former Republican stronghold. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/39hff1s via IFTTT

Texas Lawmakers Plan to Continue Their Rightward Shift

The state recently completed one of its most conservative legislative sessions, widening a divide among many residents. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3Cs6jDk via IFTTT

Harassed and Harangued, Poll Workers Now Have a New Form of Defense

Threatened by extremists and under fire by politicians, election workers now have their own legal defense network. It’s a perk they never expected to need. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kmpUP6 via IFTTT

Dancing Through New York in a Summer of Joy and Grief

During the brief moment when the pandemic was receding and we could be together again, all we wanted to do was move our bodies. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lqLuB5 via IFTTT

Joe Manchin Got the Voting Bill He Wanted. Time to Pass It.

Congress needs to protect voting rights. Now. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lH1peV via IFTTT

What if Covid Were 10 Times Deadlier?

Would a deadlier pandemic have yielded different political divides? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nMYQdB via IFTTT

Biden's Presidential Agenda Rests on $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill

A plan for the economy, education, immigration, climate and more binds disparate Democratic lawmakers, but the proposal risks sinking under its own weight. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3AncvMf via IFTTT

Submarine Deal Gives Post-Brexit Britain Its Moment on the Global Stage

The British government played an early role in brokering the alliance with the U.S. and Australia to deploy nuclear-powered submarines in the Pacific, officials in London and Washington said. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zjXnO3 via IFTTT

Biden Administration to Deport Haitians in South Texas

More than 14,000 Haitians are camping out under a bridge in Del Rio, Texas, awaiting processing by the United States Border Patrol. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nMjj2c via IFTTT

Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algeria’s Longest-Serving President, Dies at 84

Mr. Bouteflika, ousted from the presidency in 2019 after 20 years in office, joined the country’s fight for independence in the 1950s and helped lead the nation out of a brutal civil war in the 1990s. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/39vUjEp via IFTTT

The Secret Talks Behind the U.S. Deal That France Called a 'Betrayal'

In meeting after meeting with their French counterparts, U.S. officials gave no heads-up about their plans to upend France’s largest defense contract. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hJwEVl via IFTTT

How Hope, Fear and Misinformation Led Thousands of Haitians to the U.S. Border

Some left to find work. Others to escape violence or racial discrimination in other countries. But many believe ‘there is nothing to go back to.’ from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lxNaZL via IFTTT

William J. Walker, Sidelined on Jan. 6, Has New Job Securing Capitol

William J. Walker has testified about how his requests for approval to deploy the National Guard on Jan. 6 went unanswered. Now it falls to him to prevent another rampage. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3Et1WJR via IFTTT

F.D.A. Panel Recommends Pfizer Boosters for Those Over 65 or at Risk

The committee said there was insufficient evidence to recommend third shots for all adult recipients of the vaccine, as Pfizer had requested. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hIQakU via IFTTT

The Road Ahead for Pro-Impeachment House Republicans

The 10 G.O.P. lawmakers who voted to impeach Donald Trump face angry primary voters and challengers inspired or endorsed by the former president. So far, only one has given up on re-election. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kimf4A via IFTTT

Robert Durst Found Guilty of Murder After Decades of Suspicion

Mr. Durst, the onetime heir to a Manhattan real estate empire, was convicted of killing a close confidante in Beverly Hills, Calif., in 2000. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3Asewqw via IFTTT

France Recalls Ambassadors to the United States and Australia in Protest of Submarine Deal

The French foreign minister said the decision was made by President Emmanuel Macron. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zkjsfB via IFTTT

The Endless Facebook Apology

It's shocking but hardly surprising. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3CnvAyl via IFTTT

Thomas Mann on the Artist vs. the State

Thomas Mann spent the years during World War I composing “Reflections of a Nonpolitical Man,” an idiosyncratic assault on democracy and reason that was recently reissued. The book’s political ideas are of little use, Christopher Beha writes, but Mann’s critique of how democracies enlist writers to serve as their social conscience resonates forcefully today. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ClTj1P via IFTTT

Taliban Seize Women’s Ministry Building for Use by Religious Police

Taliban leaders have turned the Kabul building that housed Afghanistan’s Ministry of Women’s Affairs into the offices for the religious police, an ominous portent for women’s rights. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3CCd1GX via IFTTT

North Carolina Court Strikes Down Voter ID Law

The court cited “persuasive evidence” that the state legislature had rushed the law to passage at least in part to make it harder for Black voters to cast ballots. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3Cn9qMF via IFTTT

Climate Change and Climate Disaster Must Take Center Stage

Climate changes is a global problem that we must address in our own lives. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zmmtfc via IFTTT

‘The Most Important Number You’ve Never Heard Of’

A new study aims to help the Biden administration determine the ‘social cost’ of greenhouse gases. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ziKrbl via IFTTT

Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., commander of United States Central Command, acknowledged that a New York Times investigation of video evidence helped investigators to determine that they had struck a wrong target. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3Cl8ecC via IFTTT

In US Drone Strike, Evidence Suggests No ISIS Bomb

U.S. officials said a Reaper drone followed a car for hours and then fired based on evidence it was carrying explosives. But in-depth video analysis and interviews at the site cast doubt on that account. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hkcf8Y via IFTTT

The Sharp U.S. Pivot to Asia Is Throwing Europe Off Balance

The new U.S. alliance with Australia and Britain against China has put Europe closer to a question it has tried to avoid: Which side are you on? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nHAyBM via IFTTT

An Antiracist ‘Reckoning’ Smears a Good Person’s Legacy

How the University of Wisconsin got it wrong with a once-treasured, Oscar-winning alumnus. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nXCPt1 via IFTTT

Why Is Black Enrollment Falling at an Elite Southern University?

We're failing to use one of our best tools for reducing racial economic inequities. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hELah2 via IFTTT

United Nations Warns of ‘Catastrophic Pathway’ With Current Climate Pledges

An accounting of promises made by countries in the years since the Paris accord found that they are not enough to avoid drastic impacts from climate change. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lDnSJs via IFTTT

U.S. Officials Warn of Potential Violence at the Sept. 18 Rally in Washington

An internal report by the Department of Homeland Security’s intelligence office cited concerning internet chatter ahead of the rally supporting the suspects in the Jan. 6 riot. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3Ck52Oq via IFTTT

How Colson Whitehead Writes About Our ‘Big Wild Country’

The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist finds inspiration in zombies, history, comics and midcentury furniture. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3CaWJVe via IFTTT

Anthony Gonzalez, a Republican Who Voted to Impeach Trump, Won't Run in 2022

Representative Anthony Gonzalez, one of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump, is the first of the group to retire rather than face a stiff primary challenge. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ClHzwo via IFTTT

Who Gets Sick in Space? Inspiration4 May Offer More Clues.

Commercial spaceflight brings a more diverse cross section of humanity beyond Earth, helping medical researchers collect data. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lwcvDp via IFTTT

Thousands of Migrants Huddle in Squalid Conditions Under Texas Bridge

The temporary camp in Del Rio has grown with staggering speed in recent days during a massive surge in migration that has overwhelmed the authorities. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3tQUhjx via IFTTT

Do We Need to Shrink the Economy to Stop Climate Change?

The degrowth movement argues climate change isn’t a problem we can simply innovate our way out of. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zik9WT via IFTTT

Stop the Bison Hunt in Grand Canyon National Park

The National Park Service should stop a planned cull of these animals in Grand Canyon National Park. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2VR3Fr0 via IFTTT

Governors Shouldn’t Be the Only Ones Making Clemency Decisions

Gov. Hochul has a rare opportunity transform the clemency process. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3CiocnR via IFTTT

What Psychology Tells Us About Self-Awareness

We know what we’re feeling, just not how and why we got here. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lvATEX via IFTTT

U.S. Says It Gave France Hours' Notice of Deal With Australia

The degree of French anger recalled the acrimonious rift between Paris and Washington in 2003 over the Iraq war and involved language not seen since then. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zhdUCo via IFTTT

Russia to Shoot First Full-Length Movie in Space, 'The Challenge'

Racing to beat NASA, an actress and a film director will blast off next month for the International Space Station, where they will film “The Challenge.” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3CpqhP3 via IFTTT

‘Buena Vista Social Club’ at 25: Memories of Memories

A group of older Cuban musicians recorded some of their favorite songs in 1996, and the album became an unlikely blockbuster. How do we hear it a quarter-century later? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3Eo7QMl via IFTTT

'The Harder They Fall': Black Westerns Enter a New Era

The genre dates back decades, when the films were made for segregated audiences. “The Harder They Fall” nods to the past but takes a new attitude altogether. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hzPKx8 via IFTTT

Is Stranger Hatred Hard-Wired Into Humans?

“Of Fear and Strangers,” by George Makari, examines the history of xenophobia, its evolution in modern times and how we might combat it. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hwFlCb via IFTTT

Extreme Weather, Australia, Fall Books: Your Thursday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zbZEuM via IFTTT

With Fuel from Iran, Hezbollah Steps In Where Lebanon Has Failed

The militant group trucked more than 1 million gallons of diesel into Lebanon, flouting U.S. sanctions and billing itself as savior to a suffering population. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/3nEWtcN via IFTTT

Trump-Era Special Counsel Secures Indictment of Lawyer for Firm With Democratic Ties

The defendant, Michael Sussmann, is accused of lying to the F.B.I. in a meeting about Trump and Russia. He denies wrongdoing. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3Aw23Cd via IFTTT

Your Friday Briefing

Tensions over Australia’s submarine deal. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/39shrUh via IFTTT

Inquiry finds World Bank officials, including now-I.M.F. chief, pushed staff to inflate China data.

An investigation focused on accusations that top World Bank officials pressured the team conducting an annual survey to improve China’s standing. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3hEbUON via IFTTT

As Russians Vote, Resignation, Anger and Fear of a Post-Putin Unknown

Many in Russia say they are fed up with corruption, stagnant wages and rising prices. But they worry, as one man said, that “if things start to change, there will be blood.” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3Esf9m3 via IFTTT

Climate Scientists Forecast High Temperatures Into the Fall

The Western drought will likely expand eastward, spreading to nearly all of Texas, Oklahoma and Nebraska. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/39fz1KO via IFTTT

Ida Nudel, ‘Angel’ to Soviet Jews Seeking to Flee, Dies at 90

During the Cold War, she fought for the rights of others and also waged a 16-year fight of her own for an exit visa to Israel. She finally won in 1987. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/3ziBcrN via IFTTT

Study of Covid Booster Shot Benefits Fans Debate Over Extra Doses

Independent experts, including government scientists, were skeptical of the research from Israel, which included limited data over a short period. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3EpljTW via IFTTT

Climate Change Calls for Backup Power, and One Company Cashes In

Generac, a Wisconsin-based manufacturer that dominates the market for standby home generators, is an unlikely Wall Street darling. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hztXWj via IFTTT

Indonesian President Found to Be Negligent Over Jakarta Pollution

A court ruled in a lawsuit that President Joko Widodo and six other top officials had neglected to fulfill citizens’ rights to clean air and ordered them to improve the air quality in the capital. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3keZT47 via IFTTT

SpaceX Launches Astronaut Crew Like No Other on Orbital Adventure

The Inspiration4 mission successfully lifted off from Florida, carrying with it an ambition of making spaceflight more accessible to the broader public. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3tLBSEN via IFTTT

The Sexism That Led to the Elizabeth Holmes Trial

In tech, brash male founders are allowed to overpromise and underdeliver, time and again. Not so much for women. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kc3zUc via IFTTT

Struggle for Control of Afghanistan Comes to K Street

Ahmad Massoud, a leading figure in the resistance to Taliban rule, hired a lobbyist to seek military and financial support in the United States. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3ka3cJH via IFTTT

Democrats Continue to Struggle With Men of Color

The idea of always playing defense and never offense is, well, offensive. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3EgEAal via IFTTT

How Bitcoin Can Immunize America From Cancel Culture

The confluence of tech and finance has produced a nascent soft social credit system. Digital currency may be the only way out. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/39bM6oA via IFTTT

The U.S. Is Winning the War on Poverty

Government programs have steadily reduced the share of people in poverty from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/397WTQr via IFTTT

Struggle for Control of Afghanistan Comes to K Street

U.S. Booster Policy Is in Flux as Studies Add to Dissent

A week before President Biden’s plan is to roll out, scientists are at odds about whether extra coronavirus shots are needed and for whom. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2VLsd4H via IFTTT

Drug Plan Fails, Signaling Thorny Path for Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Bill

Senior Democrats said they could still preserve elements of their plan to lower prescription drug prices, but they have little room for defections, and divisions remain on that and other issues. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hxcFZZ via IFTTT

Why Are We Still Going Great Guns?

The subject is guns. The password is safety. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lwvxt6 via IFTTT

The Delta Variant's Economic Damage Isn't Over

The continuing struggles of U.S. cities suggest the worst of the damage is far from over. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/39cmVlC via IFTTT

Rikers Island Is an Endless Catastrophe

The mayor promised to close the jail years ago, but the situation there is as desperate as it’s ever been. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/398MMuX via IFTTT

Newsom Beat the Recall, Now Comes the Hard Part: Governing California

Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing multiple crises. Ninety percent of California is in extreme drought. The median home price has eclipsed $800,000. Some 100,000 people are sleeping outside or in their cars. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3AkCsMg via IFTTT

Democrats’ Stumble on Drug Prices Shows Power of Industry

An attempt in the House to take a bite out of drug companies has been halted for now. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lvI9Rg via IFTTT

As G.O.P. Digs In on Debt Ceiling, Democrats Try Shaming McConnell

Senator Mitch McConnell says Republicans will not support raising the federal borrowing limit. Weeks before a potential default, Democrats do not appear to have a strategy for doing so. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Xu54ED via IFTTT

Why Are Soccer's Stars Talking to Ibai Llanos?

A 26-year-old Spanish streamer counts Lionel Messi as an admirer and Gerard Piqué as a business partner. His interviews might be a glimpse into the future of sports media. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kb3rEu via IFTTT

Fall in Love With the Dreamy Beans of September

Plump and supple, fresh beans in season have a creamy earthiness. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3tJd7JB via IFTTT

‘The Contrarian’ Goes Searching for Peter Thiel’s Elusive Core

In his new book, Max Chafkin narrates the secretive tech mogul’s life and tries to understand what he stands for. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hvY2WH via IFTTT

Biden to Announce National Security Initiative

The president is set to deliver remarks around 5 p.m. Eastern from the White House. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3AikDgN via IFTTT

Your Thursday Briefing

Tensions over ballistic missile tests in North Korea. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3AgYteP via IFTTT

Sri Lankan Minister Accused of Abusing Political Prisoners Resigns

Claims that the minister in charge of prison affairs had barged into jail while drunk and forced Tamil inmates to kneel at gunpoint come amid U.N. discussions on the country’s human rights record. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3nFQ1SX via IFTTT

President Biden to Meet With Key Democrats Over $3.5 Trillion Bill

Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema have resisted the bill’s price tag, imperiling President Biden’s plan. Here’s the latest in politics. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3CegniR via IFTTT

As California Votes, It Rethinks Its Tradition of Direct Democracy

Any proposed changes to a century-old recall law are likely to be met with stiff opposition from Republicans, who see it as one of the last avenues of influence in a Democratic-led state. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3z5MOyc via IFTTT

Biden Urges Climate Action: ‘We Don’t Have Much More Than 10 Years’

President Biden spent two days warning about the climate crisis and promising that his administration would work to confront it, but Congress is not aligned on the solution. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/399X2mu via IFTTT

Democratic Divisions Flare Over Tax Increases and Drug Pricing

In both the House and the Senate, Democrats are working to resolve their internal differences on a huge social policy measure that will require near-total unity to pass. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zcBL6q via IFTTT

High Turnout in California as Voters Decide Whether to Recall Newsom

On Election Day, Californians are deciding whether to remove the governor from office and, if so, who should replace him. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Xh0XeP via IFTTT

What Does the California Recall Mean for the U.S.?

Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Democrats argued that he was running not on his record or against a particular candidate, but against Trumpism. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kbPc29 via IFTTT

Ex-U.S. Intelligence Officers Admit to Hacking Crimes in Work for Emiratis

They were among a trend of Americans working for foreign governments trying to build their cyberoperation abilities. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nxQTZZ via IFTTT

Democrats to Propose New Voting Rights Bill

The stripped-down measure is intended to demonstrate party unity in the face of Republican opposition to new federal voting standards. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3tEaM2u via IFTTT

Blinken Faces Senate Questioning on Afghanistan Withdrawal