What becomes of Times Square when you take away hundreds of thousands of cheering, shivering New Year’s Eve revelers? It may no longer be the…
Month: July 2020
Alaska Midair Collision Kills 7, Officials Say
Seven people were killed, including a member of the Alaska State Legislature, after two planes collided in midair on Friday morning in the Alaskan city…
View More Alaska Midair Collision Kills 7, Officials SayLawmakers ‘Alarmed’ by Reports U.S. Envoy Told Brazil It Could Help Re-elect Trump
RIO DE JANEIRO — Members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Friday they were “extremely alarmed” by assertions that the American ambassador in Brazil…
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James Murdoch Resigns From Board of News Corp Over Editorial ‘Disagreements’
James Murdoch resigned on Friday from the board of News Corp, stepping aside from his final formal role within the media empire of his father,…
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Mail Delays Fuel Concern Trump Is Undercutting Postal System Ahead of Voting
In the suburban Virginia district of Representative Gerald E. Connolly, a Democrat who leads the House subcommittee that oversees the Postal Service, 1,300 people voted…
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Beyoncé’s ‘Black Is King’: Let’s Discuss
Six critics on the visual album rooted in her “Lion King”-inspired record “The Gift,” a grand statement of African-diaspora pride and creative power.
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Boston Marathon Bomber’s Death Sentence Is Thrown Out by Court
BOSTON — A federal appeals court on Friday overturned the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was convicted of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, and…
View More Boston Marathon Bomber’s Death Sentence Is Thrown Out by CourtTrump Officials Reconsider Prosecuting ISIS ‘Beatles’ Without Death Penalty
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is trying again to find a way to resolve the cases of two British Islamic State detainees who are notorious…
View More Trump Officials Reconsider Prosecuting ISIS ‘Beatles’ Without Death PenaltyShould Youth Come First in Coronavirus Care?
In March, the Office of Civil Rights reaffirmed that the Affordable Care Act and other federal statutes prohibit discrimination, in health facilities receiving federal funds,…
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Despite Historic Plunge, Europe’s Economy Flashes Signs of Recovery
LONDON — Before the pandemic, a traditional state of play prevailed in the enormous economies on the opposite sides of the Atlantic. Europe — full…
View More Despite Historic Plunge, Europe’s Economy Flashes Signs of RecoveryTrump Halts TV Advertising as He Struggles in Polls Against Biden
Some former Trump officials said it was a good move to step back in the middle of the summer, when there was still plenty of…
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