Here’s what you need to know to start your day. The Islamic State in eastern Afghanistan has survived intense pressure from American airstrikes and raids by United States and Afghan forces. Stung by their failure to field candidates in crucial House races last year, Democrats are contesting virtually every Republican-held House seat in 2018. The bloc for the first time invoked a rule that could strip Poland of its voting rights after the president signed measures that critics say threaten the rule of law. A month after one border agent was killed and another seriously injured, investigators still do not know if they were attacked or hurt in an accident. With sexual harassment rocking the business world and C.E.O.s speaking out, business schools are ripping new case studies straight from the headlines. The wall we have built between religion and reason is more porous than it seems. My son is a black teenager, so he could easily end up in the dubious database of supposed gang members. Want to catch up on some of the best long-form journalism of the year? This is the first of two lists. So far, the nation hasn’t retreated into cynicism. Even Donald Trump’s erratic leadership is unlikely to damage the United States’ standing as the world’s financial superpower. After dropping out of rabbinical seminary, I was directionless. I spent a lot of time on the internet. My friend and teacher Hubert Dreyfus, who died this year, left me a message about life’s purpose I am still learning from. Ambassador Nikki R. Haley coupled her applause for a $285 million cut in the 2018-2019 budget with a suggestion that she would seek further reductions. Mr. Agee’s relationship with a female subordinate, Mary Cunningham, raised issues of gender and behavior in the workplace that resonate today. Paolo Duterte’s daughter implied on Twitter that her father had beaten her, causing the vice mayor to strike back on Facebook. Under President Xi Jinping, determined activists like Wu Gan, who once survived at the edges of official tolerance, have come under concerted attack. The 17-year-old gunman, who was dating the couple’s daughter, had posted white supremacist and Nazi content on social media, according to the family and news reports. Björn Höcke declared Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial a “Monument of Shame.” So a German artist collective built one to scale, right outside his bedroom window. Government officials are moving to curb a new generation of businesses that make personal loans online, amid concerns about privacy and rising debt. A film about an abduction case was banned by Pakistan’s censors, but a public outcry, fueled by a social media campaign, helped overturn the ruling. With a replacement bridge spanning the Hudson River almost complete, the old crossing has to be taken apart piece by piece. Mr. Charles, the first black photographer to be hired by The New York Times, took pictures of Malcolm X, Coretta Scott King and Muhammad Ali. Welcome to the latest edition of the Smarter Living newsletter. Rimur are Icelandic epic poems. Step into the living room of Bára Grímsdóttir, one of Iceland's most prominent rimur singers, to experience rimur how they have been traditionally performed. When an unexpected cold spell hit Myanmar, caretakers of orphaned animals pulled out giant blankets that had been knitted for them. More Recent Articles |
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