Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. Questions and answers about the world’s highest mountain, and the people who try to get to the top of it. The vivid tale of how two bodies were retrieved from near the summit of Mount Everest required networking in India and training an impromptu photographer. The train derailment on Monday morning left one car dangling over a highway from an overpass. The accident in Washington State adds to a list of recent train derailments, including four in five months at Penn Station. But few have involved fatalities. Already struggling with its workload, the agency must start adapting systems to the new tax code while processing returns under the old one. The tax bill bans 2017 deductions for prepayment of 2018 state income tax. But the rules differ for prepaid property taxes and fourth-quarter income taxes. The bill’s expected passage along party lines had Democrats scrambling to pressure a late supporter, Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee, to vote against the bill. As the United States used its veto to block the Security Council resolution, the 14-to-1 vote underscored the Trump’s isolation on a central issue in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The flurry of mergers among big hospital groups is aimed at retaining patients while new competitors, including insurance giants and technology outfits, try to steal them away. The region is home to a glut of nationally ambitious politicians and a confluence of egos that promise friction heading into 2020. The Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, which has long clashed with the mayor and is in testy contract negotiations, will demonstrate outside the mayor’s speech there. A 20 percent deduction on real estate income would help the president and a senator whose vote is crucial for passage. Bitcoin may be in a bubble, but it is part of a much bigger trend that is here to stay: a shift in trust from government to technology. Are Republicans more concerned with their bank accounts than with the country’s welfare? The party’s tax strategy has roots in the populist tradition — but the G.O.P. uses it on behalf of the rich, not the poor. You don’t go to Lincoln Plaza Cinemas for the concessions or the crowd. The administration seems to believe that if researchers can’t say “transgender,” then transgender Americans don’t exist. The United States needs to face reality: Egypt is neither important nor helpful. In recent days, three nominees have withdrawn from consideration, including one who failed to answer basic courtroom questions in his confirmation hearing. The Trump administration suggested the U.S. would act against North Korea beyond the sanctions now being imposed for its rapid expansion of its nuclear weapons program. The removal of the former warlord Atta Muhammad Noor, who had amassed great wealth, could further fray the struggling coalition government. Hua Yong had recorded the city’s campaign to expel migrant workers in short videos and said in one of his last clips that his arrest was imminent. The university announced Dr. William V. Harris’s retirement, three months after a graduate student sued him for allegedly kissing and groping her. From Houston to Seattle, suburban districts once locked down by Republicans are looking to Democratic candidates to oppose President Trump. The governor acknowledged on Monday that the official toll of 64 deaths from Hurricane Maria might be too low, after independent analyses yielded far higher estimates. Britain’s next step will be as divisive as any. It must decide whether to model future ties with the European Union on Norway, Canada, a Canada-Singapore hybrid or something else. The construction of a subway line to central Rome has illuminated the city’s past in extraordinary detail through archaeology. At La Mercerie, a restaurant in the Roman and Williams Guild design store, all the tableware (even the tables) is for sale. Widespread use of Venmo, Uber et al mean less money in the pockets of Park Avenue doormen, manicurists and other workers. Welcome to the latest edition of the Smarter Living newsletter. Three small, powerful pieces of political theater consider those wounded by racism and xenophobia. Times reporters reflect on the conversations that stuck with them long after their assignments ended. Electric vehicles have only a tiny market share, but the auto industry is betting billions that they will soon be as cheap as conventional cars. The U.S. Coast Guard is working to retrieve boats that were displaced during Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Ralph Evey's vessel was rescued in a two-day process involving cranes and buoys. The electric multicooker is a true viral phenomenon. We went to the company’s Canadian headquarters to learn why. More Recent Articles |
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