Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. The president’s racially charged comments threaten an emerging agreement to project some undocumented immigrants, which risks bringing a government shutdown. After his latest incendiary comments, the president’s critics say there is no doubt he is a racist. The White House calls such suggestions “insulting.” The reported $130,000 payment was made shortly before the election. Mr. Trump “vehemently denies” the encounter happened, his lawyer said. The Trump administration is being forced to rethink strategies that were driven largely by military considerations. Facebook faces complex questions over its prioritization of “meaningful” content in the News Feed, including whether people want that kind of content in the first place. Media executives watch skeptically as Mark Zuckerberg, in a heated political environment, shifts the focus of his site back to the personal. The social network has implemented major changes to the types of posts, videos and photos that appear in your News Feed. Here is what you should expect. Jeff Bezos is the world’s richest person and can afford virtually any luxury. But obscurity is no longer among them. Mr. Bezos’ $33 million donation for young immigrants brought to the country illegally injects him into one of the most contentious political issues in the United States. How Uber grappled with a 2016 hack is under scrutiny and has cast a chill over how other companies deal with security threats. The mudslides in Montecito, Calif., wiped out entire blocks, pulling people from their homes and killing at least 18. Mudslides in California left devastation in their wake. At least 18 people have been killed, and search and rescue workers were hunting for the missing. No useful answers on immigration will come from a bigoted president with a warped view of the world, and his nation’s principles. Maybe he isn’t as unprecedented a leader as we think. All hail! I grew up using a latrine, alongside some of the most resilient, decent people I’ve ever encountered. Next year, we’ll drill for oil in Norway. People from “holes” make America great, while Trump sinks into one. Yes, people in the room say they heard him make the remarks about “shithole” countries. No, he won’t face any consequences. A practical response for those offended by our president’s racist comments. Planning for conflict is more important than planning a wedding. Denying people the right to read, especially books that reflect their own lives, has a sordid history. Dr. Ronny L. Jackson, a rear admiral in the Navy and the White House physician provided no details, including Mr. Trump’s weight or blood pressure. After the agency’s workshop attracted considerable media attention, especially given President Trump’s recent words with North Korea, the session has been postponed. President Trump’s trip to the World Economic Forum is raising eyebrows in Washington given the event’s reputation as a retreat for the “globalists” he disdains. Saudi women have long had to content themselves with watching their favorite sports teams on television. But on Friday, women were allowed into a public stadium for the first time. Physically attacked and vilified in print in 1994, the now 51-year-old victim calls the #MeToo movement an ongoing reality French feminists criticized the letter signed by Catherine Deneuve and other women, saying it underestimated the harm inflicted by sexual harassment. Coogan’s restaurant and bar, a civic fixture in Washington Heights for 32 years, reached a new agreement with its landlord just three days after its owners announced they would be closing. Interest in all kinds of whiskeys has spurred a new wave of distilleries, and a renewed respect for a distinctive spirit. The new tax law removes the ability to deduct interest paid on home equity loans. Will schools ask less of families, and should parents even use the loans to pay for school? Rock is underexplored onstage, but two Under the Radar shows, “How to Be a Rock Critic” and “The Hendrix Project,” grapple with its transformative power. Judging by the Consumer Electronics Show, the answer may be yes. In the battle of prestige series about British queens, the glossy pleasures of PBS’s “Victoria” can hold their own against Netflix’s highly lauded “The Crown.” In this multimedia, multidimensional performance piece, the boundaries of race, gender and ethnicity blur into a shifting pageant of identity. Susanna Malkki led works by Debussy, Tchaikovsky and Esa-Pekka Salonen in an impressive follow-up to her debut with the orchestra in 2015. More Recent Articles |
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