Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. With emotions still hot over the government shutdown, Senate negotiators found themselves back at Square 1 in their efforts to strike an immigration deal. Members of the bipartisan group that intervened to bring the shutdown to an end hope the push for an immigration bill can reignite opportunity for debate. The recent whiplash in Washington was largely over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Here are the basics. The attorney general, as well as James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, were questioned in the inquiry into Russia’s election interference and whether President Trump obstructed justice. The question came as Mr. Trump openly discussed the need for James B. Comey’s successor to be “loyal,” according to an adviser to the president. Representative Patrick Meehan denied any impropriety, and said that he was emotionally wounded when a former aide filed a complaint against him. For more than a week, Judge Rosemarie Aquilina has cleared her docket to let more than 100 young athletes make statements about Dr. Nassar, accused of sexually abusing them. When two students were killed by gunfire in Benton, Ky., Tuesday morning, it was at least the 11th shooting so far this year on school property. Guillermo del Toro’s fantasy led the nominations, including one for best picture. “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” and “Dunkirk” also emerged as strong contenders. No James Franco or “Wonder Woman,” but in a first, a woman gets a nod for cinematography. The Trump administration’s bid to keep soldiers there indefinitely flouts the Constitution’s intent to give only Congress the power to declare war. Corporations like AT&T are doing more to reckon with the abuse than the sport’s governing body. Sophisticated misuse of data has made gerrymandering a peril to democracy. Now voters are fighting back for their right to equal representation. The company will be taking part in the suppression of freedoms abroad while espousing high-minded values at home. Climate change is adding to Iran’s disruptions. The best way to subvert dogmatic thinking is to engage with it. Is the president a would-be despot or a force of chaos? Ross Douthat and David Frum debate the question. New Medicaid rules demonstrate our obsession with work ethic. And now Republicans have their sights on food stamps and housing aid. A new policy based on a delusion will worsen what is already a dire public health crisis. Barry Lubin, the revered star of the Big Apple Circus, admitted that he pressured a 16-year-old aerialist into posing for pornographic photos. The board of the theater met a day after The New York Times published a story detailing accusations by multiple women. Sweden has asked China to explain what happened to a Hong Kong bookseller with Swedish citizenship who was taken from a train. But China is not talking. At a solar farm in North Carolina, workers are bracing for the effect of a new tariff on imported solar cells and modules. In many major earthquakes, most destruction is caused by water. To warn the public, forecasters have to shoot first and ask questions later. The Obama administration agreed to settle the men, detained offshore by Australia, if Australia would take Central American asylum seekers in exchange. For a private-jet broker, success is all about knowing who’s who in the world’s 0.0001 percent. After a breakthrough at Monterey Pop, Redding returned to California, looked out at the water and wrote the song that would define his legacy. Fifty years later, the track will be celebrated at the Apollo Theater. Mark Ladner’s Pasta Flyer and Nick Anderer’s Martina aim for everyday Italian cuisine that’s actually about the food. Here are a few ways for patients and their doctors to address the disorder, ranging from most to least widely used. The R&B singer and songwriter is nominated for five awards and has an army of gratified fans. All she has to do is believe them. Eggers’s new book is about a man, the son of Yemeni immigrants, who becomes obsessed with restoring the honor of Yemeni coffee. Michael Kahn’s production for the Shakespeare Theater Company provides Elsinore with a new arsenal that includes smartphones and surveillance cameras. Wengen, a popular winter sports destination, has seen visitors turning toward attractively priced rental properties; hotels are working to stay competitive. More Recent Articles |
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