Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. The successful vote in the House provided only a faint glimmer of hope that a crisis could be averted before government funding expires at midnight on Friday. President Trump’s public airing of grievances with John Kelly was perhaps an inevitable clash between two temperamentally similar but philosophically different alpha males. A review of President Trump's statements on Twitter, in campaign speeches and during interviews shows that the president’s views on the border wall have shifted repeatedly. In an early morning tweet, President Trump contradicted his chief of staff and said his position on building a wall between the United States and Mexico had not “evolved.” By lowering rates, the law reduces the value of tax credits that have been crucial to rental projects nationwide, with the effect being felt already. The plans suggest the administration no longer cares about cushioning the blow of its new policy, which has cast President Trump’s peacemaking ambitions into doubt. Kenneth Marcus’s potential return to the Education Department has drawn criticism from civil rights groups that see his narrow focus on Israel as blinding him to other matters of bias. A water crisis — whether caused by nature, human mismanagement, or both — can be an early warning signal of conflict ahead. Iran is the latest example. New York could become the first U.S. city with a pay-to-drive system. Trucks and for-hire vehicles would cost more, but key bridges would stay free. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is mulling multiple options — none of which are easy to grasp — in an effort to thwart the new federal tax plan. The list released Thursday leaned toward cities in the Midwest and on the East Coast, and away from the tech-saturated hubs of the West Coast. In seeking a home for its second headquarters, Amazon winnowed a list of 238 candidates to 20 finalists, including Atlanta, Nashville and Miami. The e-commerce giant announced a short list of places that could become home to its second headquarters. The process has garnered the kind of enthusiasm normally reserved for bids to host the Olympics. Once again, Trump and Congress cannot perform a basic task, preventing a government shutdown. Now Republicans are threatening to blow up children’s health care. We’ve entered new territory. This isn’t how negotiation works. Donald Trump is a man of his class — the nouveau-riche, country-club class. Only louder and more obnoxious. Touch comes with risks, as expressed about the well-publicized Aziz Ansari date. What a forgotten episode of Cold War history can tell us about today’s election-hacking fears. Legislation backed by some Utah lawmakers would be a giveaway to local interests and begin the piecemeal unraveling of the park system. Ravi Ragbir, the director of the New Sanctuary coalition in New York City, was detained last week after speaking out for immigrant rights. Two readers express their disappointment in his presidency. The decision makes it likely the 2018 elections will be held using districts favorable to Republicans. But more decisions on gerrymandering are coming. The crime ring was said to control movement of Chinese products in Europe out of the Tuscan city of Prato. Lifeguards at a beach in New South Wales were testing a new drone when swimmers in distress were spotted and then saved. Sandra Muller started #BalanceTonPorc, or #ExposeYourPig, when she recounted salacious advances made by a former TV executive. He has acknowledged the comments but denies harassing her. The opaque world of the global maritime industry makes it exceedingly difficult to prevent North Korea from obtaining oil, despite sanctions. After a teenager successfully alerted the authorities to her family’s dark secret, her parents, David A. Turpin and Louise A. Turpin, were charged with dozens of counts of torture and abuse. The president’s disparagement of Haiti reminded some of the longstanding stigma Haitians face. Others hope the insults will increase voter turnout. Laurin’s husband was an activist. Her son chose to be brave in his own way. Ben Sinclair is nothing like the freewheeling dealer he portrays in “High Maintenance.” Except he smokes pot, drives an R.V. and parted ways with his wife (who co-created the show). Keeping cherished friendships afloat doesn’t need to be a huge time commitment. It’s not too late to plan a trip to the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. Here’s how to score a cheap flight, find a place to stay, and catch the games. A small group of people have turned their phone screens to shades of gray to make them less stimulating. That’s the opposite of what tech companies want. The French countertenor hopes his music academy will attract a younger and more diverse crowd to the stage as well as to audiences. This year’s fair captures the field on the cusp of change, part of an ever-widening mainstream with two major museum exhibitions ahead. Mark Epstein wrote a slew of popular books on the intersection of Western and Eastern thought, but kept his work with patients separate. Then came his father’s illness, and a new book: “Advice Not Given.” Once a quiet and relatively unknown neighborhood, Highland Park is now seeing an influx of younger residents. Cool bars, restaurants and shops have followed. Samuel Adams and Sierra Nevada are producing versions of the hoppy, hazy New England ales that are all the rage. But they run some risks. The virus is widespread, and the vaccine is a poor match. But while some areas are hit hard, others have been spared, and deaths are not unusually common this season. More Recent Articles |
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