Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. After years of professing fiscal discipline, Republicans are embracing budget deficits as the nation’s debt swells. Wall Street, roiled this week by the most turbulence in years, broke from a brief respite on Thursday, entering a market correction. Wall Street’s up and downs have little impact on the income or wealth of most Americans, despite the bromides of politicians on both sides of the aisle. President Trump is calling the chief of staff he pushed out, Reince Priebus, to complain about John Kelly, the chief of staff who took Mr. Priebus’s place. The conflict has broken into several small wars, and the carnage is reaching a new peak, upending any assumptions it might be nearing an end. The North’s Olympic cheerleaders continue a practice of using pretty young women to represent Pyongyang. Why does South Korea embrace them? In this administration, domestic violence charges haven’t kept people from major jobs. Republicans haven’t changed their views on deficits — they never cared about them; they just wanted to hurt Obama. The Vatican is looking for a historic deal with the atheist and Communist government. Could sexual harassment be linked to work we define as masculine? It’s not just the partisan gerrymandering. It’s the effort to delegitimize the courts that try to rein them in. South Korea could be rushing headlong into a premature détente with its dangerous neighbor to the north. The cryptocurrency bubble should finally destroy our faith that the market works as advertised. President Trump forces Americans to choose between patriotism and opposing him — and corrodes the military in the process. Organizers worried that the North would spoil the Winter Games in Pyeongchang. But after months of anxiety and failed diplomacy, there was a deal. Cleveland’s N.B.A. trade deadline deals involve 11 players, five teams and two draft picks. Thomas had been vocal about conflict among Cavaliers players. The Albuquerque Journal, a leading New Mexico newspaper, apologized for a cartoon viewed as bigoted by many readers and political leaders. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused a police chief of “mendacious” insinuations against him. Critics say he is trying to discredit the investigations. The British overseas territory adopted a domestic partnership law, instead, but gay rights advocates dismissed it as a “separate-but-equal” measure. Pharmaceutical companies have enlisted the support of a prominent anti-addiction advocate as they battle the perception that they created an epidemic. The aid proposed by the Senate is only a fraction of what Puerto Rico says it needs to recover from Hurricane Maria. But it’s a start. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s off-the-court schedule is full, with at least nine public appearances over three weeks. In Chengdu, the owners of the “Monster Private War Club” want to make fighting cool. But to stay open, they also need to keep it respectable. Peter Hujar’s photographs of friends and lovers, at the Morgan Library & Museum, captured downtown Manhattan’s golden age before the emergence of AIDS. The museum is displaying the work in two new rooms. Critics praise the effort but say it does little to reunite the paintings with their rightful owners. Good archival practices might not be exciting, but they could be the key to keeping your family history intact for future generations. After Ithaca High School canceled its production of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” because of students’ pushback, an online mob targeted the town. The Roth family dynamic: The father does business with Donald Trump, and the son makes fun of him in an explicit video series. Alex Ross Perry charts the happiness, misery and profound self-absorption of assorted Brooklynites. It’s funny! (Also sad and squirm-inducing.) A difficult, rainy vintage proved to be a challenge for producers. Some made the best of it with fresh, expressive and delicious wines. Sofia Jaramillo looks at the lives of Peruvian sheep herders who, isolated from their families, work in Washington State. New research adds to a growing body of evidence showing how the British Isles received waves of immigrants over tens of thousands of years. More Recent Articles |
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