Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. The president asked the Justice Department to propose regulations that would ban “bump stocks,” which can convert a semiautomatic gun into an automatic weapon. Students fed up with gun violence hopped a bus to Tallahassee, Fla., and planned protests from coast to coast. Whether their activism would amount to anything was far from clear. Bill O’Reilly, Rush Limbaugh and Jack Kingston express suspicion toward the teenage survivors. The website Gateway Pundit claims they were coached. The Junior R.O.T.C. program at Stoneman Douglas High School attracts hundreds of students who study subjects like leadership, military drilling and marksmanship. Teachers and other educators described to us what it’s like to teach amid lockdown drills and fear of attacks. The lawyer admitted lying in an interview with the special counsel about conversations he had with Rick Gates, who served on the Trump campaign. Jared Kushner, frustrated about the issue and concerned that Mr. Kelly has targeted him personally with the directive, has told colleagues that he is reluctant to give up his high-level access. Millions of “bots” posing as real users are promoting celebrities, spreading misinformation and sowing discord. And it’s far easier to build a bot than to kill one. At least 200 were killed in a rebel-held area near Damascus, and pro-government forces tried to bolster Kurds fighting Turkish forces in Afrin. The Israeli prime minister, already accused of accepting nearly $300,000 in bribes, could now face charges of obstructing justice. Here is a rundown of the new allegations in the inquiry into the Israeli prime minister and his inner circle, according to the police and Israeli news reports. There is no reliable cure for angry young men who harbor violent fantasies. The only solution is to keep guns out of their hands. The government’s latest demographic program has unmistakably eugenic undertones. A graduate of Stoneman Douglas High School has been close to four mass shootings in Florida. She wants last week’s to be the last. A software technique could help oversee the spread of disinformation. Only raw electoral power can beat the gun lobby. Coming of age on the Greenland tundra. Anti-elite fervor in America bears a striking resemblance to the explosive tension between haves and have-nots all over the world. Republicans will complain again about overweening government, accelerating social change and American decline. There’s nothing new about Trump, but that’s not necessarily reassuring. How to explain the sudden dominance of the bespectacled South Korean women’s curling team? “It’s definitely the power of the garlic.” Mirai Nagasu was devastated when she was passed over for the 2014 Sochi Games. She nearly quit the sport, but then decided to write a new ending to her story. “I don’t think I’ve ever been satisfied with my halfpipe runs, and I don’t think a lot of skiers are,” she said, after her Olympic halfpipe run drew attention. The program was ordered to vacate 123 victories, including two trips to the Final Four, as punishment for a case involving players and prostitutes. People who cut back on added sugar, refined grains and processed foods lost weight without worrying about calories or portion size. The chancellor, Antwan Wilson, had come under investigation for how his daughter recently transferred to a coveted high school, bypassing about 700 students on a wait-list. Government officials are hoping to spur vitally needed imports like food and medicine and, perhaps, give investors a way of skirting American sanctions. The European Union has bestowed huge sums on Poland, but the country has fomented discord over identity, solidarity and, perhaps most important, the rule of law. Republicans seek a leaner welfare system tying government benefits to hard work. But such benefits are worthless when there is no work to be had. Electoral campaign slogans warn against the migrants’ “invasion,” but Italy’s social fabric has already changed. A proposal would allow people to collect Social Security after a birth, but there’s a catch. The ex-basketball star worked with animation and music stars to make the short “Dear Basketball.” It’s an academy front-runner, though it’s drawn #MeToo protests. The essays in “What Are We Doing Here?” take aim at orthodoxies on all sides of civic and theological debates. Pre-need funeral plans can be complicated, so here is a primer on everything you’ll need to know. Fewer scheduled cesarean deliveries and more breast-feeding could give babies more protective bacteria. Even in Anchorage, hunting down fresh fruit and vegetables can be like panning for gold. The smartest prospectors have a strategy. Get to know the playwright Hammaad Chaudry, the 13-year-old actress Rileigh McDonald and the actor Andrew Burnap. Gareth Smit followed street-style photographer Phil Oh during New York Fashion Week. In two jam-packed days, the model and activist speaks about positive fashion, walks in Christopher Bailey’s final show for Burberry — and supports emerging designers. Our dance critic walks us through the finale of George Balanchine’s “Divertimento From ‘Le Baiser de la Fée,’” the work of a master dramatist. More Recent Articles |
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