Hundreds of thousands of protesters, outraged by a recent school shooting, took to the streets in Washington and around the world, calling for action against gun violence. Supporters of the Second Amendment gathered at state capitals and in city centers on Saturday, hoping to counter hundreds of thousands who rallied for stricter gun laws. Little is ordinary for the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, who arrived in Washington Saturday to protest gun violence with huge crowds. The protests in Washington and Chicago drew young people for whom the anguish of shootings feels different: The bloodshed comes not in isolated bursts of mass slaughter, but instead in a ceaseless rhythm. Not since the immediate aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, have key national security leaders so publicly raised the threat of armed confrontation if foreign adversaries do not meet America’s demands. Allies of Jared Kushner and Mexican officials say he has worked, with some success, to preserve a relationship that has been corroded by President Trump’s clashes with his Mexican counterpart. Internet companies were built on a model in which people gave up their information for free services. Now, that idea is under siege. In 2011, the F.T.C. first required a company to create a comprehensive data privacy program for consumers. Europe will soon take another big step. The world economy became more interconnected in the 1990s and 2000s, delivering immediate pain to rich countries, along with benefits that only now are starting to be more apparent. The banana wars were spats that escalated, tariff by tariff, into a decades-long dispute between the United States and the European Union. A chaotic rollout of steel and aluminum tariffs, including a last-minute list of countries temporarily exempted from them, has left trade experts puzzled. The suffering and spirit of San Juan, P.R. Kayaking across the Atlantic Ocean at 70 years old (for the third time). David Bowie as you’ve never seen him, and more. The firearms industry cannot be held legally accountable for the mayhem their weapons cause. That needs to change. African-Americans know what it feels like to be ignored by those in power. Thanks to Trump, the rest of America is getting a taste of that now. Your #weekiversary posts are lame. After years of mocking his Republican predecessor, is President Trump now following in W.’s pre-emptive footsteps? When you finish marching this weekend, march into the congressional districts where you can actually make a difference. Getting rid of your Facebook account will only offload the platform’s problems onto someone else. In our authoritarian age, the pope offers a different model of power. “Have you guys made your list yet?” everyone asks. I hate this question. “We” aren’t going to college; my daughter is. Here is a roundup of some recent pieces for you weekend reading, including several on the debate over gun laws. F.B.I. and Justice Department officials have been quietly meeting with security researchers who have been working on approaches to provide such access to encrypted devices. The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is set to retire this year. One possible replacement is John Williams, who has led the San Francisco Fed since 2011. Federal judges say that employers cannot legally discriminate against employees transitioning from one sex to the other. Officials ruled out violence or suicide in the deaths of Kevin and Amy Sharp and their two children, who were found in a condominium on the Yucatán Peninsula. President Michel Temer’s approval ratings have been in the single digits for months. But he says he has a legacy to defend. “It would be cowardly not to be a candidate,” he said. The 11th-seeded Ramblers, who won their first three tournament games by a combined 4 points, rolled over Kansas State on Saturday night in the South Regional final. To many in the capital, the pornographic film actress has become an unexpected force. But those who know her well view the moment differently. The Great Australian Bight, a pristine stretch of ocean, is believed to have enormous natural gas reserves. The local fishing and tourism industries worry the risks of drilling outweigh talk of jobs. Mexicans who spent much of their lives in the United States can feel lost and scared when they return, either voluntarily or by force. But a growing network of community groups eases the transition. Jamie Haller, the creative director of the denim line NSF, has a side hustle with her husband involving lots of salvaged parts. One woman tries the next generation of virtual personal assistants. None of them brought her coffee. Mr. Lincoff, a self-taught mycologist, led mushroom hunts from Siberia to Central Park, where he found more than 400 species just blocks from his apartment. Many counties, including rich ones, are aging and experiencing more deaths than births, without growth through immigration or migration. More Recent Articles |
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