Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. Mr. Lamb’s performance in a southwestern Pennsylvania House race rattled Republicans and showed Democrats how to win back Trump voters. Some voters in a special House race supported Conor Lamb to express their dislike of the president. Others just liked Mr. Lamb better than his Republican opponent. Voters who turned out for Donald Trump in 2016 appeared to turn on his chosen House candidate Tuesday, helping Conor Lamb, the Democrat, take a slight lead. In a coordinated action, students left their classrooms and sometimes marched in the streets a month after 17 people were killed in a Florida high school. Students protested gun violence across the country on Wednesday in the wake of a recent school shooting in South Florida. Here are some compelling photos from the demonstrations. The prime minister retaliated for the use of a nerve agent against a former spy, but Britain’s weakened government may find it hard to inflict much pain. The British envoy used a Security Council meeting to formally accuse the Russians. His American counterpart called the attack “an atrocious crime.” While the snub may seem pointed, a Russian official said, “It’s not so important.” Mr. McCabe faces accusations that he was not forthcoming about F.B.I. media contacts. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is reviewing a recommendation that he be fired, just days before his retirement. The CNBC commentator, who would replace the former Wall Street executive Gary D. Cohn, said Mr. Trump “regards himself as a free trader.” Mike Pompeo, the new secretary of state, won’t be able to contact South Koreans, let alone North Koreans, until the Senate approves his nomination. Two months after four American soldiers were killed in the West African country, a group of Green Berets and local forces killed 11 ISIS militants in a previously undisclosed battle. Qatar went to extreme lengths to secure the release of its hunters — including a deadly population transfer in Syria. Germany is in the middle of a forced lesson in how to deal with an empowered far-right party. The attempted Broadcom-Qualcomm deal would have hurt competition. His true strength was more than just his disembodied intellect. The House Intelligence Committee is done investigating. Now come the attacks against Robert Mueller. Conor Lamb shows that it can be done. The United States used to stand up for human rights, but that was before the Trump administration. The career counselor has the answers. As temperatures turned unusually warm, the extent of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean reached new lows, offering a warning for the future. Few American officials were so directly involved in the frenzy of abuse after 9/11 as Gina Haspel, President Trump’s choice to head the agency. The woman President Trump has chosen to lead the C.I.A. assisted torture and helped deceive the American people. Other women should not be applauding. After filing for bankruptcy, the retailer tried to find a path to profitability but was unable to overcome its debt load and an outdated business model. The federal suit says that Aaron Sorkin’s script for the play, set this fall for Broadway, deviates too much from “To Kill a Mockingbird.” If the plan is approved, it will be the first state to put prisoners to death using nitrogen gas, which starves the body of oxygen. Prosecutors said Noor Salman, the wife of Omar Mateen, helped him choose his target for murder and martyrdom. Her lawyers said she could not have known his plans. Ye Jianming cast himself as a new kind of private entrepreneur in China, but his company now faces legal challenges at home and in the United States. The cosmologist not only overturned our imaginations, he became an icon of mystery, curiosity and determination to understand this place we are in. The Senate, in a rare show of bipartisanship, voted 67 to 31 to ease some financial rules imposed after the 2008 financial crisis. Ms. Holmes, the chief executive of the blood-testing company, agreed to a settlement in which she will be stripped of control. Following in the footsteps of his forefathers, John J. Gotti, 24, is heading to federal prison. For nearly 15 years, the poets Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning lived under the spell of this elegant Renaissance capital — and the mark they left remains. Playwrights talk about how to use profanities for maximum effect — and how they can backfire. “Love, Simon” is the rare major studio movie revolving around a gay teenager, and hopes are high that it will pass the box office test. What is it about millennials that makes them want to smell like nothing? Peter Carey’s novel “A Long Way From Home” follows a married couple and their bachelor neighbor on a bumptious 10,000-mile endurance contest. Storage failures at two respected clinics have raised concerns about safety and reliability. Here are some things to look out for and questions to ask. More Recent Articles |
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