For the Kushner patriarch and his family, the pinnacle of American political power has turned out to be a wellspring of trouble, bringing criminal and regulatory inquiries. President Trump blamed Democrats and the Mexican government for an increasingly “dangerous” flow of illegal immigrants. A few Republicans have suggested that the dismissal of Robert S. Mueller III as special counsel could lead to President Trump’s impeachment, but it is unclear how. In a tight labor market, positions in poultry plants and lumber mills can be tough to fill. But that spells opportunity for recruiters like Ray Wiley. Advocates as well as opponents of gun control, both plotting next steps after the March for Our Lives rally, think their adversaries will eventually tire. The case, amid a reinvigorated debate over guns, has been closely watched as it tries to pierce the legal shield protecting gun companies from lawsuits. Ogunbowale hit a 3-pointer with 0.1 of a second left to give the Irish its first championship since 2001. Eight years after the Live Nation and Ticketmaster merger, the giant company’s power has drawn complaints from competitors and scrutiny from regulators. Bucking a global trend, Uzbekistan’s new leader is reining in the secret police, releasing political prisoners and allowing some freedom of expression. Turkey’s government has made the ethnic origins of its citizens available online. The results are shattering the myth of racially pure Turkishness. Iran froze its nuclear program after months of talks. If Trump kills that deal, Kim Jong-un will see little reason to trust him in negotiations. Americans should be able to control their personal information, too. These shootings keep happening because, on some level, America finds them acceptable. We all want our children to have a better life than we did. But statistics say they won’t. Much of rural America will abandon the president if his tariffs incite a crisis for rural businesses. If we learn anything from the recent controversies surrounding the social media giant, it should be that America’s privacy laws need beefing up. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced tariffs of up to 25 percent on 128 American-made products, retaliating against steel and aluminum tariffs. China lost control of the station in 2016, and sky-watchers had been waiting for it to re-enter the atmosphere for months, unsure precisely where or when it would land. The violence has waned, but a public relations battle has begun over the shooting deaths of 15 Palestinians by Israeli troops at the Gaza border. An operation to smear a nerve agent on Sergei Skripal’s door handle was so risky, it is unlikely to have been tried without Kremlin approval, British officials investigating the case believe. The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, which was stripped of its power by the Obama Education Department, is pursuing a return under a more for-profit-friendly administration. The opening of Amazon Go was alarming for many retailers, who saw a sudden willingness by Amazon to wield its power in new ways. Fifty years after King’s assassination, three television documentaries explore his impact on the nightly news, and King’s more disillusioned final years. In Verdi’s “Luisa Miller,” the celebrated tenor-turned-baritone, after almost 60 years of singing, gives a performance not to be missed. The performer Chad Hoopes, who played a borrowed Stradivarius made in 1713 for several years, now owns a violin made by Sam Zygmuntowicz in Brooklyn in 1991. The gamelike simulations of driving muscle cars on a track or rugged trucks in a desert are among the ways car companies try to catch your eye. More Recent Articles |
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