Here’s what you need to know to start your day. Even as private employers have rebounded from the recession, the public sector’s ranks have withered, and pay and benefits have lagged. President Trump, in defending his actions before a planned summit meeting, incorrectly claimed that North Korea had “agreed to denuclearization.” How did two Democrats, whose politics and goals often mesh, allow their onetime friendship to deteriorate to the point of pure contempt? The French president leaves on Monday for a state visit to Washington, where he will try, once again, to close the gap with President Trump on climate change, Iran and trade. Burning coal is a part of daily life in Poland. As a result the country has some of the most polluted air in the European Union, and 33 of its 50 dirtiest cities. Our reporter visited an artist’s “pollution pods” to sample the smog and haze he recreated from some of the world’s most contaminated cities. Europe is outsourcing border management to distant countries, hoping to stop migrants before they cross the Mediterranean. But there may be a high moral cost. Black students, not whites, made the events of that spring so important. The Russia investigation has uncovered shady practices in the interlinked worlds of banking, law and lobbying that have long flourished in the dark. The president demands gratitude. He’s made “thank you” divisive. America has only ever impeached two presidents, but both remained in office. Aleksandr Kogan, the academic who helped harvest tens of millions of Facebook profiles in 2014, said he “never heard a word” of objection from the social media giant. For years, ISIS called for attacks abroad. In the latest speech by its spokesman, the group is focusing on enemies closer to home. Hillary Clinton once again compared President Trump to authoritarians, and glancingly referred to the newly declassified memos by James Comey, the former F.B.I. director. The personal payment platform Zelle is flourishing. But so are fraudsters, who are exploiting weaknesses in the banks’ security. Chinese brokers send goods around the world to disguise their origin and escape penalties. Tougher trade rules may end up only helping them. Weeks after a student was strangled at her home, another student was stabbed to death in his dorm. J.K. Rowling’s ever-popular boy wizard is all grown up in this enthralling two-part play, directed with seamless magic by John Tiffany. The married showrunners Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan talk about their science-fiction series, which returns Sunday night for its second season on HBO. Ariana Grande’s first new music since the Manchester attack, Taylor Swift on a Sugarland tune and the other tracks that caught our critics’ attention this week. Dachshunds got their own museum this month in Passau, Germany. It’s only one of several art institutions around the world to honor our canine friends. More Recent Articles |
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