Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. If the tariffs stand, along with China’s retaliatory moves, they could damage industries that have relied on a global supply chain for their recovery. The Trump administration placed 25 percent tariffs on a large number of Chinese goods Tuesday; the next day, China fought back. The movement faced discord, persistent support for segregation, and, ultimately, fatal violence of people who opposed civil rights. Mr. Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, will appear before multiple congressional committees next week. It is part of the company’s efforts to be more open about its work. Revelations that digital consultants to the Trump campaign misused the data of millions of Facebook users set off a furor on both sides of the Atlantic. This is how The Times covered it. The witness, George Nader, has a roster of international connections that helped him arrange several meetings that have drawn the attention of the special counsel. Pentagon officials have expressed concern about being seen as picking a fight with an ally at a time when the military has plenty of adversaries to contend with. The coverage tends to play on the fears that hiding among mass groups of immigrants are criminals, vectors of disease and terrorists. The Central American migrants traveling through Mexico and singled out by President Trump as a threat are mostly women and children whose lives were in danger back home. Thousands of employees have signed a letter calling on their C.E.O. to pull out of a project that could be used to improve drone strike targeting. A Chinese website said it would sell me 100 grams of carfentanil, the unbelievably deadly synthetic opioid. The president’s decision to send National Guard troops to the nation’s southern border is rooted more in xenophobia than in facts. Mr. Trump is deliberately undermining faith in the American press corps. Other countries are taking note. These devices don’t just contain nicotine. My Hasidic sons are 16 and 18 years old, but they cannot read or write English past a second-grade level. “Roseanne” is proof that baby boomer culture is the only common culture we have left. “Denuclearization” is a strange term, unique to the Korean Peninsula. But it works for now. An attack on a shared data network forced four natural-gas pipeline operators to temporarily shut down computer communications with customers. In its second day, a rail strike could threaten the French president’s efforts to end lifelong job security or the rail union’s standing. Nasim Najafi Aghdam, the woman who attacked YouTube on Tuesday, had a strong following for her often bizarre videos. The president’s decision to keep the 2,000 troops on the ground for the immediate future came hours after he told a roomful of reporters that “it’s time” to bring American forces home. By forcing companies to publicly air salary discrepancies between men and women, Britain hopes to narrow the pay gap. The average Australian adult loses around $900 to gambling each year — more than double the rate of Americans — and electronic gaming machines are getting the blame. Younger players who watched him push the limits, and endure years of pain, marvel at his latest comeback and aim for a balance between golf and life. Video drives a quarter of the revenue for five Condé Nast brands. In their new test kitchen, they’re cooking up plans to double that. And why you should write yours. An online platform where open dialogue means “things can be said that I find incredibly disagreeable and reprehensible,” and a wife with “a work ethic on another level.” Yunte Huang’s history of Chang and Eng Bunker follows the brothers from their childhood in Siam to their servitude in America to their eventual support of the Confederacy during the Civil War. Large areas of Kosovo, Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina remain plagued by mines and other live bombs two decades after the Balkan wars of the 1990s. The choreographer Dada Masilo’s “Giselle” mixes contemporary dance with traditional Tswana movement. But it is more about look than sensation. Global warming is causing spring to arrive early and autumn to come late in many places, and not all species are adapting at the same rate. Photogenic snow monkeys have been a long time tourist attraction, but only recently have scientists investigated their unusual behavior. A developer of planned communities is joining with General Electric to build a smart city near Boston with driverless cars and heated sidewalks. Lauren Slater’s new book chronicles the history of mood-regulating drugs, weaving in her own lifelong struggle to get well and stay well. More Recent Articles |
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