Here’s what you need to know to start your day. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. President Trump used flattery, cajolery and a slick film in his quest to persuade North Korea’s leader to give up nuclear arms. But he got no guarantees. During a meeting in Singapore, Donald Trump presented Kim Jong-un with a short video depicting the prosperity that could come with peace. James Poniewozik, The Times’s chief television critic, tells us the video’s cartoonish, idealized aesthetic was no accident. A four-minute video depicted the two leaders as heroes making history in a summer blockbuster. It is a huge gamble, based on the assumption that the force of Mr. Trump’s personality, and the deal-making skills in which he has supreme confidence, will make all the difference. The Trump administration had sued to block the deal, saying that it would lead to fewer choices and higher prices for consumers. The Justice Department never should have opposed the AT&T-Time Warner merger. Now a chastened government might not intervene when it should. AT&T’s court victory in its bid to buy Time Warner is the starting gun for a raft of media mergers that could upend the industry. In one Vermont village bordering Canada, the Trump-Trudeau rift has been jarring. Residents spend their lives straddling the border, and many like it that way. Three previously undisclosed letters from President Trump to FIFA have reassured the organization’s members that all fans and teams would be welcome, regardless of American immigration policy. DealBook has reviewed the predictions from four different banks of which country will win this year’s World Cup. Here’s a rundown. Donald Trump showed Kim Jong-un a movie trailer casting both leaders as heroes. The Times’s Opinion video team cut a more honest makeover. Political vengeance is no substitute for smart antitrust enforcement. The meeting was classic Trump: enormous hype, ulcer-inducing suspense, oceans of self-congratulation, ending with grandiose, fuzzy promises. The strange continuity in their foreign policy gambits and ambitions. Sexual violence by refugees raises an uncomfortable question: Is it possible to defend both pluralism and women’s rights? The Gipper advocated “trust but verify.” The Donald believes in “my touch, my feel.” In my adopted German home and across Europe, xenophobia and football excellence are running up against each other. Don’t scoff. The Singapore summit is a first step toward peace. Noncitizens facing “expedited removal” have less right to judicial review than Guantánamo detainees. The South African curator of this year’s edition offers no shortage of outrages that artists should refuse. But is that enough for an exhibition? At Shabushabu Macoron, the informal, do-it-yourself Japanese hot pot tradition becomes a refined and intimate meal. In her new book, the sociologist Arlene Stein follows four subjects connected by their experiences at a Florida clinic for gender affirmation surgery. The prime minister will allow a vote on a final package well before the deadline, allowing lawmakers to send the negotiators back to the table. The actor Robert De Niro publicly insulted the president at the Tony Awards, where he used profanity on stage, and then at an event in Canada. The citations against the restaurant chain and its contractor sent a strong message to businesses that hire contractors to perform low-wage work. The Times said that it was reviewing Ali Watkins’s involvement in the case, including her relationship with James Wolfe, a former Senate Intelligence Committee aide. Greeks contend that their neighbors’ name implies territorial ambition, and have blocked it from joining alliances. Now there may be a breakthrough. Scientists may need to bypass a cell’s cancer defenses in order to successfully edit its DNA. The finding raises questions about gene-editing advances. The Seattle City Council repealed the tax in a 7-to-2 vote that was accompanied by acrimony and accusations. Less than a month ago, it had passed unanimously. Impostor syndrome is not a unique feeling, but some researchers believe it hits minority groups harder. With more Spanish-speaking players than ever in the M.L.B., public address announcers and broadcasters weigh how faithful to pronounce Spanish names. In a new exhibition in London, Yinka Shonibare has collected works that challenge the resurgence of extreme right-wing politics and xenophobia. The broadcast journalist and magazine editor on Charlie Rose, “Roseanne” and Colin Kaepernick. In “The Shepherd’s Hut,” Tim Winton finds poetry and beauty in the country’s interior saltlands and in a young teenager hardened by life. Some patients who undergo the eye surgery report a variety of side effects. They may persist for years, studies show. If your waist measures 35 or more inches for women or 40 or more inches for men, chances are you’re harboring a potentially dangerous amount of abdominal fat. All the messages urging us to be more vigilant about suicide carry a devastating flip side for family members of people who take their lives: the sense that they did not do enough. More Recent Articles |
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