Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. Consumer spending helped yield a 4.1 percent growth rate in the quarter as tax cuts took hold. Businesses, while bullish, have shied from investing. Tying recent growth to his policy moves, the president offered broad pronouncements and a litany of statistics. Some were well founded, others less so. Overseas regulators must still approve the deal, but the votes brought to a close a six-month battle waged across two continents by Disney and Comcast for supremacy in the media business. The company’s board said it would investigate allegations of sexual harassment against Mr. Moonves that were detailed in a New Yorker article. Mike Cagney lost his job as chief executive of Social Finance after a board investigation into sexual misconduct. Some of those board members have since funded his next venture. Mr. Watt, whose term expires in January, is in charge of overseeing mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. He said he did not break any laws. Local officials seem resigned to the fact that they will receive little or no help from the Trump administration, whose main policy response has been a plan to increase some rents. President Trump said he would help the most vulnerable Republican congressional candidates, even though many of them are in districts where Mr. Trump is unpopular. Intelligence and technology officials report there are surprisingly few attempts to disrupt the campaigns of major American political figures. A strong correlation has been observed between increases in hate crimes against French Jews and the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. A multibillion-dollar dam, meant to boost Laos’s economy, collapsed and led to the deaths of dozens, with many still missing. Our correspondent traveled to Laos to speak with families who are trying to salvage what’s left. In shelters for victims of the dam failure in the south of the authoritarian country, official news is proving sparse and contradictory. The deadly, fast-moving blaze, known as the Carr Fire, hit the city of Redding on Thursday. About 10,000 people have been ordered to leave the area. The monthlong heat wave has broken records, spawned wildfires and transportation delays, and has shown that the country is not prepared to cope with this weather. Growing up in a friendly Dallas suburb, I never imagined the hostility lurking beneath the surface. The president’s plans for a new military force could spur an extraterrestrial arms race and make combat in orbit more likely. Women are being harassed and even arrested for making perfectly rational parenting decisions. Don’t argue with 4.1 percent growth. Even when the answer is “not great,” baseball can still be pretty enchanting. Scores of people dying needlessly on the outskirts of Athens looks more like carelessness than fate. When do baseball players know it’s time to retire? And how do they handle it? “Sorry to Bother You” and “Dietland” offer something we need at this moment. I shut down the sprinkler system and tested a new aesthetic. To my delight, I discovered that it’s beautiful. Thank you, Madiba, for pardoning my family, me, the whites of South Africa. You're 100, so let's celebrate your example. An artist has transformed a crooked Chinatown alley into a blocklong asphalt mural, as part of a city program to create art-filled pedestrian spaces. 1,387 facilities got only one out of five stars for staffing because they failed to maintain the required nursing coverage or to provide data proving they did. Three years ago, the ride-hailing company easily fought off city regulation. But the landscape has shifted, and a cap proposed by the City Council stands a better chance. Donald Trump Jr. and Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, were spotted only feet apart at Reagan National Airport near Washington. The congressional Democrats asked Attorney General Jeff Sessions to open an inquiry into the killing of a man during an argument over a parking space. The entire moon was in shadow for 103 minutes, about 15 minutes longer than the average eclipse, and was visible from Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and parts of South America. Andrew Wheeler, the acting head of the E.P.A., is taking a more disciplined approach to dismantling environmental regulations. The annual event has become a hub of influence-peddling, as foreign dignitaries, religious leaders and lobbyists jockey for access to top American officials. More than 1,400 migrant children were reunited with their parents over the past week, but more than 400 parents had apparently already been deported without their children. Vanessa Selbst, the most successful female professional poker player of all time, is now working for Bridgewater Associates, the hedge fund led by Ray Dalio. The chef Masanobu Ishikura is vigilant about seafood at this stand in DeKalb Market Hall in Brooklyn, where almost every hand roll is less than $10. More Recent Articles |
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