Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. Here’s what you need to know to start your day. Top U.S. trade officials continued to insist they could revise the North American Free Trade Agreement with Mexico and leave Canada out of the pact. The statement by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was yet another sign that the diplomatic thaw between Washington and Pyongyang is coming to an end. A former C.I.A. officer running for Congress demanded the Congressional Leadership Fund destroy the highly sensitive security clearance application that she says it obtained. “They will end everything immediately,” the president told a meeting of evangelical leaders at the White House, according to an audiotape of the remarks. Monday’s ruling declaring that the state’s congressional district map is unconstitutional has left candidates struggling to understand what comes next. Cardinal Wuerl, the archbishop of Washington, is among several American Catholic leaders implicated in the growing sex abuse scandal enveloping the church. The president hinted that he would take action against the search giant in his latest attack on a technology company. In a rare sign of internal dissent, more than 100 employees have formed a group to agitate for better representation of conservative views. The United States, by providing weapons and support to the Saudi-led coalition waging indiscriminate war in Yemen, shares in the blame. I used to be ashamed about what it took for me to get to school every morning. Now I realize it was an education of its own. For poorer people in India and many other countries, a computer engineer has found a way to detect breast cancer without radiation. Working students can’t always choose between a job and an education. Universities shouldn’t make them. Your vote in the midterms matters, because Republicans in Congress won’t restrain the president’s excesses. Inspiring challengers deserve voters’ support as they face business-as-usual lawmakers in the Sept. 13 primary. In 2018, approaching 40 without having made a real difference in the world feels particularly shameful. The Catholic Church needs leaders who can purge corruption even among their own theological allies. The pope is failing that test. Liberals are peddling an ahistorical nostalgia. The people aren’t buying it. Diners who look for his stamp in every Momofuku restaurant may be missing his rare achievement as an impresario who lets his chefs innovate. I wandered for seven hours, eating and eating. The aftermath of a pedestrian accident. A love for Mr. Softee. And more reader tales from Metropolitan Diary. The banker, David Fallarino, handled loans for Mr. Manafort, the president’s former campaign chairman who was convicted of financial fraud last week. The sudden swarm sent passers-by running on Tuesday, but a brave crowd stayed to watch a beekeeper from the New York Police Department capture the insects. A passer-by made the gruesome discovery near the water surrounding part of Barretto Point Park — just three miles from where a woman’s body parts were found Friday. Parents of two students killed in the mass shooting this year in Parkland, Fla., were candidates for the Broward County School Board. While the WTA has a heat rule for women, the men’s side has no such policy and the Open decided to implement a 10-minute break amid high temperatures. From his management style to his personal life, the Tesla chief seems comfortable with chaos, often of his own creation. Is that best for his company? The official assessment of deaths related to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico has been raised to 2,975, after a new study found a 22 percent increase in deaths. The death of the Arizona senator has deprived Moscow of its favorite punching bag, the supposed leader of a global conspiracy of “Russophobes.” Jamel Myles was a fourth grader at Joe Shoemaker Elementary in Denver, and had told his mom he was gay. His death comes amid a startling rise in youth suicides. It’s hard to learn about something when you’re discouraged from talking about it. People waited hours to see the Queen of Soul at a public viewing inside the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. The comedian, who admitted to sexual misconduct last November, made a surprise re-emergence at a New York comedy club — and set off a heated debate. The actor discusses bringing more depth to his character in Season 3, as well as his lead role in this summer’s “The First Purge.” The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on what an official owes the electorate. Maybe the answer isn’t something big, a group of economists is suggesting, but rather many small tweaks, such as reining in long-term care hospitals. A large study of drinking habits in 195 countries contradicts widely shared advice on healthy drinking. More Recent Articles |
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