Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. The City Council voted on Wednesday to cap Uber vehicles and other ride-hail services. The sanctions are part of anti-Russian efforts by the United States, even as President Trump works to forge warmer ties. Spa owners and authors appear eligible for the new break for professionals, along with some of President Trump’s real estate entities. Doctors, however, are out of luck. Representative Collins, one of President Trump’s earliest and most vocal supporters, is accused of using inside information about a new drug to avoid losses. After Rick Gates provided hours of damning testimony, Paul Manafort’s lawyers fought back by attacking his character and accusing him of lying. Negotiations between the president’s lawyers and the special counsel over whether Mr. Trump will voluntarily answer questions have dragged on for months. President Trump and his chaotic, controversy-laden tenure are at least partly responsible for creating a toxic political climate for the Republican candidates he is trying to save. The Palestinian-American could be the first Muslim woman elected to Congress after winning the Democratic primary in Michigan’s 13th Congressional District. The former state legislator will run unopposed in November. Voting across the Midwest and West this week laid bare the party’s precarious position in the November midterm elections, particularly its vulnerabilities in suburbs and with moderate voters. Days after Google, Facebook and Apple removed Infowars content, the app from the right-wing conspiracy site has surged in downloads. The social network’s links to violence and unrest may not be exclusive to developing countries like India or Myanmar, as some once argued. The platform won’t ban the dangerous liar Alex Jones because he “hasn’t violated our rules.” Then what’s the point of these rules? While American companies and consumers are paying the price for tariffs, China protects its factories and investors. The bigger the dad, the bigger the trouble. Just a little wave of disgust among Republican moderates is all that is needed to turn several key states from red to blue. The president, either willfully ignorant or playing to his base, tweets nonsense about the California wildfires and refuses to acknowledge the role of climate change in the disaster. It’s essential for legislators and Governor Brown to commit the state to running on 100 percent clean energy by 2045. The party wildly outperformed expectations, raising hopes for a big November. The new Colombian president has to stop the killing of community leaders to secure a lasting peace. More Republicans are needed, Mr. Giuliani says, but simple explanations are rarely the right ones. The Philippines has undertaken a brutal battle against “shabu,” or crystal methamphetamine. But the government needs to go after another target entirely. Are we locked in a worldwide pattern of persistent and catastrophic wildfires? In his race to be Kansas’ next governor, Kris Kobach represents the ugliest part of today’s Republican Party. He also sounds a lot like the president. Michelle Williams, Louis Vuitton and the aesthetics of brand synergy. Back in 1911, The Times discovered a trove of literary criticism inside one of the state’s most notorious prisons — but couldn’t figure out who the author was. 107 years later, we’ve solved the mystery. The deal was supposed to solve several challenges facing the two companies in a retail landscape turned upside down by consolidation and digital innovation. The resignations at one of the nation’s most influential evangelical congregations came amid apologies to women who had accused the church’s founding pastor of sexual harassment. The actor’s daughter told The Associated Press, “It’s important to be open and honest so there’s not a cloud of shame in dealing with this.” Israel and Hamas exchanged blows across the Gaza border as Egypt and the United Nations tried to broker a long-term cease-fire. The divergent rulings on products from McDonald’s and Kellogg’s come as the British government increases its scrutiny of the marketing of fatty and sugary food and drinks to young people. Jaroslaw Kaczynski has led his country’s rightward, nationalist drift. Now rumors about his health have set off a power struggle. Banks including Citigroup and Goldman Sachs are looking at ways to structure transactions for Tesla that would remove the automaker from the public markets. Ms. Bachelet, a prominent women’s rights advocate and the first woman to serve as Chile’s president, was chosen to succeed Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein. Our cutest companions are also some of our messiest. Here’s some help. His legacy seems to be one building in Tokyo. But most of the country’s Modernism can be traced back to him — and the struggle to place his ideas into Japanese identity. A delicious innovation using techniques common to both dessert cultures. He found a million-dollar edge by closely observing and identifying slight biases in roulette wheels, becoming “a menace to every casino in Europe.” Patric McCoy, an enthusiastic art buyer, has some 1,300 paintings, sculptures and drawings stuffed into his Chicago apartment. Meet the accelerometer, a small sensor in your device that knows which way is up and if you’re in motion. More Recent Articles |
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