Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. President Trump is planning an overhaul of climate regulations that lets states set their own rules, according to people who have seen the proposal. Environmentalists say emissions could rise. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke laid the bulk of the blame for California’s blazes on “environmental terrorist groups.” The president said local politicians “wanted a number so ridiculously high” that he canceled a planned parade that the Pentagon had already postponed. President Trump threatened to revoke “very soon” the security clearance of the little-known Justice Department official, who has been accused of having helped start the Russia investigation. In a memo filed Friday evening, Robert Mueller said that George Papadopoulos’s attempts to mislead the F.B.I. had a significant effect on the investigation into Russian election interference. After setting off a furor that unsettled the markets and his own board, the Tesla chief talks about the pressure he is under and his struggle to cope. The rapper’s account of an encounter with Elon Musk set social media on fire. But that wasn’t the last word. Not by a long shot. Tesla’s stock tumbled 10 percent Friday, generating more than $1 billion in profits for investors betting on a fall in the electric-car maker’s shares. The song “Respect” helped Aretha Franklin soar to fame and became an anthem for the women’s rights movement. But radio royalties for the song went to its writer, Otis Redding. “Black people will be free,” said Ms. Franklin, who throughout her career remained passionate about progress for African-Americans and women. On many matters, Mrs. Trump has directed her East Wing to operate independently of the West Wing, and she is still keeping Washington at a distance. Disputes over politics have divided Americans’ homes, strained marriages, ruined friendships and invaded the workplace. Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, a democratic socialist candidate for Congress in New York, called the controversy a “nonstory.” Turkey’s president turns American actions against Turkey to his advantage, appealing to national pride and deflecting responsibility for the lira’s collapse. The lira’s plunge, exacerbated by a dispute with the U.S. over a detained pastor, has exposed growing economic pressures that some economists say could be near a breaking point. Copper’s broad use in cyclical industries means if demand for the metal starts to fall off, then industrial economies may start to slow. A group of top former intelligence and military leaders are sending a message to the nation’s troops and spies: think twice before following the president’s orders in a crisis. For the first time in modern history, Republicans are refusing to request a Supreme Court nominee’s relevant papers. Watch out, the secretary of education is on the loose. It is in the striving, and also in what we are striving for. The president not only violated the former C.I.A. director’s First Amendment rights but also made it harder for the government to draw on his expertise. Trump’s use of the slur wouldn’t tell us anything new. When you see someone who looks like you, it reveals what is possible. We tend to forget we are animals, until we become prey. People have been dying for millenniums. Why should there be great surprises now? Let me answer the question many are thinking: Is he crazy? The father of the pop star Dua Lipa has started a festival that he hopes will change the way people think about his country. They were the topic of many conversations about my heritage — and the bane of my existence. But when I decided to embrace my brows, they became my secret weapon. A report released by the Connecticut boarding school details sexual abuse by at least seven former faculty members, and the administration’s failure to act. The decision could be a major setback for the effort to prosecute the five detainees who are accused of aiding the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. After overcoming heroin addiction, he became a drug abuse counselor and founded an organization to help long-forgotten black basketball players. The decision is the United States’ latest step back from a seven-year war that has been largely won by a brutal government and its Russian and Iranian backers. “I never expected — or wanted — to have to be a whistleblower,” Cara Mund, the winner of Miss America 2018, wrote in a letter. The floods have left at least 324 people dead, and hundreds of thousands more have been made homeless. Walmart and other companies are using aggressive legal tactics to get the money back, demanding payments even when people haven’t been convicted of wrongdoing. A family’s tragedy at a Michigan amusement park highlights how parks have kept free of federal oversight. Research shows that talking about failure makes for happier, more productive workers. An exhibition at the Uffizi gallery in Florence shows how the city benefited from dialogue with the Muslim world. Just another semi-rock-star dad, bowling with his bandmates in between acting gigs. Ben Brantley and his London counterpart Michael Billington find much that’s enthralling about the state of playwriting in their countries. Amezaiku, a candy-making technique that calls for sculpting molten sugar syrup, nearly went extinct. Now, it’s seeing new life among a dedicated group of Tokyo craftsmen. New research challenges assumptions that some penguins mate for life, and suggests DNA testing is needed to avoid inbred captive populations. More Recent Articles |
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