Here’s what you need to know to start your day. Sales are booming at major chains that have taken cues from their giant online rival — signs of a revival in a $3.5 trillion industry. President Trump’s economy has left the most distressed swaths of the country waiting for their share of the good times. The online retailer is moving aggressively into digital advertising, emerging as a major competitor to Google and Facebook. The president, in a pair of tweets, said the Justice Department was putting the re-election chances of two “popular” Republican lawmakers at risk. John Mulaney, Jim Carrey and Patton Oswalt were among celebrities who said they would not appear at the festival next month if Stephen K. Bannon remained its headliner. A decision to back a lawsuit seeking to curb race-based college admissions follows a pattern by the Justice Department to reshape civil rights enforcement. Two different pictures of Brett Kavanaugh are expected to emerge at his confirmation hearings, with Democrats casting him as a threat to abortion rights and Republicans portraying him as an advocate for women. With their confidence growing, House Democrats are preparing an onslaught of investigations that would put President Trump on defense and slow talk of impeachment. Massachusetts is well known for deeply entrenched politics that favor incumbents. But the Boston City Council member is campaigning for Congress in a moment that has favored women and underdogs. The Massachusetts congressman, a longtime progressive Democrat, is hoping to stave off a challenger in Tuesday’s primary election. The New York schools chancellor inherited one of the country’s most segregated systems, where officials have avoided change and where entrenched policies feed the problem. A lesson in tackling a colossal problem with small, pragmatic measures. Jerry Brown’s California is moving toward carbon-free electricity as President Trump’s Washington beds down with the fossil fuel lobby. We stand with California. The bipartisan establishment is gone. Is it O.K. to miss it? Contrary to what supporters say, he’s no originalist. What the midterms mean for the future of health care. In border states, the latest erosion of American citizens’ rights. My faith compels me to challenge the way reactionary conservatives have hijacked our faith to serve their narrow interests. From the Supreme Court to labor organizing rules, the president undermines workers’ greatest champions. If you know beforehand how justices will vote based on which president appointed them, then what’s the point of having a court that, in theory, operates above politics? The Eastern monarch is in trouble, and this is the time to help (no science degree needed). Parking tension on West 130th Street, really long nails on the subway and more reader tales from this week’s Metropolitan Diary. On the eve of the N.F.L. season, Nike, one of the league’s most valued partner, begins a campaign with an athlete seen as hero to some, a pariah to others. The principal of a Chinese kindergarten said she wanted to show children different kinds of dance. Parents and Chinese internet users were astonished. The attack is the second in past two months, bringing the number of American service members killed this year in Afghanistan to six. Amid rising clamor for the pontiff to address claims he covered up abuse, Francis extolled the virtues of silence: “The truth is humble, the truth is silent.” Many private groups reviewed by The Times contained content and behavior that appeared to violate Facebook rules, like those against hate speech. The island county of Kinmen, which was shelled by China for years, has been drawing close to its erstwhile enemy. Four years after student protesters were pulled off buses, never to be seen again, some hope President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador can help. Take a moment to think about what unites us, then maybe cook: Make some pork butt, or some Key lime pie bars, salmon with salsa fresca or an herby pork larb. At this year’s edition, the movies looked ahead (to the Oscars) and back into history, none better than Alfonso Cuarón’s semi-autobiographical “Roma.” A new leader, Michael Novak, takes the reins as the company faces a future without its founding choreographer. How did an Off Broadway actor wrangle so many followers on Instagram? He hid in the bathroom. More Recent Articles |
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