Mazlum Kobani, whose Kurdish-led force fought the Islamic State in Syria, fears that a complete United States withdrawal could endanger his people and allow the jihadists to regroup. A month before invading Kurdish areas in Syria, Turkey’s president said he “cannot accept” the West’s restrictions that keep him from a bomb. The president appears to be trying to balance competing impulses: bringing troops home while ensuring that efforts to contain ISIS will continue — and answering withering criticism for his Syria policy. He knew Democrats would criticize him. When Republicans started doing so, he changed his mind. The acting White House chief of staff admitted he did not have a “perfect press conference,” but said the administration did not tie military aid to investigating Democrats. Even for a president who often lards his online missives with typos, caps-lock abuses and errant exclamation points, Sunday’s Twitter missive on Syria contained an outsize number of errors. Haitians say the violence and economic stagnation stemming from a clash between the president and the opposition are worse than anything they have ever experienced. Can the largest public school system in the U.S. educate students fairly if it’s also one of the most segregated? The prime minister will try again this week to get his draft deal through Parliament. He has one key thing going for him: a divided opposition. Drawn by free admission on Sunday, nearly 10,000 visitors let themselves get lost in the Museum of Modern Art’s larger, reorganized spaces. Another moment for public protest has arrived. A lack of trust in Boris Johnson has delayed proceedings, once again. When the president runs amok, the House has a congressional duty to step in and provide oversight. We dare not fail this test of our constitutional government. Let us now praise these not-silent heroes. The president is unabashed, unapologetic and out of control. Readers offer their answers. One jokes that “he gives narcissism a bad name.” A letter written by Vivian Lord drew a flurry of news media attention and prompted one toymaker to develop, for the first time, a pack of the classic toy soldiers designed to be women. One crane came down completely, but a second one remained dangling over the side of a building in New Orleans. Overcoming European opposition, world soccer’s governing body plans to send the first edition of its expanded world club championship to China in 2021. The Golden State Warriors’ reign is challenged by the Lakers and Clippers and their collection of superstars who could take over the N.B.A. Stormy news cycles, and an audience thirsty for political commentary, have changed what works on TV at 11:35 p.m. Transferred off Rikers Island, he was among four young men who won a $980,000 settlement after a lawsuit described brutal beatings at an Albany jail. Patrisha McLean, who accused her singer-songwriter husband, Don McLean, of domestic abuse, is organizing Maine women to tell their own stories. And he is protesting. After settling in his own apartment, Alexander Santana is working toward a career in motivational speaking. A new sculpture will honor the Lyons family, black activists and property owners who once lived in Seneca Village, a community destroyed by the creation of the park. More Recent Articles |
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