After criticism that he was allowing a Turkish incursion into northern Syria, the president pivoted, saying he would prevent Turkey from going too far. Analysts said the redeployment would betray America’s Syrian Kurdish allies, decrease American leverage in Syria and open a void that could benefit Iran, Russia and the Islamic State. The Pentagon is scrambling to respond to the words of a president who views Syria and the fight against ISIS as a battle largely won and done for American troops. Democrats are looking for information that could reveal whether President Trump’s decision to withhold security aid from Ukraine was tied to his bid to pressure its government to investigate rivals. The House has issued more subpoenas and a second person is now being protected as a whistle-blower. The push is the latest salvo in a global fight over who gets to set the rules for the internet. He was among four homeless men beaten to death on Saturday. “Our friend and brother,” read a note left at a memorial. In response to an N.B.A. executive’s Twitter post, Tsai called pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong a “separatist movement,” further inflaming a geopolitical controversy. Roaming bears hunt wild Pacific salmon among alpine meadows on this Russian peninsula, a compact, volcanic Eden. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. House Democrats called their first witness in the impeachment inquiry, and he came with dozens of pages of text messages. Another round of contradictory signals from the White House shakes allies’ trust and puts lives at risk. The N.B.A. apologizes on behalf of Daryl Morey, a general manager who voiced support for democracy. Will they finally admit what the G.O.P. has become? Republican lawmakers were incensed. Yet President Trump has actually warped foreign policy for political reasons and they defend him. The president and his advisers have been deluded about what big tariff hikes and aggressive negotiating tactics will achieve. The N.B.A., like other American businesses, has shown that it’s willing to play by China’s rules in exchange for China’s money. And why ‘yadda, yadda, yadda’ won’t cut it anymore. We need to stop pretending that Silicon Valley can compete with China on its own. The country itself has become the wall. This has to change. The city was built on big ideas, but lately the vision seems smaller. Thanks to a landmark ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade, abortion is now illegal everywhere except New York (and Hawaii). But a new bill threatens the legal status of abortions. As plastic alternatives proliferate, some choose to sip instead of suck. A judge rejected the president’s argument that he was immune from criminal investigations. Mr. Little, 79, has confessed to 93 murders, and the agency believes “all of his confessions are credible.” Protesters shut down a speech by Kevin K. McAleenan, the latest effort by opponents of the Trump administration’s hard-line immigration policies to let their grievances be known to policymakers. Judge Tammy Kemp said she turned to her faith when a former Dallas police officer asked her for advice and a hug in the courtroom. Not everyone is happy with that. The provocative climate group is trying to disrupt the city, hoping for the success it has had in London and elsewhere in Europe. Midwestern farmers criticized President Trump’s ethanol policy. After weeks of lobbying, the administration changed course. As the utility defends its bankruptcy plan against a challenge from bondholders and wildfire victims, its liabilities are still being calculated. A new report advises pediatricians to give academic failure the same attention as any other complex problem affecting a child. New guidelines for therapies for children and adolescents can reduce or eliminate attacks of migraine and greatly shorten their duration. A seized phone. A stopped concert. A text from Rihanna. All are new fuel for a heated debate about theater etiquette in the digital age. The Packers got a big win in Dallas, the Patriots and the Texans were dominant and the Chiefs finally lost. But Sunday offered some reminders of what’s wrong with the N.F.L. More Recent Articles |
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