A new system uses software to dictate quarantines — and appears to send personal data to police, in a troubling precedent for automated social control. A woman in her 30s who had traveled in Iran contracted the virus and is now isolated at home. The C.D.C. announced that it would allow hundreds of labs to test for the virus, while the Trump administration said it was distributing tens of thousands of testing kits. Several of the presidential hopefuls walked across the Alabama bridge where civil rights protesters were brutally attacked 55 years ago. Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz, battling to break a yearlong stalemate, wind up in the mud. The deal signed on Saturday could have the United States conducting strikes to aid old enemies like the Taliban — or lead to a complete withdrawal from the country. Zalmay Khalilzad, the Afghan-born veteran American diplomat, earned the trust of the militants, if not of Afghan officials. In his debut, our new media columnist says The Times has become like Facebook or Google — a digital behemoth crowding out the competition. An informed guide to the global outbreak. There’s little hope for a global economic rebound in 2020. Never minimize the altitude that this young gay pioneer reached. With Biden’s victory, minority and religious voters demand attention. Future whistle-blowers must be persuaded that while there are always risks, the system can protect them. A candidate who calls himself a democratic socialist wouldn’t seem to be the likely savior of Democratic politics in Texas. So many people came together to save this one girl’s life, and her chance to grow, to find happiness, to find love. We need to be on guard against the xenophobia and persecution that arose during outbreaks of that dreaded disease. The Trump administration violated a federal vacancies law, said the judge, who also ruled that two policies put in place by the director of Citizenship and Immigration Services must be nullified. A lawyer for Vanessa Bryant said the sharing of the photos by deputies was “an unspeakable violation of human decency.” After suffering its worst casualties in years, Turkey is openly declaring war against the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad. In the past week alone, the Puerto Rico Seismic Network registered 43 “significant” quakes, leaving many people fearful of going home. More than 8,000 houses have been damaged. The Rana Plaza collapse, which killed over 1,100 garment workers, led to much better labor conditions. Now that legacy could be in jeopardy, as a power struggle unfolds over factory safety. “Sweet Land,” in a Los Angeles park, is a parable for our time about Hosts and Arrivals. Who gets to be part of the gang? Who gets pushed out? Celine, Comme des Garçons and Balmain offer different answers. As new cases appear on the West Coast, some — including the president — are comparing it to the seasonal flu. Here’s a close look at the differences. More Recent Articles |
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