Some of the ancient, towering conifers in Big Basin Redwoods State Park are a casualty of the fires that have wracked the state. There are four key ingredients to the disastrous wildfire seasons in the West, and climate change figures prominently. The postmaster general, under fire for recent changes that have slowed mail delivery, defended his approach and asked Congress to help free the Postal Service from costly retirement obligations. The Postal Service is crucial to farmers and rural areas that President Trump won in 2016. Now, residents worry it is being dismantled. The world’s biggest social network is working out what steps to take should President Trump use its platform to dispute the vote. Joseph R. Biden Jr. never wavered from his central message: that President Trump was a danger to American democracy, while he was a stable, experienced leader. Now it will be tested in a fierce battle with the president. Joe Biden rallied the party around him, with help from Barack Obama and Bernie Sanders. But even as Democrats reach out to disaffected moderates, they’re also holding together a fractured coalition. The four-day virtual event focused on character rather than policy. Still, Democrats exaggerated about Social Security, jobs and the coronavirus pandemic. Inspired by a mother’s question, the new method will be introduced across Israel this fall, just in time for flu season, and could be coming soon to the U.S. Hundreds of health workers have tested positive and some have died, while health facilities are overwhelmed and government officials are accused of stealing funds for medical supplies. Aleksei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader suspected to have been poisoned, was flown out of a Siberian city early Saturday after a German medical team said it was safe for him to travel. Protesters in Grodno won some extraordinary concessions from the local government, including a police apology and a pledge of press freedom. They did not last long. Sergei A. Dylevsky, a Belarusian tractor factory worker, has emerged as a populist leader in demonstrations against President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko. From Serial and The New York Times: “Nice White Parents” looks at the 60-year relationship between white parents and the public school down the block. The N.B.A. has sealed off its players and staff in a secure campus in Florida — a medical and social experiment unlike anything in the history of sports. Biden takes on Donnie Darkness and promises to bring us into the light. In his convention speech, the former president sought to renew faith in the democratic project. We shouldn’t pathologize normal unpleasant emotions — which doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do something about them. A country in pain gets a lesson in perseverance. In the MAGA movement, you’re either a predator or a mark. Joe Biden’s speech did not soar. That’s good. America is looking for decency and competence. Giorgio Agamben criticizes the “techno-medical despotism” of quarantines and closings. John David Washington stars as an unnamed, uncreased C.I.A. agent in a spectacle full of scenes running backward and forward. Kurt Andersen, founder of Spy magazine and the author of “Evil Geniuses,” on how affluent lefties slept through the escalating inequality crisis. Including him. Prosecutors said he provided classified information to Russian intelligence operatives for years, betraying the United States. It was the first time a president has held an East Room funeral for a member of his family in nearly 100 years. As the longtime media executive moves to an adviser role, American Media, the parent of The National Enquirer, has been renamed A360Media as part of a planned merger with a logistics company. Live television viewership for the Democratic National Convention fell 17.6 percent from 2016, but many Americans watched online. The Communist Party’s “clean plate” campaign targets livestreaming extreme eaters, wasteful diners and others amid concerns about China’s ability to feed its 1.4 billion people. Universities rejected thousands of students when exam results were announced. With those grades now withdrawn, many are demanding places that have already been filled. The scandal has forced change to admissions rules, yet some observers say the shifts weren’t sweeping enough. Mei Xiang, a 22-year-old giant panda at the Smithsonian zoo in Washington, D.C., is the oldest panda to give birth in the United States, officials said. In-person concerts are cautiously re-emerging. So two of our critics took in a quartet performance in a parking lot. Among the performances you can catch online are a one-woman show about sexual assault and riffs on “Heart of Darkness” and “Rocky.” When did everything get so serious? This ’90s prime-time soap was sensational in every sense. This may just be the occasion for Melissa Clark’s latest, lamb chops with lettuce and ranch dressing. The former Trump adviser has been charged with fraud, but the hosts seemed almost as interested in his current look. Seth Meyers called him a “baked-potato Fabio.” More Recent Articles |
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