President Biden has insisted that the evacuation of Kabul was done as efficiently as possible. But key documents obtained by The New York Times suggest otherwise. Thousands did not make it onto U.S. military evacuation flights. Many of them are now in hiding, worried for their safety and their future. The Biden administration must balance maintaining pressure and letting humanitarian aid flow. Hurricane Ida killed at least 25 people in New Jersey — more fatalities than in any other state — as the monster storm whipped its way onto the Gulf Coast and tore north to New England. Congress is considering bills to help communities prepare for extreme weather and to cut the greenhouse gases that are driving climate change. But passage is not assured. Businesses that expressed opposition to restrictive voting laws are declining to take a similar stand on the abortion measure. To protest Texas’ new abortion law, activists said, they pranked a website set up by the state’s largest anti-abortion group. Federal regulators warned on Thursday they may not have enough data to recommend boosters for anyone except certain recipients of the Pfizer vaccine by late September. The plan calls for an initial investment of at least $15 billion — half of what President Biden initially proposed. The Federal Reserve and White House had hoped for strong job gains, and the August report did not deliver. That makes coming numbers critical. Jacob Chansley, who stormed onto the Senate floor in face paint and a horned hat, accepted a deal under which federal prosecutors will recommend a sentence of 41 to 51 months in prison. The conservative majority essentially nullified the constitutional rights of millions of American women without so much as an argument. The withdrawal from Afghanistan is a final step in the transformation of American warfare into something sanitized and edited out of view. Shelve the fad methods. There’s one tried-and-true way, and it works for children of all races and classes. We need to get beyond evaluating sex solely through the lens of consent. But developing military power independent of the United States is going to be hard. The standards by which “normal” or “acceptable” living conditions are measured have long been discarded. Farewell to the heartbreaking summer of 2021. The subtle radicalism of Biden’s economic vision. The categories we use to describe our thinking are messed up. Empowering consumers to control their electric consumption would free up power to meet demand elsewhere. The groundwork was laid long ago for the Texas anti-abortion law that the Supreme Court allowed to go into effect. Job seekers are more likely to accept an offer when their extra federal jobless benefits expire. “I need to help my women to stand,” says Martha Agbani, who helped a group of women from the Niger Delta build a flourishing mangrove nursery. He often luxuriated in the richness of the English language, going off on whimsical digressions and enlivening the law with colorful asides. The revival of El Salvador’s soccer team is a tribute to better organization, coaching and talent. But it also owes a debt to a fan with a gift for scouting. Sullivan talks about his collection of essays, and Leila Slimani discusses “In the Country of Others.” Five articles from around The Times, narrated just for you. Toxic metals from Angola’s largest diamond mine spilled into the Kasai River in July, sickening thousands and causing an “environmental catastrophe,” researchers said. Investigators still don’t know what caused the deaths of Jonathan Gerrish, Ellen Chung, their 1-year-old daughter, Miju, and their dog. They were found on Aug. 17. The storm is not expected to be a threat to the United States, an official with the National Hurricane Center said. Facebook called it “an unacceptable error.” The company has struggled with other issues related to race. An internal inquiry found that the office improperly opened investigations and overstepped its legal authority, but stopped short of attributing the problems to racial or ethnic bias. Nathan Sutherland, a former nurse at an Hacienda HealthCare facility in Phoenix, pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman in his care who later gave birth to his child. In an executive order, the president instructed Attorney General Merrick B. Garland to publicly release the declassified documents over the next six months. If you’re vaccinated, you should think about a number of variables, including your overall health, where you live and the risks you take. After watching the world premiere, our columnist has a better idea of the risks and expectations as the film heads to the box office and awards season. The world’s No. 1 has beaten his third-round opponent in 16 straight matches. The unseeded Japanese player is optimistic. But he’s not delusional. This month’s picks deal more with inner turmoil and isolation than space exploration. More Recent Articles |
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