The acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse points to the wide berth given to defendants who say they acted out of fear. Mock juries used by his defense team to test their case reacted much more favorably when he testified, his lead lawyer said. The vote was months in the making for the roughly $2 trillion measure, one of the most consequential bills in decades. Now it faces a difficult path in the Senate. President Barack Obama barely muscled his health law through the House. But income inequality, economic stagnation and a pandemic propelled an even more ambitious bill. The package includes $400 billion to bolster support for children and families, $555 billion for climate change programs and $166 billion in housing aid. The House Republican leader made a number of false or misleading claims about the social spending bill, President Biden, immigration policy and Teslas. As infections rise, Americans over 18 will be permitted to get extra doses. But it’s not clear boosters really are needed by so many people, or that the shots will turn back the pandemic. The U.S. rested its case after 11 weeks, and Ms. Holmes, the founder of the blood testing start-up Theranos, took the stand. In the stretch of Europe from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea, where Moscow and the West have competed for influence for decades, the threat of a new military conflict is growing. Western intelligence officials are increasingly convinced that the Russian president wants to take control of a larger swath of territory. Maria Butina, convicted of serving as an unregistered foreign agent before and after the 2016 election, insists she “wasn’t a spy” and that her Duma seat is “not a reward.” Her critics call her a Kremlin “trophy.” “Hitler’s American Gamble,” by Brendan Simms and Charlie Laderman, examines Hitler’s ill-fated choice to declare war on the United States. You should never find out that you were someone’s second choice. The great threat is that there are young men out there who watched the verdict and now want to follow Rittenhouse’s lead. The Chinese government must provide answers about the missing tennis star. The chaos at the Belarus-Poland border is partly of the European Union’s making. Kyle Rittenhouse’s semiautomatic rifle endangered everybody around him — and himself. Voters may pummel Democrats next year, but future generations will be grateful. The creeping not-so-casual misogyny is indicative of the dark path down which former President Donald Trump continues to lead the G.O.P. Will work ever love us back? Two millennials disagree. The New York Blood Center should be allowed to build its new life sciences center. Readers react to the verdict, discuss America’s self-defense laws and make connections to the Ahmaud Arbery case. Also: The social policy bill. The senators criticize The Times’s coverage of their colleague’s style and fashion choices. The truth is, America’s national security depends on cooperation a lot more than competition. This isn’t the inflation you were looking for. Loss may be part of Thanksgiving this year. Here’s how to help kids navigate it. We need to learn the right lessons from the pandemic. An emotional crowd burst into applause in a packed Manhattan courtroom Thursday after the judge threw out the convictions of Muhammad Aziz and Khalil Islam. Five articles from around The Times, narrated just for you. The defense lawyer for one of three men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery unsuccessfully moved for a mistrial. Closing arguments are scheduled for Monday in Brunswick, Ga. The partial eclipse on Thursday night and Friday morning lasted more than six hours, and these photos captured the moon’s rust-red hue. A report set to be made public next week sheds new light on the Cuomo administration’s manipulation of nursing home death data and the former governor’s $5.1 million book deal. The American chapter of the Court of Master Sommeliers says it investigated 22 members. But at least one woman who came forward feels that’s not enough. Vice President Kamala Harris became the first woman to assume acting presidential duties, while President Biden underwent a colonoscopy. In a new episode of turmoil at the radio station, the author of the articles was reassigned. Prosecutors say Gary Stephen Maynard set four fires this summer as one of the largest wildfires in California history raged nearby. “Peanut Butter and Jelly were selected based on their temperament, appearance, and, I suspect, vaccination status,” the president said. The move, announced on Friday, is an attempt by the country’s newish prime minister to revive an economy battered by Covid restrictions and a supply chain crunch. House of Yes, a Brooklyn nightlife behemoth, has opened a Manhattan outpost. Will its “burner” aesthetic translate? In her essay collection “These Precious Days,” the novelist and bookstore owner explores friendship, marriage and mortality. Andrew Garfield stars as Jonathan Larson, the composer and lyricist of “Rent,” in this meta-musical directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda. It’s unfair to compare Netflix’s live-action remake to the anime original. But there’s no really compelling reason to talk about it otherwise. More Recent Articles |
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