For a second day, jurors are considering the fate of the three men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. Here’s the latest on the trial. Using security footage, cellphone video, 911 calls and police reports, The Times has reconstructed the 12 minutes before Ahmaud Arbery was shot dead in Georgia on Feb. 23. The murder convictions of three white men in the death of Ahmaud Arbery were praised by many as a just outcome in a case that could have stoked racial divisions. In convicting Travis McMichael on that charge, the 12 jurors found that he had deliberately intended to kill Mr. Arbery. Republicans have fought mask requirements and vaccine mandates for months, but as coronavirus infections again rise, they are blaming the president for failing to end the health crisis. Neil Ferguson, a leading epidemiologist, said the country had almost reached a state of herd immunity as it settled into a new normal of about 40,000 cases a day. Other experts disagreed. The boat, which capsized near Calais, had been carrying a group of migrants to Britain. “France won’t let the Channel become a graveyard,’’ President Emmanuel Macron said. In resettling thousands of displaced Afghans, the Biden administration must weigh their need for support against the needs of the U.S. labor market. New developments suggest the long-running inquiry has returned to an earlier focus: the valuations the former president and his family business applied to properties as it sought loans. Germany’s next chancellor is something of an enigma. He comes to power with a dizzying array of challenges, raising questions about whether he can fill the very big shoes of his predecessor. Global outrage, broken contracts and shifting politics could change the calculus for leagues and teams that once raced to do business in China. If you love to talk to people, this is the coat for you. This was a reminder that the lives of Black people are valued in this country — at least on occasion. We do not just remember the death. We remember the life, the beauty, the art, the feeling, the waiting, the living. We must stop tying our hopes for justice to high-profile criminal cases. My children do not understand my world and I do not understand theirs. Our kids are at the mercy of tech companies, with only an outdated law to protect them. An import tax on chassis is contributing to inflation and port congestion. The government needs to find better ways of increasing manufacturing. To survive a dinner table disagreement with the people you love this Thanksgiving, don’t call it a debate, Dylan Marron argues. Readers express relief. One calls it the “only rational and equitable verdict.” Also: A Covid Thanksgiving, and one in prison; children and grief. Parents told us what having paid parental leave — or not — meant for their families. As we sit down together during a difficult year, we’d be wise to consider a posture of grace Here are four ways to think about your group identity. Shrinking the public space that preserves the memory of the 1989 Beijing uprising has effectively turned Hong Kong into another silent mainland city. Covid kept many people in place. Now several developed countries, facing aging labor forces and worker shortages, are racing to recruit, train and integrate foreigners. Only about 10 vaquitas remain, but scientists say there’s still hope for the elusive porpoises. Their fate largely depends on the Mexican government. This year’s parade will feature performers like Kelly Rowland and Carrie Underwood and will have 15 giant balloons and 28 floats. Abba, Lil Nas X and others benefited as the number of competitors in the four all-genre categories grew from eight to 10 in a meeting the day before the nominations were announced. President Biden and his family are spending Thanksgiving on Nantucket, renewing a family tradition that dates back to 1975. “Their plan was to overwhelm us,” Chief Bill Scott of the San Francisco police said after about a dozen stores were stolen from in one night. Rams owner Stanley Kroenke is expected to pay the entire amount, ending the four-year court battle over the team’s move to Los Angeles in 2016. She recorded “Take a Picture” in 1968, but it died when she declined to tour. Three decades later, adventurous listeners discovered it and gave it a new life. Columbia University’s student workers’ union, made up of 3,000 workers, is striking for the second time this year, calling for higher wages and more protections. Stella Creasy received a letter of complaint for attending a debate with her infant son in tow. After an outcry, the speaker of the House of Commons said that a committee would review the rules. Last Grammys, the singer became the first Black woman to be nominated for a solo country performance award. This time, she’s back with three more chances to win. In this quiet masterpiece, Ryusuke Hamaguchi considers grief, love, work and the soul-sustaining, life-shaping power of art. A new Twitter account has amassed a following by sharing highly filtered versions of well-known images. For most of us, exercise impacts our hunger and weight in unexpected and sometimes contradictory ways. More Recent Articles |
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