As Beijing tries to enlist the “whole of society” to guard against foreign enemies, the line between vigilance and paranoia fades. The Mexican police, military officers and others secretly colluded with a cartel that kidnapped 43 students, a case unsolved after nearly a decade. Wiretaps show just how much the authorities helped the cartel behind the mass abduction, and what led to it. After serving in Congress and as governor of New Mexico, he practiced quasi-public and freelance diplomacy, often with considerable success. The former New Mexico governor and ambassador to the U.N. filled a specialized diplomatic niche, talking to strongmen when presidents and other officials could — or would — not. With songs like “Margaritaville” and “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” he became a folk hero to fans known as Parrot Heads. He also became a millionaire hundreds of times over. Mr. Buffett’s fandom was wide-ranging: Notables from politics, sports and the arts now look back fondly on the singer’s life and career. The singer made a lot of money peddling laid-back boatyard chic. In 1996, the police in Jamaica mistook Buffett for a drug smuggler after he landed his seaplane with the singer Bono and others on board and opened fire on it. Sea-level rise and man-made projects have left Oceanside with precious little beach space. That’s a problem if coastal life is part of your city’s identity. An extensive paper trail reveals that the authorities in Johannesburg were warned repeatedly about the dangers in the derelict building where 76 people died in a fire this week. The festival in the remote Nevada desert became encased in mud after heavy rains on Friday night. Organizers cut off access in and out of the festival. Taking a break from the campaign trail is risky. History is littered with cautionary tales of candidates who got it wrong. President Biden arrived in Florida to tour an area hit by Hurricane Idalia, but Gov. Ron DeSantis, a potential rival for the presidency, was a no-show. The most active rivals to the country’s ruling party face dozens, even hundreds, of court cases each, paralyzing the opposition as a crucial election approaches. Azerbaijan is blockading the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, and people are dying. The St. Pierre family has taught me everything I know about storytelling and intimacy. Young women in crisis are wondering, “What was I made for?” The fight over congestion pricing gets at something so very much bigger. As Ukraine pushes slowly forward in its counteroffensive, it’s relying heavily on the effort of hundreds of small-scale assault groups, each tasked with attacking a single trench, tree line or house. Two Cruise taxis delayed an ambulance carrying a car accident victim to a hospital, a department report said. The company said it was not at fault. Hernán López, a former Fox employee, and an Argentine sports marketing company had been convicted of participating in a bribery scheme to secure rights to widely viewed tournaments. Many Iranian Americans say their families place a high premium on education — sometimes at the expense of early financial independence — potentially complicating their financial futures. More Recent Articles |
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