Economy|The Fed Is Poised to Cut Rates Again. Here’s What to Watch.The central bank is set to announce its decision at 2 p.m. There will be a lot of moving parts, but policymakers are unlikely to do enough to satisfy President Trump. ImageThe Federal Reserve building in Washington.CreditCreditT.J. Kirkpatrick for The New York TimesSept. 18,…
| September 18, 2019 08:40 AM Have Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee figured out what President Trump did to them? By the looks of their questioning of Corey Lewandowski on Tuesday, the answer is no. Democrats chose the former Trump campaign manager for their first hearing after declaring the committee is considering impeaching the…
8:00 AM ETJordan RaananESPN Staff Writer Eli Manning’s time as the starting quarterback of the New York Giants has ended. It spanned parts of 16 seasons — a franchise record — and included two Super Bowl victories. Not a bad run.His Super Bowl MVPs and postseason performances are the stuff of legend. So are his…
(Image: © Urfin/Shutterstock) Scientists may have unearthed a missing link between simple and complex cells, which make up all animals, plants and fungi. Scientists consider single-celled organisms called Archaea to lie between primitive bacteria, that lack a nucleus, and more complex cells, or eukaryotes, on the evolutionary timeline. Like their bacterial cousins, Archaea lack a nucleus,…
Models display school-shooting-themed sweatshirts designed by streeetwear brand Bstroy. (Bstroy/Instagram) At a fashion show in New York this weekend, a tall model walked down a narrow runway flanked by streetwear devotees. He wore white-and-gold sneakers, khaki pants and a dark gray sweatshirt with the hood up. Across his chest, the word “Columbine” jumped out in…
CHICAGO (AP) — The first sexual experience for 1 in 16 U.S. women was forced or coerced intercourse in their early teens, encounters that for some may have had lasting health repercussions, a study suggests. The experiences amount to rape, the authors say, although they relied on a national survey that didn’t use the word…
Erik Madigan Heck for Rolling Stone In her most in-depth and introspective interview in years, Swift tells all about the rocky road to ‘Lover’ and much, much more September 18, 2019 Taylor Swift bursts into her mom’s Nashville kitchen, smiling, looking remarkably like Taylor Swift. (That red-lip, classic thing? Check.) “I need someone to help…
The Giants closed the book on Eli Manning’s days as a starting quarterback and opened the great debate on his career: Has he done enough to get into the Pro Football Hall of Fame? Fans with a No. 10 jersey in their closet and fond memories of his two Super Bowl victories might be surprised…
For fans of pro tennis, European soccer and British tabloids, the mysterious Twitter account had a lot to offer. Beginning last year, it retweeted news, most of it in English, about Roger Federer and the Premier League, and it shared juicy clickbait on Zsa Zsa, an English bulldog that won the 2018 World’s Ugliest Dog…
Public health agencies are investigating hundreds of cases of lung disease related to vaping and electronic cigarette use. Picture Alliance/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Picture Alliance/Getty Images Public health agencies are investigating hundreds of cases of lung disease related to vaping and electronic cigarette use. Picture Alliance/Getty Images An outbreak of severe lung disease…
We may earn a commission for purchases using our links. Learn more. Still the best OxygenOS is the best third-party skin on Android, and that’s unlikely to change anytime soon. Over the weekend, OxygenOS hit a big milestone: it completed 1,500 days. As part of the celebration, OnePlus partnered with the World Wildlife Fund to…
WarnerMedia has closed a massive deal to exclusively stream the smash CBS sitcom, “The Big Bang Theory,” on the planned new HBO Max streaming service. It is the the latest salvo in the streaming arms race which has seen billions spent in a matter of hours.“The streaming wars are relentless, and this is just another…
Exhibit A. Win McNamee/Getty Images How the Plastic Straw Got Canceled Angry Librarians Are Going to War With Publishers It Is Very Bad That Our President Reportedly Lied About Trade Negotiations With China A Conservative Wonk Explains Why the GOP’s Latest Tax Scheme Is a Terrible Idea Democrats are not fond of the Electoral College…
ImageA bus stop in San Francisco. The worst descriptions of homelessness in the city frequently come from its archliberal politicians.CreditCreditJason Henry for The New York TimesSAN FRANCISCO — Open-air heroin use. Sidewalks smeared in human feces. Blocklong homeless camps and people with severe mental illnesses wading through traffic in socks and hospital clothes.You would be…
Hundreds of mysterious illnesses and several deaths linked to vaping have revealed to health officials, doctors and researchers how little they know about what these chemicals do to the lungs.As director of the Adolescent Substance Use and Addiction program at Boston Children’s Hospital, Dr. Sharon Levy has seen the effects of vaping on teens firsthand.…
IMAGE: This is a patient wearing MemorEM. view more Credit: NeuroEM Therapeutics, Inc. Phoenix, AZ (September 17, 2019) – There is finally some encouraging news for the millions of Americans suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease. NeuroEM Therapeutics today announced findings from an open label clinical trial showing reversal of cognitive impairment in Alzheimer’s Disease patients after just…
CLOSE The list of 2020 democratic candidates President Donald Trump’s attacked continues to grow. USA TODAYWASHINGTON – President Donald Trump took aim at Los Angeles and San Francisco over their problems with homelessness on Tuesday and said he is considering setting up a task force to deal with the crisis.“We can’t let Los Angeles, San Francisco and…
President Donald Trump has called Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell ‘clueless.’ | Drew Angerer/Getty Images White House Is Jerome Powell caving to public pressure by the president? President Donald Trump has taken over Jerome Powell’s life. The Federal Reserve’s expected decision on Wednesday to cut interest rates again will spark new questions about whether Powell,…
House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler and Speaker Nancy Pelosi. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo congress The longtime allies are increasingly in conflict over the push to oust President Donald Trump. In a closed-door meeting last week, Speaker Nancy Pelosi stunned lawmakers and aides with a swipe at Democratic staff on the House Judiciary Committee. Pelosi…
As the troubles pile up on AT&T Inc.’s DirecTV subsidiary, Wall Street bankers have been inundating the telecom giant with proposals to sell off the satellite TV operator with Charlie Ergen’s Dish Network as one potential suitor, the Fox Business Network has learned.The banking ideas being floated come at a precarious time for the nation’s…
A New York Times story from over the weekend contains a third, previously undisclosed sexual misconduct allegation against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. The report was later updated to make it clear the new allegation is not as strongly corroborated as readers of the first version of the story may have been led to believe.…
(Reuters) – As if the U.S. Federal Reserve didn’t already have enough on its plate heading into its meeting on interest rates this week, chaos deep inside the plumbing of the U.S. financial system has thrown policymakers an unexpected curveball. FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Board building on Constitution Avenue is pictured in Washington, U.S., March…
Juul Labs did everything in the power players’ handbook to cement its status in Washington. The Silicon Valley start-up worked to make friends in the nation’s capital. It hired senior White House officials wired into President Trump and the first family. It sent politically connected officials to the West Wing to extol its products. It…
Entertainment heavyweights have spent more than $2 billion on classic television shows in recent weeks while signing talent for new programming, in an effort to win over streaming customers who soon will have many more options to choose from.This week, AT&T Inc. T -0.40% ’s WarnerMedia struck a deal for “The Big Bang Theory,” while…
ImagePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel addressing supporters at his Likud party’s campaign headquarters early Wednesday.CreditCreditSergey Ponomarev for The New York TimesPublished Sept. 17, 2019Updated Sept. 18, 2019, 12:02 a.m. ETJERUSALEM — Israel’s election was too close to call early Wednesday, with neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his main rival, the former army chief…
UPDATE, 4:27 PM: Running late out of a big donor shindig in Palo Alto earlier today, Air Force One has just landed at LAX nearly an hour behind schedule. As Donald Trump deplanes and gets in Marine One in the next few minutes for a possibly augmented trip to DTLA before his Beverly Hills fundraiser…
Twitter and Facebook last month suspended hundreds of thousands of accounts and operations that they said were part of a Chinese state-linked disinformation campaign designed to discredit pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. A few days later, Google followed suit, banning 210 YouTube channels that it said it had identified as part of a similar disinformation…
When it comes to assessing the prevalence of sexual assault, there’s still a lot we don’t know. We do know, for instance, that sexual assault is underreported, but we don’t know by how much — and that’s particularly true for incidents that fall in the “grey area” of sexual assault, such as coercive sex or…
Boris Johnson is having a rough few weeks. Since becoming UK prime minister in July, Johnson has lost his Conservative majority, got defeated in Parliament many times, had his brother quit on him, and is now facing legal challenges for his decision to suspend Parliament. And today, he got dunked on by the tiny European…
She was known to millions for her pioneering work for ABC News and NPR. ImageCokie Roberts reporting on the presidential election for ABC News in 2012.CreditCreditDonna Svennevik/ABCSept. 17, 2019Updated 9:53 p.m. ETCokie Roberts, who drew on her upbringing in a powerful political family to fashion a career as a leading Washington journalist for NPR and…
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg. | Sean Rayford/Getty Images 2020 elections A spat over gun control has revived the rivalry between the next-gen hopefuls. LOS ANGELES — Pete Buttigieg appeared to smother Beto O’Rourke in the early stages of the presidential primary, captivating viral media attention and surging in primary polls just as O’Rourke stalled.…
GAME DAY INFORMATION DateSaturday, September 21, 2019 Time8 p.m. ET Site: Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA • Capacity 92,746 (Bermuda Grass) TV:TV: CBS (national) Brad Nessler (play-by-play) Gary Danielson (analysis) Jamie Erdahl (sideline) Radio:Notre Dame Radio Network Tickets: Notre Dame Ticket Exchange powered by VividSeats.com IRISH VS. BULLDOGS – BY THE NUMBERS 1Freshman Kyle Hamilton is…
DANIA BEACH, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Chewy, Inc. (NYSE: CHWY) (“Chewy”), a trusted online destination for pet parents, has released its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2019 ended August 4, 2019, and posted a letter to its shareholders on its investor relations website at https://investor.chewy.com. Fiscal Q2 2019 Highlights: Net sales of $1.15 billion…
Amy Goldstein Reporter covering health-care policy and other social policy issues September 17 at 11:00 AM Tennessee unveiled a plan on Tuesday to convert Medicaid into a block grant — an idea long supported by conservatives that would rupture the federal government’s half-century-old compact with states for safety-net insurance for the poor. Tennessee is setting…
The iPhone 11 Pro Max (left) and the iPhone 11 Pro. Sarah Tew/CNET Apple never put the “Pro” label on an iPhone the way it does with MacBooks and iPads. But that all changed this year. For Apple’s other products, Pro often means better processors and bigger displays. The iPhone 11 Pro has the same processor…
Luke Falk The Jets were forced to go to their third-string quarterback in Luke Falk during Monday night’s 23-3 loss to the Browns after Trevor Siemian left with what was revealed to be season-ending ligament damage in his ankle. So, with Siemian out and Sam Darnold still fighting mono, head coach Adam Gase has no choice but to go with Falk into…
September 17, 2019 2:00PM PT As one of TV’s most popular shows of the past 20 years, “The Big Bang Theory” was sure to command a huge price when the streaming rights were finally shopped in a red-hot market for iconic comedies with large libraries. But “Big Bang Theory” wasn’t shopped widely on the open…
We’re only in Week 2 of the 2019 NFL season, and this league has already fallen off the rails. Let’s try to make sense of it all with this week’s power rankings. Rankings will be based on a number of factors, but the main overarching question when I decide on the order will be “If…
Former Trump presidential campaign manager Corey Lewandowski will testify about the Mueller report before the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday in what’s sure to be a circus of a hearing. (It begins at 1 pm ET and you can watch it at this link, or right here.) Lewandowski will be pressed about an episode special counsel…
Our Verdict The Galaxy Note 10 is Samsung’s easiest to use S Pen-toting phone yet, and while there may not be any game-changing features to make this a must-buy handset, it’s a solid addition to the Note range. If you’re looking for Samsung’s ultimate top-end device you’ll want to opt for the Note 10 Plus,…
BROOKLYN, N.Y., Sept. 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GitLab Commit – Today GitLab, the DevOps platform delivered as a single application, announced it has completed a $268 million Series E round of funding valuing GitLab at $2.75 billion. This recent funding round was led by ICONIQ Capital and Goldman Sachs with participation from existing investor Y…
Adam Taylor Foreign reporter who writes about a variety of subjects September 16 at 1:07 PM A series of suspected drone attacks Saturday that targeted oil facilities in Saudi Arabia resulted in explosions and fireballs, knocking out half the kingdom’s oil output for days. Now, questions are being asked about the extent of the damage…
Israelis are deciding the political fate of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a contest that has revolved around whether Jewish voters want their country to become more or less religious. Sept. 17, 2019Updated 6:16 p.m. ETImageGantz supporters watching exit poll results at Blue and White party headquarters in Tel Aviv on Tuesday night.CreditAmir Cohen/ReutersNetanyahu and…
A real check to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s control is finally coming in the form of an 11 to 40-member Oversight Board that will review appeals to its policy decisions, like content takedowns, and make recommendations for changes. Today Facebook released the charter establishing the theoretically independent Oversight Board, with Zuckerberg explaining that when it…
Cokie Roberts died on Tuesday of complications from breast cancer. NPR hide caption toggle caption NPR Cokie Roberts died on Tuesday of complications from breast cancer. NPR Our newsroom is in tears. My phone and email are bursting with more tears. The country has lost a great journalist. But I and so many thousands of…
The past is a foreign country. It will take a long time to explain Eli Manning to those who weren’t there. Manning beat a juggernaut Patriots team in the Super Bowl twice. He was a first overall pick. He has made $252 million in his career, more than any NFL player in history, and four…
Rape is the first experience of sex for millions of women in US, a new study has indicated, which surveyed women aged 18-44. The report, published in JAMA Internal Medicine on Monday, found 6.5 per cent of women polled said their first sexual intercourse experience was forced. Around seven per cent of those women reported being aged ten or…
The House Judiciary Committee was in the middle of considering a resolution expanding Democrats’ impeachment proceedings when Rep. Matt Gaetz decided to get personal. Decrying Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler’s escalating impeachment inquiry into President Trump, the right-wing Florida congressman fired a shot at the integrity of the hearing—and at the man holding the gavel. “I would…
| September 17, 2019 12:00 AM President Trump has been widely criticized for his failure to support the historic pro-democracy movement currently raging in Hong Kong. Although the president’s statements have been confusing and contradictory, he and the protesters in Hong Kong have far more in common than meets the eye. Trump came to office…
President Donald Trump’s California fundraisers have attracted a new set of Republican donors and bundlers eager to be in the room with him in Northern and Southern California events. | Mark Wilson/Getty Images White House Donors are snapping up tickets, even if they don’t know exactly where the events are being held. SAN FRANCISCO —…
Brady Dennis Reporter focusing on environmental policy and public health issues September 17 at 3:30 PM The Trump administration will revoke California’s right to set stricter air pollution standards for cars and light trucks on Wednesday, according to two senior administration officials, as part of a larger effort to weaken an Obama-era climate policy curbing…
Expectations for Bernie Sanders are sky-high, especially in New Hampshire, where he defeated Hillary Clinton in 2016 by 22 percentage points. | Joshua Lott/Getty Images 2020 Elections A staff shakeup and loss of an endorsement to Elizabeth Warren has allies warning of deeper problems. MANCHESTER, N.H. — Some of Bernie Sanders’ fiercest supporters are sounding…
More Week 2 Reactions Week 3 Early WaiversWeek 2 Winners and LosersWeek 2 Believe It or NotSteelers all lose if they lose Big BenThe second data point is always more interesting than the first. If a player’s Week 2 stat line doesn’t agree with his Week 1 output, understanding why is integral. Rookies T.J. Hockenson…
Lorene Scafaria on the power of women banding together, the surprising place Jennifer Lopez’s character name came from, & why she used Chopin throughout the film. When you manage to sign on a cast that reads: Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Cardi B, Lili Reinhart, Madeline Brewer, Julia Stiles, Keke Palmer, Lizzo—then you must be onto…
10:14 AM ETJordan RaananESPN Staff Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Eli Manning’s run as the starting quarterback for the New York Giants appears to be over after almost 15 years. Rookie Daniel Jones is taking over, beginning Sunday on the road against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the team announced Tuesday.”Eli and I spoke this morning,”…
The Undying Pain, Vulnerability, Mortality, Medicine, Art, Time, Dreams, Data, Exhaustion, Cancer, and Care by Anne Boyer Hardcover, 308 pages | purchase Buy Featured Book TitleThe UndyingSubtitlePain, Vulnerability, Mortality, Medicine, Art, Time, Dreams, Data, Exhaustion, Cancer, and CareAuthorAnne BoyerYour purchase helps support NPR programming. How? Amazon Independent Booksellers Before poet Anne Boyer got breast cancer…
The FBI, the DOJ, SCOTUS—Trump controls it all. Brett Kavanaugh being sworn in before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing on Sept. 4, 2018. Drew Angerer/Getty Images William Barr’s Radical New Attempt to Block the Full Mueller Report Arizona Supreme Court Greenlights Discrimination Against Same-Sex Weddings What Happens if Trump Won’t…
Image caption BBC research shows civilians continue to suffer disproportionately An average of 74 men, women and children were killed every day in Afghanistan throughout the month of August, the BBC has found.The findings show unrelenting violence affects almost the entire country as US negotiations to withdraw after 18 years of war are in disarray.We…
When you first hear the names of Apple’s new iPhones — the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max — you may have some questions. Where’s the iPhone X ($612 at Walmart)? So we’re back to regular numbers now? And what makes the Pro… Pro? Last year’s awkwardly named XS, XS Max ($1,100…
Astronomers have almost certainly detected a second interstellar comet zooming through our Solar System, but there’s still quite a lot of work to be done to find out more about this alien space rock. In the weeks and months to come, astronomers will continue to observe this visitor with as many ground and space-based telescopes…
Israelis voted Tuesday in an unprecedented repeat election that will decide whether longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stays in power, despite a likely indictment on corruption charges.Netanyahu, the longest-serving leader in Israeli history, is seeking a fourth consecutive term in office, and fifth overall. But he faces a stiff challenge from retired military chief Benny…
Bernie Sanders with (from left) Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal on Capitol Hill on June 24. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images The New Kavanaugh Reporting Shows How Far Trump’s Control Goes What Happens if Trump Won’t Step Down? Watch Ilhan Omar Respond to Son of 9/11 Victim Who…
President Trump has said Iran is the greatest threat in the Middle East, a would-be nuclear power that he has brought low through the stiffest sanctions ever applied to a single nation. He has warned that the United States is “locked and loaded” to punish Iran if it is found to be responsible for the…
political memoIn New York, Senator Elizabeth Warren described a government compromised by the influence of the wealthy. President Trump, in New Mexico, denounced a “failed liberal establishment.”ImageSenator Elizabeth Warren at a rally in New York on Monday. “Corruption has put our planet at risk, corruption has broken our economy and corruption is breaking our democracy,” she…
WASHINGTON (AP) — As they investigate President Donald Trump, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee will hold their first official hearing in what they are calling an impeachment investigation.Corey Lewandowski, Trump’s outspoken, loyal former campaign manager, is scheduled to appear Tuesday to discuss the report by former special counsel Robert Mueller. But it’s unlikely that…
Renowned ABC News journalist and political commentator Cokie Roberts has died at the age of 75. Roberts won countless awards, including three Emmys, throughout her decades-long career. She has been inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame and was cited by the American Women in Radio and Television as one of the 50…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is standing for reelection today in one of the strangest and potentially most significant elections in the country’s modern history. This is actually the second national election Israel’s had in just six months. The last one, held in April, looked like a victory for Netanyahu and his right-wing Likud party.…
0 of 32Justin Berl/Getty ImagesThe NFL has been turned on its head.Week 2 saw a pair of Super Bowl-hopeful teams go up in smoke thanks to serious injuries to their star quarterbacks.In Los Angeles, Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints suffered a thumb injury that will sideline him at least six weeks. The news…
LONDON — Britain’s Brexit saga is about to play out on another stage, this time in the country’s top court.The U.K. Supreme Court is set to decide whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson broke the law when he suspended Parliament earlier this month.The suspension, or “proroguing,” sent lawmakers home until Oct. 14 — just two weeks…
No one has drawn more fire than Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, who represents California’s 12th district in San Francisco. President Trump has tweeted about her in a negative or critical manner more than 90 times since taking office, often in conjunction with Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) or with other Democrats.…
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and Chinese officials will restart trade talks at the end of this week, but any agreement the world’s largest economies carve out is expected to be a superficial fix. Flags of U.S. and China are displayed at American International Chamber of Commerce (AICC)’s booth during China International Fair for Trade in…
Political memoYounger candidates are running as agents of generational change, but it is three septuagenarians who have emerged as the front-runners. And age-related attacks have not worked. ImageJoseph R. Biden Jr. with supporters during a campaign event in Miami. For Mr. Biden, no concern is raised more consistently by voters than his age, a subject…
NBCUniversal has unveiled the name, initial programming lineup and strategy behind its forthcoming streaming service. The ad-supported, direct-to-consumer platform will be called Peacock and launch in April 2020 with a lineup of more than 15,000 hours of content, including exclusive library titles like Parks and Recreation and originals including reboots of Battlestar Galactica, Saved by…
He is a witness to possible obstruction of justice. But when he goes before Democrats’ impeachment investigation, Mr. Lewandowski’s fierce loyalty to President Trump will also be front and center. ImageCorey Lewandowski, a former Trump campaign manager, will testify Tuesday before Congress.CreditCreditErin Schaff for The New York TimesSept. 17, 2019Updated 9:43 a.m. ETWASHINGTON — Democrats…
Poor Ben Roethlisberger — out for the season with elbow surgery — and Drew Brees — missing six weeks with a thumb injury — couldn’t even hold the headlines for a full 24 hours before Jalen Ramsey, last seen engaging in a sideline blowup with Doug Marrone during the Jaguars’ loss to the Texans on…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionLIVE: Supreme Court prorogation hearing Boris Johnson sought to suspend Parliament to avoid the risk of MPs “frustrating or damaging” his Brexit plans, the Supreme Court has heard.Lawyers for campaigners challenging the suspension said there was “strong evidence” the PM saw MPs “as an obstacle” and wanted…
Keisha Stansberry’s son Isiah Scott was fatally shot in March. Stansberry is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the shooter’s arrest. Cheryl Corley/NPR hide caption toggle caption Cheryl Corley/NPR Keisha Stansberry’s son Isiah Scott was fatally shot in March. Stansberry is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the shooter’s arrest. Cheryl…
Mr. Gillis was dropped by “Saturday Night Live” after making racist comments about Asian-Americans and using a slur to refer to Mr. Yang, and Mr. Yang, an entrepreneur who is running for president, has urged forgiveness. ImageAndrew Yang, a Democratic presidential candidate, said he and the comedian Shane Gillis would be sitting down soon to…
Artificial intelligence is infiltrating every industry, allowing vehicles to navigate without drivers, assisting doctors with medical diagnoses, and mimicking the way humans speak. But for all the authentic and exciting ways it’s transforming the tasks computers can perform, there’s a lot of hype, too. As Jeremy Achin, CEO of newly minted unicorn DataRobot, puts it: “Everyone…
The judges were a lot tougher as Season 28 kicked off — plus, see the moment Christie Brinkley broke her arm, forcing daughter Sailor Brinkley-Cook to step in for her. Jumping the gun on the fall season, “Dancing with the Stars” kicked off its 28th season in epic form with a two-hour premiere that answered…
ImagePresident Trump on Monday at a campaign rally in New Mexico, a border state with the highest Hispanic population in the country.CreditCreditErin Schaff/The New York TimesSept. 17, 2019, 12:09 a.m. ETRIO RANCHO, N.M. — President Trump opened a three-day Western campaign swing by venturing into blue territory on Monday in a bid to flip a…
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Four years ago, Justin Trudeau swept to power in a historic, come-from-behind victory, promising “real change”. Can the Liberal Party leader convince Canadians to rally behind him and his party once again? The day Mr Trudeau was sworn-in, he made headlines around the world as much for his new gender-balanced cabinet…
TEL AVIV — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was fighting for his political life as the country headed to the polls in an unprecedented do-over election on Tuesday morning.The embattled leader spent the days leading up to the vote unveiling hard-line campaign pledges in a last-ditch attempt to win over right-wing voters and to draw…
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey — Odell Beckham Jr. hit the jets Monday night, and the Browns ran away with their first victory of the 2019 season.Beckham’s 89-yard catch-and-sprint touchdown put a big exclamation point on Cleveland’s 23-3 victory over the Jets. It marks the first win for Freddie Kitchens as the Browns’ head coach and served…
Browns Updated 12:56 AM; Posted Sep 16, 11:17 PM 20 Gallery: OBJ returns to Meadowlands as N.Y. Jets host the Cleveland Browns on Monday Night Football By Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Odell who?Oh yeah, that Odell.Jets defensive coordinator Gregg Williams claimed he was only joking when he said “Odell who?” during…
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren. | Jessica Hill/AP Photo NEW YORK — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, in a speech that drew thousands of supporters to a historic site in Lower Manhattan, on Monday made one of her most explicit appeals to female voters since announcing her bid for the White House. In Washington Square Park, an…
Jessie Kelly knew there was an excellent chance she would end up on strike at General Motors. Long before her union, the United Auto Workers, declared a work stoppage this weekend, the 29-year-old mother of one began socking away savings to prepare for a long battle with the Detroit automaker. “I could live out three…
On Sunday, receiver Antonio Brown made his debut with the New England Patriots, finishing with four catches for 56 yards and a touchdown.After the game, a 43-0 Patriots road win against the Miami Dolphins, Brown was nowhere to be found, with the team’s public relations members telling media he’d “already left” by the time the locker room opened. By NFL…
The 49ers didn’t trade for Minkah Fitzpatrick, and now they get to face him. Right away. The Steelers have acquired Fitzpatrick from the Dolphins for Pittsburgh’s 2020 first-round draft pick, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Monday night, citing league sources. The defensive back recently demanded a trade out of Miami after the Dolphins were outscored 102-10…
In a letter to members Sunday, a UAW leader said a strike could have been avoided.Terry Dittes, vice president of the union’s General Motors Department, said GM waited until the last minute to make a substantive proposal before the contract expired at 11:59 p.m. Saturday. “We are disappointed that the company waited until just two hours before the contract…
Elizabeth Warren delivered a major speech on the devastating effects of corruption in Washington Square Park in New York City. In the backdrop was the former site of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, where a fire on March 25, 1911, left nearly 150 workers dead, many of them immigrant women and girls. “It took 18 minutes…
North Korea has laid out its conditions for discussing denuclearization ahead of the next round of planned talks with the United States, striking a positive tone for North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump’s historic peace process.In a statement published Monday by the official Korean Central News Agency, the director-general of…
A federal judge refused to scrap the controversial plea deal that granted immunity to Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirators, seven months after ruling that it had violated the Crime Victims’ Rights Act.Earlier this year, U.S. District Judge Kenneth A. Marra ruled that the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami under Alexander Acosta—who later became President Trump’s…
Paul Krugman Monday Sep 16, 2019 at 12:01 AM There’s no economic emergency, but Trump apparently feels he’s in a political emergency, says economist Paul Krugman. Donald Trump marked the anniversary of 9/11 by repeating several lies about his own actions on that day. But that wasn’t his only concern. He also spent part of the day writing a series…
Annie Linskey National political reporter focused on the 2020 presidential campaign Amy B Wang National politics reporter covering 2020 presidential campaigns September 16 at 9:56 PM NEW YORK — Sen. Elizabeth Warren hailed the political power of female-led organizing in a speech Monday night that invoked the deadly 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire to argue…
If there was such a thing as a perfect food, eggs would be a contender. They’re readily available, easy to cook, affordable and packed with protein.“The egg is meant to be something that has all the right ingredients to grow an organism, so obviously it’s very nutrient dense,” says Christopher Blesso, associate professor of nutritional…
New revelations about US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh — including details about a rushed FBI investigation into the 2018 sexual misconduct allegations against him — could be bad news for Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and her reelection effort. Collins’s legacy in the age of President Donald Trump was cemented with her vote to put…
SAN ANTONIO — The ramping up of tent courts in Texas on Monday was marked by confusion and disorganization as only about half the migrants scheduled to appear showed up, most without legal representation.San Antonio Immigration Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez oversaw initial hearings for 27 out of a scheduled 52 cases for asylum-seekers under Trump’s…
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Artist impression of the pulse from a massive neutron star being delayed by the passage of a white dwarf star between the neutron star and Earth. This phenomenon is known as “Shapiro Delay.” In essence, gravity from the white dwarf star slightly warps the space surrounding it, in accordance with Einstein’s general theory of relativity.…
Modern artificial intelligence is often lauded for its growing sophistication, but mostly in doomer terms. If you’re on the apocalyptic end of the spectrum, the AI revolution will automate millions of jobs, eliminate the barrier between reality and artifice, and, eventually, force humanity to the brink of extinction. Along the way, maybe we get robot…
