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Polls Show Ron DeSantis Sliding in the Republican Primary
Several recent polls show Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida losing ground in the Republican presidential primary, both nationally and in early-voting states. The numbers undermine an argument pushed by DeSantis’ campaign: that the primary is effectively a two-way race in which he is the only candidate who can consolidate support against former President Donald Trump.
White House Directs Agencies to Account for Climate Change in Budgets
A directive issued Thursday by the Biden administration would, for the first time, have federal agencies consider the economic damage caused by climate change when deciding what kinds of vehicles, equipment and goods to buy.
Franzen, Grisham and Other Prominent Authors Sue OpenAI
A group of prominent novelists, including John Grisham, Jonathan Franzen and Elin Hilderbrand, are joining the legal battle against OpenAI over its chatbot technology, as fears about the encroachment of artificial intelligence on creative industries continue to grow.
How Much Do Patients Need to Know About a Potentially Risky Treatment?
A visiting researcher at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center was startled when he read the warning from the Food and Drug Administration about a product that had been used in spine surgeries at the esteemed Manhattan hospital.
Why Los Angeles Has Avoided the Migrant Crisis Hitting New York
LOS ANGELES — By the time the first bus of migrants from Texas arrived in Los Angeles in June, the Democratic leaders who run the city were surprised it had taken so long for Republican governors to send people their way.
Disney, Challenged Elsewhere, Plans to Spend $60 Billion on Parks and Cruises
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Disney’s theme parks will generate an estimated $10 billion in profit this year, up from $2.2 billion a decade ago. Not bad for a 68-year-old business, especially considering the devastation wrought by the pandemic just a couple of years ago.
U.S. National Debt Tops $33 Trillion for First Time
WASHINGTON — America’s gross national debt exceeded $33 trillion for the first time Monday, providing a stark reminder of the country’s shaky fiscal trajectory at a moment when Washington faces the prospect of a government shutdown this month amid another fight over federal spending.
U.N. to Meet Amid Growing Divisions, and Demands From the Global South
The U.N. General Assembly convenes Tuesday in the shadow of the second year of war in Ukraine, amid a series of climate-related catastrophes and at a time of increasing divisions in the world that will hamper efforts to address the litany of problems contributing to the strains.
Scandal-Plagued Migrant Services Firm Could Limit New York’s Options
NEW YORK — As the migrant situation worsens in New York City, Mayor Eric Adams is in danger of forfeiting his ability to quickly spend hundreds of millions of dollars on the crisis using his emergency powers.
Some Businesses Make ‘Woke Free’ a Selling Point
Jonathan Isaac is a forward for the NBA’s Orlando Magic, but he is perhaps better known as someone who chose not to protest police brutality against Black Americans during a summer of widespread activism involving racial injustice.
The Most Interesting Element of the Hunter Biden Indictment
In one sense, the Hunter Biden indictment just isn’t that remarkable, or interesting. Aside from the fact that it’s brought against the president’s son, it’s just plain vanilla gun charges, and the prosecution seems to have him dead to rights. He lied on Form 4473 — the federal form he was required to fill out when he purchased the weapon in question — by certifying that he was not illegally using drugs. He has since publicly stated that he was regularly using drugs, including crack cocaine, when he bought the gun. Thus, there’s overwhelming evidence he committed two related crimes, lying on the form and possessing the weapon itself. Federal law prohibits unlawful users of controlled substances from possessing firearms.
‘Sea Chantey’ Night at the Bar: A Rowdy, Joyous Ritual for Landlubbers
ESSEX, Conn — From the darkness of a tavern in Essex, the first lines of the maritime folk song “Old Maui” cut through the bar chatter: “It’s a damn tough life full of toil and strife we whalermen undergo/ And we don’t give a damn when the day is done how hard the winds did blow.”
Jann Wenner Defends His Legacy, and His Generation’s
In 2019, Jann Wenner officially left Rolling Stone, the magazine he co-founded in 1967, but he hasn’t left it behind. Since stepping away from the iconic publication, where I briefly worked as an online editor a decade ago, Wenner, 77, has written two books rooted in his time there. The first, a hefty, dishy memoir called “Like a Rolling Stone,” was a bestseller after it was published last year. The second, “The Masters,” which will be published Sept. 26, consists of interviews that Wenner conducted during his Rolling Stone years with rock legends including Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Bono and others, as well as a new interview with Bruce Springsteen.
Facing a Shutdown, Congress Melts Down
WASHINGTON — Bringing some order to Capitol Hill is proving to be an extraordinarily tall order. The year began auspiciously with a pledge by both Republicans and Democrats to return to the old ways when it came to the oldest of congressional duties: funding the government. “Regular order” was the catchphrase, one that refers to the traditional, step-by-step legislative process popularized by “Schoolhouse Rock.”
UAW Strike Is a Real-Time Test of Biden’s Economic Agenda
Rarely do so many parts of a president’s political identity collide in one place. Friday’s walkout by the United Auto Workers is a real-time test of President Joe Biden’s economic agenda: his call for higher wages for the middle class; his unapologetic pro-union stand; his climate-driven push to re-imagine an electric vehicle future for car companies — centered in Michigan, a state that he must win in 2024 to remain in the Oval Office.
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