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Is It Safe to Go Outside? How to Navigate This Cruel Summer.
Excessive rain and flooding in the Northeast, a dangerous heat wave with triple-digit temperatures across the South, West and Midwest, and smoke from wildfires in Canada have come together to make this a summer of weather extremes in the United States, in which going outside can be riddled with perils.
Paul Reubens, Creator of Pee-wee Herman, Is Dead at 70
Paul Reubens, the comic actor whose childlike alter-ego Pee-wee Herman became a movie and television sensation in the 1980s, died Sunday in Los Angeles. He was 70. His death, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, was confirmed Monday by his longtime representative Kelly Bush Novak, who said he had “privately fought cancer for years with his trademark tenacity and wit.”
A New Era of Soccer Moms Navigates a Rapidly Changing Game
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Julie Ertz was on the clock. On one sunny morning in May, Ertz, a defender for the U.S. women’s soccer team, rolled out of bed early to dress and feed her infant son, Madden, and pack him for a trip. Then she scrambled to collect her soccer gear and headed off to a meeting with her club team, which was followed by several hours of practice.
A Trombonist on a Mission to Break Barriers in Classical Music
As a child growing up in rural Canada, trombonist Hillary Simms did not realize that women were scarce among players of brass instruments — the tuba, the French horn, the trumpet and the trombone. Her music teachers were largely women, and so were many of her peers.
Russia Says 2 Drones Hit Buildings in Moscow in Latest Wave of Attacks
The Russian Defense Ministry said Sunday that Ukrainian forces had fired at least three drones at Moscow, the latest in a wave of attacks in Russia demonstrating that few places are off limits after more than 17 months of war.
The Life and Death of a ‘Punk Rock Warhol’
Last month at the Columbarium funeral home in San Francisco, mourners gathered for artist Frank Kozik, who died recently at 61. The copper-domed rotunda on Loraine Court was filled with bikers and musicians from the Bay Area, along with artists who took part in the Lowbrow movement, a California pop surrealism scene from which Kozik emerged in his 30s. Some guests wore flannel shirts and leather jackets. One man with silver hair wore a Hells Angels vest.
Reluctant to Retire, Leaders Raise a Tough Question: How Old Is Too Old?
After a series of troubling moments this week, an uncomfortable question has become unavoidable, leaving voters, strategists and even politicians themselves wondering: Just how old is too old to serve in public office?
An Internet Veteran’s Guide to Not Being Scared of Technology
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — How could they protect themselves from AI?. That was the question that Mike Masnick found himself fielding this summer in a WhatsApp chat with about 100 directors, actors and screenwriters. The group, including marquee talent, was worried about a grim possible future in which deepfake versions of actors perform screenplays written by ChatGPT.
In Border Towns, a ‘Dangerous Combination’ of Heat and Water Cutoffs
PUEBLO DE PALMAS, Texas — On a blistering morning this week, the kitchen sink in Kathy Quilatan’s house was delivering only sputtering water. With temperatures climbing into triple digits most afternoons these days, she knew exactly what she had to do to keep her two young children, ages 2 and 6, from overheating. She gathered plastic containers and set out on a quest for water.
In High School Gilgo Beach Suspect Was an Angry Loner, Schoolmates Say
NEW YORK — The members of the class of 1983 slapped on their 40th reunion name tags and hit the open bar to reminisce. They squeezed into Johnny McGorey’s Pub across from the Massapequa Park train station on Long Island last weekend, among them former athletes, prom sweethearts and yearbook fixtures.
Being Rich Is Its Own Qualification for Elite College Admissions, Study Shows
Elite colleges have long been filled with the children of the richest families: At Ivy League schools, 1 in 6 students has parents in the top 1%. A large new study, released this week, shows that it has not been because these children had more impressive grades on average or took harder classes. They tended to have higher SAT scores and finely honed resumes, and applied at a higher rate — but they were overrepresented even after accounting for those things. For applicants with the same SAT or ACT score, children from families in the top 1% were 34% more likely to be admitted than the average applicant, and those from the top 0.1% were more than twice as likely to get in.
Louise Levy, Who Was Studied for Her Very Long Life, Is Dead at 112
Louise Levy, who along with hundreds of others 95 and older was part of a study to understand how their genetic makeup led to their good physical and cognitive health during extremely long lives, died July 17 in Greenwich, Connecticut. She was 112.
A Time Capsule of Human Creativity, Stored in the Sky
“Just keep telling the story,” says the director character in Wes Anderson’s latest film, “Asteroid City,” which takes a stylized look at midcentury America’s fascination with space and interstellar communications. Later this year, the Lunar Codex — a vast multimedia archive telling a story of the world’s people through creative arts — will start heading for permanent installation on the moon aboard a series of unmanned rockets.
Trump’s Lawyers Meet With Prosecutors as Election Interference Charges Loom
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump met Thursday with officials in the office of the special counsel, Jack Smith, as federal prosecutors edged closer toward bringing an indictment against Trump in connection with his wide-ranging efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to three people familiar with the matter.
GM and Other Automakers Will Build 30,000 Electric Vehicle Chargers
Seven major automakers announced a plan Wednesday to nearly double the number of fast chargers in the United States in an effort to address one of the main reasons that people hesitate to buy electric cars.
Giuliani Admits to False Statements About Georgia Election Workers
Rudy Giuliani has admitted that while acting as a lawyer for former President Donald Trump, he made false statements in asserting that two Georgia election workers had mishandled ballots while counting votes in Atlanta during the 2020 election.
Gilgo Beach Suspect’s Home Held a 279-Weapon Arsenal and a Walk-In Vault
Rex Heuermann, the Long Island architect charged in the Gilgo Beach serial murder case, kept 279 weapons in his rundown home, most of them in a basement vault big enough to walk into, authorities said Tuesday.
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