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With Nuclear Deal Dead, Containing Iran Grows More Fraught
WASHINGTON — When Iran agreed to a deal in 2015 that would require it to surrender 97% of the uranium it could use to make nuclear bombs, Russia and China worked alongside the United States and Europe to get the pact done.
In the 2024 Race, Trump’s Trial Is About to Take Center Stage
NEW YORK — The start of Donald Trump’s criminal trial Monday thrusts the 2024 presidential race into uncharted territory and Trump back into the public spotlight in ways he hasn’t been since he left the White House more than three years ago.
Biden Seeks to Head Off Escalation After Israel’s Successful Defense
President Joe Biden and his team, hoping to avoid further escalation leading to a wider war in the Middle East, are advising Israel that its successful defense against Iranian airstrikes constituted a major strategic victory that might not require another round of retaliation, U.S. officials said.
Savages! Innocents! Sages! What Do We Really Know About Early Humans?
History may not be bunk, but prehistory is: So argues Stefanos Geroulanos in his spirited new book, “The Invention of Prehistory: Empire, Violence, and Our Obsession With Human Origins.” Bestselling authors like Yuval Harari, Jared Diamond and Steven Pinker have all distilled (or cherry-picked) research about early humanity in order to make grand claims about the near inevitability (or impossibility) of human progress. Even “The Dawn of Everything” (2021), by David Graeber and David Wengrow, which took issue with the simplistic narratives offered by the Big Thinkers with their Big Books, provided an alternative narrative of its own — that of early human communities experimenting and making do without resorting to structures of hierarchy and domination.
Protests, Traffic, Crowds: Court Braces for a Trump Trial Like No Other
NEW YORK — Manhattan’s Criminal Courts Building, at 100 Centre St., is short on charm: circled in scaffolding, lit like an aging cafeteria and, in recent months, neighbor to a colossal pile of rubble, the remains of the Manhattan Detention Complex, which is being demolished.
Biden Shrinks Trump’s Edge in Latest Times/Siena Poll
President Joe Biden has nearly erased Donald Trump’s early polling advantage, amid signs that the Democratic base has begun to coalesce behind the president despite lingering doubts about the direction of the country, the economy and his age, according to a new survey by The New York Times and Siena College.
Most NYC Drivers Who Honk Are Breaking the Law. Can They Be Stopped?
NEW YORK — Hardly a second had passed since the light turned green, but there was already a symphony of honks and beeps and toots urging traffic forward on Columbus Avenue. About a minute later, a deep, foghorn-like honk rumbled from a dump truck as it turned onto 89th Street.
Speaker Johnson Gets Lifeline From Trump Amid Threat to His Job
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Speaker Mike Johnson had a difficult week. He is facing a revolt from one of the most conservative members of his caucus that could cost him his job. And the prospect of providing additional aid to Ukraine continues to meet opposition.
$7.4 Billion More in Student Loans Are Canceled, Biden Administration Says
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced an additional $7.4 billion in student loan cancellations for some 277,000 borrowers on Friday, building on plans announced this week to provide debt relief for millions of borrowers by the fall if new rules the White House has put forward hold.
Surveillance Bill Clears Key Hurdle in House, Putting It Back on Track
WASHINGTON — The House took a critical first step Friday toward reauthorizing a law extending an expiring warrantless surveillance law that national security officials say is crucial to fighting terrorism, voting to take it up two days after a previous attempt to pass it collapsed.
Delivery-Only Restaurants, Once Pandemic Successes, Face Uncertainty
On a recent afternoon, the kitchen inside a Denny’s in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens, New York, was bustling. Employees placed burger patties on a grill and pulled fries out of the vat of hot oil. Some orders were whisked away to customers sitting in booths, while others were boxed and set aside for pickup. The takeout orders were mostly from the Denny’s menu, but some were from the Burger Den and the Meltdown, two delivery-only brands that the chain owns.
Lost Tapes From Major Musicians Are Out There. These Guys Find Them.
LOS ANGELES — In late 2020, Brian Kehew was working at the venerable Hollywood studio Sunset Sound when the owner asked him to help identify some tapes the Who had left behind. It was not an unusual request for Kehew, who has done tape transfers and mixes on hundreds of archival recording projects over the last 30 years, and serves as a tech and sometime backing musician for the band. He expected to find some overdubs or a safety copy of a master, nothing particularly important.
What a Terror Attack in Israel Might Reveal About Psychedelics and Trauma
One Israeli said that being high on LSD during the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7 prompted a spiritual revelation that helped him escape the carnage at a desert rave. Another is certain the drug MDMA made him more decisive and gave him the strength to carry his girlfriend as they fled the scene. A third said that experiencing the assault during a psychedelic trip has helped him more fully process the trauma.
Biden and Kishida Agree to Tighten Military and Economic Ties to Counter China
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan announced a range of moves Wednesday to further enhance military, economic and other cooperation between the two longtime allies as part of the president’s efforts to counter China’s aggressive actions in the Indo-Pacific region.
Now Hiring: Sophisticated (but Part-Time) Chatbot Tutors
SAN FRANCISCO — After her second child was born, Chelsea Becker took an unpaid, yearlong leave from her full-time job as a flight attendant. After watching a video on TikTok, she found a side hustle: training artificial intelligence models for a website called Data Annotation Tech.
EPA Says ‘Forever Chemicals’ Must Be Removed From Tap Water
For the first time, the federal government is requiring municipal water systems to remove six synthetic chemicals linked to cancer and other health problems that are present in the tap water of hundreds of millions of Americans.
Iran Smuggles Arms to West Bank, Officials Say, to Foment Unrest With Israel
Iran is operating a clandestine smuggling route across the Middle East, employing intelligence operatives, militants and criminal gangs, to deliver weapons to Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, according to officials from the United States, Israel and Iran.
Food Aid Program for Mothers and Children Will Provide More Fruits and Vegetables
WASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department said Tuesday that low-income women and children eligible for a food aid program would receive more cash for purchases of fruits and vegetables, with less assistance available for milk.
Greene Escalates Threat Against Johnson, Making the Case for His Ouster
WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Tuesday escalated her threat to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, distributing a scathing letter that made the case for his removal and took Republicans to task for tolerating his leadership.
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