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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.
7 Million Under Tropical Storm Warnings in New England as Hurricane Lee Approaches
As Hurricane Lee moved north through the Atlantic early Friday, tropical storm warnings were in effect for parts of Atlantic Canada and a wide stretch of coastal New England that included about 7 million people in Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
‘A Ticket to Disney’? Politicians Charge Millions to Send Migrants to U.S.
Every step through the jungle, there is money to be made. The boat ride to reach the rainforest: $40. A guide on the treacherous route once you start walking: $170. A porter to carry your backpack over the muddy mountains: $100. A plate of chicken and rice after arduous climbing: $10. Special, all-inclusive packages to make the perilous slog faster and more bearable, with tents, boots and other necessities: $500, or more.
CIA Discloses Identity of Second Spy Involved in ‘Argo’ Operation
In the midst of the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, the CIA began what came to be noted as one of the spy agency’s most successful publicly known operations: the rescue of six American diplomats who had escaped the overrun U.S. Embassy — using a fake movie as the cover story.
Meet the Oil Man in Charge of Leading the World Away From Oil
ZARAFSHAN, Uzbekistan — On a craggy desert plateau in Uzbekistan, a renewable energy company from the United Arab Emirates is putting up more than 100 wind turbines. And on the other side of this vast, landlocked Central Asian nation, the same company’s owners, Emirati fossil-fuel investors, are pouring billions of dollars into a gas plant expansion.
Defying Industry, California Lawmakers Vote for Employer-Paid Food Training
The California Legislature is moving to require employers to compensate food service employees for the cost of food safety training mandated by the state’s public health laws. If signed into law, the legislation would overturn a common practice in which employees cover the expense of obtaining the certification themselves.
Standoff Over Electric-Vehicle Workers Poses Risk for Biden
President Joe Biden has been highly attuned to the politics of electric vehicles, helping to enact billions in subsidies to create new manufacturing jobs and going out of his way to court the United Automobile Workers union.
Trump Has Been Privately Encouraging GOP Lawmakers to Impeach Biden
On a sweeping patio overlooking the golf course at his private club in Bedminster, New Jersey, former President Donald Trump dined Sunday night with a close political ally, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
The ‘Forever’ Glaciers of America’s West Aren’t Forever Anymore
Once, there were 29. Now at least one is gone, maybe three. Those that remain are almost half the size they used to be. Mount Rainier is losing its glaciers. That is all the more striking as it is the most glacier-covered mountain in the contiguous United States.
Palm Fronds and Car Parts: Assemblage Art in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — A decade ago, priced out of renting an apartment and studio in Los Angeles, artist Dominique Moody built a steel-clad, wood structure on a 20-foot flatbed trailer. It was an experiment in making a small, mobile abode before the tiny home trend took off. It offered a place to sleep, and dream. It was also in many ways an artwork.
As Ukraine Aid Benefits Their Districts, Some House Republicans Oppose It
MESQUITE, Texas — By early next year, this city best known for being the rodeo capital of Texas is on track to become a centerpiece of the U.S. effort to increase artillery production vital to the war in Ukraine.
Mourners Gather in Ground Zero to Remember 9/11 Victims
NEW YORK — The sun was just beginning to come out on an overcast, humid morning in lower Manhattan on Monday as the ceremony to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on American soil began.
For Biden, Who Neither Fought in Vietnam Nor Protested War, Trip Offers Opportunity
HANOI, Vietnam — As he wrapped up a two-day trip to Hanoi, his first visit to Vietnam, President Joe Biden on Monday made a point of stopping by a memorial to his old friend, Sen. John McCain, the famed prisoner of war who was later instrumental in forging reconciliation with a onetime enemy.
The 343 Reasons a Small Town in Ireland Mourns on Sept. 11
Beyond the multicolored shops, red brick streets packed with performers and quays filled with sailboats that draw visitors to the town of Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland, is a memorial to a tragedy that occurred an ocean away.
Congress Embarks on Spending Battle as Shutdown Looms at End of September
WASHINGTON — Congress is poised this week to dive into an epic fight over spending, as the Senate for the first time in years puts appropriations bills on the floor for debate and Speaker Kevin McCarthy tries to find his way out of a complex funding tangle that could ultimately threaten his leadership post.
As Massachusetts Places Migrants Around the State, Towns Are Welcoming But Worried
WOBURN, Mass. — Barely two weeks had passed since the migrant crisis arrived in their city of 40,000 people, 10 miles northwest of Boston, but the volunteers gathered at a church in Woburn on a recent evening sounded battle weary.
The 19th Century’s Most Scandalous Painting Comes to New York
“A colossal ineptitude,” one enraged critic called it. “Her face is stupid,” another wrote. The papers declared it “shapeless,” “putrefied,” “incomprehensible.” They said it “recalls the horror of the morgue.”
JFK Assassination Witness Breaks His Silence and Raises New Questions
CLEVELAND — He still remembers the first gunshot. For an instant, standing on the running board of the motorcade car, he entertained the vain hope that maybe it was just a firecracker or a blown tire. But he knew guns, and he knew better. Then came another shot. And another. And the president slumped down.
Joe and Hunter Biden: A Bond Forged by Trauma, Tragedy and Ambition
WASHINGTON — Earlier this summer, President Joe Biden was feeling hopeful. His son Hunter Biden’s lawyers had struck a plea deal with federal prosecutors on tax and gun charges, and it seemed to the president that the long legal ordeal would finally be over.
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