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Ugly Tale of Migrants Displacing Veterans Makes Waves and Then Dissolves
NEW YORK — The story seemed tailor-made for opponents of outsiders. “VETS KICKED OUT FOR MIGRANTS,” blared the front page of The New York Post, one of many outlets that last week carried the tale of homeless military veterans’ being expelled from their temporary hotel rooms north of New York City so that people coming from the Mexican border could stay there.
Guards Brutally Beat Prisoners and Lied About It. They Weren’t Fired.
NEW YORK — Shattered teeth. Punctured lungs. Broken bones. Over a dozen years, New York state officials have documented the results of attacks by hundreds of prison guards on the people in their custody.
Biden Voices Optimism on Debt Talks Despite Sharp Statements by Both Sides
HIROSHIMA, Japan — President Joe Biden on Saturday brushed off noisy statements issued by both sides in the debt and spending talks gripping Washington, dismissing them as little more than the posturing typical of any negotiation and expressing confidence that he will still be able to strike a deal with Republicans to raise the debt ceiling.
A University Fired 2 Employees for Including Their Pronouns in Emails
NEW YORK — When Raegan Zelaya and Shua Wilmot decided to include their pronouns at the end of their work emails, they thought they were doing a good thing: following what they viewed as an emerging professional standard and also sending a message of inclusivity at the Christian university where they worked.
At Harlem Funeral for Jordan Neely, a Demand for ‘Equal Justice’
NEW YORK — Jordan Neely spent the last few weeks of his life riding the subways of New York, hungry, desperate and alone. At his funeral Friday at Mount Neboh Baptist Church in Harlem, hundreds gathered to mourn him, including friends, family members, prominent Democratic politicians and the Rev. Al Sharpton, who eulogized him.
Georgia Prosecutor Signals August Timetable for Charges in Trump Inquiry
The Georgia prosecutor leading an investigation into former President Donald Trump and his allies has taken the unusual step of announcing remote work days for most of her staff during the first three weeks of August, asking judges in a downtown Atlanta courthouse not to schedule trials for part of that time as she prepares to bring charges in the inquiry.
TikTok Users Sue Montana, Calling State Ban Unconstitutional
A court battle over First Amendment rights kicked off in Montana on Thursday after a group of TikTok users challenged the state’s new TikTok ban, which is set to take effect Jan. 1 and is the first of its kind in the nation.
An NFL Doctor Wants to Know Why Some Players Get CTE and Others Don’t
Joseph Maroon, a neurosurgeon, began working for the Pittsburgh Steelers as a consulting doctor starting in 1977 and over 46 years has examined and treated stars from the notoriously hard-nosed dynasty, including Hall of Famers Terry Bradshaw, Mean Joe Greene and Lynn Swann.
In Battle Over AI, Meta Decides to Give Away Its Crown Jewels
SAN FRANCISCO — In February, Meta made an unusual move in the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence: It decided to give away its AI crown jewels. The Silicon Valley giant, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, had created an AI technology, called LLaMA, that can power online chatbots. But instead of keeping the technology to itself, Meta released the system’s underlying computer code into the wild. Academics, government researchers and others who gave their email address to Meta could download the code once the company had vetted the individual.
House Democrats Move Forward With Petition to Force Debt Limit Vote
WASHINGTON — House Democrats pushed forward Wednesday with a procedural move that could force a vote to increase the debt limit should negotiations between President Joe Biden and Republicans collapse, moving despite signs of progress in the bipartisan talks to advance a long-shot Plan B to avert a default.
Baseball Returns to the ‘Hallowed Grounds’ of a Negro Leagues Stadium
PATERSON, N.J. — When Bob Kendrick visited Hinchliffe Stadium in 2014, all he could do was hope. Kendrick, the president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, had journeyed east for a ceremony that recognized Hinchliffe as a National Historic Landmark. The stadium is one of the last of the Negro leagues ballparks still standing, but it was almost impossible to tell at the time.
Cherelle Parker Wins Democratic Mayoral Primary in Philadelphia
After a crowded primary, Cherelle Parker, a former state representative and City Council member who campaigned on hiring more police, won the Democratic nomination for Philadelphia mayor on Tuesday night, emerging decisively from a field of contenders who had vied to be seen as the rescuer of a struggling and disheartened city.
Why Undocumented Immigrants Struggle to Receive Organ Transplants
NEW YORK — At a dialysis center in Brooklyn, New York, Nardel Joseph used to try making friends with the other patients, until they began dying one by one. As her kidneys failed from an autoimmune disease, Joseph, 34, realized she might be next.
Turkey’s Opposition Struggles to Make Up Ground as Runoff Nears
ANKARA, Turkey — After heading into elections with high hopes, Turkey’s political opposition is struggling to fight off despair and plot a course to give their candidate a fighting chance against the incumbent, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a runoff later this month.
Biden and McCarthy Set for More Talks as Debt Limit Deadline Nears
With time running out to strike a debt limit deal, President Joe Biden and congressional leaders are set to meet Tuesday for pivotal face-to-face negotiations at the White House to avoid a default that economists say could eliminate jobs and cause a recession.
With 62 Newly Discovered Moons, Saturn Knocks Jupiter Off Its Pedestal
In the red corner, Jupiter, the largest planet orbiting our sun, which shaped our solar system with its gravitational bulk. In the blue corner, Saturn, the magnificent ringed world with bewildering hexagonal storms at its poles.
Four Takeaways from Turkey’s Presidential Election
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s nail-biter election Sunday made clear that the people’s faith in the country’s electoral system remains strong and that the incumbent, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is still a formidable political force, despite his apparent failure to secure a first-round victory.
DeSantis Impresses in Iowa, Showing Up an Absent Trump
For the first time in months, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Saturday showed the aggressive political instincts that his allies have long insisted he would demonstrate in a contest against former President Donald Trump.
Eric Adams Says He’s a Progressive. Democrats Beg to Differ.
NEW YORK — When a homeless man was choked to death on the New York City subway earlier this month by another passenger, Mayor Eric Adams had an uncharacteristically guarded response. For more than a week, he did not denounce the killing, as many of his Democratic colleagues immediately had, or express much sympathy for the victim, Jordan Neely.
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