Rare California poppy superbloom thrills crowds
Visitors have converged on Lancaster, California, to see the first such superbloom in four years. But to the dismay of officials, the poppies have not blossomed in the state park…
Mother of 6-year-old who shot Virginia teacher is charged
The boy shot his first-grade teacher at a Virginia school in January – with his mother’s gun.
Austria’s Third Largest Lender, Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI), Is Trapped In Russia, Its Most Lucrative Market | naked capitalism
Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) is one of the few large European banks that continues to conduct business more or less as usual in Russia. But as the profits from its…
The Military’s Leaked Secrets
The recently leaked U.S. military documents aren’t just an embarrassment for American officials. They are also likely to have more tangible consequences: Ukraine is changing its battle plans against Russia…
Inside Russia’s Crackdown on Dissent
Valerie Hopkins contributed reporting. Anastasia Vorozhtsova provided translation. The Daily is made by Rachel Quester, Lynsea Garrison, Clare Toeniskoetter, Paige Cowett, Michael Simon Johnson, Brad Fisher, Chris Wood, Jessica Cheung,…
For Uninsured People With Cancer, Securing Care Can Be Like Spinning a Roulette Wheel | naked capitalism
Yves here. This post illustrates not just what is wrong with health care in the US, but social services generally: far too much complexity, lots of gaps, and arbitrary-seeming results.…
‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Takes Its Final Curtsy
On a morning in mid-October, on the set of the Amazon comedy “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” set dressers readied the grimy Midtown office of Susie Myerson, the talent manager played…
Sex Abuse, Beatings and an Untouchable Mississippi Sheriff
Terry Grassaree was dogged for years by questions about how he did his job as a law enforcement officer in Macon, Miss., a tiny, rural town near the state’s eastern…
How Ukraine Won the War to Keep the Lights On
Electric trams are running again in Kyiv, and electric scooters dot the sidewalks. With curfew extended to midnight, the streets are bright and buzzing. Portable generators, nearly impossible to find…
5 Ways to Stabilize the M.T.A. and Bring Riders Back
Even as New York returns to something close to prepandemic life, the city’s transit system remains mired in a crisis of decreased ridership and shaky finances. To some extent, the…