Russian Forces Left This City a Year Ago. The Scars Remain.
More than a year after her mother died, Alla Kotliarova buried her for the third — and she hopes final — time. There was no priest, no tearful neighbors, no…
A Secretive U.S. Tech Firm Pushes Toward the Heart of U.K. Health Care
It began with a £1 contract. In the hours after a pandemic was declared in March 2020, Palantir, the secretive American data analytics company, was invited to 10 Downing Street…
Talking Peace in Sudan, the U.A.E. Secretly Fuels the Fight
Under the guise of saving refugees, the United Arab Emirates is running an elaborate covert operation to back one side in Sudan’s spiraling war — supplying powerful weapons and drones,…
Vulnerable New Yorkers Suffer as Some Services Decline Under Mayor Adams
At a drop-in center for homeless youth, Mayor Eric Adams made a promise last year. By marshaling limited city resources and following a detailed blueprint, New York City would aim…
Mosquitoes Are a Growing Public Health Threat, Reversing Years of Progress
Along hundreds of miles of Lake Victoria’s shoreline in Kenya, a squadron of young scientists and an army of volunteers are waging an all-out war on a creature that threatens…
Trump Could Lose Trump Tower (and Other Properties) in Fraud Case
A New York judge put a spotlight on former President Donald J. Trump’s business empire this week, determining in a ruling that he had inflated the value of his properties…
Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Effort to Delay Trial in Fraud Case
Donald J. Trump’s civil fraud trial over accusations that he inflated the value of his properties by billions of dollars will likely begin Monday after a New York appeals court…
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/28/2023 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day Kashmir Nuthatch, Yusmarg Budgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. “Calls from the male of a pair of birds, responding to playback…
Trump’s Sprawling Legal Defense Effort Comes Under Strain
The call came out of the blue. A lawyer representing former President Donald J. Trump in the investigation into his handling of classified documents reached out, unsolicited, to a former…
Deceit Pays Dividends: How CEO Lies Can Boost Stock Ratings and Fool Even Respected Financial Analysts | naked capitalism
Yves here. The study described below may sound clever and satisfying but it is actually pretty terrible. It uses an AI that it claims is 84% accurate in detecting lies…