What to Know About Trump’s Civil Fraud Trial
Donald J. Trump’s defense lawyers this week will offer a look into his business operations and continue the parade of expert witnesses testifying on his behalf in a Manhattan courtroom.…
Microsoft Hires Sam Altman Hours After OpenAI Rejects His Return
The board of directors of OpenAI, the high-flying artificial intelligence start-up, said in a note to employees on Sunday night that its former chief, Sam Altman, would not be returning…
Behind 94 Acts of Shocking Violence, Years of Glaring Mistakes
The last breakdown of Marcus Gomez began in full view of the people whose job it was to stop it. First, Mr. Gomez, a slight 45-year-old who was homeless and…
For an Aging President, a Birthday With a Bite
For many of a certain age, there comes a point when marking yet another birthday, taking note of yet another passage of the calendar, is not greeted with the same…
What Good Is Dreaming, Anyhow? | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. “The tradition of all the dead generations weighs like a nightmare on the brain of the living” –The Bearded One So here I am, typing…
Rosalynn Carter, First Lady and a Political Partner, Dies at 96
Rosalynn Carter, a true life partner to Jimmy Carter who helped propel him from rural Georgia to the White House in a single decade and became the most politically active…
‘It’s Like I Am Blind’: Waiting for Asylum in a British Hotel
Every morning, Mohammed Al Muhandes wakes up in a hotel in Leeds, England, and wonders how to pass the day. Along with dozens of other asylum seekers, he eats the…
Making Sweet, and Bittersweet, Music Together
Michael Eric Repper’s history of unflagging devotion to a narrow set of passions dates back to the early 1990s when, as a 3-year-old, he snapped to attention the moment the…
Trump Focuses on Iowa as He Looks to Close Out the Republican Race
With just under two months until the Iowa caucuses, former President Donald J. Trump on Saturday returned to the state and made explicit a campaign strategy that he had only…
The Invisible War in Ukraine Being Fought Over Radio Waves
The drones began crashing on Ukraine’s front lines, with little explanation. For months, the aerial vehicles supplied by Quantum Systems, a German technology firm, had worked smoothly for Ukraine’s military,…