Month: January 2023

Highlights of Today in History: Benjamin Franklin born; Soviet and Polish forces liberate Warsaw; Eisenhower farewell address; Japan earthquake; Al Capone is born; Muhammad Ali born.       

In late 2020, when President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia brokered the end of a war in the Caucasus between Azerbaijan and Armenia, and placed 2,000 Russian peacekeeping troops between…

By Lambert Strether of Corrente. “Always be present in the flesh.” –C.P. Snow, The New Men Patient readers, this post was a little bit slower to arrive than should be,…

James Comer of Kentucky, the new chair of the House oversight committee, told CNN’s State of the Union: “While he was doing this [accusing Trump], he knew very well that…

The C.E.O. of iFixit is fighting for your right to stop shopping and start repairing.

Melissa Clark’s green curry salmon with coconut rice is at the top of my weeknight list.

The parent company of CoinDesk, one of the first news sites focused on the industry, faces questions about the operations and financial health of some of its subsidiaries.

An unusually warm winter has forced a rethink about climate change in areas with lower peaks as ski resorts and sporting events face an uncertain future.

When pitchers and catchers report next month, the Mets will get a look at Kodai Senga’s signature pitch: the ghost fork. Those who have seen it say it delivers on…

Matteo Messina Denaro, who was sentenced in absentia for the 1992 murder of two prosecutors and other crimes, was apprehended in a Sicilian hospital.