Big Dreams Come Back to Bite New York Community Bank
During last spring’s banking crisis, when a competing lender went under, New York Community Bank pounced, acquiring a big chunk of its business. Now, it is paying dearly for that…
Latino Organizers Say Republicans Took a Risk in Ignoring Nevada
Four years ago, East Las Vegas, Nev., was a hub for presidential candidates engaging in heavy retail politicking. This year, it was anything but. In 2020, Democrats came to the…
130-Year-Old California Bookstore Seeks Buyer
Dawn Levesque, 77, goes to learn about World War II. Heidi Barnett, 43, a mother of two, comes to buy presents for her children. Justin Beblawi, 25, has visited since…
After Its $20 Billion Windfall Evaporated, a Start-Up Picks Up the Pieces
On Dec. 18, a $20 billion deal by Adobe, the software giant, to buy Figma, a San Francisco start-up darling, fell apart after more than a year of regulatory scrutiny.…
Opinion | For Trump, Running With a Woman Would Be Just Another Con Job
Whoever Donald Trump chooses as his running mate, please let it not be a woman. Perhaps you think it’s beside the point to worry over this. But before writing off…
Navigating Israel’s War When One Spouse Is Jewish, and One Is Not.
When Ava Friedmann and Michael Henein were married, they used a tablecloth from Ms. Friedmann’s grandmother as a huppah, or ritual canopy held above the couple in a Jewish wedding.…
Volcano Erupts in Iceland for Third Time Since December
A volcano system in southwestern Iceland erupted on Thursday, for the third time since December, with fountains of bright orange lava visible from Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik, about 30 miles away.…
Migrant Crisis Complicates Democrats’ Bid to Regain George Santos’s Seat
Just two months ago, George Santos’s expulsion from the House looked like everything Democrats could have asked for. It gave them an open Republican seat in a winnable New York…
Israeli Government’s Lies About Gaza Shouldn’t Be a Surprise | naked capitalism
Yves here. This post is an interesting artifact of the persistence of reticence to criticize Israel for its open policy of genocide and its persistence it it even after the…
Ukraine Worries About Losing Its Biggest Weapon: U.S. Military Aid
In the two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion, Ukraine has had its back to the wall many times, in many forms: fighting with Molotov cocktails and guns handed…