Links 4/5/2024 | naked capitalism
Colors will look different during the April 8 solar eclipse. Here’s why Space.com How to photograph total solar eclipse: Tips for amateur photographers FOX How Medieval Chroniclers Interpreted Solar Eclipses…
400,000 in New England Still Without Power After Spring Snowstorm
About 400,000 customers were still without power in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont on Friday after a powerful storm system brought springtime snowfall to northern New England. Here are the…
Is Justice Finally Catching Up with Ursula von der Leyen? | naked capitalism
Prosecutors “could theoretically seize phones and other relevant material from Commission offices or in other European countries,” as they expand their criminal probe into the Pfizergate scandal. As we warned…
The Rise of Sports Betting
In the coming days, the country’s best men’s and women’s college basketball teams will clash in the N.C.A.A. tournament finals. For fans, these are some of the biggest events of…
String of Errors Led to Fatal Attack on Aid Convoy, Israeli Military Says
A series of failures, including a breakdown in communication and violations of the rules of engagement, led to the deadly Israeli strikes that killed seven humanitarian aid workers in Gaza…
An Engineering Experiment to Cool the Earth
The Daily is made by Rachel Quester, Lynsea Garrison, Clare Toeniskoetter, Paige Cowett, Michael Simon Johnson, Brad Fisher, Chris Wood, Jessica Cheung, Stella Tan, Alexandra Leigh Young, Lisa Chow, Eric…
Ukraine Plan of Crocus City Hall Attack to Start Ethnic Pogroms, Civil War in Russia | naked capitalism
Yves here. Many commentators have taken note of Putin exhorting the Russian public not to what in the past was called foreign agitators to use the Crocus City Hall massacre…
Inside the Biden-Netanyahu Phone Call, and a Narrowly Averted Cyberattack
Tune in, and tell us what you think at theheadlines@nytimes.com. For corrections, email nytnews@nytimes.com. For more audio journalism and storytelling, download the New York Times Audio app — available to…
After 6 Months of War, Some Israelis Ask: Is Netanyahu Dragging It Out?
Nearly six months since it began, Israel’s war in Gaza is dragging on. So, too, is the tenure of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In Israel, some are now asking: Are…
Biden to Visit Site of Baltimore Bridge Collapse on Friday
President Biden plans on Friday to visit the site of the Baltimore bridge that collapsed after a colossal cargo ship plowed into it last week, killing six people and severing…