Trump Allies Begin First Line of Attack Against Arizona Election Case
Allies of former President Donald J. Trump charged in a sweeping Arizona election case on Friday began filing what is expected to be a series of challenges, seizing on a…
Putin Shows He Can Antagonize the U.S. Far Afield From Ukraine
His ominous warnings, at the end of a two-day trip to North Korea and Vietnam, placed Russia and the West in a new round of escalation over Ukraine. They come…
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/21/2024 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Bird Song of the Day Mountain Wren-Babbler, Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. “Singing individual was once fed by another individual, receiving a caterpillar while it continued…
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/20/2024 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Bird Song of the Day Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler, Ho Ke Go Reservoir, Ha Tinh, Vietnam. Lots of jungle noise! In Case You Might Miss… (1) Early…
Linda Thompson Can’t Sing Her New Songs. Her Solution? ‘Proxy Music.’
For years, the singer Linda Thompson faced a problem that, for someone in her line of work, seemed insurmountable. Slowly over time, and then suddenly all at once, she lost…
Power Failure Brings Amtrak and N.J. Transit Trains to a Halt
Train service along the Northeast Corridor remained disrupted early Friday, with more than half dozen trains canceled and delays expected, after a power failure shut down all lines for more…
At Stanford, 2 Reports on Bias Show Extent of Divide Between Jews and Muslims
Stanford released on Thursday dueling reports on campus culture — one on antisemitism and the other on anti-Muslim bias — that revealed mirroring images of campus life in recent months…
At Rickwood Field, Willie Mays Is the Star of the Show, One More Time
Earlier this week, as Major League Baseball prepared for a tribute game in his hometown Birmingham, Ala., Willie Mays said that age would keep him away but that he would…
How Britain’s Labour Party Became Electable Again
Two weeks before an election that is expected to catapult him into 10 Downing Street, the leader of Britain’s Labour Party, Keir Starmer, is tiptoeing on the campaign trail, the…
For Judge in Trump Documents Case, Unusual Rulings Are Business as Usual
When Judge Aileen M. Cannon presides over a hearing on Friday in former President Donald J. Trump’s classified documents case, she will spend the day considering well-trod arguments about an…