Top Biden Aide Holds Rare Talks With Chinese Military General
The White House national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, met on Thursday with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, and held rare talks with a top Chinese military official in a sign that…
Opinion | Joy Can Do More Than Beat Trump
There is a difference between beating a candidate and sidelining a movement. After nine years of confronting Donald Trump and facing a MAGA movement that has remade the Republican Party…
How Does Mpox Spread, and Who Is Most at Risk?
This month, the World Health Organization declared mpox a global health emergency. The virus, formerly known as monkeypox, is spreading quickly in parts of Africa, particularly the Democratic Republic of…
How to Watch the Harris-Walz Interview
Vice President Kamala Harris, who has taken few questions from reporters since President Biden ended his re-election campaign last month, will sit with CNN on Thursday for her first extended…
They String the Rackets at the U.S. Open
Good morning. It’s Thursday. Today we’ll look at the people who string rackets at the U.S. Open in Queens. Many tennis fans arrive at the U.S. Open starting around 11…
How the Tories Lost Britain
Liz Truss has a theory about what caused the collapse of Britain’s Conservative Party, and it has little to do with her. Sitting last May in her corner office across…
Israel’s Hostage Rescue Highlights Challenge of Hamas Tunnels in Gaza
The Israeli military’s rescue of a hostage from an underground tunnel in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday highlighted one of the biggest remaining impediments to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s goal…
How California Became a New Center of Political Corruption
Jose Huizar’s downfall at Los Angeles City Hall was as stunning as his rise to success, a political tragedy that, like many in the land of dreams, has become a…
Asian Men Are Finally Starting to Get the Girl (or Guy)
It was not long ago that the actor and writer Joel Kim Booster first began going to auditions only to quickly realize that the roles available to him as an…
Activists Link Climate Change, Gaza in a Campaign Targeting Citigroup | naked capitalism
Yves here. We’ve noted that protesting is a very long term and difficult process. It takes a long time to reduce the perceived legitimacy of powerful interests and institutions to…