On Kobe Bryant Day, a Celebration of Love and Basketball
Malika Rose Andrews has established herself as a well-known presence in broadcast sports journalism, so it may be hard to believe that her first job out of college was merely…
Opinion | How Should We Mourn the End of Summer?
It comes gradually at first, then, like the Hemingway-ism, suddenly. Beach chairs fold up. Kayaks return to garages. Speculative camping trips remain just that. The plans and possibilities of summer…
How Brazil’s Experiment Fighting Fake News Led to a Ban on X
As Brazil grappled with a flood of online disinformation around its 2022 presidential election, the nation’s Supreme Court made an unusual and fateful decision: It gave one justice sweeping powers…
What to Watch for in East German State Elections on Sunday
On Sunday, voters in the eastern German states of Saxony and Thuringia go to the polls in elections that are being carefully watched in Berlin and across Europe, in part…
What Happens When Half a Million People Abandon Their City
It was once a thriving metropolis in the heart of oil country in Venezuela. That city, Maracaibo, no longer exists. Today, the city is rife with abandoned houses, some of…
Worked to the Bone, India’s Doctors Fear for Their Safety, Too
Exhausted doctors resting in crowded on-call rooms with no locks, two to a single bed. Frustrated relatives of patients angrily challenging a physician’s diagnosis. Too few security guards to keep…
What’s in Your Fridge? Here Are Details About the Deli Meat Listeria Recall
In the last month, nine people have died and dozens have been hospitalized in a listeria outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meats that has led to a recall of…
The Angry East
Aug. 31, 2024 Whatever the outcome of the elections on Sunday in the eastern states of Saxony and Thuringia, the far-right Alternative for Germany party long ago stepped from the…
Kamala Harris criticises Trump over Arlington Cemetery dispute
Vice-President Kamala Harris is criticising former president Donald Trump over a recent controversy involving his campaign at Arlington National Cemetery, saying the military burial site is “not a place for…
Kamala Harris has thrived in debates – will her tactics work on Trump?
Getty Images During a pivotal debate in the 2020 US presidential election, one candidate seemed to dominate the stage. They interrupted their rivals at strategic moments, sometimes speaking over them.…