First US rail strike in 30 years averted with tentative deal – Biden
“We’re really excited about the progress,” Ford chief executive Jim Farley told the BBC after the deal was announced. “Any delay, like a real strike, even for a day or…
US school app accounts hacked to send explicit image
The Seesaw app is used by millions of parents, students and teachers across America
Opinion | How to Make the Asylum System a Little Less Broken
Since April, Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas has bused over 7,900 migrants from the state to Washington, D.C. In August, he began sending them to New York. Now, Gov. Ron…
Profiting in Congress
Members of Congress have access to information that ordinary Americans don’t. They meet with chief executives, read classified intelligence reports and help set the rules by which the economy works.…
The Promise and Pitfalls of Deep-Sea Mining
Eric Lipton contributed reporting. The Daily is made by Lisa Tobin, Rachel Quester, Lynsea Garrison, Clare Toeniskoetter, Paige Cowett, Michael Simon Johnson, Brad Fisher, Chris Wood, Jessica Cheung, Stella Tan,…
In the ‘Great Game’ of Central Asia, China’s Leader Seeks the Advantage
BEIJING — As Xi Jinping, China’s leader, visited Central Asian countries this week, he stepped off planes to rousing performances by rows of dancers, musicians and ceremonial guards. Uzbekistan’s leader…
At Millions Per Detainee, Guantánamo Prison Stuck in a Cycle of Costly Delays
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — Fungus was growing in a new $10 million tiny-house village being assembled at Camp Justice, the military court compound at Guantánamo Bay that has been troubled…
For Gen Z, TikTok Is the New Search Engine
When Ja’Kobi Moore decided to apply this year to a private high school in her hometown of New Orleans, she learned that she needed at least one letter of recommendation…
TikTok’s C.E.O. Navigates the Limits of His Power
TikTok recently tried to tamp down concerns from U.S. lawmakers that it poses a national security threat because it is owned by the Chinese internet company ByteDance. The viral video…
Opinion | How Far Should We Go to Save a Species?
If we want to maintain a livable Earth, we must prepare radical measures to safeguard biodiversity. And we will need to grapple with some queasiness about extending humankind’s manipulation of…