If You’re Boycotting Columbia, Your Priorities Are All Wrong
Where were these voices when the university was under assault from the Trump administration?
Elon Musk’s Starlink and the racially charged row over operating in South Africa
2 hours ago Khanyisile Ngcobo BBC News, Johannesburg Getty Images The tussle between Starlink boss Elon Musk and South Africa over the company’s failure to launch in the country stems…
Nvidia expects $5.5bn hit as US tightens chip export rules to China
Computer chip giant Nvidia says it will be hit with $5.5bn (£4.2bn) in costs after the US government tightened export rules to China. The firm, which has been at the…
Michael Sang Correa: Gambian ex-soldier convicted of torture in US trial
A former Gambian soldier has been convicted on torture charges by a US court for his involvement in crimes committed while feared strongman Yahya Jammeh was in power in the…
Hunting the Wild Mushrooms of New York City
There are thousands of species of fungus in the city, with names like American dyeball, dingy twiglet and devil’s dipstick. Some even glow in the dark.
David Hogg, Parkland Survivor and D.N.C. Vice Chair, Hopes to Unseat Democratic Incumbents
David Hogg, a young liberal activist and now a vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, is leading an effort to unseat the party’s older lawmakers in primaries.
Schumer Moves to Block Trump Picks for Two Key Prosecutor Positions
An arcane Senate tradition effectively gives senators veto power over nominees for U.S. attorney in their home states, providing Democrats a potential opening to stop President Trump’s picks.
Biden Condemns Trump Over Social Security in First Speech Since Leaving Office
In Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s first extensive speech since he left office, he accused the Trump administration of “taking a hatchet” to the Social Security Administration.
Keith Siegel, a Former Hostage, Recounts Captivity in Gaza
Keith Siegel, who spent 484 days as a hostage, described the physical and psychological distress he endured, in an interview with The New York Times.