With military haircuts and moustaches, the US sailors stood out against the flip-flops of the usual Pattaya crowd, writes the BBC’s Jonathan Head. Read full story Author:
Argentine league to pause games this weekend to honour Messi after his retirement
The Argentine football league will pay tribute to Lionel Messi’s international career by pausing all their domestic matches in the 10th minute this weekend. Read full story Author:
For Russia and Ukraine, an Escalating Spiral With No End in Sight
Each side is using missiles and drones to try to pound the other into giving up, breeding ceaseless human suffering. But there is no sign that either country’s determination will …
The New Jet-Powered Drones That Are Breeding Anxiety in Ukraine
These Russian drones are more destructive, faster and harder to shoot down than the propeller-driven models that Moscow has used throughout the war. Go to Source Author: Cassandra Vinograd https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
U.S. Attack Hits Iranian Wedding, and Influencers Are Being Quietly Paid to Talk Politics
Plus, the N.B.A.’s biggest punishment ever. Go to Source Author: Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jake Lucas, Ian Stewart, Ken Bensinger and Pam Belluck https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92
She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large. Go to Source Author: …
Gloria Steinem’s Glamour Was a Means to an End
The glasses, the hairdo, the bell bottoms and hip-slung belts were all wrapped up in her feminist cause. Go to Source Author: Vanessa Friedman https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
ICE Skipped Basic Checks in Rush for Recruits, Whistle-Blower Says
An official who oversaw the vetting of ICE recruits cited an “unprecedented lowering of standards” amid a hiring surge. Go to Source Author: Alexandra Berzon, Katie Benner and Hamed Aleaziz …
Judge Blocks Trump’s Second Try to Restrict Birthright Citizenship
The ruling raised concerns that babies already defined as citizens by the Supreme Court could have their citizenship revoked under an order the president signed in August. Go to Source …
Can the Lindsay Clancy Jury Break Its Deadlock?
In general, juries that have repeatedly reported an impasse are unlikely to reach consensus. But sometimes, those asked by a judge to try harder do return a verdict. Go to …
Lindsay Clancy’s Trial Prompts Patients and Doctors to Rethink Postpartum Care
Requests for advice from women with maternal mental health conditions, as well as health providers who care for them, have surged. Go to Source Author: Pam Belluck https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Reading Jonathan Franzen’s ‘The Corrections,’ 25 Years Later
Jonathan Franzen’s novel, which put a Midwestern family under the microscope, came out a week before 9/11. Why are we still talking about it? Go to Source Author: https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
In Small Iranian Town, a U.S. Attack Turns a Wedding Into a Tragedy
The bomb that hit the residential area was American, according to a weapons expert and a visual analysis by The Times. It killed five people and wounded 67 others, the …
Trump Puts Tariffs of Up to 100% on Foreign-Made Drones
In addition, the F.C.C. is weighing stiff restrictions on common drone technology such as thermal imaging and aerosol spraying. Go to Source Author: Farah Stockman https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Trump’s D.C. Makeover Projects Are ‘Only an Idea,’ Until They’re Much More
A proposed garden of heroes is following a familiar path in which facts on the ground move faster than anyone can keep up. Go to Source Author: Emily Badger https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Lake Ontario Is One of Many Bodies of Water Caught in a Naming Fight
President Trump’s bid to call it ‘Lake America’ stands out in a world full of contested place names, which often represent deeper political or territorial disputes. Go to Source Author: …
El-Sayed Wants to Mend Ties With Jewish Democrats, but Some Are Still Not Impressed
Lingering concerns about the Senate nominee in Michigan could make it harder for him to assemble a winning coalition. Go to Source Author: Bayliss Wagner and Steve Friess https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
D.S.A. Chapter Endorses Nithya Raman for Mayor of Los Angeles
Ms. Raman, a member of the D.S.A. chapter, is challenging Mayor Karen Bass as democratic socialists have surged nationally. Go to Source Author: Jill Cowan https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
As Midterms Loom, Democrats Feud Over Defections
The fight has highlighted party divisions and raised questions about how Democrats will run the House should they win the majority. Go to Source Author: Michael Gold https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Many Italians Long Resisted Air-Conditioning. Then Europe Got Hotter.
Amid record-breaking temperatures on the continent, households and businesses in Italy are increasingly installing cooling units. Go to Source Author: Motoko Rich and Josephine de La Bruyère https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml