World News Tonight : August 2021

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Governors DeSantis and Abbott, ‘Undermining Public Health’

Readers criticize the governors of Florida and Texas as Covid cases soared in those states in August. Also: The Taliban victory; a tribute to Ed Asner; vaccine mandates at hotels.

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He Worked With the U.S. in Afghanistan. Now the Taliban Is Threatening Him.

Rasheed worked with the U.S. in Afghanistan. Now he is facing threats from the Taliban.

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I Worked With the U.S. I Thought I Would Be Saved.

Thousands of Afghans like me had their hopes for escape from the Taliban dashed when the U.S. completed its withdrawal.

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America’s Homelessness Crisis Is About to Get a Lot Worse

Congress allocated enough money to stave off a wave of evictions, but it's not being sent to renters fast enough.

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Biden's Speech on Withdrawal From Afghanistan: Full Transcript

A day after U.S. troops left, the president called the mission to evacuate Americans and Afghan allies an “extraordinary success” and forcefully defended ending the United States’ involvement.

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Texas G.O.P. Passes Election Bill, Raising Voting Barriers Even Higher

The bill, which will tighten what were already some of the nation’s strictest voting rules, represents a major victory for Republicans in their nationwide push to overhaul elections.

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The Anti-Vaccine Movement Is Getting Stronger

Anti-vaccine activists are more politically savvy and dangerous than ever before.

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The Buying of the American Mind

Government officials can be corrupted — but so can their critics.

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There’s a Better Way to Stop Ransomware Attacks

We’re not tackling the problem at its root.

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Financial Advice for Couples: How to Keep Things Equal

Whether you’re newlyweds or not, your marriage can only benefit from a better balance that eases the stress on both of you. But be ready to talk — “we” statements only, please.

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Hurricanes, wildfires and drought: US battling climate disasters on several fronts

Hurricanes, wildfires, floods, heat waves, and drought wreaking havoc on much of the United States paint a picture of a nation in peril. Region by region, the country faces compounding disasters.

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Texas' 6-week abortion ban lets private citizens sue providers

A Texas state law that bans abortion after as early as six weeks into the pregnancy could provide the playbook for red states to pass extreme abortion restrictions -- without having to wait for the Supreme Court to revisit Roe v. Wade.

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California recall contender makes misleading claim that young people don't need Covid vaccines

Larry Elder, the leading GOP candidate vying to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom, said he doesn't think it's necessary for young people to get vaccinated against Covid-19 or for children to wear masks at school, and he vowed to repeal any mask or vaccine mandates for California's state workers if he is elected to replace the Democratic governor in the September 14 special election.

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The Taliban Celebrate Victory, With a Crisis Looming

With the final U.S. troops gone, triumphant scenes were clouded by the prospect of famine and financial collapse. The Taliban spokesman called for international engagement.

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Ukraine’s Leader, Meeting Biden, Seeks Security Assurances After Afghan Pullout

President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to emphasize the important role Ukraine plays in containing Russia, aides to the Ukrainian leader said.

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Stocks Shake Off Bad News to Rally for Seventh Straight Month

With expectations that interest rates will stay down and government spending will stay up, the stock market has learned to live with the pandemic, even as cases increase.

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Here's what it's like to drive a new $100,000 Jeep

Cruising up a highway heading north out of New York City, the bright white Jeep Grand Wagoneer I was driving got the sort of attention usually given to Lamborghinis and Ferraris. Other vehicles maneuvered to get a better look and smartphones were held out through car windows for a shot.

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Stranded in Kabul, Afghanistan: A US Resident Runs Out of Options

Refugee groups say hundreds, and possibly thousands, of green card holders have been left behind.

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How Will The US Cope With Taliban Rule?

Its longtime enemy now a fact of life, Washington must choose when to shun or tolerate the group, with all the wrenching trade-offs each policy choice brings.

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GOP Governors Fight Virus Mandates as the Party's Covid-19 Politics Harden

As several Republican-controlled states confront their worst outbreaks yet, their leaders — following the base — have doubled down on resisting vaccine and mask requirements.

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Why Biden Didn’t See the ISIS-K Threat Until Too Late

Twenty years later, the terrorism threat from Afghanistan hasn’t faded. And militant competition from ISIS-K has merely increased the stakes.

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The New U.S. Challenge in Afghanistan: Coping With Taliban Rule

How Facebook Relies on Accenture to Scrub Toxic Content

The social network has constructed a vast infrastructure to keep toxic material off its platform. At the center of it is Accenture, the blue-chip consulting firm.

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Monday, August 30, 2021

What Voters in a California Swing District Say About Afghanistan

In a battleground district, even some Trump voters said they were hesitant to hold President Biden accountable for the casualties and chaos in the U.S. pullout from Afghanistan.

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‘We Have to Try’: Lawmakers Rush to Assist in Afghanistan Evacuations.

Frustrated with the Biden administration’s evacuation plans and inundated with requests for help, members of Congress in both parties have thrown themselves into urgent extraction efforts.

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Transcript of Blinken’s Speech on ‘New Chapter’ in Afghanistan

Shortly after the last U.S. troops left Afghanistan, the secretary of state outlined a plan to use diplomacy to try to extract remaining Americans and Afghan allies.

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In Louisiana, Rescue Workers Search for Those Stranded by Hurricane Ida

More than a million people, including most in New Orleans, were without electricity, but the city’s levees held.

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Hurricane Veterans Were Stunned by Ida: ‘It’s Never Been as Bad’

Some small towns outside New Orleans were inundated. Trapped residents waited for daylight, when rescue boats could make their way through the floodwaters.

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The Intolerable Wait for a Kids’ Vaccine

As children's hospital beds fill up, the F.D.A. shouldn't delay.

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The Snake Oil Theory of the Modern Right

How the nutritional supplement business has helped foster extremism.

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U.S. War in Afghanistan Ends as Final Evacuation Flights Depart

The last U.S. military plane left Kabul Monday night, ending a presence that spanned two decades but failed to defeat the Taliban and left behind tens of thousands of Afghans.

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Scenes From Louisiana in Ida’s Wake

A day after the Category 4 storm struck the state, rescue operations were underway amid widespread power outages, flooding and wind damage.

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Abortion providers ask Supreme Court to block Texas' six-week ban

Lawyers for abortion clinics in Texas raced to the Supreme Court Monday, asking the justices to block a controversial law that bans abortions at six weeks and allows private citizens to bring civil suits against anyone who assists a pregnant person seeking an abortion in violation of the law.

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An Unceremonious End, and a Shrouded Beginning

The last American flight from Afghanistan left behind a host of unfulfilled promises and anxious questions about the country’s fate.

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Afghan Family Says Errant U.S. Missile Killed 10, Including 7 Children

Relatives, friends and colleagues of Zemari Ahmadi angrily dismissed any suggestion he had ties to ISIS-K. The U.S. military is investigating.

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Hurricane Ida Exposes Grid Weaknesses as New Orleans Goes Dark

A new natural gas power plant, meant to power the city in an emergency, did not come to the rescue when the storm disabled eight transmission lines.

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Caldor Fire Intensifies and Evacuations Are Ordered Near Lake Tahoe

The fire had spread to more than 177,000 acres and was 14 percent contained, according to Cal Fire.

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Wide Awake at 3 A.M.? Readers Offer Advice on Insomnia

Well readers share a range of strategies they use to get back to sleep in the middle of the night.

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When Europe Offered Black Composers an Ear

Spurned by institutions in America, artists were sometimes given more opportunities across the Atlantic.

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Ida Hit One of the Country’s Biggest Oil and Chemical Hubs

Louisiana’s 17 oil refineries account for nearly a fifth of the nation’s capacity. Past hurricanes have cause toxic spills.

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When the ‘Silent Majority’ Isn’t White

The new media obsession with moderate minorities.

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What’s Better, a Prize or a Patent?

Elon Musk has put up $100 million in prize money for a way to extract carbon from the atmosphere.

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E. U. Proposes New Travel Restrictions on Unvaccinated U.S. Visitors

The door that opened in June may close for some again as E.U. officials see American coronavirus cases surge.

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Images from Afghanistan show the devastation after two blasts struck near the Kabul airport.

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Hospital patients are being evacuated as the rapidly growing fire edges closer to California's Lake Tahoe region

The raging Caldor Fire in Northern California prompted evacuation orders and warnings in the Lake Tahoe Basin Sunday night after fire conditions resulted in rapid spread, causing at least one hospital to transfer all of its patients out amid the flames.

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Unvaccinated U.S. Visitors Could Face New Restrictions on Travel to Europe

The European Union’s leaders removed the United States from a “safe list.” Individual countries in the bloc are not obliged to follow suit, however.

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Natural Disasters Are Hitting Us Hard and Fast. Let’s Not Blame the Victims.

We need to learn to talk about climate change in a way that isn’t so politically charged.

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We Need Clear Goals for Every Covid-19 Policy

It’s time for the U.S. to define what the goals are for Covid-19.

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Can Barbie Make It in Hollywood?

The toy giant Mattel is doubling down on its film and TV ambitions.

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Sunday, August 29, 2021

Zelensky Must Tell Biden to Stop Nord Stream 2

Nord Stream 2 would be catastrophic for all of Europe.

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Analysis: President DeSantis? Florida voters say 'no.'

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U.S. Again Records a Daily Average of 100,000 Covid Hospitalizations

The influx of patients hasn’t been this high since last winter, before most Americans were eligible to be vaccinated. Here’s the latest on Covid-19.

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In New Orleans, Anxiously Watching the Levees As Hurricane Ida Arrives

The prospect of “another Katrina” has haunted New Orleans, and the rest of the nation.

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Biden Receives Bodies of Soldiers Killed in Kabul Bombing

The president’s first trip in office to witness the transfer of remains was a reminder of the toll of the Afghanistan war, and of his unique relationship with it.

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98 Countries Pledge to Accept Afghans After US Military Departs

A joint statement from the United States and other countries said that they had “received assurances from the Taliban” that people with travel documents showing they were clear to enter any of those countries could safely depart.

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U.S. Conducts Drone Strike in Kabul and Winds Down Airlift as Deadline Nears

The strike eliminated what U.S. officials called an imminent terrorist threat. With the military evacuation of Afghans over, the United States and others say they will still get people out.

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American University of Kabul Students Trying to Flee Were Sent Home

After seven hours of waiting for clearance to enter the airport gates and driving around the city, the group met a dead end: Evacuations were permanently called off.

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Inside Politico’s Billion-Dollar Drama

From “son of” to mogul in his own right: Robert Allbritton just became the unlikeliest winner of the new media sweepstakes.

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Ron DeSantis, How Many Covid Deaths Are Enough?

Florida's governor is allowing you to choose death so that he can have a greater political life.

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When Will Biden Join the Fight for Voting Rights?

It's impossible to conclude that the president has been pulling out all the stops to defend voting rights.

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When ‘Y Tu Mamá También’ Changed Everything

The film, with its sexual openness, upended the lives of its filmmakers and stars. Twenty years later, they still feel the effects.

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Don Poynter, Who Made Toilets Talk and Golf Balls Walk, Dies at 96

His line of novelty items was wide-ranging. Jayne Mansfield posed for him so that he could make a shapely, sexy hot-water bottle.

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Well Educated, Well Employed, and a Paycheck Away From Disaster

Jo Hamya’s debut novel, “Three Rooms,” exposes the precarious state of life for a woman of color in publishing.

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Why Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Recipients Should Also Get Booster Shots

Health authorities shouldn't leave J&J vaccine recipients behind in booster recommendations

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Here's How Ida Quickly Strengthened Into a Monster

Climate change plays a role in the rapid intensification of storms, and in Ida’s case, other factors worked as well to ramp up winds in a matter of hours.

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Hurricane Ida Makes Landfall in Louisiana as Powerful Category 4 Storm

Ahead of landfall, winds and rain knocked out power. Officials said it was too late to evacuate and urged residents to hunker down. Here’s the latest.

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U.S. Carries Out Strike on Explosive-Laden Vehicle in Kabul

A U.S. military drone strike blew up the vehicle, an official said, hours after President Biden warned of a potential terrorist attack at the Kabul airport. The U.S. and other nations said they would hold the Taliban to a promise to allow people to leave Afghanistan after Aug. 31. Here’s the latest.

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‘What Will Happen to Me?’ An Uncertain Future Awaits Afghans Who Fled

Tens of thousands clambered onto evacuation planes bound for Qatar. Many are now in limbo in overflowing processing centers, fearful of what comes next.

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Ed Asner, Star of ‘Lou Grant’ and ‘Up,’ Is Dead at 91

Best known as the gruff newsman he first played on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” he was also a busy character actor and a political activist.

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Hurricane Ida, Now a Category 4 Storm, Takes Aim at the Louisiana Coast

The storm quickly intensified overnight and is expected to make landfall on Sunday, the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Here’s the latest.

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Saturday, August 28, 2021

Analysis: Blast raises questions about Biden's leadership

America's longest war ending as it began, with the nation mourning the dead of a terrorist attack and an outraged President vowing to hunt down the culprits in Afghanistan.

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Private funding was key in some 2020 elections. Republicans have outlawed it in nearly a dozen states.

Patty Hansen, who has helped run elections in Coconino County, Arizona, for 17 years, went on a spending spree last year.

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The Gentrification of Blue America

The troubling interaction between NIMBYs and the knowledge economy.

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Britain, France End Their Evacuations in Afghanistan

Evacuations are slowing as U.S. officials estimate that about 350 Americans are still trying to leave Afghanistan.

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Evacuations From Kabul Wind Down as U.S. Prepares to Pull Last Troops

Hundreds of thousands of Afghans are still thought to be seeking to flee the country, but President Biden and other global leaders have acknowledged that many will not get out before the deadline.

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Turkey, Qatar and G7 to discuss the future of Kabul airport.

Officials are meeting on Monday on a range of issues about Afghanistan.

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States making up the SEC have low vaccination rates, but stadiums will be at 100% capacity

As football season kicks off this weekend, stadiums across the Southeastern Conference (SEC) return to full capacity with eager and nostalgic fans who might have missed games due to the pandemic.

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California Could Throw Away What It’s Won

A crazy recall process could lead to repudiation of the state’s policy successes.

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America’s Founders Lived in a Foreign World

What we can, and cannot, learn from our history.

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Climate Change: What Must Be Done, Now

Writers argue for eating less meat, relocating to safer zones, promoting nuclear energy and passing a carbon tax.

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Why We Need More National Parks

There are dozens of natural wonders around the country worthy of the designation.

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How ‘Candyman’ Star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Became the Next Big Name

The actor’s career has surged thanks to projects like “Aquaman” and “Watchmen.” He’s even become a Warner Bros. favorite. Now on the brink of movie stardom, he’s ready to steer.

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You Don’t Need to Like Those Vacation Pics

In fact, your boss needs some guidance on the downside to oversharing.

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What We Know About the 13 US Service Members Killed in Kabul

They had an average age of just over 22 and came from towns across the country.

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Among the Troops WhoDied, Two Women on the Frontline

The Defense Department on Saturday officially identified the service members who were killed, and family and friends paid tribute to their lives and their sacrifice.

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Repression Without Borders

Authoritarian leaders have taken their repressive tactics global.

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One Thing I Don’t Plan to Do Before I Die Is Make a Bucket List

Until my cancer diagnosis, I did not understand that one future comes at the exclusion of all others.

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A Newsroom, on Pause

From the shadows, the newsroom beckons, ready to come alive again.

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How Will Hurricane Ida Compare With Katrina?

Ida will drive less severe storm surge than Katrina. But it could bring greater winds and rain.

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Board recommends parole for RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan on 16th attempt

Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, was recommended for parole on Friday. After 53 years in prison, the 77-year-old inmate's fate is now in the hands of California's governor.

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A Journey Through Kabul, Afghanistan on the Day of the Fall

A Times correspondent who grew up in the Afghan capital returned before the Taliban’s victory, taking in the end of one era and the fearful start of another.

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When Police Lie, the Innocent Pay. Some Are Fighting Back.

Video from body cameras, doorbells and cellphones is revealing discrepancies between what police officers report and what actually happened.

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‘It Was Like I’d Never Done It Before’: How Sally Rooney Wrote Again

Her first two books, “Conversations With Friends” and “Normal People,” made her more famous than she liked. For her latest, “Beautiful World, Where Are You,” she asked herself what a novel is and why she’s taking on another one.

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U.S. Says Its Airstrike Killed a Planner of the Kabul Airport Attack

The military conducted a strike in Nangarhar Province, the first since an attack on the Kabul airport killed over 170 people, including 13 U.S. troops. Americans were also told to “leave immediately” from several gates at the airport because of security threats. Here’s the latest.

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Friday, August 27, 2021

How to Enjoy Retirement Without Going Broke

The problem of decumulation is a tricky one, even for Nobel Prize-winning economists.

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Biden Floats Faster Access to Vaccine Booster Shots

The White House played down the president’s remarks, saying the administration had not changed its original proposal to administer a third shot to most vaccinated adults eight months after the second.

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As U.S. Troops Searched Afghans, a Bomber in the Crowd Moved In

Officials are still piecing together the chain of events in the attack that killed scores of people, including 13 U.S. service members, outside the Kabul airport.

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After Two Decades of Fighting Taliban, U.S. Is Uneasy Partners With Them

Americans have described a necessary, if distasteful, working arrangement as they race to evacuate Afghanistan by Aug. 31.

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Supreme Court’s Decision Opens Door to Millions of Evictions

The ruling late Thursday ending a new moratorium leaves the White House with few options to help renters at risk of losing their homes.

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The Right-Wingers Who Admire the Taliban

For some reactionaries, a victory over "liberalism" is something to gloat about.

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As Bombing’s Death Toll Soars, Desperate Afghans Seek Any Exit

The day after one of the deadliest suicide attacks in Afghanistan’s history, crowds still gathered at Kabul’s airport. “People are trying to leave the country at any price.”

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Sirhan Sirhan, Robert F. Kennedy's Assassin, Was Recommended for Parole

Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is campaigning to win a recall election in California, can choose to uphold or reject the recommendation, which would free Mr. Sirhan after more than five decades.

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Mbappé, Ronaldo and the South Beach Moment

Lionel Messi moved to P.S.G. because Barcelona couldn’t stop him. Kylian Mbappé may have to stay put because his club holds all the leverage.

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Wendy's is upgrading its french fries

Few things in life are worse than a soggy french fry. Wendy's says it has a solution.

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'No one has money.' Under Taliban rule, Afghanistan's banking system is imploding

The Taliban's rule of Afghanistan faces an imminent threat: The war-torn nation's banking system is on the verge of collapse.

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Here's what renters can expect after the end of the federal eviction ban

The federal eviction ban, which protected millions of struggling renters while frustrating landlords across the country, has ended for the second time in just four weeks.

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After Airport Bombing, an Afghan Family Buries a Father, and Hope

The former police officer, from the Hazara ethnic minority, had hoped to help his family escape the Taliban. Instead, he is now numbered among the scores killed at the Kabul airport.

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A U.S. Marine - a Baby on 9/11 - Is Among the Dead in Kabul

Rylee McCollum, barely older than the war itself, had a wife and a baby on the way. He was one of the first publicly identified American victims of the suicide bombing at Kabul’s airport.

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Intelligence Review Yields No Firm Conclusion on Origins of Virus

Declassified portions of a report presented to President Biden revealed divisions among federal agencies over whether the virus came from a lab leak or natural processes.

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This Is How Theocracy Shrivels

Radical ideas that once made Islamist extremism seem galvanizing have lost their luster.

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Texas House Passes Voting Bill as G.O.P. Nears a Hard-Fought Victory

The Republican bill, which would overhaul elections in Texas and introduce a range of new voting rules, must be approved by the State Senate before it can head to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk.

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Capitol Police officer who killed Ashli Babbitt on January 6 speaks publicly for first time

The veteran US Capitol Police officer who killed pro-Trump rioter Ashli Babbitt went public Thursday, revealing his identity and defending his actions on January 6.

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Supreme Court throws out Biden administration eviction moratorium

The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Biden administration's Covid-related eviction moratorium.

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Biden meets with new Israeli prime minister: 'We've become close friends'

When Israel's prime minister visited the White House on Thursday, for the first time in 12 years it was someone other than Benjamin Netanyahu.

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At a Children’s Hospital, a Wave of Young Patients Struggling to Breathe

A federal “surge team” is helping exhausted doctors and nurses through one of most trying periods in the history of Children’s Hospital New Orleans.

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The Foreign Policy Conversation Washington Doesn’t Want to Have

What America needs to learn from its Afghanistan debacle.

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Show Me the Data!

A lack of systematic evidence has kept scientists one step behind in the pandemic.

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We’re Burying Our Kids in Debt (Just Not the Way You Think)

Debt-financing public education has not only failed to provide schools with sufficient funds. It has also imposed long-term costs.

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I Can’t Stop Wondering What’s Going On Inside My Cat’s Head

How my new pets got me to consider life’s deepest mysteries.

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The Marquis de Lafayette Had Quite a Second Act

Whatever else you say about him, he understood that values must be fought for, that reaction must be met with action.

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Thursday, August 26, 2021

The Fires in Greece Are a Terrifying Warning

Faced with devastation, Greeks have been largely left to fend for themselves.

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Biden Faces a Tragedy He Worked to Avoid

The president said the evacuation of U.S. citizens and allies from Afghanistan would continue, even after an attack that killed at least 13 American troops and dozens of civilians.

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Supreme Court Ends Biden’s Eviction Moratorium

The ruling followed political and legal maneuvering by the administration to retain protections for tenants. It puts hundreds of thousands at risk of being put out of their homes.

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Keeping 1 Million N.Y.C. Students Safe Amid the Delta Variant

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the school safety reopening plan on Thursday, raising questions about the city’s readiness to bring back all its students to schools next month.

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Capitol Officer Defends Shooting Ashli Babbitt and Reveals His Identity

“I know that day I saved countless lives,” Lt. Michael Byrd said in an interview with NBC. He said shooting Ashli Babbitt, who smashed through a door near lawmakers, was a “last resort.”

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At Least 12 U.S. Troops Among Masses of Dead in Kabul Suicide Attack

Bombers struck a huge crowd outside the airport, killing dozens of civilians in the waning days of the U.S. evacuation from Afghanistan.

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Transcript of Biden’s Speech After Kabul Airport Attack

The president mourned the U.S. service members and others killed and addressed those responsible: “We will hunt you down and make you pay.”

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After Decades of War, ISIS and Al Qaeda Can Still Wreak Havoc

The U.S. and its allies waged war for 20 years to try to defeat terrorists in Afghanistan. A double-suicide bombing demonstrated that they remain a threat.

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How a Defunct Federal Provision Helped Pave the Way for New Voting Restrictions

Curbs on drop boxes, tougher ID requirements and purges of voter rolls would have been weakened, or never even passed, if a federal oversight system had been in place.

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California Could Throw Away What It’s Won

A crazy recall process could lead to repudiation of the state's policy successes.

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Facing Its Worst Virus Surge, Oregon Adopts Some of Nation’s Toughest Restrictions

The National Guard has been deployed. Health care workers are pleading for help. Now the state is ordering masks for everyone who gathers closely in public, even outdoors.

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Is There a Nuclear Option for Stopping Climate Change?

Once the bête noire of environmentalists, nuclear power is now being hailed by some as a solution to a warming world.

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Kabul Airport a Scene of Chaos After Blasts

In one split instant, unspeakably bad somehow found a way to become even worse when terrorists targeted the crowds outside an Afghan airport.

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How Government Decisions Left Tennessee Exposed to Deadly Flooding

Choices about building rules, insurance programs, flood maps and more put residents at higher risk, according to climate and disaster experts.

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Why a 19th-Century Plan to Replace Black Labor with Chinese Labor Failed

The Mississippi Chinese and how race works in America.

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Why Must Wall Street Return to the Office?

Readers take issue with an Opinion guest essay about the ways of Wall Street. Also: Grandma's advice about the vaccine; universal health care; Andrew Cuomo's Emmy; the history of slavery.

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A Stranded Afghan Interpreter and the Soldiers Who Would Not Let Go

Many Afghans who helped U.S. forces in Afghanistan are now in danger. One spoke to us about his battle to get his family out alive as he hid in Kabul.

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California Advances Zoning Measure to Allow Duplexes

The assembly passed a bill that allows two-unit buildings on lots that for generations have been reserved for single-family homes.

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Wednesday, August 25, 2021

He’s No Longer Host. But Mike Richards Is Still Running ‘Jeopardy!’

Defying a backlash over sexist and crude comments, a top Sony TV executive told the show’s staff that they were standing behind Mr. Richards as the executive producer.

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Families hit pool as school start time is pushed back due to heat

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Warrant issued for machete-wielding man

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Students get sick from heat due to no AC

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COVID spike strains ambulance service

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Louisville mother pregnant with conjoined twins

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How Nurses Are Feeling: Tired, Angry and Hopeless

"The burnout and PTSD used to feel like a temporary chapter. I see no end in sight now," one nurse writes. Also: Welcoming Afghan refugees; cosmetic surgery.

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Biden looks for air-clearing in first meeting with Israel's new leader

When Israel's prime minister visits the White House on Thursday, for the first time in 12 years, it will be someone other than Benjamin Netanyahu.

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The Latest G.O.P. Schism: How to Handle Afghan Evacuees

The resettlement of Afghan allies in the U.S. is revealing an internal divide between the party’s anti-immigrant wing and other conservatives who want to help the refugees.

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Heart Problem More Common After Covid-19 Than After Vaccination, Study Finds

The research did not assess the risks specifically for young males, who are the most likely to develop the rare side effect.

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Biden, Needing a Win, Enters a Sprint for His Economic Agenda

As his poll numbers slide, the president and his aides have mounted an aggressive pitch in Congress and around the country for his spending plans on infrastructure and more.

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Facebook Said to Consider Forming an Election Commission

The social network has contacted academics to create a group to advise it on thorny election-related decisions, said people with knowledge of the matter.

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Inflation Could Stay High Next Year, and That’s OK

The Fed has boxed itself into a corner by predicting a rapid decline in inflation in 2022.

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End the Imperial Presidency

Congress needs to stop abdicating its constitutional duty to determine whether, where and whom America should fight.

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Delta will charge unvaccinated employees more for health insurance

Delta Air Lines is putting a new deadline on unvaccinated employees that will require them to take weekly Covid tests and, depending on their insurance, pay a $200 per month surcharge.

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Expecting a baby? Here's how to prep your finances

Preparing for a baby doesn't just stop at picking the name or setting up the nursery. It also requires a lot of financial planning.

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A Squalid Border Camp Finally Closed. Now Another One Has Opened.

President Biden’s policies helped shut down a camp in Mexico that housed migrants during the Trump administration. But thousands are gathered now in a new camp. “The border is not really any different,” said a lawyer working there.

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Biden, Needing a Win, Enters a Sprint for his Economic Agenda

Fossil confiscated in police raid is one of the most complete pterosaur skeletons ever found

A discovery made during a police raid has been identified as the most complete fossil of a flying reptile from Brazil. The remains revealed new information about tapejarids, or pterosaurs that soared across the skies during the Early Cretaceous period between 100.5 million and 145 million years ago.

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Scenes from Afghanistan: Desperation to evacuate intensified after President Biden reaffirmed the Aug. 31 withdrawal deadline.

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ISIS Branch Poses Biggest Immediate Terror Threat to Evacuation in Kabul

An Islamic State affiliate that is a sworn enemy of both the Taliban and the United States threatens a large-scale attack against the mission at the airport.

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Aleksei Navalny in His Own Words

Aleksei A. Navalny, the Russian opposition leader, lays out his case — by turns funny, sarcastic and ironic — for the inevitability of democracy in his country.

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She Wrote the History of ‘Jeopardy!’ Then She Changed It.

The reporting of Claire McNear, a journalist who had written a book on the game show, helped end Mike Richards’s hopes of succeeding Alex Trebek as its host.

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Tuesday, August 24, 2021

The Trump Clown Car Has a Smashup in Arizona

The misbegotten Republican recount of Arizona's 2020 election results is an object lesson about the embarrassing damage to democracy by a sore loser.

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What the ‘Majority Minority’ Shift Really Means for America

The census should collect data about race. But we should stop obsessing over it.

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How OnlyFans Became the Latest Casualty of the War on Porn

Companies like Mastercard are cracking down on adult content. Are they doing more harm than good?

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Our ‘Broken Windows’ World

The end of Pax Americana is an invitation to chaos.

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Eager to Shift Narrative, Biden Team Puts Airlift in Historical Context

In describing evacuation efforts, President Biden has referred to the Berlin airlift more than 70 years ago, in which food was flown into a city whose access had been choked off by the Soviet Union.

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House On Track to Pass Voting Rights Bill With Slim Chances in Senate

Named for civil rights icon John Lewis, the bill is narrower than the Democrats’ sweeping elections overhaul that has stalled in the Senate, but faces similar obstacles.

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Alyssa Milano says her uncle is on life support following last week's car accident

Alyssa Milano gave fans an update on her uncle following the car accident they were in last week.

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Luxury’s Gray Market Is Emerging From the Shadows

New platforms and dealers able to offer steep discounts on the latest styles are becoming a powerful — and disruptive — force in the fashion industry.

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Raw Onions Are the Best Food. Let Me Explain.

There’s no greater pleasure than biting into a slice of a raw red onion and tasting its stinging sharpness.

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The Reappearing Act of Puppies Puppies

The artist, who also goes by Jade Kuriki-Olivo, began her career as a solitary and mysterious figure. Now, with the support of her community, she’s become entirely herself.

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Afghanistan, Budget, Charlie Watts: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.

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Charlie Watts, the Unlikely Soul of the Rolling Stones

In a band that defined debauched rock ’n’ roll, he was a quiet, dapper jazz fan. But their unusual chemistry defined the rhythm of the Stones, and of rock.

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Pentagon acknowledges 'terrible' conditions at base housing Afghan evacuees

The Pentagon acknowledged Tuesday that there had been "some terrible conditions" at the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar where the US military has temporarily stationed thousands of evacuees from Afghanistan as they relocate people leaving the country.

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House to vote on bill strengthening Voting Rights Act named after John Lewis

The House is voting Tuesday on a bill to increase the power of the federal government and racial minorities to block or challenge election rules they find discriminatory.

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Data leak: Software setting hiccup exposed millions of private records online

Dozens of major companies, state and federal agencies and other organizations that misconfigured a setting in their Microsoft software inadvertently exposed millions of people's personal information to the public internet for months, according to security researchers.

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Hochul Outlines Priorities on School Masks and Vaccine Mandates

In her first remarks as New York’s governor, Kathy Hochul said her top priority was ensuring a safe return to school. Here’s the latest on Covid.

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Under Taliban Rule, Life in Kabul Transforms Once Again

Though the streets are quiet, Kabul residents describe a struggle to make ends meet in a reeling economy where banks and government offices are closed, and uncertainty reigns.

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Naftali Bennett Backs Hard Line on Iran, Softer Tone With U.S.

In an interview before meeting with President Biden, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said he opposed U.S. efforts to restore a nuclear deal with Iran and ruled out peace talks with the Palestinians.

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Performative Antiracism at the University of Wisconsin

A textbook demonstration of the difference between sincere activism and playacting.

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How the mess in Congress shows why Democrats are right to be freaking out

This week was supposed to be a quick -- and successful -- one for House Democrats. Get to Washington Monday night, pass the $3.5 trillion budget resolution and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and then head back home until after Labor Day.

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Trump got lots of leeway from the Supreme Court. Biden wants the same treatment

The Biden administration faces two major confrontations with the Supreme Court this week, as the justices weigh requests related to the Covid moratorium on evictions and the termination of a Trump practice that forced migrants seeking US asylum to stay in Mexico until their claims could be heard.

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I’m Organizing Evacuations From Afghanistan. It’s Chaos.

In the absence of American guidance, it has fallen to volunteers to figure out how to rescue Afghans scrambling for their lives.

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Using Mandates to Overcome Vaccine Resistance

Readers express increasing frustration and anger toward the holdouts, especially hospital workers. Also: Streaming stand-up comedy.

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Monday, August 23, 2021

Generous donors replace stolen kayak

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Patrol says woman with 4 kids in car fled trooper

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Police crack down on sex trafficking

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Cops find blood on dumpster, body in garbage truck

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Church gives free food to kids each week

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N.Y.C. Educators Must Be Vaccinated by September, de Blasio Says

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Monday that all Department of Education employees must have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine by Sept. 27.

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Cruise Passenger Dies From Covid, Testing Industry Plans

The passenger and 26 crew members aboard the Carnival Vista tested positive for the coronavirus and the passenger later died. The company says its protocols successfully stopped further spread.

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2 Months of Rain in a Day and a Half: New York City Sets Records

It’s already the second-wettest summer in city history, thanks to Tropical Storm Henri.

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Climate Change Contributed to Europe’s Deadly Floods, Scientists Find

Warming increased the likelihood of the record downpours last month in Germany and Belgium and also made them wetter, according to a study.

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In William Maxwell’s Fiction, a Vivid, Varied Tableau of Midwestern Life

Though his novels and short stories — published over six decades, beginning in 1934 — are set in an older, more decorous America, he grapples with themes that feel shockingly contemporary.

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Paralympics to Open With Empty Stands but a Bigger Stage

Television exposure and new interest from sponsors are raising hopes that the Games can build on their momentum.

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Civil rights groups hail court ruling they say will allow tens of thousands of ex-felons to cast ballots in North Carolina

A preliminary ruling by a three-judge panel in North Carolina is clearing the way for roughly 56,000 of the state's residents who have been convicted of felonies -- but who aren't currently serving prison time -- to register to vote, civil rights groups said.

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Biden praises WNBA champion Seattle Storm for their work on and off the court during White House visit

President Joe Biden honored the WNBA champion Seattle Storm at the White House Monday, praising the team for its actions both on and off the court -- especially work the team has done on social justice issues.

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California DOJ to investigate police shooting of 'uninvolved' bystander

Police in the California town of Guadalupe fatally shot an "uninvolved" bystander Saturday night as officers pursued a suspect to serve a felony arrest warrant, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department (SBSD).

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Scenes from Afghanistan today: See inside a Kabul hospital, and footage from another day of waiting at the airport.

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All N.Y.C. Educators Must Be Vaccinated by September, de Blasio Says

Investors are terrified ... of missing out on the market rally

The Delta variant. Inflation. The Fed tapering its stimulus. The mess in Afghanistan. There are a lot of things for investors to be nervous about these days.

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This Applebee's dessert got a shout-out in a popular song. Now the chain is bringing it back

The Oreo Cookie Shake is coming back to Applebee's, thanks to country singer Walker Hayes and his song "Fancy Like."

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Scoring Biden’s ‘Care Economy’ Plan

If human capital is an asset, how should Congress measure the payoff?

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Zen and the Art of #VanLife Influencing

Are influencers the new hippies?

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Afghan Fiasco Raises Hard Questions for Europe

Once again, the United States has dragged its NATO allies into an embarrassing mess they had warned against, bringing calls for more autonomy. But the price of independence is steep.

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Capitol Police Clear Officer Who Shot Ashli Babbitt

“The actions of the officer in this case potentially saved members and staff from serious injury and possible death,” the agency said.

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Afghan Refugees Find a Firm and Unfriendly Border in Turkey

Even before the last week’s harrowing scenes at the Kabul airport, thousands of Afghans were fleeing over land through Iran to Turkey. But they are being pushed back.

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What an Adult Tricycle Says About the World’s Bottleneck Problems

Catrike is struggling to deliver its recumbent bikes because supply chain problems have caused a part shortage. The snags may get worse before they get better.

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God, Money, YOLO: How Cathie Wood Found Her Flock

Ms. Wood says the Holy Spirit moved her to strike out on her own after an up-and-down career in money management. But it’s her belief in herself that won the Reddit crowd’s faith.

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‘Impeachment’ Focuses on the Women Behind Clinton’s Scandals

In a group interview, Ryan Murphy and the stars and creators of the FX drama discuss why they made Linda Tripp and Monica Lewinsky the stars of the show, and why we still care.

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How the Taliban Turned Smartphones Into Weapons in Afghanistan

They employed social media to cultivate an image of strength within Afghanistan, while projecting an air of legitimacy to the outside world.

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When Will Texas Say Enough’s Enough to Greg Abbott?

Voters should take “personal responsibility” and find a better person to run Texas.

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Yes, the Owner of a Movie Theater Chain Feels Bad for Me

The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy during the pandemic, but its founder, Tim League, is still bullish on the future of moviegoing.

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In the South, We Are Fighting Covid. And Our Own Elected Officials.

Mask mandates protect children only when masking is universal. This is not a hard concept to understand.

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Ivermectin Should Not Be Used to Treat Covid, F.D.A. Says

“You are not a horse,” the Food and Drug Administration said. “Stop it.”

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Sunday, August 22, 2021

No One in Europe Is Safe From My Country’s Dictator

All democratic countries have a stake in the future of Belarus.

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The U.S. Is Getting a Crash Course in Scientific Uncertainty

As the pandemic takes an unexpected direction, Americans again must reckon with twists in scientific understanding of the virus.

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Russian Journalists Meet a Crackdown With Dark Humor, and Subscribers

Meduza, a leading independent news site, fights back with jokes and a stunning donation campaign. But can it stand up to the Russian state?

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Chaos Persists at Kabul Airport as Taliban Discuss New Government

The militants engage the former officials Hamid Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah, as well as Moscow, to seek help in building an “inclusive” government while cementing their rule.

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A Hospital Finds an Unlikely Group Opposing Vaccination: Its Workers

When a Staten Island hospital implemented a vaccine or testing mandate, some of its staff staged angry protests.

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Tropical Storm Henri Brings Power Outages and Record Rain to Northeast

The storm was expected to continue dumping rain across the region through Monday night, prompting flood watches in several states.

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A Tidal Wave of Water and at Least 22 Deaths as Floodwaters Ravage Rural Tennessee

An area of rivers, creeks and rolling woods had seen flooding before but nothing approximating the torrent of water that overwhelmed rural communities on Saturday.

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The Black Artists Leaving America

Building on the legacy of luminaries such as James Baldwin and Josephine Baker, many Black creatives are seeking out new possibilities abroad.

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11 Vegetarian Recipes Our Readers Can’t Get Enough Of

These are the dishes our readers return to again and again.

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The Miracle Cure for All Our Energy Woes?

In “The Star Builders,” Arthur Turrell explores the attempt to produce clean and abundant energy through nuclear fusion.

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ISIS Poses ‘Acute’ Threat to U.S. Evacuation Efforts in Kabul, Sullivan Says

President Biden’s national security adviser warned of mounting but unspecified terrorist risks to the U.S. mission to evacuate thousands of Americans and Afghan allies.

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In Haiti, Need Is Overwhelming, but Some Politicians’ Charity Rings False

Potential candidates’ donations to quake victims have taken on political overtones and highlighted the government’s failures in providing relief.

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Chocolate Chip Cities

Black presence and Black power in America are on a seesaw.

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Could Cyberwar Make the World Safer?

Hacking, like war, is the continuation of politics by other means, but without the inevitable sacrifice of lives.

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Miguel Cabrera Hits His 500th Home Run

Miguel Cabrera is the 28th player to join the 500-homer club. Despite a surge of new members in recent years, there may be a long wait for a 29th.

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Saturday, August 21, 2021

Tennessee Flooding: At Least 8 Dead and 40 Missing, Officials Say

The deaths were reported by a sheriff’s official in Humphreys County, who said that the authorities were searching house to house after flooding knocked out cellphone service and swamped roads.

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Taliban Vows to Protect Afghan Cultural Heritage, but Fears Persist

The director of the national museum in Kabul said Taliban guards have been posted there, but cultural preservationists still recall the destruction of prior years.

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Desperation as Afghans Seek to Flee a Country Retaken by the Taliban

A surging crowd trampled a toddler to death near the airport, and many residents who aided America remain in hiding, fearing they will be killed by their new rulers.

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Resistance fighters drive Taliban from 3 districts in the mountains north of Kabul.

The Taliban faced the first armed challenge from former Afghan soldiers and villagers in the mountains north of Kabul.

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Central Park Concert Draws Thousands to Cheer New York’s Comeback

Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon and Jennifer Hudson were set to celebrate the city’s emergence after the hardships of the pandemic, even as the spread of the Delta variant has driven up cases again.

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The Reappearing Act of Puppies Puppies

How a French Novelist Turns the Tables on History

Laurent Binet’s latest book, “Civilizations,” imagines what might have been if the Incas invaded Europe in the 16th century.

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The School Kids Are Not Alright

A year of lost schooling will hurt children for years to come.

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Fears Rise About Safety of Afghan Airport as U.S. Warns Americans to Stay Away

Families continued to swarm the airport in hopes of getting aboard American military planes. U.S. officials are now worried that Islamic State might launch an attack to damage the Taliban’s sense of control.

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