Personal history emerges by painful degrees in “Oedipus,” whose language and story, the actress Lesley Manville says, “wreck me every time.” Read More Personal history emerges by painful degrees in “Oedipus,” whose language and story, the actress Lesley Manville says, “wreck me every time.”
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After Affirmative Action Win, Conservatives Sue to Push Change Everywhere
NYT > U.S. > PoliticsLawyers have filed lawsuits against corporations, law firms, health care companies, art groups and nonprofits. And they are mostly winning.Lawyers have filed lawsuits against corporations, law firms, health care companies, art groups and nonprofits. And they are mostly winning. Read More
Draft Epstein Indictment Accused Him of Crimes Against More Than a Dozen Girls
NYT > U.S. > PoliticsJeffrey Epstein, who ended up pleading to a much lesser state charge, told one victim that bad things could happen to her if she talked, the 2007 document said.Jeffrey Epstein, who ended up pleading to a much lesser state charge, told one victim that bad things could happen to her if...
‘Melania’ Review: 20 Stage-Managed Days in the Life of the First Lady
NYT > U.S. > PoliticsDirected by Brett Ratner, the documentary shows a woman deeply concerned with her appearance who rarely lets us behind her facade.Directed by Brett Ratner, the documentary shows a woman deeply concerned with her appearance who rarely lets us behind her facade. Read More
Trump Officials Bypass Congress to Push Billions in Weapons Aid to Israel
NYT > U.S. > PoliticsThe move was the third time the Trump administration has tried to expedite arms shipments to Israel by going around the review process for weapons sales.The move was the third time the Trump administration has tried to expedite arms shipments to Israel by going around the review process for weapons sales. Read...
Release of Three Million Epstein Pages Falls Short, Survivors Say
NYT > U.S. > PoliticsTodd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, told reporters on Friday that “there’s a hunger or a thirst for information that I do not think will be satisfied by the review of these documents.”Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, told reporters on Friday that “there’s a hunger or a thirst for information...
Trump Names ‘Data Nerd’ to Lead Labor Statistics Agency
NYT > U.S. > PoliticsThe decision to nominate Brett Matsumoto, a career government economist, came six months after the president fired the previous commissioner.The decision to nominate Brett Matsumoto, a career government economist, came six months after the president fired the previous commissioner. Read More
Trump Officials Move to Double Number of H-2B Guest Visas This Year
NYT > U.S. > PoliticsIt was a rare move by the Trump administration to expand a foreign worker program, amid a sweeping effort to drastically cut immigration.It was a rare move by the Trump administration to expand a foreign worker program, amid a sweeping effort to drastically cut immigration. Read More
Trump Moves to Cut All Oil to Cuba as U.S. Targets Its Government
President Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on any country that delivers oil to Cuba appeared to be directed largely at Mexico, the only nation that has sent any meaningful fuel shipments to the island. Read More President Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on any country that delivers oil to Cuba appeared to be directed largely at Mexico,...
Children Were Arrested in Iran’s Brutal Crackdown on Protests
An Iranian government official said some children had been detained, the first such acknowledgment in weeks of anti-government protests. Read More An Iranian government official said some children had been detained, the first such acknowledgment in weeks of anti-government protests.








