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Sept. 25, 2019(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good evening. Here’s the latest.ImageCreditDoug Mills/The New York Times1. The news from Washington is moving at a breakneck pace. We’ll break it down for you.This morning, the White House released a call log that showed Mr. Trump urging the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky,…
The artist’s photographs, a major act of urban historical preservation, are on view at the Bronx Museum of the Arts.Henry Chalfant at the Bronx Museum of the Arts, where his first United States retrospective is being exhibited.CreditHenry Chalfant/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Jackson Krule for The New York TimesWhen Henry Chalfant arrived in New…
He contradicted a statement in President George W. Bush’s State of the Union address. A week later, his wife at the time, Valerie Plame, was outed as a C.I.A. agent. Former Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson in 2006 with his wife, the former C.I.A. officer Valerie Plame. CreditLawrence Jackson/Associated PressPublished Sept. 27, 2019Updated Oct. 8, 2019Joseph C.…
U.S.|Montgomery, Ala., Elects Steven Reed, Its First Black MayorVoters chose Mr. Reed, a probate judge, to lead a majority-black city almost 200 years after it was incorporated.ImageSteven L. Reed delivered his acceptance speech after being elected as mayor of Montgomery, Ala., on Tuesday.CreditCreditLynsey Addario for The New York TimesOct. 8, 2019MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On the…
New York|Bears (and Lynx and Rhinos) Are Officially ‘Dangerous,’ N.Y. SaysA spate of attacks on people prompted the state to expand its list of harmful animals to include more snakes, monkeys and others.ImageNew York is seeking to expand its list of dangerous animals to include the Eurasian lynx, above, as well as a variety of…
Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.Oct. 18, 2019(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good evening. Here’s the latest.ImageCreditAnna Moneymaker/The New York Times1. Being presidential is easy, President Trump said: “All you have to do is act like a stiff.”So instead, at his latest campaign rally…
Following the fatal shooting of a black woman in her home by a white officer in Fort Worth, Texas, over the weekend, community members say they have little faith in the role of law enforcement in the city. Atatiana Jefferson, 28, was in her home in the early morning hours of Oct. 12 when officer…
