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The First U.S. General to Call Trump a Bigot
The gnawing in retired Army Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez’s gut began in June 2015, when Donald Trump rode a golden escalator to the basement of Trump Tower and announced his candidacy for president. In his impromptu speech, Trump likened Mexican immigrants to a plague. “They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume,” the candidate offered almost as an afterthought, “are good people.
A Solstice ‘Ring of Fire’ Solar Eclipse
Yesterday, the moon crossed in front of the sun in an annular solar eclipse, as seen by residents across broad sections of Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. A “ring of fire” was visible in the sky above the zone of totality, as the moon appeared slightly smaller than the sun. Photographers in several countries documented the phenomenon—one of only two solar eclipses taking place this year—and some of its many observers.
WHO: Sunday was record day for coronavirus infections
Since the start of the outbreak, more than 465,000 people have died, according to Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
The Night Trump Stopped Trying
Five years ago this month, on June 16, 2015, Donald Trump delivered one of the indelible images of 21st-century politics when he slowly descended a gold escalator to a rally announcing his candidacy for the presidency.On Saturday, he delivered another iconic image, but not the sort he wanted to produce.
LBGTQ advocates sue over Trump rollback of protections
The litigation marks a new chapter in a legal battle that’s been simmering for nearly four years.
Three Plausible—And Troubling—Reasons Why Barr Tried to Force Berman Out
The big question is why.Why would the president fire a federal prosecutor just five months before an election, with no indication of wrongdoing on the prosecutor’s part, in a manner sure to ignite controversy?Three days into the scandal around the abrupt dismissal of the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey Berman, we still have no answers.
Five Black & Brown Men Have Been Recently Found Hanged in Public. Were Some of Them Lynched?
As mass protests against racism and police brutality continue, at least five men — four Black and one Latinx — have been found hanging in public across the U.S. in recent weeks. We speak with Jacqueline Olive, director of “Always in Season,” a documentary that examines the history of lynchings through the story of Lennon Lacy, an African American teenager who was found hanged from a swing set in 2014.
“Robert E. Lee Was a Brutal Slave Master”: Activist’s Call to Rename Louisiana School Goes Viral
We play a video that has now gone viral from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where community activist Gary Chambers Jr. calls out members of the Lee High School school board for their racism during a June 18 meeting to discuss a resolution to rename the school, which is named after Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
Trump’s Reelection Playbook: Racist Tropes & Downplaying COVID Pandemic by Slowing Down Testing
As the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 nears 120,000 and mass protests against police brutality and racism continue, President Trump faces condemnation for his remarks at his poorly attended campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, when he repeated racist terms like “kung flu” and lashed out at protesters. “You just see this tremendous impulse to divide,” says Emily Bazelon, staff writer at The New York Times Magazine. “This is what has worked for Trump in the past.
Trump Fires Top U.S. Prosecutor as William Barr Moves to Expand “Imperial Presidency”
After a dramatic weekend showdown, the Trump administration has ousted Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan who led multiple prosecutions and investigations into allies of the president. We look at the extraordinary measures U.S. Attorney General William Barr took to protect Trump, with New York Times Magazine writer Emily Bazelon, who has profiled Barr.
Dear Care and Feeding: We Said “Don’t Let the Bedbugs Bite” … and Now Our Toddler Can’t Sleep
Parenting advice on bedbug fears, parenthood regret, and slacker adult sons.
‘The U.S. has hamstrung itself’: How America became the new Italy on coronavirus
While Trump touted America’s reopening and watched infections climb, European leaders maintained strict rules and drove cases down.
How McKinsey and Co. Became the Kings of Consulting
Working at a firm like McKinsey was once considered prestigious. Now, it’s complicated.
It Looks Like Congress Got One Big Thing Right in Its Coronavirus Response
New research suggests shoveling money at Americans during an economic crisis did the trick.
The Latest Unemployment Report Does Not Inspire Confidence
There’s a glass-half-empty explanation, and a glass-half-full one, and honestly neither is great.
McKinsey helps oversee recovery payouts to former clients
The global consulting giant has had lucrative contracts with at least 10 hospitals receiving federal relief funds under the CARES Act.
‘So much worse than I ever thought it would be’: Virus cases skyrocketing among Latinos
Latinos age 25 to 54 have a coronavirus mortality rate at least five times greater than white people.
Men should cut back on booze, federal panel says
Limiting alcohol and added sugars are among the recommendations an influential advisory committee is about to send to the government.
Next testing debacle: The fall virus surge
There is no question that testing will remain a linchpin of the coronavirus response heading into the fall.
Help! Is It OK to Pee in Someone Else’s Shower?
My fiancée says yes (and did it when we stayed with friends). I say no.
“You’re Starting to Get Vacation Travelers Who Are Just Willing to Risk It.”
“I had a trip to Orlando the other day and it was loaded down with families and kids.
“The Karens Are Giving Us a Hard Time Now”: A Waiter at a Reopened Restaurant Spills
Most customers understand the health measures. Some are just difficult, even in a pandemic.
‘It’s going to be a slow slog’: Economists knock down hopes of quick rebound
“We have a long road ahead of us to get those people back to work,” Jerome Powell said earlier this week.
Powell’s warning on pandemic clashes with Trump’s upbeat tweets
“Significant uncertainty remains about the timing and strength of the recovery,” Powell said.
Kudlow says $600 additional unemployment checks will end in July
He said that “almost all businesses” understand the $600 additional benefit is “a disincentive.
Fed sees need for more small business aid, citing ‘acute risks’ to survival
The central bank signaled that it would keep interest rates low through 2022.
99 Years Later, Wounds of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Have “Never Been Remedied”
President Trump’s first campaign rally since the start of the pandemic takes place Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma, despite a spike of COVID-19 cases there. Trump rescheduled the rally to Saturday after facing backlash for saying it would happen on Juneteenth — a celebration of African Americans’ liberation from slavery — amid a nationwide uprising against racism and police brutality. Tulsa is also the site of one of the deadliest massacres in U.S.