Israel Built a Modern-Day Trojan Horse: Exploding Pagers
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Fed cuts interest rates by a half point
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Yale, Princeton and Duke Are Questioned over Decline in Asian Students
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/17/us/yale-princeton-duke-asian-students-affirmative-action.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41574891 Points: 26 # Comments: 22| Hacker News: Newest
Wireless Devices Explode Across Lebanon After Israel Warns Hezbollah
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/09/17/world/israel-hamas-war-news Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41567830 Points: 16 # Comments: 6| Hacker News: Newest
Paraguay Loves Mickey, the Cartoon Mouse. Disney Doesn't
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/14/world/americas/paraguay-mickey-mouse-disney.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41550417 Points: 77 # Comments: 38| Hacker News: Newest
Sweden will offer migrants $34,000 to go home
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/world/europe/sweden-immigration-reform.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41548399 Points: 68 # Comments: 66| Hacker News: Newest
18,000 Miles Later, an American Woman Has Cycled the World
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/12/sports/cycling/bicycle-around-the-world-record.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41536542 Points: 43 # Comments: 18| Hacker News: Newest
The US Military Is Not Ready for the New Era of Warfare
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/opinion/ai-drones-robot-war-pentagon.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41533061 Points: 12 # Comments: 26| Hacker News: Newest
Chatbot Pulls People Away from Conspiracy Theories
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Google and Apple Face Billions in Penalties After Losing E.U. Appeals
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/10/technology/european-union-apple-google-antitrust.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41499714 Points: 63 # Comments: 32| Hacker News: Newest
James Earl Jones, Actor Whose Voice Could Menace or Melt, Dies at 93
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/09/arts/james-earl-jones-dead.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41494443 Points: 15 # Comments: 3| Hacker News: Newest
Can the Higgs Boson Become a Broadway Star? - The New York Times
A musical about particle physics is under development, with David Henry Hwang, the playwright behind “M. Butterfly.”| www.nytimes.com
Move over BMI .Welcome BRI
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/06/health/body-roundness-index-bmi.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41470064 Points: 14 # Comments: 10| Hacker News: Newest
Opinion | The Junkification of American Life - The New York Times
Why we want the wrong things.| www.nytimes.com
Jim Riswold, Creator of ‘Bo Knows’ and Air Jordan Ads, Dies at 66 - The New York Times
His work for Nike — particularly commercials starring Michael Jordan and Spike Lee — blurred the line between advertising and entertainment.| www.nytimes.com
See How Humans Help Self-Driving Cars Navigate City Streets - The New York Times
Zoox, a self-driving car company owned by Amazon, is deploying robot taxis without steering wheels, driver seats or drivers. But like all other self-driving cars, they still need help from humans.| www.nytimes.com
Elon Musk’s Starlink Defies Brazil Court Order to Block X - The New York Times
The satellite internet service controlled by Elon Musk is refusing to comply with a court order to block his social network, X, regulators said.| www.nytimes.com
NUCLEAR UNIT GETS SABOTAGE WARNING (Published 1983)
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Opinion | I Swore Off Air-Conditioning, and You Can, Too - The New York Times
The more time we can spend outside or inside without the air-conditioner blasting, the better prepared we’ll be — both to slow climate change and to adapt to it.| www.nytimes.com
Opinion | Aaron Sorkin: How I Would Script This Moment for Biden and the Democrats - The New York Times
What would President Bartlet do?| www.nytimes.com
Something's Poisoning America's Farms. Scientists Fear 'Forever' Chemicals
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/31/climate/pfas-fertilizer-sludge-farm.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41408293 Points: 28 # Comments: 30| Hacker News: Newest
Opinion | The Reason People Aren’t Telling Joe Biden the Truth - The New York Times
Many leaders have faced a similar situation. There are simple solutions.| www.nytimes.com
Help! United Canceled Our Trip to Paris. Or Did It? - The New York Times
A long-planned French getaway for three hit a snag when their airline reservation was mysteriously canceled, costing them almost $11,000. It turned out an unwanted travel agency was (partially) responsible.| www.nytimes.com
Tesla Chargers Are Still Closed to Most Electric Cars
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/27/business/energy-environment/tesla-electric-vehicle-charging.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41397156 Points: 10 # Comments: 1| Hacker News: Newest
Telegram Founder Charged with Wide Range of Crimes in France
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/business/telegram-ceo-pavel-durov-charged.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41387436 Points: 58 # Comments: 74| Hacker News: Newest
Surgeon General Calls for Warning Labels on Social Media Platforms - The New York Times
Dr. Vivek Murthy said he would urge Congress to require a warning that social media use can harm teenagers’ mental health.| www.nytimes.com
The Rap Against Rockism - The New York Times
BAD news travels fast, and an embarrassing video travels even faster. By last Sunday morning, one of the Internet's most popular downloads was the hours-old 60-second .wmv file of Ashlee Simpson on ''Saturday Night Live.'' As she and her band stood onstage, her own prerecorded vocals -- from the wrong song -- came blaring through the speakers, and it was too late to start mouthing the words. So she performed a now-infamous little jig, then skulked offstage, while the band (were a few members ...| www.nytimes.com
Opinion | The Loving Place for Children That Assumes Beauty - The New York Times
A village-size compound called Cometa helps children and the surrounding community.| www.nytimes.com
The 5 Best Vibrators of 2024 | Reviews by Wirecutter
Over 10 years of research and testing, we still think the Magic Wand Rechargeable is the best clitoral vibrator. It’s an effective whole-body massager, too.| Wirecutter: Reviews for the Real World
7 Months Inside an Online Scam Labor Camp - The New York Times
A man was abducted by a Chinese gang and forced to work in a scam operation. He gathered financial information, photos and videos and shared the material with The New York Times.| www.nytimes.com
Breaking Bread: Dominique Dawes and Mother Angelica - NYTimes.com
The retired Olympic gymnast would dine with the founder of the largest Catholic television network in the country.| www.nytimes.com
An A.I. Supercomputer Whirs to Life, Powered by Giant Computer Chips
… The post An A.I. Supercomputer Whirs to Life, Powered by Giant Computer Chips appeared first on Cerebras.| Cerebras
Love them or hate them, this couple reign in Russian literature
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/books/larissa-volokhonsky-richard-pevear.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41356632 Points: 52 # Comments: 33| Hacker News: Newest
The New Republic at 100: A Century of Bickering - The New York Times
With the magazine celebrating its 100th anniversary, a former Yahoo News executive was hired for the top of the masthead, setting off speculation about a new direction.| www.nytimes.com
Xi Jinping Is China’s ‘Core’ Leader: Here’s What It Means - The New York Times
The title, previously given only to the leaders Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping and Jiang Zemin, could reinforce Mr. Xi’s authority to push through policies.| www.nytimes.com
Google AI Overviews Search Errors Cause Furor Online - The New York Times
The company’s latest A.I. search feature has erroneously told users to eat glue and rocks, provoking a backlash among users.| www.nytimes.com
U.N.C. at Chapel Hill to Move Online as Coronavirus Spreads - The New York Times
The university chose to abandon in-person instruction for undergraduates after at least 177 students tested positive for the coronavirus.| www.nytimes.com
New York Times: What to Know About Online Paycheck Advances and Why They Face Scrutiny
The Financial Technology Association, which represents fintech companies including pay-advance firms, has objected to the proposed rule. “Earned wage access should not be considered a loan as it is a no-cost, nonrecourse product giving access to money workers have already earned, not future pay,” said Penny Lee, the president and chief executive of the association. The post New York Times: What to Know About Online Paycheck Advances and Why They Face Scrutiny appeared first on Financial T...| Financial Technology Association
TWINS REARED APART: A LIVING LAB - The New York Times
Edwin Chen article on twins describes several instances where identical twins who were reared apart for most of their lives were found to have led astonishingly similar lives and to have similar interests and tastes; discusses situation of identical twins James Edward Lewis and James Arthur Springer, and Oskar Stohr and Jack Yufe; notes that such twins provide rare opportunity to study how environment versus heredity influences human development; portraits (L)| www.nytimes.com
In Hunt for Coronavirus Source, W.H.O. Let China Take Charge - The New York Times
As it praised Beijing, the World Health Organization concealed concessions to China and may have sacrificed the best chance to unravel the virus’s origins. Now it’s a favorite Trump attack line.| www.nytimes.com
5 Key Reasons That Kamala Harris Picked Tim Walz - The New York Times
The vice president is said to have liked Mr. Walz’s policies, his Midwestern appeal, and the likelihood that he would be a loyal running mate and governing partner.| www.nytimes.com
Olympic opening ceremony draws total audience of 28.6 million viewers, most since 2012 - The Athletic
NBCUniversal’s said the ceremony drew a total audience delivery of 28.6 million viewers.| The Athletic
When Your Job Harms Your Mental Health - The New York Times
Naomi Osaka advocated for her well-being at work. Here’s how you can, too.| www.nytimes.com
Opinion | Amazon Bites Off Even More Monopoly Power - The New York Times
The proposed Whole Foods acquisition might lower prices in the short run but will definitely create an unhealthy concentration of market power.| www.nytimes.com
Harris Leads Trump in Three Key States, Times/Siena Polls Find - The New York Times
New surveys of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania taken this week offer the latest indication of a dramatic reversal in standing for the Democratic Party since President Biden abandoned his re-election bid.| www.nytimes.com
Social Security Numbers Reportedly Stolen in Hack: What to Know - The New York Times
Hackers may have gained access to the private information of millions of people from a background check company called National Public Data. Should you be worried? We have some advice.| www.nytimes.com
Cesar Sayoc, Who Mailed Pipe Bombs to Trump Critics, Is Sentenced to 20 Years - The New York Times
Mr. Sayoc sent the bombs to prominent Democrats, setting off a frenzied investigation that unnerved the country before last year’s midterm elections.| www.nytimes.com
Elementary Students Try to Save Elizabeth Street Garden With a Letter-Writing Campaign - The New York Times
Elementary school children have been writing letters to Mayor Eric Adams in an effort to save Elizabeth Street Garden, where the city is planning to build housing.| www.nytimes.com
Opinion | The Problem With Everything-Bagel Liberalism - The New York Times
Trouble comes when Democrats try to do everything everywhere all at once.| www.nytimes.com
Skip the Soil Test Kit. Here’s What to Do Instead. | Reviews by Wirecutter
Soil tests are best left to the agricultural professionals at your local extension office.| Wirecutter: Reviews for the Real World
While the Public Awaited Jobs Data, Wall Street Firms Got a Look - The New York Times
A report was delayed on the Bureau of Labor Statistics website, but some investors got it in the meantime, raising new questions about agency practices.| www.nytimes.com
Opinion | Donald Trump Is Unfit for a Second Term - The New York Times
He failed the tests of leadership and betrayed America. Voters must stand up to him in November.| www.nytimes.com
Businesses Are Already Girding for Next Phase of the U.S.-China Trade War - The New York Times
Alarmed by the prospect of increased tariffs on Chinese goods if Donald Trump is elected, some American companies are stockpiling parts and delaying expansions.| www.nytimes.com
Shel Silverstein’s Best Books - The New York Times
He was irreverent, absurdist and ahead of his time. Here’s the best of the best by the groovy pied piper who made poetry fun.| www.nytimes.com
E-Bikes Can Provide a Good Workout - The New York Times
Pedal-assisted electric bikes provided a faster and more “fun” commute while raising breathing and heart rates enough to contribute to fitness.| www.nytimes.com
Bipartisan Legal Group Urges Lawyers to Defend Against ‘Rising Authoritarianism’ - The New York Times
An American Bar Association task force of prominent legal thinkers gestures at former President Trump without naming him.| www.nytimes.com
Has the Amazon Reached Its ‘Tipping Point’? - The New York Times
Some Brazilian scientists fear that the Amazon may become a grassy savanna — with profound effects on the climate worldwide.| www.nytimes.com
Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek - Multimedia Feature - NYTimes.com
Fresh powder beckoned 16 expert skiers and snowboarders into the backcountry. Then the snow gave way.| www.nytimes.com
List: Which Democrats Have Endorsed Kamala Harris for President - The New York Times
Every Democratic governor and a majority of Democrats in Congress supported Ms. Harris’s candidacy in the days after President Biden withdrew from the presidential race.| www.nytimes.com
$235,000 Settlement Is Reached in Police Raid of Marion County Record - The New York Times
A former reporter of The Marion County Record has settled a lawsuit following a raid on the weekly newspaper last year that garnered widespread attention.| www.nytimes.com
Workers Recall the Night Protesters Occupied Hamilton Hall - The New York Times
Maintenance workers had a firsthand view of how protesters seized the building, and wondered why the university failed to stop it.| www.nytimes.com
Alone and Exploited, Migrant Children Work Brutal Jobs Across the U.S. - The New York Times
Arriving in record numbers, they’re ending up in dangerous jobs that violate child labor laws — including in factories that make products for well-known brands like Cheetos and Fruit of the Loom.| www.nytimes.com
Harris Will Back Federal Ban on Price Gouging, Campaign Says - The New York Times
The vice president is leaning into an effort to partly blame big companies for inflation, as progressives have pushed her to embrace that argument.| www.nytimes.com
Kamala Harris Confronts Divisions Roiling Democrats Over Gaza War - The New York Times
The vice president spoke briefly with leaders of a group that mobilized a protest vote against U.S. support for Israel, and was interrupted by pro-Palestinian activists at a rally.| www.nytimes.com
Trump Criticizes Harris and Walz on Fox News and Suggests a Debate Will Happen - The New York Times
After saying days ago that he would not participate in a September debate on ABC, Mr. Trump said, “We’ll be debating her, I guess, in the pretty near future.”| www.nytimes.com
Children Risk Their Lives Building America’s Roofs - The New York Times
Migrant children, put to work in one of the nation’s most dangerous jobs, are falling and dying.| www.nytimes.com
Middle East Crisis: As Hungry Gazans Crowd a Convoy, a Crush of Bodies, Israeli Gunshots and a Deadly Toll - The New York Times
The Palestinian news agency reported that Israeli tanks had fired at thousands waiting for aid. Israeli officials said Gazans were trampled and run over by aid trucks.| www.nytimes.com
Biden Administration Is Said to Slow Early Stage of Shift to Electric Cars - The New York Times
The change to planned rules was an election-year concession to labor unions and auto executives, according to people familiar with the plan.| www.nytimes.com
Supreme Court, for Now, Blocks Protections for Transgender Students in Some States - The New York Times
The order maintained halts by lower courts on federal rules prohibiting discrimination against transgender people in schools.| www.nytimes.com
Lavender’s Soothing Scent Could Be More Than Just Folk Medicine - The New York Times
In mice, researchers found that some components of lavender odor had effects on anxiety similar to taking Valium.| www.nytimes.com
Cambridge Analytica and Facebook: The Scandal and the Fallout So Far - The New York Times
Revelations that digital consultants to the Trump campaign misused the data of millions of Facebook users set off a furor on both sides of the Atlantic. This is how The Times covered it.| www.nytimes.com
China’s Advancing Efforts to Influence the U.S. Election Raise Alarms - The New York Times
China has adopted some of the same misinformation tactics that Russia used ahead of the 2016 election, researchers and government officials say.| www.nytimes.com
Connections - The New York Times
Group words that share a common thread. A new puzzle is available each day.| www.nytimes.com
Download The NY Times Crossword Apps - The New York Times
Play Wordle, Spelling Bee, Sudoku, The Crossword and more on iOS and Android. You'll find new puzzles daily.| www.nytimes.com
Trump-Vance Administration Could Herald New Era for Dollar - The New York Times
Both candidates on the Republican ticket have argued that the U.S. currency should be weaker to support American exports.| www.nytimes.com
Expert on Mental Illness Reveals Her Own Struggle - The New York Times
Marsha M. Linehan works with seriously suicidal people, having faced the same struggles when she was younger.| www.nytimes.com
Opinion | Is It Weird to Care About the Birthrate? - The New York Times
Pro-natalism in the shadow of the culture war.| www.nytimes.com
Are These Drones Too Chinese to Pass U.S. Muster in an Anti-China Moment? - The New York Times
U.S.-based Anzu Robotics is selling drones using technology from DJI, a Chinese firm that is the target of efforts by lawmakers to limit Chinese technology in America.| www.nytimes.com
Opinion | How to Make a Nation of Meat Eaters Crave the Humble Bean - The New York Times
When it comes to food, pleasure is what changes the world.| www.nytimes.com
What Students Are Saying About What Motivates Them to Learn - The New York Times
Teenagers share what drives them in school: inspiring teachers, interesting classes, the feeling of accomplishment and more.| www.nytimes.com
Opinion | The Rise and Fall of China’s Economic ‘Miracle’ - The New York Times
China’s economy has reached a dead end. Getting out will mean more trade friction with the United States.| www.nytimes.com
Water Slide That Decapitated Boy Violated Basic Design Standards, Indictment Says - The New York Times
A 10-year-old boy died on a water slide in Kansas called Verrückt — German for “crazy.” A co-owner of the water park is among those facing charges.| www.nytimes.com
When a Teenager’s Coping Mechanism Is SpongeBob - The New York Times
It’s no surprise that adolescents find handy, if sometimes quirky, ways to reset when they are feeling overwhelmed.| www.nytimes.com
Opinion | The Moral Bucket List - The New York Times
What kind of adventures produce goodness, rather than build résumés?| www.nytimes.com
Once a G.O.P. Rallying Cry, Debt and Deficits Fall From the Party’s Platform - The New York Times
Fiscal hawks are lamenting the transformation of the party that claimed to prize fiscal restraint and are warning of dire economic consequences.| www.nytimes.com
The Harvey Weinstein Appeal Ruling: Annotated and Explained - The New York Times
Read the ruling from New York’s top court that overturned the 2020 conviction of Harvey Weinstein on felony sex crime charges in Manhattan, with context and explanation by New York Times journalists.| www.nytimes.com
How Elon Musk and SpaceX Plan to Colonize Mars - The New York Times
SpaceX employees are working on designs for a Martian city, including dome habitats and spacesuits, and researching whether humans can procreate off Earth. Mr. Musk has volunteered his sperm.| www.nytimes.com
Number of Migrants Crossing U.S. Southern Border Is Down. But for How Long? - The New York Times
Officials say the lull after nearly two years of increased crossings is not going to last.| www.nytimes.com
How the Pandemic Reshaped American Gun Violence - The New York Times
The footprint of gun violence in the U.S. has expanded, as shootings worsened in already suffering neighborhoods and killings spread to new places during the pandemic years.| www.nytimes.com
Leading Foundations Pledge to Give More, Hoping to Upend Philanthropy - The New York Times
The Ford Foundation and four others plan to substantially increase their spending, a splurge financed in part by issuing debt.| www.nytimes.com
Closing Ceremony Highlights: Paris Sends the Games, Via Tom Cruise, to the Beaches of L.A. - The New York Times
The Summer Olympics, which descended upon Paris’s most famous landmarks for 19 days of spirited competition, were passed on to Los Angeles in an elaborate closing ceremony.| www.nytimes.com
El ojo crónico de Sergio González Rodríguez - The New York Times
El cronista y ensayista Sergio González Rodríguez falleció el 3 de abril en Ciudad de México. Su obra nos enfrentó a los temas que luego serían comunes: impunidad, complicidad de las autoridades, fabricación de culpables, el dolor de las víctimas y el deterioro general de la vida pública.| www.nytimes.com
Widening Highways Doesn’t Fix Traffic. So Why Do We Keep Doing It? - The New York Times
With billions of dollars available to improve transportation infrastructure, states have a chance to try new strategies for addressing congestion. But some habits are hard to break.| www.nytimes.com
OPEC Holds Production Unchanged; Prices Fall - The New York Times
The 30 percent decline in oil prices in recent months has shaken the solidarity of the 12-member Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.| www.nytimes.com
From Online Drug Lord to Crypto Entrepreneur, Blake Benthall Is Back in Business - The New York Times
After Blake Benthall was arrested for running Silk Road 2.0, the infamous illegal drug bazaar, things didn’t go the way you might expect.| www.nytimes.com
Kamala Harris Blames ‘Price Gouging’ for Grocery Inflation. Here’s What Economists Say. - The New York Times
Price increases when demand exceeds supply are textbook economics. The question is whether, and how much, the pandemic yielded an excess take.| www.nytimes.com
Jay-Z’s ‘Decoded,’ a Guide to his Life and Lyrics - The New York Times
“Decoded” is less a conventional memoir than an elliptical collage.| www.nytimes.com
How Trump Consultants Exploited the Facebook Data of Millions - The New York Times
Cambridge Analytica harvested personal information from a huge swath of the electorate to develop techniques that were later used in the Trump campaign.| www.nytimes.com
Harris Raises More Than $50 Million as Biden’s 2024 Race Exit Unleashes Cash Wave - The New York Times
The funds will help rebuild a Democratic war chest that was at risk of being depleted in the weeks of uncertainty after President Biden’s poor debate, as big donors put a pause on fund-raising.| www.nytimes.com
‘Google Is a Monopolist,’ Judge Rules in Landmark Antitrust Case - The New York Times
The ruling on Google’s search dominance was the first antitrust decision of the modern internet era in a case against a technology giant.| www.nytimes.com