Tag: United States
Biden Says Putin Has Chosen ‘Catastrophic’ War Over Diplomacy
WASHINGTON — President Biden said on Friday that the United States has intelligence showing that President Vladimir V.…
Pickleball Is Ready for Prime Time
There’s a moment in the most recent season of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” when the character Hal Berman (Rob…
‘The Automat’ Review: Put a Nickel in the Slot for Nostalgia
Whatever nostalgia is — homesickness, fantasy, delusion — it’s flooding “The Automat.” There’s something about people’s memories of…
Red Covid, an Update
Ocean County, in central New Jersey, is a mixture of beach towns like Barnegat Light and exurban towns…
There Will Be No Post-Covid
There have been many stages of our collective Covid reaction.There was the initial panic, with the shortages of…
C.D.C. Resists Pressure to Change Guidance on Masks
WASHINGTON — The White House has been meeting with outside health experts to plan a pandemic exit strategy…
Why This Could Be a Critical Year for Electric Cars
Sales of cars powered solely by batteries surged in the United States, Europe and China last year, while…
Can These Evangelicals Save Their Movement?
Many of these dissenters have put racial justice and reconciliation activities at the center of what needs to…
Germany’s ‘Invisible’ Chancellor Heads to Washington Amid Fierce Criticism
BERLIN — One headline asked, “Where is Olaf Scholz?” A popular magazine mocked the German chancellor’s “art of…
Delta C.E.O. Asks U.S. to Put Unruly Passengers on the No-Fly List
The chief executive of Delta Air Lines wants the federal government to put unruly passengers on a federal…
In Beijing, Olympic Spectacle and Global Power Games
BEIJING — China’s leader, Xi Jinping, opened an Olympic Games on Friday intended to celebrate his country’s increasingly…
For Ukraine, Europe Thinks Russia’s Putin Wants More Than War
The answer is surprising, even paradoxical. Europeans and Ukrainians are skeptical of a major Russian invasion in Ukraine…