A statement from a spokesperson for The New York Times on White House press coverage:
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“Anyone on a political stage giving a political speech in front of a partly right-wing extremist audience … anyone who raises their right arm in a swinging manner and at an angle several times is doing the Hitler salute.” www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/w...
What Elon Musk’s Salute Was All About
A gesture associated with the Nazis has a surprising history. But in Germany, there was little doubt about its meaning.
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Whatever the maximum human life span may be, people — in particular men — appear increasingly determined to find it, mixing solid science and serious quackery in the pursuit of longevity.
The Centuries-Old, Incredibly Male Quest to Live Forever
People, and men in particular, have long mixed solid science and serious quackery in the pursuit of longevity.
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Regrets? He has a few. In his lame-duck period, Biden gives voice to a few things he rues -- and he plans to visit the pope next month to seek solace and "relief" as he exits the world stage. @katierogersnyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/u...
A Reflective Biden Harbors Some Regrets as His Term Winds Down
President Biden will seek solace and “relief” during a visit with Pope Francis next month, according to people familiar with his plans. His public comments have offered a glimpse into what is on his m...
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The man accused of burning a woman to death on a subway train in Brooklyn over the weekend was identified by federal immigration officials Monday as a 33-year-old from Guatemala who was in the U.S. illegally and was previously deported in 2018.
Suspect Charged in Fatal Burning of Woman on Subway
The man charged with murder in the woman’s death was identified by federal officials as a 33-year-old from Guatemala who was in the United States illegally.
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Scoop: Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong killed an editorial that was critical of Trump's Cabinet picks, weeks after he blocked a planned endorsement of Kamala Harris by the LAT editorial board www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/b...
Los Angeles Times Owner Wades Deeper Into Opinion Section
Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong’s public comments and actions, including recently blocking an editorial weighing in on President-elect Trump’s cabinet picks, have concerned many staff members.
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"If a journalist calmly and truthfully explaining the problems with an industry or the problems of a company, with no embellishment, just explaining what the problem is directly to camera, comes off as a threat or comes off as a motive, then perhaps that industry is the problem."
A reporter covered United Healthcare. TMZ thought he might be a killer.
TMZ contacted Sean Morrow, a reporter for the nonprofit newsroom More Perfect Union, saying it had multiple tips tying him to the killing of Brian Thompson.
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“Journalists aren’t monsters. Journalists are purveyors of information, and by the way, many of them at the Voice of America have stood up to dictatorships and have been victims of repression themselves. They’re not monsters. They’re heroes.” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/u...
Under Trump, Voice of America Journalists Fear Politicization
Donald J. Trump’s choice of Kari Lake to lead Voice of America goes against recent efforts to shield the federally funded news organization from politicization.
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He was suicidal and needed help. A 15-year-old girl pushed him to kill himself on a live stream.
The death of a Minnesota man offers a case study into how a sadistic online group has used the messaging app Discord to find and torment vulnerable people.
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AMERICAN WOMAN made Elle’s list of favorite reads for 2024. She makes a great stocking stuffer and already comes in a festive red! www.elle.com/culture/book...
Here’s What ELLE Editors Loved Reading in 2024
Amidst a big year for books, here’s what the ELLE staff read (and loved) most.
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"The endgame was, for the most part, a family matter," report @katierogersnyt.bsky.social and @GlennThrush.bsky.social "The final discussions about pardons excluded senior White House staff, including only the Bidens and defense lawyers." www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/u...
How Biden Changed His Mind on Pardoning Hunter: ‘Time to End All of This’
The threat of a retribution-focused Trump administration and his son’s looming sentencings prompted the president to abandon a promise not to get involved in Hunter Biden’s legal problems.
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How Biden Changed His Mind on Pardoning Hunter: ‘Time to End All of This’ The threat of a retribution-focused Trump admin and his son’s looming sentencings prompted the Biden to abandon a promise not to pardon. @katierogersnyt.bsky.social and glenn thrush www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/u...
How Biden Changed His Mind on Pardoning Hunter: ‘Time to End All of This’
The threat of a retribution-focused Trump administration and his son’s looming sentencings prompted the president to abandon a promise not to get involved in Hunter Biden’s legal problems.
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“Time to end all of this.” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/u...
How Biden Changed His Mind on Pardoning Hunter: ‘Time to End All of This’
The threat of a retribution-focused Trump administration and his son’s looming sentencings prompted the president to abandon a promise not to get involved in Hunter Biden’s legal problems.
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This is a window into what he has been hearing from family: “There has been an effort to break Hunter — who has been five and a half years sober, even in the face of unrelenting attacks and selective prosecution. In trying to break Hunter, they’ve tried to break me.” www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
Live Updates: President Pardons His Son, Hunter Biden
The ‘full and unconditional pardon’ comes weeks before President Biden leaves office and transfers power to President-elect Donald J. Trump, who spent years attacking Hunter Biden over his legal and p...
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Donald Trump Jr. Emerges as a Loyal Enforcer. His siblings have long retreated from the inner circle, but the president-elect’s eldest son has made a name for himself as the person who can best assess loyalty to the Trump political brand @katierogersnyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2024/11/28/u...
Donald Trump Jr. Emerges as a Loyal Enforcer (Gift Article)
His siblings have long retreated from the inner circle, but the president-elect’s eldest son has made a name for himself as the person who can best assess loyalty to the Trump political brand.
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We’re just gonna do this forever aren’t we
Jeff Stein@jeffstein.bsky.social · 2y agoPresident-elect Donald Trump’s advisers are discussing how to unilaterally strip federal resources from Chicago and other Democratic-run cities if they refuse to participate in deportations of undocumented immigrants Chicago's mayor: "“We’re not intimidated" www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
President-elect Trump’s legal team found evidence that Boris Epshteyn, a top adviser, asked for retainer fees from potential appointees in order to promote them for jobs in the new administration, five people briefed on the matter said. Epshteyn denies the allegations.
Top Trump Aide Accused of Asking for Money to ‘Promote’ Potential Appointees
President-elect Donald J. Trump ordered the investigation by his legal team into Boris Epshteyn, a powerful figure in the transition. Mr. Epshteyn denies the allegations.
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After two families learned that they were not the genetic parents of the babies they loved, due to a mixup during the in vitro fertilization process, they faced a devastating question. Should they switch their girls?
An I.V.F. Mixup, a Shocking Discovery and an Unbearable Choice
Two couples in California discovered they were raising each other’s genetic children. Should they switch their girls?
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One of the most special stories I’ve read in awhile www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/u...
NYT Reporters Look Back on the Lady Jaguars Basketball Team
When we met them a dozen years ago, they were teenagers in trouble, playing for a basketball team that always lost. Did they find a way to win at life?
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“We cannot be mesmerized by the worst things that we see happening,” Mr. Buttigieg said. “We will be inclined to react with shock by some things that are done precisely with the intent of shocking us, we need to move very quickly through the shock.” www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/u...
Buttigieg Warns Trump-Panicked Democrats, ‘We Cannot Be Mesmerized’
The transportation secretary, one of several ambitious Democrats jockeying for prominence, gave advice in a speech but was coy about his own plans: “I know that I will make myself useful again later.”
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An unidentified hacker gained access to a file shared in a secure link among lawyers with clients who have given damaging testimony related to Matt Gaetz, President-elect Trump’s choice to be attorney general. Follow for live updates.
Trump Transition Live Updates: Cabinet Picks and Matt Gaetz News
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s attorney general candidate, Matt Gaetz, was investigated, but not charged, with having sex with a 17-year-old girl. The computer file included testimony from the girl...
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This is very funny and seems accurate. I guess social media is kind of middle aged as a concept. I feel silly setting up shop on another platform. How many more??
charjaebug@jael.bsky.social · 2y ago“The downside of bluesky is that the energy is deeply 42 year old person” — @mollytaft.bsky.social
In Opinion “The problem is not that Tyson-Paul was a bad fight,” writes Will Leitch, a contributing editor at New York Magazine. “The problem is that it became instantly disposable content, tossed away until the next empty calorie distraction replaces it.”
Opinion | Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson Was a Calorie-Free Feast of Absurdity
The exhibition fight was always meant to be an empty spectacle. But in an attention economy, substance will never compete with overhyped emptiness.
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Exclusive: Documents obtained by The Post provide extensive detail about an allegation that Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, sexually assaulted a woman in 2017.
Defense pick Hegseth paid accuser but denies sexual assault, attorney says
Documents obtained by The Post provide extensive detail about an allegation that Pete Hegseth sexually assaulted a woman in 2017.
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Important to read and absorb why swaths of the country - whites, working class, immigrants, former Democratic voters - are embracing Trump - www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
A Pennsylvania County and the Political Tensions in America
Two weeks in the life of Pennsylvania’s Luzerne County, one of the many places that shifted to the right in this year’s election.
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