Dzień: 2024-04-12

What is FISA, and What Does It Mean for U.S. Surveillance and Spying?

NYT > Top StoriesUnder Section 702, the government is empowered to collect, without a warrant, the messages of Americans communicating with targeted foreigners abroad.

​Read More

‘Climate-Controlled’ Sausage? Courts Crack Down on ‘Greenwashing’

NYT > Top StoriesFrom airlines to pork sellers, corporate brands face legal and regulatory challenges for misleading the public with lofty climate claims.

​Read More

Donald Trump Says He Will Testify in Hush-Money Trial

NYT > Top StoriesJury selection begins Monday in the prosecution of Donald J. Trump on charges of covering up a sex scandal. He said he would try to sway jurors personally, though he has backed away in the past.

​Read More

The Troubling Trend in Teenage Sex

NYT > Top StoriesChoking has moved from porn to pop culture to the dorm room. And the consequences for young women could be very serious.

​Read More

House Passes 2-Year FISA Surveillance Bill Extension Without Warrant Requirement

NYT > Top StoriesSpeaker Mike Johnson scaled back the measure to two years from five after Donald J. Trump had urged Republicans to “kill” it. An effort to require warrants to search for Americans’ messages failed on a tie.

​Read More

That Giant College ‘Sticker’ Price Isn’t What Most Students Pay

NYT > Top StoriesThe share of those paying the full advertised cost has declined over the last couple of decades, a new report found. Yet many don’t understand how much they’ll really pay.

​Read More

Rumi Missabu, Avant-Garde Drag Performer Who Glittered, Dies at 76

NYT > Top StoriesHe was one of the stars of the Cockettes, a psychedelic collective formed at the turn of the 1970s in San Francisco, that was short-lived but inspired generations.

​Read More

Where Kamala Harris Lives, a Little-Known History of Enslavement

NYT > Top StoriesThe vice president’s official residence is in a quiet Washington enclave once home to 34 enslaved people. Ms. Harris has sought to reconnect the property to its Black heritage.

​Read More

When Politicians Invoke the Founding Fathers, Remember This

NYT > Top StoriesThe Electoral College as we know it is less a product of the insight or design of the framers and more a contingent adaptation to the political world.

​Read More

Royalties for Drilling on Public Lands to Increase

NYT > Top StoriesFor the first time since 1920, the government has raised the rates that companies pay. The fossil fuel industry says it will hurt the economy.

​Read More

Roberto Cavalli, Designer Who Celebrated Excess, Dies at 83

NYT > Top StoriesFrom the mid-1990s onward he was one of the biggest names in fashion, with stores around the world and celebrity admirers like Lenny Kravitz and Cindy Crawford.

​Read More

What to Know About Trump’s Hush-Money Trial

NYT > Top StoriesProsecutors accused Mr. Trump of falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal. It will be the first criminal trial of a former president.

​Read More

What We Know About Iran’s Military as It Threatens Israel

NYT > Top StoriesThe possibility of a direct military confrontation between Iran and Israel has brought renewed attention to Iran’s armed forces. What are they capable of?

​Read More

Biden Administration Cancels $7.4 Billion More in Student Loans

NYT > Top StoriesPresident Biden is hoping to shore up support with young voters who are disproportionately affected by soaring education costs. So far, he has canceled $153 billion in debt.

​Read More